Tonight was an awesome night with Brian. But I'm tired and I'm cranky, because it's been that kind of week, so I'm gonna make this a little shorter. But, I do a good job lifting when I'm cranky. lol. Better lifting than Monday, although, I didn't bench.
I'm trying to get to the bottom of my mental game. I think that A) I focus on the final goal so much that it is frustrating when it takes so long to get there. And B) Brian was talking to me tonight when we were getting ready to leave about other powerlifting environments and stuff that the 'big boys' do to get themselves focused, and I think that it's much easier to get that focused when you're in that kind of environment. I know Adam is right and you have to keep yourself focused no matter where you are, especially for competition. But I am betting that when you start out in that kind of environment, it trains your brain to be focused like that, which leads to being able to stay focused no matter where your at. I'm thinkin' a few strictly mental sessions with Brian, with all his ideas he has and the stuff he knows from others would be a good thing...but that will come.
Brian's really figuring out a lot of stuff with my stability. He REALLY understands, and tries hard to understand. Tonight I did pull-ups from the floor :-) We tried that last Friday when he stayed over with me and it works really well. We made a few adjustments for my Wednesday night workouts and everything went awesome tonight. And Brian's watching my movements and figuring out when I'm unstable and figuring out why and how to fix it. And we discussed some lower back stuff tonight that he wants to start working on here and there. It's really cool. I'm very excited.
Cambered Bar Rows - 95 lbs., 10. 105 lbs., 10. 115 lbs., 8. 95 lbs., 7Pull-Ups (from the floor) - 8, 12, 10, 10.Lateral Raises - 12 lb. dumbbells, 10. 15 lb. dumbbells, 2 sets of 10.Single-Arm Cable Scarecrows - 30 lbs., 10. 20 lbs., 2 sets of 10.Lateral Pulldown - 80 lbs., 3 sets of 10.Barbell Bicep Curls - EZ + 10 lbs., 3 sets of 10.Dumbbell Hammer Curls - 2 sets of 10.Med Ball Circles and Broomstick Twists.
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- Chelsi
- Columbiana, Ohio, United States
- I'm 29 years old. I live in Columbiana, Ohio. I was born with Spina Bifida and have no use of my legs. I began lifting weights June 16th, 2008. I decided to train for Powerlifting November 3rd, 2008. My goal is to win a slot on a U.S. Paralympic Powerlifting Team. My Powerlifting Trainer is Brian Raneri. He's the best there is. I'm so thankful to have him in my corner. I've learned that a goal worth reaching is never easy to attain. You have to work at it and fight for it. But, if you do it for yourself and you never stop fighting, no one can take it away from you.
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