Squat, Bench, Deadlift, Snatch, C&J: Post your best videos

Finally deadlifting again after 3 weeks, and also started cutting again this week. Already back down to 185 from 190ish (mostly water loss I'm sure). Here's my top set this morning of 345x5 after also doing 330x6. I'm pretty happy with this considering I'm probably highly glycogen depleted right now.

https://youtu.be/OZGQzjb24hc

This is more about the bun, popeye face, and lifting belt foopa than the actual lift. I just never get to see my deadlift face since I always film from the side.

2X5 at 445lbs yesterday. It was tough

arditarose wrote: »

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

This is more about the bun, popeye face, and lifting belt foopa than the actual lift. I just never get to see my deadlift face since I always film from the side.

https://instagram.com/p/BJwTmOrDysJ/embed/

Look at that HVIII!!!!

I swear you're the only one who knows what's up with the HVIII

Kick today in the dick, girl!

arditarose wrote: »

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

This is more about the bun, popeye face, and lifting belt foopa than the actual lift. I just never get to see my deadlift face since I always film from the side.

https://instagram.com/p/BJwTmOrDysJ/embed/

Look at that HVIII!!!!

I swear you're the only one who knows what's up with the HVIII

Kick today in the dick, girl!

He needs to make more socks. Lululemon is the only place/brand I've spent more money on lol. I'm wearing a HVIII tshirt now. They're really comfortable.

I know! I sent an email to customer service to let them know that their shirts are some of the softest I've ever put on. I have no problem admitting I'm a brand *kitten*

McCloud33 wrote: »

Well cutting is effecting my strength some. Down below 185 (looking to go as low as 170-175) and here is 290 for 6. Based on my lifts from a few weeks back, I should be hitting this for closer to 9-11.

Should I be pushing myself to complete failure on squats?

https://youtu.be/YqayPIdk3uU

I know you've mentioned your program before but I can't remember what it was. Does your program call for AMRAP? I always struggle with AMRAP and "to failure." If I'm doing AMRAP, I try to stop it off at an RPE around 9. Another thing I struggle with is making up my mind that strength loss is inevitable with a decent cut. I wish I could offer more. I'm sure there are plenty here that can, though.

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

McCloud33 wrote: »

Well cutting is effecting my strength some. Down below 185 (looking to go as low as 170-175) and here is 290 for 6. Based on my lifts from a few weeks back, I should be hitting this for closer to 9-11.

Should I be pushing myself to complete failure on squats?

https://youtu.be/YqayPIdk3uU

I know you've mentioned your program before but I can't remember what it was. Does your program call for AMRAP? I always struggle with AMRAP and "to failure." If I'm doing AMRAP, I try to stop it off at an RPE around 9. Another thing I struggle with is making up my mind that strength loss is inevitable with a decent cut. I wish I could offer more. I'm sure there are plenty here that can, though.

So I'm just doing my own little modification of 5/3/1. I do the actual program for everything but squat and that I condense all three work weeks into one week. So instead of doing 5+reps week 1, 3+ week 2 and 1+ week 3, I do those MWF because I like squatting three times a week.

I struggle with AMRAP vs failure as well. I currently go until I "feel" that the next rep might fail...at least for squat and bench. OHP and DL is easier for me to go to failure as.

In my limited experience, a cut has always been accompanied by strength loss. Which seems logical to me since I don't have as much glycogen in my muscles to aid with the lifting. I'm hoping that now that my first week is over, my water/glycogen levels will reach an equilibrium and the strength will level out.

MsSquatAlot wrote: »

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

Working on that arch for competition. It's also worth noting that this 2x5 is with 95% of my last competition max.....

I can't arch when I bench. I've tried and tried. Ed Coan himself has tried to give me pointers and my body refuses to comply. Haha

Well, I'd trade my arch to meet the GOAT.

So I'm back on the injured list completely unrelated to training and back to bench only. Trying not to throw too big of a pity party and just focusing on nailing my bench with Pan-Am bench coming up the end of October. First rep was brutal because I decided to touch over an inch high. Excuse the crazy plate loading, this was part of a contrast superset. Triple at 77.5.

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

MsSquatAlot wrote: »

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

Working on that arch for competition. It's also worth noting that this 2x5 is with 95% of my last competition max.....

I can't arch when I bench. I've tried and tried. Ed Coan himself has tried to give me pointers and my body refuses to comply. Haha

Well, I'd trade my arch to meet the GOAT.

Ha we live very close to each other and he's always at the gym down the street.

DresdenSinn wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

https://instagram.com/p/BJwTmOrDysJ/embed/

Every time I see someone deadlifting with an underhand grip I have to cringe because I know that bicep can tear any second, please don't deadlift with the underhand grip..I know you've probably done it that way thousands of times for years but I'm telling ya that 1 time is just waiting to happen and it's going to be bad.

#lolwut?

This was supposed to be a second set of 5. Only had 4 in me though.

Having trouble getting the video up but here it is!