Jacob Young
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Have you checked the coaches section here for gyms and SS instructors? If all else fails try online coaching. There are lifters and coaches who have...

HLM Squat: 70 x 5*; 120 x 3*; 150 x 1; 180 x 1; 185 x 5 x 2 *Against the back of the rack. Bench: 45 x 5; 95 x 3; 135 x 1; 145 x 1; 150 x 2;...

I can't remember ever failing a lift when the Hallelujah Chorus is on. Now, Randy Newman, is a different story.

Medium (I think) HLM Squat: Air Squats x 5; 70 x 5 (paused)*; 140 x 3*; 180 x 1; 202 x 3; 182 x 5 x 2 *Against back vertical rack to force...

She is a trooper. I call her a saint in my book "The Healing of a Soul". She has had almost daily migraines since the age of 12. She has various...

My prayers are with you and your wife at this time. Suffering is the most common element of humankind. To share it brings some comfort.

Thank you. It inspires me. I had been training for just one year. Karl Schudt put a bug in my ear about competing so I gave it a try. I loved it. ...

A heavy day of HLM Squat: Air Squats x 5; 70 x 5 x 2 (paused against the back rack to force straight path); 140 x 3; 160 x 1; 180 x 1; 200 x 3;...

I agree.

My first competition was on March 1, 2014, for the APA.CarsonAPA2014 - YouTube. The rest were done through the SS or its successor organization.

I love live competitions. Competitions online are like kissing one's sister through a paper tissue. It's not worth the effort. I wish some were...

The information shows a fellow squatting without using his hands. Do you do that? The Rogue bar looks the same as the one you linked. Why do you...

Do you use the Marrs Bar?

It's a black Rogue Bar like this: SB-1 - Rogue Safety Squat Bar - Fully Welded - Made in the USA | Rogue USA

A better day on the Squat. It will take a bit of time and serious concentration. Squat: Air squats sliding my hands up and down the rack to...

Form creep, disaster, and victory. Squat: 70 x 5 (paused); 140 x 3; 170 x 1; 190 x 1; 192.5 x 5; x 1 I was bending forward by almost one foot...

It actually felt like a light day. I thought it was supposed to be a heavy day.

Welcome. Good numbers. I'm surprised you can lift as much and sometimes more on Squat than you can on Deadlift. Perhaps a video check of your...

I'm going to stop labeling my lifts as HLM. I can't figure out what day I'm on. Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 130 x 3; 160 x 1; 180 x 1; 190 x 3; 172.5 x 5...

You guys catch on quicker than the other. But I'm not going to risk a 55+ year investment on any thing.

HLM Medium day. Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 130 x 3; 170 x 1; 185 x 3; 170 x 5 x 2. New safety bar. It puts the bar on the low bar back position. Takes...