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. I hit PR”s this week but it felt shitty overall thanks to allergies, headache and constant congestion.

    Press: 100# x 17
    Deadlift: 300# x 8 (should have gotten more than 12)
    Bench: to pathetic to list
    Squat: 230# x 12 (was 245 x 10 or somethin couple weeks ago)

    Weight: 162 @ 5”5”” and climbing.

  2. Finally hit (and broke) 200 this week (202.5 lbs)

    Squat-235×3
    BP-195×1 (had to bring weight back down for next 2 sets)
    Deadlift- 295×1

  3. waking up above 197# ALL week (AFTER morning mass drop), had to actually throttle back the milk so as to not go over 200#

    Competing in my first strongman contest tomorrow, sneaking in as a lightweight (<200#)

  10. No real PRs for the past month since I did a pretty aggressive reset in order to perfect my form and switched to a 3 day a week program from the push/pull split I was on.

    Sq – 132kg 5×3 First time ever with impeccable form.

    Bench – 97kg 5×3 PR

    Deadlift – 162kg same as squat

    Power Clean – 72kg 3×5 finally starting to not completely suck at these, though I did hit my throat and chin a few times.

    Justin,

    2 things to thank you for.

    1. The image of a bouncing ball while squatting has helped me adjust my timing to be less grandma crossing the street.

    2. The Push your ass up cue has worked well with some of the people I work with, some said had no idea how to drive with their butts.

    And you need to youtube Iron Maiden – Prowler. Right now! RIGHT NOW!

    On a side note, Ben from my gym will be competing in the 95kg class at an Oly meet tomorrow in Whittier. He has had gym PR”s of 100kg Snatch and 125kg C&J but his total only needs to be 213 to qualify for Nationals.

  14. Deadlift
    415×1

    Power Snatch
    145lbs (Hadn”t done them in a couple months, best was 115lbs, deadlifts and power cleans seem to have added 30 lbs to them…)

    Done at a BW of 163 (I know…trying to decide what class to do a PL”ing meet in)

  15. I posted this yesterday, but it belongs on PR Friday, Every workset weight was a PR, and so every 1 Rep was a PR. Love this stuff!

    Starting BW – 165lbs – Crossfit skinny

    Starting Squat – 1 rep – 255
    Starting Press 1 – Rep – 135
    Starting Deadlift 1- Rep – 305

    4months of Starting Strength & GOMAD

    BW 200lbs as of Today (Friday)

    Squat – Work Sets – 325 – 1 Rep 375
    Press – Work Sets – 135 – 1 Rep 160
    Dead – Work Sets – 325 – 1 Rep 390

    Did a Crossfit Total on Wed and got my 1 reps.

    Bench Press – Work Sets – 223 – 1 Rep – 265 – Today(Friday)

  16. Wish I could have posted some PR”s from tonight but had an emergency to tend to. Hopefully will put up a PR tomorrow but so far here”s this past Monday”s results:

    Squats: 370X5X3
    Presses: 201.25X5, 5, 7 (went amrap on last set)
    Deadlift is on a reset, and I go light on wednesdays with bench/presses and squats so no PR on the benches this week.

    Aiming for 375X5X3 on squats and 202.5X5,5, amrap of more than 5 on presses tomorrow…which should have been tonight.

    At this moment, I weigh 264 lbs at 6”2″. I”ve “cleaned up” the diet and I”m still gaining weight. I guess that is the power of squatting : )

  20. Doing CFFB, today was total day:

    Last cycle->now
    PC: 245->250
    BS: 395->420
    BP: 260->265
    DL: 475->500

    PR”d on every lift, despite training with minimal calories in preparation for military bodyfat comp test (I”m borderline at 209 lbs and 21%)

    Felt sweet to pull 5 plates!

