Lol not 500 yet. But sometime this year and more. I just need to focus on it
Yup, that's why I stopped at 425 and also skipped OHP. Truth be told, I hadn't planned on going as high as 425, but the second 405 single felt okay, if a bit slow.
LOL 425 wasn't exactly light. "too heavy" would have been 445+. I would have gone for it if I weren't saving my strength for squats.
Thanks pritch
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I take it no max attempt today? Tomorrow then?
Powerlifting Log - http://tinyurl.com/jshaw5
PR's - Gym / Meet
Squat - 510 lbs / 200 kg (441 lbs)
Bench - 315 lbs / 125 kg (275 lbs)
Deadlift - 515 lbs / 217.5 kg (480 lbs)
Press - 185 lbs
"Yes, if you squat wrong it fukcs things up. If you squat correctly, those same fukced-up things will unfukc themselves.� - Rip
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Thursday - February 14, 2013
Morning
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
105x8
120x8
135x8
Barbell Bench Press: (TM ID)
45x20
135x5
175x3
200x3
230x2
260x5
... Just repeated last week's ID
Pull-Up:
3x10
1x9
Night
Barbell Squat: (Smolov wk 6 day 3)
45x8
135x5
205x3
275x3
325x2
365x1
395x1 (vid)
415x1 PR (vid)
425x1 PR (vid)
... 425 was a bit of a grinder at the sticking point
Notes
* For bench, I just repeated last week's ID weight (260). Felt easier this week and benched without any pain. Hopefully that means my elbows and shoulders are recovering from Smolov.
* The night session was for squats. Smolov calls for two near-max days at the end of week 6 while the first part of the week is spent resting.
* Per the program, I didn't squat for 6 days (since last Friday night). I could tell my form was off right from the beginning. Had some issues with balance going into the hole and coming out. Never felt comfortable the whole time. Plus, I was tired from the long day, so I wasn't sure how strong I was going to be.
* I originally thought I'd go for 435 tonight, and then try to beat that Friday night. However, 415 was a bit slower than expected. Decided to attempt 425 and hit that instead of possibly failing at 435. It may be that if I had gone straight to 435 from 395, I would have nailed it. Even after the 425, I still felt like I had plenty left, but I'll leave it for next time. I am happy with the PRs I did hit though
* As I was leaving the gym, I felt a slight right groin pull. Doesn't feel serious, but something to keep an eye on. To give myself a better chance at hitting a higher max, I'm going to do day 4 on Saturday night instead of Friday night for an extra day's rest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAJsu60jVA
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two answers to this
efs shorts + high energy shoes or
large asain + snap...... either way this is the result
can't argue w/ science .... strong kenThe dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them. - William Clayton
log- http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=147658573
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02-15-2013, 09:13 AM #1338
awesome work, man. what was that previous PR, 405? once you got through that sticking point the weight all but flew up. looks like you've got even more than 435 in you, breh.
A better read than 50 Shades of Gray and Twilight combined, srsbrah: http://tinyurl.com/jblylifts
CURRENT GOAL: 1100+ (reached 04/11); 1150+, < 14%
Current lameness: 375/235/495 = 1105
[b]2013[/b]: +85# on 4/11
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02-15-2013, 09:13 AM #1339
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Thanks Woody! Felt good to hit a squat PR after so long
Thanks bro. Always trying to get better.
Thanks Anthony. I wasn't going home without setting at least one PR
Y u no like Snap?
Strong leg press is strong
LOL thanks man. It's snap
My PR previously was 405 from last year. After that I didn't go that heavy for a while so I never had a chance to break it until yesterday.
Regarding bench, all the Smolov squatting was irritating my shoulders and elbows so I chose a conservative number to start TM ID.
Thanks jb! Yeah, previous PR was 405. My form was a little off last night. I wasn't as tight at the bottom as I should have been. So I'll try to correct that for next time, and hopefully that sticking point won't be as much of a problem## chillin at home crew
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Good stuff Ken, nice job on the squat PR. You easily had more than 425 with a proper rampup instead of the 10-20 lb jumps.
Powerlifting Log - http://tinyurl.com/jshaw5
PR's - Gym / Meet
Squat - 510 lbs / 200 kg (441 lbs)
Bench - 315 lbs / 125 kg (275 lbs)
Deadlift - 515 lbs / 217.5 kg (480 lbs)
Press - 185 lbs
"Yes, if you squat wrong it fukcs things up. If you squat correctly, those same fukced-up things will unfukc themselves.� - Rip
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02-15-2013, 10:03 AM #1342
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Thanks bro
Yeah there were two reasons why my ramp-up wasn't aggressive:
1) I had another max/near-max day coming up so I wasn't thinking of ramping up for a max.
2) I hadn't squatted anything over 365 in 6 weeks, so I didn't want to feel crushed going from 365/375 to 400+ right away.
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Friday - February 15, 2013
Elliptical Trainer:
20 minutes
... Normally I warmup for 5 minutes on this (and don't log it), but a gymbro was talking to me so I went 20.
Pendlay Row:
135x8
170x6
200x3
225x3
245x3
... FatGripz up to 200
Chest-Supported T-Bar Row:
90x8
135x8
180x6
V-Bar Pulldown:
120x8
135x8
150x8
165x8
Notes
* This was a short night workout. After I put my son to bed, I felt like I had to go do something active. Decided to do a quick upper back workout. I didn't want to do anything for the lower back because I'm planning to squat heavy again Saturday night, and I'll need lower back strength for that## chillin at home crew
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