Perrin Aybara's Journey to an Elite Powerlifting Total

[NovaFlex]

I’m late bro, but congrats on losing your freedom—I mean getting married. Lol.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I’m late bro, but congrats on losing your freedom—I mean getting married. Lol.

Thanks. So far so good.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

3 count paused bench
335x3, 365x3

Triceps push downs and lat pull downs sets of 15

 

[NovaFlex]

Are you still on TRT doses? How you feeling with the rate of progress compared to blasting?

-I mean, I know it’s slower, but do you feel it’s sustained?

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Are you still on TRT doses? How you feeling with the rate of progress compared to blasting?

-I mean, I know it’s slower, but do you feel it’s sustained?

Yes, 150mg a week of test e. Besides that 8 week high test blast last spring I've been on a TRT dose since October 2019. Have added 20mg a day of var the last few weeks for a boost.

I think if I wasn't plagued by injury I could match or surpass my all time squat and deadlift numbers on TRT alone. Not bench, 405lbs seems about the best I can do with just TRT. With var thrown in I think I'll eventually pass 440lbs.

Progress is slower and it's easier to push too hard and regress, but overall not bad. Since I moved I'm able to sleep 8 hours again and that's helped a lot. Body composition has declined without the frequent blasting. Strength seems mostly there.

Training is obviously very minimalistic due to time constraints. Seems like the big three is about all I need to progress anyway. Gonna try some front squat next week and light Romanian deadlift to see if it causes any pain.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Front squat
275lbs for 4x5

TnG bench
315x5, 335x5, 350x5 @RPE 8

Really need to focus on keeping calories up over the weekend. It's so easy to stop eating when I'm full when I'm not on my strict eating schedule like during the work week. I'm way under calories on the weekend and I feel like it's hurting Mondays session

 

[Blange89]

Front squat
275lbs for 4x5

TnG bench
315x5, 335x5, 350x5 @RPE 8

Really need to focus on keeping calories up over the weekend. It's so easy to stop eating when I'm full when I'm not on my strict eating schedule like during the work week. I'm way under calories on the weekend and I feel like it's hurting Mondays session

This is me every weekend

 

[Perrin Aybara]

This is me every weekend

Yeah, I like to relax on the weekend and hate to turn it into a grind of eating like it is through the week.

 

[Btcowboy]

Really need to focus on keeping calories up over the weekend. It's so easy to stop eating when I'm full when I'm not on my strict eating schedule like during the work week. I'm way under calories on the weekend and I feel like it's hurting Mondays session

Its funny, when cutting I tend to over eat on weekends because I am bored. When bulking its the opposite and I under eat lol

 

[Blange89]

Its funny, when cutting I tend to over eat on weekends because I am bored. When bulking its the opposite and I under eat lol

Same here

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Belt squats
230lbs for 3x15

TnG bench
335x5x5

 

[grey]

Late too and I generally don't post in logs, but congrats on the marriage!

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Late too and I generally don't post in logs, but congrats on the marriage!

Thank you! You're welcome to post here anytime, too. Getting kind of boring here anyway with me working all the time and being injured.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Broke the screen on my phone Friday at the gym, just now got it fixed. Was able to view the top half of my screen over the weekend, but couldn't type anything.

From Friday:

Paused bench
315x1, 335x1, 365x1

Close grip bench
275lbs for 3x10

Conventional deadlift
495x5, 495x5

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Paused bench
315x1, 335x1, 365x1, 385x1, 405x1,
315x12 tng

Tried to post a video but not letting me

 

[Millard]

Paused bench
315x1, 335x1, 365x1, 385x1, 405x1,
315x12 tng

Tried to post a video but not letting me

Try posting the video again.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Here's the 405x1. Hit the safety and it threw it off a little. Going by how the ramp ups went it should've been easier. But without a spot had to get the safeties up borderline too high otherwise one notch down they'd have been useless. But I'm always happy to hit 405lbs.

Try posting the video again.

Thanks, Millard.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Didn't have time to post yesterday

Beltless high bar squat
315lbs for 3x5

Close grip bench
285lbs for 3x10

Some lat pull downs and cable rows

Really been prioritizing 8 hours sleep every night lately and it makes my days a little rushed. Definitely paying off though both in the gym and just overall well being wise.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

From yesterday:

Romanian deadlift double overhand 225lbs for 3x10

Slingshot bench 315x10, 350x10, 385x1

TnG bench 315x10

 

[Perrin Aybara]

High bar squat
405x3, 405x3

TnG bench
365x3, 385x3

Slingshot bench
405x3

At this point got dressed for work and regretted not going for 405x3 TnG and ended up trying it and got 405x2 and couldn't quite lock out the third rep, which would have been a rep PR.

We have four people in our lifting group now and two bench more than me, so should be motivating. One got 440lbs for 2x3 and the other 405lbs for 2x3 today.