/plg/ - powerlifting general

>>40640627
Got a hernia (upper abs). Doc said no deads or squats until surgery. Surgery wait list is ~2 years because Canada.

What do I do with my life now :(

>>40640655
push it back it and squat

Double overhand deads again today lads
Pretty decent session, worked up to a single of 180kg+30kg of chains, 200kg (no chains), and then 190kg x5

>>40640655
Tfw I have an umbilical hernia. Just got it too. Fucking smolov jr squats.

>>40640627
Trappy come back and save plg

>>40640720
why did she leave?

>>40640655
go pay for some private practice to do it

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>>40640809

>>40640754
>she
A delusional Huecunt is not a she

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Wolf just pressed 275
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiw1q7TNBSI&t=0s

Any #momentum builders want to post the programming that's been given so far? Looks like you're just blasting out a ton of reps which I'm kind of in the mood for right meow. I did last year's PM and got hurt but this one looks significantly less injurious.

>>40640905
So? Chase can probably do that for 5 now
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGK0SqFkP2/

I ran sheiko and made no gains, did I run it wrong or something.

I did different phases of it then tested my ones and nothing went up.

>>40640974
nah, shit genetics probably

>>40640754
>he doesnt know
>>40640720
>inb4 sean with tra.. errr... rafaello trip responds

>>40640985
Im running an american style periodization routine and making significant gains though.

Bench is up 10kg
DL + squat up 15kg
8 week period

>>40640655
Move to a first world country and get it done within a week. I love America

>>40641062
Probably weren't ready for it or ran it wrong

Frog did shekio and is up 22.7 kg on squat 15.9 kg on deads and 11.4 kg on bench in a 13 week period

>>40641210
Frog is on anabolic steroids and has e-statted in the past.

What do you folks think about Izzy's programs? I'm thinking of switching from % to RPE. What're the pros and cons?

>>40640972
Do you want the rep testing and max testing weeks as well or just the actually experimental training weeks

>>40641222
Proof of either of these things?
Inb4 the pic blushoes made for the roiding part

>>40641225
If you're a beginner training completly off RPE isn't a good idea. Id say to continue with your programming and actually rate all your sets rpe to learn how to use rpe correctly

>>40641210
I think i may have ran it wrong, i was told to do three months and then test maxes to increase the weight.

By the third week it felt really easy and could probably have upped the weight but according to random anon i was meant to do that in the testing phase.

>>40641248
In discord he has admitted to lying about his numbers
As well as he showed trappy that his 130kg bench was photo manipulated

He has broken every subjr world record and he doesn't even compete
So natural

>>40641222
Considering he said cutting was too much is a 100% doubt of roids if he was roiding Hed easily cut down to 74 and barely lose strength or burn out

>>40641269
Im in the disc and he memed about the bench with a pic then showed it was fake thats not estating lmao hes never done that

>>40641269
He has not lol hes no where close to the dl or bench?

>>40641266
Yea frog incensed when it felt easy and it worked well people just tend to think to Ridgidly

>>40641238
Sure, whatever ya got. Thanks.

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>>40640973
That form

>>40641296
increased* reee

>>40641298
I'll post a few screens hots from my emails in a few minutes

>>40641336
Word, I'm just cleaning and beating my dick, take your time

>>40641296
FUNNY HOW EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAYS FROG IS ROIDING AN ANONYMOUS POSTER WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT FROG SHOWS US AND ARGUES IT

>>40641257
I would say I'm more intermediate. My maxes are 275 on Bench
395 on squat with wraps, 365 Raw
And I almost hit 500 on DL but my max is 475

>>40641370
Im frogs friend ? And i like to watch his youtube lmao
And he literally posts what i said in here on plg not a surprise i know this

>>40641398
Okay Kermit

>>40640905
>that slight dip in the start of the movement

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>>40641409
Tfw iwnb kermit

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>>40641343
I'm lazy so I'll just post the training weeks no testing.
Week 1

>>40641438
>image.jpg
Okay Kermit

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>>40641451
Week 2

>>40641451
Cheers, I know my 1RMs and 10ish RMs anyway

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>>40641460
>no one but kermit posts on his phone
Ok sean

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>>40641463
Week 3
This is the week we are on now and it's a repeat of week 1. I'm assuming next week will repeat week 2.

>>40641470
If you're not Kermit then prove it and post a picture of yourself or we will all know its you Kermit you roiding fuck

>>40641473
Does he have you doing the one abs/rows/conditioning day as well?

