easy work today, had more on my top set but i played it safe and lost my balance at the end of the set. BW 177.
Push Press
45 x 2 x 5
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 3
155 x 8 — PR w more in tank
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoWtixnHgO/
135 x 13, 10, 2
50 Chin-ups (1 x 15 - bodyweight PR)
2 x 50 Pushups (easy) (also a bodyweight PR)
weaponizing my body
no sleep, 930 mg of caffeine consumed, fighting off a stomach bug, yesterday’s workout. done in just under 45 min.
Squat
45 x 10
135 x 5
185 x 10
205 x 10
215 x 10
205 x 10
185 x 10
supersetted from 185 on w/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6FNVCntvb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Deadlift
135 x 2 x 5
185, 225 x 3
275, 315 x 1
350 x 7 — Floor PR
315 x 7 (straps)
should have used straps on the PR Set,
I would have had another rep in the tank.
Box Jump 5 x 5 (30”) supersetted w/ 4 x 25 KB Swings (52 lb.)
50 Chin-ups
Hell yeah dude. Congrats on the PR. Good fight.
Thank you!
(…just avidly following Punisher…I kid, I kid)
Didn’t know you had a log.
Well done young man. No BS is the way to go.
Hell yeah brother! Great set.
alright. here’s what i’m doing:
deload week!
deadlift: starting PMT w/ 365 and getting more comfortable with straps
squat: 5/3/1
press: 5/3/1
bench: @T3hPwnisher’s protocol because it beat the shit out of me
note to self: getting high as fuck helps with gaining weight, loving my new limitless appetite
Nice set man, I think you’ll dig the ROM training for deads.
Just spent $200 on Elitefts Cerberus Figure 8 Elite Straps, Chalk Blocks, a 13 mm P2 Elitefts Power Belt, and Elitefts Heavy Knee Sleeves. @T3hPwnisher I know you own both a 13 mm belt and figure 8 straps. any significant positive differences you find between a 13 mm and 10 mm belt and Figure 8 vs regular Ironmind Lifting Straps?
I have a 13mm and a 10mm. I much prefer the 10 mm but it’s too big. I think 13mm is better for more experienced lifters.
Since getting a 13mm belt, I can’t go back. Anything else feels like NOT wearing a belt. I’ve got 3 other belts in my garage right now that, at most, see some use whenever I’m doing log and don’t want the lever to get banged up.
Figure 8s I’m not the biggest fan of for heavy work. I don’t feel like I can get locked in as tight as I can with a set of ironmind straps, which, in turn, reduces my power output. Where figure 8s shine is when you want to strap in quick, which would be good for giant sets or in competition. And I know people talk about how, with figure 8s, you don’t need to hold the bar and can let it dangle in your fingertips, but I have a feeling these people just didn’t know how to strap in with Ironminds to do the exact same thing, haha.
I’ve never had any trouble with regular wrist straps. I thought about getting figure 8s because they looked cool but then I realized I wouldn’t be able to drop the bar or bail on clean.
They make regular lasso straps that are sold on elitefts. They’re called “Olympic Weightlifting Straps.” I’d link to it, but Colucci would have my head. 
You can literally resize the Figure 8’s to MAKE them fit tighter. 
But yeah, I always mess up grip placement with regular straps, and the lengthy setup I have when I use them fatigues me BEFORE I actually pull. it’s weird. maybe i just suck at using straps. or maybe my gym’s barbell sucks. or maybe both.
It’s not about making the figure 8s fit tighter but about the ability to lock them in tighter. Since the straps don’t wrap into themselves like a pair of traditional straps, I find I’m not able to rotate the bar after the set-up to get them really dialed in. I know figure 8s are supposed to be infinity grip, but I feel more secure with a traditional set up.
Learning to pull with straps is a skill though, no question. I didn’t like straps when I first started using them because I was used to setting up without them. Now, even if I don’t have straps, I set up like I do.
That makes a lot of sense, and is something I’ll have to see if I’m comfortable with using when they come in the mail.
Hit a gigantic PR today. also didn’t sleep last night so i’m glad i still hit what i wanted to hit.
Deadlift
135 x 2 x 5
185, 225, 275 x 3
315 x 15 — PR
Trap Bar (high handles)
315, 365 x 3
405 x 5 — PR
BW: 177
Rep strength is great. Knowing I have 405 x 10-12 on the trap bar while fresh is also a gigantic ego boost.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PNxJIny6t/?igshid=v66e9fzxf8ti
Really awesome to see you hitting those PRs