Big Week this Week

ShortMick · 01-25-2005, 10:18 AM

Tomorrow's going to be my first shirted attempt at a max BP (using a single-ply Rage) since last November. To follow that up, Friday I'll be suiting up for a max squat, using a suit I haven't put on before, a Metal Pro Squatter. I used a single-ply Inzer Hardcore at my meet, so this will be way different and much more advanced of a suit.

Obviously, I'll be looking for PRs on both, but it's also good timing since I just started a period of 'advanced supplementation' and it's nice to have a true measure at both the beginning and end (although after reading IA's 'Truisms' post, I'm wondering if I'm going to extend a little, like about 5 years

!)

***iron addict*** · 01-25-2005, 11:53 AM

Good luck! The metal is going to feel a LOT different. Have good spotters around. The suit might surprise you. The third time I squatted in a suit I lost my balance went backwards and did bad things to the powerrack and bar--lol.

IA

ShortMick · 01-25-2005, 12:06 PM

Thanks. Good news is we have a monolift, and there will be plenty of solid spotters around. I have taken an attempt in a Frantz double canvas, but it's been awhile. (It was 500, unsurprisingly I failed to get to depth).

ShortMick · 01-26-2005, 07:28 PM

I should have a pic of the SQ to post Friday evening.

ShortMick · 01-26-2005, 11:14 PM

OK, hit a shirted bench tonight, first time in over 2 months. It was a little disappointing. I benched 451 at the meet last Nov. Tonight I hit 385 off of two boards which was terribly ugly, very near what I would call floundering. Then I did 425 off of one board, much much better. Finally I missed 435 no boards by one half inch on the left side (the right arm locked). Evalutation: I've failed to work the lockout sufficiently the past two months. On the upside, I don't feel like I've lost any strength while training clean the past 10 weeks.

I must redeem myself on Friday.

01-27-2005, 02:57 AM

if you missed it at lockout that means you need to work a few inches below that. explosion out of the hole (leg drive) to generate speed to get thru those sticking points as well.

let me get this straight . you benched tonight and now you gonna go heavy again friday? 2 days rest?

ShortMick · 01-27-2005, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exmgq

if you missed it at lockout that means you need to work a few inches below that. explosion out of the hole (leg drive) to generate speed to get thru those sticking points as well.

Yep, in fact last night I did rack lockouts starting a few inches before it! If you could see my training journal, you'd see that I've been doing a lot of dynamic work for speed out of the hole. What I've been missing is heavy top-end stuff like rack lockouts and board presses.

Quote:

Originally Posted by exmgq

let me get this straight . you benched tonight and now you gonna go heavy again friday? 2 days rest?

Yes, but not on the bench. I'm going to be taking a weight in a new squat suit (Metal Pro Squatter).

Thanks for the feedback!

Dq · 01-27-2005, 12:25 PM

Man you need to be working in your gear all the time if you want to get used to it. The people that are getting big carryover use there gear alot.

ShortMick · 01-27-2005, 12:28 PM

My whole team is coming around to that thinking. I'm a believer after last night.

strongweapon · 01-27-2005, 10:47 PM

the PL coach at the high scholl here has the guys wearing some underwear that looks like a double ply polyester brief that goes way up the belly----all the guys are complaining about their nuts getting painfully compressed at depth--what is the deal with these things?

01-25-2005, 10:18 AM	#1
ShortMick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Under the bar. Posts: 1,406	Big Week this Week Tomorrow's going to be my first shirted attempt at a max BP (using a single-ply Rage) since last November. To follow that up, Friday I'll be suiting up for a max squat, using a suit I haven't put on before, a Metal Pro Squatter. I used a single-ply Inzer Hardcore at my meet, so this will be way different and much more advanced of a suit. Obviously, I'll be looking for PRs on both, but it's also good timing since I just started a period of 'advanced supplementation' and it's nice to have a true measure at both the beginning and end (although after reading IA's 'Truisms' post, I'm wondering if I'm going to extend a little, like about 5 years !) __________________ 744/501/672 (1917) Elite 242

01-25-2005, 11:53 AM	#2
*iron addict* Voice of Reason Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In Zen Posts: 22,132	Good luck! The metal is going to feel a LOT different. Have good spotters around. The suit might surprise you. The third time I squatted in a suit I lost my balance went backwards and did bad things to the powerrack and bar--lol. IA __________________ For info about personal training consultations email me at ironaddict@ironaddicts.com "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us, universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." Albert Einstein __________________________________________________ _____ If you are NOT a paying client, a friend, or a staff member, do NOT PM or email me asking for advice. Please post your questions on the forums. I simply do not have time to answer everyone's questions.

01-25-2005, 12:06 PM	#3
ShortMick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Under the bar. Posts: 1,406	Thanks. Good news is we have a monolift, and there will be plenty of solid spotters around. I have taken an attempt in a Frantz double canvas, but it's been awhile. (It was 500, unsurprisingly I failed to get to depth). __________________ 744/501/672 (1917) Elite 242

01-26-2005, 07:28 PM	#4
ShortMick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Under the bar. Posts: 1,406	I should have a pic of the SQ to post Friday evening. __________________ 744/501/672 (1917) Elite 242

01-26-2005, 11:14 PM	#5
ShortMick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Under the bar. Posts: 1,406	OK, hit a shirted bench tonight, first time in over 2 months. It was a little disappointing. I benched 451 at the meet last Nov. Tonight I hit 385 off of two boards which was terribly ugly, very near what I would call floundering. Then I did 425 off of one board, much much better. Finally I missed 435 no boards by one half inch on the left side (the right arm locked). Evalutation: I've failed to work the lockout sufficiently the past two months. On the upside, I don't feel like I've lost any strength while training clean the past 10 weeks. I must redeem myself on Friday. __________________ 744/501/672 (1917) Elite 242

01-27-2005, 02:57 AM	#6
exmgq Guest Posts: n/a	if you missed it at lockout that means you need to work a few inches below that. explosion out of the hole (leg drive) to generate speed to get thru those sticking points as well. let me get this straight . you benched tonight and now you gonna go heavy again friday? 2 days rest?

01-27-2005, 12:25 PM	#8
Dq Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ks Posts: 107	Man you need to be working in your gear all the time if you want to get used to it. The people that are getting big carryover use there gear alot.

01-27-2005, 12:28 PM	#9
ShortMick Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Under the bar. Posts: 1,406	My whole team is coming around to that thinking. I'm a believer after last night. __________________ 744/501/672 (1917) Elite 242

01-27-2005, 10:47 PM	#10
strongweapon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 543	the PL coach at the high scholl here has the guys wearing some underwear that looks like a double ply polyester brief that goes way up the belly----all the guys are complaining about their nuts getting painfully compressed at depth--what is the deal with these things?

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