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>mfw gym was full of teens, women and minorities today

>>40641507
You can if you want but it's not in the program

>>40641540
I'll probably give it a shot in another week or two, in a sort of bullshit bodybuilding block right now, thanks man

>>40641558
Np

>>40641498
Implying I haven't posted my face already

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>WHAT ARE WE TRAINING

>>40641438
>danger
>paul's room

Who /deadsandfronts/ today?

subscribe to my Youtube pls! :3c

youtube.com/sallet for epic videos!

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>>40641558
Just realized I forgot the actual first week. This goes first then the other 3

>>40640905
>>40640973
sick

>>40641681
shouldnt front squat for too many reps per set, something to do with upper back tiring holding the front rack which will cause the rest of the chain to fold

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>>40640720

>>40641708
Totally agree, it was absolute hell but he asked for Project Momentum and that's what's on PM

>>40641681
>athletes in the USAPL are nat-

>>40641642
Its Thursday.

>>40641681
ahhh got ya

>>40641748
its train 4 times in 8 days, the days dont always match up, i have a life as well

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>>40641631
>being friends with kermit

why are powerlifters always ugly

>>40641773
Except they're not

Take a look at Isley

How often do you guys switch up your routine?

Just when bored or when you stall.

>>40641828
every 3 weeks the lifts change in mine, reps and sets stay the same

>>40641844
Join the discord

>every general on 4chan is going to shit
why? /mu/'s /metal/ is full of elitist neckbeards, /pol/'s general are full of redditors, and here we have very little lift posting and tons of drama about misgendering a transexual. wew

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Stop doing more than 3 reps

>>40641859
Except we don't...? This general is good now Rafael killed himself

>>40641844
By lifts you mean you swap out stuff like conventional deadlift for pause deadlifts, but the format stays the same?

>>40641894
there is a main lift and a secondary lift, both are variations of the competition lift, both of them and all the assistance changes every 3 weeks, and will be focused on where im weak in the lift

eg for my weakness out the hole im currently doing box squats with a safety bar on max effort days, next cycle will be anderson squats then ill probably change to a deadlift as my main focus to get some heavy work in, probably rack pulls to work on grip

>>40640686

I don't understand why you're deadlifting with chains. Srs question what's the reason?

>>40641929
>>40641929
Join the discord

>>40641878
Join the discord

>>40641430


Yea it's not a huge dip but I would say that lift doesn't count.

>>40641949
i dont know what that is, no

>>40641935
chains overload the top portion of the lift, a good way to get volume with a full rom but work grip and upper back, doing rack pulls or block pulls are good but straight weight isnt always the answer

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>>40641987
Its why plg is dead

Norse fat is in it

>>40641820
Huh?

>>40642005
i dont do group chats

i do lifting

done 10x2 box squats
now doing 6-10 sets of doubles with concentric only good mornings

>>40642030
Everyone is in it
Every trip except u and bench bro

>>40642030
We do talk about lifting

>>40642030
don't join it

we use it to call you stupid >:^}

>>40642030
Do you do the box squats Westside style aka sitting really far back no real knee travel? Or do you do them like a pause squat and just use the box to pause

>>40642070
call me what you like

I'm 40kg stronger in the low bar squat than high bar (170kg vs 210) but low bar always fucks my back. Not like a tweak either, like I'll try to train low bar one day with light weights and wake up the next day feeling like my hips are out of place. Not sure what to do ;-;

>>40642087
>not getting the joke

>>40642086
i do a box squat

the 'westside style' you refer to is lifters mimicking their free squat, they sit back because thats what they do in the suit, you should be able to remove the box and it not look any different

a proper low bar squat fully utilising the posterior chain has minimal knee travel with or without gear, with or without a box, not everyone has the mobility or leverages for it though

>>40642087
fake natty

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rbSmhW7Z17g

For all my niggas hurtin

https://youtu.be/d0BNwyrEDiA

it gets better

>>40642132
>proper low bar squat properly utilizes the posterior chain and has minimal knee travel
Not sure if I agree there. High bar or low bar is going to be a quad dominant movement. I think low bar will use more low back but idk if it changes much. The best raw squatters tend to allow more knee travel and squat more upright.
http://www.strongerbyscience.com/hamstrings-the-most-overrated-muscle-for-squat-2-0/

>>40642264
i didnt mention hamstrings

and you cant say "the best raw squatters do x"

ive seen so many big squats and technique varies wildly, dont make blanket statements, i used to do that and quite rightly got ridiculed for it

>>40642311
nuckols literally just shared this how funny

http://www.strongerbyscience.com/sitting-back-squat-much-ado-little/

his point is it doesnt matter, (and high bar showed more lumbar torque) but powerlifters are probably better off sitting back as it will allow them to restrict depth easier

>>40642311
Shit sorry that was the wrong article.
http://www.strongerbyscience.com/sitting-back-squat-much-ado-little/
Meant to show that there's no big difference between sitting back aka how you describe low bar and sitting down. I'll agree I shouldn't have said the best raw squatters but I stand by that most tend to have a more vertical squat

>>40642340
Kek didn't see you linked that as well

>>40642047
I'm not either.
Went in there for about ten minutes once or twice. All I saw was people unironically lusting for cock.

