Asylum Numbers

[TheProject]

PR's all around, that makes it a good day.

Spatts' 66lbs is damned impressive, and each attempt looked just as strong as the last.

She'll be back to benching more than me in no time.

 

[Hannibal]

I know today was DE Bench Day, but we did have a couple of rep PR's so I figured I would post them. After speed bench we did Close Grip 4 Board Presses for triples...

Close Grip 4 Board

Hannibal:
Previous Record:309 x 3
Today.................331 x 3

Spatts:
Previous Record:199 x 3
Today.................232 x 3 (No shoulder issues either)

Project:
Previous Record:221 X 3
Today.................254 x 3

NICE WORK!

 

[Hannibal]

My Deadlift SUCKS

Today was ME SQ/DL. We did Reverse Band Deadlifts...using the blue bands. The set up was so that the bands let off just above the knee and gave no more assistance. We have never done these before so there are no previous records.

Hannibal: 529 (Missed 551)
Spatts......408
Project.....397

Spatts and Project pulled strong as always. I on the other hand didn't do nearly as well as I had expected. I should be able to pull 550 from the floor without the help of bands. Gotta lot of work to do before December.

For those of you that have never done GM with a Safety Squat Bar you really are missing out on a very effective exercise. The design of the bar really throws you forward and you have to fight it back throughout the movement. I have only used it twice...but I can tell that it is helping with lower back strength and stability. After doing our ME work I did chain suspended gm's with the SS Bar...and worked up to 241 X 6. Then did 285 X 2...it was a STRUGGLE to say the least.

NICE WORK!

 

[TheProject]

Spatts and Hannibal rocked, no question. Me, I dunno. My DL record is 375, and to only get 22 more with the bands was a little surprising.

but hey, we all have our off days.

 

[spatts]

You did fine, Project. You'll get it next time.

I knew that the secret to reverse band deadlifts was speed off the floor. So I grabbed and yanked...went fine up to where the band stops adding resistance...then it took what was probably 5 seconds (and seemed like 5 minutes) to actually lock the damn thing out. You know what hurt? My pecs!!! I was pulling so hard to lock the f****r out, that my pecs, my neck and my grip were about fried. I believe I said something like, "You're going up bitch..." just as I locked that puppy, and thenI let it fall. I'll be damned if I was going to suffer the negative on that.

Then I skipped the GM's and did ass-to-ankle squats. Last set was 221 x 5.

Followed by overhead/medicine ball/full range situps.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Great lifting.

Don't be discouraged Project. My best ever pull n reverse bands is 495. This is with 135 taken off at the bottom and no assitance the last 4". I have pulled 460 fom the floor with free weights twice and gotten 470 over my knees. This shows that your true max pull can be very close to the band pulls.

 

[Hannibal]

KEEP ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN

Today was ME Bench Day. It has been several weeks since we last did them...so we were all expecting lots of PR's. And no one went away dissapointed.

4 Board Press

Hannibal
Previous Record: 375
Today..................419 (tried 441 and my bicep had other ideas)

Spatts
Previous Record: 210
Today..................287 (77lb PR)

Project
Previous Record: 254
Today..................320 (66lb PR)

Project and Spatts had 66 and 77lb PR's respectively. Guess I am the slacker...having to settle for a 44lb PR. It's great to see the gym get stronger together. We have all been consistantly breaking records for the past couple months. It's a great feeling to hit the gym and KNOW that you are going to break a record. Success is contagious.

NICE LIFTING!!

 

[Deciever1]

when was the last time you did these? 77 lbs is outta this world

 

[TheProject]

It's been a couple months since we've done these, don't remember exactly.

Spatts is kicking ass and taking names here lately! She's hitting some AWESOME PR's.

I was thrilled to break 300 on anything for ME bench. 287 was the closest, up until today, and I got 309 off the boards easy. Went straight up to 331, and could NOT stay tight. It came crashing down onto the boards, and I heard a POP that spatts and Hannibal said was probably my sternum. That was a little unnerving.

Went back for 320, then tried 331 again, same problem.

Still...I'm feeling damned good.

 

[spatts]

My shoulder has not hurt in over a month. It's finally up to par, and allowing me to lift like I should. I had a month and a half of NO PR's, and even went BACKWARDS on some things. I think it was my CNS telling me to back the f*** off for a while. Then all of a sudden I wasn't tired anymore, and the numbers started flying. The last 3-4 week's numbers have made up for the previous 6.