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Strength training 101- find out what your 1 reps max is. Bench once a week. Do 3-4 sets working between 80%-95% of your 1rm. Reps between 1-5. Cycle your intensity. sample cycle- week 1- 80%- 4 sets 5 week 2 - 85% -4 sets 3 week 4- 90% - 4 sets 2 week 5- 95%- 5 sets of 1 week 6- unload-...

If you have 2 partners, they can help with the decent. Other then that, find a gym w/ bumpers..Or buy your own and bring them in. Thats what we do. After you hit a big clean or snatch, part of the satisfaction is dropping the weight!

Hey bro, your training regiment and numbers are pretty close to mine. Have you ever thought of competing in strongman? You would probaly make a pretty good 231 lbr. Your olympic backround will def have a positive carryover to alot of the events.

In the gym our lifts revolve around the deadlift, over head jerk, clean, squat, and good morning. We also may mix in some farmers, yoke, and stones after the gym workout. Sundays are event day and obviously we train the events that are in our next competiton.

cool man. I did some reverse band deads today. have you tried those? they help overcome your sticking point if its not the floor.

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I hit a PR of 370 last week. Clean grip. Goal is 4 plates. 6'0 230.

thats alot of weight w/ a hook grip. you obviously have high pain tolerance. you should check out brad gillinghams training video. he uses a hook grip also. http://www.jackalsgym.com/ my current max is 650 and not making progress due to injuries :mad: . im 6'00, 230lbs.

You should always use the mini's when doing upperbody. Using heavier bands is a recipe for shoulder/ rotator cuff disaster.

Brad Gillingham also uses a hook grip. One of the only world class deadlifters that does not use a mixed grip. Anyways, if the OP is complaining about his hands hurting using a regular grip, there is noo way he has the cajones/ pain tolerance to use a hook grip.

using reverse bands can also help you overload and rip through your sticking point.

As other have said, you should have an arch on your bench press. Your butt obviously needs to be stay on the bench. Bench technique is very important to optimize your lift. It is seldom discussed. You should drive your feet into the ground and you should be using your legs to drive yourslf...

So, you want the most carryover to your dead? Do you wear shoes w/ a heel when you DL? I hope not. I DL barefoot. If you want to vary something in your GM, vary your depth. Do em in a powerack. Work different depths from week to week w/ the pins. Dont be afraid to rest that bar and...

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