Thanks again!
I’m no help. I use the cheap $30 leather two prong belt from Dick’s Sporting Goods. It does just fine for me so I haven’t bothered to spend any more money.
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I use an econo line, 10mm, leather, single prong belt from Lifting Large’s website.
I hear the 13mm are a bugger to break in. My 10mm provides everything I need it to, and was quite comfortable right out of the packaging. I’ve never used a 13mm, so no comments regarding a comparison, just a positive comment for the 10mm.
I’m squatting near 600lbs and pulling near 700lbs and have no need or intention to upgrade to a 13mm. I don’t think either choice would be a wrong one!
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Perfect - thanks for the context too!
The breaking in period comes up in reviews, and is something with which I have 0 familiarity, so I appreciate that thought as well.
Side note - what a great community; thanks all!
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Probably should have asked @MarkKO as well!
A 10 mm should do fine.
If you get a 13 mm, it’ll take longer to break in. Mine is still pretty stiff and I’ve had it and used it regularly for over six months now.
The main thing is knowing how to brace properly without a belt, and then learning how to use the belt to maximise that brace. There is also the aspect of where you sit the belt and how tight you cinch it for specific lifts, which are all different person to person.
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Thank you as well! I really appreciate your experience and advice here.
I’ve narrowed it down, gents. Now, how hilarious can I be in 8 characters on the engraving…?
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You’re welcome, and I’m glad to hear it! Similarly, when I went back to school, I greatly reduced my activity on this site. Life happens! Your lifts are intense, well done!
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Thank you! I feel like I can’t keep up with anyone here, but I’ve been in a good little groove lately
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Last week:
Squat: 320 x 5, 5, 7
Bench: 235 x 5, 5, 7
Deadlift: 405 x 5, 5, 5
OHP: 155 x 5, 5, 7
Pull-up: BW + 40 x 5, 5, 8
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I’ve had two garbage days so far.
I felt awful working up to 315 on squats yesterday. Then I got mad at myself and did sets of 5 with 225 for an hour seeing if there was something up with my form. My cute daughter filmed my last few sets, and my form looked very stable - every rep was at least the exact same. I think I just feel like crap.
Then today I couldn’t bench what I did last week. I did 235 x 5, 4, 5 and they were slow. I did a couple sets of decline, then wanted to bench 225 x 3 EMOM, but couldn’t even get it out of the rack. I tried 205 and couldn’t unrack that either. So I hung it up and decided to go eat a lot of protein and carbs today and tomorrow, do cardio tomorrow, and deadlift Thursday. We’ll see.
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That is some very nice work there indeed. Quality
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Thank you, sir.
Hopefully this week picks back up!
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Careful, sometimes you can be accumulating more fatigue than you think you are and it can come crashing down in the form of being sick, tweaking something or mental fog.
When I start stringing a few bad workouts together, typically my resting heart rate is also up, and it is time for me to back off a bit.
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I definitely have a tendency to burn myself out.
What do you do when you start seeing it coming on?
I quite literally just dial back weight and volume. Instead of working up to that 100% max lift, I’ll work up to 90%ish, or I’ll do a 3RM at RPE8 or 9 and drop my accessory volume.
I try not to over-complicate it, if I’m feeling beat up or fatigue setting in, I allow myself to recover a bit more than usual.
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Sounds like a plan. I hung it up yesterday and just did a little (gross) cardio today. I’ll work up to something comfortable tomorrow and maybe do half my assistance.
Thanks!
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So this morning I worked up to 3 sets of 5 with 375 on deadlift, then rack pulls with 365, then 315 x 3 EMOM, some random machine stuff then left without wearing out. Maturity!
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Did overhead today. Starting to feel like a person again.
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Did a vomit-inducing Meadows leg workout today - all drop sets.
I notice I’m shifting super-far back on my hips and not letting my knees travel on leg stuff. Since I’m not trying to load up weight, and I want to actually build some quads, I’m kind of starting over on a lot of these lifts (like squats) and focusing on tension in the quads and all that.
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