My next Mid-Life Crisis

[PizzaDad]

earlier in the year, I worked with a SS coach to address depth issue, and she tried to get me to use the safety squat bar. I didn't want to have to be a special snowflake. so I resisted. But I am at a point now where I just can't keep pretending my shoulder isn't gong to hold me back. I will still be able to squat and I will just have to work from the situation I am in.
I had never heard of Ricky Dale Crain, so I googled him and watched a couple videos of him lifting.

I am hoping to have my bar within the next week or so.

[PizzaDad]

Finally got my safety squat bar yesterday. I was able to get into my garage gym this morning and use it. Started low so that i dont hurt myself. Haven't squatted for about a mile nth and not used to the yoke bar. I plan to run another LP to get myself back to where i was. I will aiming for 2 workouts per week to start and then play it by ear when i need to start changing things up.

Ssquat
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x5,5,5

Press
45*10
55x5
70x5
95x5
120x5,5,5

Deadlift
135x5,5
185x5
225x5
275x5

Pulldowns on lat machine

Tricep pressdowns,

Straight bar curls

[PizzaDad]

Safety bar squat
45x5,5
95x5
135x5
185x5
235x5,5,5

Bench press
45x10,10
95x5
135x5
155x5
175x5,5,5

Deadlift
135x5,5
185x5
225x5
285x5

Chinups 8,8,8
Tricep extentions and
Barbell curls

[Oldster]

I switched from back squats to the front style because of shoulder pain, PD. Loved back squats, loved, loved, loved them. But it came to the point where I could no longer even sleep at night. After making the switch to fronts, zero pain. Figured I'd switch back sometime, but as a non-competitor, there is no good reason with the results I've had. Even a Buffalo bar didn't make a huge amount of difference, although there was some.

My partner at the time, he's dissed me for 2 years now even though our weight room is set up at his place, is a big bench presser. For years he gave me a hard time about a weinie bench press, and shoulder pain didn't help any. Once the pain was gone, I was able to focus harder and at least catch if not surpass him. There's my excuse in a nutshell.

[PizzaDad]

SSB Squats 45x5,5
95x5
145x3
195x2
245x5,5,5

press 45x5,5
65x5
95x3
115x2
125x5,5,5

deadlift. 135x5,5
225x5
295x5

chinups 7,8,8

[PizzaDad]

I switched from back squats to the front style because of shoulder pain, PD. Loved back squats, loved, loved, loved them. But it came to the point where I could no longer even sleep at night. After making the switch to fronts, zero pain. Figured I'd switch back sometime, but as a non-competitor, there is no good reason with the results I've had. Even a Buffalo bar didn't make a huge amount of difference, although there was some.

My partner at the time, he's dissed me for 2 years now even though our weight room is set up at his place, is a big bench presser. For years he gave me a hard time about a weinie bench press, and shoulder pain didn't help any. Once the pain was gone, I was able to focus harder and at least catch if not surpass him. There's my excuse in a nutshell.

When you can move the kind of weights that you are squatting and benching, you don't have to make any excuses.

[Mr. Bingley]

hope it works for you pd!

[PizzaDad]

So far so good.

SSB Squats
45x5,5
95x5
155x3
205x2
255x5,5,5

bench press 45x5,10
95x5
135x3
155x2
180x5,5,5. left shoulder hurts during bench press and the left side is decidedly weaker

Deadlift. 135x5,5
185,5
225x3
275x2
305x5

[PizzaDad]

YouTube
Getting used to the new bar.

[Oldster]

YouTube
Getting used to the new bar.

Wow! Looks like you're teaching that bar a lesson, PD! I'd use that set as a learning video to teach the squat.