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They are rubber bumpers, I just deal with it. Palms of hands arent as sensitive as arms/shins/etc.

Thanks for the link. I don't roll around on the stall mats so its unclear - when I built the platform I didn't have bumper plates so the stall mats were there to catch metal plates. I don't touch...

Yes, latex. The stall mats are only on the part of the platform where plates contact, unclear if I react to those as I never touch them in practice. Thanks for the suggestion.

Former employer had...

Moved into a new house, putting the gym into the basement which is finished with floating hardwood flooring. Obviously I want to protect it. Obvious flooring option is rubber tile like most gyms but...

the forums seem to muck up h t t p s links. Either copy the text below and add the h t t p s :// manually, or search in google, it's the first link (PDF).
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arian11 (or others) - have any of you tried incorporating APRE with DUP? Mike Zourdos mentioned this in his interview with Layne Norton at ~ 52 minutes in:
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Thank you sir. I do that for my top set of 5/3/1 - I figured it would apply to all the working sets but wanted to make sure. I do find with my squat I get a lot of carryover from the belt.

I've...

Thanks Tom - I do think I will go with the mega bar. DL 1RM is 455 at the moment.

Appreciate the advice everyone,

philip

Thank you sir for the confirmation. Going to go with the CAP off Amazon...

Hey Arian11 - thanks! I have been reading up on DUP (Zourdos' PhD and a couple PubMed articles) and want to try a DUP cycle this upcoming year.

Dumb question: When doing a hypertrophy day using...

Thanks gents. I think I will go with the CAP barbell and save my elitefts gift cards for bands or something.

philip

Gents and fair Maidens,

I'm looking to buy a trap bar. I was thinking about the one that EliteFTS sells for $160: http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?m=PD&pid=387

I know...

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Hoping to hit 360 at a meet in December. It looks to me as though the 345 is parallel (USAPL meet).

It looks like my butt is rising faster than my...

Interesting, thanks. I'm always a sucker for numbers - added it to my spreadsheet.
squat: 34.2%
bench: 20.4%
deadlift: 45.4%

-philip

Current lifts:

Deadlift: 430
Squat: 335
Bench: 200

@ 178lbs

Doing 5/3/1, gripping with middle finger on the smooth ring, do the typical plant your feet/pull up and arch/pin your...

Thanks guys. I'm going to suggest the FRP to management. Reps all around!

philip

Hey guys,

We have a gym at work. Some people like doing handstands against the wall, med ball throws, wall squats, etc. Management/maintenance aren't too keen on the damage being done to the...

Woops. My bad. Redacted the comment about weight increases.
Still, he should be adding the 5/2.5 kilo to the training 1RM.

Woops, missed that... USAPL Fife Holiday Classic, in Fife, WA.

Keep with it. You will catch up to your 1RM's soon enough. The idea is that you start below your capacity and work up.

The poundage increases are to your **training 1RM** not to the lifts...