Boris Bachmann
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Dude, I ordered it like YESTERDAY...It was bait for Boris and his new SSB
Dude, I ordered it like YESTERDAY...It was bait for Boris and his new SSB
We will wait for your review on the next squat zineDude, I ordered it like YESTERDAY...
HaYeah, props to @william bad butt for the 400 lb single!
I haven't done a heavy single in ages because my bar velocity just goes into the toilet if it's real 1 RM.
If PUSH tells me I'm moving at half speed (which happens above about 5@160-165 kg), I just dump it backwards.
Ha
You gave me props for doing 1 rep at 82% of my max in the 2019 meet. I was being lazy. Not even at my last warm-up weight yet, 85%. But 1st time I lifted 400+ lb in a normal while. I've lost track, maybe years.
I'm still going up, I hope. But I will admit my knees felt the opposite of springy. But I'm expecting some Big 3 PRs this year.Post 50, I've learned not to compare my present PRs to my lifetime PRs.
My current jerk is only 81% of what it was doing at meets in my mid 40s.
But it's more than it was a year ago!
I'm still going up, I hope. But I will admit my knees felt the opposite of springy. But I'm expecting some Big 3 PRs this year.
Had a minor back tweak last week. Plus only 5 days rest (vs the usual 7). And I was short on time. So I knew I was going to limit volume, so I decided to up the Intensity just a bit. My dead lift and bench felt very light, even better than my squat.
Reminds me of Rocky Balboa:I think I can still get to my strength lift (squat, pull, press) PRs when I do my next strength block.
But the explosive moves.....I'm just not quite as fast under the bar as I used to be; my power snatch is about the same as ever, but my full snatch is not as high because I can't catch it as quickly / low.
Welp, almost record fast shipping out of Titan - arrived this morning. It required the tiniest bit of assembly (like 3 mins worth) and is ready to go in the power rack for tomorrow. I've only ever used a SSQ bar twice in my life and did not enjoy either experience - I fully expect to simultaneously both hate and love it, and plan to use it regularly.Dude, I ordered it like YESTERDAY...
I've only ever used a SSQ bar twice in my life and did not enjoy either experience
Those are good questions and I'll try to suss out decent responses with experience - yeah, it seems to shut down upper back engagement for me kind of like doing a front squat with your arms taped to your sides. But, it's been a while so my memory might not be accurate.Congrats!
It's only been a handful of times for me, too.
I never figured out what I'm supposed to do with my shoulders.
Are you supposed to make a neck shelf with your traps like in a back squat? Or brace your delts like in front squats?
I still don't know, but I'm ready to learn vicariously.
Experiment. But make sure you pull the handles towards your body. Don't push them out. Makes the reps extra painful!Congrats!
It's only been a handful of times for me, too.
I never figured out what I'm supposed to do with my shoulders.
Are you supposed to make a neck shelf with your traps like in a back squat? Or brace your delts like in front squats?
I still don't know, but I'm ready to learn vicariously.
Experiment. But make sure you pull the handles towards your body. Don't push them out. Makes the reps extra painful!
NICE!!!!430lb Zercher Squat Today - RPE 7 or 8 depending on levels of caffeination.
Planning to revisit this challenge in 2 weeks
430 x 1: 430lb zercher squat