Also, hog–awesome PR dude!! There’s something so beautiful about getting 275 on the bar for front squats and bench. I think for normal guys like us, that’s the sign that we’re getting verrry strong!!
Plus those estimated maxes look excellent. It’s fantastic that now you know what to shoot for! and in my recent experiences with estimating maxes, it actually provides a crazy amount of motivation knowing what you should be shooting for. They may seem on the verge of being unrealistic, but you know that if you just train a little harder, eat a little more protein, sleep a little longer… they’re definitely within reach. I’m looking forward to the next 6 weeks for you!!
Just looked back through yesterday’s post and realized your 70 pound PR was after a 50 pound jump in weight from one set to the next. ‘225 felt good, fuck it, throw another 50 on there and hold mah beer’
Sleeping…must be nice. I’m still at the baseball game. An hour rain delay and the bullpen falling apart ruined my night. I have to be to work in 7 hours.
Tomorrow begins the last week of wave 2 of the dark horse. That also means this is the last week of this series of exercises. I need to figure out what I’ll do the last wave…I’m thinking
Paused DL is going to suck. Identify your weaknesses for every lift just like bench.
For squat, my least favorite exercise has been 1 & 1/2 squats. Down, half way up, down, then up. My legs felt huge after those (swelling/muscle pump).
Paused bench just off the chest?
For DL if you’re weak off the floor then try deficits. If not then a pause where you’re weak. Or…or…here’s a crazy idea…rack pulls! Move some big ass weights and enjoy it!
For OHP try…I don’t know. I don’t think muscle snatch would count as a variation of OHP. Maybe pin presses? If you can’t set the safety bars high enough then you could do seated pin press. It’d be the same concept as each pulls; get some extra weight on the bar and lock it out.
