Nice work, Jack. The adrenaline of the meet should be good for 285.
Who’s the new spotter? You didn’t pack your old one up and take them with you?
Ha! I wish I could have, I had a good partner! That was just a kid I grabbed who also happened to be a horse. He benches about 100 lbs. more than me and said he was just getting a workout in before he starts his 16 hour shift for the railroad.
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving as well. I’m still in a food coma. 242 here I come!
I bet that 285 is going to go up at the meet. Its so close.
Working out on Thanksgiving - you’re a beast! Nice job.
Thanks Kimba and iyaasas. I appreciate it.
Meet prep, squats.
45 x 10, 90 x 10, 135 x 10, 185 x 5, 225 x 1, 275 x 1, 315 x 1, 355 x 3, 385 x 1.
Notes: I hit the gym at 6:00 a.m., but it was closed. Then I went back at 7:00, and it was open, but I was rushed and didn’t have much time to warm up. I chalked it up to meet-like unpredictable conditions. I think I am going to open at 355 then 385 then, hopefully, 405 will go. Depth felt good and looked good to me on video, please let me know if anyone thinks otherwise. I hear USAPL is pretty strict on depth.
I made it home by 8:00 a.m., and then we went Christmas treeing in the mountains. Tons of kids and relatives and lots of snow. Then we hit my aunt’s farm on the way down the hill and road some of her toys, including a Polaris buggy and a Kubota tractor. My boy was in heaven.
I had to run the 385 about 8 times and use a leveled piece of paper across the monitor to be sure and it was legal. Not because you’re a crummy squatter or were cutting it close, but because I’m a lousy judge. Don’t be too taken aback on a red light. 2 whites means you did it right.
Nice squats, and great tractor fun! You let your son “steer”, didn’t you?
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
I had to run the 385 about 8 times and use a leveled piece of paper across the monitor to be sure and it was legal. Not because you’re a crummy squatter or were cutting it close, but because I’m a lousy judge. Don’t be too taken aback on a red light. 2 whites means you did it right.[/quote]
Thanks, DCA. I think I can squeeze another inch or so out of 385 in the meet. The triple at 355 took a little more out of me than I had hoped.
[quote]mathineer wrote:
Nice squats, and great tractor fun! You let your son “steer”, didn’t you?[/quote]
Thanks Math! My son did get to “steer,” but the pic that uploaded was of a cousin and a nephew. I missed the one I intended to upload from the small thumbnails.
Great squats, Jack. Looking good and strong. I can’t wait for the results! Yeah, I’m living vicariously 
Is that Jack, Jr.? Looks like he already has some delts hiding under that coat!
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
Great squats, Jack. Looking good and strong. I can’t wait for the results! Yeah, I’m living vicariously
Is that Jack, Jr.? Looks like he already has some delts hiding under that coat![/quote]
Thanks LS! Pic one is Jack III–I’m a Jr. And he is a strong little fucker. :).
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
Great squats, Jack. Looking good and strong. I can’t wait for the results! Yeah, I’m living vicariously
Is that Jack, Jr.? Looks like he already has some delts hiding under that coat!
Thanks LS! Pic one is Jack III–I’m a Jr. And he is a strong little fucker. :). [/quote]
Lol…like father, like son. Good deal.
Jack - what I’ve been told is to take your opener deeper than you think to be sure you get on the board. That said - you hit parallel to my eye but maybe not below on all of them. I’d have given you a white light but, hell, I haven’t even been to a meet to watch yet…
[quote]soldog wrote:
Jack - what I’ve been told is to take your opener deeper than you think to be sure you get on the board. That said - you hit parallel to my eye but maybe not below on all of them. I’d have given you a white light but, hell, I haven’t even been to a meet to watch yet…[/quote]
Yup - and a good, deep, confident squat disposes the judges to not be so critical of your follow-on lifts as well.
I’m sold. I will try and take 355 to rock bottom on my opener, then do the best I can on the rest. Thanks for the help, guys.
Great vids and pictures. You’re more than ready. Can’t wait for the results.
All these meets happening. Good luck, looks like you are ready. Good looking kids, your wife must be attractive.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
All these meets happening. Good luck, looks like you are ready. Good looking kids, your wife must be attractive. [/quote]
Damn - I hope somebody sells shit-repellent suits because folks are getting a lot of it…