Sorrow's powerlifting log

[Cobalt]

Is 545 your max, or just what you stopped at?

I'd love to give the 5 second DLs a try, but I pulled something in my back

[Sorrow]

Is 545 your max, or just what you stopped at?

I'd love to give the 5 second DLs a try, but I pulled something in my back

545 is the most I've handled for a 1 and a half. My raw max is around 605.
They are one hell of a finisher. Really feeling them today!

[VayneZ]

Because of this, in 2 weeks I will also finish with one and a halfs heavy, instead of rep range! 545 is just BEAST!

[Sorrow]

11/22/2013
odds and ends

incline press
135 x 8 x 3

standing hammer curls
65 x 8
45 x 8 x 2

Laying skull crushers
90 x 10
65 x 10 x 2

machine flies
100 x 8 x 2

Machine press downs
100 x 8 x 2

low angle cable crossovers
60 x 8 x 2

close grip cable press downs
110 x 10 x 2

Mostly wanted to stay light and just get some blood moving.

[Sorrow]

11/23/2013
Squat
bar x 5
150 x 3
240 x 3
330 x 3 add belt
420 x 3 belt and wraps
510 x 3
add jack suit
640 x 1 straps down
710 x 1 straps up light
825 x 1 hanging band assist (blues)

Wanted to get a feel for that 825 again after missing it, but didn't want to just dive right in after such a large jump, figured adding the hanging bands would let me feel it all at the top and help kick start out of the hole just in case. All in all felt good. Had to head to a birthday party so no extra work. I'll probably get the vids up after bench on tuesday.

[Cobalt]

Very nice, I'd love to see the vid. Working on my squats right now too.

Curious about your belt use at 330. I've never been a belt user, but I've been told I should pick one up with the higher weight that I've been getting in to. Is there a rule of thumb for using a belt at any specific weight?

[Sorrow]

Very nice, I'd love to see the vid. Working on my squats right now too.

Curious about your belt use at 330. I've never been a belt user, but I've been told I should pick one up with the higher weight that I've been getting in to. Is there a rule of thumb for using a belt at any specific weight?

I don't know that there's a good rule of thumb per se. I know the argument is that you can develop a stronger core by not using a belt, but honestly I I feel that using the belt helps me keep my back stable and focus more on my legs. When I'm going to use my suit I'm currently targeting the 700-800 lbs range for training sets, so why use up my back before I get to the heavy weights? And my coach always says you should add something as you climb up in weight, for me I usually shoot for belt 300, wraps 400, briefs/suit bottoms 500+. OR if I'm training raw when I get to the 500+ range I'll usually dial back the reps then use either hanging bands or a box to work on getting used to a new weight.

My best advice would be to get a relatively thin flexible belt, and use it starting around 50% of your max and see what kind of a difference it makes. If your doing deadlift/heavy back work near your squat day it can help you get the extra reps in.

[Cobalt]

Sweet, thanks. I was definitely going to pick one up for DL's, but I had no concept for using a belt and squatting.

[h2s]

Strong numbers Sorrow, very strong.

[Sorrow]

11/26/2013
Bench day
warm up
135 x 5
135 + chains x 5
225 x 3
275 x 3
335 x 2
365 x 1
Add Jack bench shirt
465 x 2 @ 2.5 boards
500 x 1 @ 2 boards
535 x 0 @ 1 board (dumped it trying to get the last inch)
555 x 0 @ 1 board (This one felt off the whole way down, from handoff to the chest. Muscled it about 3 inches away from lockout but just didn't get enough of a kick start)

Danboo bar (PVC pipe that is flexible)
100 lbs x 8 x 2
I suck at these

Well not the day I was hoping for. I really wasn't on point today, but is what it is. Learn what I can and drive on. I'm going to have to do some schedule shifting due to thanksgiving.

And the squat from saturday:
Tim B 825 band assist squat - YouTube