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I competed 2 weeks ago and went 395/275/515/1185. The meet was a few weeks under a year after my first meet and my total increased 100lbs. The funny thing is I cut weight (2-3 lbs) to make 198 and it turned out I would have been better off going 220. The 198s were DEEP, there were 6 or 7 lifters in it. There was one 220 and I would have beat him by coefficient. I was also one of the only raw lifters and there was no raw class. Here is the vid:
I was initially planning on doing a meet 6 weeks after the last meet but have decided against it. I will probably be doing a dl only meet in june and a full meet in july. The reason is since I started competing I have been getting ready for the next meet. I want some extra time between meets.
Also I ordered a squat suit and bench shirt. Why? Because I was around equipped lifters at the meet and am a little curious if equipped lifting is for me. I will probably be testing the suit out tomorrow Dont get me wrong my main goal right now is still raw lifting but I do plan on doing some equipped lifting as well. I also feel the equipment will enhance my raw lifting because of handling larger loads and also training the top of the lifts which is actually a week point on my lifts especially bench and deads.
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02-28-2010, 10:07 PM #1
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03-01-2010, 07:39 AM #3
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Very good progress in a year. Training equipped is not a bad idea at all. You may even like it better than raw. Might as well train equipped....you can always lift raw, but without equipment, you can't compete with the equipped boys. Looking forward to the direction this is going.
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03-01-2010, 08:17 AM #4
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OK...this thread answered my question.
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Great stuff as always. Nice job on beating your #'s especially at a lighter weight!
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03-03-2010, 09:45 PM #8
Mon
squat
bar
100x6
140x5
190x5
240x4
280x4
315x6,6,6,6
mid box (13") crazy plate squat
140+50lbs hanging from doubled minisx6, 8, 8
bss
3 sets
reverse hypers rpe 9
3 sets vs bands
roman chair sit ups
3 sets
Was going to put the metal v-type on by started putting it on and decided to do it next week. It is a bit tighter than I had thought, and the way I have my training set up I dont think that it belongs in training this week. Got it all done in right around an hour which is perfect. The crazy plate squat was unbelievable. I was going to go heavier but it already had me all over the place. It took everything to stay stable.
tuesday
sprints
low intensity
today
bench
barx8
95x6
135x5
185x4
225x6, 6, 6, 6
medium grip 3 board RPE 9
185x8, 8, 8
savicus press
100x8, 10, 10
dips
20lbs of long chainx5, 8, 8
ab wheel
30 mins evening cardio
4 sets of 225 for 6 and it was easy! I was aiming for around 75-80% but think that I was a little short. My GPP right now is at an all time high! That is the whole idea of this point in training.
Thank you! I didnt know I could be my hero's hero...so I guess you are your hero's hero?
I dont think that equipped is going to take priority over raw anytime soon because I think that before focusing on equipped lifting you really need to build a HUGE raw base.
The progress that I have made in the past year is great, but my goal is to make that look bad. I'm going to blow that out of the water...heck off the planet
You two have been in from the start! Thanks for all the support!
Thanks. I actually think I look bigger at ~5lb lighter. It was much easier to make weight also which is awesome.
Rate it 5 stars then LOLLast edited by whatnow5; 03-03-2010 at 10:01 PM.
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03-04-2010, 05:28 AM #9
I guess we are in some sort of love triangle of heros... but I ain't complaining.
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I've seen some vids of some lift w/ the weight dangling (i believe it was kettlebells) and wondered what it was like. What % of max do you recommend starting with??
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03-06-2010, 09:58 PM #13
thurs
sled dragging
10 trips alternating front and back dragging
5 trips pushing the sled
20 mins low intensity
Friday
deads
deads off 5 mats (~4 inches)
135x6
225x4
275x2
315x1
365x1
365+30lbs chainx5, 6, 4
365x6
db rows
115x4
165x4
bb rows
1 set
pullups
3 sets of bwx10
bb shrugs
315x10, 10, 10
strict gms
1 set dl stance 1 set squat stance
band abs
3 sets
I dont know what happened I should have been able to get all 4 sets with 365+chain, but I aint stressin over it. It seemed like after the second set I was done, I also just couldnt get a feel for any of the assistance work. Dling of the mats is crazy, the mats compress a little so the plates sink into them.
today
floor press
barx10
95x8
135x5
185x3
225x5
235x5, 5
db rear laterals
3 sets of 10
band pull aparts
3 sets of 10-15
bb calf raises
3 sets of 8
behind the back wrist curls
3 sets of 8
The volume is going to start to decline now and rest between sets is going to increase. Also core work is going to decline as well.
