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I'm 5'7".
I like watching the little guys lifts, because that's where I would compete. There's still something unbelievable watching the bigger guys snatching 400+lbs and clean and jerk 500+ lbs.
This vid is worth watching: Zach Krych Injury & Comeback - YouTube
ok at one point these were good, at least one other person at a lighter bodyweight is on here with newer numbers and is top in the world for bench. 950squat 700bench 805deadlift at 275 weight class. I am now 245 and work a lot with little training.
My best bench was 505lb. I am 6'3". And at the time I was 280lb. I'm around 325lb now and would love to start crossfit but my wife is in college and money is tight!! Any home crossfit you guys suggest!! Sorry for the hijack!!
Best leg press was 880. I'm sure my knees will need a replacement one day!!
Best leg press was 880. I'm sure my knees will need a replacement one day!!
Westside from 01- till about 07 then Lexan, now doghouse and powershack , still working my way back.
I would love to have the chance to train at westside. I bet I have watched the video of there max effort squat session 25 times.
I don't do one rep max anymore , if i can't get it 3-4 reps i don't use the weight.
Currently offseason (from bodybuilding) and training heavy once a month i force myself to add weight to a 4 rep max , i did this on first week of June
Bench: 425 x 4
Squat: 545 x 3 (wasen't gonna push my luck)
Dead lift : 605 x 2 (coulden't lock out #3)
no bench shirt , no squat suit , i do use lifting straps , and a belt of course
Currently offseason (from bodybuilding) and training heavy once a month i force myself to add weight to a 4 rep max , i did this on first week of June
Bench: 425 x 4
Squat: 545 x 3 (wasen't gonna push my luck)
Dead lift : 605 x 2 (coulden't lock out #3)
no bench shirt , no squat suit , i do use lifting straps , and a belt of course
I'm a little guy... 5'5" @162lbs. All lifts are totally raw. No bench shirts, no belts or wraps of any kind.
PR:
Bench: 265
Deadlift: 390
Squat: 390
A work in progress..
PR:
Bench: 265
Deadlift: 390
Squat: 390
A work in progress..
People like to pick on bodybuilder's for being all show and no go, but every bodybuilder I've met or trained with that actually looked like they trained with weights was strong as shit and could walk into a local powerlifting meet and leave with a first place finish by a wide margin. Nice lifts.
I've been doing Crossfit for 9 months, deadlift has gone from 185 to 400 and bench from ~215 to 300. I'm 5'11", 225lb.
I'm about to back off of Crossfit a little, yesterday was day 1 of the Starting Strength progression.
I'm about to back off of Crossfit a little, yesterday was day 1 of the Starting Strength progression.
I did the Starting Strength program for awhile. Milk it for all its worth. Thinking of the last 5x5 workouts before I completely stalled out still make my butthole pucker. Hardest thing I've ever done in my life. It amount to pretty close to 5 sets of a 5 rep max.
Don't let this thread die. Keep posting PRs.
Starting Strength didn't last long- one week. I've been fighting some knee problems I developed from landing hard doing double unders of all things. I didn't want to, but decided to delay the progression until they clear up. They're feeling somewhat better after a month of doing nothing lower body, but I repeated my last SS workout last Friday as a test, and they let me know very clearly they weren't happy with it. Hopefully in another month or two.
This is part of the reason I have a strong distaste for crossfit. While there is nothing wrong with box jumps and double unders, in crossfit anything goes programming they tend to create injuries instead of enhancing performance.
A friendly suggestion I will make is to stop any and all crossfit WODs when doing the starting strength program. Keep any and all conditioning to light prowler pushes or sled dragging. You will not lose any aerobic performance and the lactic acid feel like you're going to puke type stuff only takes 4-8 weeks of training to return to peak form.
If you can hold off on doing anything crossfit, you will make significant strength gains that will translate into dramatic across the board increases in "fitness". The easiest way to ruin a good strength progression, especially in a novice to intermediate lifter, is doing too much conditioning/crossfit when the goal of the training cycle is only 1-5 rep max strength increases.
had a buddy in college who could bench 405 pretty easy, was only 5'5"... I was 6'1" pushing over 450, you get length involved and start cleaning, snatching and pressing, your much better off being stubby.
