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Posted: 11/10/2020 12:51:04 AM EDT
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I quit today on squats. not sure if it was the trying to do leg day after an 8hr night shift or the 3 am breakfast of chicken breasts and an avocado.
But squats killed me. Weight that shouldnt have been heavy was mind boggling. But I only quit on the pause squats. I upped the weight to 405 and did box squats instead. on the idea that I'm still focusing on the movement above the hole and I'm upping the weight and lowering the intensity. Was a salve to my wounded ego to hit 2 sets of 10 at a 405 box squat.   Attached File |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 10:00:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: foam rolling or lacrosse balls? hit it with your prefered blend of icy hot/tiger balm/ biofreeze. Hot showers and ice packs. Recomend the balms well after the hot shower/bath  have the ability to hang out inverted? or sometimes just hanging from a pullup bar can help my back sort itself out. Foam rolls for me, the balls hurt too much. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 11:11:39 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 4:09:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KaiK]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: I quit today on squats. not sure if it was the trying to do leg day after an 8hr night shift or the 3 am breakfast of chicken breasts and an avocado. But squats killed me. Weight that shouldnt have been heavy was mind boggling. But I only quit on the pause squats. I upped the weight to 405 and did box squats instead. on the idea that I'm still focusing on the movement above the hole and I'm upping the weight and lowering the intensity. Was a salve to my wounded ego to hit 2 sets of 10 at a 405 box squat. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/169843/Screenshot_20201110-044404_Sheets_jpg-1677559.JPG I felt that way yesterday. Just didn't have the energy. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 5:17:52 PM EDT
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I did conditioning with a sandbag yesterday, knowing full well I had to sit my ass on a very steep roof all day today.
As expected, it sucks being very hamstring and calf sore while working on a roof. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 7:00:29 PM EDT
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Today I learned that doing “boring but big” 5x10 squats is, um, challenging.
The second half of the last two sets was mind torture. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 7:01:42 PM EDT
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your not wrong. It's tough. like a great big mental game
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Posted: 11/10/2020 7:41:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UTex86: Today I learned that doing “boring but big” 5x10 squats is, um, challenging. The second half of the last two sets was mind torture. That sounds awful. It wasn't bad when I was doing bench press. But my squat and quads are big enough not to do that. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 7:57:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: UTex86]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: your not wrong. It's tough. like a great big mental game I completely agree. IMO with squats, especially on higher rep sets, your mind is ready to quit before your body is. As opposed to some lifts where I find the set is over because the body simply will not perform another rep no matter how bad you want it. With squats when my mind is ready to quit, I can still usually grind at least one more out, sometimes several more. I've surprised myself a couple of times when I resolved to not quit the set, and "just one more" 'd myself to get 4 more reps. I'd argue that squats is the most mental of the lifts. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 8:26:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: grady]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UTex86: Today I learned that doing “boring but big” 5x10 squats is, um, challenging. The second half of the last two sets was mind torture. Volume kills my old ass. I upped the BBB percentages significantly and dropped the reps to sets of 5 instead of 10. And I do the alternating method instead of BBB on the same day as the main lift. It’s been working well for a long time. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 8:26:48 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bcauz3y]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UTex86: I'd argue that squats is the most mental of the lifts. 100% agree I do have to really concentrate on form though, otherwise my lower back needs a few extra days. 
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Posted: 11/10/2020 9:50:15 PM EDT
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Does anyone have a bison bar? Duffalo, Yukon, etc? Big bowed bar?
I recently got one on sale from titan and maybe I'm doing it wrong but I kind of fuckin' hate it. Do I just need to stop being a pussy or are they really turrible? |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 10:48:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By therex: Does anyone have a bison bar? Duffalo, Yukon, etc? Big bowed bar? I recently got one on sale from titan and maybe I'm doing it wrong but I kind of fuckin' hate it. Do I just need to stop being a pussy or are they really turrible? No, but I hate safety bar squats lol. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 11:14:25 PM EDT
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They're fairly awesome for me. For you, you squat fairly narrow and stay fairly upright. The bent bar is going to force you to stay more upright. For me, with messed up shoulders, this gives me the ability to squat more upright. Try wide stance with this bar and it should be better.
