26 Aug Brian Carroll Precontest training: Week 2, day 2

I’m currently training for the RPS Meet in FT Lauderdale, Oct 25. I’m at about 10 weeks out. My bodyweight is hovering around 264 in the AM, and I will slowly move toward 260 over the next couple of months, where I want it to stay.

I’m going to compete at 242, as I feel better there, overall.

For the full story of why I decided to go 242, read this: A Look in the Mirror, Part 1

Warm-up:
Mcgill Big 3
Push-ups
Band fly

As I hit on the other day with my last entry, I didn’t get much done on Saturday with the bench press, so I wanted to jump back in the shirt and work on breaking in my new ‘red’ overkill shirt.

This shirt is beyond tiny, but I think will work once a few more sessions happen in it.

Here is what I did:

Bench:
shirt ON
455×3 – 5bd
550×3 – 4bd
605×3 – 4bd
655×2 – 4bd
675×1 – 4bd

I basically had a super close grip (18″) until the last couple sets and I got the ring finger out, barely!

this was NOT a fun session, but necessary.

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Brian Carroll

Brian is a world-class powerlifter with over two decades of elite and pro-level powerlifting under his belt. Coming back from a devastating back injury in 2012 that broke multiple bones and that most experts said he would never recover from, he has returned to the pinnacle of world-class lifting (while 100% pain and symptom-free) and is now dedicated to helping others avoid the same mistakes that he made in the past through private and group coaching in Jacksonville, FL. Brian’s impressive recovery has given him the opportunity to teach and deliver talks to physical therapists, chiropractors, medical doctors, professional strength & conditioning coaches and experts from all facets of sport, on how to avoid injury, while building anti-fragile strength and resilience in athletes.

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