PR Friday

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“Maggie, no!”

Well 70’s Big journeymen (journeywomen?), it is PR Friday. You should post your weight lifted, gained, and/or consumed, and you should also tell us about lifting your lady friends, dumping your skinny boyfriends, or splitting your trousers (I ripped another pair of jeans recently).

And for gods’ sakes, if you are a guy who is 5’7″ or taller and you aren’t 200 pounds, then you better have a compelling excuse as to why you aren’t. The only reasons I can think of are if you are 13 years old or you are a weight class competitor. For gods’ sakes.

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Here is the WFAC post about the Bill Starr Memorial weightlifting meet from last Saturday. It has some pictures, and it has the overall results. Feel free to send in the meet results from any meets you are involved in.
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I have a very good friend named Matt that I met in college. Until recently he was getting paid to tramp through the wilderness (we went hiking near Salt Lake City last year when I was in town for a barbell seminar), and at the end of last year he stopped by Wichita Falls on his journey back to Georgia. Matt called me the other night with a story, as he is apt to do. When he finished, I told him that he needs to type it up for the site.

Well, I’ve read the hell out of Starting Strength and watched the video quite frequently to try and get my technique down, and it sparked quite a dream.

I have been to the Wichita Falls Athletic Club before when I visited Justin in order to start my Jedi training. In the dream, I walked into the gym, and it was just like I remember. It was extremely busy with people everywhere, and Justin greeted me and asked me to work behind a new counter they had built for the purpose of renting out lifting shoes. He was busy training the masses as I settled behind the counter. I hadn’t been standing there ten seconds when I was approached by a visitor, some 90’s small chump who was asking when the next Pilates class was. It is important to note that this guy was: A) not wearing a shirt, B) had the kind of pencil thin manicured beard that says I spend 30 minutes daily “man-scaping”, and C) was wearing sunglasses inside. Throughout the rest of my story I will refer to this man as Din Viesel, because he probably got his style from the “Fast and Furious” movies that he can probably recite.

Note by Justin: I find this humorous, because in order for Matt to dream about a Din Viesel-like character, he would have had to had the image in his brain prior to dreaming it, therefore he actually sat through some portion of that shitty movie.

I had no idea what to say and almost laughed in his face. Rip heard the question and took it upon himself to intervene. I can’t remember all of the conversation, but Mr. Viesel was a complete dick and he decided to buck (I recently learned this word from a 7th grader) at Rip after being informed that they most certainly don’t “do Pilates”. Rip asked Viesel to “Get out of my fucking gym,” in an enraged tone. The conflict now had the attention of everyone in the gym. Suddenly, Viesel tried to throw a haymaker, but Rip didn’t hesitate. He rushed Viesel, picked him up high above his head, then with his supreme power he slammed him into the ground. (Important: I went to High School in Macon Georgia… so I should know the name of this wrestling move, but I don’t). Right after the powerful slam, I immediately woke up, laughing my ass off.

I’ve attached a diagram to better understand the “slam.” This is not my best work, but it took only 5 minutes.

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88 thoughts on “PR Friday”

  1. Nice mr blink! I finally hit 200# bodyweight this week too.

    Lifting PRs will be tomorrow, but I”m confident that I”ll squat 390×1.

  2. Only one PR this week, bench 290×4 (missed the last rep, damn it). It is amazing how a teeny, tiny little loss of focus on a 5RM set will cause you to just totally blow a rep.

  7. Well I have 1 PR for the week. We are having a small non sanctioned PL meet at the gym tomorrow. Monday I tried to find where I am at. I want to BS 500 so I tested 465 because I thought it would be easy and I crushed it. So

    BS 465 x 1 +15 PR

    tomorrow I plan to bust out 500.

  8. Push pressed my wife. But I almost dropped her because she was squirming around. She said I was hurting he back. I had her supine with one hand at the upper back and one at the lower. Justin, I think we need some technique demo videos.

    Pressing a female is impressive, but dropping her will get you voted off the island!

    For shit’s sake don’t drop your wife. You guys keep calling for a “pressing the lady” when they are lying horizontal. This is impractical, and will not fill her with glee, but fear instead. Just put your hands under her armpits and press up, but you may need some moderate lean back to try and get her center of mass over your balance point (the middle of the foot). Then you can blow fart noises on their stomach. Fart noises are always funny.

