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A Lifter's Iron Log...
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ghettostudmuffin
New member
12-27-2010
Got a pimp ass black Inzer belt and wrist wraps for
Christmass booyah!
Barbell Bench w/blue band wrapped under bench, band supposedly equals around 100lbs resistance when looped under the bench and it feels like it.
warmup
Bar+bandx5
95+bandx5
135+bandx5
185+bandx5,5,3+2 forced reps
Not sure if I was really doing sets of 5 with the equivalent of 285 or not, but I do know that it felt harder than repping 240-245.
Elbows felt good. Left bicep cramped a little on the 3rd set, but it's getting better every week.
Close-grip bench w/blue band
bar+bandx8
55+bandx5
95+bandx8,6, 8 with 3 force reps, coach had me bring my grip in more and lower the bar down to the upper chest which made the 2nd and 3rd sets waaay harder than the first set.
Bodyweight 244lbs
Felt strong today. Not sure what coach is having me do with squats tomorrow, but it might be a max. Can't wait to use my new belt so I hope it is. 425+ is going up np if that happens to be the case.
Got a pimp ass black Inzer belt and wrist wraps for
Christmass booyah!
Barbell Bench w/blue band wrapped under bench, band supposedly equals around 100lbs resistance when looped under the bench and it feels like it.
warmup
Bar+bandx5
95+bandx5
135+bandx5
185+bandx5,5,3+2 forced reps
Not sure if I was really doing sets of 5 with the equivalent of 285 or not, but I do know that it felt harder than repping 240-245.
Elbows felt good. Left bicep cramped a little on the 3rd set, but it's getting better every week.
Close-grip bench w/blue band
bar+bandx8
55+bandx5
95+bandx8,6, 8 with 3 force reps, coach had me bring my grip in more and lower the bar down to the upper chest which made the 2nd and 3rd sets waaay harder than the first set.
Bodyweight 244lbs
Felt strong today. Not sure what coach is having me do with squats tomorrow, but it might be a max. Can't wait to use my new belt so I hope it is. 425+ is going up np if that happens to be the case.
ghettostudmuffin
New member
12-28-2010
Barbell Squat 135x5, 185x3, 225x3, 315x1 warmup
405x2 w/wrist wraps and belt, coach caught me off guard here, I unracked it, did a solid single and half way into re-racking it he told me to do another so I had to reposition. Still got it, but the second was tough because of it. If I had known I was going to do 2-3 reps I'm sure I could have tripled it in 1 clean set.
500x miss, wrist wraps, knee wraps and belt, only the coach helped me as I went up with hands on chest. He says I can squat 500 and it was just mental with the new weight and not being used to knee wraps. I guarantee 450-475 woulda gone up today with no assistance.
I'm gonna be training with the other powerlifter's on their training cycle and he wants to dial me in for 550 in the next 3 months.
That was it. It was definitely an interesting experience feeling 500lbs on the back and setting it up. Everyone said my form was good and I went down fully under control, but couldn't quite bring it up without some help. I'm fucking psyched. I am going to OWN 500 here in short order. It's gonna fucking happen.
Forgot to weight myself. Went out afterwards and splurged on an expensive burger.
500 is going up.
Barbell Squat 135x5, 185x3, 225x3, 315x1 warmup
405x2 w/wrist wraps and belt, coach caught me off guard here, I unracked it, did a solid single and half way into re-racking it he told me to do another so I had to reposition. Still got it, but the second was tough because of it. If I had known I was going to do 2-3 reps I'm sure I could have tripled it in 1 clean set.
500x miss, wrist wraps, knee wraps and belt, only the coach helped me as I went up with hands on chest. He says I can squat 500 and it was just mental with the new weight and not being used to knee wraps. I guarantee 450-475 woulda gone up today with no assistance.
I'm gonna be training with the other powerlifter's on their training cycle and he wants to dial me in for 550 in the next 3 months.
That was it. It was definitely an interesting experience feeling 500lbs on the back and setting it up. Everyone said my form was good and I went down fully under control, but couldn't quite bring it up without some help. I'm fucking psyched. I am going to OWN 500 here in short order. It's gonna fucking happen.
Forgot to weight myself. Went out afterwards and splurged on an expensive burger.
500 is going up.
damn bro. How much does a belt/wrist wraps/knee wraps make ur squat go up?
ghettostudmuffin
New member
wrist wraps don't add anything they just protect the wrists. Knee wraps I'm not sure. 10lbs maybe? Belt for me is probably 25lbs-50lbs, but this is just guesswork as I have not actually tried a full raw squat and then a partially equipped squat after. The knee wraps actually are kinda odd because they feel tight when they are on and when you squat down you feel them.
405 last night was just the belt helping. I can squat it np without a belt, but I feel safer with a belt for now until I can squat so much more than 405 that it feels light like 225. I can tell you it's definitely not the equipment getting me close to 500 because I knew I had 450-475 last night without the knee wraps and just a belt. 500 felt heavy as hell because it's 95lbs heavier than any other weight I have put on my back since I started training 6 months ago.
Nobody seems to believe me when I say they have been kicking my fucking ass in the gym and my strength on the squat is blowing up because of it. I guarantee I'll squat 500 inside of the next 2-3 months and with this training cycle coming up most likely more.
This is without a squat suit too. Without knee wraps a parallel or lower squat with just wrist wraps and a belt is considered raw.
405 last night was just the belt helping. I can squat it np without a belt, but I feel safer with a belt for now until I can squat so much more than 405 that it feels light like 225. I can tell you it's definitely not the equipment getting me close to 500 because I knew I had 450-475 last night without the knee wraps and just a belt. 500 felt heavy as hell because it's 95lbs heavier than any other weight I have put on my back since I started training 6 months ago.
Nobody seems to believe me when I say they have been kicking my fucking ass in the gym and my strength on the squat is blowing up because of it. I guarantee I'll squat 500 inside of the next 2-3 months and with this training cycle coming up most likely more.
This is without a squat suit too. Without knee wraps a parallel or lower squat with just wrist wraps and a belt is considered raw.
ahh didnt know belt was still raw...25 - 50lbs increase tho is pretty sick. congrats on even trying 500 bro
