Crystal McCullough

Yay for no squatting! Legs most definitely needed a break for the mayhem to come on Friday’s training day! I was a little all over the place and changed up the chain set-up after I was already heavy and it did me in! Speed Bench w/alternate grip (close grip) 5rm with 10% of 1rm in […]

So far, so good on posting daily! 🙂 If I thought my legs were trashed Tuesday, they were definitely trashed yesterday! Was seriously contemplating ‘going light’ and calling it a day…. Instead, decided to go by feel and see how the legs adjusted through each set. Being that I am focused on powerlifting, I low

This 40 year old has some tired legs!! In the last couple of training cycles, I have relied heavily on my oly lifters to squat both front and back. This past week, I have started waiting to put them on until I’ve built up to a moderate weight. Yesterday, I decided to do minimal equipment and

Here is to a new week and working on posting daily 🙂 Let Week 4 Commence! There is always something nostalgic after coming off a weekend up in Winston. The energy with the team is electric and having my coach encourage and push me is something I don’t get every day. So, it is definitely

Apologies for writing a book this week. The week got away from me before I could sit down to write. Hang on until the end 🙂 Some great training was had last week! Monday 1/16 Day 1 Low Bar Back Squat w/belt 5rm (1st rep paused 1 second) – hit 270#/123k, which is 5# more

Finished up Week 2 of this 14-week cycle. My numbers are higher this training cycle than they were at this time last training cycle, which has me excited for this meet in April! Thursday 1/12 Day 4 Speed Bench w/alternate grip (CG) w/10% 1rm chains 68% +chains for 2×5 (120#) 78% +chains for 2×5 (130#)