Altered Squat Suit! Squats Went Ok!

[powerlifterjay]

Well first off the heavy ass briefs along with a suit makes for some uncomfortable squatting! Wasnt going to pull up straps at all but figured instead of testing raw strength (i was going to just do 725 no suit) i needed to test my equipment and see if the suit was altered to my benefit. Felt too tight until the end, went like this
warmups
bar x 10 reps 4 sets
135x 10 reps 3 sets
225x 5 reps 2 sets
315x 5 reps
405x 3 reps with suit bottoms and briefs TIGHT as HELL!
500x 2 reps TIGHT
585x 1 rep
675x 1 rep added knee wraps still tight
725x 1 rep loosed lever belt 1 notch. Felt better
765x 1 rep straps up to see if the alteration worked. Felt good!

All were a scant high. The 765 was 1 inch high. But i didnt plan on breakin any records or finding openers. Just wanted to see if i can squat in my gear. And i think i can! I will break plane next week and i might tag 800 to feel it. But seriously i need 700 plus to evn come close to breakin parallel. My hip support is way tight but the suit being altered so my chest can breath worked good. It actually for a change felt better with straps up. So i will keep posted next week as well. Over all good night. It all felt light as hell! I knwo if the meet was in my gym and in my rack i could hit 825 or so.

By the way to get used to my gear i didnt want to fight balance and my gear so these were done facing the mirror. After next week i will turn back around.

 

[b fold the truth]

Animal...Jay is a freakin' animal...

B True

 

[Deciever]

Animal...Jay is a freakin' animal...

B True

he is..indeed he is... first he benches close to my total and now he squats close to my total... this isnt fair!

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Amazing!

 

[Screwball]

How long does it take you to get into your suit, Jay? Do you need any help?

 

[aka-tapout]

i was one of his side spotters and i saw it that 765 shot up easy as cake
very impressive jay

 

[aka-tapout]

just for the record freak19 is a good side spotter and fast with the pins---billy the kid with them

 

[IrishPower]

congrats pljay!

800 is but a workout or two away!

my new canvas still isn't here so i decided to play a little this week. i did blue bands (doubled at the bottom, looped 3 times at bar) + 200 lbs of chain + some raw weight for speed.

The funny thing i noticed tonight was that i wasn't particularly fast on my speed, but when i took singles and widened my stance, i was strong as an ox.

i finished with 425 raw weight + 200 lbs chain + the above band tension and it was EZ. I am going to take 700 lbs of raw weight in 2 weeks off the box.

once that canvas is here, lookout booooyyy....

oh yeah... my dreams of 242 for my next meet are fading fast.

i weighed in at 265 yesterday...... doooohh....

/irish

 

[ZZuluZ]

You're doing about 15 warm up sets......how long does this take you?

Do you call it a day after you've squatted?

-Zulu

 

[powerlifterjay]

Thanks speed kills!

Irish , dam bro you are strong as an ox. I am no familiar with chains at all. But i knwo how they work. I actualy thought of getting a canvas, but decided to just stay in my hard core suit. My alteration was to have it cut ou tin the middle like Garry Franks and other biggens have them. Were your chest and gut can breath. I will go 805 next week. That will be my last heavy lift until the meet 5 weeks a way.

screwball, if i try i can get it on my self. I have done it. But i have tapout pullup on it while i shift my body around. Basically it fits better whne someone else helps me in it.

ZZuluZ, i have no set amount of warmups. Sometimes i walk the treadmill , or strecth alot. This time while we were all getting ready and talking we just hit what was on the bar till we felt loosend up. At a meet it will not b ethe same. And alot of times whe nwere pre contest mode in our squat training, we do call it a day after squats. Off season we box squat and that doesn ttake as much time. We then hit reverse hypers and shit. BUt we did that on Tues.