Posted: 6/3/2016 2:16:38 PM EDT
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy.
Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? |
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what program have you used to get to those #'s? Those #'s are pretty hard to "accidentally" get to...meaning you must have had a plan and stuck to it for a long time. I just kinda made my own based around the core lifts with a little accessory work for the "show-off/pretty" muscles, and it's been years of really hard work. I'm really interested in pursuing a more strength focused, more powerlifting oriented, program/diet, because I feel I haven't been optimal results as fast as I probably could. What's gotten results for you? Common sense says I should probably get out of Golds and into a real lifting facility. I've already started looking around town. All my gains are from plain hard work and hitting weights until something happened, and it's getting old. I want to work smarter for the best results. |
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I just kinda made my own based around the core lifts with a little accessory work for the "show-off/pretty" muscles, and it's been years of really hard work. I'm really interested in pursuing a more strength focused, more powerlifting oriented, program/diet, because I feel I haven't been optimal results as fast as I probably could. What's gotten results for you? Common sense says I should probably get out of Golds and into a real lifting facility. I've already started looking around town. All my gains are from plain hard work and hitting weights until something happened, and it's getting old. I want to work smarter for the best results. Quoted:
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what program have you used to get to those #'s? Those #'s are pretty hard to "accidentally" get to...meaning you must have had a plan and stuck to it for a long time. I just kinda made my own based around the core lifts with a little accessory work for the "show-off/pretty" muscles, and it's been years of really hard work. I'm really interested in pursuing a more strength focused, more powerlifting oriented, program/diet, because I feel I haven't been optimal results as fast as I probably could. What's gotten results for you? Common sense says I should probably get out of Golds and into a real lifting facility. I've already started looking around town. All my gains are from plain hard work and hitting weights until something happened, and it's getting old. I want to work smarter for the best results. You are pretty advanced, I couldn't help you. If you really wanna max out your potential it might make sense to have a pro strength coach design a program for you. I had Andy Baker make one for me (I am nowhere near advanced). http://www.bakerstrengthcoaching.com/custom-program-design-online-coaching/ |
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Nice numbers man. I don't have any great advice, but the earlier advice to seek out a pro to write a program for you makes sense to me. Also, the basic Juggernaut system is pretty adaptable for a variety of levels, but CWS will also help you tweak and specialize his system to suit your needs. Are you looking to compete or just stories for the grandkids? |
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I'm pretty sure this is a bragging thread. I feel weak. I curled 15lbs last week. Twice. Bam. 
Barbell or dumbell, these things are important man? While I do have a 15lb barbell at home, I can't hold it. I've started using dumbbells for OHP and curls, still use an ez-curl bar for tris. I even did bench press today with 55lb dumbbells. That was the limit my wrist could hold, I felt like I'd likely wrench the wrist and hurt it worse if I did a bigger weight. The position on a barbell hurts no matter the weight. Pushing does anyway, pulling seems to be fine. Buy the time I get home Thursday my peptides will be there. Lots of anecdotal and research evidence shows I should be pretty well healed up soon. That stuff is cool, better living through chemistry. |
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While I do have a 15lb barbell at home, I can't hold it. I've started using dumbbells for OHP and curls, still use an ez-curl bar for tris. I even did bench press today with 55lb dumbbells. That was the limit my wrist could hold, I felt like I'd likely wrench the wrist and hurt it worse if I did a bigger weight. The position on a barbell hurts no matter the weight. Pushing does anyway, pulling seems to be fine. Buy the time I get home Thursday my peptides will be there. Lots of anecdotal and research evidence shows I should be pretty well healed up soon. That stuff is cool, better living through chemistry. Quoted:
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I'm pretty sure this is a bragging thread. I feel weak. I curled 15lbs last week. Twice. Bam.