    –Justin

  10. squatted 325 x 5
    Planning to go for big PRs in competition next weekend; we”ll see. Priority #1 is to just hit my openers and get a total.

  11. 90s small PR at the gym…

    Dude was working out in a wife-beater and had it rolled up in the front to show his abs. Would do a lift or 2 and then check to make sure his shirt was still rolled up. It was awesomely 90””s.

    BS – 290 for sets
    DL – 320 x 5

    This, my friends, is what we’re up against.

    –Justin

  12. Weight is gradually creeping up. Got pretty sick so it dipped back down to 173. Pissed me off.
    I did get a 395# deadlift. 405 was my 6 month goal 2 months ago…Now my goal is to rep that.

  14. H-5”10″
    BW-214
    BS-5@275, 3@315, 1@345 + 5 reps
    BP-5@255, 3@280, 1@315 + 4 reps
    DL-5@315, 3@355, 1@400 + 8 reps
    SP-5@160, 3@180, 1@200 + 3 reps
    ___________________________________
    Done with the 5,3,1 program again. Looking forward to starting Rips program soon.

  15. Bench – 210lbs 3×5
    Deadlift – 365lbs 5×1

    Squats are suffering due to some really tight IT bands. Any suggestions? I bought a PVC pipe to use as a “foam” roller.

    You need an IT band release. If you are not crying, it is not working and you wasted your money.

    –Justin

  16. That diagram is EXCELLENT.

    No PR””s this week as have been resting in preparation for a USAPL meet in St. Louis tomorrow. The whole of Illini Powerlifting will be there just about, including me, my wifey, and brother-in-law. All hoping to set some PR, break some State and American records, and qualify for USAPL Raw Nationals.

    I””m hoping to hit (all raw):
    Squat – 469
    Bench – 308
    Dead – 512
    Total – 1,270-1,290

    Be smart with your openers. Light weights and white lights.

    –Justin

  18. No PRs this week. I started working with a coach here in Dallas who changed my routine so everything is all f”ed up until I settle in to the new movements.

    I pulled 318# for 3, but grip couldn”t get me to 5. Didn”t try switch grip either, will attempt again Wednesday.

  20. Personal Records for this week:

    Tuesday (Heavy Day)
    Squats 130kgx5x2
    Deadlift 145kgx5

    Thursday (Medium)
    Power Snatch 45kg

    I have also decided to compete, and im trying to get into an open Bench/Deadlift competition in April. Theres time left to enter but i don”t know if my registration with the fed would go through in time or if they will let me compete – i have contacted the president with a few questions.

    Anywho i am pleased i have made this decision to do this now rather than leaving it for later.

  21. That is an incredible diagram.

    Squatted 365 at BW of 185. Had more in me.

    Competing in my first PL meet with my GF Corrine on Sunday. Just found out it’s at Team Super Training’s gym, which the gym of Mark “Smelly” Bell from the movie “Bigger, Faster, Stronger.” Should be an interesting experience!

    Also, here’s a video of my GF squatting 245 at a BW of 117. I hope she doesn’t get sued by Lindsey Lohan for the bit at the end!

    If you are the guy that sent this to me, then I will be posting it next week. Otherwise, if you want your GF to be included in a post, e-mail me.

    Oh, and I don’t get the Lohan reference. I am not involved in pop culture.

    –Justin

  23. BW – 225lbs
    Squat – 325x5x3
    Bench – 205x5x3
    Deadlift – 400x5x1

    All weights including body weight are PRs.

    The straw that broke the camel”s back for me wanting to get bigger and stronger came at my brother-in-law”s birthday party this past August. At the time I was 6”3″ 190lbs. I was standing at the bar ordering a beer and my brother-in-law”s friend came up to me and said, “What”s up stretch?” Needless to say I was pretty pissed. Fast forward to today as I was walking down the hall in my barracks. I passed an officer and gave him the greeting of the day to which he replied, “What”s up big guy.”

    Fuck yes, get 70”s big!

