Muzzlrpress' road to 1300 and beyond

[cirion0000]

Tonight I'm going to bench press 185.5 & 3/8ths. New PR.

I actually have 1/4 lb plates, 1/2 lb plates, 3/4, and 1 lb plates. So I'm pretty sure I win the nerd contest =)

http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Fracti...+plates&dpPl=1

[LinuxJon]

I actually have 1/4 lb plates, 1/2 lb plates, 3/4, and 1 lb plates. So I'm pretty sure I win the nerd contest =)

http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Fracti...+plates&dpPl=1

Whoa, nice find. I'm ordering those things. I have 2.5lb plates right now that I bring for bench day, and I thought that was bad.

[JamesW129]

I actually have 1/4 lb plates, 1/2 lb plates, 3/4, and 1 lb plates. So I'm pretty sure I win the nerd contest =)

http://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Fracti...+plates&dpPl=1

Whoa, nice find. I'm ordering those things. I have 2.5lb plates right now that I bring for bench day, and I thought that was bad.

http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-olympic-plates

$7.50 for a pair, cant beat that

[cirion0000]

http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-olympic-plates

$7.50 for a pair, cant beat that

Might have to get the 1.25's to complete my collection of sub 2.5 lb's

[LinuxJon]

http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-olympic-plates

$7.50 for a pair, cant beat that

Thanks man. Ground shipping for me is still $10, but that still isn't too bad.

[LinuxJon]

Might have to get the 1.25's to complete my collection of sub 2.5 lb's

You need to get some ounce weights then to tie to the bar:

[Bigdumogre]

To much talking and not enough lifting ITT

[Muzzlrpress]

To much talking and not enough lifting ITT

I will run you over with my car

[LinuxJon]

I will run you over with my car

Let me sell you ogre insurance first.

[Muzzlrpress]

Let me sell you ogre insurance first.

Hell no my ogre record is terrible.

[Muzzlrpress]

Deadlifts
135x8
225x5
315x1
385x5x3

Squats (3 second pause)
225×5
245×2×5

Was exhausted. Gotta get faster with these pulls though. Video to be uploaded on the morrow.


Edit: the morrow

[LinuxJon]

Edit: the morrow

You're a freaking beast man. First rep of the 4th set was seriously exhausting to watch...

You going alternate grip on these?

[Muzzlrpress]

You're a freaking beast man. First rep of the 4th set was seriously exhausting to watch...

You going alternate grip on these?

I felt like death after set 3. Yeah, I pretty much always go mixed grip.

[LinuxJon]

I felt like death after set 3. Yeah, I pretty much always go mixed grip.

Can only imagine. My best DL day was 315 x 3 x 3 and I seriously wanted to hang myself before starting the third set.

Half of me misses DL and can't wait til I can do it again. The other half is REALLY enjoying the break from it.

*edit*

I was ready a fitness magazine today. Their suggestion for deadlifting was 3-5 sets of 8-15 reps. BRB spending the next 2 hours doing 5x15 deadlifts and passing out....

[Muzzlrpress]

Can only imagine. My best DL day was 315 x 3 x 3 and I seriously wanted to hang myself before starting the third set.

Half of me misses DL and can't wait til I can do it again. The other half is REALLY enjoying the break from it.

*edit*

I was ready a fitness magazine today. Their suggestion for deadlifting was 3-5 sets of 8-15 reps. BRB spending the next 2 hours doing 5x15 deadlifts and passing out....

8-15? Fuk them.

[LinuxJon]

8-15? Fuk them.

This was my fav part.... deadlifts were 3-5 sets of 8-15. Bench press was 3-4 sets of 8-12. UWotM8?

So what is your your target total in December? 600kg or higher?

[doughnutgut]

Do you deficit deadz?

Also do you alternate the mix grip?

Fair play by the way for pulling them and adjusting yourself during the start of the pull.

Hnnng tune by Gorillaz.

Next tune for your vids will be a request of flobots handlebars thanks.

[Muzzlrpress]

This was my fav part.... deadlifts were 3-5 sets of 8-15. Bench press was 3-4 sets of 8-12. UWotM8?

So what is your your target total in December? 600kg or higher?

Besides hitting a 500lb dl, I hadn't actually thought about it. Any total over 550kg and I'll be ecstatic. Found any meets to compete in? You can do bench only if you'd like, but I think you'd enjoy competing.

[LinuxJon]

Besides hitting a 500lb dl, I hadn't actually thought about it. Any total over 550kg and I'll be ecstatic. Found any meets to compete in? You can do bench only if you'd like, but I think you'd enjoy competing.

