13 Weeks to RPS Rawdawg Nats: Herder's PUUUGHE Comeback

herderdude said:
Thanks man! Pendlay Do-Wins. Love them for squatting and benching. Hate them for deadlifting. Obvs pull in Chucks. Might start pulling in the Do-Wins in training to make it harder.
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been looking into some sort of lifting shoe recently. I always compete in my chucks, but perryman was saying how he loves them for squat. and i could use the little bit extra on the heel for bench to help my short legs hit my drive a little easier
 
Good job at the meet bro. It was a cool experience and that 550 pull had the crowd hyped. Sucked I couldn't stay to see you get the trophy, my buddy had to meet his roommate for a graduation thing, but that's awesome.

My goals now are to learn the Dave Tate strut and get wider than the black dude that benched 485 raw w/ opener speed.
 
CincyKiller45 said:
Good job at the meet bro. It was a cool experience and that 550 pull had the crowd hyped. Sucked I couldn't stay to see you get the trophy, my buddy had to meet his roommate for a graduation thing, but that's awesome.

My goals now are to learn the Dave Tate strut and get wider than the black dude that benched 485 raw w/ opener speed.
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Lofty goals! I like them, though. I'm real glad you came, bud. Hopefully that gets you fired up to compete.
 
herderdude said:
Lofty goals! I like them, though. I'm real glad you came, bud. Hopefully that gets you fired up to compete.
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Haha, yeah. They're looong term. That dude was wider than most cars.

Definitely. I can't wait to get on the platform. I'm glad I've waited a lil bit I must say. I've learned so much this past year it's incredible. It's now time to establish a total.
 
CincyKiller45 said:
Haha, yeah. They're looong term. That dude was wider than most cars.

Definitely. I can't wait to get on the platform. I'm glad I've waited a lil bit I must say. I've learned so much this past year it's incredible. It's now time to establish a total.
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I told my wife that I want to get so wide that we have to renovate in the bathroom because the shower is too small.
 
jimbuick said:
I told my wife that I want to get so wide that we have to renovate in the bathroom because the shower is too small.
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You said you hate eating.
How will you get wider if you don't love food like the rest of us?


Also congrats on the PRs HD, lifts looked good.
 
aceroni said:
You said you hate eating.
How will you get wider if you don't love food like the rest of us?

Also congrats on the PRs HD, lifts looked good.
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By eating.

"The sooner you can stop looking at food as enjoyment and start seeing it as something that is necessary to become the athlete that you want to be; the sooner you will reach your goals." -Jon Andersen
 
jimbuick said:
By eating.

"The sooner you can stop looking at food as enjoyment and start seeing it as something that is necessary to become the athlete that you want to be; the sooner you will reach your goals." -Jon Andersen
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Yeah, the last few bumps I got in PR's over the last few years (I am 55 and they do not come very often if at all) was from about a #12 gain in overall BW.
When I was in my early 20's starting out at #160, eating to gain, was actually a W/O in itself, since I did not eat McDonald's etc. and I also tended to be quite lean and lanky.
 
So, as of right now, the thing I have my eye on is the Kumite Classic. An unsanctioned meet May 24. I have time to run two Cube cycles until then. Being that it's a small unsanctioned meet, I plan on doing it with no belt and NOT cutting for it. Goal is a 1400 total with AT LEAST a 500lb squat, 365 bench, and 500lb deadlift. I'll make up the 35lbs somewhere in there.

Then, I'll try to qualify for the XPC semis. I'll need a 1485. I think relearning a belt and wraps should net me 85lbs in my squat and pull.

I'm going to try to set a true ballz out 1RM in the beltless squat on Sunday, depending on how I feel. I have a crick in my neck and a knot on my scap that I'd like to resolve or mostly resolve first. By the time I'm ready to hit that max squat, I'll have a new log up. This one has gotten quite cumbersome.
 
herderdude said:
By the time I'm ready to hit that max squat, I'll have a new log up. This one has gotten quite cumbersome.
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Meh...!

Just start listing chapters kid...! HA

Did you use your J bar on that knot?
Maybe something goin' round, har har. I woke up with a crick in my rt neck and upper trap yesterday. Got no time for that shaitzan I'll tell ya.
 
