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Herder's 2014 Log: All About the XPC Semi's

herderdude said:
Thanks, guys. Tell your friends, give it a whirl. The products are really high quality, GRAS and I believe they're GMP, but don't quote me... I haven't had a spin with the probiotics, Paul. Perhaps you could be my guinea pig.
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herderdude said:
Thanks, guys. Tell your friends, give it a whirl. The products are really high quality, GRAS and I believe they're GMP, but don't quote me... I haven't had a spin with the probiotics, Paul. Perhaps you could be my guinea pig.
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Looks solid - I'm almost out of my normal multi anyway. I sent it to some friends for further review as well.
 
LizKing531 said:
Looks solid - I'm almost out of my normal multi anyway. I sent it to some friends for further review as well.
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That's awesome! Mine is coming in soon, I'm excited to try it myself.
 
Just went through it. I really like the "why?" Box. I think that's the coolest thing. The site was a bit hard to navigate on mobile. Until I actually started the assessment portion. Seems inexpensive and I like the autoship feature, for someone like my dad who forgets to buy fish oil and other heart health supps every time he runs out, this could be a cool feature. Is a discount offered with the monthly autoship?

Overall it's a cool idea, and as long as all the products are good quality it should go over very well.
 
PumpHouse said:
Just went through it. I really like the "why?" Box. I think that's the coolest thing. The site was a bit hard to navigate on mobile. Until I actually started the assessment portion. Seems inexpensive and I like the autoship feature, for someone like my dad who forgets to buy fish oil and other heart health supps every time he runs out, this could be a cool feature. Is a discount offered with the monthly autoship?

Overall it's a cool idea, and as long as all the products are good quality it should go over very well.
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Yeah the autoship gives you a 10% discount, so that's pretty awesome in and of itself. I, too, had a hard time on mobile, so I had to get on a computer to take the assessment. You should let your dad know about the site and the product! I'm looking forward to seeing how mine pans out. I only selected some of the optional supports, so when my money is better, I'll add the rest of them in.
 
Switching squats and pulls this week, so I did a DE day (kinda).

Box Squats
Work up work up
Belt+2m Blue Arrows
405x1 Pretty sure it was my first 400lb box squat. Moved pretty good.

Remove Belt and 2m Blue Arrows
365x5x2

Remove box, Add pause. Keep box squat style.
315x5

Add Reverse bands (doubled lights) and belt.
405x1
495x1
Add wraps
545x1

Took about 90 from the bottom, 0 from top which was more than I wanted, but the least I could get. The 545 moved better than 495. I'm just a knee wrap whore.

Fronts (no no)
225x15

Oly
225x15

GHR
BW+chainx4. Drop chain +4 reps
BWx4 + 2 negatives.

Cooked. Not conditioned to do ME/DE in the same week. Box squats were nice. I'm poppin pretty good off of it. Training partner beat his 1RM free squat off a box. I told him he must be a püssy on his free squats, I simply don't see any way a person should be better off of a box than not. GHRs were a miserable failure. Might take the box out from under the back end and just do 3x8 for a couple weeks, see if I don't bounce back.
 
Nice work man! That's a hell of a box squat...and tons of squats in general...holy ****
 
Lol. You're right, Rob. I definitely blew my wad on the squats. I was just working speed and form, coaching one squatter, and coaching Crystal benching. I had my hands full and was kind of absentminded about my volume. Which is typical for me.
 
I'm Def not gona make the meet this year with this bench setback. I hope you kill it man. And you guys are some of the motivated, strong willed SOBs I know.
 
CountryLiftin said:
I'm Def not gona make the meet this year with this bench setback. I hope you kill it man. And you guys are some of the motivated, strong willed SOBs I know.
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You can be with me in spirit, and see how I do on video! Get well, dude, somebody's gotta lift them weights!
 
herderdude said:
You can be with me in spirit, and see how I do on video! Get well, dude, somebody's gotta lift them weights!
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Ill do my best. I still would almost like to come watch it just to see a bigger meet and stuff.
 
CountryLiftin said:
Ill do my best. I still would almost like to come watch it just to see a bigger meet and stuff.
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I'd love to see you there, man. Not pushing you into it, but bench and deadlift registration are separate unless you register as crossover, so you could still come just to pull on the sweetest damn deadlift bar I've used yet.
 
