Fitness thread

[geoffbot]

How you feeling after some climbing?

Fantastic thanks! Climbed again yesterday too actually, feel great. I have a competition on Saturday so it's straight back in the deep end.

I'm not planning on winning....

[Mediocre]

Fantastic thanks! Climbed again yesterday too actually, feel great. I have a competition on Saturday so it's straight back in the deep end.

I'm not planning on winning....

You got this!!

Definitely diving back in, you are!

[litlmn]

New post-pandemic PR on squat this morning! It actually was not in my original plan, but reps were feeling better than expected. Jumped at the opportunity!

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385 lbs or 174.6kg

My knees hurt just looking at that.


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[happyscrappyheropup]

New post-pandemic PR on squat this morning! It actually was not in my original plan, but reps were feeling better than expected. Jumped at the opportunity!

Attachment 128116

385 lbs or 174.6kg

Excellent, even if it should be 3wheels plus the dime and quarter

[Mediocre]

My knees hurt just looking at that.


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Knee sleeves have been a game changer for me. Narrowing up my stance has helped too

Excellent, even if it should be 3wheels plus the dime and quarter

LOL, it stacks out the way because of how I rep my way up (in part to warm up the knees). It also aids my ramp down. I rep up, single rep down with very short breaks (essentially just time to change weight). Something like this

135x7
225x5
275x5
325x2
385x1
355x1
325x1 (sit it on the braces at bottom of motion, unload, push through for full "up" from unloaded)
275x1 (same unload practice)
225x1 slowly down, explode up

[happyscrappyheropup]

Knee sleeves have been a game changer for me. Narrowing up my stance has helped too

Glad the sleeves have helped, I use them most of the time when I do legs/squat.

LOL, it stacks out the way because of how I rep my way up (in part to warm up the knees). It also aids my ramp down. I rep up, single rep down with very short breaks (essentially just time to change weight). Something like this

135x7
225x5
275x5
325x2
385x1
355x1
325x1 (sit it on the braces at bottom of motion, unload, push through for full "up" from unloaded)
275x1 (same unload practice)
225x1 slowly down, explode up

That's a good one, although I might add a little more volume in on the way down.

I've been doing beltless tempo squats followed by a belted AMRAP at 143kg/315lb at the end. I usually get 8-15 reps, depending on how hard I hammered my working sets. Beltless tempo helps me with bracing and body position, as well as removing the stretch reflex at the bottom to force me to drive harder from the hole. This is a little older video, but I'm the same weight and probably strength, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS0xPfsw3to

The girl in the background is a friend's GF, she was cool with the recording.

[Mediocre]

Glad the sleeves have helped, I use them most of the time when I do legs/squat.





That's a good one, although I might add a little more volume in on the way down.

I've been doing beltless tempo squats followed by a belted AMRAP at 143kg/315lb at the end. I usually get 8-15 reps, depending on how hard I hammered my working sets. Beltless tempo helps me with bracing and body position, as well as removing the stretch reflex at the bottom to force me to drive harder from the hole. This is a little older video, but I'm the same weight and probably strength, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS0xPfsw3to

The girl in the background is a friend's GF, she was cool with the recording.

Thanks, will see if I can add a bit more volume on the way down. Unloading at the bottom really takes it out of me. I may try substituting that for some unbelted reps

[happyscrappyheropup]

Thanks, will see if I can add a bit more volume on the way down. Unloading at the bottom really takes it out of me. I may try substituting that for some unbelted reps

Beltless really helps. Plus, you can channel KK (RIP!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Cy-8_24CE

[chuckmiller]

KK was a beast. But, dead at age 40? I don't need to go at it THAT hard.

Beltless really helps. Plus, you can channel KK (RIP!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Cy-8_24CE

[Mediocre]

I was completely beltless pre-pandemic up to 425. Now I go belt over 325, may need to get back to sans-belt lol