Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 That's right, 315lb 1x5 for my working sets.When I drop my working set weight, it sounds like Optimus Prime jumping off the Empire State Building and landing on the steel decking of a battleship! Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
andygates Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Woot!(Also, put 'em down properly. Dropping is a red light, dude.) Quote Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Yay, big boy plates! Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Oh I don't drop them, I put them down, put its a little hard because of the weight. I think I might make some people go deaf I I dropped them, or cause me and the platform to go through the floor. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Cookie Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Awesome woot! Quote Link to comment
Pat G Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Big boy plates indeed. Give us a pose big fella Quote "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
weirdquark Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Woot! Quote I lift heavy things. Current Challenge Between Challenges Workout Log Sassafrass: a capella folk fantasy mythology Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 There will be poses at the end of the challenge as well as photos of max attempts. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Woot is right...remind me not to mess with you if you make it up here for a Boston meetup Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I wanna play ultimate if enough people show up. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
chairohkey Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Good job. Now on to 405lb. Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Good job. Now on to 405lb.That's the idea. I was hoping to 1 rep max it 2 weeks from now, we'll see. Gonna have to practice mixed grip. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
scotticus Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Sweet effin' eh! Quote Link to comment
This is Seth Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Huge lifts, buddy! Corey Smash! Quote You ever see those guys who look like they totally used to be in shape? I'm working to get back to that... Link to comment
aj_rock Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Right behind yah buddy! I'll be there in about three weeks Quote Why must I put a name on the foods I choose to eat and how I choose to eat them? Rather than tell people that I eat according to someone else's arbitrary rules, I'd rather just tell them, I eat healthy. And no, my diet does not have a name.My daily battle log! Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 sigh... seems like it was yesterday when you looked like this guy... hahaha... congrats bro... Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
Jon156 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 That's the idea. I was hoping to 1 rep max it 2 weeks from now, we'll see. Gonna have to practice mixed grip.Very nice indeed! But you DL 315 without mixed grip? Strong hands! Quote Link to comment
sashi Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Very nice indeed! But you DL 315 without mixed grip? Strong hands!Seriously! Congratulations, though! Quote ________________________________________________"The truth is rarely pure and never simple." -- Oscar WildeBattle Log Old Battle Log Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Wooo! I'm only like...200+ lbs behind you Can't wait for pics! Congrats! Quote Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
wildross Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Congrats! Probably a month for me still. Quote Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
Oestermonster Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Great job!!! I love loading up the bar and defying gravity!! It freaks the people on machines out too Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks all! Hopefully I can manage to catch Spezzy by the end of the challenge per my goals. I think a 405 1 rep max should do it, but I'm not sure I could get that right now.sigh... seems like it was yesterday when you looked like this guy... hahaha... congrats bro...I kinda want to take a picture like this, put it in a nice frame, and hang it in the bathroom.Very nice indeed! But you DL 315 without mixed grip? Strong hands!Yeah, I do it to work the grip. It won't be happening for much longer though. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks all! Hopefully I can manage to catch Spezzy by the end of the challenge per my goals. I think a 405 1 rep max should do it, but I'm not sure I could get that right now.I kinda want to take a picture like this, put it in a nice frame, and hang it in the bathroom.Please do. And then post a picture of it hanging in your bathroom here. CONGRATS! That's a beastly fucking deadlift!!! Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Please do. And then post a picture of it hanging in your bathroom here. This. Quote Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I'll wait til the next time the wife goes on travel I think, that way I have time to get it set up in the bathroom and the next time she goes she'll die laughing. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
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