There is one coming up in a couple weeks here that's an unsanctioned bench/dead event (no squats). I may or may not do it. I know that I'm not anywhere close to being at a competitive bench weight for my size yet, but it might still be fun to go check it out.

I think that I will eventually get to competition level, but I have no idea how long that is gonna take. If I get to 315 within my first 12 months of training, I figure that means I can probably get to 405 by the end of the second year. At that point, I might actually be semi-competitive...

One of these days soon, I need to post a picture of my squat form for people to critique. I don't have very flexible ankles, so in order to squat to depth, I actually have to lift my heels and balance on the balls of my feet. I actually hit 335 doing this, but I seriously question how safe/wise it is to not correct....

[Muzzlrpress]

Do you deficit deadz?

Also do you alternate the mix grip?

Fair play by the way for pulling them and adjusting yourself during the start of the pull.

Hnnng tune by Gorillaz.

Next tune for your vids will be a request of flobots handlebars thanks.

I don't alternate it, so I'll probably be all misshapen in a few years. Dead stop pulls were suggested to me, so I'm doing them from now on forever. I will implement deficits when I have the energy to. Friday was not a very energetic day after the squats.

Is that the song I can ride a bike with no handlebars? I fukking hate it but I'll add it just cuz you asked.

[doughnutgut]

I don't alternate it, so I'll probably be all misshapen in a few years. Dead stop pulls were suggested to me, so I'm doing them from now on forever. I will implement deficits when I have the energy to. Friday was not a very energetic day after the squats.

Is that the song I can ride a bike with no handlebars? I fukking hate it but I'll add it just cuz you asked.

Cheers for the insight. Only asked about deficits because Jtbny has made some serious progress in 18 cycles on 5/3/1 and uses deficits for every dead set and BBB set. Only the plus set he does normally. Seems he uses speed and has helped him.

As for flobots not being your bag. No problem.

Express yourself (NWA). That any better? Or are you too young.

[LinuxJon]

I don't alternate it, so I'll probably be all misshapen in a few years. Dead stop pulls were suggested to me, so I'm doing them from now on forever. I will implement deficits when I have the energy to. Friday was not a very energetic day after the squats.

Is that the song I can ride a bike with no handlebars? I fukking hate it but I'll add it just cuz you asked.

That's not a terrible song to lift to.

A terrible song to lift to is "All of Me" by John Legend, which is what the stupid gym had blasting when I took of my headphones and filmed my 275 attempt last week. haha

[Muzzlrpress]

Cheers for the insight. Only asked about deficits because Jtbny has made some serious progress in 18 cycles on 5/3/1 and uses deficits for every dead set and BBB set. Only the plus set he does normally. Seems he uses speed and has helped him.

As for flobots not being your bag. No problem.

Express yourself (NWA). That any better? Or are you too young.

Of course I know express yourself. I'll do handlebars though.

That's not a terrible song to lift to.

A terrible song to lift to is "All of Me" by John Legend, which is what the stupid gym had blasting when I took of my headphones and filmed my 275 attempt last week. haha

John Legend is scientifically proven to lower test by 23%

[LinuxJon]

John Legend is scientifically proven to lower test by 23%

Speaking which, have you ever gotten a test er... test done?

I got my results back and am sad. Think I need to find some way to improve it...

[Muzzlrpress]

Speaking which, have you ever gotten a test er... test done?

I got my results back and am sad. Think I need to find some way to improve it...

Nah. Don't have extra money. I just assume it's good.

[Justin.Martin]

Nah. Don't have extra money. I just assume it's good.

Meh...your still young you should be good brah. Im 29 tried a few test boosters to help, but never really noticed them helping or some big increase in strength or size. #foreversmall

[LinuxJon]

Meh...your still young you should be good brah. Im 29 tried a few test boosters to help, but never really noticed them helping or some big increase in strength or size. #foreversmall

Pretty sure that anything legal isn't going to actually help test by any amount. I've seen a few people post test bloodwork before and after things like P6, and there was ZERO improvement.

You're freakin strong man... don't know how much more you're looking to improve brah.

[LinuxJon]

Hey Muzz, if I'm still living in Michigan, what would you think about me road tripping down to compete in December?

[Muzzlrpress]

Meh...your still young you should be good brah. Im 29 tried a few test boosters to help, but never really noticed them helping or some big increase in strength or size. #foreversmall

You only got me by 3 years! You're not old!

[cirion0000]

I think someone just came out with a legal test booster than boosts test by 100%? Most only do 40%. Might be interesting to check it out. I think I can owe some of my recent great PR's to clear muscle... but I can't be sure, since I changed too many training variables at the same time to know for sure. I'm still taking it though, if nothing else for the placebo.