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    Quote Originally Posted by old guy View Post
    57 next month

    Zercher -335

    Coming for you Shug 😀
    Congrats! You're on... all aboard the pain train!!

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    Pre-Seminar deadlift: Mike hits a 400lb deadlift at 64 - YouTube
    Form has since improved!
    Congrats!

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    What a buncha elderly studs! Two sicko zercher pain worshippers on top of everything....

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    nice!

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    Slightly abbreviated from my log.

    More singles.

    Hip Belt Squats: 135-225-315-405-455-475, PR! Beat my last single months ago by 40 lbs. I thought I could do more but got so intoxicated by success, strain, and dots before my eyes that I spazzed on plate math, never having dealt with the prospect of 5 plates a side before. That 495 was within my grasp but I got so transfixed with room left on the bar and how I could only have fit another 25 lb. plate on which would have been achievable.

    CGBP: 45-95-135-155-185-205, 225. Not bad considering I hadn't done regular benches for over 6 months and my best competition bench was 242. Had a little left in the tank but didn't recruit a spotter. Next time.

    Hammer High Row: 90-180-270-320-340-360.

    If someone had told me I'd be handling weights like this even in my 30's I'd have been skeptical. Well, the squats any how. Amazing to me.

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    415 rack pull for one set of three.

    It might take me six hours, but I can go down to the wharf and pull the tide in.

    Heart disease can bite my shiny metal ass.

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    Good to see you back here Farback.

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    Thanks Mark.

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    And the hits just keep on coming.

    Weight: 269.

    Last session of singles for a while.

    Push Press: 45-95-115-135-150-165-170 PR!

    High Pulls: 95-115-145-165-190-200 PR's!

    Cable Rotations: 120 lbs. for 3 sets of 8.

    Session was 53 minutes long burning 412 calories with an average HR of 114 bpm @ 74% of MHR with a peak of 197 bpm.

    The weight increase this week puzzled and frustrated me a little since I haven't been eating more. So I got out my trusty old tape and took some measurements. I haven't done this in around 5 years figgering "what's the point?" I didn't really feel a need for more size, in fact, I'd rather lose some weight. The latter goal just seems to defeat me, I don't eat a lot anyway and usually am a little hungry trying to restrain myself. But, as it happened I got a surprise.

    Wrist: was 7 5/8" now is 7 7/8"

    Arm: was 7 3/4" now is 18" plus a little

    Chest: was 54" now is 54 7/8"

    Quad: was 26 1/2" now is 27 1/4"

    Amazing stuff at this late remove.

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    All proud of my 385 zercher but looking at it I realize I had the rack too high - next time maybe...
    Zercher - 385 - YouTube

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    Quote Originally Posted by old guy View Post
    All proud of my 385 zercher but looking at it I realize I had the rack too high - next time maybe...
    Zercher - 385 - YouTube
    Congrats on the 385 PR!! For reference, I do them with the bottom of the bar 24" from the floor.

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