PaulBlack said:
Meh...!

Just start listing chapters kid...! HA

Did you use your J bar on that knot?
Maybe something goin' round, har har. I woke up with a crick in my rt neck and upper trap yesterday. Got no time for that shaitzan I'll tell ya.
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I don't have one of those high flyin mobility space machines . . . yet! My mom has a massage chair that I'm going to use. Also there's a med ball somewhere in the shed that should help.
 
I worked my scapula knot out a bit better last night. I leaned against the wall in a 45 degree angle and pushed into the ball hard. I was really able to "open" my scaps up a lot better than laying on the ground. Putting it in a sock helped friction wise too, as per Jinxie. Along with the knot, it felt like my scaps were being massaged for the first time ever.
 
So you leaned into the ball at a 45 degree angle? I could see how that would hit right on your scap as you opened it up.
 
I understand no knee wraps, but no belt? Blasphemy.
 
herderdude said:
I don't have one of those high flyin mobility space machines . . . yet! My mom has a massage chair that I'm going to use. Also there's a med ball somewhere in the shed that should help.
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Haha, I did not buy one either. I went to Lowe's and bought a 3 foot length of 3/8 cold rolled steel and bent it into a big J with a L handle on the other end. Put a big blob of duct tape at the end to make a softish ball and use it like that. Saved me like $40 bucks since the rod was like $3...!
 
NomZ said:
I understand no knee wraps, but no belt? Blasphemy.
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What can I say? I'm a ballz deep RAWW zealot for now. Lol. This meet is rinkydink, so I'm just going to go in as a 242 (maybe a 220, we'll see how eating clean(er) and conditioning do me) and have some fun.
 
herderdude said:
What can I say? I'm a ballz deep RAWW zealot for now. Lol. This meet is rinkydink, so I'm just going to go in as a 242 (maybe a 220, we'll see how eating clean(er) and conditioning do me) and have some fun.
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Says the guy who just did a RPS meet with 3m wraps...
 
Sean1332 said:
lol that stretched to 4m
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At LEAST! Lol.

I'm telling you, I felt so horrible for squats. 480 with a light, no-stretch wrap in the warmup room was a god-awful grind. I made my squats by the virtue of excellent wrapping by Lamonster. I'm happy with my 5lb PR, but damn, if I had my legs under me, it would've been a huge day. I also wouldn't have been anywhere near 220 when I weighed in. Ah, well.

Made my bed, lying in it.
 
CountryLiftin said:
like, right now?
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Too late! Catch it next week on Christmas day. Just as God intended. Since the dawn of time, World's Strongest Man has happened on Christmas day. Even since before the sport of strongman, since before the time of Christ.
 
herderdude said:
Too late! Catch it next week on Christmas day. Just as God intended. Since the dawn of time, World's Strongest Man has happened on Christmas day. Even since before the sport of strongman, since before the time of Christ.
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I'm glad Mike was able to grind it out and qualify, I wasn't 100% sure if he did this year.
 
Had a heavy fückaround day. Went in to squat, hit some squats, had one of the training buddies lock his back up, and called it and went on to a shïtload of benching. Hit some PRs today, and also learned that my hips are super not ready to find out what my max wrapless squat is yet. I definitely overdid the wraps this last training cycle. 95% training max next time I go into a wrapped meet cycle will serve me well.

Skwat (high bar)
Work up work up
365x2
400x2 PR
Switch low bar
455xF
Descent was under control until it wasn't. The bottom fell out on my ass and I just dropped to the basement.

Bench
Work up with wide grip Lilly Pauses
Work up comp grip
315x5 (beat training buddy by one rep)
345x2
Work down
225x21 PR +1 rep

One of the training buddies hit a new PR bench, 390 touch and go weighing ~180 or so. Just missed 400, stalled at lockout.
 
Today seems like a marvelous day to train back. Yes, I listed a body part instead of a movement. I'll do it whenever I get off work.
 
Grow dem wingz and andaconda erectors.
 
Back day pushed back. Still worn from carrying drywall and then squatting and benching for PRs yesterday. I think I'm still in my post-meet doldrums, as well. Tomorrow I'm training first thing. By first thing, I mean we're talking the crack of noon.
 