Barbell or dumbell, these things are important man? While I do have a 15lb barbell at home, I can't hold it. I've started using dumbbells for OHP and curls, still use an ez-curl bar for tris. I even did bench press today with 55lb dumbbells. That was the limit my wrist could hold, I felt like I'd likely wrench the wrist and hurt it worse if I did a bigger weight. The position on a barbell hurts no matter the weight. Pushing does anyway, pulling seems to be fine. Buy the time I get home Thursday my peptides will be there. Lots of anecdotal and research evidence shows I should be pretty well healed up soon. That stuff is cool, better living through chemistry. When I hurt my wrist doing cleans. Ibuprofen and straps helped. I also stopped doing cleans for a while. |
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Also, the basic Juggernaut system is pretty adaptable for a variety of levels, but CWS will also help you tweak and specialize his system to suit your needs. Are you looking to compete or just stories for the grandkids? Quoted:
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Nice numbers man. I don't have any great advice, but the earlier advice to seek out a pro to write a program for you makes sense to me. Also, the basic Juggernaut system is pretty adaptable for a variety of levels, but CWS will also help you tweak and specialize his system to suit your needs. Are you looking to compete or just stories for the grandkids? Thanks, I'll look into it. I've been getting some great tips from people in town too. Never competed, but I might if I thought I had a chance. A lot of those powerlifters are crazy strong. |
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While I do have a 15lb barbell at home, I can't hold it. I've started using dumbbells for OHP and curls, still use an ez-curl bar for tris. I even did bench press today with 55lb dumbbells. That was the limit my wrist could hold, I felt like I'd likely wrench the wrist and hurt it worse if I did a bigger weight. The position on a barbell hurts no matter the weight. Pushing does anyway, pulling seems to be fine. Buy the time I get home Thursday my peptides will be there. Lots of anecdotal and research evidence shows I should be pretty well healed up soon. That stuff is cool, better living through chemistry. Quoted:
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I'm pretty sure this is a bragging thread. I feel weak. I curled 15lbs last week. Twice. Bam.
Barbell or dumbell, these things are important man? While I do have a 15lb barbell at home, I can't hold it. I've started using dumbbells for OHP and curls, still use an ez-curl bar for tris. I even did bench press today with 55lb dumbbells. That was the limit my wrist could hold, I felt like I'd likely wrench the wrist and hurt it worse if I did a bigger weight. The position on a barbell hurts no matter the weight. Pushing does anyway, pulling seems to be fine. Buy the time I get home Thursday my peptides will be there. Lots of anecdotal and research evidence shows I should be pretty well healed up soon. That stuff is cool, better living through chemistry. That's the worst. Take it easy bro. I had an 8 month profile from a training injury three years ago. Getting over it was a sonofabitch. My elbow still hurts everyday, but I work around it as best as I can. Oddly enough, it's affected my squat the most. Good luck though |
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? If you think those numbers are "meh", there must be some absolute monsters in your gym! Also, if you "accidentally" got to those numbers, there's a chance you still have a lot of untapped potential. Look for a good strongman gym in your area, or network and find some power lifters to train with. |
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If you think those numbers are "meh", there must be some absolute monsters in your gym! Also, if you "accidentally" got to those numbers, there's a chance you still have a lot of untapped potential. Look for a good strongman gym in your area, or network and find some power lifters to train with. Quoted:
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? If you think those numbers are "meh", there must be some absolute monsters in your gym! Also, if you "accidentally" got to those numbers, there's a chance you still have a lot of untapped potential. Look for a good strongman gym in your area, or network and find some power lifters to train with. Those numbers are meh? Dear God...i thought I was moderately strong but never mind. My advice? Test, tren base, tren ace, and adrol. You'll see how strong you are after about 16 weeks. 
