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[Tank Top Master]

Hit a 5x5 @ 135 deadlift

You better be talking kilos papi.

 

[ahat]

You better be talking kilos papi.

5mth hiatus. Im in no rush.

I dont get paid to lift/workout. Not risking hurting myself. Also have no desire to lift 500+, been there, done that.

 

[jr35]

What that skwat and dedlif looking like pleighboi?

335s 455dl. I ain’t **** .

Couple pages back you guys discussing flat feet. My **** has zero arch. Kinda back issues we talking? Spasms or locking up?

 

[tdogg2k]

had to go to the gym at 1 today and i was miserable. had coffe in the morning was all hyped to go but my wife had a work call so i had to take the kid. then had to caffeinate again and was just out of it. there was only 8 people there tho.
but back to the 6 am life for me.

 

[Tank Top Master]

335s 455dl. I ain’t **** .

Couple pages back you guys discussing flat feet. My **** has zero arch. Kinda back issues we talking? Spasms or locking up?

Muscle tightness in my posterior delts, lats, and lower back from not stretching/foam rolling.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Rom 4 came in. Will give them a go Friday for squats.

edit*
These def fit more narrow than the 2. Still went tts and fits well though.

 

[Tank Top Master]

Rom 4 came in. Will give them a go Friday for squats.

edit*
These def fit more narrow than the 2. Still went tts and fits well though.

Squatting in my black/black 2's rn. They def are wider and the tongue is thinner. Rom 4s don't breathe as much either...

 

[206to813]

335s 455dl. I ain’t **** .

Couple pages back you guys discussing flat feet. My **** has zero arch. Kinda back issues we talking? Spasms or locking up?

Man 335 sq, 455 dl aint nothing to be ashamed of

 

[Tank Top Master]

Man 335 sq, 455 dl aint nothing to be ashamed of

 

[m boiz]

Ive been to multiple gyms in multiple states and I can count on one had seeing anyone hit those number legitimately

 

[Tank Top Master]

Ive been to multiple gyms in multiple states and I can count on one had seeing anyone hit those number legitimately

Understood Your Excellency.

However, at my base those numbers would get me laughed out of the mega weight room.

Hell, my homie that just started lifting like a year ago was doing 405 high bar/455 conventional and he's still a baby under the bar.

YMMV.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

There’s a powerlifting gym called the shop in VA. My #s are laughable

Multiple 700lb+ pullers, 600+ squatter, 500+ benchers.







I ain’t **** imma just keep going to commercial gyms to boost my ego

in all seriousness its a great place to lift if youre looking to get stronger. there's also a lot of serious bodybuilders in there too.

 

[jr35]

Man 335 sq, 455 dl aint nothing to be ashamed of

I’m no power lifter like the rest if you guys

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

I’m no power lifter like the rest if you guys

those are good numbers. Squatting 3 plates alone means you squat more than 99% of the world.

 

[jr35]

those are good numbers. Squatting 3 plates alone means you squat more than 99% of the world.

appreciate it. squats always been trash. What’d you recommend to up it? Was thinking of doing a smolov jr or 5/3/1 sometime in fall.

 

[Tank Top Master]

those are good numbers. Squatting 3 plates alone means you squat more than 99% of the world.

Never forget, 99% of the world doesn't even lift.

 

[m boiz]

Understood Your Excellency.

However, at my base those numbers would get me laughed out of the mega weight room.

Hell, my homie that just started lifting like a year ago was doing 405 high bar/455 conventional and he's still a baby under the bar.

YMMV.

Haha I wasn't coming at you brethren.

Oh yeah back in Feburary I had to go out of town for work to Fort Bragg area and I went to the World Gym they had and there were some certified beasts there. In general though most people don't lift heavy on squats and DL, hell most don't even do them.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

appreciate it. squats always been trash. What’d you recommend to up it? Was thinking of doing a smolov jr or 5/3/1 sometime in fall.

never ran either of those but im sure Tank Top Master has and can give you some advice.

 

[Tank Top Master]

never ran either of those but im sure Tank Top Master has and can give you some advice.

I have.

Neither is appropriate for getting your squat up. Jr. was designed for presses, rows, etc., not for squats. Some masochists even run it for deads.

Smolov (the 13 wk program) is for squats (only) and can put 120 pounds on your 1RM after completion. The Base Mesocycle is the most beneficial part of the program. I wouldn't recommend Smolov for anyone not squatting x2 their BW and/or anyone whose technique is sloppy (doing so is a good way to end up in Snap City). The program is brutal and many folks (including myself) do not have the balls to finish it from A to Z. (I've only ran the base meso.) One day.

5/3/1 is more appropriate for intermediate and advanced lifters that cannot progress on beginner LPs (although there is an "on-ramp" called 5/3/1 For Beginners and it can be ran by noobs). 5/3/1 is a set of separate templates and mini-programs (one could always make their own; the creator kinda shuns this) that tend to focus on slow, steady, constant progression; it is NOT optimal for adding #'s to your lifts quickly. The name of 5/3/1's game is not getting injured or run down so you can keep adding incremental increases to your lifts over the long-haul.

To put things in perspective: Smolov is a "peaking program" that will put pounds on your squat at the cost of enormous strain on your body. It cannot be ran by everybody and cannot be ran both consecutively and indefinitely. 5/3/1 can be ran indefinitely (the last book is titled 5/3/1 Forever) but the changes it produces are much smaller than the adaptations from Smolov.


jr35 , if you really want to get your squat up, I'd milk out all of the gains out of a linear progression program like ICF 5x5 or SL 5x5 and then reassess once you're done. Just my .02.

 

[jr35]

Thanks man will look into that.

 

[isyouserious]

335s 455dl. I ain’t **** .

Couple pages back you guys discussing flat feet. My **** has zero arch. Kinda back issues we talking? Spasms or locking up?

Those are solid bro. Everyone starts somewhere. Everyone built differently. What's your BW and height if you don't mind my asking.

 

[jr35]

Those are solid bro. Everyone starts somewhere. Everyone built differently. What's your BW and height if you don't mind my asking.

165lbs 5’6”

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

 

[BranchLifestyle]

 

[GreenNGold89]

Weighing between 148-151 these days. Hit a new PR on the squat, 320lbs.

Finally joined the 3 plate club.

Previous PR was 300 before covid, when a month or so without lifting also so feel good about it. Biking def got my legs stronger.