Back to the Future

Quick Boring Recap:
I've lifted off and on my whole adult life, but only started following any real system in March. In July or August I found my niche in power lifting and have geared my workouts more inline with that. However, I am anticipating possibly shipping out to basic training with the Army National Guard in the winter, so I've been investing in more traditional cardio than your average power lifter.

Quick Boring PR Stats:
Squat: 135

Quick Decent PR Stats:
Deadlift: 185 (Actually very exciting for me. Goal was to get those 25s on the bar. Now I'm shooting for two 45s!)

Quick Good PR Stats:
Bench: 120

Quick article link (not sure how reliable this is) that shows about where those numbers fall


The above can be explained pretty easily. Bench  Press had a head start - I have always liked bench and could always go "heavy" for a girl... as in 10s on the bar. Ha. Dead lifts were a whole new animal for me so I was starting from scratch. Finally, I never did squats right apparently, so they started behind. As the other two lifts progressed, I spent a lot of time working on body weight squats.

Still. Considering I haven't been training very long, I'm pretty freaking happy with how things are going. I'm especially encouraged by the fact that I'm not training with anyone, with a coach, or at a specifically lifting focused gym. I train because I enjoy it. As a former cheerleader and sorority girl, it's empowering to maintain my girliness while embracing something focused on strength.  I believe feminine only means weak if you let it. 

Sappiness aside, it would be nice to have a spotter, someone watching my form, a workout plan geared towards me specifically, and a gym with more than one freaking squat rack. And if I could not have a million people staring at me whenever I do any of it that would be great. I mean, it's freaking awesome when you're approached by a stranger asking if you need a spot and you can reply "this is my warm up." Sure, that's a major confidence boost, but there's going to be a point when my pre supp isn't enough to push me forward. Eventually I will need help in order to compete, which I think is actually a realistic goal.

Excited about where I've been and where I'm going!!