[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

That was part of the problem, and I have to admit I took the easy, but safer, way out. I couldn't keep alignment, breathe properly, AND keep the front grip. It seemed it was always T-Extension that suffered of all those, so it just wasn't worth the risk to me.

Even when I do the hack squat machine, I come home with bruising on the contact points of my shoulders when I get enough weight (2-3 plates) to make me feel I do something in my quads.

I implore you to revisit the front squat, albeit with reduced weight......and work the T-Extension. Also drive your elbows up while squatting through the entire movement. That will assist with T-Extension. Bar bruising is pretty common.

[richardbb85]

stop sqatting at my curl rack

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by richardbb85

stop sqatting at my curl rack

LMAO!

[pukicabuki]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I'm curious to know what everybody's numbers are where the Big 3 lifts (....squat, bench and deadlift) are concerned. I don't get the impression that most of the people here lift for maximal strength/power (...or size).

I haven't done a 1 rep max in years. My heaviest sets on workouts (8-10 reps) are:

Bench: 245

Squat: 365 to parallel (top of quad is parallel to the ground). I can't do the below parallel stuff, it tears my knees up. They start cracking and popping.

Deadlift: 405... I just recently starting doing these again after years of avoiding them

I'm not really looking to get any bigger than I am or impress anyone with the numbers. I'm ~210lbs @ 5'10" right now with 175lbs of lean body mass. I've been lean before (170lbs @ 11%BF) but I looked scrawny. I'm much happier at my current size. I could lean out a bit but I'd be miserable without my Slurpees.

[koreez88]

1RMs are:
225 BP
325 Squat
425 DL

Any tips on getting the bench up? I've been plateaued for 2 months now at 205 for 3 reps.
I've been doing Madcow 5x5 (not the SS one) for a while and it worked well for me up until now.

Tried going incline for a week, doing 5x3, overloading and doing 225 for assisted reps, floor smith machine presses (we don't have the regular barbell machine in our gym), varying grip, etc. Nothing works.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by koreez88

1RMs are:
225 BP
325 Squat
425 DL

Any tips on getting the bench up? I've been plateaued for 2 months now at 205 for 3 reps.
I've been doing Madcow 5x5 (not the SS one) for a while and it worked well for me up until now.

Tried going incline for a week, doing 5x3, overloading and doing 225 for assisted reps, floor smith machine presses (we don't have the regular barbell machine in our gym), varying grip, etc. Nothing works.

Try SMOLOV Jr. for the bench press. It added 15 lbs. to my 1RM.

[WreckerX5d]

Never done 1RM before.

Currently sitting at
185lb Incline 5 reps
315lb Squat 5 reps
DL, never really done much, still working on proper form before loading more weight.

I weigh 145lb's right now.

I'll look into that SMOLOV thing since I'm stuck at incline presses for a while now.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I'm curious to know what everybody's numbers are where the Big 3 lifts (....squat, bench and deadlift) are concerned. I don't get the impression that most of the people here lift for maximal strength/power (...or size).

Haven't tried 1RM for a while, previous bests were

Bench:100kgs, not happy with that as I could do 120 when I was a teenager
Squat: 150kg
Dead: 195kg, felt good and like I could do more but was at home and ran out of weights.

Not super impressive at a body weight of 94kgs.

[UncleWede]

S_C you horrible person, you.

I went last night to do shoulders, but the squat rack (sorry, CURL rack) just kept calling my name. Finally, after pretty much finishing my shoulders, I set up a bar with just 25 on each end, since my brother taped my ankle for plantars faceitis and I have reduced motion. I still LOVED doing a few squats. . .

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

S_C you horrible person, you.

I went last night to do shoulders, but the squat rack (sorry, CURL rack) just kept calling my name. Finally, after pretty much finishing my shoulders, I set up a bar with just 25 on each end, since my brother taped my ankle for plantars faceitis and I have reduced motion. I still LOVED doing a few squats. . .

Lol! That's my boy. I put the squat spell on you. How's your plantar issue? Do you perform any therapy for it?

[UncleWede]

My brother is ordering me a boot to sleep in, and showed me a few additional stretches. For now I have one of those molded rubber toe spreaders and a tennis ball. I'm trying to reduce my weight so that the change of direction in soccer and as a referee don't create so much of a strain on the area. I'm hovering around 193 the past couple of measurements at the gym, down from a record high of 210 during a drug trial for diabetes from last year.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

My brother is ordering me a boot to sleep in, and showed me a few additional stretches. For now I have one of those molded rubber toe spreaders and a tennis ball. I'm trying to reduce my weight so that the change of direction in soccer and as a referee don't create so much of a strain on the area. I'm hovering around 193 the past couple of measurements at the gym, down from a record high of 210 during a drug trial for diabetes from last year.

Good stuff man! I'm proud to hear these reports. I love hearing about people's progression.

[kevinbahnz]

BP- 185
Squat-225
DL- what is that?? lolz 155.

[squishy]

Damn what a good back workout!!

Pump was crazy, especially since I'm cutting and not getting many carbs in

[Sedan_Clan]

Where are the cutting pics man?

[UncleWede]

So Saturday morning I got up and mowed the lawn to prepare new bedding for the turkeys. Then the white flies were so bad around the back door I mixed up a gallon of malathion and sprayed them buggers dead.

Since me chores were done for the morning, I hustled off to the gym to do chest/tri.


Was it bad to go right from malathion poisoning to the gym? Or would that help me metabolize that stuff I breathed in?

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

So Saturday morning I got up and mowed the lawn to prepare new bedding for the turkeys. Then the white flies were so bad around the back door I mixed up a gallon of malathion and sprayed them buggers dead.

Since me chores were done for the morning, I hustled off to the gym to do chest/tri.


Was it bad to go right from malathion poisoning to the gym? Or would that help me metabolize that stuff I breathed in?

Trailblazing! Your muscle metabolism will be off the charts.

[UncleWede]

I did have to kick that one guy off my curl rack for trying to do squats

[deeLow]

Well I fell off hard due to a schedule change and house buying process and have seen my gains diminish a bit. People also telling me I'm looking thinner. I'm lean as it is so the small 5lbs I lost since I fell off is pretty noticeable.

That being said I'm getting back in tomorrow hard and heavy and already got some magic sauce on deck to catapult me where I want to be.

[UncleWede]

I did seem to drop another lb off my weight, now into the 192s. Since I have to record my actual carb intake for my current drug trial (insulin), and I'm eating to the insulin does they gave me, I'm getting about 40+- carbs/meal. Just don't count those damn Hershey's kisses somebody left out in a bowl on the counter at work

[kevinbahnz]

i drank a pre-workout saturday night at work, drove to the gym and it was CLOOOOSED.!!!

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

I did seem to drop another lb off my weight, now into the 192s. Since I have to record my actual carb intake for my current drug trial (insulin), and I'm eating to the insulin does they gave me, I'm getting about 40+- carbs/meal. Just don't count those damn Hershey's kisses somebody left out in a bowl on the counter at work

How's the trial going?