13 Jul Lisa Guggisberg-Offseason Bench

I am currently in offseason mode.  I am planning on doing a raw meet in September at 114lb.

First bench post surgery!! Wouldn’t say I am completely back but everything felt pretty good.

I’ve been having some pain in my right pec minor and assuming it is where some nerves were disrupted during the surgery.  Knowing that I’ve been listening to my body and taking it easy so that I can fully heal.

Here’s what I’ve been doing once a week:

• Band Pull a-parts
• Light cable flys
• Single arm KB swings
• Doorway stretches
• Supine manual stretch
• Flat dumbbell presses

Today I felt good and decided to touch a bar.  The thing I’ve learned is that I have to warm up well before I do anything as it helps limit any pain I feel.

Warm up:

• Doorway stretches
• Band Pull a parts
• Single arm KB swings
• Band flys

Work:

• Bar 3 x 12
• 65 x 2 x 10
• 95 x 5
• 135 x 5

I could’ve gone heavier but didn’t want to push it. Today was just about testing to see how things felt.

I’m excited to start this meet prep.  Back to raw lifting for now and I’m curious to see the multi-ply carry over.

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Lisa Guggisberg

A self-proclaimed former high school band nerd turned meathead nerd, Lisa has been coached and mentored by Brian Carroll using 10/20/Life principals for 3 years. She started CrossFiting in 2006 but gave that up after realizing all she wanted to do was squat, bench and deadlift heavy. She now competes as a raw and multi-ply powerlifter in the 114 and 123 weight classes. Lisa has All-Time top 10 totals in both raw and multi-ply in her respective weight classes with a raw pro total of 936 lbs at 114 and a pro 1118 lb multi-ply pro total at 123 and 1090 lb multi-ply total at 114. She is currently ranked the #1 female multi-ply lifter at 123, #2 at 114 multi-ply female and #3 raw with wraps. Lisa has a B.A. in Political Science and a Masters in Public Administration, but hates politics and political debates. She is a mom of two, a firefighter wife and has worked as a full time litigation paralegal for almost 20 years.

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