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NomZ Totals 1500+

Hyde said:
Dang man, gettin' some weight on the bar this workout - if I'd worked up to a max effort lift, I can tell you I wouldn't be doing all the crap you did afterward, not with the %'s you used anyway. Wearin' me out looking at it.

I think your squat would have flown. Watched it about 6 times; it looks parallel. Just not THRU parallel, so that's gonna come down to the judges. You do some fed like SPF, and people would be telling you to quit squatting so deep lol.
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Lol thanks man, not a true max effort as I left some in the tank. It was required, so gotta finish the workout man.

Ya, questionable, and I'll definitely not be trying to cut it in competition. SPF, never, USPA and USAPL maybe.
 
Rodja said:
There's only some minor things like elbow positioning and lat tightness, but looks really good. Try to get a tad lower as it's borderline.
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Alright, will keep in mind, thanks. Think I'll profit a lot if I have the straps shortened? Currently I can slip them on myself and have about two fingers width of slack.


Heavy Bench
202lbs dry
2/3 scoop Bio Freak

Shirted Bench
+tight 46 Super Katana
295x1 3 board
315x1 2 board
325x1 2 board
325x1 1 board
335x1 1 board PR
350x0 1 board failed 8" off board

Comp. Grip Slingshot Bench
+pause and Reactive
275x4x2 @9RPE

Feet Up Comp. Grip Bench
+TnG
225x4x2 @10RPE

Seal Row
95x7x8

1 Arm Axle Press
45x6
65x2x5

Axle Curls

Oh the pain of shirted bench, how I never missed it...
 
Guy at work used to lift single-ply; he's 40 now and that was like 5 years ago. He has been putzing around in the gym lately again and his raw bench is sitting at about 315x2 as of the other week. I made him try my Full Boar slingshot and he hit 375 for a double lol....he's never used it and he's getting 50% more out of it than me!
 
NomZ said:
Alright, will keep in mind, thanks. Think I'll profit a lot if I have the straps shortened? Currently I can slip them on myself and have about two fingers width of slack. Heavy Bench 202lbs dry 2/3 scoop Bio Freak Shirted Bench +tight 46 Super Katana 295x1 3 board 315x1 2 board 325x1 2 board 325x1 1 board 335x1 1 board PR 350x0 1 board failed 8" off board Comp. Grip Slingshot Bench +pause and Reactive 275x4x2 @9RPE Feet Up Comp. Grip Bench +TnG 225x4x2 @10RPE Seal Row 95x7x8 1 Arm Axle Press 45x6 65x2x5 Axle Curls Oh the pain of shirted bench, how I never missed it...
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Yeah, that's way too much slack. It's a personal preference on the strap tightness, but at least get them tight enough to where you need help getting them into place.
 
Rodja said:
Yeah, that's way too much slack. It's a personal preference on the strap tightness, but at least get them tight enough to where you need help getting them into place.
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I'll have to have it altered then, even 15lbs heavier I could slip the straps in on myself with a little more difficulty.

You ever seen anyone squat in an Inzer Fusion? I have a 32 Fusion that's much tighter.
 
NomZ said:
I'll have to have it altered then, even 15lbs heavier I could slip the straps in on myself with a little more difficulty. You ever seen anyone squat in an Inzer Fusion? I have a 32 Fusion that's much tighter.
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I can't say I have. This is one of the reasons I'm happy I can use adjustable straps.
 
Looks like it's time to hit up that three and four board for balls out triples. Curious to see how dialing the sleeves out will do for you.
 
herderdude said:
Looks like it's time to hit up that three and four board for balls out triples. Curious to see how dialing the sleeves out will do for you.
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Won't find out till next month, but I will try it.

Nick is gonna destroy my ******* this next upcoming training cycle, not looking forward to it lol.
 
Lock out is censored lol
 
The lock out censor bothers me. If I were you getting ready for an equipped meet, I would be in the shirt at least every other week. Training to finish 315 feels so much different from finishing 405. But Nick knows better than I. Perhaps he's going to build some muscle on you raw before you spend more time in the shirt.
 
herderdude said:
The lock out censor bothers me. If I were you getting ready for an equipped meet, I would be in the shirt at least every other week. Training to finish 315 feels so much different from finishing 405. But Nick knows better than I. Perhaps he's going to build some muscle on you raw before you spend more time in the shirt.
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I think he plans to turn one of my 2x weekly bench sessions into a shirted day. He used to compete single ply a lot, so I'm trusting him. Plus a 415 raw bench at 165 is no small feat (even for a manlet heughhheh).
 
herderdude said:
The lock out censor bothers me. If I were you getting ready for an equipped meet, I would be in the shirt at least every other week. Training to finish 315 feels so much different from finishing 405. But Nick knows better than I. Perhaps he's going to build some muscle on you raw before you spend more time in the shirt.
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Sounds like plenty of guys stay completely out of the shirt til the last 4-6wks prior to a meet. I know Coan did it that way. Nothing crazy there. Honestly, I'm amazed by all the guys that spend so much of their training year in gear - if you're not getting dialed in, no need for 2 pairs of briefs and a triple-ply suit to squat 405 for a bunch of reps in off-time.

