[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
It is over as of now. I hate these thigns.
Cycle 8-Week 4-Day 4
Squats
5x120
5x145
5x175
3x10x175
HS Seated Leg PRess
3x10x420
A very attractive young lady squatted 10x135 her first time out today.[/quote]
Anyone we know or was it just a random spotting like a rare bird?
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She new around the gym. She sadi she had “read” a lot about squatting.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
It is over as of now. I hate these thigns.
Cycle 8-Week 4-Day 4
Squats
5x120
5x145
5x175
3x10x175
HS Seated Leg PRess
3x10x420
A very attractive young lady squatted 10x135 her first time out today.[/quote]
Oops. I saw the “Day 4” on the previous post and thought it was done. I did see “4”, and you changed it, right? Please tell I’m not losing my mind.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
She new around the gym. She said she had “read” a lot about squatting.[/quote]
Ah…so you did more than just observe!? Excellent work! lol
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
A very attractive young lady squatted 10x135 her first time out today.[/quote]
Bitch.
Not that I’m bitter or anything.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
A very attractive young lady squatted 10x135 her first time out today.[/quote]
Bitch.
Not that I’m bitter or anything.[/quote]
I always just assume they weight 170lbs so it doesn’t really mean much. It makes me feel better.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
She new around the gym. She said she had “read” a lot about squatting.[/quote]
Ah…so you did more than just observe!? Excellent work! lol
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Well she was in the rack next to me and started out doing 65lbs. she mentioned that it felt really light to her friends and I suggested that she bump up the weight because her form was perfect. So she kept upping it. When she left she stopped by where I was doing leg presses and she said she did 135x10. I laughed and told her not to sandbag next time.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
A very attractive young lady squatted 10x135 her first time out today.[/quote]
Bitch.
Not that I’m bitter or anything.[/quote]
I always just assume they weight 170lbs so it doesn’t really mean much. It makes me feel better.[/quote]
Ha Ha Ha I think she was a former volleyball player and some of those girls have strong legs.
Sat.- Rack Pulls
135x5
185x5
245x3
294x3
335x3
385x1
425x1 (+20lbs)
365x1
315x5
275x5
225x5
315x5
I’ve got to get chalk, my hands were slipping like hell on 425.
I like the sound effects, the growling is hot 
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
315x5
I’ve got to get chalk, my hands were slipping like hell on 425.[/quote]
Hey Joe (love that song)…nice numbers. Just a few observations on the 425.
lock out your elbows before the pull and keep them locked…you’ll notice that your arms are flexing a bit which can set you up for a bicep strain or tear. It will also contribute to being “tight” so all the energy goes into the pull.
start the pull by taking the slack out of the bar before the pull…you have a bit of a jerk at the start. As you load up, think of it as having one foot on the gas and the other on the brake. Take out the slack, load up the torque converter, release the brake and rip it.
as the pull starts your hips are rising before your shoulders which is tough on the low back. Drive with the legs first. You see it a bit on the 315 as well. On the lower weights work on being picture perfect. Tough to be perfect on 1RMs.
Keep pullin’ and pass the chicken!
What is the thinking behind the height of the rack pulls? I ask because I’m wondering whether I should try them.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
What is the thinking behind the height of the rack pulls? I ask because I’m wondering whether I should try them.[/quote]
From everything I can tell lower rack pulls have the most over all carry over to deadlifts. I’m still getting my foot placement down becase it isn’t exactly the same as DL’s from the floor.
Plus it will help with my freaking bicep issue, in which I can’t seem to keep my arm straight when I pull. It feels straight but some how its flexing.
I should also admit that I like to do rack pulls because it is an easy way to add back work into 5/3/1 because all pulls hit the back hard.
I’ve gotten a lot thicker in large part thanks to rack pulls. There is a pic of me in my first log at 155lbs right before I had surgery. I’m attaching a pic of me at 198lbs I took for comparison a few days ago. A lot of what muscle I’ve gained is thanks to pulls.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
When she left she stopped by where I was doing leg presses and she said she did 135x10. I laughed and told her not to sandbag next time.[/quote]
I think she was lying to impress you.
Joe you have changed so much since I first met you back in 2007. You have lost so much fat and refined your work out so well gaining muscle. You have done a great job
Wow, Joe, looking very lean at 198. Great work. I wish I had your body comp. I’m hovering over 205 now, but looking a bit different!
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
When she left she stopped by where I was doing leg presses and she said she did 135x10. I laughed and told her not to sandbag next time.[/quote]
I think she was lying to impress you.
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Its possible for certain but I can’t imagine why she’d want to impress me. I mean we just met.
[quote]sfp wrote:
Wow, Joe, looking very lean at 198. Great work. I wish I had your body comp. I’m hovering over 205 now, but looking a bit different![/quote]
Well in all honesty I’n carrying a fair bit of fat in my torso but I’m hoping I can keep putting on size until I hit 225-235 and then I’m going to try and get really lean.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
When she left she stopped by where I was doing leg presses and she said she did 135x10. I laughed and told her not to sandbag next time.[/quote]
I think she was lying to impress you.
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Its possible for certain but I can’t imagine why she’d want to impress me. I mean we just met.[/quote]
Umm . . . maybe she likes you?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
When she left she stopped by where I was doing leg presses and she said she did 135x10. I laughed and told her not to sandbag next time.[/quote]
I think she was lying to impress you.
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Its possible for certain but I can’t imagine why she’d want to impress me. I mean we just met.[/quote]
Umm . . . maybe she likes you?[/quote]
Oh no no no, maybe I wasn’t really clear. The person in question was in the 19-22 range. I’m literally old enough to be her dad.