PR Friday rolls around yet again. This week, AC gave us a quick update on the site (w/ text from Brent), and continued his Wednesday Interview Series with Callahan.
Also, Mike would like to share this challenge with the community, for a good cause:
Van Hatfield’s (2004 America’s Strongest Man) daughter Bre is undergoing Intense Chemotherapy treatments for bone cancer. Information for donations is available through the link. Additionally, “all of you that donate, we would ask that you video yourself doing deadlift for reps. You can use any implement or amount of weight. In the picture include a sign that says, “Believe in Bre”. Send a link to admin@americanstrongman.com.” I know a lot of us deadlift towards the end of the week, so I’ll post a reminder up on Friday morning. I’m going to do block pulls for reps on Saturday. http://americanstrongman.com/?p=4709
Since the 70’s Big community always seems to come through huge for charitable causes like this, I’m sure we can make a big difference again. Share your deadlift videos on the 70’s Big facebook page (or tag 70’s Big) and we’ll post them up next week here on the site.
We also got a bunch of “pressing things overhead” submissions this week:
Matthijs writes: “On vacation with parents of the girlfriend,this happened”
Mike gets some pressing in while at work serving in the Coast Guard
Justin built his own log, and shows off the finished product by pressing it overhead
And then, we have this. A reader with the email name “Fat Lenny”, sent us a video of him pressing his couch at home. I don’t even know where to begin, so I’ll leave this one as a caption contest for the comments:
Pressed 155×5 this week. This is a massive PR for me given the best I’ve ever done is 160×3 according to my notes. Wasn’t even that terribly hard. Driving my bench up 50 pounds the past 4 months seems to really have had a big carryover to my press.
Bench 185×10
Excited to set some big PRs soon with squatz and dedz
Also my dad just squatted 225×5 for the first time. Pretty awesome for a 55 year old man weighing 155
I had a PR for the strongest person to answer my question:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gehkrQZ64yM&t=3m45s
A Front Squat 1RM @ 400 lb (no knee wraps) 1RM PR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuwhW40o_Sc
And a first article published on T-Nation PR:
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/master_the_reversegrip_bench_press
Also got a Low Bar Squat 2RM @ 500 lb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku67K_oa6xA
I’ve attempted 2 reps with 500 a few times over the past month or two, and normally missed the second rep, so I’m pretty happy with this.
Tried for a 400 lb bench press, but no go. Probably too soon to take a crack at this weight. Nice controlled negative rep though.
Only commenting for the LOL akwardly at work in my cubicle PR I just set watching “Fat Lenny” press a couch.
No PRs, but I´m back on track after a low back injury. Today I squatted 185 kg (~ 408 lbs) for 5 doubles and benched 135 kg (~ 298 lbs) for 5 doubles.
Squatted 355×1, though it was a bit high. Not bad progress so far.
Work has really been getting in the way of my training recently…but I still hit a few PRs this week:
Dead: 490×3 3RM PR
Squat: 410×3 3RM PR
one more this evening on bench press 305 for 5.
@231 lbs
Squat: 402×1
Paused Bench: 275×1
Deadlift: 501×1
Incoming child (couple of weeks … ) so I’m going on a PR bonanza because … they will be coming to a serious halt.
@ 168lbs
Jerk: 305, BtnJerk: 315, PowerSn:200, C&J: 275, FS: 325, DL:445
But the real PR is digging (so far) 16+ cubic yards of soil out of the floor of my garage, the past two days, to make sure there is a 9+ foot ceiling in our soon to be new 260 sq foot home gym, in preparation of fatherhood.
I became a dad almost 2 years ago, the transition was insane. My 2 cents: you’ll feel like there won’t be any time (and there literally won’t be). But you’ve gotta keep lifting, or you’ll end up like me losing tons of strength and getting fat. Well you might not get fat, but anyway.
I’ve got another one coming in January and plan to do lighter sets for 3-4 months to stay in the game. Congrats!
375×3 (Monday), 418×1 (Today) Back Squat
220×2 Push Press on Wednesday
PRs keep coming these last few weeks but I felt the ceiling on the presses today.
PRs:
Squat 275 3×5
Press 160 3×5
Alright, which one of y’all almost shit their shorts in Jesse Owens South today?
PRs this week:
Squat: 1×5 @ 332.5#
Bench: 1×5 @ 182#
Leg size PR. I’ve started to get chafing on my inner thighs. My legs aren’t big enough that my thighs rub together uncomfortably without my pants on, but the extra layer of fabric from the pants causes problems. I thought this moment would be more exciting, but really my only feeling is discomfort from the raw skin on my legs. What can I do to remedy this? Would it help to switch from boxers to boxer-briefs?
Definitely make the switch, your legs will thank you
In Russia, couch sits on you.
PR was first meet since 1993. Lifted in the NJ meet, which was very well run!
Masters 40-49, raw, 220 (216 BW)
Went 6/9 (missed all of my third attempts). 374/336/517. Learned a ton and had fun.
Also gym PR today for BW dips 45.
Squat PR: 355×5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLB0wyfFZvo
Deadlift PR: 325×5
Hit a 300×5 squat PR, getting closer to my 315×5 summer goal.
310×5 deadlift PR
i’ve been eating much more seriously since june, and have got my weight up to 195.
Doing starting strength right now, I may switch to an intermediate program soon, I’ve been having some trouble recovering from doing 3 sets of heavy squats mon-wed-fri.
I clean and jerked 105kg on Saturday. 3kg PR from the week before
C & J 93kg, in competition.
7 days later, ran a 102 mile ultra-marathon in 23:27.
Dayum! Nice man.
Cheers, if I stick at the lifting for a few years I might even be able to outlift some of the girls in my gym.
A day late (Saturday), but thought I’d throw in that I hit two PRs in one day. 315 lb Deadlift (1) and 235 squat (I weigh 145). Here’s my Deadlift, shaky legs and all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5XBDNoE9gM