EPTTL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 206
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
Going to a wedding Saturday,my new room mates and I are all moving into our apartment on Monday, and one of my best friend's 21st birthdays is wednesday. Going to be a hell of a week for drinking, but not so much for lifting, so I need to make this week count. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20123 Posts
BS up to 405, 5x2 @ 325 Snatch at 135 155 175 185 195 205 215 225 230 235 240 245 255 no misses! Bar felt super close and felt really fast under the bar. Caught 245/255 with my butt like an inch off the ground. CJ 135 185 225 255 275 295 real quick sesh Got another student/fan today lol. Lucky for him he's only 16 and off to a good start. Also, i hate lifting in pounds. On May 22 2012 09:20 phyre112 wrote: Was feeling pretty damn good, so I went for a 10lb increase today on deadlift rather than the 5 lb I was supposed to get... Managed 3 reps, but I couldn't get the fourth off the ground. Still feel OK with that, I'll get all five next time. Going to a wedding Saturday,my new room mates and I are all moving into our apartment on Monday, and one of my best friend's 21st birthdays is wednesday. Going to be a hell of a week for drinking, but not so much for lifting, so I need to make this week count. whatcha pullin these days? Gotunk loving life lol | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
February at 160 -> May at 175 + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/llck1.jpg) So that's progress so far. I think the biggest difference is in my thighs and its a shame my starting picture isn't better. Hopefully the progress continues  Thanks for everyone's encouragement. | ||
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
Doctor said basically I'll lose my gains, cause i"ll be entirely stuck in a chair for 10 weeks, but I'd better prepare for the hypertrophy... | ||
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jjhchsc2
Korea (South)2393 Posts
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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
On May 22 2012 10:26 mordek wrote: 3 month update after starting SS/SL: February at 160 -> May at 175 + Show Spoiler + So that's progress so far. I think the biggest difference is in my thighs and its a shame my starting picture isn't better. Hopefully the progress continues Thanks for everyone's encouragement.nice adonis belt mate! | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
On May 22 2012 10:26 mordek wrote: 3 month update after starting SS/SL: February at 160 -> May at 175 + Show Spoiler + So that's progress so far. I think the biggest difference is in my thighs and its a shame my starting picture isn't better. Hopefully the progress continues Thanks for everyone's encouragement.Holy shit son, look at the definition of them... Well not lovehandles but I'm afraid to google what they're really called. Great work. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
Lift numbers for reference: Squat 185 to 275 Deadlift 185 to 315 Bench Press 160 to 180 OHP 95 to 115 | ||
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decafchicken
United States20123 Posts
On May 22 2012 20:33 mordek wrote: Thanks guys, day two of corporate America for me, kinda depressed. Looking forward to the six month mark! Lift numbers for reference: Squat 185 to 275 Deadlift 185 to 315 Bench Press 160 to 180 OHP 95 to 115 Nice gains! I'm on day 6 of corporate America...rather be on day 6 of a smolov cycle. At least I found a rugby team i can play with, going to my first practice tonight. | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9376 Posts
Front Squat: 100Kg x 3 x 5 (holy shit it was so hot in my gym, I sweated like a little pig) Bench Press: 1x5 80kg / 2x5 90kg (I asked a guy to spot me, and at the end he told me I had that weight super controlled). Deadlift: 1x5 120kg / 1x5 140kg (it was so damn hot, I thought I couldn't add more weight, added 20kg more, fuck it, go!). Pull-Ups: 1x8  too hot, couldn't do more.Good workout despite the fact that I was, A: super tired, b: it was hot as fuck, C: I just wanted to get some stregnth for wednesday. I want to get out of this belly fat once and for all, and decaf might just got it right, insane amounts of HIIT mthrfckr. GO!. | ||
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Meat
Netherlands3751 Posts
1st set, angle kinda sucked with the pole in front: (starts at 10s) 2nd set from the side: (starts at 35s) New PR of 97.5kg Next time 100kg! | ||
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Ludrik
Australia523 Posts
On May 22 2012 22:39 Liquid`Meat wrote: I made a video of my squats and would like some comments on my form. Don't bother saying I should squat deeper though, as I'm working on flexibility to go deeper but for now I'm happy that I can walk (pain free) the day after squats. 1st set, angle kinda sucked with the pole in front: (starts at 10s) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LU0P_WzYI4&t=10s 2nd set from the side: (starts at 35s) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD3Uk7n-riw&t=30s New PR of 97.5kg Next time 100kg!The first video is private, however just going off the second one. Not too bad. As you said you can keep working on going a bit deeper. Another thing I noticed which is also probably a flexibility issue is your wrist/hand position. Try to keep your wrists as straight as possible so that the load is being transferred straight to your back rather than through your arms. Also focus on leading the movement with your hips. Think of it as though you're sitting back and then down. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
Second looked fine I think, if a bit shaky, though b/c of the angle and with you stopping so early it's hard to tell. Around parallell is usually where my form tends to fall apart  edit: regarding the wrist position, I'm getting conflicting advice on whether to push elbows back or front. Front is definitely easier on the wrists. | ||
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Meat
Netherlands3751 Posts
On May 22 2012 23:20 Ludrik wrote: The first video is private, however just going off the second one. Not too bad. As you said you can keep working on going a bit deeper. Another thing I noticed which is also probably a flexibility issue is your wrist/hand position. Try to keep your wrists as straight as possible so that the load is being transferred straight to your back rather than through your arms. Also focus on leading the movement with your hips. Think of it as though you're sitting back and then down. Oops made the first video available now. As for wrists, I kinda noticed that too but to me it seems physically impossible to keep my wrists straight. Maybe if I grab the bar with a wider grip that would be easier. You think that I'm lacking hip drive? The only thing I (try to) think of is driving my ass up so dunno how I could improve that. | ||
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TheResidentEvil
United States991 Posts
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Meat
Netherlands3751 Posts
On May 22 2012 23:55 TheResidentEvil wrote: are your legs far enough apart? i cant really see from this angle but they are supposed to be outside shoulder width. Hmmm I think you are right! It seems like my legs are too close. I just tried finding my normal squat position and then tried to push my knees out with my elbows and my stance got a lot wider. Looks like it helps a ton to keep my back straight in lower position as well. | ||
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Catch
United States616 Posts
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rEiGN~
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