Becoming a Squat Freak

[gregl515]

Take it from me. Go to the doctor.

[Alcoholiday]

i'll take a picture of it tonight so you guys can see. it's not THAT bad, where i'd want to sit in a waiting room for 2 hours again.

[Alcoholiday]

9-14-07:

Rack Pulls (last pin):
315x3
365x2
365x2
365x2
405x1 (really huge pr)
425xdidn't budge, and could feel my form getting shitty, so i called it before the pull started

SSB Squats:
145x3
195x1x4

NG Chins: 2x2
Band assisted NG Chins: 3/5/6/3

Elite GHRs: 5x5

Face Pulls:
110x12
120x10x3
130x10x2

stretching
sonic burrito+starbucks mocha


my hand after the 405 rack pull. First torn callouses.

[Frank.S]

Nice hands, I spot that look 1/2 of the year haha.

good job on that PR there, that is a big PR. You'll have that off the floor in a couple weeks max I know it. Honestly, you probably had the strength for the 425 in you but I bet you where happy with the 405lbs at the time, which makes the next lift very hard to get ive found.

[L'ilJ]

Nice PR! I guess the arm is feeling better?

[UConnJulie]

Nice PR!! The callouses look a little oogey ... :S

[Alcoholiday]

thanks guys. arm is still really red, and itchy kind of. i figure blood is starting to get in there which is why it's itchy.

frank, hopefully i'll have it off the floor soon! i think i might throw in some light speed pulls on my squat day so i can keep my form feeling good, and then keep pounding lockout, since it's my weakest point. I really don't think i could have hit 425 honestly. maybe if i didn't do all those doubles previously, but by the time i was up to 405, i was pretty spent.

[Lost Dog]

First of all, that's a picture of your hand, not your arm.

Is it so swollen that you need a wide angle lens?

[Alcoholiday]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

First of all, that's a picture of your hand, not your arm.

Is it so swollen that you need a wide angle lens?

ok, here's a pic. you can tell, but i'm really pasty white, so.. whatever. ha!

[Alcoholiday]

video:

Donnie Thompson squats 805x3 unequipped. Really awesome. Looks like he could have had 5 reps.

[Simon C]

I seriously can't tell what bodypart that photo is of.... Wierd camera angle. I need subtitles/caption or something hhaha! arm? what? forearm?

Nice rack pulls,
(if only i had access to some more weight haha!)

[Alcoholiday]

that's my upper arm. where the black thing is, i rolled my shirt up, and i was holding my arm out to the side.

[ParanoidAndroid]

nice rack pulls.

[Alcoholiday]

thank ya.

back's still pretty sore from the pulls on friday. hams and calves are both toasted as well from the ghr's. Upper back was sore yesterday as well as shoulders, but not much today. Had a HUGE breakfast this morning of bacon, 4 eggs, and waffles. I'm going to down a big shake now, and then head off to work.

from espn:

[UConnJulie]

Originally Posted by Alcoholiday

that's my upper arm. where the black thing is, i rolled my shirt up, and i was holding my arm out to the side.

So that bruise is sort of on your delt? If so, that's a pretty typical reaction ... I was picturing a lymphedema type thing!!

[Alcoholiday]

ha! no, it's more in my shoulder than delt. if they gave me a shot in my front delt, i would have punched them in the face.

all the soreness is gone now, but it's just a small bump still.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Larry David is anonymous! Larry David is anonymous!

[Alcoholiday]

Originally Posted by ParanoidAndroid

Larry David is anonymous! Larry David is anonymous!

I didn't see it tonight.

i watched Dexter instead.