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ecle5c
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2008/07/10, 08:42 AM
I hit 300 for a set of 5 as well. I haven't shot for a PR in a while, I'll probably take 2-3 weeks off of DLs and give it a shot. I need a deload week anyway, I've been doing a version of riptoes program. Moving from a WS template to a full body workout with little to no rest was tough on my body but it was a good change.
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2008/07/14, 11:56 AM
From the contest this saturday:
385 for 6 reps, should have had a 7th. Weighed in under 170. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk |
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revoman
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2008/07/21, 02:11 PM
Woo hoo !! i hit 247 for 3 today , my personal record , it feels great to lift that much , still aiming higher every couple of weeks.
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jbennett
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2008/07/28, 10:40 PM
I hit 495 for 5 reps on Saturday! Getting better...-------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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jbennett
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2008/08/25, 11:52 AM
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Quoting from asimmer: 230X6...I am gonna catch up with you jbennett, lol.:) ============= You are doing an AMAZING job! Be very proud of your accomplishment. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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asimmer
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2008/08/25, 10:12 AM
230X6...I am gonna catch up with you jbennett, lol.:)-------------- A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. Lord Chesterfield |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/08/24, 11:02 PM
Good Stuff Bro!
I'm still stuck on 320x2 but maybe on Wednesday I'll hit it for at least 3 of the set goal of 5. ============ Quoting from jbennett: 565 for a single! New PR by 30lbs! Here's a midpull pic: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=3006303&ppuser=931091 Only 35lbs more to go... got my sights set on 600 now... ============= -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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jbennett
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2008/08/24, 08:12 PM
565 for a single! New PR by 30lbs! Here's a midpull pic:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=3006303&ppuser=931091 Only 35lbs more to go... got my sights set on 600 now... -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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asimmer
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2008/07/30, 07:30 AM
I can't compete with the big boys...but I finally got 225 for 6 reps this week :)-------------- Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they\'re yours. Richard Bach |
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7707mutt
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2008/07/30, 07:37 AM
NICE amy......I hit 385x3 first time since my weightloss:big_smile:-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
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2008/07/30, 11:00 AM
Good job, guys!-------------- Michael Strength & Conditioning is not everything; it just really sucks to be weak and slow. |
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jbennett
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2008/07/30, 02:25 PM
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Quoting from 7707mutt: ...I hit 385x3 first time since my weightloss ============= Great job, Mutt! You should be pulling low 400s easily now for a single. You've done a heck of a job coming back after surgery! -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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2008/07/30, 02:27 PM
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Quoting from asimmer: I can't compete with the big boys...but I finally got 225 for 6 reps this week :) ============= A lot of my 'big and bad' football players can't pull that! That's awesome! -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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7707mutt
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2008/07/30, 05:52 PM
My new max is 435 Jb-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
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2008/07/30, 06:36 PM
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Quoting from 7707mutt: My new max is 435 Jb ============= D@MN!!! Way to come back with force. Keep it up! |
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7707mutt
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2008/07/31, 06:35 AM
Thanks going to take a few days off and about a week from heavy pulls.....need the rest.-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
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7707mutt
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2008/08/01, 02:39 PM
405x3 today at the Y!!!!!! YEAH BABY-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
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revoman
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2008/08/01, 06:52 PM
Damn , i think i got some cathcing up to do before i get to say i lift like the big boys . :big_smile:
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bigandrew
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2008/08/02, 07:07 PM
Working up to 5x5 with 405....raw....no belt either.
Been long while since i have pulled for reps...my coach thinks i'll resond better than to singles. So far so good. Busts my ass. next week i get to try 3 sets of 5! -------------- \\"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\\" |
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bigandrew
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2008/08/02, 07:11 PM
Also..I did pull a 450 with a modified sumo stance.
and 375 double overhand! -------------- \\"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\\" |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/08/10, 11:47 PM
New Goal since I past up 315x5.