This coming from some weak p*ssy that knows nothing about using gear, mind you. But I think it's cool stuff, and try to learn.
 
Hyde said:
Sounds like plenty of guys stay completely out of the shirt til the last 4-6wks prior to a meet. I know Coan did it that way. Nothing crazy there. Honestly, I'm amazed by all the guys that spend so much of their training year in gear - if you're not getting dialed in, no need for 2 pairs of briefs and a triple-ply suit to squat 405 for a bunch of reps in off-time.

This coming from some weak p*ssy that knows nothing about using gear, mind you. But I think it's cool stuff, and try to learn.
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Coan's best shirt maybe gave him 30lbs. Those old Blast shirts are cake to bench in, I owned one. It's like a very painful polyester tee shirt. Put it on on meet day, bench as normal, and throw it away because it's blown out. But when you're getting started or getting back into shirted benching nowadays, you have to be in it.

I've only prepped for two equipped bench meets, so I'm not positive on the merits of raw lock out training for equipped benching. I always worked pretty close to a raw max, then really heavy off boards, shirted up, then went straight into some fluff and buff training. There is a need to prep the CNS to handle weight on bench. A good shirt should be gaining you at bare minimum 100 pounds or more or you're just wasting your time with a cheap POS or the wrong shirt for you.

Some crews did well spending a lot of time in their gear, Rick Hussey at Big Iron Gym comes to mind. But you're right. Westside is in a shirt once every six weeks in the offseason, if that, and Donnie's crew doesn't shirt up ever until 8 weeks out.
 
The Solution said:
Found it from BOB's/Ham's Journal on the other place. strong as a bull in here. Following along.
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Cool, glad to have you.
Hyde said:
Sounds like plenty of guys stay completely out of the shirt til the last 4-6wks prior to a meet. I know Coan did it that way. Nothing crazy there. Honestly, I'm amazed by all the guys that spend so much of their training year in gear - if you're not getting dialed in, no need for 2 pairs of briefs and a triple-ply suit to squat 405 for a bunch of reps in off-time.

This coming from some weak p*ssy that knows nothing about using gear, mind you. But I think it's cool stuff, and try to learn.
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I can't afford to stay out for some reasons Herder hasn't pointed out. I'm using a tight shirt, and you must learn that shirt's groove pattern. Handling weight, I have no where near the ******* strength I need built up. I'm only getting 30-50lbs out of a shirt now bc my ******* is garbage.


ME Deadlift
Fasted

Sumo Deadlift
+loose Super Centurion
530x1
587x1
647x1 PR
666x0

Conventional Deficit Deadlift
+3" deficit & soft velcro belt
352x5x3 @8RPE

Bulgarian Split Squat
BWx3x10 each leg

647 is a training PR and all-time legal PR, I pulled 650 in my tight Fusion at a heavier bodyweight earlier this year, but lost the lift to a downward descent. 666 I think was there, but I've been sick as hell since Thursday and that surely didn't help.

[video=youtube;sO2BFXmiKGM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2BFXmiKGM[/video]
 
Events
1 scoop Focus XT

Keg Press
120x3
150x3x1 both arms
120x3x3 speed both arms

Atlas Stone Load over 48" Yoke
270x3
330x1
370x0.9
370x0.9

The 370 I could pick, but the first set I got hung up on the yoke and pushed it back since it wasn't weighted. 2nd set it was held down but still got stuck just barely missing it. So close...
 
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jimbuick critique?
 
Nice DL Nomz. Looked easy peazy.
 
RegisterJr said:
Nice DL Nomz. Looked easy peazy.
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Thanks bro.
Duramaxhd said:
Nice work man
I wish I had stones to work with I really want to give it a go
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Make your own! The molds are the most expensive investment at 50 each.


High Bar Beltless Squat
395x3x2

Comp. Paused Bench
215x3x5

High Bar Paused Squat
315x5x1 5sec pause beltless

Close Grip Bench against Doubled Minis
135x3x5

Upper Back Fluff
 
On the stone, once you've lapped it, bring your feet in closer together before extending.

It will give you a little more height and should make it a little easier to throw over the bar.

Outside of that, doing explosive work with lighter stones really helps. We used to set the height on the yoke to be high as **** and then try to throw the stone over without it touching the bar by exploding up.
 
justanotherj said:
Nomz, you got a pdf to the Juggernaut method by chance? It's Chad*Wesley Smith's program
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FWIW, I'm not a fan.

