Paused squats sucked, wanted to pull 650 for 3 to redeem myself. Ended up hitting a sloppy set of 4. The bar whip caught me. Going to have to sacrifice speed of the floor to control the whip. Hopefully the video isn’t too shitty, it was transferred from I phone to iPhone before youtube. Big pull coming next Monday. O also I’ll add no straps for this and may go hook for the pull next week depending how I feel
Hit some close grip bench and slingshot, not sure if I mentioned this but I will be trying to only hit heavy comp bench once ever week or two. So far my shoulder feels pretty good.
Paused close grip
135x3, 155x3, 175x3, 195x3, 225x3, 245x3, 265x3, 285x3, 315x3
Slingshot
315x2, 355x2, 375x2
Machine close grip row
200x 20, 20
Db press
100s x10, 125s x10
Few pull ups and some stretching
Forgot I threw in a few sets with the football bar think it’s called not to sure just sets of 5 paused with 145, 195, 235, 285x3
Squats today, just really been feeling heavy and grindy. I think I’m going to go back to squatting daily again. Saw great results from that. Will be alternating front and back squats with some variations thrown in. I just feel awkward with it and don’t like that one bit. Was hitting 455x8 then like 2 sets of 7 but right now doubles at 465 feel terrible. Deadlifts moved well. Working on pulling the slack out of the bar a lot more before breaking the floor to help with bar whip. Going to continue the program I was doing with Deadlift and bench and see how they go. Legs just need more volume and to get hit more often. My right thumb is hurting a little from the deads today so may possibly throw on straps for the Deadlift Monday. Goal is smooth comp quality (minus the straps) rep at 700 but if I think 2 is there I’m pulling for it.
Hit some bench today, close grip banded touch and go. Followed by slingshot and a heavy paused single and a bit heavier paused touch and go. Few rows, some football bar, and shoulder press.
Close grip banded bench + 45-50 at to
135x3, 155x3, 175x3, 195x3, 225x3, 245x3, 265x3, 285x2
Slingshot, no band
315x2, 345x2, 365x2, 385x2
Paused single at 355-raw, tng single at 365-raw
Machine rows till machine screwed up
Shoulder press
40s x8, 50s x8, 60s x8, 70s x8
Football bar farthest angled grip
145x5, 195x5, 235x5, 285x4, 305x2
Can’t make this Shit up. Made a long cast that landed just over the pipe I wanted and about 6" on land, went to pull it in and got stuck. Figured it was snagged, pulled hard and this dropped into the water. I thought I hooked a fountain line at first. Lure is a super fluke.
Getting my head right, big pull tonight.
Go buddy, make sure to record it! 
Got two angles I’m now in the 700 Lb club. Pulled a smooth comp quality single at 700 with a hook grip then a grindy shaky 710 with straps that I lost right after locking but I’m counting it as a gym best. I honestly couldn’t believe how well 700 came off the floor. I’ll have the video up Wednesday.
Damn, well done!
Thanks. I’ll say this now confidently if I never pull 770 at 181 I didn’t push myself with my leverages that and more is there.
Nice 1 man!! 700lbs, thats awesome!
Just out of curiosity, how long you been lifting?
Roughly 8.5 years now
Awesome!
You got a meet planned any time soon?
I’m planning to do one sept 10. I originally planned to bulk up to 198 but I’m not getting very heavy averaging about 190-192 so more than likely I’ll be going 181 again. Hopefully will go about 1650 this time around, depending where my Deadlift is at. I’ve been throwing roughly 25lbs at it every 2 months since I switched to sumo and it’s never quite felt like a max. Keeps feeling like a hard single that I could have tossed a few more lbs at.
Definitely feel I’m a threat to ed coans record after this 700 and 710
But some bench today close grip, slingshot, some machine rows and incline dbs and some football bar
Close grip
135x3, 155x3, 175x3, 195x3, 225x3, 245x3, 265x2, 285x2
Slingshot
315x2, 345x2, 375x2, 385x2
Machine rows set at 200 for 20, then 240 for 15
Incline db
75s x15, 85s x15, 95s x14
Football bar
145x5, 195x5, 235x5, 285x2
But are you “natty” like Ed??
IDK how to answer that. I not on anything, never have been and complete in a drug tested fed. That’s the best I can say, some will believe me others won’t. But when you see my leverage for it you’ll see why I could throw weight at it. I think he was on when he pulled 766 but they weren’t able to test for what he was talking cause his Deadlift only went up less than 30 lbs in the same class after completing in untested feds.
No worries, bro. Was completely sarcastic. I was coached by contemporaries of his who I view as highly credible, and according to them he was not natty.