I only got 320x2 then decided it was time for a rest week. New Goal is 350x5. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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2008/08/15, 11:50 AM
315x1 today. A PR for me.-------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove |
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jbennett
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2008/09/26, 11:31 PM
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. Anyone with any new numbers lately? :dumbbell: . . -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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7707mutt
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2008/09/27, 03:00 PM
Nope out of gym for the last 2 months though I did get 405x1 the other day but that is still 30lbs below my best so far this year-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
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asimmer
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2008/09/28, 05:55 AM
my new routine doesn't include deadlifts..i got up to 230X10 at the end of the last routine :)
In a few months I will add them back in again! -------------- A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. Lord Chesterfield |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/10/04, 10:33 AM
============ Quoting from jbennett: . . Anyone with any new numbers lately? :dumbbell: . . ============= No I got stuck at 330 for 1 and my squat and bench got stuck also so as of now I have turned my 5 x 5 routine into a cross of 5 x 5 with a speed work day. I'm stuck because I'm starting off to slow in the dead, slow out the hole in squat and slow off the chest on bench so it's a call for speed work as I see it. I have never done speed work before so it will be a great change for the body. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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jbennett
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2008/10/04, 04:39 PM
I pulled 575 today - raw and legal at a bodyweight of 238lbs (yeah, I've dropped some weight lately). The gym owner is a judge for competitions and told me it was 'a good, clean lift'. I'm edging ever so close to 600+. It felt great; in fact, I honestly think I could've done a 12-plate pull. In due time...-------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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jbennett
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2008/10/04, 04:52 PM
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Quoting from SFGiantsMVP: No I got stuck at 330 for 1 and my squat and bench got stuck also so as of now I have turned my 5 x 5 routine into a cross of 5 x 5 with a speed work day. I'm stuck because I'm starting off to slow in the dead, slow out the hole in squat and slow off the chest on bench so it's a call for speed work as I see it. I have never done speed work before so it will be a great change for the body. ============= What do you have in mind for speed work? Incoporate some Olympic-style explosive stuff into your routine and your numbers should increase. Also, don't do super heavy deads (95% or more 1RM) more than once every 3-5 weeks. I used to train deads heavy every week and didn't go anywhere - live and learn, I guess. For the past few months I've been using a Westside-like training routine and my strength has increased quite a bit on all lifts. You should see some improvement by adding speed work, but also look at how often you're training heavy. Your body just may need more of a rest. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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7707mutt
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2008/10/24, 08:01 AM
Last week hit 425x1 last night I tried to gt 440 ( I felt good up till that point). Got it to my knees twice and that was it......will get it soon!!!!!!-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
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merrillj
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2008/10/26, 09:42 PM
Nice work Mutt.
I got 435X1 on October 18th at 205 BW. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FT-mJN9Nbw On a side note I got a 425 squat on September 22. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SqdDV72E4M&feature=related |
2008/10/26, 09:58 PM
Nice Bro
============ Quoting from merrillj: Nice work Mutt. I got 435X1 on October 18th at 205 BW. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FT-mJN9Nbw On a side note I got a 425 squat on September 22. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SqdDV72E4M&feature=related ============= | |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/11/10, 06:14 PM
Nice lifts bro but on your squat your head look to straight forward and a look down at one point and is why I think so stuck or when you stuck you got that rock forward a tad but you still got that lift and went low.
A possibility also could have been the mirrors and if you looked into it your head followed the lift. More then I can lift right now so I'm not talking you down one bit and I may also be wrong. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/11/10, 06:17 PM
After a second look I see you started your squat looking downward and at descent you peek even further down then brought you head back up but still looking downward.-------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/11/10, 06:23 PM
Nothing to brag about but I got 340 clean and fast for 1 rep today.
I'll get there, I just have to stick with it and believe in myself. It went like this. 5 x 215 5 x 255 3 x 300 1 x 340 Kind of hard to be proud when your seeing other with 4 to 6 plates get theirs easily. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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merrillj
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2008/11/11, 07:03 AM
Thanks KA and SFGiantsMVP.
I do look down at the front support of the rack when I squat. Looking down in that manner helps me to sit back properly. It was something I picked up by reading Mark Rippetoe's book. That squat was at the very edge of my ability, hence the slight form stutter. Nice pull by the way. Keep working hard. |
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7707mutt
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2008/11/11, 07:14 AM
I got a rack pull of 455 two weeks ago.-------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com |
2008/11/12, 01:10 PM
great job Mutt. What's your weight these days?
I hit 715 lb deadlift yesterday. I posted a link in S/P. | |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/11/12, 01:17 PM
============ Quoting from menace3000: great job Mutt. What's your weight these days? I hit 715 lb deadlift yesterday. I posted a link in S/P. ============= Your a badass! -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! |
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bigandrew
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2008/11/16, 01:09 AM
Your pulls looks good....I would try to sit back on my heals more and get my shoulders even with the bar not over.