  25. PRs –
    BW 86kg (And ha, I”m 5”6″, so I do have an excuse!)
    Squat 120kg 1×5, the other 2 sets not so great.
    Press 60kg 3×5
    Deadlift 140kg 1×5

  26. Press 3x5x155
    B. Press 3x5x245
    No Squat or DL PR”s, working back up from a reset.
    Our gym”s having its first powerlifting meet tomorrow. Unsanctioned but it should still be fun. I”ll be watchin Brent squat 500. My goals are a 400 pound squat and a 500 pound deadlift. Hopefully I will meet or exceed these. Bench, I really dont know. Would like to get 300 but Im not sure Im quite there yet, especially with a pause at the bottom. Will try and get a video…
    Also, Rip and Justin look awfully skinny in that diagram…

  27. 6””2″ 256 this morning, PR.

    Heaviest I””ve weighed since I was a fatass football player.

    Every squat workout is a post-ankle shattering PR, but im doing 315 today, 3 plates again makes me feel good.

    Got an oly meet coming up in 8 weeks, can””t fucking wait.

    Side note: Moody will be split snatching at this meet. Bet you don’t see that on a regular basis.

    –Justin

  29. 5”7”” and I hit 190 up from 160 about a month ago.
    Bench Press – 225 x 5, and not those damn half reps that seem to count at the NFL combine.
    Press – 152 x 5.
    Deadlift stalled around 390.
    Squat still increasing steadily.
    Tackling large pacific islanders has gotten markedly easier.

  31. Matt s story and illustration are fucking epic, I laughed my ass of for some reason.

    No PRs for squats or deads yet, but the back is feeling great, and the weight is moving back up quickly.
    Pressed an easy 211 for a PR. And my BW is up to 242 even though the weight belt had to get tightened another notch.

  32. The cartoon is priceless!

    As of Monday the squat is up to 275 for three sets of five. Felt like there was more in the tank, so I”ll try out 280 or 285 today and see how it goes.

    I”m now down to three pairs of pants that still fit, and none of them are jeans – they”re all ripped or too tight. Looks like a trip to the jeans store is in order.

    6”0″ bw up a little to 185.
    No excuse.
    I mean, I only started 6 weeks and 20lbs. ago, but that”s not an excuse.
    I could have been lifting the whole time before then if I didn”t have my head up my ass.

  33. @Rygor
    I”ll be there watching this year, hope to compete next year. Woman I know from work and her husband will be there cheering on his dad in the 110 class. I”ll be sure to wear my 70”s Big shirt to spread the word.

    PR for the week:

    Squat 425×1
    Bench 240x3x5
    Press 150x3x5

    Working my way back up on squats and hope to be setting new PRs for my 3x5s in the next week or so.

  34. @mrblink

    You probably just think you look scrawny. No doubt you”re much less scrawny than you were. Perception is relative – I mean, if you spent a few months with a group of 150 lb”ers and one 190 lb”er, you would no doubt come to view the 190”er as “big”. Do the same thing with a group of 250”ers and that same 190”er, then the 190”er would start to look pretty small.

    I thought I still looked pretty scrawny (and I do compared to what a full-size man should look like), but then I looked at a picture of myself from last August.
    Then I felt huge for a little while.
    Then I went to the gym where this guy was squatting 625 in the next rack. Needless to say I felt small again after that.

  35. Tiny PRs, but big for me:
    Squat 102kg/224lb
    Bodyweight 100kg/220lb

    I”d be more impressed with my weight if I were shorter than 6”5″.

  42. I lift in a weight class so I”m only just over 170 (5” 9””). I used to be 120 – long story. I just started this stuff as I”m trying to go up in weight classes.

    Squat 315lbs 6 reps
    Bench press 255lbs
    Dead lift 455lbs

  43. FUCK YEA SPLIT SNATCH!

    @mr blink
    All of my weight is in my dwarfish torso, which makes me thicker than a dancer in a rap video. I dont look scrawny but I have chicken legs which makes me look awkward and hilarious. As far as a target weight for not looking scrawny, shoot for 275, that might put you in the 70s big category.

  44. Hillarious story. I checked out a new gym in my area today and it made me want to start slapping people. I mean they had sweet stuff such as an olympic platform and bumpers but only one squat rack and everything, I mean everything, was colored aquamarine. And the kettlebells were pink, purple and light orange.
    three by 5 (rep) squat 300 lbs
    3 by 5 Bench press 210 (Reset)
    200-205 body weight

    At least they have a platofrm though.

    –Justin

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