>>40642030
>i dont do group chats
>i do lifting
Confirmed literally the best trip in here.

>>40642030
autism

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Boris:
>"You can't just follow the templates as gospel"

Me:
"Heh, that's where you're wrong sheiko. Every rep feels like bone on bone"

>someone doesnt want to join your circle jerk
>he must be one of them there autisms

>>40642687
>muh iron lyef
>I don't do groupchats I only do lifting >:^)

>>40642715
>muh i just want to show you my dick, join the fucking group

>>40642759
>not wanting to see my dick
????

>>40642798
Oh man the cringe

>>40642812
I thought I established that I don't want you responding to me

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It's easy to get on a highhorse and pretend you were just playing the cool now.

Doesn't take a detective to go back in the archive and see you are a major part of why the drama is where it's at right now.
I mean, did you even re-read the things you've posted in the last few days?

>>40642798
Pure autism. Typical fat Americans

>>40642437
Block everyone you don't like and its actually pretty good

What's the discord link :-)

>>40642894
>muh safe space
just stay out

>>40642894
Prob hank but he's literally gay

>>40642907
https://discord.gg/N8H6v

>>40642912
What's your name on discord so I can black you

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>>40642659
same

>>40642974
im not on discord so dont have to create my own little safe space

>>40643001
I'm glad

Summer is literally infinitely better than winter

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Pulled 180 kg conv dl for 3x5 and 1x4.999 (couldn't finish that last rep due horrible pump all over posterior chain). Feels good man. :)

On the bad side my front squat started going down (from 110x5 kg to 110x2 kg done before dls today) due barely doing it for the last 3 weeks.

>>40643054
feel safer?

>>40643061
>4.9
Cat back puller detected

>>40643058
I used to hate summer, but now cold weather makes my back and hips hurt :^(

>>40643082
Actually I had horrible glute pump due all that volume, my training partner said that back was flat the whole time, didn't even had hip shooting on any rep which I tend to do when fatigued.

>>40643130
Also are snatch stiff dls worth it? Started doing them light today after main work sets to get technique dialed in.

>>40643150
Prrreetty high mobility demand tbqh. Tough to crank out reps without losing your positioning.

Do you guys use a belt when front squatting?

>>40643233
No

How to kill yourself

>>40643244
Sorry only responses from knowledgeable lifters please.

>>40643438
Ask Rafaello

Can front squatting fuck your fingers up? My fingers are feeling quite rekt

>>40643511
Kekkkkk
how's your new job isley

>>40643494
Done about 7 months of oly lifting mostly doing front squat as my main squat movement during that time

I (want) to (die)

>>40643545
7 months isn't very long.

I (me) (myself) want (wish) (request) to Die (perish) (decease)

>>40643233
Yes.

>>40643655
I
>>40643643
Wish
>>40643630
To
>>40643615
Be
>>40643545
Fucking
>>40643529
Deceased

>>40643233
I belt up for all lower body movements
1. I don't believe beltless work is actually going to help belted work. Beltless work makes you better at beltless work.
2. I've got pretty gnarly scoliosis and not belting up for heavy sets scurs me

>>40643666
Here your you now go away

>>40643680
(((absorbs you)))

You fool I only grow strong

>>40643680
>>40643671
>>40643666
>>40643655
>>40643630
>>40643545
>>40643529
>>40643517
>>40643511
>>40643494
>>40643438
>>40643244
>>40643233
>>40643172
I want to (die)

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>>40642798

>doesn't give a fuck about other people
>tells people they don't give a fuck about other people

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>>40643666

Checked.

>>40643545
hey frog how did you fix your knee cancer?

>>40643716
He made a deal with the devil and traded his parents for eternal healing and extraordinary gains.

>>40643745
Top kekkkkk

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>>40643745
Holy kek.
Here's your you

>>40640655
>socialized medicine
Lmao

In the middle of 28 FREE MEMES and I need to POOP

>>40643788
Then Poop

>>40643529
It's really good senpai. Pays really well. Offers challenge. Great opportunity to get better and get tons of experience. The one hour commute isn't so comfy tho

Fuck constant tension or "soft touch n go" deadlifts. I keep injuring the same spot in my right lower back every single time, while more 'traditional' deadlifts (concentric only) have never injured me.

