Set some PR's today, hyped!

[itsagoodday]

Solid lifts, great job!

Great lifts. With that monster squat I'd expect a dead in the 5s. Thoughts?

Watching his squat vid, it struck me that's he's built well for them.

[ivanhoek1]

Solid lifts, great job!



Watching his squat vid, it struck me that's he's built well for them.

I'll get there.. barring injury and staying healthy, slow and steady wins the race. Thanks for the great feedback, it really encourages me to try for more.

[ivanhoek1]

Just watched bench again, looks like you let bar come down mid belly. Better angle to let it hit your nipples or even higher to mid chest. . I think you are loosing a lot of weight because of it. Just a couple of pennies for you. Either way, define Roy getting stronger.

Thanks, that's a good tip. I'll try that.. I think I've adopted this position because it's much easier on the shoulders. The higher you go, the more stress on the shoulders. I suppose that means I could lift more, though as I'd be using them more.

[drudixon]

Solid lifts, great job!



Watching his squat vid, it struck me that's he's built well for them.

After watching dead vid, ya, I agree. Short thighs, long torso, medium arms.

[ivanhoek1]

Failure is part of life, and I've just failed to set my target PRs for the Squat and Bench. There's always next training cycle.. I blame that flu right during my peaking weeks, which forced me to take two weeks off. Oh well!

At least I got to set the Deadlift PR earlier.

Failed squat at 435lbs



Roll of shame at 300lbs Bench



On the plus side, technique held under stress and I didn't strain or hurt anything.

[Kirkor]

On a PR week, what's the best thing to do after having to bail? Do a few sets at the previous workout's working weight, take a certain % off and try again, or just chalk it up and and return to standard programming the next time?

[ivanhoek1]

On a PR week, what's the best thing to do after having to bail? Do a few sets at the previous workout's working weight, take a certain % off and try again, or just chalk it up and and return to standard programming the next time?

This is the first time I've failed to set PR's as scheduled, but in my experience, failed lifts are pretty taxing. I'll probably feel it tomorrow. I think it's best to just move on to the next training cycle since you've already failed to set those PR's, might as well work towards the next set of PR's.. trying again will just delay you setting new PR's.

I could go back and do a few % lower, but there's no point.. I've already lifted those weights before.