This week in the O35 II

[QUOTE=Bando;1487798521]Hmm, let's try it again:

[youtube]KnnvqOZmYtI[/youtube]

Wow, this thread is dead :([/QUOTE]

Grats on those PRs. Squat looked great, didn't dive bomb, hit depth and grinded it back up.

[QUOTE=Plateauplower;1487860191]Grats on those PRs. Squat looked great, didn't dive bomb, hit depth and grinded it back up.[/QUOTE]

JTBNY (spotting) has been working with me on that. It's a big change for my squat as I used to bounce out of the hole, hopefully it keeps paying off in PR's.

[QUOTE=Bando;1487864221][b]JTBNY (spotting)[/b] has been working with me on that....[/QUOTE]

Was wondering who that small looking dude was........... :D

[QUOTE=ajdahlheimer;1487871001]Was wondering who that small looking dude was........... :D[/QUOTE]

[url]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=171057621&p=1487839521&viewfull=1#post1487839521[/url]

[QUOTE=Bando;1487886351][url]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=171057621&p=1487839521&viewfull=1#post1487839521[/url][/QUOTE]

Hahaha, that's great.

Sled work on lunch today. Went from 55#'s to 1315#'s in 90# increments till I couldn't get 6 reps at weight. last set if you could call it that, this was the failure. Then I went back down in 180# increments to failure each set

[youtube]X-FyctePDrU[/youtube]

Plate hog :p

Damn, that's a lot of weight!

[QUOTE=Bando;1489030181]Plate hog :p

Damn, that's a lot of weight![/QUOTE]

Someone needs to use them. Actually starting to squat this weekend, so hoping to learn the form and get going. I have had issues in the back with the bar riding right on spine that balls out at my neck, so I had stopped. Gonna try a little low bar. eek

[QUOTE=Bando;1487798521]Hmm, let's try it again:

[youtube]KnnvqOZmYtI[/youtube]

Wow, this thread is dead :([/QUOTE]

Great lift.

[QUOTE=Mark1T;1489164971]Great lift.[/QUOTE]

which one?

[QUOTE=Bando;1489177621]which one?[/QUOTE]

Both. Edit ==> Great lifts.

[QUOTE=Mark1T;1489212241]Both. Edit ==> Great lifts.[/QUOTE]

TY. Hoped you would say the squat. The squat was only 2X BW but you can see the struggle is real. The bench is an outlier at my weight, but I love seeing/hitting a grinder way more than just a heavy lift.

[QUOTE=Bando;1489213821]TY. Hoped you would say the squat. The squat was only 2X BW but you can see the struggle is real. The bench is an outlier at my weight, but I love seeing/hitting a grinder way more than just a heavy lift.[/QUOTE]

I said both because I know what it is like to be (as many here have) at the bottom of the squat, knowing that if you give up just 1lb of effort, you will have to dump it, so you give it all you have as if someone told you that you couldn't do it and your sheer determination makes you push it up. It was determination and not struggle.

As for the bench, I am no record holder, but at a weight of 204, I benched 360, thinking two months before I could never bench 340. For me, I exceeded my own expectations. For you to bench what you benched at your weight is more impressive, but I can relate.

[QUOTE=Mark1T;1489216261]someone told you that you couldn't do it and your sheer determination makes you push it up. It was determination and not struggle.[/QUOTE]

It wasn't my determination. That was a one way trip. I tried to get it up as a novelty to show effort. When JTBNY was telling me to drive I drove an inch out of respect but was done, when Flex yelled get it up I got another inch, when a chorus of O35 lifters thought I could get it, I just went for everything or failure. That's really the beauty of the O35 lifting community, bringing out and shaping your best.

[QUOTE=Bando;1489223551]It wasn't my determination. That was a one way trip. I tried to get it up as a novelty to show effort. When JTBNY was telling me to drive I drove an inch out of respect but was done, when Flex yelled get it up I got another inch, when a chorus of O35 lifters thought I could get it, I just went for everything or failure. That's really the beauty of the O35 lifting community, bringing out and shaping your best.[/QUOTE]

Right on.

My Road Back to 405. 335 X 6 today. have done it cleaner a few weeks ago but they went.

[youtube]rkT01D3xYD0[/youtube]

That feel when someone reps your 1RM...

Love that bench!

[QUOTE=polishedball;1489822811]My Road Back to 405. 335 X 6 today. have done it cleaner a few weeks ago but they went.

[youtube]rkT01D3xYD0[/youtube][/QUOTE]

was that not 7 reps? I'm guessing you don't count the last one as your spotter touched the bar?

anyway you rep, way more than my max bench!!! Awesome set.

[QUOTE=dazlittle;1490039231]was that not 7 reps? I'm guessing you don't count the last one as your spotter touched the bar?

anyway you rep, way more than my max bench!!! Awesome set.[/QUOTE]

Thanks and correct if not all me I don;t count it.

[QUOTE=Bando;1490016381]That feel when someone reps your 1RM...

Love that bench![/QUOTE]

But your squats is what i'm after. Thanks appreciate it, thinking once I'm 8-10 here i'll be in range of the 405 again. Just have stayed at 365 and below because of the the oddities i'm getting used too or trying to fix.

[QUOTE=polishedball;1490073151]But your squats is what i'm after.[/QUOTE]

LOL, you must be thinking of someone else.

[QUOTE=Bando;1490102341]LOL, you must be thinking of someone else.[/QUOTE]

Your a 100#'s ahead of me right now. Just heading out to get them done today. Hopefully once I can get the bar off my neck some more i'll pick up some #'s..



And people please start using this thread, was such a inspiration in my past years seeing all the work being put in...

I've not posted anything up for sometime, I had a bad couple of years with various things but I feel I'm almost back to were I was.

[img]http://imgur.com/Okj8yr3.jpg[/img]

Ahh, the Clivecepts made it into the thread!

A thread isn't a thread without a picture of a clivecep! welcome back clive

[QUOTE=dazlittle;1490778791]A thread isn't a thread without a picture of a clivecep! welcome back
clive[/QUOTE]

Thanks, very pleased to be holding onto my muscle at my age and not even taking anything.

[img]http://imgur.com/CQRyVF6.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=polishedball;1489822811]My Road Back to 405. 335 X 6 today. have done it cleaner a few weeks ago but they went.

[youtube]rkT01D3xYD0[/youtube][/QUOTE]

Powerful

Added dips back in a few weeks back as well as tri's. Thinking this has helped move my bench as 390 went without issue this past friday. Today I did dips. Bum shoulder and all prob not the smartest, but it worked.

[youtube]uYXJjQ7Hk_0[/youtube]

Started lifting! (again)..at the old age of 39.

My beer gut, skinny arms and joint pain finally got me motivated to do something.

So I bought a barbell and some weights.

Current program:

Overhead Press
Bicep Curls
Squats
Pushups
Situps

When I get through this week I'll add deadlifts..

I've been easing into it because of my age. I only added squats this week (2nd week).

[QUOTE=ilovejunkfood;1505989531]Started lifting! (again)..[b]at the old age of 39[/b].

My beer gut, skinny arms and joint pain finally got me motivated to do something.

So I bought a barbell and some weights.

Current program:

Overhead Press
Bicep Curls
Squats
Pushups
Situps

When I get through this week I'll add deadlifts..

[b]I've been easing into it because of my age.[/b] I only added squats this week (2nd week).[/QUOTE]

39 is the new 70 it seems :D

You're not old by any standard and you have years and years of good workouts ahead of you. Although, you are as old as you feel :)