Here Comes Hercules.

[Geoff Bischoff]

I've got three Soldiers in their 20s in my section who can't pull 300 from the ground.

I should use you to shame them.

[carson]

You should indeed. Thanks for the uplifting comment.

[57bergstrm]

Heck, another PR on DL.

Squat: 70 x 5; 120 x 5; 160 x 3; 205 x 1; 225 x 3 x 2
Bench: 45 x 5; 95 x 3; 135 x 1; 140 x 5; 126 x 3 x 2
Dead: 135 x 3; 225 x 2; 315 x 1; 320 x 5 New PR. This is fun!

Cool man
Well done!

[sinker]

Great progress, man!

[Mr. Bingley]

I've got three Soldiers in their 20s in my section who can't pull 300 from the ground.

I should use you to shame them.

lol especially when their combined ages may not exceed carson's!

[carson]

My thumb is still hurting. I'll be receiving my annual check up next Thursday and I will certainly be asking about this. In any event I mostly just do my best to ignore the pain.

Squat: 70 x 5; 120 x 5; 160 x 3; 202.5 x 5 x 3
Press: 45 x 5; 65 x 3; 85 x 2; 100 x 1; 114 x 1; 120.5 x 1 New PR. My intention was to press 121 but I miss loaded. Still it's a PR. 80 x 8 x 2; 7 x 1.

Prowler: 85 x 6 x 4 There's one thing positive about the prowler. It is one thing I dislike more than the squat.

[carson]

Sully put on an Ace bandage on my thumb since we both realized that it was affecting my ability to lift especially on the bench press. With chalk it did help but the thumb still hurts. I guess I'll just get used to it.

Squat: 70 x 5; 120 x 5; 160 x 3; 205 x 1; 234 x 2 x 2
Bench: 45 x 5; 95 x 3; 135 x 1; 146 x 2 x 2
Dead: 185 x 3; 225 x 2; 315 x 1; 322.5 x 1; 365 x 0 x 0 Hopefully, next time.

[carson]

I'm obsessed with the stuffed dinosaur given out at the Chicago USSF Fall Classic. I must get me one of those. This means I must do three straight bar squats successfully. I tore or severely stretched a tendon or ligament in my left hand in preparation, nevertheless, my life may not be complete without that stuffed dinosaur. So, I will keep trying to do a straight bar squat. Who knows, I may get 'er done. I continue stretching on Wednesdays. It hasn't really helped, yet.

Squat with safety bar: 70 x 7; 120 x 5; 160 x 3; 205 x 1; 236 x 3; 203.5 x 5 x 3
Press: 45 x 5; 65 x 3; 85 x 1; 102 x 3; 82 x 5 x 3
Dead: 135 x 3; 225 x 2; 315 x 1; 327.5 x 3 (New PR)

[76now]

Hi Carson. Don't know if this would help with your hand problem, or if you can do this ...
but,
Back in the day when Iron Man was a real magazine,
there was a story and picture of a negro army sargeant, squatting with 700 lbs. He held the bar in place (high bar) by draping his wrists over the bar.

[carson]

Master Sargeant Sullivan would scorch my feathers if I tried the wrist draping routine. 700 pounds would reduce me to a patch on the floor.

I think I damaged a tendon or ligament which is irreparable. However, while the tear or stretch cannot be repaired at least the rest of the ligament or tendon can grow around it...or something like that. In any event, either I'm getting used to it or it is "healing" since it doesn't bother me as much as it did.