Just take a token bench if you have to. I'm doing my meet regardless. If I have to press 135, then so be it (I'm hoping my **** is better tho lol). Or like the Dude said, pull only. It's a good opportunity.

I say you do the meet.
 
Hmmmmmm. What's the cost again. I'm poor lol
 
Hmmmmmm. What's the cost again. I'm poor lol
 
ME Bench

365x1 in sleeves
405x1 in reactive
425x1 to a 1 in reactive
455x1 off chest in Maddog
365x3 in reactive
245x8 Lilly bench

Seated no back shoulder press
135x2x10

Kroc Rows
115x30

That was REALLY hard. I'm torn up. So much weight.
 
It's like you guys say, I'm trading sets with a guy who's hitting 545 raw off a 2-board and another guy who's hitting 540 shirted off a 1, you're gonna glean some knowledge, and you're gonna press the weight they tell you to press. I don't think I could have held more than 455 in my hands today, even with the slingshot on.

I like going to ME day every couple weeks, it's a good balance of overload and regular work. I'd like to get in a good shirt that fits me soon.
 
Sean1332 said:
Here and there. On duty this weekend. Watched a guy reverse grip his bench attempts.
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Dang! My phone won't cooperate and I don't have internet at home. Thinking of trying to go to somebody's house that has internet to watch it.
 
herderdude said:
Dang! My phone won't cooperate and I don't have internet at home. Thinking of trying to go to somebody's house that has internet to watch it.
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Eh it's pretty boring. They're still benching. Dan Green squatted 780+ w/o wraps this morning. Tomorrow morning is wrapped squats I think
 
Sean1332 said:
Eh it's pretty boring. They're still benching. Dan Green squatted 780+ w/o wraps this morning. Tomorrow morning is wrapped squats I think
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780? Wooo he's gonna put the no-wraps 220 record up where nobody will reach it.
 
Nice work!

I was watching RUM while I was at an Oly Comp today... The Dan Green squat was pretty epic...glad I didn't miss it.
 
Duramaxhd said:
Ok I give I can't find it what the hell is a lilly press?
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You do your normal competition bench press, but you hold a long pause just an inch off of your chest. Teaches you to stay tight down there and helps you to be stronger off the chest.
 
So, my buddy just texted me. He's been BSing with Dave Hoff for the past half hour at a wrestling tournament out that way. Sombish.
 
Heavy Deadlift

475x3x2 (first one 1" deficit)

Block Pull
405x2x3

GHR
BWx5

Banded Hip Thrusts with Hip Circle around knees
5x20

And done. I'm thinking it's time to take a deload and make recovery a priority. Was not as strong this weekend as I should have been. Just been going heavy too often and it's taking its toll. Should be ready to get into it after a light week.

The 475 deficit double was a PR and the multiple doubles with 475 were a volume PR, but I wasn't able to go heavy on block pulls, so I call it a wash.
 
Lol. Yeah, my lockouts were just atrocious. Posterior chain is ready for a vacation. I need to be more faithful to my programming. Any program at all can yield gains, but trying to run two at once is not wise.
 
Recovery makes you stronger my friend. Enjoy the Deload. The harder your train the more rest you need.... Think about that.
 
PRs are PRs man.. But a little R&R never hurt nobody. I feel you on the programming too. I was a victim of trying to much and dabbling for a while and getting no where. So now I follow 5/3/1 religiously, and it seems to be working great.
 
I wish I wasn't in a race with a dude 60# lighter.

I love/hate you. :D
 
Nice work herdbro! You're not making this DL competition easy..

My iPhone screen went black on Friday. Finally got it fixed. I'm going to check out the video after some more studying and I'll text you with my thoughts later tonight.
 
Here's the extremely long video, thanks to the incompetent camerawoman.

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As you can see, I'm suffering from assitol at the moment.
 
herderdude said:
Heavy Deadlift

The 475 deficit double was a PR and the multiple doubles with 475 were a volume PR, but I wasn't able to go heavy on block pulls, so I call it a wash.
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Congrats on the PR long pulls. The 1st one looked like a speed pull...!
Really big pressing too btw.
 
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