holy shite! look at that PR.
someone once told me thar PR’s are not supposed to look sexy. If you can do them with perfect form then your not lifting enough weight.
way to freakin go!
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I can’t believe you would claim that as a 405 pull when it’s CLEARLY not legal. Sheesh.
If only you’d had a belly full of breakfast and some sleep before you lifted in Anaheim and you’d have gotten it there. Since I’ve already said my congrats to you, all I have to say is I TOLD you that you were more than strong enough to pull it.
[quote]Court wrote:
I can’t believe you would claim that as a 405 pull when it’s CLEARLY not legal. Sheesh.
If only you’d had a belly full of breakfast and some sleep before you lifted in Anaheim and you’d have gotten it there. Since I’ve already said my congrats to you, all I have to say is I TOLD you that you were more than strong enough to pull it.[/quote]
Thanks for your continued support, Court 
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]Court wrote:
I can’t believe you would claim that as a 405 pull when it’s CLEARLY not legal. Sheesh.
If only you’d had a belly full of breakfast and some sleep before you lifted in Anaheim and you’d have gotten it there. Since I’ve already said my congrats to you, all I have to say is I TOLD you that you were more than strong enough to pull it.[/quote]
Thanks for your continued support, Court ;)[/quote]
I’m glad you responded to this since I’m pretty sure the last half of my post has been my most serious and heartfelt post in your log 
You know I love you Joyce!
Kickass man! Glad to see you pulled it.
Race ya to 495?
Court-Aww you’re so sweet
Racer-You are ON man!
Going to ‘tweak’ my 5/3/1 to follow what Wendler said about 5/3/1 for powerlifting, specifically.
"In 5/3/1 for Powerlifting, I switched week 1 and week 2 around and added a few singles, so it basically looks like this:
Week 1: 3 x 3, plus a few singles
Week 2: 3 x 5 only perform requisite reps
Week 3: 3 x 5,3,1, plus a few singles
Week 4: Deload"
So this week I’ll only do 3 sets of 5, with emphasis on assistance work.
Also, as of yesterday, the half marathon is 9 weeks out. Will be following a training schedule that ramps up to the big day, running 4 days per week. Procrastinate much? Me? YES!
Honestly doubt I’ll run 4x a week, every week, for the distance required, but I’ll be ready for the 13.1 when the time comes. No doubt about that.
That ^^^ does not apply to bench press, as I’ve opted for Coan’s take on it.
Coan’s Bench Week 3
Warmups
45xsome
95x5x2
135x5
165x5
195x8x2* Last couple were hard but doable, might have been able to push another 1 or 2 out, but I’ll keep a little in the tank, since that’s the idea ain’t it?
Incline BB Bench (45deg)
Lowered the bench a little more than normal, after reading in a thread about a lower bench angle = more chest mass. I normally have it at around a 60deg+, but felt good tonight.
135x8
165x8
180x6x2
1Arm DB Bench (Never done this before)
40x12x4 (Heaviest DB I have, but still got my chest burning a bit)
French Press
45x20
70x15
95x8 (Barely)
Tri’s were pumped, chest felt adequately blasted, no moar for tonight.
Might still hit the treadmill in a little bit, but we’ll see about that. My lower back is acting up a little bit. Ever since several years back when I made a weight miscalculation when deadlifting and tried pulling more than I thought was loaded, my lower back has occasionally felt “tweaked”. (By occasionally I mean maybe 3 times in 5 years) I had an x-ray done a couple years ago when it was sore and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Even now, it only acts up every once in a blue moon, so I think a little rest and it’ll be fine.
Awesome vid. I like the AAArrroooouuuuaaaaghghgh at the end; it made me want to go pick up something heavy and throw it as far as I could.
Procrastinating for a half marathon…that could end painfully. I can’t talk though, I’m a hardcore dirty procrastinator.
[quote]MissPlucky wrote:
Awesome vid. I like the AAArrroooouuuuaaaaghghgh at the end; it made me want to go pick up something heavy and throw it as far as I could.
Procrastinating for a half marathon…that could end painfully. I can’t talk though, I’m a hardcore dirty procrastinator.[/quote]
It’s not complete procrastination, just not fully sure that I’m going to get in every session that the training program calls for. I’ll be alright though, don’t worry 'bout me
And that yell at the end, and subsequent smashing of weights to the floor had scared my daughter, which only made me LOL
my Dad used to wake me up screaming at the hockey games. It hasn’t traumatized me, I think.
I know I said I was going to use 5.3.1 still for squats, but since I like how I feel after using Coan’s outline for bench and my squat max is about equal to my bench max, I’m going to use the same weights/reps/sets for both.
So tonight I’ll call “Week 3 Coan’s Squat” just to be on the same week as with bench press.
I was a little concerned with how my back was going to handle squatting, but it turned out to be a non-issue
Barxsome
95x6
135x5
165x3
*195x8/8 (Felt good)
The dreaded bulgarian split squat
15#DBs x 12/12
*Now I remember why I didn’t like these…they’re hard! haha
Sissy Squats
BWx10/10/10/10/10
*Wanted to beat last week’s performance here, which was done by adding two more sets. This time though, wasn’t until the last half of the last set that my legs started twitching on the descent. Good times
That was it. I had a SEVERE lack of motivation from the instant I got home (around 5pm) until 8:45, and decided that I wasn’t going to puss out, and get my ass in the gym. Mission accomplished.
Upon reviewing the video of my working sets while squatting, I notice I was having an issue with “knees out” again. I think this was because I was so concerned with keeping my back in the right position, that I let my knees drift a bit. Still working on improving this, but at least being self-aware is a step in the right direction, right?
Time to “recover” on the couch while sippin some proteinz while the soreness creeps into my legs.
well done on beating the call of the couch.
I’m late, but congrats on that 405!!! WOOT!!!
Ink
Remember when I told you how to set up your DL sets?
You’re welcome, yea.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Ink
Remember when I told you how to set up your DL sets?
You’re welcome, yea.[/quote]
Yes, I do actually, and think of it as I ramp up now. Thanks for that, kind sir
Very nice man, when doing a dead lift do you get a better workout when you stand and hold the weight at the peak of the rep rather than just going all in one motion and going back down?
Ink
Remember when I told you how to set up your DL?
You’re welcome, yea.
Nate - I don’t like to get to the top and just reverse it down. I like to take a second at least at the top to “settle” with it, before going to the floor again. Oh, and I also don’t bounce it off the floor when doing multiple reps (usually).
Court - Yes Court, thank you (again).
Everyone that has ever given me any tips/hints/ideas/motivation/etc… THANK YOU! If anyone else needs personal thanks, give me your address and I’ll send you a “Thank You” card