Swanson's Penultimate 5/3/1 Powerlifting Log...for real

No questions about that depth! Awesome, awesome squatting. You'll be smashing that 505 like a warmup in no time. Form looks mucho cleaned up, too.
 
Sean1332 said:
Awesome work Swanson
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iparatroop said:
FÛCK YES!
Big weight.
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kjscatch said:
I was just thinking that I needed to go back and see if you had any squat videos for me to watch. Good work man!
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Thanks fellas. Felt good.

herderdude said:
No questions about that depth! Awesome, awesome squatting. You'll be smashing that 505 like a warmup in no time. Form looks mucho cleaned up, too.
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Along with spotter confidence, this has to be the #1 thing that has changed. They fixed my form a lot.

jimbuick said:
Yeah, I agree with herder, I'm not seeing any question about that depth.
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One of the guys asked how a dude my height got such good depth. Made me feel good.

napalm said:
Who's the skinny guy squatting?

He strong....
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You watch the right vid? :biglaugh: Belts aren't too flattering on a fat bellied dude.
 
Thanks, boss. Figured I'd better get vid cuz I was sure nobody would buy me just posting I hit a 505. :D
 
Well after seeing it I'd say tat wasn't even a max. Very awesome improvement. It's catching up with the upper body! Haha
 
Rewarded myself today with some pancakes at breakfast. I'm sure those extra 100g carbs will get used up.

Left hip & IT band sore today. Ima roll/mash it out, then hit some OHP, rowing & conditioning work.
 
Today was a useless effort. Every part of me is fatigued so I just came home pissed.
 
Tried to put on 3 pairs of jeans I own, couldn't get 2 over the legs, 1 past the ass. It's cargo shorts to dinner in February, son.

Belt still on the same hole as it was when I was 290.

Thinking about doing a TRT blast the next 7 weeks into the meet. Nothing big, just maybe 60-70mg e4d vs the 40 I usually do. Thoughts (napalm)?
 
Swanson52 said:
Amen, brother. Amen. I own like 5 pairs, and I'll purchase 2 or 3 more as soon as they're on the rack again. I may just forgo jeans forever.
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Working two days on/2 off, and the gym on my off days, I rarely need the need for jeans. I have 1 pair and I'm quite content with that.

Psh, cargo shorts dont even need washed!! I say we burn the pants.
 
I'll burn mine in effigy, I have absolutely no need for them. I've worn coveralls for work for years, my dress pants are tailored, and gym shorts fit the rest of the bill if I'm not in cargos.

Jeans are for suckers.
 
napalm said:
If you're gonna do it, do it, don't half ass it.

At least 150 twice a week...
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Ah I'll just save it. I'm progressing well now by just eating more. I'll keep a blast in my pocket for when I hit a rough plateau. It'd be a waste right now.
 
If you like metal, give this a listen. It's Japanese but it fûcking SHREDS.

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I guess there's a crazy metal movement over there right now.
 
Nice squats, man. Definitely look deep to me, at least 1-2."

Why do you look so white, man?
 
jinxie and others really turned me on to the idea of MT2. I think I may pick some up in the near future to get a little tan myself. Unfortunately because of my mom's genes I do lose all of my tan in the winter. Not ragging on her genes, though, considering I get my height from her
 
Stupid ass bench press later. 2.5 mile vested dog walk this AM.
 
Torobestia said:
jinxie and others really turned me on to the idea of MT2. I think I may pick some up in the near future to get a little tan myself. Unfortunately because of my mom's genes I do lose all of my tan in the winter. Not ragging on her genes, though, considering I get my height from her
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I have a buddy that uses MT2 and he loves it. Stays crazy dark all year; might be something I need to put in the regimen.

I'm a Russian Jew...whiteness is a state of being for me. But I can grow some fawking hair.
 
Any real benefit besides the tan? I'm half Slavic, getting tan is against my breeding.
 
herderdude said:
Any real benefit besides the tan? I'm half Slavic, getting tan is against my breeding.
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I've read maybe some increase in libido, but that's about it.

I can tan pretty well when I try, but I don't fit in many tanning beds. :D
 
Yesterday's pressin.

BENCH
work up, then-
350x1
365x1
385x1
405x1x2
No comp pause, just touch & press. Felt good.

SWISS BAR OHP
225x3x5

SWISS BAR PENDLAY ROW
225x8x5
This really hammered the rhomboids.

Curl/rope pressdown superset

Bench is coming along. I think I figured out my setup, and it showed. 405 was pretty fast off the chest. Happy with this session.
 
Solid bench man!

that raw or shirted? (just curious)
 
Weighted vest dog walk, 1.5 miles. For some reason the vested walk is killing my hips lately. Might need new shoes?
 
Swanson52 said:
Weighted vest dog walk, 1.5 miles. For some reason the vested walk is killing my hips lately. Might need new shoes?
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May need the vest to ride higher. If it's riding on the upper portion of your pelvis, it's too low. Try cinching the shoulders up some. If that's not the issue, could be the shoes.
 
iparatroop said:
May need the vest to ride higher. If it's riding on the upper portion of your pelvis, it's too low. Try cinching the shoulders up some. If that's not the issue, could be the shoes.
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Oh no, it's way higher on my torso than that. It doesn't even come to the waistband of my shorts.

Pretty sure my shoes are the culprit. They're about 2 years old, and they've lived under 280-310 pounds their whole life. ;)
 
SQUATS
Work up
425x3x6 <<<Belted, more reps than last week.

GHR
BWx12x4

That's all I had time for today, but I feel like I got quality work done.
 
Sean1332 said:
Nice repping dude
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Thanks buddy. Nothing earth shattering, just plugging along.


PL coach did tell a story about seeing an angry wrestling match at WSBB between Matt Dimel and Chuck Vogelphol in which Vogelphol broke his neck. :wow:

Said he's known Dave Tate since '99. Pretty cool to hear about guys like Wendler from someone who knows them.
 
Nice squating, and yea man...very cool to hear a perspective from a personal level on guys we look up to.
 
Shiiiit squats and GHRs? That's all you needed, everything else would have been window dressing.
 
Swanson52 said:
Thanks buddy. Nothing earth shattering, just plugging along. PL coach did tell a story about seeing an angry wrestling match at WSBB between Matt Dimel and Chuck Vogelphol in which Vogelphol broke his neck. :wow: Said he's known Dave Tate since '99. Pretty cool to hear about guys like Wendler from someone who knows them.
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Your coach Huffman? Didn't get a chance to talk to him last Saturday. He was pretty busy judging. I really want to get his take on what he thought of some of the deadlift form some of this kids were doing. My back hurt just watching.
 
kjscatch said:
Your coach Huffman? Didn't get a chance to talk to him last Saturday. He was pretty busy judging. I really want to get his take on what he thought of some of the deadlift form some of this kids were doing. My back hurt just watching.
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Yessir.

He said on Monday that there was some pretty ugly stuff going on in terms of form, but that's all he really mentioned other than the girl who blacked out.
 
Swanson52 said:
Yessir. He said on Monday that there was some pretty ugly stuff going on in terms of form, but that's all he really mentioned other than the girl who blacked out.
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Ya there sumo deadlift was scary stuff to watch. So many rounded backs. I missed the girl who blacked out cause I was watching one of my kids on the other platform.
 
kjscatch said:
Ya there sumo deadlift was scary stuff to watch. So many rounded backs. I missed the girl who blacked out cause I was watching one of my kids on the other platform.
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Got anybody lifting at Orchard? That's the meet we're prepping for. We're hoping to have lifters in all of the 198+ classes. The only question is 308 or SHW, and I'm that guy.
 
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