Strength Training PR's - Brag About Your Success

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  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Yes - I am trying my best to keep moving forward without injuring myself, which has happened a couple times already! I'm learning not to do that!! Thanks for the advice & encouragement & best wishes to you on continuing to your personal fitness goals!

    It's taking me a while but I think I'm coming to grips with the fact I'm not going to progress as fast as I think I should. That's actually pretty liberating.

    I think you should be very proud of your progress. Taking longer and doing it right is still faster than going fast and getting hurt and having to start over. Or - if you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I'm going to make a video about how to do chinups/pullups I think. I get asked this question a lot :tongue:

    anti shrug: dead hang from bar, overhand grip, contract lats so that you raise up just a few inches.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I'm going to make a video about how to do chinups/pullups I think. I get asked this question a lot :tongue:

    anti shrug: dead hang from bar, overhand grip, contract lats so that you raise up just a few inches.

    Ah. So basically as far as I usually end up getting when I try to do a pull-up.
  • KiltFuPanda
    KiltFuPanda Posts: 574 Member
    The day I manage a full pull up is the day I go play the lottery :)

    I do "negative pullups" - jump as high as I can go, grab the bar, and lower myself down.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I'm going to make a video about how to do chinups/pullups I think. I get asked this question a lot :tongue:

    anti shrug: dead hang from bar, overhand grip, contract lats so that you raise up just a few inches.

    Ah. So basically as far as I usually end up getting when I try to do a pull-up.

    hehe. It is the hardest bit of a pullup though which is why just training that bit helps a lot!

    One of the girls that trains with me went from being able to do 0 pullups to 5 in 3 months doing that. She trains 2-3x a week.

    Chinups from one set of 4 to 3 sets of 8 with 2.5kg added. It works :smile:

    patience + persistence = progress
  • tobnrn
    tobnrn Posts: 477 Member
    I'm going to make a video about how to do chinups/pullups I think. I get asked this question a lot :tongue:

    anti shrug: dead hang from bar, overhand grip, contract lats so that you raise up just a few inches.

    Thanx chris. Gonna add these in.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I'm going to make a video about how to do chinups/pullups I think. I get asked this question a lot :tongue:

    anti shrug: dead hang from bar, overhand grip, contract lats so that you raise up just a few inches.

    Ah. So basically as far as I usually end up getting when I try to do a pull-up.

    hehe. It is the hardest bit of a pullup though which is why just training that bit helps a lot!

    One of the girls that trains with me went from being able to do 0 pullups to 5 in 3 months doing that. She trains 2-3x a week.

    Chinups from one set of 4 to 3 sets of 8 with 2.5kg added. It works :smile:

    patience + persistence = progress

    Right on. I guess I'll start doing them again. I've been doing them more like an inverted row with my feet on a bench but I haven't even done those in quite a while. Maybe a mix of both will get me doing the real ones.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    inverted rows are more for the upper back muscles like the rhomboids, rear delts rather than the lats which really work hard to get you out of the bottom for a pullup. Probably still be beneficial though.

    I know for me as I do lots of pullups I can do just as many pullups as I can inverted rows because I don't do them as often (as I should).
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    inverted rows are more for the upper back muscles like the rhomboids, rear delts rather than the lats which really work hard to get you out of the bottom for a pullup. Probably still be beneficial though.
    All that *kitten* needs help too so.......
  • dzarello
    dzarello Posts: 119 Member
    New PR's I set last week:
    Squat--305x2 +5lb
    Bench--215x3 +15lb
    Deadlift--350x1 +25lb
    BB Row--200x2 +20lb
    Overhead Press--130x2 +5lb
    Rack Pulls--400x1 +25lb

    Think I had a pretty good week! :laugh:
  • TN42
    TN42 Posts: 6 Member
    Set some new PRs over my last couple workouts.

    Military Press - 165 x 1
    Bench Press - 265 x 1

    And I got 450x3 on standing calf raises, which was kind of fun.
  • CWSpiegel
    CWSpiegel Posts: 114
    Couple More:

    Weighted Dead Hang Pull Ups: 4x5 with Military Issue Body Armor + 5 lb (~25 lbs total)
    Weighted Ring Dips : 4x5 with Military Issue Body Armor +10lb (~35 lbs total)
    Power Clean: 170 1RM
    Power Snatch: 125 1RM
    Front Squat: 165 1RM
    Sumo DL High Pull: 135 x 2
    Clean and Jerk: 150 1RM

    Doing 1RM on Power Snatch and Power Clean tomorrow, so we will see if that has improved.... I hit 2 at 150 three times last week, so I think so for the PC's...
  • tobnrn
    tobnrn Posts: 477 Member
    Alright guys I'm pretty excited. Squated 185 today. It was only once and after my 5*5 @ 145 but still I did it. My new trainer looked at me & said wanna try. Well....*kitten* yeah. I was soooo nervous but really wanted bragging rights. Oh yeah. I dominated that b*tch today. Hehehe

    Squats 145 5*5, 185 * 1
    Leg press 240 5*5
    Bench 65 8*1, 85 5*4, 95 3*1
    Barbell rows 65 5*5
    Negative dips 5*5 (finally off the dip machine)

    Just went to bench from DB chest press. Trying to find my weight. Good day overall.
  • Lynxie83
    Lynxie83 Posts: 246
    Ok so I am more than a little excited about this! :smokin: :laugh: :bigsmile:

    PT and I spent too long racking my leg press to get my row 1RM in this session!!

    I got 1RM of the wide grip lat pulldown of 57kg (125pound) which is on par with my bench! YAY!

