With spotters like you’ve had in the past, no spotter is almost a better option.
Egads. A seizure? I had one once. Scary. Never a dull moment in this log!
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Deads
5x135
5x185
5x205
4x245
10x280
3x320
2x360
0x395* Broke bad and I let it go
1x385* ugly and shaking but locked out.
3x5x225
Squats to a 12" Box
8x135
8x185
7x205
5x225
Tired and beat down but pretty happy with the effort all things considered.
Damn double post.
So what’s up?
[quote]dday wrote:
With spotters like you’ve had in the past, no spotter is almost a better option. [/quote]
X2000!
good job joe… great post surgery attitude
Thanks guys, today started off sucky but got better
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Bench
5x175
5x200
5x230* very weak and ugly
0x250* hurried through set up and spotter jumped in too early
5x200
5x175
5x10x160
Face Pulls
13x72.5
13x80
13x87.5
HS Iso Row
12x 1pps
12x 2pps
12x 3pps
10x 4pps
DB Rows
13x70
13x80
13x90
Very tired.
lol more spotter fuckery, man I would bench in a cage screw the spotter, IMO its whats holding you back when you miss your lift.
You’d think people would be bright in a University gym. How difficult is “don’t touch the bar until it’s stuck on my chest”?
Christ.
Spotting, when you know nothing, is stressful. You almost need to take a course.
I was once asked by a big-ass Irishman to spot him on a 365 bench. It scared the crap out of me because if he actually failed there was no way I could manhandle it back onto the pins.
Awesome lifts. Your attitude inspires me.
[quote]Canada_K wrote:
Spotting, when you know nothing, is stressful. You almost need to take a course.
I was once asked by a big-ass Irishman to spot him on a 365 bench. It scared the crap out of me because if he actually failed there was no way I could manhandle it back onto the pins.
Awesome lifts. Your attitude inspires me.[/quote]
thats why I lift without collars if I need to I can just dump the weight and lift the bar back up…
Interesting take – no collars. I always lift without collars – but only because I’m lazy and don’t want to put them on. I figure that if you don’t have good enough control of the weight, maybe you should not be lifting it.
That said, my gym is only about a year old – and the bars/weights are still in good enough shape that the weights fit so tight on the bar – that they’d never slide off if I wanted to go that route.
[quote]damutt wrote:
thats why I lift without collars if I need to I can just dump the weight and lift the bar back up…[/quote]
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Squats
5x135
5x175
5x195
5x225
5x255
1x285* Add wraps
1x305
1x320
365- walk out 35 seconds
5x225
5x195
14x145
The 320 is the most I’ve ever had on my back and tried to squat it. Didn’t hit the depth I wanted so I’m not calling it a PR but its a start.
[quote]fatInIC wrote:
Interesting take – no collars. I always lift without collars – but only because I’m lazy and don’t want to put them on. I figure that if you don’t have good enough control of the weight, maybe you should not be lifting it.
That said, my gym is only about a year old – and the bars/weights are still in good enough shape that the weights fit so tight on the bar – that they’d never slide off if I wanted to go that route.
[quote]damutt wrote:
thats why I lift without collars if I need to I can just dump the weight and lift the bar back up…[/quote]
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not exactly sure what your point is, what I am saying is that I dont let the fact that I dont have a spotter keep me from lifting the weight I want. If I am strainging and I cant get the weight I lower it back to my chest and then dump the weight on the floor… I do however always lift with a spotter
Joe- Nice squat work brother…you’ll be hitting depth on the 320 soon.
Day 1 Early
Wide Grip Bench
5x135
5x185
5x205
4x225
1x245
1x255* slowest rep ever
CGB
8x135
8x165
6x185
V-bar Pulldowns
12x180
12x200
10x220
Shrugs
13x135
13x245
13x245
13x245
T-bar Rowns
14x45
14x90
14x135
I went into the gym a day early to spot Ronda on squats. SInce I was there I did my Day 1 lifts minus the curls so tomorrow I will have a bicep day. I’ll see if I can find an affliction tee shirt to complete the effect.
Hey I have extra, Ill send them to you, extra smedium for effect!
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
1x255* slowest rep ever
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You made it up though… even though your face turned purple…
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I went into the gym a day early to spot Ronda on squats. SInce I was there I did my Day 1 lifts minus the curls so tomorrow I will have a bicep day. I’ll see if I can find an affliction tee shirt to complete the effect.
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Just wear your “BRO” hat 
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Hey I have extra, Ill send them to you, extra smedium for effect![/quote]
LOL, SMedium!!
Solid work Joe. How far off on the squats were you?
james