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>>40643841
Found a decent PL club to train at?

>>40643841
Good lad keep it up

>>40643880
Just

>>40643853
Then so that. I drop most of my deadlifts halfway down until I get close to comp

>>40643716
Just rehab exercises lunges was my fav and fish oil helped

>>40643745
Would be more funny if the knee cancer happened before they died

Popping zits is so damn satisfying

Why is it that whenever I have to take a couple weeks off (had the flu) I come back to the gym and have to drop like 60lbs on my squat and deadlift and like 45lbs on my bench for my working sets; and even then I get so ridiculously sore for like a week?

Why is this guy that does half of his bench sessions with bands wondering about his sticking point being right on the chest?

I don't get it.

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guys i have a hemorrhoid
what do

>>40644038
>take a couple weeks off
>(had the flu)

Hmm gee I wonder

>>40643885
Where are you living/lifting now??

>>40644378
His dad's basement to both questions

>>40643841
Excellent [spoiler]reading[/spoiler] time.

>>40644432
Got some deadlift videos for you in around an hour lad

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>watching star wars in the hatchet order with amber for our 2 year anniversary

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>>40644734
>hatchet order

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U mirin?

>>40644378
With muh dad and lifting at Ouplc

>>40644734
What?

How long should it take to get from 120kg to 140kg bench?


I have switched up to C6W from 5/3/1 and my bench has gone from 110 to 120kg in 2 cycles, i dont feel like it is slowing down any time soon and each week the weights feel lighter and lighter.

Not had progress like this before in a long time, and feel like i could hit 140kg by the end of the year best thing is i am not even bulking and making great progress compared to 5/3/1.

>>40644734
>2 years already
Damn, time flies by.
Treat her well and expect the same lad.

>>40644799
Machete order

>>40644816
What is that?

>>40644805
Nobody knows lad, just keep going, try hard and I am sure you will bench 3 pl8 in no time

>>40644805
Depends on your bodyweight and genetic potential
Probably a year or two for most people

>>40644734
Congrats

>>40640809
this. if you make good enough money the time is invaluable.

>>40644291
>get the flu
>don't train for 2 weeks
>have to spend months getting back to previous level

Why even bother

>>40644900
Learn to make calorie/protein dense shakes when you're sick so you don't lose bodyweight

>>40644912
Well that's the funny thing of it all, I lost maybe a pound altogether

None of this makes any sense

>>40644918
Oh that's just dead end syndrome don't worry about it
Take frog for example he would actually gain strength from being sick due to his talent chad syndrome

Not having a gf anymore isn't so bad after all - no more clinging to messing app all day, no skipped sessions and generally just a little more focus on self.

It's okay desu.

>>40644834
>>40644838

Thanks, hoping i hit this shit by Christmas tired of my poverty bench.

>>40644937
Gf are gains goblins, you are not missing much anon.

Switching from Traditional to Sumo as recommended by Boris.

I asked him a question already but would love your feedback.

At what % can I go at for sumo without fucking my shit up?

should I only do 70%?

I tried to fuck around with it and desu 85% flew up like a 14 year old erection on porn hub

>>40645140
Pick a weight where you can do the described sets and reps and not fuck up your form. If 85% is so easy it sounds like you can use a higher weight than 70%.

>>40645173
sounds simple enough. as long as form is not compromised.
I only worry because I had a glute tear years ago and boy oh boy is that area sore after sumos

>>40640974
thats very odd. Maybe retest later or do a last ditch effort and do AMRAPS @ 90% to see if you can artificially inflate them

Is PH3 a meme? Stuff like blood flow restriction calf raises seems a bit excessive.

>>40644038
If I dropped that in that time span I'd kill myself.

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>>40644734

>>40645313
Look at the way he grabs her, this man is anything but beta.

>>40645325
right under the tit
what a lad

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The Afghanis were ate my powerlifting gym today again
OUR POLITICIANS PROMISED THAT THEY WOULD GET DEPORTED REEEEEEE

>>40645346
He really is, note how he's also the only trip that didn't cater to Rafaello

Have to set a 10rm squat today lads. What weight should I go for? 75%?

>>40645370
>only trip that didn't cater to Rafaello
ehh not really desu

>>40645371
more like 90% otherwise you are a pussy

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>>40644471
>an hour

>>40645280
One of the talentchad anons made sick gains on it but it looks hard as fuck and more in a dangerous way than a productive way.

>>40645289
Considering it tbf

>>40645313
Joe is dating frog now?

>>40644734
>2 years
Shirt off tonight? ;^)
Congratulations Joe.
>>40644830
4-5-2-3-6.

