^hes not. he let me post and I have 70lbs (give or take a few) to cut
This is for skinny folk, fat bastards provide input only. 
I thought I’d share my low box squat vid from yesterday. I went up to 315 and took the mirror down (keeping my eyes up really helped). Thanks J. skip to 20 sec if you wish to not see all of the goons at my house. I asked for a spot and everybody came out.
I think I’m going to keep it and do heavy sets of singles (up to 90-95%) on tues. and lighter triples on thur. (whatever I can move with speed, I’m not good with percentages).
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
^hes not. he let me post and I have 70lbs (give or take a few) to cut[/quote]
Yah but you’re not really posting training updates either. You might give some thoughts/input but ideally I’d like this thread to remain for those under 200 and their training updates. That being said I don’t really care that much.
Also new PR tonight, had more in the tank. This was a second attempt at 455, first one I fell forward but nailed the form I thought on this attempt and felt I could of hit 475 with it or so even though it was a bit slow at no point did I feel I was going to fail.
Critiques?
Chaz - looked good. Personally I try to relax my glutes on box squats and add a pause so that way I focus on my hip drive coming off and muscle recruitment. I’ve found it definitely helps with the bar speed. Also turn the box catty corner with a corner between your legs than ya don’t ever have to worry about missing the box itself.
I’ll stay out of the thread then. On your squat it looks like you didn’t break parallel. It might just be the angle of the camera, though.
[quote]brickonwheels wrote:
I’ll stay out of the thread then. On your squat it looks like you didn’t break parallel. It might just be the angle of the camera, though.[/quote]
I was wondering if I was the only one who thought that. It’s really hard to tell through spotter though.
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
[quote]brickonwheels wrote:
I’ll stay out of the thread then. On your squat it looks like you didn’t break parallel. It might just be the angle of the camera, though.[/quote]
I was wondering if I was the only one who thought that. It’s really hard to tell through spotter though.[/quote]
Check the line in his shorts. It doesn’t come close to parallel.
And LM, I’m amazed you can handle that at your weight. How long have you been training and how tall are you if I may know.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
^hes not. he let me post and I have 70lbs (give or take a few) to cut[/quote]
Yah but you’re not really posting training updates either. You might give some thoughts/input but ideally I’d like this thread to remain for those under 200 and their training updates. That being said I don’t really care that much.
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haha fair enough brother.
Did a APF meet this past Oct. Bench only @181 lbs 50-54 age group. Benched 314.5 American record. There are alot of strong older lifters, just not alot of older lifters who have not gotten heavier.
I’ll have to get PMPM to check the depth on it, she’s a USAPL judge so she’d be able to tell. Could just be camera angle but I looking from straight on in the mirror (I know I know look up) it definitely appeared parallel. I went to the depth I go for box squats which is about 2 inches below parallel.
Oddly enough when I box squat and fully compress with weight on the bar even while box squatting it doesn’t always seem parallel in the video yet when I sit up fully without weight and just on the box it’s definitely visible. Thoughts?
I do video at about waist height so it’s looking down. Either way probably could always stand for more depth I suppose. I can definitely see where it may not be parallel. I’ll make sure I film from a lower height next time. For what it’s worth, spotter though I had the depth as well and he used to compete.
Fletch I’ve been training for powerlifting for about 6 months, been training overall for about 10 years, 6 or so correctly.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
I’ll have to get PMPM to check the depth on it, she’s a USAPL judge so she’d be able to tell. Could just be camera angle but I looking from straight on in the mirror (I know I know look up) it definitely appeared parallel. I went to the depth I go for box squats which is about 2 inches below parallel. Oddly enough when I box squat and fully compress with weight on the bar even while box squatting it doesn’t always seem parallel in the video yet when I sit up fully without weight and just on the box it’s definitely visible. Thoughts? I do video at about waist height so it’s looking down. Either way probably could always stand for more depth I suppose. I can definitely see where it may not be parallel. I’ll make sure I film from a lower height next time. For what it’s worth, spotter though I had the depth as well and he used to compete.
Fletch I’ve been training for powerlifting for about 6 months, been training overall for about 10 years, 6 or so correctly.[/quote]
Question
In your video I see you’re suing wrist wraps while squatting. I get pain in my wrists from pulling the bar down hard while I squat, do you use the wraps to alleviate pain you get in your wrists?
Sure do. I had reconstructive surgery on my right wrist in college and still have nagging pains.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
Sure do. I had reconstructive surgery on my right wrist in college and still have nagging pains. [/quote]
My wrists are fine and I still use wrist wraps at 365 and higher. Maybe 'cause they’re so skinny… but they do hurt if I don’t wrap em.
Today was dead day and while I don’t actually like deadlifting very much anymore, the second exercise is always fun (either SSB box squats or GMs). Tried GMs from the pins and I must say they were pretty awesome. Gonna keep hammering the back and someday I’ll squat big.
[quote]grettiron wrote:
Today was dead day and while I don’t actually like deadlifting very much anymore, the second exercise is always fun (either SSB box squats or GMs). Tried GMs from the pins and I must say they were pretty awesome. Gonna keep hammering the back and someday I’ll squat big.
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Awesome man. Have you felt or seen a difference in doing GM’s with pins compared to normal GM’s?
And I liked your partners pep talk lol.
If possible I’d lower the pins one hole if you can and get that increased ROM. I’ve found some pretty good success with them in terms of helping building stability on my heavier squats. It could just be the camera angle though. Either way looks good.
[quote]farmerson12 wrote:
[quote]grettiron wrote:
Today was dead day and while I don’t actually like deadlifting very much anymore, the second exercise is always fun (either SSB box squats or GMs). Tried GMs from the pins and I must say they were pretty awesome. Gonna keep hammering the back and someday I’ll squat big.
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Awesome man. Have you felt or seen a difference in doing GM’s with pins compared to normal GM’s?
And I liked your partners pep talk lol.[/quote]
Oh yeah, erectors where hit directly. Way more erector and less glute/hamstring than regular GMs I thought… but this was only the first time doing them. We’ll see what they feel like next time.
Those guys are great lol.
[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
If possible I’d lower the pins one hole if you can and get that increased ROM. I’ve found some pretty good success with them in terms of helping building stability on my heavier squats. It could just be the camera angle though. Either way looks good.[/quote]
On the contrary! I think you should try “raising the pins”! GMs are like insurance for the squat and direct assistance for the dead. If your back is parallel to the ground at any point in the squat, it’s already too late. I think doing heavy GMs could help save you if you drift forward in the squat. So with that train of thought, I’d rather push the GM weight, at that height, above my squat weights so I’m almost guaranteed not to fail by losing it forward in a squat.
IMO a deep 315 GM is like extra hamstring work for the sake of hamstring work. While certainly not a bad thing, I can get that work more safely with weighted back raises.
Whatever floats your boat of course. We don’t have GM competitions so you’re free to experiment.
I think on elitefts.com they recommend starting the bar at about the height of your belly button.