28 Sep Brian Carroll |Precontest Week 3, day 2 | Bench + Video

Currently in meet prep for RPS Meet Revenant Rising 10/29 in NC. I’ll be lifting at 242

Warmup Monday with 680 on bench with my #SDP – 5 weeks out. . . . #inzer #inzeradvancedesigns #tentwentylife #1020life #1020L #fitness #buildingstrength #strengthprograms #prs #powerlifting #captainjacked #teamPRS #seminars #PowerRackStrength #SDP #nubreed #magnum #strengthtraining #equipped #powerlifting #bench #squat #dead . . . . . Get #1020lifeebook here=>tentwentylife.com View many great training logs and new articles here=>PowerRackStrength.com

A post shared by Brian G Carroll (@briancarroll81) on Sep 28, 2016 at 12:07pm PDT

Here's another look at my set-up — Last #warmup – 730 1bd in the #SDP . . . . #inzer #inzeradvancedesigns #tentwentylife #1020life #1020L #fitness #buildingstrength #strengthprograms #prs #powerlifting #captainjacked #teamPRS #seminars #PowerRackStrength #SDP #nubreed #magnum #strengthtraining #equipped #powerlifting #bench #squat #dead . . . . . Get #1020lifeebook here=>tentwentylife.com View many great training logs and new articles here=>PowerRackStrength.com

A post shared by Brian G Carroll (@briancarroll81) on Sep 28, 2016 at 12:09pm PDT

Around what an opener will be in 5 weeks –770 2bd . . . . #inzer #inzeradvancedesigns #tentwentylife #1020life #1020L #fitness #buildingstrength #strengthprograms #prs #powerlifting #captainjacked #teamPRS #seminars #PowerRackStrength #SDP #nubreed #magnum #strengthtraining #equipped #powerlifting #bench #squat #dead . . . . . . Get #1020lifeebook here=>tentwentylife.com View many great training logs and new articles here=>PowerRackStrength.com

A post shared by Brian G Carroll (@briancarroll81) on Sep 28, 2016 at 12:11pm PDT

800 off the 2, around a second in 5 weeks. A bit humid in the gym, watch my legs at the top. That was scary. I'm glad I had it already pressed. . . . . . #inzer #inzeradvancedesigns #tentwentylife #1020life #1020L #fitness #buildingstrength #strengthprograms #prs #powerlifting #captainjacked #teamPRS #seminars #PowerRackStrength #SDP #nubreed #magnum #strengthtraining #equipped #powerlifting #bench #squat #dead . . . . . Get #1020lifeebook here=>tentwentylife.com View many great training logs and new articles here=>PowerRackStrength.com

A post shared by Brian G Carroll (@briancarroll81) on Sep 28, 2016 at 12:15pm PDT

Huge thanks to Captain Jacked.com and Inzer Advance Designs for supporting my lifting!
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New block that I started 9/5
Monday – raw bench off chest, Raw boards then shirted (that’s it the whole day)
Wed – Squat/DL assistance – rowing, split squats, piston squats, chins, leg press etc
Thursday – Bench assistance & Fluff and Buff
Saturday – Squat – gear and for DL (staying raw & off blocks for a while, form dead in FusionDLer after) & Leg press

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I can’t say that I felt very good going into this session but once I got warmed up, I was ready. My focus right now is pretty on point. It should always be, but a little more so this time around for a few reasons.

The goal for the day was to take a last warm-up to a 1bd and go over 700 for a few sets for this first time this cycle.

Normal warm-up
Bench
405
500 – 3bd
Added SDP
610 – 3bd
680 – 2bd
730 – 1bd
770 – 2bd
800 – 2bd – feet got wild on this one

Shoulder saver CG with feet up
320×5
370×5
410×5 – smoked me

Band fly: 3×15

And some other light stuff (most of my assistance is done on Thursday’s fluff & Buff).

Weights moved well. Still getting used to adjusting the shirt more and more. Always learning more about the setting and placement. I will say that my bench is starting to come around, slowly. I’m practicing with the shirt pulled lower and more cranked with the lighter weights. I need to get more carryover out of my shirt.

I’m going to push for another week, then it’s time for a deload. I can feel the last 10 days pretty good. I’ll survive though.

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Owner and Founder at PowerRackStrength.com

Brian Carroll is committed to helping people overcome back pain and optimizing lifts and movement. After years of suffering, he met back specialist Prof. McGill in 2013, which led to a life-changing transformation. In 2017, they co-authored the best-selling book "Gift of Injury." On October 3, 2020, Carroll made history in powerlifting by squatting 1306 lbs, becoming the first person to break this record. He retired with a secure legacy and a life free from back pain.

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