Team Pump: Spinach + Squats = Success - Page 20

**SmashiusClay** · 07-13-2008, 10:37 AM

Friday -

152.5 (335) x3x3
162.5 (355) x3 PR

Nice day's squatting, all appears to be going well with my hamstring, should have a nice fun day's lifting tomorrow.

**SmashiusClay** · 07-13-2008, 10:39 AM

Rob's finally got his arse in gear and started a training log, in case anyone cares) The purple notebook. Heavy Lifting + Food = Happiness!

Wild Dan Hibiki · 07-13-2008, 11:06 AM

oh shit i'll be on a round the country holiday from the 22nd august to 17th sept. guess i'll record a vid and post it before i leave.

Merrill · 07-14-2008, 11:01 AM

Squats:

340 5X1 3-4 minute rests

12 minute rest. Did some bench practice. BarX10, 95X5, 135X5, 185X5X2

Squats:

265 2X3, 4X4 1 minute rests

Barbell roll outs from knees (chest touching floor on most reps)

3X7

Decline sit-ups w/ 10lb plate held to chest

2X8

ratman201 · 07-14-2008, 09:17 PM

Maxed on dead stop front squats.

90kg thats a PR for front squats dead stop or otherwise.

I'm pretty sure I could have hit 95 or 100 if it was from the top. I just couldn't get under it. I was using saw horses and the bar was sliding around.

**SmashiusClay** · 07-15-2008, 04:44 AM

Yesterday I felt like absolute crap the entire day (poor night's sleep I think was most of it), seriously considered giving the gym a miss severl times during the day. Decided that I'd go anyway and managed to hit my first heavy set, but my form was off. I was drifting to the right and felt weak and slow, decided dicretion was the better part of valor and cut out the remaining three sets at that weight. A bit of a disapointment, but I hit a new max set of five.

152.5 (335) x5

BlondeWarrior · 07-16-2008, 12:55 AM

Long time no post from the Blonde one, but here's some squat-tastic training, as copied from my log:

07/15: Getting back under the bar, Heavy Squat

Yeah, so I was completely burned out from lifting, and BOY was I cranky. Overtrained? Possibly. So I took about a week off from lifting, eat some YUM-TASTIC cheeseburgers, and had a *fantastic* heavy squat day.

briefs on:

95 x 5
135 x 3
185 x 3

suit bottoms on:

225 x 1

straps up, knees wrapped:

255 x 1
275 x 1
315 x 1
360 x 1 LIKE A FUCKING ROCKET. KA-BOOM.

I see 405 *soon*. 360 felt so good, I could have done a double with it. But it was ME Squat day, so no doubles.

The best part about tonight was that I was tight and kept my air so well, I think that I have burst some blood vessels in my neck. Bad ass.

In other news, I might have an invitation to Amateur WPC Worlds coming up on August 1-3 right here in Willowbrook, IL. Whether I'd be 181s or 198s I don't know... I guess wherever there's room for me, I'll go. There are only 3 lifters allowed per weight class per country. This could be pretty awesome... going from my 1st meet to lifting in the Amateur Worlds in under a year. I'll keep ya all posted

**SmashiusClay** · 07-17-2008, 05:41 AM

Nice squatting blondie.

Yesterday's work sets - 152.5 (335) x3x5

McJim · 07-17-2008, 05:48 PM

On Monday got a new 5 rep PR of 110kg (242lbs) and on wednesday did 4 sets with the same weight.
How is everyone getting along in the pursuit of a new max anyone testing soon?

WinterIsComing · 07-17-2008, 08:27 PM

7/17/08
Squats: 135x10, 225x8, 295x3x5, 315x3, 345x1, 365x1

Cake. Could have done a double with the 345 it felt so light. The 365 went up like nothing. Gonna start a new mini smolov Monday. 405 here I come.