Thread of awesome

[PaulBeech]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF-H...e_gdata_player

First time ive pulled 405.

[morbidlyfat]

Nice, Paul! I like the way you address the bar. I can see you're not strapped in, but did you have a mixed grip there? Just idly curious.


Meanwhile, I PR'd a three-wheel deadlift. And a new squat PR.

This may have something to do with jumping off the intermittent fasting bandwagon a couple days ago and putting on five pounds in two days.

[Dastardly]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF-H...e_gdata_player

First time ive pulled 405.

Same shoes as me.

[PaulBeech]

Nice, Paul! I like the way you address the bar. I can see you're not strapped in, but did you have a mixed grip there? Just idly curious.

Thanks. I dont mix grip, I use hook grip. On all my warm ups and as many work reps as possible I double overhand until I can't any longer and then switch to hook. On a max attempt I just hook straight out.
Out of curiosity is hook grip legal at a meet?

Good lifting.

[OCG]

Any grip is legal in a meet, provided you don't use straps.

[PaulBeech]

I'm on to a winner then. Whoop! It was painful to learn though.

[melody]

I'm on to a winner then. Whoop! It was painful to learn though.

It hurts but is so worth it.

[PaulBeech]

Yeah it is. Its honestly like I've glued my hands to the bar!

[Corrie]

So I know this is pretty lame to most of you especially considering how long I've been on the forums, but I squatted 2 plates today for the first time.

I'm proud of this for 2 reasons.

I've been 5'5 and 140lb for the last decade so squatting 225lb is just not something I ever imagined I'd be able to do.

The second reason is because I started SS around November last year and I ended up stalling at a 160lb squat and bodyweight. I took the last several months to work on my diet and figure out what the problem was with my form and I was able to smoke through my old PRs and make more progress in the last 2 weeks than I have in the 4 months before that. 225 went up pretty easy today and I know I have a lot more in me.


Oh another awesome moment happened to me on Wednesday. I was doing my warmup sets and the last one was at 185 and it felt heavier than normal. I loaded up 220lb and got under the bar and as soon as I unracked it I felt a wave of panic go through me. It was my first time really feeling the fight or flight reaction while squatting. I had to fight every urge to rack the bar but I managed my 3x5.

[PaulBeech]

Good job Corrie. Onwards and upwards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlrK...e_gdata_player

360#1. After failing 4 lifts(3 at 370) before this im surprised it went up so easily.