#tswtg

225 still eludes me. Good news: shoulder is holding up and getting stronger. I have some work to do fine tuning my setup, but I'm close. I can feel it. Thanks to Rob and Kyle for letting me train with them tonight. #soclose #benchpress #tSWTG #garagegym #fatmandown #grind #gettingbetter #pushpull #powerbelly

225 to a 3-board. #Bench has been feeling better this week. I finished my shoulder #rehab this week and I'm hoping it keeps getting stronger for my meet March 21st. #powerlifting #3board #stronger #butmoreworktobedone #GBBattleoftheBay #meetprep #beardedlifter #shoulderrehab #rotatorinjury #amidoingthisright #tSWTG

Although I failed at 465 I was able to hit 455 off 2"blocks (it's actually more like 1.5"). The bar got away from me on the initial pull, but I'm proud of the grind. I pulled up and not back (rookie mistake). I'm planning on 455 being my third attempt at #GBBattleoftheBay only one more heavy training week. #sumodeadlift #grind #powerlifting #stronger #butmoreworktobedone #beardedlifter #itaintallsunshineandrainbows #tSWTG #deadlift #blockpull #training #meetprep

@strongmanintraining captured a candid video of me attempting to do reverse hypers off a regular bench with bands. It was awkward, but it worked! #DIYgym #workwithwhatyougot #reversehyper #imsuperman #tSWTG #fatmandown #GBBattleoftheBay #NobodyNoticesNormal #garagegym #powerlifting #repost #nailedit

Hit a few post-injury rep PRs on the bench today. This was 190x4. I injured my rotator cuff in May and have barely been able to get past 195 for 1 rep on the bench. All the hard work and PT has been paying off. The shoulder is still weak as you can see from the bar, but alL progress is good progress. I plan to hit at least 225 at the Gorilla Bench Battle of the Bay meet in March #GBBattleoftheBay #tSWTG #workingbackup #stronger #rehab

Coach gave me 5x1 sumo deadlifts with the note, "go for max if feeling good," and I was feeling pretty good. Hit 430 for a sumo PR. It was a bit of a grinder and my hips shot up a bit, but it's getting better every session. #PR #sumodeadlift #tSWTG #theBattleAxeOnline #meetprep