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Posted: 11/11/2020 7:15:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Volume kills my old ass. I upped the BBB percentages significantly and dropped the reps to sets of 5 instead of 10. And I do the alternating method instead of BBB on the same day as the main lift. It’s been working well for a long time. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By UTex86: Today I learned that doing “boring but big” 5x10 squats is, um, challenging. The second half of the last two sets was mind torture. Volume kills my old ass. I upped the BBB percentages significantly and dropped the reps to sets of 5 instead of 10. And I do the alternating method instead of BBB on the same day as the main lift. It’s been working well for a long time. That's similar to the FSL template, where you use your first 531 set for fives. I think there is boring but strong too, where it's the same layout as BBB, but something like 85% for 5x5. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 2:05:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sitdwnandhngon: That's similar to the FSL template, where you use your first 531 set for fives. I think there is boring but strong too, where it's the same layout as BBB, but something like 85% for 5x5. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sitdwnandhngon: Originally Posted By grady: Originally Posted By UTex86: Today I learned that doing “boring but big” 5x10 squats is, um, challenging. The second half of the last two sets was mind torture. Volume kills my old ass. I upped the BBB percentages significantly and dropped the reps to sets of 5 instead of 10. And I do the alternating method instead of BBB on the same day as the main lift. It’s been working well for a long time. That's similar to the FSL template, where you use your first 531 set for fives. I think there is boring but strong too, where it's the same layout as BBB, but something like 85% for 5x5. I’ll check out those templates. The way I’m doing it right now is kinda like a 4-day Texas Method with reps cycled weekly on intensity day. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 2:10:05 PM EDT
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Achievement unlocked.
1,300 
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Posted: 11/11/2020 2:13:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UTex86: I completely agree. IMO with squats, especially on higher rep sets, your mind is ready to quit before your body is. As opposed to some lifts where I find the set is over because the body simply will not perform another rep no matter how bad you want it. With squats when my mind is ready to quit, I can still usually grind at least one more out, sometimes several more. I've surprised myself a couple of times when I resolved to not quit the set, and "just one more" 'd myself to get 4 more reps. I'd argue that squats is the most mental of the lifts. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UTex86: Originally Posted By ACPjunkie: your not wrong. It's tough. like a great big mental game I completely agree. IMO with squats, especially on higher rep sets, your mind is ready to quit before your body is. As opposed to some lifts where I find the set is over because the body simply will not perform another rep no matter how bad you want it. With squats when my mind is ready to quit, I can still usually grind at least one more out, sometimes several more. I've surprised myself a couple of times when I resolved to not quit the set, and "just one more" 'd myself to get 4 more reps. I'd argue that squats is the most mental of the lifts. Your brain tries to fool your body. It “feels” like your legs stop working. That if you start the descent that you won’t get back up. But somehow you do. I feel like I have to shut off my brain and concentrate on the movement cues when doing the last 4-6 when doing 20 rep squats. I agree that it’s the most mental. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 2:14:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Achievement unlocked. 1,300 Nice! I live vicariously through you guys that are consistent enough to make progress. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 2:30:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Achievement unlocked. 1,300 
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Posted: 11/11/2020 3:05:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2020 3:14:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By frayedknot: Your brain tries to fool your body. It "feels" like your legs stop working. That if you start the descent that you won't get back up. But somehow you do. I feel like I have to shut off my brain and concentrate on the movement cues when doing the last 4-6 when doing 20 rep squats. I agree that it's the most mental. I've even been known to put my towel over my head so I'm not even looking at myself in the mirror. All I have to think about is going down and coming up. Its hell, and people look at you weird. butfuckit I've broken down and bought creatine today. Gona get swole AF. I think I've broken my legs. I'm getting hella DOMS on every leg session this time around on Cube. I wasnt prepared for that  . So I'm going to add creatine in and see if the extra water moving through the muscles and gets the DOMS to chill the fuck out. I'm pretty good on water consumption out here, considering this is the fucking desert, so Im not too too concerned about kidney stones. I am having issues with getting enough protein day to day. My only hot meal during my work week is midrats, so I can pound hella eggs and breakfast meats, add in some cold boiled eggs or the plain chicken breasts they keep under the warming lamps takes care of my pre-bed meal. But Im still needing to add up to three 40 gram protein shakes to hit 300 grams daily  add in my ongoing issues in maintaining a decent sleep schedule during the day out here and its just lame. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 3:21:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: I've even been known to put my towel over my head so I'm not even looking at myself in the mirror. All I have to think about is going down and coming up. Its hell, and people look at you weird. butfuckit I don’t have a mirror in my basement. But, I often will close my eyes during limit sets for squats and deadlifts. I’m pretty sure there are times when I haven’t actually closed my eyes that I’ve experienced visual and auditory exclusion. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 3:44:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Achievement unlocked. 1,300 Hells yah!  That’s strong. |
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Posted: 11/17/2020 4:57:03 PM EDT
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Another squat comp on Friday.
