3 PRs in 5 days :D

[Buddy_Christ]

i know i posted my squat PR before, and i posted my Bench PR in C&C yesterday, but i'm going to repost those two and add a third

Previous max lifts in December - 200x3 (assisted slightly on last rep), 265x5 Squat. Wasn't deadlifting at the time.

all lifts raw with the exception of a BB pad for the squats.

This past Friday on Squats
95x15
135x12
165x10
205x8
235x5
255x3
275x1
295x1
305x1
315x1

Monday on Flat Bench
Bar x 15
95x10
135x6
160x3
185x1
205x1
225x1
235x3 with some assist on 3rd rep
235 x Failure (wanted to try again for a single)

Today on Deads (note - i started deadlifting in January at 105lbs)
95x12
135x10
165x8
205x5
235x3
255x3
275x3
295x3
305x1
305 x Failure

the first 305 went up good. the second time i started to feel my form slip slightly and my body said "dude, you're done" when i was halfway up.

5'6"
just over 170lbs (started dropping weight this past week, want to drop BF a little before i start bulking again)
been training since the beginning of September. i couldn't flat bench my bodyweight at the time, which was 161lbs. my squats started off at 165lbs back then.

Progress

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Feels good dont it!!!! nice work bro

 

[Scotsman]

Nicely done. Just to throw a thought in drop your first set of deads, pulling over 300 you don't need to start at 95. Looking great though keep up the good work.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[d3track]

friggin awsome man


*and i wont give ya hell about the bb pad today*
lol

keep it up

 

[Smurfy]

i know i posted my squat PR before, and i posted my Bench PR in C&C yesterday, but i'm going to repost those two and add a third

Previous max lifts in December - 200x3 (assisted slightly on last rep), 265x5 Squat. Wasn't deadlifting at the time.

all lifts raw with the exception of a BB pad for the squats.

This past Friday on Squats
95x15
135x12
165x10
205x8
235x5
255x3
275x1
295x1
305x1
315x1

Monday on Flat Bench
Bar x 15
95x10
135x6
160x3
185x1
205x1
225x1
235x3 with some assist on 3rd rep
235 x Failure (wanted to try again for a single)

Today on Deads (note - i started deadlifting in January at 105lbs)
95x12
135x10
165x8
205x5
235x3
255x3
275x3
295x3
305x1
305 x Failure

the first 305 went up good. the second time i started to feel my form slip slightly and my body said "dude, you're done" when i was halfway up.

5'6"
just over 170lbs (started dropping weight this past week, want to drop BF a little before i start bulking again)
been training since the beginning of September. i couldn't flat bench my bodyweight at the time, which was 161lbs. my squats started off at 165lbs back then.

Progress

Rock on!!! I told you you needed to go with a HEAVY single in deads! And look you got 305!!

 

[UA_Iron]

very nice, its always inspirational to hear of other peoples PR's

 

[string_bean00]

Great job man.



Especially for working with 105 in January.

 

[JKurz1]

 

[theoak01]

damn good work bro

 

[Buddy_Christ]

thanks everyone.

jkurz - why the double middle finger?

scotsman - i started at 95 for warmup, but probably more mental warmup than physical. that whole string of lifts took me about 45 minutes to do. i really took my time between sets and keeping myself mentally pumped up.

Smurfy - after the 295x3, i felt like i had a decent PR and was going to stop there. i went through a mental arguement with myself for 5 minutes about going heavier. i almost went and asked around if anyone would slap some sense into me. the only word running through my mind was "injury"...over and over again. so it turned into a big mental battle with myself over breaking 300 or just saying "enough is enough, pack it up and go home, good job."

obviously, i somehow managed to talk myself into attempting 305, and i am glad i did. i've never hit failure on a deadlift before, so i had no idea what to expect. i think that was my biggest fear....what happens when you hit failure on a deadlift? does deadlift failure involve an injury? am i going to regret this?

no more PRs for a while. good way to end the semester though.

 

[Scotsman]

I just think you may be doing a little too much of a pyramid.

