Just ordered my bands!!

[MidwestJ]

thanks fellas

Well thanks FNG for the site. I too ordered some bands this evening and when they get here I'll be ready to rock. Hopefully I can get a cage for a lot cheaper. I'm gonna try my old high school and see what they say on a used one. We'll see.

 

[TheFng]

I actually got the rack locally because I was in the store and I was able to walk out with it. Otherwise I would have ordered it. I got my bands from www.elitefts.com and everything else from www.monstermuscle.com including the 'don't know squat' shirt they were out of last time I ordered from them.

I did speed bench today with the bands. I must say it was different. I did the bench with 2 mini bands fastened to the bottom post of my bench. After 10 sets of 3, I used them with 215 lbs. on the bar for 3-board presses. I only got 3 reps before I figured I had better drop the weight. So I dropped down to just 185 with the bands and was able to get 2 sets of 10 and 1 set of 5 with the boards. Wiped out my tri's.

 

[goldenone]

I just recently bought a power rack and some other equipment for home and love it.I wish I would have done it along time ago.

I bought my power rack from http://www.newyorkbarbell.com/nyb/ free shipping and no sales tax.

Good rack for the money,I upgraded the bolts to stronger ones. Might just see about welding it in the future.

It has the solid 1 inch steel pins and hooks.

My adjustable bench is from body soild.Good bench,wish it was a little longer.

 

[TheFng]

I was thinking about getting that rack from them. Right now, I have my brother's gym from them in my garage. Its this one. http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/4250.html. Its a smith machine but I never used that part. I would squat 'free' and without a spotter before I got the cage. I think my squat has suffered because I was afraid to use too heavy a weight when I squatted 'without a net' so to speak. Now I have no excuse.

 

[jimmydean]

Brian,
We use 50% of our shirt max. I have dropped my %'s before if my compensatory acceleration was not what I thought it should be. I'll drop to my shirtless max for a couple weeks to see how my speed goes. I like to use green bands for my dynamic bench day and drop the bar weight by 10%.
Are you competing this wknd in St. Pete? I'll be there with PLJay.

JD

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

I'm just curious whether it makes a difference to wrap the bands around the inside of the plates or outside of them? I was watching the Westside squat video and I could have sworn that one workout they had them inside and athe other they had them outside. I am doing DE box squats tomorrow and trying them for the first time. I was gonna put them outside the plates.

Also, I am a 330ish lb squatter without a suit. I am gonna use the light bands. I did my sets last week with 160. Now that I have the bands, what weight approx. should I have on the bar? Thanks

 

[GRIMMER]

Put the bands on the inside of the plates. You want to warm up with the bands right from the start. bar ,95 ,135 ect. until you hit your working weight which should be in a wave of 47 , 51 , 53, 57% of your best comp squat so take a guess , but better to underestimate. the reason i say put the bands on the inside is if you put them on the outside you have to take them off and on every time you change weight , a major pain in the ass.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Good point. Thanks.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

But now, those %'s are of the weight alone? Or the weight+ bands? Like, I squatted 320 in a recent comp, but felt good for 330(I know, I suck). However, I am very strong at the top and weak off the bottom. I feel with a suit I'd be close to 350 or so right now. Should I use 47% of that weight+ bands?? Or 47% including the bands.

If so, what do the light bands add to the squat approx?

 

[GRIMMER]

that % is of just weight. so for a 350 you use 165 175 185 200