I'm three weeks into the second round of Cube and about 20 days from my last max attempts at 500 and 515. Obviously you dont want to try and max mid cycle , but just as obviously. Mama ACPjunkie didnt raise no bitch.  So my conundrum, I've had a grand total of 3 deadlift workouts and 3 squat workouts. 4 and 4 if you count the actual max attempts. Cube does a good job of setting up for a max session/ meet at the end of the 10th week. But thats at the end of week 10, not week 3/4 (I start week 4 tomorrow with deads) So what should I be looking at for my attempts? Using a 500lb squat max ( the heaviest I've completed) 90% is 450, 95% is 475. I'm tempted to use 475 as an opener, 2nd attempt at my true hundo percent and maybe get froggy for my 3rd attempt. any significant issues with this train for thought? |
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Posted: 11/18/2020 9:35:56 AM EDT
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My work schedule made lifting pretty difficult (still is) and then when covid hit I completely stopped lifting back in April. So I have not been following Wendler for about 15 months. I was right around a 1000lb total. I’m on my third cycle back into Wendler with a total weight reset and it feels great.
Feels good man. |
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Posted: 11/18/2020 3:43:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ACPjunkie]
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Week 4 Cube starts off with "Heavy" Deads.
Worked some block pulls and deficits, this was probably the heaviest I've ever pulled from a deficit. I wouldnt say it felt good, but I'm happy with my adaption to the programming. 460x5 at a 3-4in deficit. Feels good man, feels good.  460 deficit |
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Posted: 11/19/2020 4:14:37 PM EDT
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This is why you break obstacles.
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Posted: 11/19/2020 4:29:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: Week 4 Cube starts off with "Heavy" Deads. Worked some block pulls and deficits, this was probably the heaviest I've ever pulled from a deficit. I wouldnt say it felt good, but I'm happy with my adaption to the programming. 460x5 at a 3-4in deficit. Feels good man, feels good.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clpapyj3m0sI might have to throw deficits into the mix. What’s your drop off from regular DL? |
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Posted: 11/19/2020 4:33:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bcauz3y: This is why you break obstacles. it happened once, and I say that it was rigged! |
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Posted: 11/19/2020 4:38:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: I might have to throw deficits into the mix. What's your drop off from regular DL? |
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Posted: 11/19/2020 10:31:00 PM EDT
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Got 275x9 on bench yesterday, which is a pretty big calculated 1RM PR.
Up to 234lbs now but pants still fitting well arms still looking nice and veiny. How are you guys filming yourselves? Little tripod for the phone or just propping it up somewhere? Looking forward to my monster rack getting here (hopefully in ~6 weeks or less) and I can start working out in the garage. |
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Posted: 11/19/2020 10:51:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UTex86: Got 275x9 on bench yesterday, which is a pretty big calculated 1RM PR. Up to 234lbs now but pants still fitting well arms still looking nice and veiny. How are you guys filming yourselves? Little tripod for the phone or just propping it up somewhere? Looking forward to my monster rack getting here (hopefully in ~6 weeks or less) and I can start working out in the garage. I have a carbon fiber Manfrotto Befree fluid ball head that has a phone clamp in the QD plate... It’s a $400 tripod to hold a $1,000 phone to film me squat not very much weight. I also use this tripod as my ultralight backpacking tripod for holding my binos when glassing for deer and elk. Or scoring antelope on the hoof. Garage gym are best gym... Lobo solitario en entrenamiento. (Lone wolf in training). |
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Posted: 11/19/2020 11:30:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CLICKBANGBANG]
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In case anyone didn’t see it, 03RNs wife went into labor very early. If you could, go congratulate him and keep baby Claire in your thoughts and prayers. It looks like he mentioned C-section and baby and mom is doing ok. https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/My-wifes-going-into-labor-13-weeks-early/5-2393437/?page=1 *** |
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Posted: 11/20/2020 4:26:45 PM EDT
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did 3x3 @ 443 which felt really good and I wanted to see if I could pull 500 today cuz I WAS FEELING GOOD.