Me neither! I like it
They most def have a place. I dont do them often, but I think I am going to do them more consistently because you can tell by the meet vid that my lockout isnt very great
Yeah most people use kettlebells, but for those of us who dont have kettlebells(yet) have to use plates. It is nuts, the first time you try it I recommend you just use an empty bar and hang very light weight from it. You can use any combination of bar weight and hanging weight.
It is wave loading to some degree, but not really lol. I like it much better for many reasons. One reason is you dont really have to handle weights in training that you will be lifting at a meet. 2 weeks out from worlds I pulled 510 and at the meet I pulled 507, and missed 525 at the knees. This time with the new set up, I did not pull anything over 495 leading up to the meet and at the meet I pulled 515 and 530 with 530 being called for hitching. Another reason is that I feel better overall. Also you can focus on different qualities at different points in training at different times instead of focusing an all qualities at once.
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03-07-2010, 04:58 AM #14
I gave you 5 stars because I <3 u...
Oh! And get this:
My gym doesn't have a sled or a prowler, so what I did was put a 45lb plate on a stretching mat, fold the mat over itself (so it was in 1/2), then pushed it around.
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04-05-2010, 10:52 PM #15
Today
cambered bar squat(counting bar as 45 even though its at least 60lbs)
barx8
100x6
140x5
190x4
230x8
250x8
230x8(close stance)
ssb lunges
barxyard and back
2 sets of 95xyard and back
one leg leg ext
3 sets
band leg curls
3 sets
back ext
3 sets with increasing band tension
roman chair sit ups
3 sets
knee outs
2 sets
front and side bridges
diet
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supps
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So its been forever since I posted which is probably expected. Last week was a deload and I also got a ssb and a cambered bar. Last monday was my first day using the ssb and today was my first day squatting with the cambered bar and I love it. I think I might like the ssb just a little bit more but they both train 2 of my weaknesses. I did not realize how much I actually did untill I just typed it all out. I am trying to get my gpp up for this phase. It is not very good right now.
Now that is awesome! That is making good use of that stretching mat! LOL
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04-06-2010, 05:23 AM #16
Cambered bars and trap bars are the most underrated and underapprecaited pieces of equipment.
Only fools like us get it
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04-07-2010, 02:34 PM #17
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04-07-2010, 11:36 PM #19
today
Bench
Dyanamic warm up
bench with foam roller under me
barx8
95x6
135x5
185x4
205x8
225x8, 8
savicus press
115x8
95x10, 10
close grip floor press rpe 9
225x6
205x8, 8
dips
bwx8
20lbs chainx8, 8
roman chair abs
bwx10
bw+25x10, 8
some other stuff
30 mins evening cardio
[b]diet[/d]
cha 1800 plus carbs with meal 1 and postwo
supps
Xtend-lots (10 scoops during the day and 6 during)
vaso- 2 scoops pre
solution 5
scivation whey
knockout
sesamin
essential fa
beta alanine- 2 grams in the morning and 2 grams 6-8 hrs after vaso
multi
I would agree with the cambered bar but I dont know about the trap bar. I might have to say that it is a little overrated. I would put the bars in this order:
Straight bar(power bar, dl bar, squat bar)
safety squat bar/cambered squat bar(depending on your weakness)
fat bar
swiss bar
trap bar
ez curl bar
But they all have their purpose and thats all that matters
PS will do, I didnt even realise it lol
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It makes you stay tight because it sways like crazy if you dont! Here is a much more in depth answer:
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04-11-2010, 05:18 PM #21
Whats up broseph, I see you're still doing the powerbuilding split from D. I am surprised as to how your training has evolved from where it once was which was a core lift + 3 assistance exercises. I was thinking about including cambered squats in my routine as well, but I'll save it for some other time as well as the SSB bar. Sick training by the way. Need more vids man!!
