Sweeeeettt! This is going to be good, I can feel it.
__________________
And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
No time limit. Keep in mind that his is a race, though.
Jimmy's got a head start on us, NROL if done right can add a lot of weight to your pull in a really short time.
Hey Frank, as people sign up can we add them to your original post? Kind of like in the deadlift/squat threads in the training subforum?
__________________
And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
I am down. It would be cool if you could edit the first post every Friday or something and throw a (+xxlbs) next to anyones name who improved there PR. Kind of a scoreboard type deal.
You have to ask a mod to grant you superpowers. I think Danny is the mod in this forum, but there could be more.
__________________
And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
Ok, I thought it would be good idea if everyone participating would post their stats goals ect.
Weight:168
Height:5 9
Age:17
Training Age: 6 months
Bench 175
Dead 300
Squat 210
Goals by 6.1.07
Bench 200
Dead 400
Squat 265
Weight 180-185ish, with a 34 waist or less
I know these are high goals, but I'd rather set the bar high and work my ass off than set the bar low and sell myself short.
Good luck to everyone, this should be fun!
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
Weight: 77kg(169.4lbs)
Height: 5 9
Age: 16(17 in a month)
Training Age 1.5 Years
Current: (too scared to try most 1rms lol)
Bench: 180lbs x 3
Squat: 180lbs x 4sets x 10reps
Deadlift: 322.3 x 1
Goals by... end of 2007 / whenever..(once i reach this, ill cut for 4 weeks, i think...)
Bench: 220lbs x 1
Squat: 300lbs x 1
Deadlift: 425lbs x 1
Weight: 180-190lbs
My goals are also pretty high, but as PA said I'de rather set them too high than too low.
Also, PA, how come your bench goal is so much lower than your squat and dead goals?
Very nice numbers Simon. You're kicking my ass.(more motivation...I'm liking this thread already!)
Re the bench-Mostly because there is WAY less room for improvement in bench opposed to squat /dead, and my bench naturally moves much slower than the other 2. Also, 200 just sounds cool. But hey, I'll take 225 if I can get it.
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
weight: 205lbs
height: 5'11
age: 19
training age: 12 months of serious lifting
current
bench: 175
squat: 245
deadlift: 315
goals
bench: 245
squat: 365
deadlift: 425
My deadline was new years 2008, but I'm going to move that up to September 1. I'm worried about that squat though, that's currently my hardest lift to improve.
__________________
And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
Box Squats
2x3x175
2x3x185
3x3x195-up 20 lbs from last week.
185 front squat-PR
Leg Curl-tried doing these but my hammies were screaming. I could only get one rep. Replaced them with...
Front Squats
3x8x135
Split Squats
2x6ex105
1x8ex105-+10
Pullthroughs
2x20x13 plates-+1 set at 13
BB Shrugs
4x10x135
Comments:
-brutal workout. My hamstrings were very sore ysterday and this morning, so I felt a bit hampered the whole workout. They were screaming the whole time.
-box squats were good, but pretty hard. Still, I'm confident I can hit 215 next week for a triple.
-I did one leg curl and I knew they weren't happening. So I did some front squats instead. I'm getting pretty good at them, although they were damn hard. Pretty cool though to be repping a plate.
-split squats were good. I'm hitting 115 next week.
-pullthroughs were brutal, but I'm ready to move up.
-It finally seems like my metabolism is speeding up and I'm not gaining weight. Pretty intersting because at my fattest I was at 175ish for a year. Makes me think about the whole bodyweight set-point theory. I remember when I was at 140ish, I was gaining a lb a week on 2000 cals.
-akward workout week, as I'm gonna be out of town from thurs. to tues. I'll work it out though.
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
The goals in () are the #s I'll reach by my birthday in July. The others are the numbers I'll reach by the end of the year.
__________________
"Rust on a nail builds tetanus. Rust on a barbell builds character, strength, and attitude." -EC
"Don't spend your life wishing. Spend it doing." -FishrCutB8
"You're a mutant, like a snake with two heads or a cat shy one nipple. Be thankful that your mutation is helpful." - LD
Nice. Judging from your numbers, I'm sure you'll hit 180 on the bench sooner rather than later.
This should be pretty cool as we're all around the same age.(16-20)
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
Don't post every workout in here, just the ones where you test your 1RM, or hit a new PR or something.
If you post every workout this thread will get very clustered. But if you just post your PRs it'll let everyone know where you're at and motivate everyone to keep working hard, which is the point of the thread.
__________________
And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
Good to see more people interested in joining. Welcome to the race, boys.
__________________
And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create.
Zach Even-Esh
I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything.
-Dave Tate
my bad, your right. I'll let you guys know though when I smash my PR.
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
I am in, but I really only mostly want to compete against PA, since he's been incessantly harassing me.
I will NOT let a canadian win this.
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
I'm happy as long as you, matthew or abscence dont win. As long as a non-canadian wins, I will consider my goal accomplished.
BTW my country owns your country
__________________
Audentes Fortunas Juvat
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
The add one hundred pounds deadlift challenge
What I have planned for the next three weeks is hurting me thinking about it.
Linear Mode