The biggest problem with Crossfit is the wide spectrum of instructor skill. I'm fortunate to have very good instructors who understand how to make workouts that aren't injury prone; we've had fewer injuries in the 7 months I've been here than my last gum had in a month. They're also constantly working on form as well. This one was all Jamie's fault, I knew I was landing hard on double unders and ignored it, figuring I would work on that later. I didn't feel the damage until it was to late. They've improved considerably- or had, until I stumbled backwards out of my diesel's bed today loading hay today. I got turned around and landed well, but I'm sure it didn't help matters.
Definitely. I'm looking forward to getting back to it, I prefer strength training over Crossfit any day, although I need Crossfit more.
Now back to the scheduled program...
I've tried close to everything: Rippetoe/5x5 Stuff, Smolov, Texas Method, Eric Cressey's programs, Josh Bryant's programs, block periodization, and now a westside/conjugate periodization.
Everything worked, but the hard part was controlling life/external stressors, getting enough sleep, and eating enough good calories/protein to get stronger but not/not much fatter. Periods where I was less stressed, more aggressive, and willing to put the extra effort into recovery/stretching/eating/sleeping, is where I made the most progress. Periods where I pushed through life stressors I ended up hurt and I'm coming out of a real dark period now and my lifts are finally moving into PR territory.
The Westside program I'm on now has enough variety to keep me entertained. I have a meet in November and expecting PRs so I may stick with it. I'll post the results of how it goes.
I'm there now. PR'd earlier this summer (B-365, S-455, D-500), never deloaded, tried to continue setting PR's, and things just seem to have come apart. I tried taking a couple weeks off, I've tried setting up a new program, I've tried changing things up, etc, nothing seems to help. Every time I step foot in the gym, I come away feeling like I've been hit by a truck. I wouldn't mind that if I was moving serious weight, but my strength seems to have vanished.
This is one things I like about the WS programming. If you stall out somewhere, you just make a variation in stance, grip width, foot width, box height, board height, bar or movement altogehter. If you get strong on one thing, switch to something you already suck at and haven't done for awhile, then move to something else after a couple weeks.
I think it keeps things interesting and removes the mental component of getting down on yourself if your lifts aren't improving at a generally over ambitious pace.
A lot of people over read the westside method imo, but it came easy for me, just train hard and focus on your weakness. Always rotate your max day lifts weekly, train new stuff, add intensity or duration and like he said always change your stance-grip etc. Speed squat day we once did 20 sets back to back with a safety squat bar just to mix it up, then did speed pulls, its about finding what works at the moment and keep your form perfect.
Oh and I trained ws, about 40 pounds heavier then and more beat up now lol. It still works for me, just life is in the way along with wanting more than sleep-food-training-beer- and women.
While deployed I was at:
B: 245
S: 305
D:355
I have been off for 4 months and good god does it ever suck. (Shoulder and knee injury).4 years ago prior to joining the military I was 6'0 130-135 lbs. college soccer player. I am now 175 with the same body fat as 4 years ago. Must be doing something right haha. Also for a skinny little guy, I figure those weights aren't tooo light. I just got back in the gym this week and I feel like both femurs are broken, chest is torn in half, abs- well i can't sit up in bed if that says anything, back hurts (in a good way) to bend over, upperback and shoulders are just plain sore as shit and arms well I haven't quite killed them yet...
It hurts so good to be back in the gym!
B: 245
S: 305
D:355
I have been off for 4 months and good god does it ever suck. (Shoulder and knee injury).4 years ago prior to joining the military I was 6'0 130-135 lbs. college soccer player. I am now 175 with the same body fat as 4 years ago. Must be doing something right haha. Also for a skinny little guy, I figure those weights aren't tooo light. I just got back in the gym this week and I feel like both femurs are broken, chest is torn in half, abs- well i can't sit up in bed if that says anything, back hurts (in a good way) to bend over, upperback and shoulders are just plain sore as shit and arms well I haven't quite killed them yet...
It hurts so good to be back in the gym!
yeah in my school (I'm in highschool) we have a kid who squat 550, a kid bench 285 (now he can do 330 apparently) and power clean like 250. I see the shorter kids lift more weight. I'm kinda young and need to stay healthy someway so I lift weights. not going to list my weights because you guys lift a lot more than I do (I'm new to lifting) so tips might be helpful. Should I start light then work up to get use to it? Should I be trying my hardest?
