John,
All the biters out there that THINK they are doing a slow rep and call it a Petreezo rep, need to come to the realization that NO ONE (and I mean NO ONE) can do the Petreezo rep other than JP himself.
There are a few requirements. They are as follows:
1. The lift must be a squat or a deadlift. You cannot Petreezo a press or a bench or a powerclean (which JP is actually very fast at...I've seen the elbows fly).
2. The squat must be over at the very least 400 lbs (and for reps).
3. The deadlift must be over at the very least 500 lbs (and for reps).
4. The back must be held in rigid extension with absolutely NO change in shape unless its a heavy heavy heavy deadlift triple around 585 lbs or so.
Check back in a few months because the numbers increase as Dr. Petrizzo gets stronger and as such, the qualifications for a Petreezo rep become more difficult to attain.
I have not yet seen a true replication of the Petreeeeezo rep. JP is a diamond in the rough.
Biters gon' bite tho...
D-Wint has it right. If I learn to grind through hard reps half as well as Dr. Petreeeezo, my lifting will be greatly improved for it.
Indeed Kong. I have much respect for Petrizzo, his squats, deadlifts, presses and power cleans and his remarkable ability to maintain excellent form and tightness during heavy repetitions. Realistically, I will never attain the items in your list of qualifications, but I damn well try.
I do hope you can compete Wolf!
Wow. Thanks for all of the kind words, guys. I am kind of speechless. It makes me happy to know that my mediocre lifting can be a source of inspiration to the masses!
3/4
Squat- 45x10x2, 135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x2, 365x1, 405x8, 355x8
P. Clean - 135x3, 185x2, 235x3x5
Good training session tonight. 405x8 on the squat is a PR for reps. I don't think I have ever done it for more than five reps before. P. Cleans were okay. Not as good as last week, but good enough to keep going up on the triples across.
Here are some videos from tonight: