“We confide in our strength without boasting of it; we respect that of others without fearing it. ” –Thomas Jefferson
PR Friday means you post your personal records in weight lifted, gained, or consumed. We hold each other accountable for quality training and will continue to be supportive of anyone getting stronger.
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Greg and his wife from St. Louis found a 70’s Big Lego guy
Allen, a WFAC member, snags a 70’s Big cat
@Jacob
Happy Birthday. Same here, 30 (PR) today too.
Hrm…
Deadlifted 265… What can I say? I”m new here. Last week I figured I had maxed out at 230.
Broke 6000 calories last Saturday… Definite PR there.
Hrm…
Deadlifted 265… What can I say? I”m new here.
Broke 6000 calories last Saturday… Definite PR there.
First post.
Age 53, BW 233# HT 5”8″ Started SS:BBT at the end of November 2009.
Squat: 225#x5x3
Bench: 170#x5x3
DL: 270#x5x1
Will add OHP and powerclean as space issues are resolved. All above are PR”s.Still progressing mostly in a linear fashion.
Back to SS after a month off for holiday and life stuff. All lifts 3×5(except DL)
Could have gone heavier on all the lifts but after a month off I decided the focus should be on keeping the lifts smooth and concentrating on form. With food and sleep the weight will come.
BS 225
BP 175
PC 155
DL 345
Press 120
155 days until my 1st powerlifting meet!
@WannaBBurly
I”m 6”1″ 225 32 years old…we will see how the reload goes before switching things up.
Thanks for posting the article…good stuff.
i don””t like cat hunting, i””m ok with bears and elks and other naturally hunted animals(bears are not hunted i know) but these cats are almost extinct, i know i won””t change anything but c””mon mayne…
6 lbs gained
squat PR 15 pounds.
bench PR 10 pounds.
press PR 5 pounds.
deadlift PR 20 pounds.
power clean PR 15 pounds.
Assuming you know the species of Allen’s kill, feel free to provide the statistics to back up your claim along with your vast knowledge of North Texas hunting.
–Justin
@Dave G
Bears are not hunted? And what kind of cat do you think it is? Dont worry, it”s not a leopard, or jaguar or cheetah…
@Jacob
Happy Birthday you 70”s Big Stud. Damn your getting old…..lol.
I think I have my son talked into competing with us in February at the state meet. Should be a blast.
Bench Press 195 x 2 reps x 2 sets
Deadlift 270 x 3 x 2
My lift PRs will be here next week.
Great lifts guys.
Michael H – Happy Bday, man! Hope you can at least remember yours. Word of advice – avoid wearing any Disney princess ribbons if at all possible. It attracts the wrong kind of non-70sbig attention. Just trust me on this. Also, don”t split a bottle of Jager with a friend to celebrate after a full night of bar-golf. Tips from an older, maybe not so wiser man.
WA-Apples, thanks man! Make sure you guys get your entry forms in soon, I need to as well. I think it might fill up before the deadline, I hear it”s really popular.
Squat 310x5x3
Bench 177.5x5x3
Deadlifts 365×5
Press 127.5x5x3
Weight pr: 206-207
2 Bk double cheese burgers + gallon of milk every day… On top of my normal meals :P
Tied a PR: at 3×5 300 on squat
Bodyweight PR:217 on my way to 240
bench: 260×4
shipment orders: i ordered 5lbs of whey from trueprotein.com and they sent me a 5lbs i originally ordered AND a 25lb “recession” bag. the kicker: they only charged me for the 5lb bag.
is this a PR in the truest sense?
Damn.
–Justin
Week 3 on the program:
Bench: 285x3x5
Deadlift: 500×5
Press: 185x3x5
It”s not much but it”s a start. My goal for the year:
400lb. bench
500lb. squat
600lb. deadlift
Same situation as easy_e: Recovering from CrossFit. Did main site for a little over three years. Absolute strength suffered/sucks. Quit four weeks ago and now SS only. Dropped weights for five down twenty percent and started Onus program. I was 173 when I started at 72″.
Week 4 Onus:
Squat: 230x3x5
Bench: 220x3x5
Deadlift: 335x1x5
Press: 135x3x5
PR = Weighed in at 198 in my bare essentials. Been drinking a gallon of whole, raw milk every day since week 1.
Scored a boatload of venison from a friend and I am eating like a king. Two more pounds…
BW: 236
S: 410×5
BP: 265×5
First comp is in April.
Was just doing some work for my Vets Org. and wanted to share this:
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.”
– Thucydides
Bodyweight PR: 191
Squat PR: 355×1
Press PR: 170×1
Moustache PR: Yes
Finally able to lift heavy after dislocating my shoulder.
Squat 285x3x5
PCleans 230x5x3
Deadlift 365x1x5
Still cant do any pressing movements (damn shoulder!!). So just doin the above lifts mon wed fri.
BW last week 171. BW today 177!
BW PR: 203 lbs
Press PR: 116.5 lb x 3
Deadlift PR: 358 lb x 3
M / 49 / 203# / 6ft-1″
BW PR: 210
Press PR: 115 3×5
Deadlift PR: 245, 1×5
@Twotone
Really which Y? I train at the Y in South County and Brentwood. The only powerlifting gym in St. Louis I know is Eagle Gym in Overland. I don”t know if they have bumper plates.
@Drew0786
The Edwards Jones Y around Maryland Heights.
