Squat and General Activity Update

[Howard]

Hi Howard 🙋‍♀️

That was where we went into the National Park and to the hikes near Bear Lake. Some of the views were cloudy because of the smoke from the California wildfires.

I think I can lift the 225, but the knurling on the bar really made a mark on the skin on my upper back.

I told my Mom I need better lifting shoes, she thinks I’ve kind of lost it.

Hi JPJ,
I loved the Bear Lake area and my favorite trail hike there was the one that started there and went up.
It was summer and there was still a little snow near the top of that trail. Pretty cool.

Sorry to hear your views were affected by the western wild fires . The heat wave has been brutal, but I guess Colorado dodged the worst of it?

I admire you for still trying to do real barbell squats.
Between those and dead lifts, all I got rewarded with, was a messed up low back.

Not trying to rain on your parade, but, you might consider NOT going for 225 and just enjoy your vacation .

Enjoy what's left of your trip and thanks for the nice reply,
Howard.

[Henda]

I never squat...

I don’t neither at least not with any serious degree of effort and always last now after leg ect leg press and hams.

[The Scott]

275 for 15 at my peak

Superb!  Especially so given your height which I think is 6' 6" or so?

[Howard]

I was a bodybuilder, even competed a few times. 

Care to elaborate on your contest experiences?

Guys like me and Wes never won any national contests , so we'd never be judgemental.
I just like hearing other stories from my fellow meathedz that I can relate to.  Thanks.

[The Scott]

Hi Howard 🙋‍♀️

That was where we went into the National Park and to the hikes near Bear Lake. Some of the views were cloudy because of the smoke from the California wildfires.

I think I can lift the 225, but the knurling on the bar really made a mark on the skin on my upper back.

I told my Mom I need better lifting shoes, she thinks I’ve kind of lost it.

I just worked out in steel toe work boots.  I was a laborer and wore them on work sites all day. 

[ThisisOverload]

635 ?

Oh my Lord.

Now I feel like Shitzo in an NFL locker room.

Holy cow, at what point does the bar bend ?

It felt like a truck. I have a picture of the 615 lift in competition. My face looked like i was about to explode.

Depends on the bar. The standard cheap bars you see in most gyms will start bending at 405 and start "whipping" at around 500. I remember squatting 585 for a few reps at a 24 hour fitness and almost lost control because the bar was whipping around everywhere. Not very safe.

A good Texas power bar won't even bend until you get over 600 on it. That's what we trained with.

[The Scott]

Care to elaborate on your contest experiences?

Guys like me and Wes never won any national contests , so we'd never be judgemental.
I just like hearing other stories from my fellow meathedz that I can relate to.  Thanks.

My first attempt I weighed 165 lbs.  Of course I didn't place. Truth is, I never did.  My friends thought me a decent poser but perhaps they were just being kind.  Probably.   

I think I only did three shows before realizing that I was not going to get big enough and ripped enough to have a chance.  My family recently sent me photos of me at 190, 230 and 250 lbs.   Ouch!  I did get fairly large but again, I could not diet down and keep any size.  Flat describes me on a diet and the model "Twiggy". 

As I said, it is a crime that we age.   Be well, sir!

[Howard]

When i was powerlifting i did a full depth squat with 615 at 220 pounds. Nothing but a belt. This was in a competition.

In the gym i think i did a single with 635 or so at 250ish pounds. Full walk out and re-rack, no mono lift crap.

Blew out my knee (unrelated to weightlifting) and never went over 455 since. Also not willing to take all the drugs and gain 30 pounds just to be strong again.

I have no idea how much i can squat today. The highest i've done in the last 5-6 years if 425 for 6-8 reps.

Typical workouts these days are front BB squats working up to 315 for 8-10 reps. Stopping well short of failure. I don't do many back squats anymore.

My lower back is bad and i don't care about strength. My legs are still huge, but they always have been since i was 12 years old. Good genetics.

At my age it doesn't matter. I want to have my legs and lower back my entire life. I go on 5 miles hikes almost every weekend with elevation changes up to 4000-feet.

Also do a lot of mountain biking.

My priorities have changed.

