01 Oct Brian Carroll Precontest Week 8, day 2 Bench

I’m currently training for the RPS Meet in FT Lauderdale, Oct 25. I’m at about 3 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
BW squats
Band fly
Goblets
KB swing etc

Going into this session, I knew that I had some rust to knock off, and to get back in the groove would be some work.

Traveling so much over the last bit, the wife got sick and so we both got a z-pack. I decided to stay ahead of the curve and started one myself. I’m not sure if it was the correct decision, but with everything coming up, I can’t afford to get sick and I’m not so..

The med made me feel like crap – no sleep a couple nights, but I’m sitting here not sick and catching up on sleep. I do think it messed with and elevated my BP. This was apparent when I starting to warm-up and put my shirt on.

Bench
405×1 chest
565×3 – 3bd, 2bd
705×1 – hand was asleep totally, racked it after a single
705×0 – went to sleep on the way down, then after I yelled something, I went back to sleep and laid on the bench for a minute.
Took my tampon out….
705×2 – 2bd, 1bd
755×1 – 1bd

Explosive push-up: 5×5
Bench dip: 50 reps
One arm press-down: 100 reps
Band fly: 100 reps

I had my shirt tightened up a bit and it’s PERFECT. Rudy has all my gear dialed in PERFECTLY!

One more session and I’ll be golden. If I dont croak. Just kidding, but the one set shown at the end of the video was the one I went out. This sucker fits perfectly.

My breathing was off too. I don’t think I got my last breath and that didn’t help me either.

All in all, good session, could have been better and I could have not wasted a set or 2, but thats the nature of the beast.

755 is around an opener for October meet, so I’m in solid shape. A second will be according to where I’m sitting after the squat.

I’m looking forward to Saturday.
The plan:
1100-1120 squat
780-810 bench
Opener/last warm-up on dead — we will see how much gas I have at this point.

If you’re in the howell/brighton/detroit area, please come out to the seminar, Octo 4 & 5. Make sure if you drop by either day, you say hi and introduce yourself! Thanks for the support!

We will be lifting some big weights on Sat, and is open to the public – so drop by and hang out, and Sunday is the seminar! Don’t miss this!

. All info is here on the flyer or this link: https://www.michiganbarbell.us/product/strength-for-a-lifetime-event/

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Brian Carroll

Owner and Founder at PowerRackStrength.com

Brian is a retired world-class powerlifter with over two decades of world-class powerlifting. From 1999 to 2020, Brian Carroll was a competitive powerlifter, one of the most accomplished lifters in the sport's history. Brian started off competing in bench press competitions 'raw,' then, shortly into the journey, he gravitated toward equipped lifting as there were no "raw" categories then. You only had to choose from single-ply (USPF) and Multi-ply (APF/WPC). Brian went on to total 2730 at 275 and 2651 at 242 with more than ten times his body weight in three different classes (220, 242, 275), and both bench pressed and deadlifted over 800 pounds in two other weight classes. He's totaled 2600 over 20 times in 2 different weight classes in his career. With 60 squats of 1000lbs or more officially, this is the most in powerlifting history, regardless of weight class or federation, by anyone not named David Hoff. Brian realized many ups and downs during his 20+ years competing. After ten years of high-level powerlifting competition and an all-time World Record squat at 220 with 1030, in 2009, Brian was competing for a Police academy scholarship. On a hot and humid July morning, Brian, hurdling over a barricade at 275lbs, landed on, fell, and hurt his back. After years of back pain and failed therapy, Brian met with world-renowned back specialist Prof McGill in 2013, which changed his trajectory more than he could have imagined. In 2017, Brian Carroll and Prof McGill authored the best-selling book about Brian's triumphant comeback to powerlifting in Gift of Injury. Most recently (10.3.20) -Brian set the highest squat of all time (regardless of weight class) with 1306 lbs – being the first man to break the 1300lb squat barrier at a bodyweight of 303 lbs.

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