I'm not saying it can't work (or even that it doesn't) but I did it as written earlier this year and all of my maxes decreased and I reinjured my back while doing it.
 
jimbuick said:
FWIW, I'm not a fan.

I'm not saying it can't work (or even that it doesn't) but I did it as written earlier this year and all of my maxes decreased and I reinjured my back while doing it.
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Really? What's the basics/take away of the program?

It's mysterious enough on Google to lead you back to their 100$ pdf; though I'm not exactly sold. I've found the squat and deadlift juggernaut bible on scribd, but have yet to download them.

I just heard it was better than 531 for raw lifters, and deals in rep maxes, etc.

So to me.. it just screams 531 with more volume.
 
justanotherj said:
Really? What's the basics/take away of the program?

It's mysterious enough on Google to lead you back to their 100$ pdf; though I'm not exactly sold. I've found the squat and deadlift juggernaut bible on scribd, but have yet to download them.

I just heard it was better than 531 for raw lifters, and deals in rep maxes, etc.

So to me.. it just screams 531 with more volume.
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That's basically it, 5/3/1 with more volume.

I bought the OG in a paper copy and it was like 12 pages lol.

Read the JM 2.0 (not a bad read actually) and used it's template for strongman (with 5/3/1 as assistance) leading up to TX Strongest Man. Tested DL max a few weeks out to know where I was and barely pulled (with a hitch) 50# less than I had done 4 months before at a meet at ~20# heavier bodyweight.

Ended up messing my back up 3 weeks or so before the competition and then messed it up even worse at the competition.


Edit: my wife ran it as written for PLing and had similar results. Lost close to 25# on the deadlift and was having a lot of issued with hip pain.
 
I've been running Paul Carters Base Building since I've been able to train again and its been awesome so far.

Good amount if volume, uses training maxes to set work sets, over warmups and fatigue singles depending on how you feel, and focusing on moving all sets explosively.

I think he's running a special on his ebooks at his site too, the base building book also outlines a peaking cycle for a PL meet so that you can program everything to fit together from competition to competition.
 
jimbuick said:
I've been running Paul Carters Base Building since I've been able to train again and its been awesome so far.

Good amount if volume, uses training maxes to set work sets, over warmups and fatigue singles depending on how you feel, and focusing on moving all sets explosively.

I think he's running a special on his ebooks at his site too, the base building book also outlines a peaking cycle for a PL meet so that you can program everything to fit together from competition to competition.
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He is, all 3 books (LRB, Base Building & Strength, Life, Legacy) for just 30 bux.

May or may not have read a bootleg copy of Base Building, and it is a fantastic read, and product. You really get a sense that Carter has been there - his outlooks on strength & physique are typical of the American male, i.e. he grew up getting into weights and always just wanted to be a big, bad strong sumbitch. Bodybuilding mags are what got him into the gym, and the love of the iron is what got him onto the platform.

I haven't used his methods (other than some of his tricks for accessory volume, like 100 rep sets, the 350 method, the Add 2 method are all awesome for biceps), but you can see that the off-season, base-building, & pre-contest phases are all very intelligently laid out and don't leave things to chance. Carter believes in proven stuff, hard consistent work, being able to honestly evaluate your training week in and out, and living to train another day. Base Building was so good I bought some shirts from lift-run-bang.com to show some love, FWIW.
 
Hi.

Still alive, floating somewhere between 200-210 (hopefully closer to 200 so I can make weight).

Currently in St Kitts, found a gym with a squat workout and got my first and last heavy workout in till the strongman show.

Didn't have knee sleeves and lifted in old tennis shoes, plus haven't don't mobility in weeks, so I felt like I was about to die.

405x2 high bar, too near death to go heavier
200x2 push press
495x2 conventional deadlift
Rows
100x2 DB push press
 
Hyde said:
It's. About. To Go. DOWN!
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Lol word.

NAS Level 1 LW 200s. The press medley for 231s Id likely zero, but I got kicked out of novice bc I'm too experienced, so gotta make under 200s.
 
Yeah strongman isn't really open to everyone the way PL'ing is. You can either keep par for the course or you can take a hike. It's a tough sport, in every sense of the word.
 
Hyde said:
Yeah strongman isn't really open to everyone the way PL'ing is. You can either keep par for the course or you can take a hike. It's a tough sport, in every sense of the word.
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The novice would have been a nice entry, but the biggest challenge would have been the pressing medley, which is really easy for anyone with some experience, my pressing is just horrid.
 
203lbs, should be good to float the last 3lbs till the 5pm weigh-in.

Getting ready...
 
198, time to gain back 10lbs in 6 hours...
 
2nd to last place after the first event, press medley, time to scrape some first places...
 
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