[quote]gregron wrote:
F it!!! I just decided… I’m doing that PL meet. 2 months… its on!
Goal: 1,100 lb total in the raw 198 division[/quote]
Good choice. It’s going to be a cool experience. You’re going to smoke 1,100.
throw back 1992 olympic singlet!!!
we may just have a winner folks
Make sure you read up on the SPF federation rules a lot, and DEFINITELY get that singlet!!
Looking forward to seeing you smash that meet (lol innuendo) in a couple of months. Killing it brother!
oooh! exciting!
WF- I hope so… We’ll see how things go
Ink- You know I’m getting that singlet… AND i’m growing my handlebars back. Its on! I was reading up on the rules and they seem pretty standard?
Elmore- I’m not sure how how easy that’ll be but we’ll see. I think I’d be happy with that though.
Sam- I think it’ll be cool too. I’m really looking forward to the experience. It also gives me something to train for (even though I dont know what I’m doing) lol
Phlegms- Thanks bud, I’ll try.
MiM- I’m really excited about it. Its going to be fun
THANK YOU HEAVY TRIPLE!!! I took your advice and picked up some 10 dollar knee sleeves today to try them out and felt absolutely ZERO knee pain. It was awesome! I only used them for squats but they felt nice. It was pretty awkward feeling TBH but they kept everything tight in my knee and it was good. Just some little slip on thin ones.
Squats:
135x8
225x6
275x3
315x3
365x1
385x1
405x1 (havent back squatted in a while but these felt good. 405 felt surprisingly light but i felt a little tweak in my neck so I didnt push it for more. I was very happy with 405 since i’ve only been front squatting lately)
Stiff Leg DL:
225x 8, 8
275 x 8
Leg Extensions:
3 x 10
Lying Leg Curl:
3 x 10
and done. Felt great, got some good work in and wasnt there very long. I’m thinking I should probably run 5/3/1 to prep for the meet. That would be 2 good cycles. (i might even skip the first cycles deload week to get a little more work in)
do you guys think that those squats looked high? I know its kind of hard to tell because the angle of the camera combined with the black shorts/black knee sleeves/black safety bars on the rack… When I paused the vid in the bottom position it looks parallel to me but I’m no PL expert.
Let me know what you guys think.
Drop it an inch or two more to be sure. SPF rules are that the hip crease must dip below the knee, so you are right at it, just go a bit further.
This will help with the music…
Dear Greg,
Stop being so strong and making me feel weak.
Sincerely,
Charlie.
P.S. What song is that on the vid?
glad the cheapy sleeves are working out.
I saw this yesterday and thought of you! Killer CF WOD:
The “Tribute” workout for the brave men who died this past weekend. 3.1 mile run (aka a 5K), then 31 exercises (too many to list here, so your choice) & 31 reps each. Enjoy!
What DF said about depth, true. You’re going to want to BURY your first squat, to make the judges like you more. Yes, I’m serious, haha. Also, SPF uses monolifts, so make sure if you want to walk out your squats (I recommend it) you let the head judge know as you get on the platform. AND…no “squat” command, from what I read, so you unrack it and get set, then go when you’re ready. Once you LWI that shit up, HOLD IT UNTIL YOU HEAR “RACK”. Same with bench, press and hold until you hear “RACK”. Watch how many people fuck that up.
Also, check that belt broseph. If it tapers up in the back to over 4" wide, it’s illegal, so get/borrow a different one.
Other than that, squats look good and congrats at making me feel even weaker than I already do.
FMS (F My Squat…)
Oh, and the song sucks, that won’t work, sorry. 
Glad those sleeves helped, man. Just make sure you control the stank-ass odor that will eventually reveal itself, haha. Squats looked nice and easy.
DF- thanks. I’ll drop down a little further just to make sure I’m golden.
Blaze AKA Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- hahaha I was surprised by myself yesterday. I thought my squat would be lame since I’ve only been frontsquatting but I guess there is some carry over lol. The song is Take Me To The Hodpital by The Faint.
MiM- the sleeves were great! I’m only gonna wear em on leg day but they get my endorsement I saw that CF workout. Looks awesome! They’re trying to organize it so that as many CF affiliates across the nation all do it on the same day as a “moment of silence” type thing. Super rad! Thanks for sharing it MiMsy
Ink- thanks for the heads up man. I was reading about the no squat command or UP call in their rule book. I’m gonna have to brush up on those. I’ll make sure and go ATG on my first squat attempt. I’ll probably open with something that’s easy to handle just to make sure (365 maybe?)
That belt is the gyms community belt. I’m pretty sure it’s a 4inch belt , although I didn’t measure it. I’ll look around for a cheap decent 4incher (that’s what she said) lolz well since youregoing to be competing at themeet and all you can help coach me up 
which song sucks?
HeavyTriple- yeah they helped a ton man. Knees felt really warm and everything was tight/feeling awesome. Good lookin out. I was already foreseeing grotesque odor residing in those sleeves lol. I took em off and flipped them inside out to dry. I’ll probably wash them every other week or so just to be sure.
Gym this morning for some FMC. 40 minutes incline walking 3.2 @ 10% incline… BW was 211.5
Gonna hit up shoulders today instead of back. My hammies are tight/sore like crazy this morning and id rather give them an extra day before DLing.
Thanks for the tips everyone. I appreciate it!
The song in your squat vid isn’t PL friendly. Needs much more brutality in it.
Here:
I’d say by the meet, 365 will be a good opener. It’s something you could triple on a bad day, and being your first meet, you’ll want it to be easy. If I could make it the SoCal then, I would man, Don’t count me out 100% yet, but I’d say it’s a 95% chance that I won’t be able to make it. It’s alright, you’ll get plenty of e-coaching here. Video your bench press next, with a pause (1 one thousand, PRESS), kthxbye
[quote] Gregron said:
My hammies are tight/sore like crazy [/quote]
Yeah, squats will do that to you
Thanks man… My next vid will include some PL friendly music just for you and DF.
I’ll definitely get a vid of my bench. I know my set up is going to be whack as far as PLing goes… but I’ll see what I can do. I have a very small arch right now but I’ll work on my setup and see what you guys think. Chest wont be up again until next week so you’ll have to hold fast on that one.
with my squats yesterday I did use a little bit wider stance than I have been lately so it probably did recruit a little more of da hammies and booty… feeling it today.
E-Coaching is gonna be key cause I need it.
Good squatting man. Depth looked solid but I’m not PL expert. I wish i had been spotting you.
If you are using a monolift you have the option of walking it out but it feels so much better if you don’t. It was my first time using one and after a couple of times warming up it was heaven it makes squatting so much easier. So at least try it.
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
If you are using a monolift you have the option of walking it out but it feels so much better if you don’t. It was my first time using one and after a couple of times warming up it was heaven it makes squatting so much easier. So at least try it.[/quote]
x9191028493892388034923 bajillionz, and I had a tough time warming up in it.
You don’t need a large arch, as long as you keep everything tight. Practice practice practice, that’s the key. Set up the same way every time, and you’ll be good to go.
Bug, holy shit man, you got me cracking up in here with the super gay stuff, it’s hilarious. I think Greg’s log needs more ghey in it, so please continue, LOL
I want a monolift now…damnit