My dude!!! thank you!! Does this mean you won the race to 500?
Damn it Officer Maier. I’m at 1215!! You got me by 5lbs because of your ungodly deadlift. 425/315/475. 1200 was the goal when I first started, so I’m happy. Well… I was happy. Now I want 1300 at 210-220. No idea how long that will take, but I feel like I have some untapped potential in my deadlift. I just gotta figure out a rep scheme that works for it. + sets on deadlifts are just so hit or miss, they either feel awesome or awful. The 6x2 program is a peaking kind of program so that can’t be run all the time. Maybe 10x3 will work for me? I don’t know. Time to experiment after this cut I guess
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Bench:265
Squat: 405
Dead: 495
Total: 1165. You guys got me by 100+. I got some work to do…
No I still haven’t pulled 500.
If we add in OHP: 185
1350
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Pick a meet. Compete in the open division. Build on that total.
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Now I want to test my total. I know I’m good for 475 on deadlift, and I’m guessing 425 on squat, based on where I am now compared to last year when I hit that, but bench I can probably only get a little over 225… Maybe 245 but even that might be a stretch. My only consolation is that I don’t weigh as much as you guys, but since I’m going for absolute instead of relative strength that’s not much consolation.
I do have you beat on OHP though, Hog. I can hit 200 strict. 
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Awesome job man, you fought for that one
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I pulled 495 last June and then backed off due to my hip. I don’t even think I could get 450 going into surgery. I ran CT’s program with very conservative numbers as soon as I was released to train like normal. I wanted to get back to at least 450 with that first round of SGSS and I hit 545. I think I did quite well with that rep scheme. Just saying 
You set some goals like a year ago and you’ve hit two of them. You’re cruising along nicely. If I add in my OHP then I’m at 1385. I failed to get 170 when I maxed in June but I hit 165 x 3 when I ran B4B.
@OTHSteve, your numbers remind us all that there’s no rhyme or reason to this weight lifting stuff. Your squat is 50+ lbs ahead of my best and my deadlift is 70 lbs ahead of yours. I’m guessing I’m the oddball since I can deadlift 175 lbs more than I squat. 
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That’s true. You’ve mentioned that every single time I’ve complained/wondered about my current program or what I’m going to run in the future, and I know I’m going to run it, so I don’t know why I keep talking about it!! That’s a massive PR. If I can add 50lbs to my lifetime deadlift PR, I will be the strongest person I know. For a little while I guess.
@losthog I agree with Maier. You set goals and then crush them. Because it’s not like you set your goal to deadlift 315 and then you deadlifted 320… You murdered your goals harder than any lifter I’ve ever talked to (besides me when I first started heh heh) in a very short amount of time. So even to say that you’re “cruising” might be a bit of an understatement!!
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Hey, you’re the one who’s talking about not knowing which program or rep scheme would help your deadlift and I have tons of posts giving you the answer!
I agree that PR sets have been less than stellar for improving my deads. I’ve done better with CT’s double progression than hitting 15 reps with 3 plates on 5/3/1.
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That’s what I’m saying haha
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Still enjoying the deload. Cut back on the calories yesterday and debloated I like it… I’ll hit bench and deadlift on Saturday
09/29/18–Last workout of deload week
Bench/deadlift
Bench
45x10
95x5
115x5
135x5
185x5
205x1
225x1
245x1
275x1 (sloppy rep but all me and a pr)
285x0 ( got it 4” off my chest and lost it. I’ve got this in me right now just not today…)
https://instagram.com/p/BoU0UHFnzUN/
Incline:
95x5
115x5
135x5
185x1
205x1
225x1 (pr had much more…)
225x1 ( one of my buddies said they didn’t see it)
Deadlift
135x10
185x5
225x5
275x5 (felt heavy and back was like we just benched today… decided this was enough)
SSB Squats
65 (bar)x10
115x5
135x5
165x5
Deload done. I’ll hit it again on Tuesday and I’m ready for some big weight. I sort of just felt out the training maxes for this cycle to see if the next cycle was too big a reach.
I started this 531 cycle with my max numbers from the Darkhorse. Then I added 10/20 to the upper/lower training maxes and ran the next 3 weeks with some volume sets. Deload.
Next three weeks I added 20/40 to the training maxes of the second 3 weeks putting my training maxes on my maxes of the first 3 weeks. Gonna be a grind. I’m ready. 315 bench is getting closer.
Thinking of running death bench after football season the second week of Nov until it’s done…
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LOL, I think your spotter would have lost an arm if he’d actually grabbed the bar there… you wanted it!
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I had it on another day and the guy spotting me got scared and grabbed the bar. I didn’t want that shit happening again. I told him “you will know without a doubt if I need help”
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Love your deloads Hog.
When I’m deloading I’m gonna set a PR at least one 
Nice bench btw … will power.
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I think if you deload correctly then you could hit a PR right after the down week.
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I always tell people spotting me on bench not to touch the bar unless it is on my neck or I use this exact phrase: “Hey I need help”. Some people still dont understand. When I was doing pause bench a few weeks ago I still had some guy freak out when I had it paused on my chest even tho I told him I was gonna be pausing it.
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10/02/18– back from deload OHP with prs
This begins my anchor of this 531 cycle and it will be heavy. My last sets are pushed up into the 80-90% range purposefully. I hope to trash the muscles and cns and find the limits of training again this cycle. Then after this cycle I will deload again and start something new. My son wants to run somolov I’m not sure I’m willing.
OHP
45x10
85x5
105x5
125x5
135x5
155x5
175x5 (last rep or two was meh) rep pr
V:
135x5x5 (just right)
CGB:
135x10
155x10 (triceps on fire)
175x10 ( rep pr hell yeah im feeling strong af on press movements)
Wide grip lat pulls:
150x12
150x10
150x10
150x8
120x12
Face pulls:
120x20
120x20
120x20 (hell yeah)
Incline hammer curls
25x12
25x12
25x12
25x12 (just right)
Tatepress
40x18 (rep Pr)
40x10
40x8 (tris trashed)
Band pull aparts:
Until I wanted to die…then more.
58 min…
Had a great session back from the deload. Wanted to tear the iron apart today. I held back some but not much…
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Awesome workout again Hog.
Nice little PR’s too.
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Some serious OH pressing Hog, your progress is nothing short of amazing mate.
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