The Official PL Family Appreciation Thread: Part XI

[TheStigIsBig]

What're your raw and current shirt numbers brah?

I just got a 44 at 220. I know its too big, but I didn't get stronger or learn anything about what I'm doing

It is 100x smaller than my used 46 though, amazing how much gear stretches.

Hoping to by next year (2014) be able to use a 32 TRX with shortened straps and a 42 f6

You can do anything you put your mind too Turtle <3

[takeittakeit]

What're your raw and current shirt numbers brah?

Embarrassingly low. Raw was 335 several months ago, and is probably higher by now. Best shirted in competition is 451 (when my raw was 315 if I was lucky), and that was a gift. I think the screaming and extreme pain made them take pity on me. It certainly wasn't due to a smooth press or a lockout, since I managed neither.

If I don't hit 500 in April, I'm just going to shoot myself and be done with it. Since I was getting about 140-150 out of an ill-fitted F6 while fighting severe forearm pain, I'm hoping a properly tight one will do a bit better, particularly now that I don't have the pain problem any more. That, and getting stronger.

[ampUP11]

What is everyone's opinion on when to add their belt during working sets? Tomorrow I'm working up to 5 x 3 @ 75% and debating if I should even bring my belt at all. I also am doing 50 rep rest pause squat with a plate on and some GM as well for volume if that means anything

[LegosInMyEgos]

What is everyone's opinion on when to add their belt during working sets? Tomorrow I'm working up to 5 x 3 @ 75% and debating if I should even bring my belt at all. I also am doing 50 rep rest pause squat with a plate on and some GM as well for volume if that means anything

you're very needy

[BigLarge]

What is everyone's opinion on when to add their belt during working sets? Tomorrow I'm working up to 5 x 3 @ 75% and debating if I should even bring my belt at all. I also am doing 50 rep rest pause squat with a plate on and some GM as well for volume if that means anything

no need for a belt at 75%

[samsont]

I'm officially done with ****arounditis, just been doing w/e the hell i wanted for past month or two.


day 1 back on 5/3/1 and carb nite.


progress time is in progress

[bmontgomery87]

What is everyone's opinion on when to add their belt during working sets? Tomorrow I'm working up to 5 x 3 @ 75% and debating if I should even bring my belt at all. I also am doing 50 rep rest pause squat with a plate on and some GM as well for volume if that means anything

I think you'd be fine without it. I usually put a belt on around 80% or so.
But if you wanna wear your belt, go for it.

You're thinking too much man

[NC_Tarheel]

I belt up most anything over 225-275 but I've had back surgery so I tend to be a bit overly cautious...


Can you be cautious and compete in SM/PL???

[Jason2459]

no need for a belt at 75%

Only time I would do it at that load is if I'm specifically working on form and technique as the belt can alter that.

[Trah275]

time for the wifey and my second vacation in ten years...this should be fun...gonna be weird not lifting for like a week and a half...

lolwut?

[samsont]

Only time I would do it at that load is if I'm specifically working on form and technique as the belt can alter that.

thats what I've been doing lately , since my first two years of PLing i never used a belt, and now I use it when i get around 50-60% just to be used to the feeling of having the belt on. If I only used it for my top work sets, it would throw me off. I've gotten used to it and now not using it as early on, cause obviously dont need the extra pressure for lightweights

[darren.dugan]

I'm officially done with ****arounditis, just been doing w/e the hell i wanted for past month or two.


day 1 back on 5/3/1 and carb nite.


progress time is in progress

Btdt with program jumping. After six months of going nowhere, went back on 5/3/1 and started seeing steady gains again. Good times!

[samsont]

Btdt with program jumping. After six months of going nowhere, went back on 5/3/1 and started seeing steady gains again. Good times!

feels like going back to the old used up neighborhood slut instead of jumping on the cube band wagon. LOL.

Yea it works. I got to take the thinking out of my hands for awhile. atleast I didnt waste that much time, just been doing whatever for about 2 months.