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Those numbers are meh? Dear God...i thought I was moderately strong but never mind. My advice? Test, tren base, tren ace, and adrol. You'll see how strong you are after about 16 weeks. Quoted:
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? If you think those numbers are "meh", there must be some absolute monsters in your gym! Also, if you "accidentally" got to those numbers, there's a chance you still have a lot of untapped potential. Look for a good strongman gym in your area, or network and find some power lifters to train with. Those numbers are meh? Dear God...i thought I was moderately strong but never mind. My advice? Test, tren base, tren ace, and adrol. You'll see how strong you are after about 16 weeks. Lol |
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Quoted: Maybe in a year or two it will be. A lot of strength coaches and athletes I've met have told me I'm only at the baseline of what a lifter isexpected to do. Quoted: Quoted: I'm pretty sure this is a bragging thread. I feel weak. Maybe in a year or two it will be. A lot of strength coaches and athletes I've met have told me I'm only at the baseline of what a lifter isexpected to do. Dude, are you trollin? A 1340 total@190 assuming you can bench what you overhead would almost qualify you for nationals if you lost 8 pounds. If the "baseline" is "qualify for USAPL nationals" then the entire planet is filled with weak-ass fuckups, myself included. |
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? I compete in strongman. At least I try to. Powerlifting is a completely different thing. In one you're focusing on building your 1RM in three specific lifts. In strongman, you have to build conditioning as well because many times you're going max reps in a minute, or carrying heavy shit around for a minute or so. I can't give you advice on powerlifting routines. But for strongman, any number of types of routines can work. Often people use specific routines for specific lifts. There is a deadlift routine called the Magnusson/Ortmeyer program, or something like that that seems to work well. I posted a link to the spreadsheet in the strongman thread. You might check it out. There is the basic linear progression. There are juggernaut programs I've seen. For me, an all-around program that you can purchase turn-key that I really like is Jacked Street by John Welbourne. I've been on it for 7 months, going on 8. It is a hybrid hypertrophy/strength program. But I've found that it works well with strongman. It is very high rep oriented. I've made good strength gains. Each cycle is different. Very high volume. |
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Those numbers are meh? Dear God...i thought I was moderately strong but never mind. My advice? Test, tren base, tren ace, and adrol. You'll see how strong you are after about 16 weeks. Quoted:
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? If you think those numbers are "meh", there must be some absolute monsters in your gym! Also, if you "accidentally" got to those numbers, there's a chance you still have a lot of untapped potential. Look for a good strongman gym in your area, or network and find some power lifters to train with. Those numbers are meh? Dear God...i thought I was moderately strong but never mind. My advice? Test, tren base, tren ace, and adrol. You'll see how strong you are after about 16 weeks. Lol this guy gets it. |
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? 
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? https://media0.giphy.com/media/11gC4odpiRKuha/giphy.gif Eat more protein and roids. |
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? https://media0.giphy.com/media/11gC4odpiRKuha/giphy.gif Eat more protein and roids. Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. |
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Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. Quoted:
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? https://media0.giphy.com/media/11gC4odpiRKuha/giphy.gif Eat more protein and roids. Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. Two chicks at the same time bro. |
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? https://media0.giphy.com/media/11gC4odpiRKuha/giphy.gif Eat more protein and roids. Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. Two chicks at the same time bro. I always wanted to do that. |
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I've just had a pretty standard fitness routine my whole life, but my big lifts are getting to be moderately heavy. Nothing crazy, but 600# DL, 505# squat, 235# OHP... Been toying with the idea of saying screw aesthetics and just going for strength. I'm curious about what I could actually lift. Any strongman or powerlifters know a good program to start with? https://media0.giphy.com/media/11gC4odpiRKuha/giphy.gif Eat more protein and roids. Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. Two chicks at the same time bro. Squatting two chicks at the same time? With the girls in Indiana he's going to need more than a 500lb squat |
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Squatting two chicks at the same time? With the girls in Indiana he's going to need more than a 500lb squat Quoted:
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Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. Two chicks at the same time bro. Squatting two chicks at the same time? With the girls in Indiana he's going to need more than a 500lb squat I can squat twice my wife's bodyweight plus barbell. I guess I don't need the tren. I cannot squat two Indiana girls. 
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I can squat twice my wife's bodyweight plus barbell. I guess I don't need the tren. I cannot squat two Indiana girls. Quoted:
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Bro... Thats yesterday's news. I do wonder what a guy that has a 500 lbs squat could do on heavy test c tren a deca abomb cycle. Two chicks at the same time bro. Squatting two chicks at the same time? With the girls in Indiana he's going to need more than a 500lb squat I can squat twice my wife's bodyweight plus barbell. I guess I don't need the tren. I cannot squat two Indiana girls. I did walking lunges with my wife over my shoulder once. Quite handy. |