Mike's quest for Abs and 1100

[Hunterace]

Originally Posted by MikeM

Thanks Jim. Yeah bench is finicky sometimes.

Thanks KD, that's why I still feel good even with the miss. I felt very confident and strong under the bar, it was just one of those days I think.

Thanks Elite, BtB. 325 will be awesome, but honestly, my goal is to be right around 350 by the end of the year. I stay healthy and consistent I think it's doable.

Thanks JB, yeah a liftoff would really help. Next meet I do is close to here so I'm going to look for some guys who might want to get a group together.

Thanks Markie, PRs just for you and JB. Squats crushed today!

JBPP week 5

warmups: Just a lot of hip and leg mobility and stretching stuff. A couple brief rounds of jump roping.

Squat:
4x 275
3x 4x 300 (PR! prev. was 3 reps for one set. awesome!)

Narrow Stance Pause Squat:
4x 6x 185 ( first set was 7, lost count)

GMs:
3x 6x 135
Just a little extra work and checking to see if I'm doing them better.

Hip, leg, and back stretches

First set of 300:
4x 300 - YouTube
Second set, taped this one as second set was best one yesterday and I didn't tape it. Yep, I think this one was best today too evn though I rushed the set up and really wasn't totally comfortable under the bar.
4x 300 - YouTube
Third set, of course I get no respect from my daughter at the end! :
4x 300 - YouTube
Pause Squat:
Narrow Pause Squat 6x 185 - YouTube
GM:
6x 135 - YouTube

Felt great today! Probably going right into auxillary bench tomorrow and Deadlifts Friday. That way I'll be back on track for next week. I like my mon, tues, Thurs, Fri schedule, so I'm just going to make that work from here on out.

Great work Mike! Congrats on the big PR!!! Couldn't tell what your daughter said though. Keep working!

[KD5NFW]

Awesome squatting Mike

[ravimolasaria]

some amazing, consistent and stroneg sessions Mike ... Congrats on PR(s) ... Amazing progression and dedication ... keep smashing the wts. brother ...

[markievicz]

great work on the PR Mike, well done.
also , nice idea to get a group together , that will help out the progress even more

[JordanK91]

Great squat PR Mike!

Awesome work

[big_swede]

Great work Mike!

[J_Byrd]

Those squats looked insanely easy! I was waiting for you to slow down at some point, but never happend. You had great speed into the hole, which I think is big for raw squatters.

Pause squats had good depth, back stayed in good position, no complaints about that either

Good mornings looked solid. I like to get a little more knee bend, and I perfer the bar lower on the back. I think that is really just personal preference for what has worked for me.

Keep up the great work! it is really impressive the growth you guys have shown.

What were your thoughts on adjusting the bench auxilliary day as a more heavy OHP day, with direct bench work second?

[mr_bigmuscles]

From 1x3 to 3x4 at 300lbs? Great squatting Mike

[MikeM]

Thanks fellas! Feeling good about my squats.

Thanks JB! I could have done a couple more reps on the first or second set. Third set maybe not, but I did feel like they moving pretty well. Should have raised the weight or held the pause longer on those pause squats, they were a bit too easy.

Good point about the GMs further down my back. They did feel weird and hurt a little in that they were squishing my traps which was uncomfortable. I'll play around with lowering the bar and maybe shrugging up more. We'll see.

Yeah, heavier lower rep OHP or maybe better, would be pause benches on Auxillary day. Something that works the bottom part of the lift hard is what I was thinking. You know best though. Don't screw up the program because I've been thinking!

[moeheep]

EXCELLENT Progerss Mike !!!