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On February 15 2013 10:40 autoexec wrote:
Well, I am a bit lacking in the chest area. My triceps on the other hand are very good. I guess that's why I'm pretty good at dips. I'm leaning towards using the new grip so I can work a little bit more on the chest if that is what it will help with.
There's a lot more to determining where the power comes from than just grip width - try out your coaches suggestion if it makes him happy and doesn't hurt you - if you like it, keep it, if not, switch back. Personally I can't bench with a wider grip because it gives me shoulder problems (I actually bench with my index fingers on the smooth section of the bar; only about 15 inches apart).
Grip width is highly personal, depending on your body type. Especially if you have longer arms, you're probably fine where you are, but.... might as well try it, even if it's only to shut up your coach, right?
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Yeah that is cool. Getting a coach upset isn't exactly what you want to do. I will try it out and see how it works.
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On February 15 2013 11:44 phyre112 wrote:Show nested quote +On February 15 2013 10:40 autoexec wrote:
Well, I am a bit lacking in the chest area. My triceps on the other hand are very good. I guess that's why I'm pretty good at dips. I'm leaning towards using the new grip so I can work a little bit more on the chest if that is what it will help with. There's a lot more to determining where the power comes from than just grip width - try out your coaches suggestion if it makes him happy and doesn't hurt you - if you like it, keep it, if not, switch back. Personally I can't bench with a wider grip because it gives me shoulder problems (I actually bench with my index fingers on the smooth section of the bar; only about 15 inches apart). Grip width is highly personal, depending on your body type. Especially if you have longer arms, you're probably fine where you are, but.... might as well try it, even if it's only to shut up your coach, right?
Yeah I agree grip width is dependent on the person. If I gripped the bar that close, my shoulders would hurt on just 1 plate but I can bench 260lb no problems with a wider grip.
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Fs 60 100 120 130 140 150 160 165 170 175 185kg pr
Sn 40 60 80 90 100 110 120 115
Cj 50 70 100 120 130 130 130 140(no jerk)
Happy to PR my fs after taking it easy for quite a while now
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Damn that's such a beastly front squat.
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Thanks! Goin for double bodyweight this year. Hopefully that will bring my cj up to 175-180 with technique work.
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On February 15 2013 10:31 mordek wrote:Show nested quote +On February 15 2013 09:39 LovE- wrote:
Hit 80 kg squat today for 5x5
And then went back down to 68kg for 5x5 on my Bench Good progress on the squats. Keep it up!
Thanks a lot man! Feels good  At this rate my goal of 90kg is just around the corner!
I am going to be changing up my routine at the end of March, so I am hoping that I will hit my goal of 185 lbs for my bench but I am not too sure because of how much I am stalling on it,
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Hi Everyone,
GOALS
BenKen
Powerlifting
2/15/2013 || 4/20/2013
Bodyweight: 165lb to 165lb
Height: 5'9, age 32
Squat: 258.82* to 275
Deadlift: 376.99* to 400
Bench Press: 225 to 255
Total: 860.81 to 930 (301 wilks)
* dentotes calculated off of 5RM, haven't tested in a while.
Been a while since I've been on TL, but somehow my powerlifting hobby has brought me back. I signed up for a meet (first ever) in April, kind of on a whim. Figured it would be nice to have something to train for, even though I have zero chance of placing. Just preparing and being part of a competition should be fun, I hope! I'm more than happy to take any words of advice from more experienced powerlifters in here.
Squats are so hard for me, so that's going to be my hardest goal to reach. DL I have decent confidence I can reach in two months, and on bench last time I tested I was having a bad day, but I've hit a touch and go 255 a few times before, so I'm fairly confident there.
9 weeks to meet.
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Welcome Ben!
The first meet is really just about getting your feet wet and not about placing. Pretty good numbers for your weight class I must say but you can always improve.
With only 9 weeks to go I'd just focus on getting the proper meet forms down and figuring out what openers you are going to post.
Will you be competing with equipment or just raw?
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Thanks man!
Yeah it's raw. I've still got a lot to learn about raw before I even think about equip. Same day weigh in too, so not gonna bother with any kind of cut.
Plan is to take openers about 3 weeks out, and taper down on Monday and Wednesday before the meet. Otherwise just normal training, I'm still getting fairly linear gains on most lifts so I figure no reason to screw with anything too much.
I gotta go buy a singlet at some point.
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I like your approach. Bothering with weight is the worst thing you can do before your first meet apart from setting too high openers. Just eat like usually and take what weightclass you get placed in.
Like you've probably heard before they should be a weight you could hit on every single day with no preparation. It is especially important in the squat because nothing sucks more than bombing out on your first squat.
The first meet is a blast and I wish you all the best in the preparation!
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On February 16 2013 02:43 BenKen wrote:
Hi Everyone,
GOALS
BenKen
Powerlifting
2/15/2013 || 4/20/2013
Bodyweight: 165lb to 165lb
Height: 5'9, age 32
Squat: 258.82* to 275
Deadlift: 376.99* to 400
Bench Press: 225 to 255
Total: 860.81 to 930 (301 wilks)
* dentotes calculated off of 5RM, haven't tested in a while.
