Did some close grips and they felt like shit. Did some MPs and worked up to 275x1, then did some tri work.
I’m going to ask Mrodock as well but I would love to hear your critique on my DL. I’ve been working on it.
Thank you again
I think it looks ok. You sit in the bottom too long (to me) before you pull. Get that air in and push it into your abs HARD! For me sitting down there with my legs bent would just not work.
Your lower back seems to be rounding but I really think this can fix its self over time.
That was not a max effort for you so its hard to tell what would happen with a heavy weight.
Have you tried pulling with your hips a little higher?
Just get bigger and stronger and all is well.
This was my max about a week ago. People were telling me that my hips were to high
ya people like to say that about everyones hips during a dl. I see that you start with them pretty low and then they shoot up way before the bar moves. Start the movement where you are strongest imo.
I think you are looking at this too hard. When I was at your level I wouldn’t have asked for advice and if someone gave it too me I wouldn’t have cared. I would have just kept putting more weight on the bar and lifting. Im not saying don’t ask, I’m just saying don’t over analyze these things.
Theres not going to be one thing that you are doing and can fix thats going to add weight to your lift. Just keep training hard.
Squats
135x7
225x5
315x3
365x3
405x3 belt
455x1
495x1
555x3
570x3
The 570 was a little slower than I had hoped but thats ok, still a pr. The 555x3 before it was very easy and fast. Will be moving on to some doubles and singles, only 3 more heavy squat days before the meet.
Saw your videos on PLwatch and found this log. Great stuff. I hope to be where you are someday. Awesome lifting.
Cool, thanks for reading. Keep training hard, you may be able to go past my strength level.
Benching today was hell. Worked up 425x1 paused and I was in some incredible tendon pain so I shut it down. Really sucks with the meet so close now. I have been icing and I may try to bench again on thursday. I really want to be able to bench so I can try 500 but not like this. It feels like someone is sticking knives in my biceps in the bottom part of the press.
[quote]coffee wrote:
Benching today was hell. Worked up 425x1 paused and I was in some incredible tendon pain so I shut it down. Really sucks with the meet so close now. I have been icing and I may try to bench again on thursday. I really want to be able to bench so I can try 500 but not like this. It feels like someone is sticking knives in my biceps in the bottom part of the press.[/quote]
im getting the same thing now too bro, fuckin sucks. i can barely get under a bar to squat after any benching. lots of ice therapy and anti-inflammatories for me. elbow wraps are making it somewhat manageable for a short time but it gets pretty bad quickly during training
Yes I know its the worst. It hurts the most after squating but I can get through the pain to get the squats in, benching is risking injury. But man, after squats im like almost weeping like a baby.
I think moving your hands out on the squat can help if you have that option. I dont really have that option with the racks I use.
Good luck, I hope you can get your lifts in.
Do either of you guys know what is causing this? Is it because there is a lot more triceps work being done than biceps work?
For me I think its the heavy squats that do it. I can’t move my hands out any more so I am taking too much of the weight in my hands.
DL
135
225
315
405
495x1 belt
545x1
585x1
635x1
700x1
710x miss
Not happy about missing today. 700 was slow but solid though. For some reason I am pulling with my hips lower than before and I dont know why. I might try to fix that.
Not sure what I want to do about my next pulling day. Maybe a deload and then a big pull before the meet or a bigger pull next week and then a 2 week taper.
Bench
135x12
225x5
275x5
315x5
365x1
385x1
405x1
425x1
460x1
405x1 pause
425x1 pause
455x1 pause
405x5 pause
Oh Db press
80x8
90x8
90x8
90x6
Tendons held up today so I had to get as much in as I could. I planned 460x2 but I didnt have a spot so I just did a single. Happy with 455 paused, I plan on going 465 next week and then 475 the week after. I should be able to hit at least 475 at the meet.
Squat
135
225
315
365
405x2 belt
455x2
495x2
545x2
585x2
600x1
A couple of prs there. Probably going easy on the deads next week so the next squat should be a good one.
Deadlift
135
225
315
405
495x2
585x1x4 sets
635x1
Just heavy practice. I want to pull in the 700s next week before a big deload.
Do you think you could post a link to some of the videos Donut was talking about?
Insane lifting btw, especially at that BW.
Thanks Blacklabel.
All of my videos are on my youtube channel. Most have been posted in this thread.
I don’t know why a big white square is showing up.
My youtube channel is youtube/blaster018