KD5NFW's Quest for Strength Log

[Hunterace]

Originally Posted by KD5NFW

5/3/1 Cycle 8 Week 3 Day 4

60 minutes

Power cleans (no push pressing today, upper body was a little fatigued)

warmup 45 x 5
135 x 5
165 x 2
185 x 1
195 x 1

Squat Day

Training Max - 315

Back Squat

Warmup

45 x 10
125 (40%) x 5
160 (50%) x 5
195 (60%) x 3

Weight (Goal) Actual

235 (5) 5
270 (3) 3
300 (1) 1 vid
315 x 1 5lb PR vid
325 x 1 15lb PR vid
A little disappointed in depth. I think I need a little more to be legal but still happy to move that weight with my sticks. The cool part was the weight did not feel heavy at all on my back

BBB Squat
190 x 8 x 4 +5lbs
4 sets was all I could muster tonight!

Standing BB calf raise (smith machine)
3pps x 12 x 3

Squat 300x1 01112013 - YouTube

Squat 315x1 01112013 - YouTube

Squat 325x1 01112013 - YouTube

Great workout Rich! Depth was plenty deep, don't think any judge would have hosed you on those! Congrats on the Huge PRs!!!!!!!!!

[Squatter]

Yep, that 325 was pure legit gold Rich! Excellent work my friend. And yes, I was going to say that before I saw Steve's post. I thought the 300 and 315 might have been called by a sticky judge, especially the ones in Vegas where I was, but the 325 was no doubt white heaven. I also thought overall form looked good. We can no longer classify your sticks as twigs!! haha

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

325 was buried. Well done. Your hip crease was well below the top of your knee. There is no need to go deeper. That's already very deep.

Originally Posted by Hunterace

Great workout Rich! Depth was plenty deep, don't think any judge would have hosed you on those! Congrats on the Huge PRs!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Squatter

Yep, that 325 was pure legit gold Rich! Excellent work my friend. And yes, I was going to say that before I saw Steve's post. I thought the 300 and 315 might have been called by a sticky judge, especially the ones in Vegas where I was, but the 325 was no doubt white heaven. I also thought overall form looked good. We can no longer classify your sticks as twigs!! haha

Thanks guys I really appreciate the strong support and thankful for critique from experienced qualified lifters I was sure I was short on depth. Maybe I'm a little gun shy as I hear that NASA is real hard on depth!

I will find out first hand today. Headed out in a little over an hour to take in that first meet in Glimer

@Jim, thanks for the promotion from twigs to sticks!! Now to grow those suckers to limb status haha

[LtL]

Agreed with Steve: squats were plenty deep enough. Well done.

[CLEEPER]

Look good to me. Great job , you will be hooked after Watxhing a meet today.

[Mr.Silverback]

NASA is very strict on depth as i found out today...lol but was able to redeem myself just because this guy showed up! Instant PR!

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by Mr.Silverback

NASA is very strict on depth as i found out today...lol but was able to redeem myself just because this guy showed up! Instant PR!

Looking strong Rich!! Pretty cool you got to meet Mr Silverback! Judging by the smile on your face I trust you got acquainted positively with what a meet is like.

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by LtL

Agreed with Steve: squats were plenty deep enough. Well done.

Originally Posted by CLEEPER

Look good to me. Great job , you will be hooked after Watxhing a meet today.

Thanks guys I appreciate it!! Still need to work on hitting that depth consistantly, and with MOAR weight

Originally Posted by Mr.Silverback

NASA is very strict on depth as i found out today...lol but was able to redeem myself just because this guy showed up! Instant PR!

It was amazing to see how effortlessly 600lbs can come off the floor There was more in the tank so next meet will be another PR no doubt!

Originally Posted by Squatter

Looking strong Rich!! Pretty cool you got to meet Mr Silverback! Judging by the smile on your face I trust you got acquainted positively with what a meet is like.

Haha thanks Jim I was just hoping to not be completely blocked out of the pic by SB!!! That man is pure BEAST!!

Yeah the meet went prety much as I had anticipated. Didn't really see anything that surprised me, other than my fellow geezer Kevin that put up close to 1170lb total!! That was some nice lifting S424, B292, D450!!

[KD5NFW]

Here I photoshopped out the stupid grin on my face haha

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Mr.Silverback

NASA is very strict on depth as i found out today...lol but was able to redeem myself just because this guy showed up! Instant PR!

Winning!