O_RYAN's Preparation for Sept 14th SPF Meet in Houston

[O_RYAN_007]

As the title says, I will be preparing to do my first powerlifting meet on Sept 14th (the meet isn't schduled yet, but my training partner knows the organizer and said it will be a go). I started training at a hardcore bodybuilding/powerlifting/strongman gym up here in Houston and I love it. My intentions for moving to this gym was to get to the next level in powerlifting. After the first day there, I teamed up with a powerlifter that know quite a bit and was willing to take me under his wing. We have access to a monolift (from westside barbell), an EliteFTS competition bench, a reverse hyper machine from Westside, competition bars, chains, and a GHR among a lot of other great equipment.

I'll be posting my training along with other stuff moving up to the meet. I'm currently around 188#s right now, so I feel I'm just going to compete in the 181# class rather than the 198# class.

Current Maxes:

Squat: 525
Bench: 325 (following comp rules)
Deadlift: 585

Glad to have you guys on board.

[DJM]

this im into!!!!

[O_RYAN_007]

I'll be competing raw, just as an FYI.

[DJM]

oh baby i like it rawwwww

[nate3993]

oh baby i like it rawwwww

doesnt everyone??

[JM1000]

Yeeeeah budddy!

keep us updated and your new gym sounds pretty cool!

[O_RYAN_007]

doesnt everyone??

You would!

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Yeeeeah budddy!

keep us updated and your new gym sounds pretty cool!

It's a great gym with awesome people and great music.

[Scope75]

I'm in for this...

Damn nice numbers already too.

[burlyman30]

Great numbers for a 181er lifting raw. I'm definitely in. Have you dropped bodyweight a bit? I thought you were around 2 bills. If you start lifting with some knowledgeable guys, don't be surprised if your bodyweight goes up with your PRs. Once I started lifting heavier again, I found myself starving all the time and had to up my calories to feed the muscle. Next thing I knew, I had put on a few pounds.

[O_RYAN_007]

Great numbers for a 181er lifting raw. I'm definitely in. Have you dropped bodyweight a bit? I thought you were around 2 bills. If you start lifting with some knowledgeable guys, don't be surprised if your bodyweight goes up with your PRs. Once I started lifting heavier again, I found myself starving all the time and had to up my calories to feed the muscle. Next thing I knew, I had put on a few pounds.

I was up right around 202 a couple months back, but since I've been tweaking my diet to lean down a little. My lady likes me leaner, which I do too... But I figured slowly dropping a couple pounds over the coarse of the next few months won't be too difficult while still maintaining my strength. In working with my training partner for just 1.5 weeks, I've managed to correct my horrible setup on bench. I still have a long way to go, but I'm taking his direction really well.