note to everyone: That's a dumb idea don't do it. |
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Posted: 11/20/2020 4:29:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By therex: did 3x3 @ 443 which felt really good and I wanted to see if I could pull 500 today cuz I WAS FEELING GOOD. note to everyone: That's a dumb idea don't do it. I hate when that happens.
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Posted: 11/20/2020 4:50:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Garyindiane: I hate when that happens. |
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Posted: 11/20/2020 5:56:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By therex: yeah, I feel like I had a bad chiro visit. :( Right at the transition point, I got three quick pops up my back. I finished the lift (easily, btw) because I figured that would hurt less. I feel ok, definitely fatigued in my back I just hope I haven't hurt anything. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By therex: Originally Posted By Garyindiane: I hate when that happens. Those pops were the muscles becoming so confused they let out an audible cry. You’ll be fine. |
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Posted: 11/20/2020 8:42:24 PM EDT
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I wouldnt go to sleep though. I always seem to wake up super soar, so sleeping must be the cause.
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Posted: 11/20/2020 8:46:18 PM EDT
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Bailed on 515lb again. Shits heavy yo
My second attempt earned me second place, again. I'd have taken it if I had hit 515.  515 attempt |
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Posted: 11/20/2020 9:25:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AnvilUSMC]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: Bailed on 515lb again. Shits heavy yo My second attempt earned me second place, again. I'd have taken it if I had hit 515. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pu75ONxYvoHigh pulls just became your new best friend. You lost the lift with your upper back, your legs had the drive. Great attempt though man and congrats on placing. |
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Posted: 11/20/2020 11:21:56 PM EDT
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I havnt played with high pulls since my crossfit days. Can add them back into the mix.
I'm also going to up the intensity of my pause squat variations as well as going heavier for fewer reps on my RDL on my squat specific days. Maybe add in a bit of glute specific work, heavy hip thrusts or whatever the girls in yoga pants do with the curl bars. Regardless, still running Cube. I'll finish week 4 tomorrow with OHP and accessory work. |
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Posted: 11/21/2020 11:11:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By therex: did 3x3 @ 443 which felt really good and I wanted to see if I could pull 500 today cuz I WAS FEELING GOOD. note to everyone: That's a dumb idea don't do it. I pulled 525 the other day because I was feeling good and then whent and lifted the atlas stones.  Well not all of them.
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Posted: 11/21/2020 11:13:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ACPjunkie: Bailed on 515lb again. Shits heavy yo My second attempt earned me second place, again. I'd have taken it if I had hit 515. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pu75ONxYvoYou had that. |
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Posted: 11/25/2020 4:13:33 PM EDT
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Been a pretty good week.
Hit some rep PRs. Squat 405x6 Bench 315x5 DL 455x6 Turkey recovery will be very welcome indeed. |
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Posted: 11/26/2020 1:07:05 PM EDT
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Happy Thanksgiving, gentlemen!
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Posted: 11/26/2020 1:36:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Happy Thanksgiving, gentlemen! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! |
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Posted: 11/26/2020 4:18:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By grady: Been a pretty good week. Hit some rep PRs. Squat 405x6 Bench 315x5 DL 455x6 Turkey recovery will be very welcome indeed. |
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Posted: 11/26/2020 4:25:38 PM EDT
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Pause Skwatz suck. Happy thanksgiving, may the turkey god bless you with bountiful gains |
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Posted: 11/29/2020 10:10:47 AM EDT
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