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Re: PR THREAD OF AWESOMENESS!!!

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Post by KarlM » Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:33 pm

@Wilhelm, what an awesome grind! Your bench progress has been spectacular on your current programming. Patience and weighted dips make for a big bench!

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Post by GrainsAndGains » Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:33 am

Might have just been the angle @Wilhelm but that looked like a pause to me. Congratulations!

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Post by DCR » Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:35 pm

GrainsAndGains wrote: Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:33 am Might have just been the angle @Wilhelm but that looked like a pause to me. Congratulations!
The bar looks like it paused but you can see the movement in his elbow, flaring/pushing too quick for an actual pause despite that it didn’t translate to the bar right away… but fuck, @Wilhelm, I think it’s pretty clear that you could have had it with a pause. Awesome grind.

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Re: PR THREAD OF AWESOMENESS!!!

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Post by Wilhelm » Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:11 pm

Thanks, @DCR and @GrainsAndGains : )

Yeah, it rebounded off my chest, and then i "halted", but it was never "motionless on my chest"
Never would have gotten the press command.
Especially when you consider the head ref has to see it motionless on the chest, then actually speak the command.

Close, and i'm stoked i pressed it.
Next three weeks heavy days drop back down to start, 259 lb/117.5kg this saturday, and the next week 265lb/120kg which is a solid 2nd attempt at this point, and was my initial goal for this meet, then this weight again the last week.
122.5kg should be my 3rd, so i'll keep on the dips and work my pauses building back up to this again.

At this point i think it's 110kg opener, 120kg 2nd, 122.5kg 3rd

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Re: PR THREAD OF AWESOMENESS!!!

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:40 pm

Hey, just wrapped up a new bench press PR as part of session 11 of Hanley’s 3 week general strength Montana method template.

230 lbs


Felt good going into the session. The gym bench sucked majorly for leg drive, it’s so slippery compared to my Rogue adjustable bench. Solved the slippery feel by tying my sweater around it. It felt way heavy in my hands and I was kind of freaking out during the lift but I did it! The video makes it seem way easier than it felt.

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Post by hector » Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:26 pm

Famendoza1981 wrote: Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:40 pm Hey, just wrapped up a new bench press PR as part of session 11 of Hanley’s 3 week general strength Montana method template.

230 lbs


Felt good going into the session. The gym bench sucked majorly for leg drive, it’s so slippery compared to my Rogue adjustable bench. Solved the slippery feel by tying my sweater around it. It felt way heavy in my hands and I was kind of freaking out during the lift but I did it! The video makes it seem way easier than it felt.
Outstanding! And resourceful!!!!

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:26 pm

Hey,
Back again! I got a new bench PR of 235 lbs! Warning for the headphone peeps, there is loud grunting!



This was done during session 11 of my second run of the 3 week Montana Method template.
I'm expecting more to come for the other lifts later this week and next week.

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Post by Renascent » Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:55 pm

Famendoza1981 wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:26 pm Hey,
Back again! I got a new bench PR of 235 lbs! Warning for the headphone peeps, there is loud grunting!



This was done during session 11 of my second run of the 3 week Montana Method template.
I'm expecting more to come for the other lifts later this week and next week.
That was textbook-smooth. Prolly could've hit 245 easily.

Well done!

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:22 am

Renascent wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:55 pm
That was textbook-smooth. Prolly could've hit 245 easily.

Well done!
Thank you! It felt way worse than it looked! Hopefully after I run this a few more times I do get 245!!

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Post by Hanley » Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:05 am

Renascent wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:55 pm
Famendoza1981 wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:26 pm Hey,
Back again! I got a new bench PR of 235 lbs! Warning for the headphone peeps, there is loud grunting!



This was done during session 11 of my second run of the 3 week Montana Method template.
I'm expecting more to come for the other lifts later this week and next week.
Prolly could've hit 245 easily.
Yeah. I think I'd plug 240 or 245 into the e1rm cell in the spreadsheet for the next cycle.

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Re: PR THREAD OF AWESOMENESS!!!

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:33 am

Hanley wrote: Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:05 am
Yeah. I think I'd plug 240 or 245 into the e1rm cell in the spreadsheet for the next cycle.
Thanks for looking at this! I think I will be setting the bench press e1rm to 240 for the next run of this cycle. It’ll be interesting for me to see if I reach the 245 mark.

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Post by GlasgowJock » Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:03 am

Belated congrats @Famendoza1981 , that is a technically excellent and smooth rep there :)

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:07 pm

GlasgowJock wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:03 am Belated congrats @Famendoza1981 , that is a technically excellent and smooth rep there :)
Thank you thank you!!! It felt way rough but the video doesn’t lie I guess :lol:

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:15 pm

New all time deadlift PR!!! 415 lbs which is a 10 lbs PR from late January.



This was done as part of session 12 of my 2nd run of The 3 week Montana method. The sputtering noises I’m making are involuntary I swear.

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Post by Monty522 » Sat Apr 02, 2022 12:03 pm

Famendoza1981 wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:15 pm New all time deadlift PR!!! 415 lbs which is a 10 lbs PR from late January.



This was done as part of session 12 of my 2nd run of The 3 week Montana method. The sputtering noises I’m making are involuntary I swear.
Yoooo congrats

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Post by Hardartery » Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:31 am

Famendoza1981 wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:15 pm New all time deadlift PR!!! 415 lbs which is a 10 lbs PR from late January.


This was done as part of session 12 of my 2nd run of The 3 week Montana method. The sputtering noises I’m making are involuntary I swear.
Atta boy!

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:30 pm

Monty522 wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 12:03 pm
Yoooo congrats
Thank you! It took a lot out of me thankful I got the attempt.

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:30 pm

Hardartery wrote: Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:31 am
Famendoza1981 wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:15 pm New all time deadlift PR!!! 415 lbs which is a 10 lbs PR from late January.


This was done as part of session 12 of my 2nd run of The 3 week Montana method. The sputtering noises I’m making are involuntary I swear.
Atta boy!
Hehe thank you!!

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Post by Famendoza1981 » Wed Apr 06, 2022 7:04 pm

Today was PR day!! Many thanks to @Hanley for giving me his blessing on this option.

Press first at 165 lbs (new all time best), quite a grinder through the sticking point.


Squat next and last at 340 lbs (matches all time best low bar squat).


I only do high bar now and having it be my best squat is awesome. While loading, I was mentally going back and forth between doing this and 345 lbs. I guess I wanted an all time deal bar none with 345, but I decided to keep it to high bar all time best. I’ll tackle more all time bests soon enough.

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Post by 5hout » Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:39 am

@Famendoza1981 Nicely done! Hell of a grind on that press.

240 Bench, tng. Lifetime PR. After a lot of feedback from people I have been tweaking my bench form, tightness, not being shit, pulling the bar apart and doing occasional overload work with slingshot so heavy benches don't feel so "ohh shit gonna dieeee". Workout felt really easy today on bench, stuff was flying off my chest so did 225 to see how it felt. 225 was a bit of a grinder to lockout but everything else was snappy. Tossed 235 on, repeated old lifetime PR with a smooth up all the way to lockout. 5 more on, got about 2/3rds of the way up and realized all I had to do was stay tight and push. 240 up. I don't remember when I hit 235, it might have been pre-kid, sooooo this feels good.

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