To answer your question when you hit failure on deads you can't pick up the weight. Or you maybe able to get it off the ground but then can't move it much more.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Becoming]

nice job bro...

 

[WalkingBeast]

Awesome shit brother!! Thats what I like to see!! Keep it up brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Buddy_Christ]

scotsman - yeah, i did find failure today the second time i tried 305. wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it would be. squat failure (which i hit almost 2 weeks ago when i first tried 315) is a bit riskier, IMO. at least i was set up in the power rack for squat failure.

pyramiding it - i could've probably started off at 135 and went up from there. i wanted the lengthy warmup. might've been a bit of overkill for deads though, so i'll keep that in mind in 4 or 5 months when i try for PRs again.

Beast - vids sometime this summer, definetly (in response to what you posted on another thread). it'll be easier to do over the summer. i'm taking 2 classes, so i'll have access to the gym the 4 days/week i'm going to be on campus. i expect the place to be completely empty too, which means i can just grab a box or a bench, sit my digital camera down on it, and start taping. i need a good critique of my deadlifting form anyway for the subtle things i'm probably not noticing that i'm doing wrong.

thanks again to everyone.

considering my length of time training and my overall body size, i don't think i'm doing too bad strength wise. going to take some measurements in the next few days, as i havn't taken "official" measurements in months.

 

[lavi]

Congrats on the PR's! look great in your avatar


So heavy singles on deads aren't really dangerous? I've never maxed out on them for fear of injury too...


btw I think your username is very appropriate considering your avatar

 

[Buddy_Christ]

thanks.

can someone answer lavi on heavy deadlift singles? i'm a "newbie" deadlifter. the rest of you know quite a bit more about this than i do.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

i am soooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. my back muscles have been sore from deads or stiff leg deads before, but this is all up in my traps.

ok, i'm done whining like a pansy now

 

[bran987]

i am soooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. my back muscles have been sore from deads or stiff leg deads before, but this is all up in my traps.

ok, i'm done whining like a pansy now

hey I had no idea you were a short guy! cool great job

 

[Lord_Suston]

Good job, but please change the avatar... Thanks

Progress is a great motivator

 

[Buddy_Christ]

bran - yeah, i'm a short guy. it sucks most of the time. i think us short guys, however, have a bit of an advantage. if you look at me at 170lbs and look at someone 6' at the same weight, i've got some muscle on me while the 6' tall guy is a bean pole. but other than that, it really sucks when i need to get something off the top of the cabinets that's been pushed back and i have to get a chair.

Lord_Suston - thanks. progress is great to see. what blows my mind is guys that i saw last semester in the gym are only lifting slightly more now or exactly the same weights. when i see that, i realize why i've put so much into all of this....eating right (most of the time) and making sure my routine is solid. i've talked to other guys in the gym about proper diet, rest, and having a solid routine before. i get looked at like "if you know so much, why are you so small?" because a lot of them are bigger and stronger than i am. but i'm making progress, a lot of them are not. i never sit there and say "you're doing this wrong or that wrong" or try to criticize them, it's always friendly conversation. i've found very few people in my gym that actually put effort into their diet and understand that it will be a key factor in their growth (or lack thereof).

and the avatar....it'll get changed eventually

 

[Lord_Suston]

i've talked to other guys in the gym about proper diet, rest, and having a solid routine before. i get looked at like "if you know so much, why are you so small?" because a lot of them are bigger and stronger than i am. but i'm making progress, a lot of them are not. i never sit there and say "you're doing this wrong or that wrong" or try to criticize them, it's always friendly conversation. i've found very few people in my gym that actually put effort into their diet and understand that it will be a key factor in their growth (or lack thereof).

and the avatar....it'll get changed eventually

Best way to lokk at it is find the people who are progressing and analyze what they do and why does it work. This basically weeds out the training flaws and diet problems without you ever having to experiment and waste time, and again good job

P.S. at 5'7" I can gain strength and size easily at first but in the long run it gets real hard