>>40645403
Thought you went to sleep lad - gimme 10 min

>>40644937
>skipping sessions for any reason ever besides injury, illness, or absolutely unforseen life events
wtf

>>40645519
Staying up all night probably, tutor meeting tomorrow at 10 and I have a metric tonne to get done. Conceptual framework, method of data collection, I don't even know.

>>40645444
Yeah, the intensity/frequency is a bit spoopy.

>>40645549
post cool pics of countryside

>>40645549
Holy hell, what happened that you have such a big load of work to get through?

Here's the video, managed to get another 5kg increase in for my weekly 3x2 maxing. And i think knee locking is a lot earlier now than before:
https://youtu.be/JszveYLLpsI

>>40644734
which order is that? the one where you intersperse the originals and the prequels?

>>40645513
kek so you just ignore phantom menace because of the boi binks?

Is there any point in adding new exercises when cutting?
Since I'm likely not gonna gain muscle, something like bulgarian split squats for balance/movement gains could be something?

>>40643529
>>40643880

Shoo shoo little hobbitman

I'm doing canditos 6 wk, squats and deads are on the same day and whichever I do second suffers from fatigue. Is it okay to switch up the days? Like switch bench and deads?

>roommate consistently abuses his cat by physically throwing it or throwing objects at it at night
>tell me to clean out my yogurt cups before throwing them out and to clean the inside of the trashcan (?) what
>will not wash the kitchen or bathroom, and after I do so will mention I missed a spot
>when I moved in, the previous tenant had made a hole in the carpet in my room, so I had them all sign a contract saying Im not responsible on top of taking a picture of myself in front of it with the day's newspaper
>learn that the other tenant had done the same thing and had them sign the same contract
>trying to help them understand that it is their responsibility but I will still split the bill with them
>met with nothing but aggression and theyre entire argument is "because it is your room, you have to pay for it"
>they cant make eye contact with me or stop mumbling
>they say Im aggressive when Im calm and collected (I think its just because I am literally twice their size as a powerlifter)

I should have realized "blizzard employee" is a red flag

>>40645779
https://youtu.be/ANdwdgCwIgI

>>40645779
>tell me to clean out my yogurt cups before throwing them out and to clean the inside of the trashcan (?) what
The rest of them sound autistic but dairy products really stinks. If you throw a yoghurt package in the thrash it'll smell like shit after a few days.

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>>40645624
This one?
>>40645643
Well, the writing and research is like crawling in the dark looking for something that's running away. Poor work habits don't help either.
Knee/hip timing looks better, but I think you can be a little more aggressive about it. You pull twice a week, or?
>>40645700
Not only that. 1 is somewhat unnecessary and spoils too many of the later twists/big reveals, or something.
http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/

>>40645759
Pls respond

>>40645917
eat something after squats

>>40645870
Will you have some final tests soon or what is it that you are working towards?

>could be a little more aggresive
Yeah, still have to get used to it. I feel like getting more behind the bar greatly helps with it too - when i dont manage to get my shoulders further back in the setup i just have the urge to fight the bar pulling me over - and that is best done by correcting my upper body angle. So those two go hand in hand, i believe.

I just recently added a secon session yeah, am doing some paused deadlifts, help with keeping the movementpattern in and also some volume.

>>40645759
Adjust your max down a bit so you're sure to get all the work in, rather.
>>40645948
It's just my Master thesis, due in ten and a half weeks.
The second session should help a lot.
Front rack holds can help you with relevant back strength.

>>40645992
Well my last tested max was 450 a month ago. I can hardly get 350 up twice now. Should I drop that much off?

https://youtu.be/gN3fmewCW9E
Blevins' Arnold world record footage if you haven't seen it.

>>40645992
Ah yeah, master thesis surely is alot of work - one of my colleagues is also working on his, he can't skip a single weekend of working on it and is still kind of behind.
But i guess it's worth it in the end.

Will surely get some variation in for this 2nd deadlift day, also have to develop a plan of getting better grip strength.
I have miserably small hands and cant double overhand my working sets - which makes them a lot worse because mix gripping just makes everything a lot more weird for me.

>>40645717
If you have a good reason for adding it, add it. If it's just fluff, probably skip it. Lunges/split squats are good, probably worth doing to keep you feeling good.

>>40646042
What did you do leading up to that max, and what have you been doing since?
>>40646136
>worth it
Should be, if only for having an easier time getting a job.
Marcel had some posts about grip strength, but the archive search function seems to be down. I don't know what you're currently doing, but Mike T has a few tips here: http://articles.reactivetrainingsystems.com/2015/12/28/hold-damn-grip/

>>40645779
Have you tried talking to them? Or moving the fuck out of there?

