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Thread: Legitimacy first, then greatness. Adam Skillin is a competitive powerlifter.

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    I think I hate strong tiny people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Skillin View Post
    DB Rows: 80 x 20 x 3 (each hand, obvi). Very sloppy, lots of momentum, arms, wrists, and hands are so pumped it hurts to type. Nice.
    You're welcome for that third set of 20, hahaha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl Schudt View Post
    I think I hate strong tiny people.
    Me too, man. Let's find some and kick the shit out of them!

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    1/5/2015:

    33 days post-injury.

    Squat: 300 x 5 x 3
    Bench: 230 x 5 x 2, 6 x 1
    Chin-ups: + 25 x 10 x 3

    First set of squats was off. Just not right, and I didn't immediately know why. It took me and Skittles about 1 rep into set 2 to figure out that I was stopping my knees' forward motion way too early (about mid-foot, well short of the toes, very vertical tibias) and then they were sliding at the bottom into the right spot. Made the correction and the only problem from that point on was that 300 is kind of heavy for me right now. Not limit heavy, but not easybreezy rehab squat light either. I'm thinking 10 lb jumps, twice a week, with a light day on Saturday gives me 20 lbs a week. 310 later this week, up to 330 next, and 350 the following and I'll be nearly back where I started from by the first of February, if everything continues going so well.

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    Keep doing what you're doing man, it's working well so far. 300 was good work for you, and it's good to see you moving weight again; you'll be back to 2xBW in no time. I'm glad we got you sorted out after that first set, it didn't look right for you and once I got my breathe and could watch the second set we got you squared away.

    Chin challenge next week?

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    Quote Originally Posted by B. Murphy View Post
    Chin challenge next week?
    Always. What's my handicap? 75#?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Skillin View Post
    Always. What's my handicap? 75#?
    What are you doing, getting skinny on us? Probably just 50-60lbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by B. Murphy View Post
    What are you doing, getting skinny on us? Probably just 50-60lbs.
    I just want it to be a contest, so I better stick to 75 or 80 [/trash talk]

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    1/7/2015:

    35 days post-injury.

    Squat: 315 x 5 x 3
    Press: 145 x 5 x 2, 7 x 1
    Deadlift: 435 x 5

    New Sabo Deadlifts came today, I laced them up between sets of squats and used them for the presses and deadlifts. So far so good. Rep 7 on the press and rep 5 on the deadlift were both truly grindy-ass reps.

    Never Stop Grinding.

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    Tonight was an impressive night, 315 was a great step. Nice grindy reps on press for the gainzZz!

    Those new Sabo's are pretty sweet looking too.

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