SKWATTTT go gettem boy!!!
265 x 3
290 x 1
315 x 1
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
Thanks for all the glute input boys!
Ima maybe try those floor presses though most likely I’ll be doing Frenchie’s crazy stripper bar humps. Oh I guess they are called glute bridges. My lifting is mostly physique oriented so…
scj that was no frakking deload. I’ll show you deload.
Sidenote - cholesterol is SO GENETIC. scj are you one of my mediteranean brothers? My Sicilian Island blood seems to keep me cholesterol immune.
Oooooh and NICE SKWATT PR MISTER![/quote]
Thanks!
Floor Presses teach leg drive and glute drive for bench… I don’t know if I’d say they would build glute muscle though. It’s just a quick push.
Refraining from any inappropriate hip thruster comments…
Easy squat PR man, nice work! I might have missed it, but what’s the latest word on your belt? Getting that switched out right?
i finally got to see the vid of 315x1…
PUT SOME WEIGHT ON THE BAR!!! =P
good shit bruh. lol not a fan of that little dance you do before you get down to it but whatever works for you, right? you were AMPED to get after that PR.
So, I have to share a story from last night.
My buddy and I were having some beers at a local watering hole talking about… um, whatever the hell we talk about. There are two girls next to us who vaguely resemble Shrek and Donkey. One is piss drunk and passing out on the bar (keep in mind it’s like 1030pm on a Tuesday).
Her sober-looking friend - who we had not said a WORD to at all (obvi we were lost in each other’s eyes all night) - asked if we would be OK taking care of her drunk friend while she hopped in a cab home.
You are asking RANDOM STRANGERS to watch over your friend and make sure she gets home safe? What the fucking shit bro?
Obviously, we said no and that we were about to leave.
People are assholes.
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Easy squat PR man, nice work! I might have missed it, but what’s the latest word on your belt? Getting that switched out right?[/quote]
Yeah I’m getting a replacement rushed out to me. The one I sent back should be at their place today.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
i finally got to see the vid of 315x1…
PUT SOME WEIGHT ON THE BAR!!! =P
good shit bruh. lol not a fan of that little dance you do before you get down to it but whatever works for you, right? you were AMPED to get after that PR.[/quote]
Sometimes I have to jump a little bit just to get my adrenaline goin… I dunno. I honestly wasn’t even proud of that PR, it was more of a relief to finally hit a number I should’ve hit a long time ago.
ah yea I feel you there. even though I label PR’s in my log, I feel the same way about most of them.
and you’re right, that ho was in clear violation of ho code. how did she know you weren’t gonna take Shrek (or was it Donkey?) home and piss in her mouth or something? some friend she is…
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
and you’re right, that ho was in clear violation of ho code. how did she know you weren’t gonna take Shrek (or was it Donkey?) home and piss in her mouth or something? some friend she is…[/quote]
Seriously? Who does that? That chick is eff’d up! That is some bad karma right there.
Nice job on the squats! You def made that shiz look easy. And I also love to watch how people step to the bar. Its so interesting to see how people psyche themselves up! I need to work on that myself…
She MAY have been in violation of the Ho Code… OR OH (Other Ho) may have been a frienemy of hers… and she was exacting brilliant revenge for some prior wrong.
Yes, Hallowed’s world IS seen through Godfather lenses.
Um, I ENJOYED ur lil’ dance HELLA.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
ah yea I feel you there. even though I label PR’s in my log, I feel the same way about most of them.
and you’re right, that ho was in clear violation of ho code. how did she know you weren’t gonna take Shrek (or was it Donkey?) home and piss in her mouth or something? some friend she is…[/quote]
The only PR I was thoroughly stoked about was 405deadlift, I felt like I had finally gone from beginner to intermediate. 5mins later I was pissed I got so happy about such a tiny weight.
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
Nice job on the squats! You def made that shiz look easy. And I also love to watch how people step to the bar. Its so interesting to see how people psyche themselves up! I need to work on that myself…[/quote]
Yeah I typically edit that out but figured it made sense to leave in for a 15lb PR. You can see me breath the ammonia in waaay too deeply. That shit burns!
