John Phung

Winifred Pristell: 70 Year Old Great Grandmother & Record Breaking Powerlifter

January 9, 2012 — Leave a comment

Winifred Pristell (AKA "Heavy Metal") is 70 years-young, great-grandmother of 3, with fingers twisted by arthritis who benches, squats and deadlifts more weight than most guys I've seen in the gym:

At an age where most people have physically and mentally deteriorated with "old age", Winifred Pristell is actually getting STRONGER.

Inspiration.

(via http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/21359)

In Motivation Inspiration, no excuses, powerlifting, senoir citizen, Winifred Pristell

Low Vs. High Bar Squats, What it Takes to Reach Your Goals, Bricks & Stop Being A Pussy

January 8, 2012 — Leave a comment

Stuff you should read:

Justin from 70sbig compares low bar vs high bar squats, and how they apply to weightlifting and powerlifting
Jim Wendler explains what it takes to reach your goals
Johnny Pain: 150 Perfect Bricks
Chaos and Pain tells you to stop being a pussy [NSFW]

In Weekly Review goals, high bar squat, jim wendler, low bar squat, stop being a pussy

Texas Method Training Log: Friday January 6 [Intensity Day] + B&R Bar Finally Arrives!

January 6, 2012 — Leave a comment

Squat

367.5lbs: 3,3

Bench Press

277.5lbs: 1,2

Deadlift

407.5lbs: 1

Notes

B&R bar finally arrived to my doorstep this morning! Solid bar, and it fits inside my 51" wide power rack. Review coming up soon.
Haven't done bench press in a while, felt pretty weak.
Also haven't done squats over 320lbs in a while (because I was using a crappy bar I purchased from Kijiji that didn't fit properly in my power rack).