Outstanding pull on that 135lbs Commando… was that rep to your left side or right side? with your left hand closer or your right? I myself tend to be strongest on my right side but with the left hand closer, go figure… I also pull a good 40 lbs heavier on that side as well.
A little trick to add some weight is to tie two 2.5 plates to the bottoms or tops of your feet; then try two fives. I was always able to throw on another 10-20+lbs on the belt after doing this for one or two workouts. Don’t know why it works but it helped me go from 125 to 160 pretty quick… after that nothing worked except for time, patience, and lots of pull ups.
i misunderstood your post about commando pull-ups…i thought that they were simply neutral grip pull-ups. i do these just wider than shoulder width, so i guess i haven’t been doing commandos!
weight: 162
flat bench (competition pause and hold at lock out)
135x5
135x5
135x3
135x1
185x1
225x1
250x1 very easy
260x1 very easy
265x1
16kg KB snatches 5 sets of 30
felt relatively strong on bench today, or stronger than i have recently. i am in good shape for jan 30, assuming i can make weight.
They are definitely not pull-ups performed in the buff!
Here you go a nice pic.
weight: 163.4
speed DLs
225 pro short bands x 3 x 10
16kg KB snatches, 5 sets of 30
i’ll give those a shot next back workout.
weight: 162.0
squats
135x5x2
225x3x2
275x1x5
box squats (below parallel)
135x5x2
185x5
225x5
20kg KB snatches, 5 sets of 20 (MUCH harder than 16kg)
24kg KB swings, as long as i could go (about 1m30s)…i was totally gassed after that…