There is always room for improvement! 💪🏼

I hit a new squat PR at the very end of November a few months ago.
405 lbs for 4 reps, no belt, no knee wraps, and no spotter.
Would of felt safe to attempt a 5th rep if I had a spotter.
All that at 170 lbs body weight too.

Overall I'm very happy with that. Since my old PR was 405 lbs for 1 rep.
I also think this thread is a great idea D dericdesmond ! Get people motivated to better themselvesđź’Ş
 
DrBC said:
I hit a new squat PR at the very end of November a few months ago.
405 lbs for 4 reps, no belt, no knee wraps, and no spotter.
Would of felt safe to attempt a 5th rep if I had a spotter.
All that at 170 lbs body weight too.

Overall I'm very happy with that. Since my old PR was 405 lbs for 1 rep.
I also think this thread is a great idea D dericdesmond ! Get people motivated to better themselvesđź’Ş
Click to expand...

Nice!

Years ago, I chased 3 wheels before knee pain forced me to give up. Nowadays, I just do pistols or lightweight barbell cleans.
 
klee94404 said:
Years ago, I chased 3 wheels before knee pain forced me to give up. Nowadays, I just do pistols or lightweight barbell cleans.
Click to expand...
Back and knee pain can be a very serious and debilitating thing. For several reasons each, based on what’s truly causing the pain.

Have you ever done any exercises to strengthen your knees? I was having knee pains when I first started working out again a year ago. Had to focus my training on them for a little bit and I haven’t had knee pains since.

Kneesovertoes & SquatUniversity on YouTube has alot of good information!
 
Last edited:
Legs and shoulders today. Trying to get myself psyched up for squats. Not lifting until around 7pm but I just got to think about being finished with squats and how I feel so much better after doing them. Of course this is only my 2nd leg day since I started lifting again so I’ll probably only be doing like 185lb squats but man that light weight still sucks when you’re squatting! Just got to do them! No skipping leg day!
 
DrBC said:
Back and knee pain can be a very serious and debilitating thing. For several reasons each, based on what’s truly causing the pain.

Have you ever done any exercises to strengthen your knees? I was having knee pains when I first started working out again a year ago. Had to focus my training on them for a little bit and I haven’t had knee pains since.

Kneesovertoes & SquatUniversity on YouTube has alot of good information!
Click to expand...

Yup! Also gave up heavy back squats since it's pretty much guaranteed to cause my patellar tendinois to flare up.
Thanks for the YouTube channels to check out!
 
coolbreezy37 said:
I’m actually a little depressed about lifting. Especially since the 2 exercises I was best at I’ll never be able to do heavy again.
Click to expand...

That sucks donkey d#$%!

When I stopped chasing the big three, I transitioned to Olympic lifts. Lighter and more explosive than powerlifting. It gave me the same satisfaction as lifting heavy.
 
klee94404 said:
That sucks donkey d#$%!

When I stopped chasing the big three, I transitioned to Olympic lifts. Lighter and more explosive than powerlifting. It gave me the same satisfaction as lifting heavy.
Click to expand...
Awesome! The OHP (all variations) and conventional deadlift were the two I did best at. For strongman it was Atlas Stones and log press. Can’t do any of those any more. I think I’ll just start with flat bench and sumo deadlifts and go from there.
 
coolbreezy37 said:
I think Olympic lifting is incredible and mad respect to those that routinely practice it. I need to potentially branch out, but I’ve always gone with what I know (heavy simple compounds and odd static strength lifts)
Click to expand...

Moving out of my comfort zone has always been difficult. Starting at shit and finally progressing to suck is not emotionally rewarding. Especially when you used to be great at something.

Dan John used to say, "Just show up. Half the battle is showing up." I had the privilege of his personal coaching along with everyone else who showed up when he temporarily moved back to California years ago.
 
adluginb said:
No skipping leg day!
Click to expand...

Ooof! Thanks for the kick in the arse for doing something that I'm always neglecting.

6:40 AM and need to start my workstation hijinx. Targeting 10 pistols with the handstands today (bad pun intended).

7 AM TO 10:15 AM
1 - shrimp squat to pistol
2 - tuck jump to handstand (10 second hold)

 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top