Cheesecake and Puttinbuttin's visit

[bigguns15]

They came to visit and train this weekend. We had such a great time! They did their maxes yesterday and got some new PRs I'll let them post up their actual numbers. Pwr_machine and I thought they did awesome! Cheesecake even survived some of the tightest knee wraps known to man.

We worked out, we swained, we laughed, and we had an all around great time with them!

Thanks Cheesecake and Puttinbuttin for coming down. It was a pleasure having you guys

 

[Liftbig]

we swained,

i think we need to push for the word "swain" and its definition, as we know it, to be added to the dictionary. someone call webster.

 

[cheesecake]

Oh man did we have a good time. Words cannot express how wonderful pwr_machine and bigguns are.

I'm working on editing some videos from this weekend now.

I'll give a full report, including videos, when I finish.

Thanks so much you guys. We really can't thank you enough for all that you did for us.
...chad...

 

[DrBones]

I want to hear NUMBERS!

 

[cheesecake]

My weekend (long)

I want to hear NUMBERS!

I hear you.

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I wanted to get 250 squat, 200 bench, and 315 deadlift.

Squat:
bigguns wrapped my knees lightly and I blew 250 out of the water. She wrapped them a little tighter and I got 265 easily. Then pwr_machine wrapped my knees extremely tight and I got 280, though I didn't quite go deep enough. Finally, pwr_machine put me through the worst pain of my life with his last knee wrap, and I squatted 290.
Worst pain of my life

My game face before the 290:

265x1, 280x1, 290x1 So, I ended up with 40lb more than my goal.

Here's what the back of my knees looked like after I took the wraps off:

Bench:
After warming up, I attempted 205 and missed. Then, I dropped the weight to 200 and got it. Finally, I attempted the 205 again, and again I missed.
200x1 So, I reached my goal.

Deadlift:
315 went up fairly easily. So, I moved up to 345, which I got. Next I moved up to 365 and couldn't move it off the floor. I attempted it a second time and couldn't lock it out.

315x1, 345x1 So, I ended up with 30 over my goal. I should have gotten that 365.

puttinbuttin asked me how I felt about my lifts afterwards. I told her that I wasn't satisfied. The thing is, I doubt I ever will be.

I wanted more on the squat, I wanted 205 on the bench so bad I could taste it, and I wanted 365 deadlift so bad it hurt.

If it weren't for the support of puttinbuttin, pwr_machine, and bigguns, I'm not sure I would have done that well. And without all of the help and tips from pwr_machine and bigguns, I know I wouldn't have done that well, especially on squat.

Now, for the rest of the weekend. I really had an amazing time. bigguns and pwr_machine are absolutely wonderful people. They made us feel at home, they cooked us some serious food, they made us laugh, they yelled for us and encouraged and helped us in the gym.

I can't wait to get to hang out and lift with them again. They both can put away some food and they both push around a whole lot of weight in the gym. I watched bigguns do a set of six squats with 5lb less than my max, and I watched pwr_machine do a set of twenty bench with 50lb more than my max. Watching them lift was truly inspirational.

I really can't say enough about you guys. You're just great people.
...chad...

 

[Exodus]

good work bud........... you know im proud of you.

are we related to Jean-Claude Van Damn????

X

 

[Zander1983]

Congratulations on the PRs. Sounds like a fun weekend.

 

[Ripe1]

Re: My weekend (long)

puttinbuttin asked me how I felt about my lifts afterwards. I told her that I wasn't satisfied. The thing is, I doubt I ever will be.

Satisfaction kills all the progress. Remember that

 

[cheesecake]

are we related to Jean-Claude Van Damn????

LOL.

You like my yelling, huh?

I knew I was bad, but I sure make some funny noises when the weight gets heavy. I especially like the bench video. I sound like a cross between Pee Wee and Jean Claude.
...chad...

 

[bigguns15]

I am so proud of both you guys! You work hard, and I can see that in your lifts. You have a lot of heart and dedication and potential. I'm just glad I was able to watch you surpass your expectations this time There will be much more to come!