Your Training Goals for 2015

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didelydoo said:

Push press rocks also- for strongman push is a must IMO, strict secondary, and jerk if you can do it!

Tell Eddie Hall that

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I imagine shipping is where the prohibitive costs come in if buying on the web.

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100kg bench tonight. Felt good, really good.

Instagram link if anyone has any pointers on form or anything.

https://instagram.com/p/zyBcZ6P99N/

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That's just where I'm strongest!

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Hoofy said:

I'd be happy to DL 200kg. These days I am concerned about injury - not to my back but shoulders and elbows. Old age, eh.

Older guy (50 I think) I train with occasionally pulled 240kg during the week. He's a real life powerfully built director

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Can always count on Ripp to cut through the BS

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If your transformation is a goal for 2015 post away! And well done!

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smiffy180 said:

I hope so, If i can get to 15% body fat at 130kg (unlikely but i'll try!) I get £1k from a friend because his online calculator says i'll be 105-110kg! :O

Guess it depends how clen your eating is, or hard you're trening is.

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Some inspiration for anyone going for a big squat any time soon.

240kg/529lbs 5x5 Pause ATG Backsquat: https://youtu.be/kgCQa4MY5jE

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He blew up onto the Internet a few years back but disappeared again after he destroyed his knees in 2013. Back stronger than ever now, bright future ahead of him.

Good interview here with him describing that and the insane routine he had.

http://www.allthingsgym.com/clarence-kennedy-inter...

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Hoofy said:

Is it me or do those shoes have thicker heels making it seem deeper than it is? Not that it isn't impressive anyway. Just his posture at max depth looks odd. I do squat right to the bottom and it doesn't line like that. Either that or he has amazing ankle mobility.

Weightlifters need to stay as upright as possible for the two main lift, not like in powerlifting where you can nearly good morning your squat if necessary.

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3/4" for what it's worth. I have a pair I use for squatting but can only dream of having dorsiflexion like that.

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Pah, just lift the heavy thing already!


Put it down and do it again!

I've dropped weight and upped the volume recently which is allowing some nice linear gains again.

3x5 deadlifts with 140kg this week. My previous max is 170kg and I SUCK at rep work for deadlifts, so hoping for good things in a few weeks.

5x5 with 75kg Bench followed by 3x3 Paused with 85kg and 5x5 squats with 110kg which are still feeling easy even with another 5kg on each week.

Edited by Art0ir on Thursday 30th April 21:24

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Here's some science.

https://www.t-nation.com/training/7-reasons-to-squ...

Tldr; Squat deeper, get bigger and stronger.

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Hoofy said:

I find it funny when people on YT post about the knee going past the toes resulting in knees blowing out. I do hear that Al-Qaida ditched IEDs in favour of suicidal squatters forcing their knees past their toes.

It certainly puts additional stresses on the insertions in the knees and most people are stronger with a more hip dominant squat. You're right though the risks are definitely overblown!