LA Fitness workout!

They did have some nice machines...

Hammer Strength Pullover/Pull Ups
3x10/10/5/3

Pullover crushed the upper lats.

Hammer Strength Pulldown
3x12

HS High Row
4x8

Snatch Grip Deads
275x8

Sumo Pull
Singles to 405

That bar is a bitch to pull on.

Grip4orce Holds
135x 45seconds x3sets

DB Preacher w/ Grip4orce
5x12

Shrugs (there you go, smoker, achieved my quota of shrugs for 2013)
225x3x20

Rear Delt Destroyer x2

Facepull/3D Pullaparts (switched to regular pullaparts)
3x12/1x12/2x12

God, that was funny. People wouldn't know whether to cry or wind their watch if a powerlifter with a strong back walked in there. So many douchebag shoulders, so many high squats (well, not that many people squatted). Saw a partner-assisted set of curls followed by throwing the bar on the ground.

My least favorite exercise that I see every time I'm in a commercial gym is the 3-inch shrug done by protracting the scapulae. I guess it's not their fault, since they've never seen what an actual set of traps look like, but IF THEY HAD, they'd see that the traps work to elevate and/or RETRACT the scapulae. Love when people ask how my traps got so much bigger than theirs when they shrug way more than me.
 
Hey man, don't talk sht bout ppl who shrug. Were a good ppl!

How bout the rolling shrugs? See any of those?
 
herderdude said:
LA Fitness workout!

They did have some nice machines...

Hammer Strength Pullover/Pull Ups
3x10/10/5/3

Pullover crushed the upper lats.

Hammer Strength Pulldown
3x12

HS High Row
4x8

Snatch Grip Deads
275x8

Sumo Pull
Singles to 405

That bar is a bitch to pull on.

Grip4orce Holds
135x 45seconds x3sets

DB Preacher w/ Grip4orce
5x12

Shrugs (there you go, smoker, achieved my quota of shrugs for 2013)
225x3x20

Rear Delt Destroyer x2

Facepull/3D Pullaparts (switched to regular pullaparts)
3x12/1x12/2x12

God, that was funny. People wouldn't know whether to cry or wind their watch if a powerlifter with a strong back walked in there. So many douchebag shoulders, so many high squats (well, not that many people squatted). Saw a partner-assisted set of curls followed by throwing the bar on the ground.

My least favorite exercise that I see every time I'm in a commercial gym is the 3-inch shrug done by protracting the scapulae. I guess it's not their fault, since they've never seen what an actual set of traps look like, but IF THEY HAD, they'd see that the traps work to elevate and/or RETRACT the scapulae. Love when people ask how my traps got so much bigger than theirs when they shrug way more than me.
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The bicep curls made me laugh , thank you

I see the shrugs at any and all fitness centers

smoker145 said:
Hey man, don't talk sht bout ppl who shrug. Were a good ppl!

How bout the rolling shrugs? See any of those?
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Those make me cringe
 
Just had a random brachialis cramp. Those grip guys are more brutal than I anticipated.
 
smoker145 said:
But in real life... facepulls and heavy pulls from the floor = bane
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Fixed.

As long as you mean comic book Bane and not phaggy Tom Hardy two-bit terrible Batman movie Bane. And no, we're not having a discussion on Batman movies because I care too much about them to hear an incorrect opinion.
 
Tom hardy batman is awesome dude. Idk what you talking bout. I never read comics but he's the man dude. Trap city. Wendler is proud.
 
Like I said prior, stop what you're doing right now.

Tom Hardy as Bane: 5'9" 191

I'd have to lose 50 pounds to be "Bane"? Nope, I'm not worthy, Tom Hardy's not worthy.

Here's real Bane:

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Ain't no Tom Hardy breaking Batman's back.
 
Dude he did it in the movie, he also falcon punched the sht out of him. Bane was born into darkness, not adopted bro...

Who shoulda played him? The rock? Lol

All I'm saying is tom hardy is looking powerful. He gets all his authority from the traps. Did you not like the movie? It was killer IMO
 
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