>>40646256
Before I was doing TM for 2 1/2 months, tested max and continued TM for another 3 weeks. Fucked around for this last week and started candito today! Don't know if it was from squat fatigue or a new environment since I just built my home gym but I went down to 325 2x6. Feelsbadman.

Dropped training to twice a week and tbqh am loving life lads.

>>40646256
Ye, some static holds is what i was thinking of too. Originally wanted to combine them with doing shrugs - but honestly, i dont even want to to shrugs.
The trap is such an overused and way too strong muscle already anyway, i feel like its kind of weird to specifically train it.

>>40646154
Just getting kinda bored and want to different stuff (secondary and tertiary assistance mainly), but I don't know if it's better to try to maintain the muscle with the exercises that built them in the first place.

>>40646341
Probably a combination of factors. Your work capacity is probably lacking a bit as well.
I would still suggest you lower your max to a more representative number so that you can get the work in (that is, if you can't get the necessary reps with your current max).
>>40646412
Can still try it out tho, maybe you find dumbbells advantageous.

>>40646509
I ended up dropping my max to 405 to finish my sets. Guess I'll just work from there. My squat and dead max are now the same. Feelsbadman.

>>40646495
I've heard more than one person say that the best time to manipulate weight is during a hypertrophy block

>>40641272
Certain steroids can make cutting harder due to increased appetite.

Frog's weight gain is out of control and seemingly unnatural.

But puberty is a natural steroid cycle, so who knows.

>>40646541
Don't worry about it ladm8, I reckon you'll gradually bump it up as you get more capacity.

>>40646557
Ive went 78 to 80? That's insane weight gain?

>>40641248
>>40641296
>>40641328
>>40641398
>>40641438
Anyone who knows Kermit knows this is him.

That picture of Paul? He's posted over and over in private chat after Blue Shoes (me) sent it to him from Paul's Facebook.

Talking like trappy-chan? Part of Kermit's usual act.

It's awful pathetic!

>>40646615
I posted it once in chat and kommi spamed it but okay

Today I squatted 130 for a new 1RM high bar. Old low bar PR is 140 from several months ago. My all time deadlift PR is also 140, but I haven't deadlifted in a long long time. If I start to incorporate deadlifts twice a week, will I catch up to, and exceed, my squat again? At this time my 1RM deadlift is also 130.

>>40646557
>Certain steroids can make cutting harder due to increased appetite.

Which ones? And are they legal?

t. hardgainer

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SQUAT
405x1
455x1
505x1
545x1
505x1
455x4
405x5
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315x5,4,3
SPOTO PRESS
185x15,10

what did the rest of you train today?

>>40646664
Pretty much any desu. I know some orsls can cause stomach upset which will make you want to eat less. But hormonally, it will make you hungrier. So they weigh eachother out

Just pin test. Or maybe Deca if you're old

>>40646686
Did he misgroove or does he always hit depth like that?

>>40646686
damn u stronk
now come to ipf

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>>40646703
his squats always look goofy

>>40646731
you bench more than me though

>>40646686
10rm squat @160
Strict-ish press (would love 90)
30-60 pullups as few sets as possible

Hype

>>40646615
Pls make more youtube videos blueshoes
Also why does kermit not just keep his trip on to defend himself and why does he talk like trappy?

>>40646747
i dont bench shit senpai

>>40646686
When you do those spotos are you pausing or just doing a continuous press like Eric spoto actually does

>>40646799
im not frog.

>>40646359
>twice a week

What are you doing? Are you actually making any gains?

>>40646799
Im not blueshoes

>>40646829
I think you can maintain strength going twice a week, maybe regress a little at first but

>>40646799
Im not frog

>>40646829
Yeah sort of. Monday is squat and bench following Juggernaut, just repeating 10/8 for squat and 8/5 for bench, four or five sets of paused deads, then and upper push/pull and ham curl bodybuilding stuff and maybe some curls and lateral raises if I feel like it, Friday I do five or six deadlift sets pretty heavy, same with bench, then a three or four doubles or triples of front squats and the same bodybuilding shit. Takes about 1:30-1:45/

Am I making gains? I don't know, I think I look a little bigger, I don't feel weaker at all. Bench is probably plateauing if I'm being honest, deads feel fine, and high rep squats actually feel really good.

Bryce streaming his workout live on instagram right now join us

>>40646943
Lewis, Krawcyzk, or Blom?

>tfw DOMS so bad I've been walking like a retard for the last 4 days
>tfw squatted down to pick something up and literally pulled my right hamstring due to stretch reflex

Pls make it stop lads, I had to skip gym today because it's so bad :^(

>>40647233

Try working out more than once a week.

