ovidnine wrote: » Awesome job man! I'm still working to break 300 once, reps @ 305 is legit! Great work!
JoRocka wrote: » nice my friend!!! I'm angling for 250- hoping I can start repping 2 plates myself- right now it's only 2-3 reps at this point. Congrats- that's a big goal!!! 3 plates coming up!
JoRocka wrote: » Slow and steady grind that's for sure. I'm not expecting much this season at this point considering I'm training for a half. The goal through October is to just not lose ALL my strength. And to fix my squat- I have some mechanical things that are going to cause real issues if they keep up at the rate I'm going. So doing some rehab and some "lighter" work (I say lighter- I'm still hitting 200- my PT isn't happy but whatever) rehab- squat- run- lather rinse repeat!
piperdown44 wrote: » Nice! I've got a ways to go before hitting 300lb. Envious of how close you get your hands on the bar. I've got to work on shoulder mobility too.
McCloud33 wrote: » First video I've tried to do. I know it's not the best angle, I'll have to try and get a better one next time, and you can't even see the weight on the bar, but yes, it is 305# LOL. I was psyched to do over 300 for reps and just wanted to share.
JoRocka wrote: » And to fix my squat- I have some mechanical things that are going to cause real issues if they keep up at the rate I'm going.
McCloud33 wrote: » piperdown44 wrote: » Nice! I've got a ways to go before hitting 300lb. Envious of how close you get your hands on the bar. I've got to work on shoulder mobility too. Thanks @piperdown44...on that note, I know it's not the best angle for the video, but any comments on form (good OR bad) would be greatly appreciated.
McCloud33 wrote: » thanks @piperdown44 ...it wouldn't surprise me if my knees were tracking in a bit. I've had the problem before and dropped weight down to correct it. Probably still not as good as it could be, but better than it was. I'll definitely try and get a few more videos this week.
piperdown44 wrote: » McCloud33 wrote: » thanks @piperdown44 ...it wouldn't surprise me if my knees were tracking in a bit. I've had the problem before and dropped weight down to correct it. Probably still not as good as it could be, but better than it was. I'll definitely try and get a few more videos this week. No problem. I'm on a forum with a bunch of powerlifters. One guy just squatted 600lbs at 48yrs old, another posted up a vid of him doing paused squats with 385, yada, yada, yada. Some serious heavy lifters, most over 35 or mid 40's and still going strong. Anyway, they helped a load with my squat form and I see it as a way of paying it forward. I still get feedback from them when attempting heavier weights just to make sure I'm not missing anything.
nakedraygun wrote: » McCloud33 wrote: » First video I've tried to do. I know it's not the best angle, I'll have to try and get a better one next time, and you can't even see the weight on the bar, but yes, it is 305# LOL. I was psyched to do over 300 for reps and just wanted to share. Nice job! Reaching an additional century mark or an added plate goes a long way to that feeling of progress. JoRocka wrote: » And to fix my squat- I have some mechanical things that are going to cause real issues if they keep up at the rate I'm going. Oh you too? After this week off I will head back into the gym next week to re-tool my squat too. I've got some ideas in mind to address my mechanical issues, hopefully I won't have to deload too much to get back up to speed.
JoRocka wrote: » nakedraygun wrote: » McCloud33 wrote: » First video I've tried to do. I know it's not the best angle, I'll have to try and get a better one next time, and you can't even see the weight on the bar, but yes, it is 305# LOL. I was psyched to do over 300 for reps and just wanted to share. Nice job! Reaching an additional century mark or an added plate goes a long way to that feeling of progress. JoRocka wrote: » And to fix my squat- I have some mechanical things that are going to cause real issues if they keep up at the rate I'm going. Oh you too? After this week off I will head back into the gym next week to re-tool my squat too. I've got some ideas in mind to address my mechanical issues, hopefully I won't have to deload too much to get back up to speed. @nakedraygun yeppers- I have a serious shift at the bottom as I am headed into the hole- my right hip shifts right- and stops- allowing my left hip to keep going- it looks like it gets about 2 more inches of depth on the one side. not good at all. So I'm thinking it's a muscular issue as well as skelatal. I'm seeing a PT and a chiro (Same facility- all in house- supposed to be sports oriented stuff)- so we are working on glute strength- and core activation- I'm constantly stuck in hyperextension and I have limited dorsal flexion- it's good ENOUGH- but it's obviously a limiting factor and instability for me. Baby steps- not stopping - but trying to dial that ish back in so it's going to get me stronger with less injury or less risk of injury.
McCloud33 wrote: » piperdown44 wrote: » McCloud33 wrote: » thanks @piperdown44 ...it wouldn't surprise me if my knees were tracking in a bit. I've had the problem before and dropped weight down to correct it. Probably still not as good as it could be, but better than it was. I'll definitely try and get a few more videos this week. No problem. I'm on a forum with a bunch of powerlifters. One guy just squatted 600lbs at 48yrs old, another posted up a vid of him doing paused squats with 385, yada, yada, yada. Some serious heavy lifters, most over 35 or mid 40's and still going strong. Anyway, they helped a load with my squat form and I see it as a way of paying it forward. I still get feedback from them when attempting heavier weights just to make sure I'm not missing anything. Wow! Gives me hope. I only started lifting about a year ago at age 32. I hit all my PRs back in December 2014 at 192 body weight and then cut until may and have been bulking and lifting again for the last 3 months. Only now getting back up to where I was in December of last year though and almost at the same body weight, so a lot of good the cut did LOL. I say that, but I can still see my top 4 abs in good lighting now at 190 and I don't remember being able to see any in December at 192, so I must be doing something right. I just want to be able to bench 2 plates for reps, squat 3 plates for reps and dead 4 plates for reps...that's the goal at least. Squat is by far the closest there. It's by strongest lift of the three.
nakedraygun wrote: » JoRocka wrote: » nakedraygun wrote: » McCloud33 wrote: » First video I've tried to do. I know it's not the best angle, I'll have to try and get a better one next time, and you can't even see the weight on the bar, but yes, it is 305# LOL. I was psyched to do over 300 for reps and just wanted to share. Nice job! Reaching an additional century mark or an added plate goes a long way to that feeling of progress. JoRocka wrote: » And to fix my squat- I have some mechanical things that are going to cause real issues if they keep up at the rate I'm going. Oh you too? After this week off I will head back into the gym next week to re-tool my squat too. I've got some ideas in mind to address my mechanical issues, hopefully I won't have to deload too much to get back up to speed. @nakedraygun yeppers- I have a serious shift at the bottom as I am headed into the hole- my right hip shifts right- and stops- allowing my left hip to keep going- it looks like it gets about 2 more inches of depth on the one side. not good at all. So I'm thinking it's a muscular issue as well as skelatal. I'm seeing a PT and a chiro (Same facility- all in house- supposed to be sports oriented stuff)- so we are working on glute strength- and core activation- I'm constantly stuck in hyperextension and I have limited dorsal flexion- it's good ENOUGH- but it's obviously a limiting factor and instability for me. Baby steps- not stopping - but trying to dial that ish back in so it's going to get me stronger with less injury or less risk of injury. Yeah I caught that on YouTube this morning @JoRocka . It did look like you had some buckling around your hips and lower back pushing through, depth aside. I thought I read somewhere you running Sheilko? Perhaps it could be too much and too soon and not enough raw strength?
McCloud33 wrote: » Thanks @Iron_Miss_Canada you're pretty impressive yourself.
McCloud33 wrote: » thanks guys. So are you doing anything to correct the "good morninging" problem @nakedraygun ?
McCloud33 wrote: » Did you see that on all weights, or just as it gets heavier
