r/Bench_Squats_Deadlift

265 lbs moving a quarter-ton.
• 495x2
• 500x1
• 480x1
• 315x15
• 225x22

It’s an interesting feeling when you reach a new strength plateau. It’s simultaneously very exciting and also scary. I can’t hide behind the idea of where my limits were before. It’s a new space that I get to work in and new things are always scary at first.

This is the culmination of eight weeks of hard work on top of 12 years of starts and stops. I’m really excited to hit a huge PR right before I turned 41. I’ve never thought that once I turned 40 the days of continuing to put weight on the bar we’re over. Putting a 30 pound PR on the bar proves that that’s true.

I’m excited to finish out the week with a regular training schedule and then decide where the silly goose lifting club is going next. I’ll be doing a deep dive on this block soon.

Thanks for watching!

Hit a nice rep PR today at 97% of my max squat (375 lbs / 170 kg!)

I was nervousssss but little did I know I had nothing to worry about, hence the enthusiasm after my first rep. I was like, “Bet…we definitely have another one!” 😆

My right side spotter thought I was going for a single, so he grabbed the bar early by mistake. Luckily, I work well under pressure and just re-braced and made that shit move :) (Also a reminder to always brief your spotters before a big lift - a bad spotting experience can make or break a PR attempt.)

BW: 153 lbs / 69.5 kg

I know I am, my lungs feel like I’m smoking again.

462.5 (I put a 5lbs on one side and a 2.5 on the other 😮‍💨)x2x3

It’s weird knowing I’m going to be injured. Essentially, my ulna bones are too long and they are going to need to come in and chop them down to size. That will fix the problem but because it’s essentially a broken bone, it’s gonna take some time to heal from.

This is the tool I’m going to rely on. The transformer bar is going to be mostly what I use, along with dumbbells for unilateral upper body work.

I plan on having a huge squat and an even bigger hinge with using the different settings on this bar. I don’t want to give up the progress I’ve been making but I don’t want to lift in so much pain anymore.

High bar back squats 415x2x5

Dear Lifters,
I can’t seem to do the math on this one.
First problem, bald head so sweaty. I was losing the headphones so I tossed them.
Second problem, wow I ran out of air bad between 4 and 5.
If this counts, it becomes my 5RM, but I am being honest, it feels more like a 4+1 or even a 3+1+1.
Is it 5? Does it count?
Sincerely,
Bald & Sweaty

It’s really funny because I’m not gay, I’m nonbinary. I don’t currently nor ever felt “like a man”. I’m just a ghost piloting a confusing mech suit, trying to be a good partner, raise a family and run a gym.

But I’ve finally given in, my t-Rex limb structure wins. I’ll be pulling sumo because this felt so much easier even though my grip gave out at the end (I got a blood blister from fixing some gym equipment).

495x1x2

I’ll be honest, today made me nervous. It’s one thing to pull 5 plates, it’s another thing to have them on your back. I know that as a get stronger, the old self that finds these weights intimidating will only change in the sense that the weights themselves will change.

I hope I never lose the feeling of not being totally certain if I’m going to be able to lift something.

Go out there and do something scary this week. I did and it’s changed me a bit in the best of ways. Not a huge change, but a shift nonetheless.

Can’t you tell it’s the final week of my training block?! Lol. Fatigue’s been kicking in, yet we still managed to hit a volume PR of 3 x 4 on paused bench today. Typically, my last set (this video) is my best set, but that last rep was a grinderrrrr lol. I’ll take it!

BW: 154 lbs / 70 kg

As the title says, this was a beltless deadlift PR of 600lb. Probably the best that deadlifts have felt in a long time. BW currently around 280lb.

The Full Workout Breakdown
The Warm-ups / Ramping Sets
135 lbs
225 lbs
315 lbs
405 lbs
The Top/Peak Sets (The 500 lbs Milestone!)
495 lbs (Final heavy single)
500 lbs (New PR! 🎉**)**
The Pyramid Down
475 lbs
460 lbs
445 lbs
430 lbs
425 lbs
420 lbs
415 lbs
The Burnout Finish
225 lbs for 30 reps (Could have done more!)

First international meet done. Finished with a 355kg squat with some space for more!

The smoke has cleared (kinda? It’s still moderate outside and terrible in my lungs) but we’re back at it in the garage.

New squat PR-

455x2x4 for a pause squat

Gonna be a fun time in two weeks for testing.