Goals for 2012

[Jonathan Vechet]

It would be awesome. I am going to make a run for it before the end of the year. I really think it will happen.

Snap! What are you pressing now?

[joosejpr]

2012 isn't over quiet yet. It'd be nice if by year's end that people will come back to this thread and post their progress for the year.

Word.

[Les Hahn]

Snap! What are you pressing now?

Not 100% sure on my max yet, since I just started pressing again. I think I could hit 275 right now, but I am doing a 4x4, then heavy doubles followed by 1 burnout set, for my presses right now. If I follow the program (and make it though without issues), I should be at 310x2 in about 10 weeks. I sort of gave up on doing the olympic press. When it got heavy, I was getting some knee bend in there, and my bar path would go forward a lot. I know just lock it in real tight and use zero knee/hip movement. I seem to hit my groove better, which makes the weight move up better.

I'm sure if I practiced enough I could get the olympic press down, but really the OHP is just a lift that will hopefully drive up my bench (competition lift). Its all new to me too, since I am now benching 1x per week and just pressing on the other day. I think in 12-16 weeks I should know if this new programming is working.

[Jonathan Vechet]

Cool. Hope it works out.

And I hear you on the Olympic press. Even though there is more layback advocated in "The Good Book", I prefer a more strict style of pressing.

[hamburgerfan]

Not 100% sure on my max yet, since I just started pressing again. I think I could hit 275 right now, but I am doing a 4x4, then heavy doubles followed by 1 burnout set, for my presses right now. If I follow the program (and make it though without issues), I should be at 310x2 in about 10 weeks. I sort of gave up on doing the olympic press. When it got heavy, I was getting some knee bend in there, and my bar path would go forward a lot. I know just lock it in real tight and use zero knee/hip movement. I seem to hit my groove better, which makes the weight move up better.

I'm sure if I practiced enough I could get the olympic press down, but really the OHP is just a lift that will hopefully drive up my bench (competition lift). Its all new to me too, since I am now benching 1x per week and just pressing on the other day. I think in 12-16 weeks I should know if this new programming is working.

Are you still planning on doing the raw power challenge this year?

[Les Hahn]

Are you still planning on doing the raw power challenge this year?

Yep, I will be there if they have a classic division again (which I am sure they will). The meet is up on the WPC website, but there is no detailed info on it yet. Otherwise I will have to do the UPA meet in November. Chicago is closer, so I would rather do that one. :-)

[joosejpr]

It would be awesome. I am going to make a run for it before the end of the year. I really think it will happen.

If you don't get that on video, I will hunt you down, Les. I need to live vicariously through your beastly awesomeness.

It'd be very awesome.
But to put that in perspective, that's 100lbs more than what I just did.
I've been thinking about a long term goal of 315/405/500/600 at sub 242. But goals change, so we'll see.

Perspective is for losers. [wink]
The fact that you have the cajones to even make it a goal is awesome.

Is that 315/405/500/600 p/b/s/d? Frackin' awesome! Just looking at those numbers makes me glad I can't afford steroids—'cause then I'd do something stupid like buy some.

I used 'awesome' like 5 times today--what're you going to do about it? Yeah--that's what I thought.

[Jonathan Vechet]

Yeah, it's for press/bench/squat/deadlift. And I'm not going to waste my dollars on steroids. I'd rather waste them on calories.

Also, you used it 6 times. BAM!

[Les Hahn]

Yeah, it's for press/bench/squat/deadlift. And I'm not going to waste my dollars on steroids. I'd rather waste them on calories.

Also, you used it 6 times. BAM!

Awesome is better than brah though. :-)

[Jonathan Vechet]

Awesome is better than brah though. :-)

Where are the feminists at? They can teach us how to do a proper....brah...burning.