PR THREAD OF AWESOMENESS!!!

[DCR]

Just front squat 315 for five. Which is nice except now I have to do it for 3*3 when I can peel myself off this bench. Which isn't as nice.

This deserved more acknowledgement. My squat is such trash right now that that seems unfathomable. Pretty awesome, man.

[houzi]

Been hitting some fun rep PRs recently. Tuesday I hit a comfortable 127.5kg x10 PR on Bench Press, then on Friday I hit two Slingshot Bench PRs. 155kg x5 and then after that 140kg x10. Excited to see where things go on Bench, and the prospect of hitting 4 plates (albeit with a Slingshot) is very enticing.

[Tommy1507]

Been hitting some fun rep PRs recently. Tuesday I hit a comfortable 127.5kg x10 PR on Bench Press, then on Friday I hit two Slingshot Bench PRs. 155kg x5 and then after that 140kg x10. Excited to see where things go on Bench, and the prospect of hitting 4 plates (albeit with a Slingshot) is very enticing.

Very nice!

I have finally squatted 200kg

[hector]

Been hitting some fun rep PRs recently. Tuesday I hit a comfortable 127.5kg x10 PR on Bench Press, then on Friday I hit two Slingshot Bench PRs. 155kg x5 and then after that 140kg x10. Excited to see where things go on Bench, and the prospect of hitting 4 plates (albeit with a Slingshot) is very enticing.

Very nice!

I have finally squatted 200kg

Outstanding!!!

[Tommy1507]

Kind of spamming....but a 3 plates bench is an awesome PR for me.
Did 130kg for three weeks as a top single. Didn't move too fast. Anyways i loaded up 132,5kg (PR) today. Moved very well, so ich decided to try 140kg. Was kind of nervous, but it went well.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CW5zjMroPq ... =copy_link

[Hardartery]

Kind of spamming....but a 3 plates bench is an awesome PR for me.
Did 130kg for three weeks as a top single. Didn't move too fast. Anyways i loaded up 132,5kg (PR) today. Moved very well, so ich decided to try 140kg. Was kind of nervous, but it went well.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CW5zjMroPq ... =copy_link

Nice. Looked smooth.

[Wilhelm]

You've really been crushing it, @Tommy1507
Congratulations \o/

[Wilhelm]

120.2kg / 265lb paused
6lb PR

[hector]

120.2kg / 265lb paused
6lb PR

Outstanding!!!!

[Renascent]

120.2kg / 265lb paused
6lb PR

Nice! Looked smooth with no struggle at all.

[JohnHelton]

120.2kg / 265lb paused
6lb PR

Congrats!!! It is so crazy the progress that you have made when your bench was stuck forever. Can you post your bench program here? Also, what was your 1RM when you were stuck, before you started with this program?

[Wilhelm]

Congrats!!! It is so crazy the progress that you have made when your bench was stuck forever. Can you post your bench program here? Also, what was your 1RM when you were stuck, before you started with this program?

Thanks, John.
242.5lb for like 2 years.
Started Brad Gillingham's 12 week twice a week heavy/light program in late Sept. 2020
Supplemented with weighted dips.
http://benchprogram.com/

This is the cycle i just finished.
i do all paused all the time.
I confess, after bumping the single up 4lbs to hit what was my target for 3rd attempt for the March 26th meet, i gave myself the day off from the worksets for today.
Still did my dips though.

[JohnHelton]

@Wilhelm Is the notation sets x reps?

[Wilhelm]

@Wilhelm Is the notation sets x reps?

Yes, triples, but 3 sets of 5 once every 4 weeks.
The way the loading waves 3 times in 12 weeks is pretty genius imo.
I've adapted it to my squat, doing only the heavy day, and on the second day each week, only the single.

[JohnHelton]

@Wilhelm Is the notation sets x reps?

Yes, triples, but 3 sets of 5 once every 4 weeks.
The way the loading waves 3 times in 12 weeks is pretty genius imo.
I've adapted it to my squat, doing only the heavy day, and on the second day each week, only the single.

It is definitely working for you! How important do you think the dips have been? I'm wondering if others do accessory type work or do they have success only doing the program.

[GlasgowJock]

Good show @Wilhelm

[alek]

Not an all-time pr, but it's my first double bodyweight squat: 395 at 195.8.

[Wilhelm]

Not an all-time pr, but it's my first double bodyweight squat: 395 at 195.8.

Nice!

Great looking squat, @alek

[mbasic]

Not an all-time pr, but it's my first double bodyweight squat: 395 at 195.8.

that looked like an @ 8.5 too ..... good job.

[alek]

Nice!

Great looking squat, alek

Thank you, Wilhelm!!

that looked like an @ 8.5 too ..... good job.

Thank you, mbasic!!

ETA: I see what you did there... and no, I haven't squatted this much since I was an adult male.