Plus I was in a rush to get to my man-date.
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
Um, I ENJOYED ur lil’ dance HELLA.[/quote]
You should see me dance when I get out of the shower. Or when I cook. Or… you know, I’m gonna stop while I’m ahead.
HA I thought I saw you sniff a cap! or pick your nose…
Soooo roomies and I are havin a dinner tonight, home made pork ribs, and I can not wait to CRUSH that shit.
Plus for the first time ever there are 4 bachelors in the house so lots of dating gossip to go around YAY!
er, that last part was supposed to be in my head
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
HA I thought I saw you sniff a cap! or pick your nose…[/quote]
Can’t it be both?
hahaha ugayy
but yea I spose you can sniff and pick at the same time.
I have this thing where I can’t have any sweat on my face or anything tickling my nose before I start a set.
I GETS FOCUSED MANG
Nice PR buddy…don’t be a tool who disparages himself after hitting a milestone–it was a good one to hit! You will rock that shit next month…
p.s. why havent you called me to come lift? Not like I care or anything (I do)
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
Nice PR buddy…don’t be a tool who disparages himself after hitting a milestone–it was a good one to hit! You will rock that shit next month…
p.s. why havent you called me to come lift? Not like I care or anything (I do)[/quote]
Haha, I haven’t had time to head out to FF this week. Squat day I had to book it home to meet up with my buddy from baltimore, tomorrow (bench) I wanted to come out but I have to stay in DC because I gots plans at 7. I think a bench day at FF might be in order before the meet… which means I gotta sack up and get that membership
I miss you too.
dang man, 4 more weeks to go! That 315 squat looked like cake. Hell Yeah!
ya, cake!!!
nomnomnom
Dude, you Kobe’d the fuck outta that squat. Count it!
5/3/1 Meet Prep, 4 weeks out Day 3 (Bench)
OK so I am officially in full-on panic mode about my bench. 255x1 felt HEAVY today, what the fuck. I can’t figure out what the right grip width is, or what my best form is, and I only have 2 bench sessions left before the meet! At least my squat has improved 10x over. Dead is more or less on track.
Clearly I am going to have to bribe VT with beers (and never actually pay up on my offer) for some bench help, just like I did for squats.
I went SLIGHTLY off the template. I did three different singles at my opener weight instead of one… tons of rest between sets for recovery… each single being a different grip width to see what felt best. Wide grip felt the least stable but I think went up the quickest
Workout:
A) Bench
105 x 5
130 x 5
155 x 3
-work sets-
185 x 3
210 x 3
235 x 3
255(85% meet goal) x 1 (wide grip) vid failed to save
255 x 1 (normal grip)
255 x 1 (narrow grip)
…sets of chins between sets of bench, about 5-6 sets
B) Floor Press
175 x 10
185 x 10
195 x 8
…that’s it. Had places to be. Still not liking low volume meet prep stuff either.
[quote]gregron wrote:
dang man, 4 more weeks to go! That 315 squat looked like cake. Hell Yeah![/quote]
Yeah I really underestimated my squat strength when I set my 5/3/1 maxes. Gettin close fa sho!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
ya, cake!!!
nomnomnom[/quote]
hahaha
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Dude, you Kobe’d the fuck outta that squat. Count it![/quote]
You’re right, I did look old and past my prime wearing a belt and knee sleeves.
I solly i has no help on bench.
I know nothing 
That last video didnt look like narrow grip to me…but whatever you call it, you were way weaker on it than your first video, so use whatever grip that was…you smoked 255…I dont know what youre bitching about…
And dont beat yourself up about the low volume…that is very handy for bench as the weaker delts tend to fatigue easier…in fact, i wouldnt even overhead press in Week -2 (the heavy singles week)…just make that a MWF week with bench in between squats/deadlifts (whichever you want, i recommend DL’ing first since that takes the most out of me)
And i just realized you do in fact owe me a ton of beer…I managed to get you nearly 50 pounds on your squat without you getting any stronger whatsoever…you are definitely helping me move, bitch