Grreat work Pete, I bet you do get some “holy-fuck” type comments in a commercial gym. I am thinking I need to lose a few belt notches after next week as well, but I am really not looking forward to doing that.
first thing a.m. 30 minutes elliptical
Pete,
I like to think that if 525 lbs was on my back and the building was on fire I could muster the strength to get it off me. lets hope that situation never arises. You are an eerily strong person, nice work. Quick question about shirts, Rage-X, Katana, or the Viking one? or something else entirely, your input would be appreciated.
Brian,
thanks, never been called eerily strong. Woman have said I give them the creeps though.
regarding shirts, the RageX is probably a good standard. Katana’s, had one on once and probably won’t ever again. They work great for some people, but most people I see just get hung up in them, unable to touch because the shirt is that jacked. Viking is good, or just the standard Metal pro. Of course I do pretty well with my 2 ply Titan Fury.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
Squatting in the mono is the only humane way to squat. [/quote]
Watched a meet a few weeks ago with a mono. Never seen one in person before. Amazingly, a good percentage of lifters still walked the weight back. Probably just habit. I could see huge benefits to a mono since I struggle with walkouts, even with my teeny tiny weights.
Pete,
TY for the info
Snapper, time to come to the true dark side, squat out of a mono in four plys of gear.
No problem Brian. Saw you purchased a TRex. Good man. Powerpants are useless though.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
Snapper, time to come to the true dark side, squat out of a mono in four plys of gear.
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Then I’d have to compete against women with giant adam’s apples and more hair on their face than I have on my head. Plus, I’m gunning for one of those pretty pink squat suits. Doubt they’re available in quad ply.
Snapper, little persnickety there? admittedly, most the gals I know compete in the AAPF, get all the glory of mono and multiply w/o the facial hair and adam’s apples.
Uh oh.
what fun is chic’s without adams apples , huge jaws, and strange voices
I mean nice work pete.
30 min elliptical
assistance night
close grips up to 365 x 6
dumbell overheads 75s/85s/95s x 20
dips bwt x 20 45 x 10, 90 x 10, x 8, bwt x 30
seated dumbbell curls 50s/60s/70s x 10
latersl 40s/50s/60s x 10
rope hammer curls 3 x 15
elliptical 30 minutes
Training for anything specific these days? Any meets?
Steve,
Main priority right now is being less fat while keeping strength up. Really need to break that 700 dead soon. And feel healthy. And like I can move when I need to. Hence cardio and conditioning being high, and higher volume in training. I also don’t want exhausted after my openers next time I do a meet.
Trying to keep a balance between lifting, family, and long work hours right now.
That being said I just might do a meet RAWWW in about 2 months, if things are going the way I want. If not it will be March, then probably equipped. Maybe even both:)
If I do the RAW one it will be almost a game day decision.
deadlift night
still feeling beat to hell, and then realized I haven’t done jack as far as stretching/foam rolling/mobility
got to commercial gym and did just that
static stretch
foam roll
leg swings
then on to my lifelong nemesis:
front squats: bar x 10, 135 x 10, 225 x 10, 275 x 1, 315 x 1, 365 x 1, 405 x 1, lifetime PR, and it was easy
rack pulls, 3 pin – 2inches beneeth knee(at this point occasional Thursday training partner showed up, he is getting ready for meet I am considering at end of January):
135/225/315/405/495/585/675/705 x 3, 585 x 9
pulldowns wide, 5-6 sets, worked up to 305 x 10
vgrips 3 x 8
ab wheel bwt x 12 25 x 12 45 x 12 bwt x 20
40/20 bike sprints, 10 minutes, need to up this
[quote]PeteS wrote:
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405 x 1, lifetime PR, and it was easy
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what more to say than this!
incredible -“and it was easy”!
elliptical 30 minutes. now off to work. first 5 day week in a month
A 405 front squat is out damn standing Pete.