I couldn’t get into a front rack position for the life of me, I was actually convinced my forearms were unnaturally long, and then one day it just clicked and felt great. I think the key for me was rolling my shoulders forward so definitely try that if you haven’t. Also bare in mind you don’t need to hold it in all your fingers, you’ll be able to get away with just one or two on it if you keep your elbows up so try releasing all but your middle and index fingers.
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@Frank_C @littlesleeper I really need to read what I write. It was 319, not 419, no way I could hit that yet
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@hypem74 I use straps, otherwise it hurts my wrist too. Takes a couple of times to get used to it but well worth the effort
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@simo74 breath holding for the DL, no blood to brain on front squat.
Woke at 184.1, so along the lines I hoped for/expected
Not Mark, and my FS is trash compared, but I’ve found that rolling my forearms and triceps on the bar with a good bit of downward force helps really get into the clean rack position even with a torn tendon in my left wrist.
This video helps explain it a bit better
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Still 2 paused reps at my potential PR goal!
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At some point I want to have a crack at 402 lbs. I don’t think I’m too far off. Maybe around November/December when I don’t have meets coming up.
@Frank_C @oldbeancam I just use straps as I said. I find that actually improves my bar position, because unlike clean grip there is NO cheating possible if you fall forward. You simply have to get the bar right in your throat and stay upright.
Started laying out 2018 training. So far, what I’ve been doing has worked at least reasonably well. Actually, considering I’ve been in a caloric deficit the whole time I’d go so far as to say it has worked very well. I would imagine eating at maintenance or above it would produce really rather good results.
So, I set out the leader/anchor phase of 2018. I made minimal changes to the anchor. After a cycle of it, it is doing pretty much exactly what I expected, so I see no reason to make any substantial changes. For the leader, I decided to go with what is essentially BBB instead of FSL just to see how it works. By then I’ll be eating more, so survival shouldn’t be an issue.
The rest of the year I’ll leave until I’ve seen how each phase works this year.
One thing I am going to try is five pound increases for TMs across the board. As long as there is progression I see no issue with smaller jumps for squat and DL.
I understand man, sorry to hijack your thread ha I was just replying to that guy who talked about clean grip. Do you feel it turns into a different movement? I can fs with straps around 40 pounds more than I can clean grip. I feel like I can grind out reps easier with straps.
@oldbeancam no worries at all 
I wasn’t sure I had properly addressed the matter so I figured I’d have a second shot.
No, I don’t feel like they change the movement much at all. I don’t think my position changes much, if it even does.
So I came across this in my FB feed
I very, VERY much like the look of it, especially the grouped workout option, or the crossed one (for scheduling).
I don’t think it would be a good idea to do in any kind of caloric deficit though. Well, I may be wrong on that score in some respects. I’m thinking of using it to get bigger. For that a deficit just won’t do.
I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a short stint of BB specific work for a little while, but hadn’t seen any program for it that really clicked. This one did. As it stands, I’m looking at using it next year in place of the FBFB segment.
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That leg workout using the grouped method looks 1) awful 2) like it’d take 2 hours.
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Really? I got an uncomfortable hard-on just looking at it. I think maybe an hour and three quarters to two, not much more. That’d include warming up and stripping plates, etc. That how much time I spend in the gym anyway, so it wouldn’t make a ton of difference.
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I’m good with the strength portion but 12 squats using the 1& 1/2 rep method hurts just thinking about it. I used to do 4x6 with The Complete Power Look Program. And I might cramp doing 3 second holds at peak contraction on extensions and leg curls.
I prefer to do a little less work and hit everything two days per week. The cross method might be something I could manage.
You have fun with that!
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Ha! Quote of the day and it’s early yet! That grouped workout option looks like a fun ride.
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Woke at 183.7 lbs. Seems like right now 2400 cal/day lets me stay around the 184-185 lbs mark. Amazing really when at 2300 cal/day I kept dropping weight quite fast. What’ll be interesting is when I go to 2500 cal/day, although that’s slated for around two months from now.
That’s crazy man. I need to eat at 2500 to maintain my weight and I’m on 170lbs and I’m like 15% of your strength levels lol. Growing up my doctors always said I had a hyper metabolism where I could literally eat a large pizza and not gain any weight at all. I think to bulk I need to eat way more than I’m eating now.
Do you feel your energy has dropped at all being around 2300-2500 cals?
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That Grouped workout doesn’t look too different from a typical bodybuilding type workout from back in the day. Hit your compound first with low reps and some type of sensible progression method, then follow it with 2 -3 exercises to pump the muscle using all sorts of intensity techniques. I rekon you could get that done in 90 mins if you move quick enough between sets, depends on your level of conditioning and how long your warm up is.
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