[quote]Petedacook wrote:
I do not agree that training with people stronger than you will improve your progress. I think my progress is top notch and I train with my wife.
In the past, I have trained with bigger, stronger guys and my gains were no better then, than they are now training with my wife.
It is my intensity that makes the difference, not my partners intensity. I may have misunderstood the point you all were making, so please clarify if I am missing it.
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I highly doubt your training and progress is top notch training with your wife. Who spots you when you go balls out on heavy benches and squats?
I’m talking about gaining crazy strength. When you are lifting with people that lift a ton of weight, shit you once thought was impossible, you see not only is it possible but it is doable if you bust chops and put in the work.
If you train in the gear all the time, when do you get strong?
We usually save the gear for mini-maxes and meets. That’s what has worked best for the team of guys I lift with.[/quote]
If you train heavy (raw or equipped), you will get strong. If you do not use your gear regularily, I feel that you will probably not the get most out of it. Besides, I have more fun in gear. When you’ve chasing 700+ in gear, it’s hard to get fired up about 551 raw.
If you train in the gear all the time, when do you get strong?
We usually save the gear for mini-maxes and meets. That’s what has worked best for the team of guys I lift with.
If you train heavy (raw or equipped), you will get strong. If you do not use your gear regularily, I feel that you will probably not the get most out of it. Besides, I have more fun in gear. When you’ve chasing 700+ in gear, it’s hard to get fired up about 551 raw. [/quote]
I agree, but chasing 375 in a shirt, when your raw max is 345, is kind of depressing, especially compared to what other guys are getting out of their shirts.