[Jason2459]

Going for two dozen glazed tonight. Getting 1 dozen glazed and 1 dozen assorted was super rough.

[coachdeez]

time for the wifey and my second vacation in ten years...this should be fun...gonna be weird not lifting for like a week and a half...

lolwut?

Does that mean you're not training tonight? Enjoy your vacation.

[ShortDave]

It seems that buying a new bench shirt the same size as my last bench shirt, which I've had for more than two years and altered the holy hell out of, was an idiotic idea. BRB, sending it back and exchanging it for one two sizes smaller (not because I shrank, but because I got stronger and learned a bit about what I'm doing and want a much tighter shirt. 48 F6, here I come.)

On the bright side, 405 came off a 2 board with difficulty, but with practically no shirt assistance whatsoever. I don't want to jinx it, but I might be getting a little stronger.

Knowing full well that all companies size their shirts differently and also knowing that single and multi gear is different, I am still shocked to see a 276lbs man wear a 44.

[takeittakeit]

Knowing full well that all companies size their shirts differently and also knowing that single and multi gear is different, I am still shocked to see a 276lbs man wear a 44.

48. I doubt I could get into a 44. Though I think Brad did. Isaku?

[isaku900]

48. I doubt I could get into a 44. Though I think Brad did. Isaku?

I believe that was a 46 @ 300lbs, but he'd worn it since he was about 270, and it stretched with him.

[ErickStevens]

I don't think I'm going to make the 220s for my March meet. lolz

Best Wilks, Stig?

[xRequiem]

Going for two dozen glazed tonight. Getting 1 dozen glazed and 1 dozen assorted was super rough.

you're a true man. i can barely get down a dozen plus a few of my wife's kolaches.

[happylifter]

I don't think I'm going to make the 220s for my March meet. lolz

Best Wilks, Stig?

lmfao that christams bulk is one hard bulk to bounce back from

[happylifter]

strong benching bill so what you bench more than you squat now ?

[simp3204]

I don't think I'm going to make the 220s for my March meet. lolz

Best Wilks, Stig?

Enjoy dat der strength gains too much?

[ErickStevens]

lmfao that christams bulk is one hard bulk to bounce back from

Honeymoon -> Thanksgiving -> Christmas -> Vacation in the Bahamas. Rough.

Enjoy dat der strength gains too much?

Yeah, dieting sucks.

[xRequiem]

what's an easy way to get a 2-8" block pull? I'm pretty sure concrete blocks would break. maybe a piece of 3/4 cd plywood with 1 5/8s stacked under it? or even 2x12s?

[isaku900]

strong benching bill so what you bench more than you squat now ?

dang. low blow.

[BombDonald]

I don't think I'm going to make the 220s for my March meet. lolz

Best Wilks, Stig?

Lol you are all over the place with weight. I'm major jealous you can put it on so easily.

[samsont]

what's an easy way to get a 2-8" block pull? I'm pretty sure concrete blocks would break. maybe a piece of 3/4 cd plywood with 1 5/8s stacked under it? or even 2x12s?

bumperplates work well

[ampUP11]

what's an easy way to get a 2-8" block pull? I'm pretty sure concrete blocks would break. maybe a piece of 3/4 cd plywood with 1 5/8s stacked under it? or even 2x12s?

I used plates when I had to do 4" pulls, sucked b/c bar rolled around and resetting each rep was difficult but there was no power rack to adjust pins and no boxes to use as blocks. Stacked 2 35lb plates and it was roughly 4", you can also use 1" mats stacked but as weight goes up it'll sink in the mats and might have to accommodate with an extra 1/2 inch or so.

[ErickStevens]

Lol you are all over the place with weight. I'm major jealous you can put it on so easily.

It's a gift and a curse. Using CarbNite, I got as low as a depleted 200lbs before my wedding in October. Once I got my glycogen refilled and put on some fat during the week long honeymoon, I was 215. The holidays have done the rest. It's a gift and a curse. I could easily make 220s if I really wanted to but what's the difference between 219 and 225 in terms of Wilks points? Not a lot.