After 4-5 weeks of doing 10s-20s for squats, been doing 7 rep maxes for the past few weeks and I hit 182kg/400lb for 7 today, think it's a lifetime PR. All the high rep/rehab/accessory work seems to be getting me healthy and finally stronger as a whole. Posterior & anterior chains are working much better together instead of being so anterior/quad dominant, and i'm getting more balanced. Also pulled 190kgx5 for sumo DL last week on very tired legs, finally starting to get my pulling strength on the right path. Hopefully I can get that to the 210-220 range pretty soon.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW8KSQwAnOF/

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

July 24 2017 23:17 GMT

#3487

you have access to trainers for soft tissue work wheneve you want right?

decafchicken

United States20063 Posts

July 25 2017 17:03 GMT

#3488

On July 25 2017 08:17 IgnE wrote:
you have access to trainers for soft tissue work wheneve you want right?

I have a chiro I work with about once a week that does soft tissue/ART/needling/cupping/PT with me. Had a friend thats a massage therapist in town for a while which was great but she got a job in a different city

GoTuNk!

Chile4591 Posts

July 25 2017 21:46 GMT

#3489

God is swimming hard. I don't understand how can people do more than 100m without stopping.

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

July 26 2017 02:10 GMT

#3490

i swam 250m once.

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

July 26 2017 02:10 GMT

#3491

i swam 500m once.

ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

July 26 2017 09:56 GMT

#3492

On July 26 2017 06:46 GoTuNk! wrote:
God is swimming hard. I don't understand how can people do more than 100m without stopping.

I'm doing a trial at a local gym that has a pool to see if I'll switch gyms. I thought I'd swim for 30 min, it was worse than I ever imagined. If I change, I'd like to get better but damn is it unpleasant.

mordek

United States12705 Posts

July 26 2017 12:14 GMT

#3493

I just want to post and say I agree.

decafchicken

United States20063 Posts

July 26 2017 14:31 GMT

#3494

In high school there was a Swimming class you could take as a gym class elective. The first day we had to swim 20 laps. I dropped out.

Philozovic

France1677 Posts

July 26 2017 14:55 GMT

#3495

Well you can't squat 200kg for reps and be good at swimming at some point life is kind of fair. I used to be not complete trash in HS/College I suck a lot since I started squatting (and I'm weak).

Move out of my home town since college is over, started lifting again a month ago. I live 1km from a great gym so I'm quite happy. 1000lbs at 74kg before the end of the year seems doable.
I need to row more to be abble to do sub 7min 2k though

ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

July 26 2017 15:01 GMT

#3496

On July 26 2017 23:55 Philozovic wrote:
Well you can't squat 200kg for reps and be good at swimming at some point life is kind of fair. I used to be not complete trash in HS/College I suck a lot since I started squatting (and I'm weak).

Move out of my home town since college is over, started lifting again a month ago. I live 1km from a great gym so I'm quite happy. 1000lbs at 74kg before the end of the year seems doable.
I need to row more to be abble to do sub 7min 2k though

How tall are you? Odd question but that is a hella fast 2k.

Philozovic

France1677 Posts

July 26 2017 15:57 GMT

#3497

1m75

Well 7min 2K row isn't very fast I was abble to do 7min30 after 3 months of rowing

ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

July 26 2017 16:15 GMT

#3498

You got the build for it then, or you're at least not the shortest guy on a rower. May not be dedicated, olympic rower fast, but it is definitely... Faster than most people who ever touch a rower will do 2k in. Takes some dedication. I was just looking at this for rowing machine records for 2k.

Miles between sub 7 min and high 5 min times, but still interesting.

http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/racing/records/world/2000

Philozovic

France1677 Posts

July 26 2017 16:35 GMT

#3499

On July 27 2017 01:15 ThomasjServo wrote:
You got the build for it then, or you're at least not the shortest guy on a rower. May not be dedicated, olympic rower fast, but it is definitely... Faster than most people who ever touch a rower will do 2k in. Takes some dedication. I was just looking at this for rowing machine records for 2k.

Miles between sub 7 min and high 5 min times, but still interesting.

http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/racing/records/world/2000

Well yeah I guess +/- 10h a week of sport since 2012 makes me better than average but sub 8min 2k is really something anyone dedicated could do.

Lightweight rowing college start recruting at 6'40-6'45 so 7min30 is really not that impressive.

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

July 28 2017 03:41 GMT

#3500

Hit 225 flat bench for 5 the other night, probably could have hit it for 6 or 7. Never hit an actual two plate bench before. I think it's hilarious that it was easier for me to hit a 405 squat and a 495 dead than a 225 bench. 315 coming summer of 2022.

@decaf you playing in can ams this year?