Race to 315 Squat/Deadlift

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[quote]azBigBoy wrote:

I got 205 x 4 today. Focusing on good form but probably not as low as you though. 315 feels so far away. When are you hoping to get 315 on squat? How do you like your new shoes? I just got a pair of Chuck Taylor slims and like them better than my old New Balance cross training shoes.[/quote]

-Congrats on the 205 x 4! My third rep was so stuck and a grind from the bottom up I didn’t bother to try another rep. God knows I’ve gotten stapled enough times.

-I literally cannot go any lower… unless I develop holes in my calves for my hamstrings to pass through! This is something I’ve been working on for most of 2011.

-315 is closer than you think. My long term goal is 495 for the squat, so 315 is much closer than 495. I find it helpful to give yourself small goals to hit along the way.

495 - Long Term Goal
315 - Short Term Goal (hence this thread)
295 - Milestone (I’ve deadlifted this so this would be important to me)
275 - Milestone (2 plates and a quarter!)
245 - Milestone (My old parallel squat max)
225 - Milestone (2 plates)
205 - Milestone (bodyweight)
185 - Milestone (To me this is basically like an untranined/weak squat so when I was reworking my form on the day of the 205 x 3 I started from here)

-When are you hoping to get 315 on squat?

Tough question. If I was in a hurry like I was before and didn’t care about form, I could probably get it in a couple of months.

I’m a different beast now, though. I’d rather take longer to hit 315, for reps, with excellent form, than hit it once, questionably, with shitty form.

My gym record has only 4 guys over 315 posted for ATG… I’d love to be the fifth.

-How do you like your new shoes?

Very much. They really make a difference for me as a taller dude, and flexibility has always been an issue for me (a couple of work-related back injuries halted my training for too long). They are no joke, all it takes is one set to feel the difference. Expensive? Yes, but I hear they last a lifetime (since all you wear them for is squatting!)

-I just got a pair of Chuck Taylor slims and like them better than my old New Balance cross training shoes.

I used the Chucks all the time before and they allowed me to squat to parallel (as long as I took a sumo stance). Obviously I wasn’t happy about that which is why I bought the adistars.

I still use them on my other training days (except bench) and they are great.

I hate New Balance shoes, and most cross trainers. My first training partner was always in some kind of pain related to his damn NB. Good luck squatting in those! I’m glad you’ve moved onto the Chucks.

My next squat workout will be the 21st. Keep up the hard work!!

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When I get more money I’ll give Adidas shoes a try. For now Chucks are a big improvement. I do split my goals down to shorter goals, right now I’m looking forward to repping 225 which is about a month away for me.

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squatting 280lbs tmrw :S about to go sleep, hyped as fuck. hopefully I can record it.

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Just came back from squatting 280 below parallel, the guy who was supposed to videotape me couldn’t get in the weight room because he didn’t pay for the membership and people were actually checking today. Im proud of what I have from waist down.

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[quote]Macmade wrote:
Just came back from squatting 280 below parallel, the guy who was supposed to videotape me couldn’t get in the weight room because he didn’t pay for the membership and people were actually checking today. Im proud of what I have from waist down. [/quote]

Nice, im going for 275x3 parallel box squat thursday.

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300 Pull from a 2" deficit for a single. 315 pull from the floor is deffinetely mine right now.

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PlainPat, those deficit Deads been helping you a lot?

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[quote]azBigBoy wrote:
PlainPat, those deficit Deads been helping you a lot?[/quote]

First time doing them ever LOL, this was a +35lb deadlift PR on my from the floor deadlift. I’ve been getting strong really fast lately.

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[quote]parsley wrote:

[quote]Macmade wrote:
Just came back from squatting 280 below parallel, the guy who was supposed to videotape me couldn’t get in the weight room because he didn’t pay for the membership and people were actually checking today. Im proud of what I have from waist down. [/quote]

Nice, im going for 275x3 parallel box squat thursday. [/quote]

Good luck!

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[quote]PlainPat wrote:

[quote]azBigBoy wrote:
PlainPat, those deficit Deads been helping you a lot?[/quote]

First time doing them ever LOL, this was a +35lb deadlift PR on my from the floor deadlift. I’ve been getting strong really fast lately.[/quote]

+35lbs PR as in you floor deadlifted 265 then you deficit dead 300? When was the last time you deadlifted? Good job btw.

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I know this is PL forum, but curious, as anyone else squatting high bar?? I’m confident I can get 265 for a single with high bar, will see in about 3 weeks… Or is everyone probably using traditional PL, low bar form?

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I squat with high-bar

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i squat high

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[quote]Macmade wrote:

[quote]PlainPat wrote:

[quote]azBigBoy wrote:
PlainPat, those deficit Deads been helping you a lot?[/quote]

First time doing them ever LOL, this was a +35lb deadlift PR on my from the floor deadlift. I’ve been getting strong really fast lately.[/quote]

+35lbs PR as in you floor deadlifted 265 then you deficit dead 300? When was the last time you deadlifted? Good job btw.[/quote]

Yeah actually I was wrong last thing I got was 250x3 from the floor. So 300x1 from a deficit=win. The 250x3 happened on 12/14/11 but I took a 2 week hiatus from training a few days later due to a concussion and have only been back like 2.25 weeks.

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high bar here.

good job Pat.

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[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
high bar here.

good job Pat.[/quote]

Didn’t you use to squat low bar or am I mistaken? Thought I read this in your log somewhere. And thanks.

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Did 285 for 10x1 cluster squats (30) second rest. It’s the most I’ve put on the bar, but got all ten reps with probably 3-5 in the tank. Will see about 315 in a couple weeks.

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[quote]PlainPat wrote:

[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
high bar here.

good job Pat.[/quote]

Didn’t you use to squat low bar or am I mistaken? Thought I read this in your log somewhere. And thanks.[/quote]

I’ve tried it before, never liked the way it felt for my shoulders.

I used to squat wider but I have a 10 year old injury in my right groin that made that stance very uncomfortable.

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High bar here as well. I think people make too much of a big deal between high bar/low bar.

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You boys are lucky that I’m chasing my physique goals right now instead of my PL goals. I’m sure you all would have hated getting beat by a girl :slight_smile: