1000 pound club

JoRocka

Nice numbers!

3rd and 4th attempts at meets are often very ugly form. You saw my record setting deadlift lift. Horrible knee cave, but all that counts is no hitch and I locked it out.

thanks- they are getting there.

but yeah- form is not the thing at that point- it's just make it legal and get it up.

My school gym will never empty since fall semester is on.

well it's not packed 100% of the time- so when it's just "less full"
later Friday night- or Saturday/Sunday afternoon is usually a good time to do such things.

No_Finish_Line

i'll just list my best ever as its been quite a while due to injury

bench: 225

squat: 275 (not 1RM but i'm pretty sure thats the most i've had on)

Dead: ?

total: 500

I could probably but a decent amount more on squat. i've never really trained super heavy with those. i'd really like to be able to bench 300... seems like a very long ways for me

yopeeps025

Nice numbers!

3rd and 4th attempts at meets are often very ugly form. You saw my record setting deadlift lift. Horrible knee cave, but all that counts is no hitch and I locked it out.

thanks- they are getting there.

but yeah- form is not the thing at that point- it's just make it legal and get it up.

My school gym will never empty since fall semester is on.

well it's not packed 100% of the time- so when it's just "less full"
later Friday night- or Saturday/Sunday afternoon is usually a good time to do such things.

My school gym is very small. Only one squat rack, one flat bench, smith machine i never use, dumbbells up to 75. 3 45 bars, and two curls bars. Lets just say if this other black guy is there doing legs today too all of the 45s will be occupied by only two of us.

No_Finish_Line

aside from bench, the only other lift that i care about the number for is OHP. not sure why.

I was doing 135 and probably could have put 2.5s on lol

JoRocka

Nice numbers!

3rd and 4th attempts at meets are often very ugly form. You saw my record setting deadlift lift. Horrible knee cave, but all that counts is no hitch and I locked it out.

thanks- they are getting there.

but yeah- form is not the thing at that point- it's just make it legal and get it up.

My school gym will never empty since fall semester is on.

well it's not packed 100% of the time- so when it's just "less full"
later Friday night- or Saturday/Sunday afternoon is usually a good time to do such things.

My school gym is very small. Only one squat rack, one flat bench, smith machine i never use, dumbbells up to 75. 3 45 bars, and two curls bars. Lets just say if this other black guy is there doing legs today too all of the 45s will be occupied by only two of us.

sounds like you need a new gym LOL

yopeeps025

Nice numbers!

3rd and 4th attempts at meets are often very ugly form. You saw my record setting deadlift lift. Horrible knee cave, but all that counts is no hitch and I locked it out.

thanks- they are getting there.

but yeah- form is not the thing at that point- it's just make it legal and get it up.

My school gym will never empty since fall semester is on.

well it's not packed 100% of the time- so when it's just "less full"
later Friday night- or Saturday/Sunday afternoon is usually a good time to do such things.

My school gym is very small. Only one squat rack, one flat bench, smith machine i never use, dumbbells up to 75. 3 45 bars, and two curls bars. Lets just say if this other black guy is there doing legs today too all of the 45s will be occupied by only two of us.

sounds like you need a new gym LOL

Yeah gym is for the weak. Literally. I do you that abductor thigh machine though. There is only 3 bikes 2 treadmills 4 elliptical and one rowers that they just go last semester.

tomcornhole

PR's are 1100. I did 1035 this week. Meet PR is 980.

370 squat
250 bench
380 DL

juliewatkin

650 at 123 at my last meet in June: 231, 110, 309
650 at 121 at the previous: 231, 121, 298

Willbenchforcupcakes

731.5 at 180lbs, 253 squat, 115.5 bench, 363 deadlift, three weeks ago

SrMaggalicious

does the mile-high club count??

No_Finish_Line

does the mile-high club count??

only if you've done it 1000 times

MrGonzo05

1003.1 at a meet on August 16th. I am most proud of the .1. My gym lifts do not matter because gym lifts do not count. :laugh:

elprincipito

i wish I do slow negs and slow movement. But the most I done is probably 275lbs bench for 2 and 265lbs squats half assed. I cannot deadlift to save my life. Kills my back no matter how I do it. (previous fall)

jlclabo

Im in this here club too.....
525 squat
365 bench
545 deadlift.....

1435 total

ATK57

Last meet:

Squat - 485
Bench - 405
Deadlift - 525

= 1415 total

singingflutelady

535 but don't know my 1RM in squat and bench so it is really higher than that. I am 130 and been lifting for 10 months but didn't start training heavy until 7 months ago

Dead: 235 x 1(I did this today after doing 4 x 5 at 225) but this is rapidly ascending so it will probably be higher next week
Squat 215 x 5 (can probably squat higher for 1 rep)
Bench 85 x 6 (ditto)

I am not a powerlifter so no compettions

JoRocka

731.5 at 180lbs, 253 squat, 115.5 bench, 363 deadlift, three weeks ago

I would just like to take a moment to say Holy ****.

I am so frustrated with my daughter and squat.. And I know what 305 is so I am dually impressed with your 363 and 253. Seriously.Killing it.

Willbenchforcupcakes

731.5 at 180lbs, 253 squat, 115.5 bench, 363 deadlift, three weeks ago

I would just like to take a moment to say Holy ****.

I am so frustrated with my daughter and squat.. And I know what 305 is so I am dually impressed with your 363 and 253. Seriously.Killing it.

Well, thank you! There is at least another 11-22 pounds in my squat, and 22-44 in my deadlift - the 363 came up so fast and smooth it caught everyone off guard. Had to hold lockout for almost as long as lift itself took. I'll find out on Sunday exactly how much more there is.

Bench is beyond my weak point. But I'm beyond lucky in who I get to work with once a week on it, and I KNOW I'll be able to bring it up to a respectable number.

yopeeps025

Nevermind




That how low I can go.

tomcornhole

Nevermind




That how low I can go.

Straighten your back and get off your toes and that's how low you can go.

JoRocka

I can't even.

Only 135 on the bar is a completely different ball if wax than a working weight squat.



That won't hold up long term.

yopeeps025

I can't even.

Only 135 on the bar is a completely different ball if wax than a working weight squat.



That won't hold up long term.

1) My legs were sore for three days straight I didn't even think I get back up after a low pause squat since low squatting you can bounce right back up easier than a parallel squat. I haven't experience DOMS in quads for more than a day in about two years.

2) That pause was about 30 seconds since guy could not figure out a good angle and where to take the pic. I never done pause squat with anything more or I would of did it with something higher up.

3) I actually hit the lowest setting on the squat rack cause well my school does not really know WTF there doing when it comes to weight training.

Straighten your back and get off your toes and that's how low you can go.

Do you know what a butt wink is on a squat? If you know how to stop it could you tell me the answer.

tomcornhole

Do you know what a butt wink is on a squat? If you know how to stop it could you tell me the answer.

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3S5nrh9OF0&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

SideSteel

Do you know what a butt wink is on a squat? If you know how to stop it could you tell me the answer.

Haven't clicked the video Tom linked but one consideration to make is that low back rounding in a squat tends to occur in some people at some location in the squat and it usually is related to depth in that once you hit a certain depth, the low back has to round in order for you to continue descending.

If that point occurs somewhere below parallel and gets progressively worse as you get deeper (which IMO it typically does get worse as you get deeper) then a reasonable solution is to stop going so deep.

So just for example if you can hit a squat that is just below parallel with minimal back rounding, OR you can hit a squat that is 15" below parallel with significant rounding, you're much better off with the former for both safety and competitive purposes.

As it pertains to your case I'd like to see what your squat looks like when you just break parallel.

yopeeps025

Do you know what a butt wink is on a squat? If you know how to stop it could you tell me the answer.

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3S5nrh9OF0&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

Interesting well I will be testing my depth before I squat again. I also think that is where the squat belt can help you a little bit too.

tomcornhole

Do you know what a butt wink is on a squat? If you know how to stop it could you tell me the answer.

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3S5nrh9OF0&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

Interesting well I will be testing my depth before I squat again. I also think that is where the squat belt can help you a little bit too.

Let us know what you discover. SS nailed it. You have to get to parallel even if that means butt wink. ATG is great if you can maintain a straight back and good form.

yopeeps025

Do you know what a butt wink is on a squat? If you know how to stop it could you tell me the answer.

Watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3S5nrh9OF0&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

Interesting well I will be testing my depth before I squat again. I also think that is where the squat belt can help you a little bit too.

Let us know what you discover. SS nailed it. You have to get to parallel even if that means butt wink. ATG is great if you can maintain a straight back and good form.

When you butt wink though that is your back starting to round.
Another test I read is to put some tape on your lower back when you have good form. Then do the squat and see where the tape moves to stop butt wink or not go deep. I used to tend to over arch my back when squatting.

yopeeps025

Even though, I do not compete how do powerlifters find there max in competition?
What is a good way to test out max?

I was thinking like
first set 50% of max for like 5 reps to warm up
second set 70% 3 reps
then test old max to see if you can still get it. If complete then go up by 10 pounds. Keep repeating till you fail.

My rest period is put weight on bar then 60 seconds on phone timer.

usmcmp

Even though, I do not compete how do powerlifters find there max in competition?
What is a good way to test out max?

I was thinking like
first set 50% of max for like 5 reps to warm up
second set 70% 3 reps
then test old max to see if you can still get it. If complete then go up by 10 pounds. Keep repeating till you fail.

My rest period is put weight on bar then 60 seconds on phone timer.

Many of us do a 5 rep or 3 rep max and then calculate out our 1rm (that's just to program our training). At the meet we get 3 attempts.

Attempt #1 is often what we know we can solidly hit for two to three reps.
Attempt #2 is usually a previous PR or a bit heavier than our final working sets of our programming.
Attempt #3 is usually a PR. This is the chance to push it and see what we've got. Many of us judge this by bar speed, form and how the lift felt overall.

When I test my 1rm I usually do something like this (based off a calculated 1RM):
Warm-up Set 1: 30-50% 1RM (10 reps, 60 second rest)
Warm-up Set 2: 50-60% 1RM (8 reps, 60 second rest)
Set 3: 60-70% 1RM (3 reps, 2-3 minute rest)
Set 4: 75-87% 1RM (1 rep, 2-3 minute rest)
Set 5: 90-93% 1RM (1 rep, 3-5 minute rest)
Attempt 1RM: 100%+ (1rep, 3-5 minute rest)
Continued attempts: Base increase off speed of bar, form and RPE

FFfitgirl

DL 215
BS 155
not one I really work on.