How to improve ankle mobility?

Banded shit doesn't seem to work for me nor does stretching calves.

Might try doing that barbell knee stretch more seriously, how much weight do you guys use for it and how long as a stretching tool?

Might just try loading it like 2-3x a day and hopefully see big gains.

>>40646333
I gave a 30 day notice to them already

Ive been trying to help them for the cleaning bill of which I have 0 legal obligation to do so, but theyre delusionally thinking because the damage is in MY room that makes ME responsible.

They have very poor reading comprehension and cognitive ability because Ive explained the situation several times to them to no avail. I just gave up on it and called it a day.

>>40647233
Am I the only one that never fucking gets doms? Even after project momentum retarted 6×10 days on everything I wasn't sore

>when your traditional stance is already wide because of those child bearing hips that when you switch to semi sumo the only thing that changes is arm position

I confuse the fuck out of my online coaches lmao

>>40647268
nice recovery genes, high sleep and diet lad, you are what we call "fortunate"

>>40647354
Does this mean I should push more volume cuz I can recover better? Or do I just not get sore and that's it

>>40647264
>I gave a 30 day notice to them already
well time to stick some 'autism fact' post it notes around the place until you leave for the bant and just pretend you dont know anything about them

>people with autism struggle to have conversations and are prone to tantrums
>autistic children grow up to be autistic adults
should be laff

>>40647373
You should listen to your coach and the program they have you on

for me to answer that without knowing what you did, what you will do, and what you are capable of would mean I would retarded like some mentally ill imposter transsexual with 0 lifting experience.

>>40647414
Well I have a video of them taking my food out of the fridge and throwing it about as well as trying to disable heating to my room.

So I found their mothers on facebook and I showed them the footage and said
>Without getting the police involved, this is what your 30 year old son is doing to me as a roommate. Im not trying ot blackmail, but could you come by and talk to your son since he only getting upset with me when I try to help him? Thanks, Anon"

waiting for a response

I think itll be hilarious to video tape a 30 year old being disciplined by his parents

>>40647423
Kek thats fair. And unless you answered do sheiko then you wouldn't be like the hobbit man

Holy shit I used to think my squat technique was fine because it looked okay and man I was wrong.

Just did wall squats for the first time and it's really fixing me up. I'm not sure what it's doing exactly, something about knees out even more whilst being more upright?

I feel tight throughout a squat and powerful, might just deload to 40kg and work back up like this idk yet.

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>>40647452
>fighting autism with autism

>>40647453
(Ive done sheiko for 2 year straight)
DL went up by 100, squat by 160, bench by 120

465/335/525

>>40647482
...I really need to just do Sheiko and stick with it

>>40647472
I like to watch the world burn in alphabetical, color coorindated, and size coordinated fashion

>>40647452
>Well I have a video of them taking my food out of the fridge and throwing it about
lol post it

>So I found their mothers on facebook
IRL doxxing lol love it

>I think itll be hilarious to video tape a 30 year old being disciplined by his parents
yeah that wont be happening you might have given them a laugh tho

>>40647485
There were 3 month blocks where I didnt even make a progress, but then as a last ditch effort* I did AMRAP @ 90% to set an artificial 1rm which gave me an extra 5% usually.

*I dont recommend this for people because it only worked for me, so

>>40647488
Kek

>>40647491
Worst case secnario for messaging them is better than the best case for posting it here, lmao

whats going to happen is, because of the contract they signed, they will get the bill and then they cant do anything about it.

Im also talking to the local police because theyre damaging my property.

>>40647499
One RPE 10 set per three months can't be too dangerous

>>40647531
No, I mean, you are doing an artificial AMRAP for inflation to avoid running the same #'s.

If I had time, I could explain how you can compare an old 1rm bar speed to barspeed now and increase based on that

I only say this because, I can do an AMRAP @ higher than my actual 1rm... dont know why, maybe its genetics.

I just dont want you to do AMRAP, inflate your total, then get mad when you dont hit that inflated max.


and because Im...an honest...PT...
I have only tried it on myself so it would be irresponsible to give it as "solid" advice to a stranger.

>>40647518
>>40647518
>better than the best case for posting it here, lmao
>giving the lads a laugh isnt a good cause
disappointed

i would watch they dont give you the old soap in a sock treatment when you are sleeping, especially the parents rat you out and say you are conspiring against them

>>40647561
No I get it, you might struggle to hit an actual PR in the middle of training, then a week later do a reasonable rep PR that shows you what progress you actually made even if you missed the 1RM PR.

>>40647561
>I can do an AMRAP @ higher than my actual 1rm...
wat?

