Seems like all you have are shitty work outs. Maybe need like to lower your standards
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Damn dude what kind of buddy leaves his wing man to bench big by himself. Glad you managed a safe workout
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I was going ask how exactly did he leave him hanging? Did he just walk off when he asked for a spot?
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Vince went for the hi five after the set but the guy left him hanging
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Ha ha nah the guy is a trainer and I asked him to give me a lift off in like a minute and u turn around to snag him and he started training a client. I said f it I’ll unrack it myself and have the other guy record. probably shouldve racked it at two but thought there was a good shot at a third.
Gotta remember my shitty workout is still pretty solid. The two reps at 355 moved well enough I thought I could hit a third. I couldve went probably 365x2 my best ever double i think is 375x2. Also did 330 for 18 total reps 48 hours prior.
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Have some stuff to get done today so hit it quick.
In case I didn’t say it enough it seems that being in my toes had a huge effect on my shoulders and I can now hit comp bench more often.
Bench tng
135x3, 165x3, 195x3, 225x3, 255x3, 285x3, 325x2, 365x2
Close grip bench
135x3, 185x3, 225x3, 275x3, 320x3
Pullups 3 sets of 15
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Possibly trying 790 off the blocks tomorrow. depending how the next 2 weeks go (off blocks and stiff bar deficit) I may try 780 from the floor soon. Taking off today to go look for some antler sheds.
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Close call today. May have found my hookgrip limit but could’ve just been random. Lost 785 at the top of the pull off blocks I think I could’ve hit it if grip didn’t slip.
Deadlift off 2.5" blocks
245x5, 335x5, 445x3, 535x2, 625x1, 715x1, 785-grip failure first time ever with hookgrip
Squat
135x10, 225x6, 315x3, 405x2, 450 for 5 sets of 3
High bar Squat
135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 405x3
Dual cable rows and 3 sets of 15 Pullups
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Hmm. I thought hook grip was unslippable but then again I’ve seen JP Cauchi lose his hook mid pull and go flying lol
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If it happens again I may have to actually grab some knurling. So far grips been completely on the smooth. Only way to describe it was I felt a small shift then my hand exploded open.
Why do you grip on the smooth? Can you do it without hook grip or is it a hook grip only thing?
Pulling mixed grip with sumo is just a terrible starting position in my opinion. I grip the smooth for two reasons, one more bend to the bar and two which no one has ever pointed out it saves the thumb from getting torn up. I may widen my grip just a half inch to get a finger on the knurling to see if it makes a difference. But I might also just keep pulling on the smooth to see if it’ll be a problem or not.
So it only works on a cheat bar lol
I dunno about widening the grip the hook holds the weight anyways so I dunno that having a little knurling under the pinky is gonna do much.
If u don’t already the guy I was talking about has some stuff you could try. Like letting the thumb nail grow longer for a bigger surface area and carving up the surface of the thumbnail with a knife so that there’s like a knurling pattern on your thumb nail. Maybe a bit extreme but maybe for big singles or meets.
I’m deloading next session cos I did that 20k deadlift challenge bull shit yesterday so I’ll pull some singles on the DL bar. I’ll try out hook on the smooth.
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I’m thinking it was a one time thing. But we’ll see I’m not a fan of growing out my nail or roughing it up
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Now that I’m actually up heading to work I noticed my left wrist hurts a bit. The right hand slipped and the left was still holding
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Hmm probably nothing serious but that sudden load on the one hand might sprain or strain something easy enough with 500lbs let alone 7-800.
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Weighed in light 189, felt pretty good today though. Now that my shoulders seem good I may eventually get that 400+ comp bench after all.
Close grip bench
135x3, 165x3, 195x3, 225x3, 255x3, 285x3, 320 for 8 sets of 2
Shoulder press all x8
50,55,60,65,70,75
Pullups 3 sets of 15
Close grip machine rows 3 sets of 15
Raw Bench warm up for Slingshot
135x5, 225x3, 295 2, 335x1
Slingshot
345x1, 365x1, 385x1, 405x1
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Squatted tonight some speed work on deads
they moved a little slow cause of the heavy block pull the other day. I am feeling like I should be able to open very close to if not at 700 my next meet on deadlift.
Squat
135x8, 225x6, 315x3, 405x2, 455 for 5 sets of 3
https://instagram.com/p/BfMpukfFHyI/
Deadlift
245x4, 335x4, 445x2, 535x2, 625 for 6 singles about 40 seconds between singles
Light dual cable rows and 3 sets of 10 ghr
Rolled my hamstrings and called it a night. Was pretty tired early on tonight.
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