New PR's Part 2

Training
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[quote]MaazerSmiit wrote:

[quote]Apoklyps wrote:

[quote]MaazerSmiit wrote:
It’ great, I’m loving it. I’m in the UK so we might do it a bit differently to you guys.

Got a 190kg squat, and tried for a 220kg deadlift and just wasn’t fresh enough - 3 hours sleep[/quote]

You’ve been killing it on those numbers lately! What programming are you running currently? I might have to give it a try one of these days if I can actually get motivated enough to get serious about PLing. These days all I can seem to be bothered to care about is looking pretty lol.

Low bar squatted 165kg for 2x2 with a 3rd rep in the tank on the first set. Depth verified by someone who’s a hardass on depth.

One issue I’ve been having with squats though is the bar sliding on my back because I get so freaking sweaty. The gym I train in is really hot and humid and I sweat in an absolutely disgusting manner (no joke, I look like I walked through a fucking downpour when I leave the gym), which makes it REALLY easy for the bar to move around, even with chalk. This fucks up my balance and reopens the massive scabs on my rear delts, getting my shirts all bloody. So basically the first set goes great, then it’s all down the toilet from there. Anybody have any good ideas for a fixer?[/quote]

Thanks! Just 531 with Joker sets and appropriate assistance work. It’s working for squats and deads for sure, not quite got either of the presses figured out yet. Because of equipment limitations while I’m at home I’ll be doing front squats and push press instead of back squats and bench, at least for everything heavy.

I sweat a ton too, chalk always fixes it for me. You get scabs on your back from squatting?[/quote]

Ohhhh yeah. Apparently they look crazy bad too. People always ask what the hell happened. I bleed through my shirts when I squat often. Chalk is a lifesaver, but I was hoping there was a nice alternative to chalking before every work set, which is kind of a pain in the ass.

Deadlifted 5 plates (225kg) for the first time. That was pretty easy, but I couldn’t break 235kg off the floor.

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I get a kick out of smacking chalk all over myself before a set, it’s become part of my psych up and it builds my bad boy reputation in the uni gym :stuck_out_tongue:

I got 60kg for 19 total reps overhead press in a workout today, which is a big volume PR at that weight. I’m not hitting weight PRs in the big lifts while I do this kettlebell challenge, but I’m improving my 500 swing time each workout so I guess that counts as PRs.

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BTN Press from ~top of the head, 115 x 12. These are progressing nicely.

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Hit 240 for 1 on bench

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Puny default PR - Pendlay rows 145x3. I could have done way more, but this is Madcow so the triple was pre-programmed. the following 120x8 flew up so easily that I thought I’d bruise a few ribs…

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520+80ish pounds of chains for 2 sets of 3. First set didn’t go have as well but still hit my 3 but had a really weird experience lol. I have had a Stye in my left eye for about 2 days and on my 3rd rep my hip popped making me really grind and pressure made it explode and my eye started filling and squirting blood lol. After re setting I hit another 3 for a much easier set.

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40kg kettlebell snatch on a whim after 500 swings with a 24

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TnG 7 Mat Pulls with Chains: 330 x 6

Axle Z Press: 90 x 5 (default PR)

Weighted Chins: 12.5 x 7

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[quote]Reed wrote:
I have had a Stye in my left eye […] pressure made it explode and my eye started filling and squirting blood…[/quote]

Wow.

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[quote]LoRez wrote:
BTN Press from ~top of the head, 115 x 12. These are progressing nicely.[/quote]

117.5 x 12.

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Been a while since I got a PR, but I got a 65kg x 3 OHP last Friday. I was sleep deprived, and that was my previous 1RM, so really wasn’t expecting it.

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Paused close grip 255x1
Front squat 185x11
Incline 175x13

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[quote]chobbs wrote:
Incline 175x13[/quote]

Nice. This is the only lift I can kind of relate to, lol.

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Rep PR: deadlifted 280x5.

Accidental max PR: overhead press for an easy 127x1. I wanted to do do 120x5 and made a loading error. After lifting it once I racked it because it felt suspiciously heavy and reduced the weight to (successfully) do my set of five.

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OHP again today. 60 and 65 felt light so I tried 70 and failed twice. I could get it off my clavicles but not much past the top of my head.

Had a rest and got a rep PR of 60kg for 6 reps.

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Close grip 195x10
Paused close grip with a slanger 295x1

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oly squat 220x3 / 170x8
bench press 160x3 / 125x8
pendlay row 150x3 / 115x8

The squat and the bench are not all time PRs, but the rows are. Bodyweight ~165 in the morning.

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at about 229lbs bw. small front squat PR. not entirely happy i didn’t get up to 440 on this day but i’m sustaining my front squat strength still which is good.

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Awesome Bench Day 12 days out of SPF Nationals. Still a shitty press but I will take it.

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OHP again tonight and I got 10 reps at 60kg. That was my 1RM from a year ago and I’m delighted as my OHP is the slowest lift to go up: my current 1RM is between 65 and 70kg.