Videos
Chris and Mike continue to make abnormal videos when they train. This first one includes Chris squatting 600×2, and Mike squatting 495×3 (amidst cutting weight for his upcoming PT test).
The following video includes Mike squatting 405×12, Chris’ shaky camera work, and some random narration by Chris.
Urlacher is 70’s Big
Duane weighs 225 and grew a beard, so he thought he was kinda big. Then he met Brian Urlacher at the airport (after that Thursday night game the Bears won last week), and Brian makes Duane look like a kid.
For you noobs, Brian is a very good linebacker in the NFL. He’s big, fast, and explosive. He’s also a strong lifter; I have a friend who played football with him at New Mexico, and Brian power cleaned 405. Probably looked like this:
PR Friday
Post any PR’s you had this week. I’d prefer if we kept the weight gain postings to yesterday’s Thanksgiving post.
i had an erection lasting for more than 4 hours.
and pressed 163x4x3
Deadlifted 470×5 on Monday and squatted 460×3 on Wednesday.
What is Mike doing to cut weight for his PT test? Cutting back on how much he is eating, adding in more conditioning? Both?
I have the army tape test and apft coming up also, necessitating a change in programs to get ready for the 2 mi run.
Mike eliminated half his carbs right off the get go. He’s really meticulous with what he eats on a regular basis (i.e. on a routine) and had a gauge with how much he was removing. I can get him to go into detail, but his main goal is to satisfy the waist circumference.
–Justin
PR this week:
Deadlift: 354 lbs x 5
M / 50 / 6’1″ / 210#
First Posting after about 4 months of checking in everyday.
I am a collegiate soccer player (so hardly the typical 70’s big candidate) but I love to lift nonetheless.
Squatted 315 and deadlifted 395 at 185 bodyweight this week. Also hit an all time weight high of 194.1 at the end of thanksgiving last night. 8.9 pounds in a day isn’t too shabby
Got my squat workset back up to 170 lbs, which was where I was over the summer before I switched rep schemes. And, it was fucking ugly over the summer. Now, it is pretty. So…
Squat 3x5x170lbs
I’m squatting twice a week adding 5 lbs per workout, and it’s going well other than me wishing to die instead of getting back under the bar.
I got back to doing some pushups, chinups and ring dips this week. I have a whopping 6 dead hang chinups right now, which is actually a surprise because I’ve gained almost 15 lbs and haven’t done chins in months. Think I can get back to at least 10 fairly quickly. I am hoping this will all be very good for my sorry ass shoulders.
F/34/5’8/148lbs
BEAR DOWN!
PRs:
Deadlift 365# 4×1 (grip slipped @ rep 5)
Also, passed my training certification test. I want to get some sort of powerlifting cert/attend a workshop so I have something tangible to offer aside from reading S. Strength, watching Rip videos, and this site. Thoughts?
Got a pretty easy squat PR of 5x255lb and a really tough Bench PR of 5x155lbs then I got a really nasty sprained wrist power cleaning.
Anyone have experience training with a sprained wrist? I’m thinking of continuing with the squat portion of my workout, then adding some good mornings and maybe weighted planks and calling it a day.
M/5’5/173lbs
PR’s
315 x1 Back Squat
140 x3 Press
170 3 sets of 5 Bench
body weight 185
3×5 @ 162 lbs strict press
@ Chris and Mike, nice work boys! Thats some serious weight you are moving around there.
PR:
Press: 225
Deadlift: 535
Started seriously working on snatching today. It’s coming along. I’m quite happy about this.
PR
Bench Press 195: 5-5-5
Dips 45: 5-5-5
gained 7 lbs in one day.
I feel like a baby compared to everyone on here. I weigh 173 lbs, and I’ve gotten a lot of PRs this week.
3 sets of 5 PRs:
Squat – 235
Bench – 210
Press – 125
Pull-ups – 65 (lbs)
Dips – 100 (lbs)
5 sets of 3 PR:
Power Clean: 145
1 set of 5 PR:
Deadlift – 285
1RM PR:
Snatch – 148
C&J – 200 (really happy about this one)
Week 2 of 5/3/1 goes great.
Bench 165×12 PR
Press 120×8 PR
Squat 300×6
Deadlift 370×9 PR
3 new PRs this week:
Press: 105×12
Bench Press: 180×13
Squat: 195×12
Press 175×3
Pullup +120×4
Dip +105×5
PR’d deadlifts twice this week…
5 x 265#
then
3 x 275#
Not huge numbers, but going up 10# per week consistantly!
The most impressive part, is that Urlacher was power cleaning 405 while still in middle school.
Anyways this week I squatted 303×3, but missed 303×5. My lifting schedule is messed up.
haven’t hit PRs in awhile now, been out of the gym for about 4 weeks. first with a groin injury, tied in with a crazy work schedule, and then last week/this week with the birth of my second son. So, family growth PR anyway, we added 6lbs 11oz of future 70s big stud on 11/18. Pretty solid, can’t wait to get these boys liftin heavy and eatin big! Back to the gym Sunday I hope where I’ll take a big reset and start the progressing over again. Looking forward to getting back to it!
PRs:
Registered for Richmond Open BP/Powerlifting Championship on April 16–my first meet.
http://www.usaplvirginia.com/PDFMeetInfo/Richmond%20Open%202011.pdf
Deadlift: 345 x 5
Bench: 250 3×5
Press: 135 3×5
Row: 160 3×8
Geese: 3
I PR plateaued at 305 on squats, and failed four workouts at 310, so I deloaded 10% on squats, down to 275 last week. I’ll be doing 290 tomorrow. I hunted and ate 3 geese. I bought 4 gallons of whole milk last night. I’ll be drinking a gallon a day until I reach 200 lbs and hopefully I’ll set some new Prs. I think I’m going to compete at 198. Right now I’m about 187 and I the last thing I want to do is go down to 181 even though it might make me more competitive. I’m hoping to lift the following weights at the meet in April: Squat 350, Bench 275, Deadlift 400. I’ve had pretty steady linear progress up until now, but I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll hit a wall soon, especially on bench press.
M/5’9″
@kav36–look around for the schedule on Rip’s Starting Strength seminars. Or see if Justin plans on resuming his 70’s Big seminars.
BW – 183
Press – 190x1x5
Squat – Farted 4 times during a triple with 390.
@Willie – wtf is the matter with you? I literally said “oh fuck” out loud.
PR – Bench Press 210 x 5 and 207.5 x 3 on Monday/Friday, respectively
Haven’t been able to Squat, Front Squat, or Deadlift in over a week now (or Power Clean in 2 weeks) due to a lower back injury (left side of lumbar region). No clue what the problem is, especially considering it just barely started hurting after the 2nd set of Squats and I have a VIDEO of the 3rd set: (outside of it being high-bar, I don’t see much of a problem in it, either):
Pr’s this week:
SQ – 310x3x5
DL – 365×5
PC – 175x5x3
Both presses are on a reset, should be pr’ing them next week. Squats were really tough this week, i’ll probably have to reset those soon. Hopefully I can get 315 first.
THIS is why people fail at life
http://thevictoryproject.msn.com/Articles.aspx?article=25660361&source=msn>1=25065
one additional PR as of yesterday:
Squat: 12×210
hoo-ray
Squat: 12x215lb
I love my new belt. :)
The Eagles (the team, not the band) are 90’s small.
Even in middle school, Urlacher was a man among boys. I would love to meet Brian one day, especially being that he is my favorite player, in a certain city, with a certain former coach, on a team known as Da Bears.