Been a while since I've been on TL, but somehow my powerlifting hobby has brought me back. I signed up for a meet (first ever) in April, kind of on a whim. Figured it would be nice to have something to train for, even though I have zero chance of placing. Just preparing and being part of a competition should be fun, I hope! I'm more than happy to take any words of advice from more experienced powerlifters in here.
Squats are so hard for me, so that's going to be my hardest goal to reach. DL I have decent confidence I can reach in two months, and on bench last time I tested I was having a bad day, but I've hit a touch and go 255 a few times before, so I'm fairly confident there.
9 weeks to meet.
Welcome! Our stats are really similar. I hope you have fun at your first meet, I might go in one eventually but never had the balls to do it. Make sure to let us know about your progress and how the meet goes.
Also I found this article the other day and liked it so figured I would share. Basically just a bunch of assistance on what will help you in which weak part of you deadlift. http://www.wannabebig.com/training/deadlift-5-plates-like-a-champion/
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Last week: 180 lbs / 80.8 kg x4,5,5
dips:
bw x15
85 lbs x10
135 lbs x5
160 lbs x3
180 lbs / 80.8 kg x5,6,7,7
So some improvements on the dips up to 7 reps. I might try for 5 reps of 190 lbs / 86.4 kg next time.
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On February 16 2013 02:43 BenKen wrote:
Hi Everyone,
GOALS
BenKen
Powerlifting
2/15/2013 || 4/20/2013
Bodyweight: 165lb to 165lb
Height: 5'9, age 32
Squat: 258.82* to 275
Deadlift: 376.99* to 400
Bench Press: 225 to 255
Total: 860.81 to 930 (301 wilks)
* dentotes calculated off of 5RM, haven't tested in a while.
Been a while since I've been on TL, but somehow my powerlifting hobby has brought me back. I signed up for a meet (first ever) in April, kind of on a whim. Figured it would be nice to have something to train for, even though I have zero chance of placing. Just preparing and being part of a competition should be fun, I hope! I'm more than happy to take any words of advice from more experienced powerlifters in here.
Squats are so hard for me, so that's going to be my hardest goal to reach. DL I have decent confidence I can reach in two months, and on bench last time I tested I was having a bad day, but I've hit a touch and go 255 a few times before, so I'm fairly confident there.
9 weeks to meet.
Added to the OP and forum totals updated! Sounds like you've got a great handle on the meet, good luck!
BTW guys our totals for 2013 are looking WEAK. There's fewer members that have posted actual numbers, sure, but the totals are floating ~half of what we did last year. If you're not in the OP, post goals!
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Memento
Age: 22 || Height: 5'8" 172cm || Weight: 165lb/74.8kg
Training goals -- Squat: 275->315lbs || Bench: 215->255lbs || Deadlift: 345->405lbs
Deadlift is definitely higher now, but will wait to finish Ed Coan to get an actual max.
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On February 16 2013 08:05 Mementoss wrote:
Memento - GOALS UPDATE
Age: 22 || Height: 5'8" 172cm || Weight: 165lb/74.8kg
Training goals -- Squat: 275->315lbs || Bench: 215->255lbs || Deadlift: 345->405lbs
Deadlift is definitely higher now, but will wait to finish Ed Coan to get an actual max.
edit fuck double posted lol
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Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
@Mementoss thanks for the link. I'll check it out. I plan to post weekly updates.
@phyre thanks man! I plan on working on oly lifts after the meet, but I don't even know how to snatch right now and my clean is pretty terrible. I'll post goals for that eventually. I really want to learn, but all in good time.
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15.02.2013
Deload week
Squat
weight sets reps
120 1 13
Overhead Press
weight sets reps
60 1 9
Deadlift
weight sets reps
190 1 1
Pull Up
weight sets reps
bw 1 8
Chin Up
weight sets reps
bw 1 9
Hanging Leg Raise
weight sets reps
bw 2 8f-7
It is a little counter-intuitive that I pulled my heaviest Deadlift since at least six months today during my deload week. But quite frankly, an easy 190kg pull is much less taxing than 150kg for 11 reps. Everything felt pretty good today.
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Wednesday
High box squats: 405-8, (added knee wraps) 455-4
ATG no belt or wraps: 275-20
15 minute treadmill walk...
Friday
Bench press 1B: 325-1-1-1-1-1 (90 second rest)
cable rows: stack-12-12-12
DB flat bench: 100-10-10-10
drop set curls 3 sets
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On February 16 2013 08:12 BenKen wrote:
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
@Mementoss thanks for the link. I'll check it out. I plan to post weekly updates.
@phyre thanks man! I plan on working on oly lifts after the meet, but I don't even know how to snatch right now and my clean is pretty terrible. I'll post goals for that eventually. I really want to learn, but all in good time.
Check out the oly lifting thread! We can help you out.
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