Lily Starobin

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Lily Starobin is a pro 148/165 multi-ply powerlifter. She has been competing since 2012 and has had the immense good fortune of training at EliteFTS since 2015. As you can probably infer, she currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. She has a degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University and works in the software business. Her best meet lifts are a 525 squat, 315 bench, and 450 deadlift.

 
5 Tricep Exercises for Size and Lockout Strength
5 Tricep Exercises for Size and Lockout Strength

The basics build strong and big triceps, BUT it all depends on how you execute them. I’ve got some tricks up my super tight sleeves.

New to Gear? Start Here!
New to Gear? Start Here!

Coming from someone who didn’t listen to these tips the first time and learned the hard way…

Putting Me Back in Max Effort
Putting Me Back in Max Effort

Assuming you have the basics like a straight bar, rack, bench, box, boards, bands, and chains—you have plenty to rub out a successful and safe max effort session. Go team solo!

4 Ways to Mentally Master Your Meet Performance
4 Ways to Mentally Master Your Meet Performance

I’ve learned how to frame my meets so they are a positive and successful experience— no longer do I drink and cry (afterward). From goal setting to learning from mistakes to gaining some perspective, I hope a few of these tips help you.

1300 at the WPO Semi-Finals
1300 at the WPO Semi-Finals

I’m glad that I got the total I wanted and hit a bench and deadlift PR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE MY GEAR DADDIES PROUD.

Mid-Week Accessorystravaganza
Mid-Week Accessorystravaganza
No benching! No squatting! But everything else that exists for those bodyparts!
Bench Shirt Blues
Bench Shirt Blues
Well coming off that good squat day, a nice and frustrating bench day.
Off-Season with a Reason
Off-Season with a Reason

No idea what to do now that your meet is over? Here is an easy guide to help you make the most out of your “off-season.”

HOLY SHIT I CAN ACTUALLY SQUAT FAST?
HOLY SHIT I CAN ACTUALLY SQUAT FAST?
Adjusting the program, and way more working sets than I've ever done in my life. Is this what squatting is like? Also what am I like 5/6 weeks out now???
OH THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN
OH THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN
And by that I mean our weekday workouts. Much volume. So supplement. Small rest time. Wow. Also peep this picture of me touching JM's titties.
Last Weekend Before I Get Back into the old Gear
Last Weekend Before I Get Back into the old Gear
Pin pulls, benching with bands, and a P(ee)R.
Last Week of Bands thank lil baby Yoda
Last Week of Bands thank lil baby Yoda
Do you ever feel like a different person after you squat against bands? I felt like my soul had left my body and I was just this meek shell of a human.
A Weekend of Weird (ME Variations)
A Weekend of Weird (ME Variations)
And working on my new DL! And my new goal of not doing things the wrong way! Oh and a VID of some DL work with T-Dawg. So much excitement!
Fucking Bands. And Speed Bench.
Fucking Bands. And Speed Bench.
7ish weeks out?? Also how I feel about all the changes we've been making .
Training With Intent
Training With Intent
Back to real training and hot damn this shit is DIFFERENT. Training is quite a bit different when you do every movement with i n t e n t. And I don't have to do as much of it. Oh also I changed my deadlift a lil bit.
New Year New Meet
New Year New Meet
A couple weeks of easing back into training. Nice n easy. Just like that. Also my New Year's resolution is to write 2020 as the date. Ha!
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
OH SHIT TIME FOR ANOTHER MEET HERE IS WHAT IS UP
Looking Back
Looking Back
At my meet/training cycle. Not at my whole year. Because I don't care about being introspective based on calendar dates.
1290 Total At the Buckeye Brawl
1290 Total At the Buckeye Brawl
40 lb total PR and bigger LEARNING EXPERIENCE PR
Last Week of Training
Last Week of Training
My week of not openers. And that's a wrap!
In the Home Stretch
In the Home Stretch
Lower stuff and a self-imposed day off benching
Penultimate Squats and a Shirtless Day
Penultimate Squats and a Shirtless Day
I guess this is my opener! And by shirtless I mean raw. Sorry.
My Evening with JM
My Evening with JM
What a mensch; he helped us with our bench
Penultimate Pulls
Penultimate Pulls
pen15ultimate club. Plus a bonus picture of me running away from a rogue barbell (rogue as in runaway.)
FULL GEARSTRAVAGANZA aka squatting to depth with wraps and the most successful shirt touching
FULL GEARSTRAVAGANZA aka squatting to depth with wraps and the most succ...
I’M GOING TO DO SO MUCH TOUCHING AT THIS MEET IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE THE TOUCH TANK AT AN AQUARIUM WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS.
Light Bench Day
Light Bench Day
Wow a smith machine and calf raise machine in one day watch out stage, here I come.
4 Weeks Out DL
4 Weeks Out DL
Fuck you percentages, I'm my own woman! (Don't worry I explain it a little better in this log)
RIP Heave-Ho Fat Man Bench
RIP Heave-Ho Fat Man Bench
It was fun while it lasted (was it though????)
5 Weeks Out- New Suit, Reload Week, and DL BDSM
5 Weeks Out- New Suit, Reload Week, and DL BDSM
BDSM: Bands (so you) Don’t Suck (as) Much. And a video of it.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN BENCH ADVENTURE
CHOOSE YOUR OWN BENCH ADVENTURE
Completely changing my bench to the ol' fat man heave-ho style. Oh and also a squat day.
Apparently We Need Very Explicit Instructions To Not Blow Our Loads
Apparently We Need Very Explicit Instructions To Not Blow Our Loads
6 weeks out deadlift and light bench.... and a new spin on our program
The Magic Word is TAINT
The Magic Word is TAINT
Finally a squat cue that WORKS FOR ME! Also a bench PR TWAS NOT.
Blowing Our Loads Pt 2- Bench Day
Blowing Our Loads Pt 2- Bench Day
BUT I ALSO THINK I GOT A CLOSE GRIP PR LOOK AT MY VIDEO
Blowing Our Loads Pt. 1- Deadlift Day
Blowing Our Loads Pt. 1- Deadlift Day
There is a lesson to be learned here... Also a video!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE TIME DAVE LEFT ME TO ROT IN LONDON OHIO
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE TIME DAVE LEFT ME TO ROT IN LONDON OHIO
It has been a little over a year since I became a Baptist for a night when Dave left me to wither away on a cold church pew and eat shitty lifesaver mints and I've been waiting a year to repost this
Board Press PR with VidZZZZ
Board Press PR with VidZZZZ
Plus some more about my SHIRT SAGA and Dave's misguided attempt at "mind games"?????
Two More Q&As- Quips & Asinine Answers
Two More Q&As- Quips & Asinine Answers
Plus a collage of my puns so you can't go wrong there. Or you can go very wrong. One of the two.
Push N Pull- Also Heavy Barbell Humping
Push N Pull- Also Heavy Barbell Humping
And surprise my regular grip bench is sucky but my close grip is better that must mean I'M A REAL GEARED BENCHER NOW. Plus some VIDZZZ
Two Q&As Smushed Together
Two Q&As Smushed Together
So I guess QQAA. Aka what's the time? It's time to get grilled
Doctors hate her for using this one tiny trick to get her bench to touch!
Doctors hate her for using this one tiny trick to get her bench to touch!
Squat and bench and last week of 5s thank little baby jesus. Also did I use a random picture of my training partner's crotch for this? Why yes I did.
Back in the Suitdle Again Featuring Deadlift ~ViDz~
Back in the Suitdle Again Featuring Deadlift ~ViDz~
Did that read like "Back in the Saddle Again"? Well it should have. If not, try again. Anyway working on pulling in the suit more. Also including a comical video of me being chased by a runaway bar (where is my Benny Hill theme song?). Oh and some benching.
3 Easy Ways to Be a Better Training Partner (Even as a Newbie!)
3 Easy Ways to Be a Better Training Partner (Even as a Newbie!)

