I'll jump in too. Matched my PR today of 365, no belt, straps, chalk, or anything. Bodyweight's at 173... so I've dropped 10 lbs in the past few weeks with no loss in strength. Goal - 400 by mid-September sounds about right.
Just hit 405 with a body weight of 171. Although it was with straps, so it kinda feels like cheating. I usually only use straps when doing higher reps, but I felt like giving 400 a shot and got 405.
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Can I change my goal and goal date to 400 by November 3? I don't wanna mess with EC's program and November 3rd is the end of my "off" week so I figured I'd finish the three phases for 12 weeks. Then give the max attempt a shot.
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Just hit 405 with a body weight of 171. Although it was with straps, so it kinda feels like cheating. I usually only use straps when doing higher reps, but I felt like giving 400 a shot and got 405.
Sorry man, no straps. Still, sounds like you're pretty close!
This is the first week back on lower body work since June 1st. I was resting a sore knee that I injured playing tennis. The rest definetly helped my pulls. 325# came up solid so I pulled 335# then 345#. I tried 350# but couldn't quite get it, maybe next week
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"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
This is the first week back on lower body work since June 1st. I was resting a sore knee that I injured playing tennis. The rest definetly helped my pulls. 325# came up solid so I pulled 335# then 345#. I tried 350# but couldn't quite get it, maybe next week
Topped out at 210kg again today, but weighed in at 92.5kg so that's an improvement? Isn't it? Really? God I'm gonna have to get serious on this strength program and bin the cardio!!!
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Irish: it gets ya .01 on the one list, hehe. I rounded up to 204 lbs. for boydweight, because we're not gonna get all into fractions of a point here. My weight listed is 172, but could easily have been 171.5 or 172.5.
hard_rox: Nice pull man! You're way up there on the CE list!
And Eric....from now on we're adding 100lbs to your body weight to allow for your big head!!!!:p
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425 x 16!! holy shit. Not to mention 75 seconds... I hope a puke bucket was near haha.
I saw a 181lbs lifter pull 600 today at a meet and I was damn impressed, kid was only 19 too. Thats a hell of a lot of weight that I can only hope to get to one day (and im bigger!).
edit, shit the kid was only 18 now that i look at the results! damn.
was that double overhand because if it was I am extremly impressed and if it wasnt im still impressed :p
It was an over/under grip. On a knurled bar.
I bet him because I had done 425x15 in a contest two years ago. But mine was on a polished steel axle, no knurling. With a down command. In 60 seconds. WINNER! :p
Ok, just to get on the radar I added serious deads into my routine starting today. 325 @ 182. Not an exceptional effort but enough to get me on the list. Now I have some accountability for improvement. I have not set a goal yet but will in the coming weeks.
This is only 50lbs greater than my bench so I know I can get it higher.
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My motivation for 405 was EC saying (on the fitcast) that a guy who's been lifting a couple of years should be able to deadlift 405.
I'll have to think of a new goal. I've spend the past few months going from well under 300 to 405.
I need to spend some time on squatting. My squats blow. I haven't done much of anything, squat-wise, for a long time. Just unilateral and zercher for a long, long time. A 265 Zercher Squat is not going to look good on that other chart! Gotta up that ante.
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