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04-13-2010, 11:29 PM #22
Friday
deads
deads off 5 mats (~4 inches)
135x6
225x4
275x2
315x2
365x8, 8
315+50lbs chainx8
pullups
3 sets of bwx10
t-bars
up to 3 plates x12
bb shrugs
315x10, 10, 10
strict gms with ssb
a bunch of sets with low weight
abs
diet
cha 1800 plus carbs with meal 1 and postwo
supps
Xtend-lots (10 scoops during the day and 6 during)
vaso- 2 scoops pre
solution 5
scivation whey
knockout
sesamin
essential fa
beta alanine- 2 grams in the morning and 2 grams 6-8 hrs after vaso
multi
Sat
floor press
barx10
95x8
135x5
185x3
225x6
245x6, 6
rear delts with straps
3 sets of 10
band pull aparts
3 sets of 10-15
db leaning laterals
27x20
bb calf raises on foam
3 sets of 8
behind the back wrist curls
3 sets of 8
db wrist curls
diet
cha 1800 plus carbs with meal 1 and postwo
supps
Xtend-lots (10 scoops during the day and 6 during)
QUAKE- 4 scoops pre
solution 5
scivation whey
sesamin
essential fa
beta alanine- 2 grams in the morning and 2 grams 6-8 hrs after vaso
multi
Quake is sick! My focus was unreal! I had to stop myself from working up to a max floor press!
Basically works on your arch. Adding it in has helped a lot with increasing my ability to arch.
Its been a while! I am still doing the split but I kind of tweaked it a little bit. My training has evolved a ton, I am constantly trying new stuff to try to improve it. Which is what I am doing right now by using the cambered and ssb for my main squatting. I feel that my squat technique is not so great right now so using these bars will help it.
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04-14-2010, 05:35 PM #23
Interesting about working on your arch... that's such a powerlifting thing, eh?
I might go to an Animal Barbell Club thing on Apr 25... see if i can make it. Most of those guys are either into oly or PL...
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04-14-2010, 11:29 PM #24
Monday
foam roller/tennis ball
dynamic warm up
ssb squats(counting bar as 75)
barx8
130x6
170x5
220x3
250x6
280x6, 6
250x6
cambered bar lunges
3 sets of 95xyard
band leg curls
3 sets
knee outs
a bunch of 10 sec holds
back ext
3 sets with increasing band tension
abs with 25lb homemade medicine ball
3 sets
diet
cha 1800 with oats with meal 1 and pwo
supps
Xtend
Vaso
essential FA
sesamin
knockout
solution 5
Scivation Whey
Primaforce beta alanine
multi
Training from monday. The ssb will humble you if you do not respect it.
I will post todays training tomorrow lol
It is a pling thing as is everything with me
Where is this Animal Barbell club thing?
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04-15-2010, 09:34 PM #27
Yesterday
Bench
Dyanamic warm up
bench with foam roller under me
barx8
95x6
135x5
185x4
245x6, 6, 5, 5
home made fatbar close grip floor press
225+20lbs chainx5,5
245+20lbs chainx3
savicus press with homemade fat bar
115x8
95x10, 10
dips
bwx8, 8, 15
ab wheel
2 sets of 10
abs on floor with 25lb med ball
2 sets of 10-12
30 mins evening cardio
[b]diet[/d]
cha 1800 plus carbs with meal 1 and postwo
supps
Xtend-lots (10 scoops during the day and 6 during)
vaso- 2 scoops pre
solution 5
scivation whey
knockout
sesamin
essential fa
beta alanine- 2 grams in the morning and 2 grams 6-8 hrs after vaso
multi
The homemade fat bar is pretty good but the hard foam I used compresses a bit with 225 on the bar. I think I am going to call it the fat and squishy bar instead of the fat bar lol
LOL You have to stay extremly tight with the cambered bar and the ssb or you will be thrown all over the place. Never tried the buffalo bar but my goal is to get my squat so high that it turns my bar into a buffalo bar
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04-17-2010, 02:57 AM #28
The ABC is in Toronto... well, just outside.
You gonna make a trip?
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz you should!Contest Prep Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146273283&p=911273403&posted=1#post911273403
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