You don’t have to be an expert lifter to make your training partners better. You just have to always be actively watching and engaged in training. Here is how you can be an asset to your group — even as a newer lifter.

Suit Squats in a Roomy Fleshbag, Shirted Benches, and Many Gym Visitors
Suit Squats in a Roomy Fleshbag, Shirted Benches, and Many Gym Visitors
Wow so this is what it’s like to not get stuck in your gear... Also a meh joke in the beginning. AND THE TIME DAVE TOLD ME I WAS RIGHT HOLY SHIT NOW IT'S BEEN COMMITTED TO THE INTERNET FOREVER.
Fat Tuesday Pulling and ACCESSORY PR THURSDAY (just kidding I don't really think that's a thing) (but yes i did 10 lbs more for abs thank you very much)
Fat Tuesday Pulling and ACCESSORY PR THURSDAY (just kidding I don't...
By fat Tuesday I mean too fat to fit into a suit... On a Tuesday.
 A Debacle Squat Day and Debacle-less Shirt Day
A Debacle Squat Day and Debacle-less Shirt Day
And a full compendium of my non training but gym related boo-boos that I sustained on Saturday. WHAT A DAY.
11 Weeks Out: Actual Deadlift Day and Light Bench Day
11 Weeks Out: Actual Deadlift Day and Light Bench Day
I need some snazzier terms since it's no longer ME and DE so now I just have to describe them long form? Plus a picture that has nothing to do with anything I did it was for another article but my traps look juicy.
Instagram AMA 1
Instagram AMA 1
Quandaries & Assumptions from September 9th. And an addendum.
First Weekend of New Program (All Gear All The Time) (Well like 50-75% of the time... all the time)
First Weekend of New Program (All Gear All The Time) (Well like 50-75% o...
Learning how to drop the bar on myself in a shirt.
12 Weeks Out and TOTALLY CHANGING OUR PROGRAM
12 Weeks Out and TOTALLY CHANGING OUR PROGRAM
WOW SO MUCH GOING ON. The conju-gate scandal has come to an end and we will just be friends this training cycle but not lovers.
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
The fear = being weak. This weekend was a testing weekend and we all done fucked up and now it's time to reevaluate our lives. Well, just our training. But same thing. Also I used a trash picture for this log.
Last Week of NOT DE Lower. And DE Upper
Last Week of NOT DE Lower. And DE Upper
Also my CBDebacle (CBD=Causing Bizarro Dreams) (They are weird) (Reader Beware). Also did you know according to my dreams Benjamin Franklin invented stairs and before that people would just jump/fall down several stories of buildings through holes? Oh also that is a normal dream, not one of the weird dreams.
NOT DE Lower and Actual DE Upper
NOT DE Lower and Actual DE Upper
AKA the "rolls off the tongue name" Sub Max Using Dynamic Effort Set And Rep Scheme
ME Upper and Lower- A Weekend to Recamber (that was not a good joke but that's all I got) (Because I used a different cambered bar).
ME Upper and Lower- A Weekend to Recamber (that was not a good joke but ...
COME ON NEWLY ACQUIRED FAT DO YOU JOB MAKE ME STRONGER
4 Habits of an Intermediate Lifter
4 Habits of an Intermediate Lifter

How many of these things do you think about when you’re training? What could you be doing to make yourself and your training partners better?

Dave's First Fisting Experience
Dave's First Fisting Experience
Also I conned him into letting me get a new bench shirt. Also my training for speed bench...

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