>>40647466
Wall squat masterrace checking in

Why does nobody talk about this??

>>40647680
Perhaps most people have found it better to do loaded movements to get better technique.

Wall squats were a bit of a meme some time ago tho. About the same time as Sheiko started blowing up here, I think, because of a vid of one of his disciples "fixing" his technique with it. IIRC, he learned to have less knee travel.

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>>40647561
>I can do an AMRAP @ higher than my actual 1rm...

>>40647245
I can hardly walk let alone do another workout for my legs. What do you propose?

poo is falling out of my butthole as I type this

>>40641631
>>40641769
Paul doesn't even have an iPhone lmao he just posted that to bail out Kermit cause him and Kermit are discord butt buddies KEK
Kermit confirmed for being on roids and damage controlling trappy tier

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>>40647561
>, I can do an AMRAP @ higher than my actual 1rm... dont know why, maybe its genetics.

>>40648289
>>40647977
>>40647636

He probably meant an AMRAP where his e1RM is higher than his 1rm.

>>40648267
ok sean

>>40647736


ayy m8 imma run another round of deeter meam

Pretty excited lads. Last day of week 4 for Canditos Intermediate, my SBD sleeves and ammonia rock up next week.

Next week should be pretty good, expecting at least 3 reps on squat, bench and deadlift(current 1RMs are 145,105 and 180).

>>40648733

I still haven't ever used ammonia caps.

cant wait to pop my cap chery

>>40647561
>I can do an AMRAP @ higher than my actual 1rm

Dude, I can AMRAP squat 1000 lbs, but the rep count is zero and the RPE is 11

>>40648742

Same, going to give on a try when I get them and use the rest of the packet on a mock meet I plan on doing in 3-4 months. The other pack I plan on using when I do my first meet at the end of the year.

>>40648788

good call not to wait until your first meet

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>squatted today
>almost shat my pants

feels good lads

>>40649021

always poop before squats and deads

I hate bench press

What videos can I watch to revolutionize my bench? I know I must be missing something with my technique because I've tried every exercise and nothing will move my bench past 315 while my dead and squat are both steadily climbing

>>40649283

Do you own a slingshot?

>>40649291
Yes, hasn't worked

Spotos haven't worked
Pin presses haven't worked
Wide grip hasn't worked
Close grip hasn't worked

I'm 100% certain my technique just sucks

>>40649283
What programs have you run? Height and bw? Videos of you benching?

>>40649319
I'm basically doing a gzcl style. I do my main competition movement, then I do a secondary movement like slingshot or spoto then bodybuilding after that. Has worked extremely well with my squat and dead. I'm 6' and 220

>>40649345
Have any videos of yourself benching?

>>40648742
>>40648788
I wouldn't expect too much from ammonia desu. The few times I've tried it I don't feel any stronger and my nose hurts

Should I add an extra bench day to 5/3/1?

>>40649549

Yes.

>>40649318
>Yes, hasn't worked

HERETIC

>>40649345
>slingshot
>spoto
>secondary movements
Found your problem.

God i miss her (trappy-chan)

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God i miss him (Jonnie Candito)

>>40650097
He's on Twitter.

>>40650097
stop mocking the pain i feel in my heart

>>40650078
>>40650117
ok paul

>>40648524
You the one who did J&T?
>>40648398
Oooh, makes sense.

>>40650227
You really haven't slept have you?

>>40650391
Slept from 4 to 8 because I started hallucinating a bit and couldn't focus when reading. Didn't get done what I needed, so I'm not looking forward to this meeting at all. The only positive thing I bring is twice the wordcount from last Friday (3500 to 7000).

>>40650417
What a fucking torture.
Is it a professor that you need to talk to? The one that is your mentor for the thesis?

>>40650429
Yep. We're supposed to talk about article search/literature review (which I didn't get done with, but am close), conceptual framework, empirical approach (I don't even know what he means by this, wasn't mentioned last week afaicr) and plan for data gathering.

>>40650444
I know the feeling well of having to enter that unprepared.

Shit happens though, you'll get the work in for next session and it will be alright.

>>40650450
Heh, I always say that to myself and here I am. But I'll be fine.

>>40642798
>being autistic enough to fall for the "lifting and partying are mutually exclusive" meme

trappy makes me happy

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>Elbow tendonitis

Started squatting again, SS progression is too hard for me and my form is breaking down over time, what do?

Deload and turn 3x5 into 5x5?

71kg bw
85kg x5 squat (75-80 good form)
70kg x5 bench
130kg x5 dl

>>40651267
3x5x85 = 1275 (with questionable form)
5x5x75 = 1875

Surely that's better right?