Squat 130kg x 10
Then pause squatted 60kg with a minute and a half pause.
You do not keep tight in the hole, Maazer. You’re letting it push you down which is really bad for pause squats since their purpose normally is to force you to hold you position in the hole. And I assume by focusing on your pause for so long that was really what you were trying to emphasize your positioning in the bottom/your strength to keep it.
[quote]Delawarestrong wrote:
You do not keep tight in the hole, Maazer. You’re letting it push you down which is really bad for pause squats since their purpose normally is to force you to hold you position in the hole. And I assume by focusing on your pause for so long that was really what you were trying to emphasize your positioning in the bottom/your strength to keep it. [/quote]
X2
Got a DL PR of 190kg (418lbs). Will try and get the video from my friend. Tried for 200kg, psyched myself out on the first attempt, tried again and got it about 5cm off the floor and there it stayed for a couple of seconds. Within my reach though.
I think I’ll try for 200kg again in a month or two now I’m back to my proper diet. That day I was hungover and had only eaten 4 boiled eggs and a slice of Victoria sponge cake. Maybe that’s the secret to PRs.
Tried the prowler for the first time the same session, almost turned into a puketastic workout, and it’s a shame I don’t have access to one here.
The intention was to keep tight in the hole, but after a little while it became a kind of relax, let the weight push you down and stretch out some stupidly stiff legs and back kinda thing. You can see the point where I relaxed and let everything shift at around 25 seconds in. I was still trying to keep my chest up, but yeah, you’re right, everything else was pretty slack.
It was a bit of fun really, I didn’t really think holding a pause squat for a minute or two would be a very effective training method. Since you put some thought into how I was actually going about doing it do you think differently? I can see much more use in pausing 3 plates in the hole for 5 seconds and staying completely tight than trying to build the endurance to go for 135lbs for longer periods.
Anyway, thanks
Nah, I don’t think a minute and a half is going to do anything beneficial for squatting heavy ass weight. 10-20 second pauses may theoritically be good if you chest caves in the hole/you need tightness.
But, to be honest pause squats haven’t been useful for my squat, and I consider them more useful when you take a high bar and close stance and you are doing it to help your leg drive in the deadlift.
CGBP paused 195x2 and 185x5, skull crushers 90x8 curls 90x10x2.
Sumo Pull 480 for 2 sets of 3 and then 1 set of 4. Volume and Rep PR for Sumo.
With you there, except I love pausing my back off sets.
Benched 85kg for 12, and 95kg for 5
Just tested maxes in lifts I don’t do regularly.
Flat Bench 1RM at 170.
Squat 1RM at 235.
The squat shoot shoot back up once I start really training it again. I’m going to stick with my slight-incline bench from pins though.
This is at a bodyweight of 147, usually it’s closer to 150. The weather has mostly shut down the town, so calories have been hard to come by this week. There’s no milk, eggs, chicken or ground beef at the grocery store. As in, they’re literally out of all of that. I’ve had to get really creative getting calories in.
Deadlift PR 500
Squat 275x5, 3 rep PR from 2 weeks ago.
Bench 205x4
Good shit saints, can’t see vid on my phone but… 500 pounds is pretty damn heavy
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
Deadlift PR 500[/quote]
Congrats! That’s a big pull! But I’m pretty sure your epic beard did half the work 
BB curl: 100lbs x 6
Skullcrushers: 100lbs x 6
[quote]Apoklyps wrote:
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
Deadlift PR 500[/quote]
Congrats! That’s a big pull! But I’m pretty sure your epic beard did half the work
BB curl: 100lbs x 6
Skullcrushers: 100lbs x 6[/quote]
Thanks the beard Def did, unfortunately I’m going to have to shave it at some point this month and rejoin society.
600 for 1 - This is a No Knee Wrap and Lighter Bands PR
- Add Self Wrapped Loose Knee Wrap -
635 for 1- Huge PR
- YouTube
If you question the bands make sure you watch til the end of the 635 Video.
@reed you have 600 EASY
Bench 265x 5 singles
Squat 275x5 beltless
Squatted 137.5kg x 8 beltless. I was planning on hitting this belted, then it burst open in the hole on the first rep. I got my goal reps, and then arbitrarily stopped, maybe had a couple more.
Went on to hit 150kg x 3 as a Joker set.
Post injury squat PR: 100kg.
Snatch PR: 65kg
Push Press PR: 85kg
Snatch Grip RDL PR: 95kg
Snatch Grip DL PR: 115kg
Strict press 165x6. I’m finishing up my third cycle after re-starting 5/3/1 and I’m pretty happy with the results on the press. My previous 1RM was 180 and 165 was my best triple. So 165 for 6 is good progress.