08/31/2026
2 WEEKS OUT!
Training is DONE.
The last several weeks have been about rebuilding, adapting, and getting back into full competition gear.
SQUAT:
625 × 2 Buffalo Bar training PR
625 × 2 SSB training PR
700 full suit + knee sleeves
785lbs full suit + knee wraps training PR
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BENCH:
405 + 40 lbs of chains × 3 on the F8 Widow Maker floor press
545 × 2 in the F8 Customs 2-ply shirt — both reps touched.
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DEADLIFT:
635 sumo in briefs — fast, with more there.
Had a few setbacks in full gear got too big for 1 suit. Will make adjustments meet day.
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The numbers are only part of the story.
I had to adapt from specialty bars back to the straight bar, break in the Leviathan, progress from naked knees to sleeves to wraps, and get comfortable handling heavy weight in the equipment.
Now there are no more heavy training sessions.
No more chasing numbers.
No more proving anything in the gym.
The work is done.
Two weeks from now it’s time to walk onto the platform at Long Island Personal Training -Powerlifting Strength of Heroes Pro Invitational & 9/11 remembrance to see what all this work produced.
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50–54 Masters.
242 class if I drop 5lbs
Fully equipped.
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Time to recover.
Time to make weight.
Time to compete.
LET’S GO.
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