    The absolute killer which totally blew me away was my leg press on the 45 degree sled. Maxed out at 318kg (701pounds) which was 265kg of plates and a 53kg sled. WOAH! I am totally over the moon with that result!

    The highest I did with multiple reps today was 253kg x 4 (557pound)
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Ok so I am more than a little excited about this! :smokin: :laugh: :bigsmile:

    PT and I spent too long racking my leg press to get my row 1RM in this session!!

    I got 1RM of the wide grip lat pulldown of 57kg (125pound) which is on par with my bench! YAY!

    The absolute killer which totally blew me away was my leg press on the 45 degree sled. Maxed out at 318kg (701pounds) which was 265kg of plates and a 53kg sled. WOAH! I am totally over the moon with that result!

    The highest I did with multiple reps today was 253kg x 4 (557pound)

    HOLY SH!TBALLZ! Yeah Girl!!!!
  • tobnrn
    tobnrn Posts: 477 Member
    Ok so I am more than a little excited about this! :smokin: :laugh: :bigsmile:

    PT and I spent too long racking my leg press to get my row 1RM in this session!!

    I got 1RM of the wide grip lat pulldown of 57kg (125pound) which is on par with my bench! YAY!

    The absolute killer which totally blew me away was my leg press on the 45 degree sled. Maxed out at 318kg (701pounds) which was 265kg of plates and a 53kg sled. WOAH! I am totally over the moon with that result!

    The highest I did with multiple reps today was 253kg x 4 (557pound)

    WOAH
  • kiachu
    kiachu Posts: 409 Member
    How do you find out how much the sled weighs on the leg press? I never counted that because I wouldn't even begin to know LOL.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    How do you find out how much the sled weighs on the leg press? I never counted that because I wouldn't even begin to know LOL.

    Some of them have a sticker near the top or on the slide of the sled that tell you. They all vary too. It would make too much sense for a gym to buy all of the same brand model...
  • Lynxie83
    Lynxie83 Posts: 246
    Yep just as Nick says there was a sticker on the sled. PT said they all seem to be slightly off weights too, not even like 50kg or 55kg, but 53kg...

    Thanks guys :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I'm very happy with that result.
  • thatsnumberwang
    thatsnumberwang Posts: 398 Member
    Deadlifted 215 this morning -- that's 1.7 of me! :bigsmile:
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Yep just as Nick says there was a sticker on the sled. PT said they all seem to be slightly off weights too, not even like 50kg or 55kg, but 53kg...

    Thanks guys :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I'm very happy with that result.

    Yes, they are all very different weights. I want to say the Hammer Strength one we have in the gym is 120lbs. I haven't used it in about a year so I don't remember exactly, just remember it being a weird weight.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Deadlifted 215 this morning -- that's 1.7 of me! :bigsmile:

    Woah, nice!
  • kiachu
    kiachu Posts: 409 Member
    Hmm. I wonder what I can really do then. I can do about 410lbs in plates.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Hmm. I wonder what I can really do then. I can do about 410lbs in plates.

    Yeah you're probably anywhere from 50lbs to 100lbs better than that. :)
  • ChrisGoldn
    ChrisGoldn Posts: 473 Member
    Yep just as Nick says there was a sticker on the sled. PT said they all seem to be slightly off weights too, not even like 50kg or 55kg, but 53kg...

    Thanks guys :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I'm very happy with that result.

    Yes, they are all very different weights. I want to say the Hammer Strength one we have in the gym is 120lbs. I haven't used it in about a year so I don't remember exactly, just remember it being a weird weight.

    HS at my gym is 108lbs for the sled alone.... I never include that weight tho. Just my personal preference
  • Lynxie83
    Lynxie83 Posts: 246
    Yeah PT mentioned that people usually quote only the plate weight, but it sounds super impressive when you chuck another 53kg on that weight :bigsmile:

    108 pound for the sled is around 49kg, so that's pretty weighty too!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Deadlifted 215 this morning -- that's 1.7 of me! :bigsmile:

    Awesomesauce!!

    The 1.7x body weight is super impressive - go you!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Yeah PT mentioned that people usually quote only the plate weight, but it sounds super impressive when you chuck another 53kg on that weight :bigsmile:

    108 pound for the sled is around 49kg, so that's pretty weighty too!

    I really need to check mine next time. I had always assumed it was 45lb (and I thought it was actually lower than that as it is not vertical but just used 45lb for progress comparison). Maybe I am actually lifting more than I think......but then again, maybe its less!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Ok so I am more than a little excited about this! :smokin: :laugh: :bigsmile:

    PT and I spent too long racking my leg press to get my row 1RM in this session!!

    I got 1RM of the wide grip lat pulldown of 57kg (125pound) which is on par with my bench! YAY!

    The absolute killer which totally blew me away was my leg press on the 45 degree sled. Maxed out at 318kg (701pounds) which was 265kg of plates and a 53kg sled. WOAH! I am totally over the moon with that result!

    The highest I did with multiple reps today was 253kg x 4 (557pound)

    HOLY SH!TBALLZ! Yeah Girl!!!!

    Holy Sh!tballz is right!!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    New PR's I set last week:
    Squat--305x2 +5lb
    Bench--215x3 +15lb
    Deadlift--350x1 +25lb
    BB Row--200x2 +20lb
    Overhead Press--130x2 +5lb
    Rack Pulls--400x1 +25lb

    Think I had a pretty good week! :laugh:

    Really nice progression there - especially getting PRs on all your lifts.
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