As for your squat, I wouldn't look down, that's just me. Your set up, your chest is already a little forward. I'd focas on something eye level and keep it there. Looking down and actually moving yoru head, put s a unneeded curve in the spine. I'd also loose the squatting infront of a mirror is possible, that screwed me up alot. If you do have to look down do so with your eyes, not your head. As you come out of hole, then look up. ============ Quoting from merrillj: Nice work Mutt. I got 435X1 on October 18th at 205 BW. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FT-mJN9Nbw On a side note I got a 425 squat on September 22. Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SqdDV72E4M&feature=related ============= -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" |
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2008/12/10, 12:03 AM
============ Quoting from jbennett: ============= Speed work and pauses has been doing wonders for my squat and bench and speed and deficit work for my deadlifts seem to be doing good also. Here is what I came up with for a deadlifting cycle until different weakness comes along. Week 1 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 2 Deadlift From A Deficit 65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x3x2 Week 3 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 4 Deadlift ME 65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x3 & 100%x1 Week 5 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 6 Deadlift From A Deficit 65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x3x2 Week 7 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 8 Deadlift ME 65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x3 & 100%x1 -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! My Log http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/12/13, 07:01 PM
I like this better!
Week 1 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 2 Deadlift From A Deficit 65%x5, 80%x5x3 Week 3 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 4 Deadlift ME 65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x3 & 100%x1 Week 5 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 6 Deadlift From A Deficit 65%x5, 80%x5x3 Week 7 Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, 75%x5x2 Week 8 Deadlift ME 65%x5, 75%x5, 85%x3 & 100%x1 -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! My Log http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 Squat 260x4 Deadlift 340x1 Bench 260x2 Overhead Press 165x3 T & V-Bar Rows 195x3 |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2008/12/14, 11:29 PM
Ok scratch both of those!
01. Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, Deficit 80%x5x2 02. Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, Deficit 85%x3x2 03. Deadlift ME 04. Deload Week - Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3,Deficit 75%x5x2 or just speed or No Deadlifting 05. Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, Deficit 80%x5x2 06. Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, Deficit 85%x3x2 07. Deadlift ME 08. Deload Week - Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3,Deficit 75%x5x2 or just speed or No Deadlifting 09. Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, Deficit 80%x5x2 10. Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3, Deficit 85%x3x2 11. Deadlift ME 12. Deload Week - Deadlift Speed Work 60% 6x3,Deficit 75%x5x2 or just speed or No Deadlifting -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! My Log http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 Squat 260x4 Deadlift 340x1 Bench 260x2 Overhead Press 165x3 T & V-Bar Rows 195x3 |
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2009/01/05, 03:58 PM
Got 355 up today.-------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! My Log http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 Squat 285 Deadlift 340 Bench 260x2 |
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2009/01/05, 06:47 PM
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Quoting from SFGiantsMVP: Got 355 up today. ============ Nice. With ease? What warm up did you do? -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |
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2009/01/05, 07:25 PM
============ Quoting from jbennett: Nice. With ease? What warm up did you do? ============= Barx8 185x5 55% 225x3 65% 270x3 80% 305x3 90% 355x1 105% PR 0x 365 My Legs would go lol 0x 365 Again My Legs would go lol I got it with ease in 1 steady pace from bottom to top it was all one move at same speed althought slower then the 305. By the way all but the PR and Failed attempts were Double Overhand. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 Squat 285 Deadlift 355 Bench 260x2 |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2009/01/05, 07:26 PM
Edit last post!
0x 365 My Legs wouldn't go lol 0x 365 Again My Legs wouldn't go lol -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 Squat 285 Deadlift 355 Bench 260x2 |
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asimmer
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2009/01/06, 11:19 AM
ummmm. :) today it went like this (230 was my previous max)
165X5 200X3 245X1 275X1 attempted 315...2" lol twice 300X1 rough but all the way up :) -------------- A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. Lord Chesterfield |
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SFGiantsMVP
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2009/01/06, 01:04 PM
Nice lifting!
Now that my back is squared away and hips are much better I'm going to have to step it up before you pass me up lol. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down! http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609 Squat 285 Deadlift 355 Bench 260x2 |
2009/01/06, 03:05 PM
congrats asimmer and SFG!
My goal has been 725 with belt and chalk. Will give it a shot next week. Hopefully my grip will hold. | |
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2009/01/22, 09:27 PM
I hit 495x5 on my last set yesterday. I think I can do 510-515 for 5 reps next time.
As a side note... At this same time last year, my 1RM was only 480. :dumbbell: -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be." |