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Sean's Powerlifting Journey

Sean1332 said:
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Lololol

Is that the new 'bar path' app? I just downloaded it the other day. I still need to make me a bar

Sean1332 said:
You'll quickly realize any RC weakness. I could only get a couple wobbly wonky reps at first.

Do the bottoms up walk too as a weighted carry. Forgot to write that one out.
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I stole them from you and did them last week. Definitely difficult, but no RC discomfort for me. Granted I did them at 25#, but I was already sweaty and gripping that smooth metal is tough with the weight up top.
 
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Very interesting vid on bar path tracking that just loading in my youtube
 
rob112 said:
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Very interesting vid on bar path tracking that just loading in my youtube
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I see a purpose for it on tracking bar path for deads and squats, which is all I've ever seen until today. Sean's was kinda just to show how hard it is to stabilize a bar.
 
Ya I had just seen it that day and figured it'd be funny to see a ****ed up PVC bench.

I'll be using it for squats tomorrow. I really don't plan on really over analyzing things. I don't need a line to tell my I screwed up my bar path. I usually grind, good morning it, or eat shît. Those are the best indicators lol It will still be cool to see though.
 
Bar path app on Rich's pulls: an oblong dot.
 
Do sumos ever bother your knees? My knees never hurt and the two seperate occasions I've done sumos they've bothered me for a few days after.
 
liftandswim said:
Do sumos ever bother your knees? My knees never hurt and the two seperate occasions I've done sumos they've bothered me for a few days after.
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Too flared and they might hurt IMO. Easy to lose ext rotation. Lift.net has a decent sumo article that touched on foot position I believe.
 
I go a little more than 45 and shins on rings. If I had to do it over again I'd do like Lou said. What part of your knee hurts?
 
herderdude said:
I go a little more than 45 and shins on rings. If I had to do it over again I'd do like Lou said. What part of your knee hurts?
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Upper and inner portion. Think near the vastus medialis.

But to be honest the more thinking I do, I've realized switching to sumo might not be the answer. My deadlift is going nowhere because I'm an impatient SOB (and I'm comparing it to my squat). I'm basing my training off a wreckless 505 pull that I had no business attempting outside a meet. What I really need to do is dial my training numbers back and hit up some type of general template that pounds sub max training numbers with a lot of repetition. For my deadlift, that is. Keeping my other training the same. I was thinking something like 365 strong, but idk.
 
liftandswim said:
Upper and inner portion. Think near the vastus medialis.

But to be honest the more thinking I do, I've realized switching to sumo might not be the answer. My deadlift is going nowhere because I'm an impatient SOB (and I'm comparing it to my squat). I'm basing my training off a wreckless 505 pull that I had no business attempting outside a meet. What I really need to do is dial my training numbers back and hit up some type of general template that pounds sub max training numbers with a lot of repetition. For my deadlift, that is. Keeping my other training the same. I was thinking something like 365 strong, but idk.
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Sumo is all technique. The first time I pulled sumo I only pulled 365 and I was a 500lb conv puller then. After 2 years of technique work its much better then my conv pull.
 
Squat Opener
625x1 Shallow
625x1 Depth Good

Unilateral Leg Press
1pps x3x15

Unilateral SLDL
35#kb x3x15

Heavy Banded Crunches
3x15

No video. Took it from the bar path app and it won't save to my photo album for some reason. I wore the Iron Rebels for 595 and 625 just to see how they are as a backup wrap. Good stuff. I was staying too upright with 625 and it shot my knees forward so I think that's been my issue as well. Took 625 again in the Titans and had a depth call. I gave a little more forward lean which drove my knees out and my butt down.
 
I also stretched last night so I'm sure that helped. It's only been a week. I look forward to deloading. I've been above 600 for a month now. My work capacity is officially shot.

Edit: **** this squat bar. My back callus broke. I officially bleed from it now.
 
liftandswim said:
Upper and inner portion. Think near the vastus medialis.

But to be honest the more thinking I do, I've realized switching to sumo might not be the answer. My deadlift is going nowhere because I'm an impatient SOB (and I'm comparing it to my squat). I'm basing my training off a wreckless 505 pull that I had no business attempting outside a meet. What I really need to do is dial my training numbers back and hit up some type of general template that pounds sub max training numbers with a lot of repetition. For my deadlift, that is. Keeping my other training the same. I was thinking something like 365 strong, but idk.
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365 strong honestly had the biggest benefit to my deadlift (using the comp stance, block pulls, and deficits as suggested) of all the lifts. I'm a conventional guy, fwiw. Went from 534 to 578 in comp in 30 weeks, but more important I've been fixing my form using more legdrive to launch and not murdering my back so hard. I was getting to a point where I was just killing myself using so much back; I couldn't get any stronger because I couldn't train the volume and weight necessary without hurting myself. So 44lbs in half a year even while making large adjustments to technique.
 
Hyde said:
I was getting to a point where I was just killing myself using so much back; I couldn't get any stronger because I couldn't train the volume and weight necessary without hurting myself.
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Yep, this is me. Thanks for the feedback, I plan on giving it a go
 
Can't stand squatting with the Texas SQB, trap and rhomboid abuse.

You try the Andacondas or Outlaws from Iron Rebel, you may like those.
 
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heyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Hey Sean can you post a link to that Darden 531 Westside template you posted a snap of recently? I was curious to read the whole 6wks and couldn't find jack other than a couple vimeos of Darden discussing it. But no sample templates or anything written.
 
Hyde said:
Hey Sean can you post a link to that Darden 531 Westside template you posted a snap of recently? I was curious to read the whole 6wks and couldn't find jack other than a couple vimeos of Darden discussing it. But no sample templates or anything written.
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It's in an EFS programs that works book. Nothin online. PM's ain't working now either lol
 
Bench Opener

Bench
45x10
95x12
135x8
185x3
225x1
255x1
275x1

High Incline/Low Incline/Flat DB Press
60x20 Each

Dumbell Rows
100x3x20

YTAWL's
8x2x6

Bi/Tri Pump

Moved easy. Sucked using the low bench at work. Bench is feeling ready for the meet, though.
 
Low benches suck balls, but if you feel good on one of those comp will make that a shoo-in opener.
 
Remind me, when's the comp?

And as far as conv deads go I completely agree that form is everything. I was deadlifting with my back and just couldn't recover from it at all. Now that I got leg drive going with lower hips and a more neutral back I've hit PRs and actually don't limp around after deadlift day.
 
rob112 said:
Low benches suck balls, but if you feel good on one of those comp will make that a shoo-in opener.
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Capo, it's Apr 26th

Deadlift Opener
545x1
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My nagging left groin/adductor and right knee decided to stop hurting a week out so that's a big plus. It's only taken 2 months.

I'm done with meet training, thank god. I hate every second going into a meet until after I finish my squat opener.

I did find a screenshot from my 625 squat opener before the video went kaput. Should be able to squeeze another inch out after unwinding my hips this week. I've had an issue with the bar rolling on me also but that's because we have a bent squat bar.
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None of the footage w/you in the oly shoes were high? Or were you just giving examples of your squat in olys lol
 
tyga tyga said:
None of the footage w/you in the oly shoes were high? Or were you just giving examples of your squat in olys lol
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LnS squats in Oly shoes and compares his shin angle to mine, so I just showed that I used to have a similar shin angle. As for the depth comment, it was just ironic I guess.
 
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