Yeah but thats to make qualifier for usapl hahaha I would be more interested in regional and local events if anything. I do not think 1500 will happen for me anytime soon especially at 181 although that would be a pretty sweet goal. Im doing a local strongman here this weekend and hell i have only been lifting for two months again so I do not have high hopes but Ill be damned if its not a blast.
When I was a freshman in high school I was 96lbs well at the end of the wrestlig season lol, when I graduated high school I was around 120lbs. I started getting into liftig weights around then I remember trying to get to 130 then 140 then 150 then I almost got to 160 this year but I then stopped bc i have a car payment and it’s like all I was doing was eating and paying bills and buying food. I’m 22 right now. I’m like 5’8 inchs tall but I would love to weigh 185 < lol idk Once my bills are gone I will probly be able to afford more meals a day I was doing 6 when i weighed 152-158 . I stopped lifting but still weigh 150ish so idk.
nice. keep the thread updated with results and the type of events you end up doing.
geeze, I havent weighed 150 since high school. right now I am 5’9" @ 195-200, and I dont think I am fat.
I need to start running and lifting again once I get this college routine figured out. I think at 180 I would be pretty ripped. lol
Just hit the gym when the doors opened at 5am for a little back workout. I was supposed to yesterday but ate something funny at lunch and felt very sick all night. Anyhow all i ate in the last 18 hours was a hotpocket so it was a meh workout
Deadlifts
225x10
315x8
355x6
385x6
385x6
Weighted pullups
chain belt + 45lbs
3 sets of 6 with 3 second negatives some help needed last two sets
Bent Over Rows with Barbell
ALL SETS done with a hold and squeeze when all the way in and 3 second negative
185x6
185x6
185x4
Thats all I had in me for today. I am probably going back after work for some quick shoulders.
:tup: to weighted dips and pull ups, they separate the men amongst the boys. youre the only other person ive ever met that does weighted pull ups and enjoys dead lifting. although i dont get out much, and havnt really met you before. ha.
LOL close enough. I know there are a million exercises out there but I like deads, pullups, dips, bench, squat, etc etc you get the idea. Im actually going back to the gym later for shoulders.
what do you do for shoulders? ive taken a liking to behind the neck barbell press.
Today I am going to do seated dumbell presses, then MOTHA FUCKIN CLEAN AND PRESSES, then prob some close grip upright rows and lateral flys standing.
im doin deads today. cant wait.
cool. im a big fan of those compound exercises and not working specific muscles but muscle groups and stuff. i dont have back, bis, and tris and all that crap days, i have squat bench and dead lift days.
this is my favorite quote from the best powerlifter ever ed coan when asked if he trains biceps:
“nope, biceps are like ornaments on a xmas tree”
on that note, im off to edit: reverse grip bench :headbang:
hey cougar, when you deadlift, do you use conventional or sumo style?
SUMO! Its the only way I can keep grip on really heavy weight. I think I could pull more conventional but anything over 405lbs I can’t keep grip consistent so I stick to SUMO now. Funny I just made the switch about two months ago.
I actually just got back from the gym. I was doing tris I know they are ornaments hahaha but I lift for looks as much as I lift for power lets be honest.
tris arent ornaments!
im sumo all the way. im deadlifting right now, ha
tentative sets are:
135x6
135x8
365x7
405x5
405x5
ill probly slack on everything else tho. ha. the looks are an added bonus but im playing the numbers game.
also i just bought these:
theyre the single hardest ab thing ive ever done. and my back feels amazing after hanging in em for ~15min.
hahaha have fun with that stuff.
ill do 15 reps and i cant breathe for literally 45 seconds. for crunches i used to do sets of 50 with an 80lb dumbbell on my chest and they cant touch those hanging things!
Well fuckin A! I made a slight change to my squatting form and suddenly my bad knee isn’t holding me back anymore. Grinding on a big spot of missing cartilege had always limited how much weight I could lift long before my muscles did. Since I was like 16. :lol: At like 85 pounds at that. :pussy:
I tucked my knees in a little bit and it must change the joint geometry to take the load off the bad spot because I was able to do 185 pain free!
Nothing like adding 100 pounds to a move in one night just by a change in form!
Look up ATG squats they are harder to do but its what real men do anyhow and they are easier on your knees. I just got back from the gym for the second time today and was doing a circuit that only real men can do. I am the fucking man.
directly from the IPF rulebook:
Squat
- The lifter shall face the front of the platform. The bar shall be held horizontally across the shoulders, hands and fingers gripping the bar, and the top of the bar not more than the thickness of the bar below the outer edge of the shoulders. The diagram on page 18 indicates the legal position of the bar across the shoulders. The hands may be positioned anywhere on the bar inside and or in contact with the inner collars.
- After removing the bar from the racks, (the lifter may be aided in removal of the bar from the racks by the spotter / loaders) the lifter must move backwards to establish the starting position. When the lifter is motionless, erect (erect to mean not leaning forward from the waist more than an angle of 15 degrees) with knees locked, and the bar properly positioned the Chief Referee will give the signal to begin the lift. The signal shall consist of a downward movement of the arm and the audible command “Squat”. Before receiving the signal to “squat” the lifter may make any position adjustments within the rules, without penalty. For reasons of safety the lifter will be requested to “Replace” the bar, together with a backward movement of the arm, if after a period of five seconds he is not in the correct position to begin the lift. The Chief Referee will then convey the reason why the signal was not given.
- Upon receiving the Chief Referee’s signal the lifter must bend the knees and lower the body until the top surface of the legs at the hip joint is lower than the top of the knees. Only one decent attempt is allowed. The attempt is deemed to have commenced when the lifters knees have unlocked. The bar may move from its starting position downwards on the lifters back the thickness / diameter of the bar during the performance of the lift.
- The lifter must recover at will to an upright position with the knees locked. Double bouncing at the bottom of the squat attempt or any downward movement is not permitted. When the lifter is motionless (in the apparent final position) the Chief Referee will give the signal to rack the bar.
- The signal to rack the bar will consist of a backward motion of the arm and the audible command “Rack”. The lifter must then return the bar to the racks. For reasons of safety the lifter may request the aid of the spotter / loaders in returning the bar to, and replacing it in the racks. The lifter must stay with the bar during this process.
- Not more than five and not less than two spotter / loaders shall be on the platform at anytime. The Referees may decide to the number of spotter / loaders required on the platform at any time 2, 3, 4, or 5.
Causes for disqualification of a Squat:
- Failure to observe the Chief Referee’s signals at the commencement or completion of a lift.
- Double bouncing at the bottom of the lift, or any downward movement during the ascent.
- Failure to assume an upright position with the knees locked at the commencement or completion of the lift.
- Stepping backward or forward although lateral movement of the sole and rocking the feet between the ball and heel is permitted.
5. Failure to bend the knees and lower the body until the top surface of the legs at the hip joint is lower than the top of the knees, as in the diagram. - Any movement of the bar on the back more than the diameter / thickness of the bar below its starting position.
- Contact with the bar or the lifter by the spotter / loaders between the Chief Referee’s signals in order to make the lift easier.
- Contact of the elbows or upper arms with the legs. Slight contact is permitted if there is no supporting that might aid the lifter.
- Any dropping or dumping of the bar after completion of the lift.
- Failure to comply with any of the items outlined under Rules of Performance for the squat.
that ATG sounds like a glorified legal lift; “hey gimme credit for doing something im supposed to do!” kinda thing. stopping above parallel increase the shearing forces on ur knees anyways. its safer to go deeper, if form stays perfect.
fry- make sure ur not going too knock kneed. great adjustment!
wow FEDOR!
