it doesn't get easier; you just go faster

Reviving the lifting blog solely because I am excited to see quad separation and my calves are lookin' good. I switched to powerlifting after an injury. Currently running GZCL's Jacked and Tan and seeing decent results. Please don't ask about my diet though.

It's a heavy week, but in Greg Everett I trust. Napping every day, but still can't convince myself to track more than loosely. 🙈 if you see me, tell me to eat more food.

These are getting better even when I'm exhausted af from being an idiot all weekend. This is like 70% moving mostly okay.

That die in the gym life

When the scaption starts happening and you also apparently gained a shit ton of back muscle over the summer👌🏻

gonna continue keeping them steady because a) I’ve got fat to lose if this program wants to take it, and b) I would have to track food again if I upped them and food tracking is boring.

Oh and here's my very bad clean and jerk at 95(?)

A messy heavy single at 80lbs. I will fuckin' take it.

Photo from a recent gym sesh at a gym with a mirror. Wild concept! I'm in week 3 of Catalyst's 12 Week Basic Program, and I think it's going pretty well. I stopped trying to cut like immediately after starting, but kept those 2lbs off and am holding steady at 140. Crossing my fingers for some recomp on this cycle but also losing the ability to care about the specific shape I am to some degree (except when I watch videos of myself haha.) Videos to follow of clean and jerk and snatch. My jerk is easily the worst thing I do in life, and needs serious improvement. Increasingly proud of the snatch, especially because my heavy single was two month's ago's PR (80) and it was just a little messy.

And here's a lower hip position for a later set. Idk how to improve these so LMK.

Finally started Catalyst Athletics' 12 Week Basic Cycle. Here are clean pulls at 90% where my hips are really high because I guess I think I'm deadlifting.