Strength Crew: ITT, we go for NUMBERS this year!

[GaryRidgway]

A little late to the show but I’d like to hit a 600 lb close grip bench and a 385 OHP by my bday in the middle of April. I had back surgery in July and it was a HUGE success and being so pain free has made me apprehensive about going for big numbers on my lower body lifts. Another lift I do is finger curls with 100 lb plates, I’d like to be able to add a 25 lb plate to that as well.

King mogger

[GaryRidgway]

Squatted tonight for the first time in a few months got 405x8. Pretty good starting point.


Gonna shoot for 550/365/605 this year

[Muzzlrpress]

Squatted tonight for the first time in a few months got 405x8. Pretty good starting point.


Gonna shoot for 550/365/605 this year

Strong as chit man

[GaryRidgway]

Strong as chit man

Thanks brah. I might have to join a powerlifting gym soon. Forgot how fun this chit is.

[TyGuy505]

Meet day tomorrow. Hoping to finally pull 700 and put up a 1600+ total

Squatted tonight for the first time in a few months got 405x8. Pretty good starting point.


Gonna shoot for 550/365/605 this year

Strong fuking squat bro

[Techriding101]

Itt we love tren

[Muzzlrpress]

Itt we love tren

Hell no we don't. Chit'll make you gay.

[Muzzlrpress]

Thanks brah. I might have to join a powerlifting gym soon. Forgot how fun this chit is.

Same. If people ITT start going to meets n chit, I might even get the urge again. My joints are telling me not to do that though.

[GaryRidgway]

Meet day tomorrow. Hoping to finally pull 700 and put up a 1600+ total



Strong fuking squat bro

Thanks brah. 700 is a beast deadlift. Good luck

Same. If people ITT start going to meets n chit, I might even get the urge again. My joints are telling me not to do that though.

I definitely have to do a meet at some point while I still can. I feel good right now though and would rather not get snapped up again.

[Muzzlrpress]

Thanks brah. 700 is a beast deadlift. Good luck



I definitely have to do a meet at some point while I still can. I feel good right now though and would rather not get snapped up again.

Did you used to compete?

Meet day tomorrow. Hoping to finally pull 700 and put up a 1600+ total



Strong fuking squat bro

Better have vids when you pull 700

[GaryRidgway]

Did you used to compete?

Better have vids when you pull 700

I never did. I was going to around 8 years ago then snapped my back. Then I was going to last year and the same thing happened. Maybe that's a sign.

[Muzzlrpress]

I never did. I was going to around 8 years ago then snapped my back. Then I was going to last year and the same thing happened. Maybe that's a sign.

Goddamn. You must need more fat padding.

[GaryRidgway]

Goddamn. You must need more fat padding.

Is dreamer bulking making a comeback this year?

[Mikuljordan]

Squats always felt lowkey uncomfortable for me, started using plates under my feet

Dont know if anyone has experienced the same problem but Feels okay man

[steeler505]

Squats always felt lowkey uncomfortable for me, started using plates under my feet

Dont know if anyone has experienced the same problem but Feels okay man

work on your ankle and hip flexibility

[volleys]

365 bench for 3
405 squat for 8
lmao5platedeadlift (im ****)
225 OHP for 1.
Ideally keep under 200 lbs, and keep my sub 7 min mile run time

[DomMJr]

I would not mind something like running a race for time. I never trained seriously for any event like this besides short stuff on a track.

[Xtian]

Benchpress 295x12 felt like **** today last rep was a complete grinder. I think I accidentally learned how to scapula lockout.
315 for 10 would be cool

[TyGuy505]

Had a rough day at the meet Sunday. Squatted 450 and 500 pretty easily. Took 535 for my third (would’ve tied my all time best gym lift) and something popped in my knee at the bottom. Opened with 375 on bench and then missed 405 twice. Couldn’t get any leg drive or set my legs correctly because my knee hurt too much. Pulled 645, basically a stiff leg deadlift. Missed 685 and didn’t take a third. Time to cut and go into a 3 month offseason.

[Mang1er]

Gonna try and get my bench back up this year

Just kind of been maintaining for years now mostly due to working out alone. Switched from barbell to dumbbell and haven't barbell benched in probably 5 years. Best lift was 335x3 and 225x23 @ about 175lbs.

[Muzzlrpress]

Gonna try and get my bench back up this year

Just kind of been maintaining for years now mostly due to working out alone. Switched from barbell to dumbbell and haven't barbell benched in probably 5 years. Best lift was 335x3 and 225x23 @ about 175lbs.

Das it mane. Trying to surpass the old PR's?

[Muzzlrpress]

Incline day

[GaryRidgway]

Had a rough day at the meet Sunday. Squatted 450 and 500 pretty easily. Took 535 for my third (would’ve tied my all time best gym lift) and something popped in my knee at the bottom. Opened with 375 on bench and then missed 405 twice. Couldn’t get any leg drive or set my legs correctly because my knee hurt too much. Pulled 645, basically a stiff leg deadlift. Missed 685 and didn’t take a third. Time to cut and go into a 3 month offseason.

That's rough. Is it an actual injury?

[Muzzlrpress]

Had a rough day at the meet Sunday. Squatted 450 and 500 pretty easily. Took 535 for my third (would’ve tied my all time best gym lift) and something popped in my knee at the bottom. Opened with 375 on bench and then missed 405 twice. Couldn’t get any leg drive or set my legs correctly because my knee hurt too much. Pulled 645, basically a stiff leg deadlift. Missed 685 and didn’t take a third. Time to cut and go into a 3 month offseason.

Damn bro. How's the knee feeling now?

[TyGuy505]

Damn bro. How's the knee feeling now?

That's rough. Is it an actual injury?

It feels better today, almost have full range of motion and my knee feels stable. I think it’s a really bad quad strain. Going to take 2 weeks off of legs then test it out.

[Mikuljordan]

Incline day

275 incline soon come

[Xtian]

175x10 OHP this morning. Might be able to throw up 205 for a single again.

[Mikuljordan]

around 10 days ago I hit 305x3 paused, 310x3 paused, and then 315x3 paused, and all sets moved with ease.

Came into the gym yesterday (with confidence) hoping to hit 315 for 3 sets of 3 and couldn't even get one set lmao.

I dont know whether its because Ive been very inconsistent with training +diet recently or because my CNS is fried or something but man I experienced a huge strength drop recently. I'll be back though





Once I get back into the groove of things and get strength back I'll start posting more. Next vid I'll post wil be 100lb DB paused shoulder press for reps

175x10 OHP this morning. Might be able to throw up 205 for a single again.

you got 225

[Muzzlrpress]

It feels better today, almost have full range of motion and my knee feels stable. I think it’s a really bad quad strain. Going to take 2 weeks off of legs then test it out.

Rest up and kill the next meet. The year is still young.

275 incline soon come

I am excite. Would love a 3 playe incline eventually.

[sooby]

just some light-ish paused squats (1-2 seconds). 235 for 8 reps. nursing a glute/hip injury so i'm taking this slow. still trying to get a good training stimulus going but with lighter weights. focusing on good control and not really pushing it close to failure. would love to push this all the way up to 315, that's the goal. increasing the weight 10 lbs each week but i'll likely hit a wall around 255-265 lbs. I could definitely do maybe 285 for 8 if I truly went balls to the wall but that isn't my objective.

i want to compete again but not sure my hip will handle it, we'll see. if I could, by end year I would aim for in the ball park of 425/275/500 at 83kg. but im perfectly content with progressing with lighter variations of squats/deadlifts as long as it keeps me injury free. it'll get me strong on actual squats and deads regardless.