Squatter's Journal-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

[Carl1174]

Congrats big J. awesome news

Fantastic session too the mate, very strong Box Squat numbers

Carl.

[BendtheBar]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT I am now at the point where I will not need any meds. This is truly one the happiest days of my life. I did everything I could to avoid taking meds, and it is paying off. And yes, I did get very emotional when the numbers appeard on the BP Monitor. This really helped fuel my training this AM.

That's great news Jim. You are working your ass off right now.

Big fan of wide stance good mornings. You're going pretty deep on those bad boys. Great work.

[TBIA]

Great work on the BB Press.. My best was about 110 for 6 reps. Respect!

[MC]

Congrats on getting the BP down, Jim! And nice training as well!

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by Carl1174

Congrats big J. awesome news

Fantastic session too the mate, very strong Box Squat numbers

Carl.

Thanks Carl If I can get BP down even farther to 125-130 I'll have to go dancing down the street,

Box squats are tough -especially by rep 7. I still made rep ceiling so weight will go up again next week

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

That's great news Jim. You are working your ass off right now.

Big fan of wide stance good mornings. You're going pretty deep on those bad boys. Great work.

Thanks Steve - not having to go the meds route has made all the work more than worth it. I wa sterrified of the thought of taking them.

I never knew wide stance GM's were that much better, in fact, before Big Al's session yesterday, I didn't even know they could be done that way.

Originally Posted by TBIA

Great work on the BB Press.. My best was about 110 for 6 reps. Respect!

Thanks TBIA!! My best effort last year was a 1 RM on Push press of 115, so it is quite a milestone for me. My last tested PP is 205 1 RM

Originally Posted by *MC*

Congrats on getting the BP down, Jim! And nice training as well!

Thanks Nard!! My desire to reach my goals is as strong as it ever has been.

[LtL]

Jim I know you're all about ATG but I really think that box needs to be higher. Watch how you stay tight about 3/4 of the way down and then kind of plop onto the box. You're also rocking your weight onto your toes to then get off the box. This is partly due to it being too low and partly because your feet are too close to the box. Stand further away and sit back further.

Looks like you had a lot of fun in the gym though. Great to see. Sort out these little issues and I expect to see you repping 3pps and change.

LtL

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by LtL

Jim I know you're all about ATG but I really think that box needs to be higher. Watch how you stay tight about 3/4 of the way down and then kind of plop onto the box. You're also rocking your weight onto your toes to then get off the box. This is partly due to it being too low and partly because your feet are too close to the box. Stand further away and sit back further.

Looks like you had a lot of fun in the gym though. Great to see. Sort out these little issues and I expect to see you repping 3pps and change.

LtL

OK - great Al. I knew they were much improved over last week, but I still have some work to do. I see how I lose my tightness 3/4 way down as I tilt a little forward. I will make the adjustments you suggested next time as I do have 2 more risers (one for each side) and I will place the box further back, and try to sit back more. A 3 PPS box squat will sure be sweet!!

Thanks again for your critique my friend!!

[LtL]

Originally Posted by Squatter

OK - great Al. I knew they were much improved over last week, but I still have some work to do. I see how I lose my tightness 3/4 way down as I tilt a little forward. I will make the adjustments you suggested next time as I do have 2 more risers (one for each side) and I will place the box further back, and try to sit back more. A 3 PPS box squat will sure be sweet!!

Thanks again for your critique my friend!!

Watch this video for a great look at box squat technique:

275lb Box SQ - YouTube

275lb Box SQ - YouTube

Doesn't hurt that she's pretty hot

LtL

[BendtheBar]

I watched the video but didn't happen to notice squats...

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by LtL

Watch this video for a great look at box squat technique:

275lb Box SQ - YouTube

Doesn't hurt that she's pretty hot

LtL

Ya, she certainly has a great form and is pretty tight.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

I watched the video but didn't happen to notice squats...