Can you pinch my awful fat folds?
#782
My DL has always been weak, but last weeks I've been doing heavy ab exercises along with front squats.
Yesterday I went to the gym feeling like **** after sleeping only 3 hours the night before. But as soon as I started lifting my energy came surging. I managed to take my max(308@165lbs) and rep it 2x thinking "how the **** am I doing this? I came in with no motivation".
Decided to see what I could get away with, got my belt and threw on another 22 lbs, and it flew up. Feels like my core is much tighter than before. Makes me excited for next DL day.
Yesterday I went to the gym feeling like **** after sleeping only 3 hours the night before. But as soon as I started lifting my energy came surging. I managed to take my max(308@165lbs) and rep it 2x thinking "how the **** am I doing this? I came in with no motivation".
Decided to see what I could get away with, got my belt and threw on another 22 lbs, and it flew up. Feels like my core is much tighter than before. Makes me excited for next DL day.
#784
Recent max test after another 12 week period
455 squat (legal depth)
560 deadlift (legal)
300 bench press (competition legal) Atanas still holding his head in shame.
Current bodyweight is 20lbs under my last meet. Will be competing in 220 class or possibly 198 class late this year.
Also started doing yoga for hip/ankle mobility. Mighty nice.
455 squat (legal depth)
560 deadlift (legal)
300 bench press (competition legal) Atanas still holding his head in shame.
Current bodyweight is 20lbs under my last meet. Will be competing in 220 class or possibly 198 class late this year.
Also started doing yoga for hip/ankle mobility. Mighty nice.
#785
Recent max test after another 12 week period
455 squat (legal depth)
560 deadlift (legal)
300 bench press (competition legal) Atanas still holding his head in shame.
Current bodyweight is 20lbs under my last meet. Will be competing in 220 class or possibly 198 class late this year.
Also started doing yoga for hip/ankle mobility. Mighty nice.
455 squat (legal depth)
560 deadlift (legal)
300 bench press (competition legal) Atanas still holding his head in shame.
Current bodyweight is 20lbs under my last meet. Will be competing in 220 class or possibly 198 class late this year.
Also started doing yoga for hip/ankle mobility. Mighty nice.
#790
Welcome back to reality.
6 weeks out from another USPA powerlifting meet. Openers are close to my last meet's 3rd attempts. Goals are 480-501 squat, anything over 300 on bench and a 580+ deadlift.
I'm also competing two weight classes lower than March; 275 to 220. I'm gonna see my abs again. Yay.
6 weeks out from another USPA powerlifting meet. Openers are close to my last meet's 3rd attempts. Goals are 480-501 squat, anything over 300 on bench and a 580+ deadlift.
I'm also competing two weight classes lower than March; 275 to 220. I'm gonna see my abs again. Yay.
#792
Keep form tight and learn your particular leverages. You'll be fine. It's very rare to have an injury from those two, but it certainly does happen way more frequently than benching and curling.
I was scared of them, as well. Especially from having a prior disc issue (bulging/compress discs, thinning nerve columns, degrading disc disease). Heavy training is probably whats keeping me from falling apart. But I do put the brakes on it when I need to.
Join the dark side, 3x88. Squatting/pulling will add so much mass to your overall composition. I make all skinny clients train squat/deads with high frequency for this reason.
I was scared of them, as well. Especially from having a prior disc issue (bulging/compress discs, thinning nerve columns, degrading disc disease). Heavy training is probably whats keeping me from falling apart. But I do put the brakes on it when I need to.
Join the dark side, 3x88. Squatting/pulling will add so much mass to your overall composition. I make all skinny clients train squat/deads with high frequency for this reason.
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I have seriously been considering buying it...
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#799
A friend of mine is a personal trainer and put me on one of his programs, I feel like I'm seeing noob gains aaaaall over again.
2 year difference between these pics. Link because underwear
https://i.imgur.com/yYTd1pu.jpg
Hell, I've even corrected my weird back and shoulder position during those 2 years.
2 year difference between these pics. Link because underwear
https://i.imgur.com/yYTd1pu.jpg
Hell, I've even corrected my weird back and shoulder position during those 2 years.