Time to get back to them.
I have a meet tomorrow. Worst time for it as I had a PhD candidacy exam and another exam this week. The past two weeks were on lock down preparing eating nothing but fast food. I haven't stretched or trained productively the past couple of weeks. I'll be happy with a 1300 total if I can make 181. I'm about 183 now and have eaten sparingly the past few days.
I don't even like powerlifting meets but do them anyway. It's a stepping out of your comfort zone type thing.
Best tips IMO lift smart, learn the basics , Max 1 Rep less your a power lifter don't mean shit. I speak from a lot of experience. I set the TN state record for 141-145 of 385 dead lift no wraps belt only, when I was 18. was all fun and games till I fractured my lumbar number 4 in two and went through 1.5 yrs of healing and gettin back to function. Still hadn't learned my lesson got into bodybuilding from 08-2011 did 6 shows placed top 3 in ever show and won my class 3 times and was national qualified.... Big whoop. train now with lots of body weight can climb up and down a rope no legs in a strict pike position with ease push ups and pull ups for days,still do lots of lunges and leg training and did the Tough Mudder couple wks back. Cant do any of those types things if your so big and strong you lose athletic function or get hurt. So only reason i say anything on here is because being injured suck a whole lot. should your train your hardest? of course always in everything you do BUT not if it compromises your health.
I'm working on buying my own bar and bumpers to get back at it. Can't wait until that day.
I lifted for about three years in my late twenties/early thirties. Put on about 25 lbs of muscle that I've since lost. I wasn't much on working legs, so if I wore shorts I looked like I was doing an impersonation of me riding a chicken. My boys are all in their early twenties and are getting into lifting and figured they'd challenge me benching. Me- early forties, 5'10" and 160 soaking wet. Warmed up with 135, did a few reps with 185, then proceeded to 225x1, 245x1, 255x2, then got 275x1. I was as surprised as they were. I had been doing some light lifting for about 3 months prior though. I had about 6 or 7 beers in me at the time too. That always helps. My career is quite physical so I stay in shape. Learned a long time ago that pound for pound, working muscle is a lot stronger than working out muscle. Especially when beer is involved.
I think he is looking for Power Lifters. Squat, Bench, Deadlift.
I am working on the 5/3/1 program. In fact I just started. Took me a year in cross fit to realize I was getting weaker. Not poo pooing Cross fit I lost 45 pounds in 6 mo. Hurt my back gained 65 of it back. I have some serious mobility issues to work through so my lifts are weak sauce.
Lift
S 375
D 305
B 255
The YMCA I work out only has a half ass squat rack and it's difficult to find a spotter I trust so the reps to failure are sometimes a little iffy.
That is Def BEAST MODE. I am not much for equipped lifts I prefer to lift Raw but I don't plan on power lifting as a sport I just to it to get strong as possible. After crossfit/P90X I think power lifting/strong is about as functional as you can get.
A big take away I got from Wendlers book was the best way to get strong was to not get hurt.
Thanks Droid. Ive taken ome time off of power lifting and playing with Strongman/woman. Having a lot of fun with atlas stones, logs and axles for now to help with conditioning with strength.
Strong man is a lot of fun and I think the best way to get strong enough is to have a power lifting back ground. I have a 300LB Tire in my back yard I flip for conditioning. Eventually I'll get the DIY atlas stone molds and make my own log and farmer carry handles. My in laws have a farm with a few old smallish tractors I can try pulling when I get my posterior chain sorted out.
EDIT: Just noticed your leg now your SN makes sense lol. Do you have issue with the artificial leg and lifting if you don't mind me asking?
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You live pretty close to Slater's: Slatershardware - Slater Atlas Stone Molds
If you get ahold of them, they may let you borrow a mold or introduce you to a group that trains strongman near you. They already have all the cool toys to play with.
Of everybody I've trained with all of whom have been good people, the guy's who train strongman were the nicest and most inviting. It's almost funny how the biggest and meanest looking guys, are usually the nicest.
I have noticed that as well. Strongman/crossfit have been by far the friendliest groups of people i have been around.