  21. Last CFFB Cycle -> now
    Clean 250->270
    BS 420->460
    BP 260->265
    DL 450->475

    awesome day of PR”s. first time feeling like my head was truly going to pop off while failing a 465 back squat. it was also awesome to watch Jmoye Deadlift 500. i had never seen a 500lb lift in person until today

  23. Rear ended by a SUV and f*cked my back up a little bit at the end of December. This is the first time I”ve been able to post a PR since.

    Back Squat = 385 x 1
    OH Press = 165 x 1
    Deadlift = 455 x 1

    West, squatting 330 for 18 is insane. Congrats.

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  26. Going to give the strength plus conditioning program from the December posting a try. Participating in the Tough Mudder in May, so I need to add some conditioning back into the mix.

  27. PRs:

    Deadlift 110kg
    Press 50kg
    Clean 60kg

    Was gonna post my squat PR too but after watch filthybrits GF squatting considerably more, I”m not gonna…. :(

    Bodyweight PR 175lb at 5”11””
    (I know I know, I”m working on it)

  28. Is the quote from The Simpsons movie? Probably not, I know.

    Anyways, if people haven”t seen this already, check it out. Caleb Ward at 19 years old, C&J”d 203kg at the Arnolds and in the process set a new junior American record and became the youngest american to ever go over 200kg. Pretty awesome!

  29. squatted 355 for 5 in converse. made it my bitch. finally hip drive is starting to click 100%.

    pulled 405 for 7 barefoot. john calipari and roy williams witnessed this one, if anyone needed proof. (yes, the UK and UNC coaches, respectively.)

    pressed 175×5 when i expected to get no more than 3. (it was one of those days.)

  31. PR”s

    Front squat 145x5x3
    Press 123x5x3
    Power clean 140x3x5
    Deadlift 265x5x1
    Power Snatch 115x3x5
    Bench 155x5x3
    body wt 205

    life is good in novice land

  33. First powerlifting meet with GF today! Corrine was amazing, squatting 242, benching 110 and deadlifting 248, for a 600 total, 7 pounds short of Master (in her first meet, no less)! PR on the deadlift, too. She competed in the 123 lb class.

    My day went pretty well, too. Weighed in at 183 (I”m 5”7″, trying to get bigger). Squatted 375, benched 215 (weak sauce) and deadlifted 452, for a 1042 total. My goal was to break 1000 total, so pretty happy. PRs on squat and deadlift.

    All lifts were raw.

    I also won the unofficial award for most obnoxious singlet.

  34. My PR was a funny one this week… first workout in my new home of Taiwan!

    I did a lot of crossfit working out back home but now that I”ve arrived here I”m starting straight into a linear progression. Different diets here have thrown a bit of a curveball but I have found a great place to get milk ($3 per gallon) and eggs are about 30 cents for 10. With food this cheap if I don”t grow then I”ve truly failed.

    Taking some before shots today and hoping to see how much mass I can pack on over the year I”m here.

    Currently: 189lbs @ 6”5 (hahahaha)
    Squat 5×5: 135
    Deadlift 5×5: 185
    Bench 5×5: 100
    Press 5×5: 75

    I am in the land of 90”s small and even at my current stats am a giant… let”s see what 230 feels like. haha

  35. DAMNIT JUSTIN JUST TELL US WHAT THE QUOTE IS FROM ALREADY

    It is from Little Britain, Kyle. I expect you to find these things out.

    –Justin

  36. becky again. i know it”s sunday, but i”m so excited. i gotta share. pr”d snatch with 91.5lbsx3 on friday as posted, but successfully snatched 95lbsx2 today. yay.

  37. Went 8 of 9 at my meet. Went 2 for 3 on squat, ending up with 441 (got too deep on 457). Hit the 308 I wanted on bench on my 3rd attempt (Raw State Record), and hit a 22lbs PR on DL on my 3rd attempt (529). Hit a 1,279 total which is right in the middle of what I wanted. Good meet.

    Nice job, Rygor. 8/9 is pretty solid. What fed?

    –Justin

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