BW 175
Deadlift PR 365×11
Press PR 160×4
Bench Press PR 220×7
Squat PR 295×7
This was a great week for me with PR on all my lifts. I do have a question for anyone? I have a powerlifting comp on Feb 13 which is one week after my deload week. Should I do two weeks in a row of deloading or push another week of triples and then do a deload week the week before the meet? I”m on the Wendler 5/3/1 and currently on week 2.
BW 165:
Squatted 405 for a PR, missed a 365 FS narrowly for what would have been another PR. At a lifting meet last weekend I snatched 105kg but dropped it just before the buzzer.
Got one more:
Bench: 185x3x5. Finally.
Squat 410x5x3
Deadlift 370×5
Snatch 231.5×1
Chins +60x5x3
Squatted 415 5×5. I also returned from Afghanistan. Life is good in the islands. I”ll be visiting family in Texas here shortly, would like to visit WFAC while I”m there, any thing going on some time soon there to give me a good excuse?
No BW or lifting PRs this week, still recovering from back issues last month.
Eating PRs: 3 meals this week where I had to take off pants to be comfortable before desert!
BW: 179 (Up 4 pounds this week)
Squat: 335×5
OHP: 160×3
Deadlift: 365×5
Started the week out sick and couldnt complete my squats or Deadlifts at the beginning of the week but was able to PR on three other lifts and bodyweight, also snot exploded out my face when attempting my 170kg deadlifts on my 3rd rep.
BW 214
Press 63kg 3×5
Bench 91kg 3×5
Power Clean 80kg 5×3.
Two more weeks til” I”m the strongest man to ever live.
@LaHabra
“snot exploded out of my face when attempting my 170kg deadlifts on my 3rd rep.”
Ha!
PR for the week: training partner and I converted two non-squatters at the gym and talked them into doing squats…in the squat rack.
Now if I could just convince the skinny D-bag with the tribal tat, that leaves 14 plates on the leg press once a week, to do squats…I”d have fewer plates to clean up at night.
bs 370x5x3
sp 175x5x3
bp 250x5x3
dl 390x5x1 (ugly)
well i know it is late, but just trying. I know the saying is… if you squat more than you deadlift then you are squating too high. Ryan from earlier posts, has been to Rip”s class, and says my squat looks good, i have taken videos of it and they are good. So I think i will soon have a squat that is higher than my deadlift.
Justin, do you have any suggestions? I thought maybe the squat was wearing me out for deadlift, but i don”t really want to reset my deads, but i am still moving very well on my squats.
@Twotone
I have not been to that Y. What type of equipment does it have? South County Y has a lot of free weights, power rack, and half rack. Brentwood doesn”t have as much. Just on rack, but one of the trainers there is a powerlifter so he is helpful with getting form down. They also have a dragging sled.
@Drew0786
They have one power rack and lots of plates. Usually the rack is empty, but there”ve been times I”ve had to wait for it. Once I”m in there I tend to stay.
brent – are you using a belt? I think the nature of Rip”s program really maximizes peoples” squats, it”s not the end of the world. But I have found that a belt really helps my DL stay a little ahead of my squat, because I recover faster from heavy deads and can train them a bit more often without hurting myself.
BS: 275x3x1
P: 130x3x1
DL: 365x4x1
Chin-ups:15x5x3 (chest to bar)
Not a PR, but: got my new EliteFTS Retro belt this week. Today was the first time I used it for my Texas Method volume day. It was fantastic.
crossfit total today
weighed in at 265.
squat 405 ( lost my balance on 430)
press 215
dead 445
all PRs
been doing linear progression for about 5 weeks
@Twotone
I”m pretty much the only one that ever uses the power rack. Most people just bench and curl. If you ever want someone to train with let me.
BW: 175
SQ: 335
DL: 450
BW: 168
BS: 170
PC: 110
BP: 135
DL: 245
No prs this week – nothing but stalls. Power cleans, bench, shoulder press, and back squat all misses. :(
@ Jacob, thanks for the help. I do use a belt. I was petty worn out this week because I have some nerve damage in my neck and some discs are messed up. I felt alot better yesterday so maybe next week will be better. I just want to get the most out of the program… My squats are sets are still moving good, I don”t want the deads to mess them up
Did the Total with Titus,
B squat: 375x1PR
Press:185×1
Dead-lift: 425x1PR
A good day, but a long way to go!!
I”m the strength & conditioning coach for the UC Davis Men”s rugby team and I”d like to give them a shout out for a team PR. Today, the beat St. Mary”s 24-11. St. Mary”s is our biggest rival and we haven”t defeated them in 6 years. Our forwards pushed them all over the field today and I”m sure a lot of it had to do with their commitment to lifting heavy weights. Go Aggies!
Oh yeah, I got a pesonal PR… sorta.
I set a new 10 rep max on front squats, 100kg.
Also, bobcats are endangered… in New Jersey. There”s a ton of them in Texas and pretty much all the rest of North America.
Pants PR. Ripped the seat of my pants at work on Wednesday. Sweet deal.
becky here. after a somewhat extended period of disenchantment with the front squat, i decided to try it out again this week. i did a 3×3 with 105 and a single with 115. pleasantly surprised. maybe i”ll add it back into my regular schedule.
Dead lift 500 lbs x 1
Bench press 245 lbs x 1
Power clean 205 lbs x 1