Pull's Log: The Little Man That Couldn't Grow A Beard

[HIThopper]

Great squat mate

[Pull14]

Originally Posted by Kuytrider

I was expecting pink flamengoes on your clothes with statements like that though the shorts are definitely tight and a good way to show off to the ladies

Great work mate and another awesome collection of videos.

Hahaha.I don't take myself serious enough to mind something like that... so don't give me any ideas! Thanks bud.

Originally Posted by big_swede

Damn Pull, progress on your squat is beyong awesome! Keep up the good work hombre

Appreciate it Swede.

Originally Posted by tank

haha! great work pull! congrats on the PR, i liked the laugh afterwards! clearly proud

Thanks Tank! Haha... what can I say, I was happy.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

You're like a machine. I think at some point we need to get you to write an article about your journey from 315 to 500. You could teach intermediate lifters a lot about what it takes to make up the ground quickly.

As always, thanks for the support Steve. An article would be humbling, but wouldn't know what to say past: bust ass.

Originally Posted by mab54

Insane PR pull, was very smooth and powerful!

Also what type of sleeves are those TK? and how do you like them?

Thanks MAB! The sleeves are McDavid? Picked em up awhile ago from sports authority on the cheap. Nothing special, but they seem to be holding up well and one of the few sleeves that stays put over my quads. I like them...

Originally Posted by HIThopper

Great squat mate

Thanks HIT.

[Pull14]

4 - 9 - 12

Clean & Push Press
-1x235
-1x250
-1x260 PR!!!... Ugly though
-2x235
-3x2x245 PR

Squat
-1x405
-1x440
-1x455
-3x2x425

Pull Up
-4x5xbw
-6x5x40

Widened grip a bit on the cleans and push presses; not much but enough for it to effect timing and bar path on the press. Technique didn't fall in line until the 3rd set of 245, but with strength gone, 2nd rep was AWFUL. Will also be adding some arm work on days 2 and 4 to reinforce the elbows.

Also putting a lot of focus into the cleans and hopefully once and for all ditch some of my bad habits.

Squats were pretty tough, lower back fatigued from the pressing. Still managed strong work. Video up tomorrow...

[mab54]

Another great PR Pull!

Also thanks they just looked like tommy kono's and I was thinking about getting a pair of those.

[tank]

i'm interested in those bad habits you're working to correct, should you find yourself bored and wanting to share!

[MikeM]

Pull, those squats are ridiculous! Jeezuz, you just hit a PR with 440 maybe two months ago, and now you double it? And 460 like it's an afterthought? Seriously?

BtB is right your log books should be required reading at the academy of lifting.

[Off Road]

Great session Pull. Motivational.

[Pull14]

Originally Posted by mab54

Another great PR Pull!

Also thanks they just looked like tommy kono's and I was thinking about getting a pair of those.

Thanks, and no problem. I hear good things about the Kono's... they're pretty thick too so you may be able to squeeze a couple pounds out of them.

Originally Posted by tank

i'm interested in those bad habits you're working to correct, should you find yourself bored and wanting to share!

To much focus on pulling the bar up, not sweeping the bar in toward my hips from the start of the pull, and this all results in keeping the weight over my toes and "jumping" early and over extending the hips. My fixes... slow down the first pull (off the ground) just a bit, think about sweeping the bar with the arms and just waiting a bit longer before "jumping" (its not really a jump, but gets the point across). Once the bar gets high, really throw those hips forward fast and hard... its a power clean so I'm still trying to get the bar high, but I'm trying to get height through the hip extension and not with the momentum of the first pull, shrugging the bar, or getting on my toes. Looking at some of my older cleans you can see in full extension I stay on my toes and my body is much higher than this most recent video. Still have a ton of work to do, but think its a good first step.

Originally Posted by MikeM

Pull, those squats are ridiculous! Jeezuz, you just hit a PR with 440 maybe two months ago, and now you double it? And 460 like it's an afterthought? Seriously?

Haha, thanks bud!

Originally Posted by Off Road

Great session Pull. Motivational.

Thank you very much OR!

[tank]

awesome, thanks bud.

it looked like you were on your way through the garage door after one of those push presses lol.

[GBurn387]

for a Little Man you sure lifting big, nice work bro