Blows away my best lifts in my prime ! Bravo.
I can relate to the blown out bad back and changed priority as we age.
A nice hike is the most enjoyable form of cardio!

I'll leave the Mt Biking to you. My last ride didn't end well.

[JustPlaneJane]

I don’t neither at least not with any serious degree of effort and always last now after leg ect leg press and hams.

Shush…the alpha Getbiggers are talking, poodle boy.  🙋‍♀️

[Henda]

Shush…the alpha Getbiggers are talking, poodle boy.  🙋‍♀️

That the new truck? Looks good

[Howard]

Shush…the alpha Getbiggers are talking, poodle boy.  🙋‍♀️

LOL, but seriously Jane, that looks like a nice ride and set up with a great scenic background.
Just be careful on those tight trail road turns

[JustPlaneJane]

It felt like a truck. I have a picture of the 615 lift in competition. My face looked like i was about to explode.

Depends on the bar. The standard cheap bars you see in most gyms will start bending at 405 and start "whipping" at around 500. I remember squatting 585 for a few reps at a 24 hour fitness and almost lost control because the bar was whipping around everywhere. Not very safe.

A good Texas power bar won't even bend until you get over 600 on it. That's what we trained with.

Is Texas power bar a brand name ?

I got my power rack built for me in Texas and shipped. It is pretty heavy duty and sturdy.

I think a bar that can hold 405 is way good enough for me ?

[ThisisOverload]

Is Texas power bar a brand name ?

I got my power rack built for me in Texas and shipped. It is pretty heavy duty and sturdy.

I think a bar that can hold 405 is way good enough for me ?

Yes it's a brand name. They have different types.

A standard 45 pound bar is fine for what you are using it for.

[JustPlaneJane]

Yes it's a brand name. They have different types.

A standard 45 pound bar is fine for what you are using it for.

That’s what I was thinking ?

I’m still waiting for TommyWishbone to log-in and say what he squatted. It’s probably like 700 lbs or some ridiculously high number.  LOL

I also need to learn how to put on my knee wraps the right way. I don’t think I’m doing it correctly ?

[wes]

The last time I had enough weight at the gym (and I was much younger) I did the following:

Warm up with 135.

First set 20 reps with 515 lbs.

Second set 20 reps with 535 lbs.

Third "Heavy" set 5 reps with 585 lbs.  It wasn't really heavy  but I needed it to accustom myself to a heavier load.  I also would load the bar to 700 or so lbs. and walk around the gym for the same reason.

Fourth and final set 20 reps with 515 lbs.

I them made the mistake of moving to another gym where there wasn't enough weight for that sort of routine so I would do things like one set of 50 reps with 300 lbs. or 1 set of 100 reps with 225 lbs.

I broke a leg extension machine (selectorized weight stack, plates and a 265 lbs. friend standing on it) well after 10 or so reps with an estimaged 750+ lbs. on it.  And no, they were not stupid "Platz Setz", LOL!   Performed 50 reps on a real (vertical) leg press with 700 lbs.  I despise those angled leg presses.  To me they are crap.

One time some good friends (the guys that got me into the J.C. Hise program) were deadlifting and had the bar and weights I needed.  I asked them for it and they said if I could lift it, I could take it.  505 lbs on the bar.  I deadlifted and carried it about 10 or so feet to the squat rack and set it on the lower tier.  I then squatted under it and did a bottom position rep to full upright and placed the bar on the top tier of the squat rack. 

Squatting changed me  not overnight but over the years.  It took about 10 years to reach these weights and I've yet to meet anyone else that could do that.  I out squatted a couple of San Diego Chargers one day too. They had about 500 or so (could have been in the mid to high 400s at least) lbs. on the bar and I asked if I could work in.  They replied only if I didn't take any weight off the bar.  They were getting 5 or so reps per set and when my turn came I knocked out an easy 20 reps, racked it and then asked if we could go up in weight. These lads were big men, 6'3' was the height of the "shorter" gentleman or more, at least.

For me, squats and the J.C. Hise program changed me into a lifter.  Alas, No one outside of powerlifters ever asks "How mucha squat?!"  LOL!

Two women I trained with both were capable of doing 20 rep sets with 225 lbs.  No drugs allowed.  In my case it was "retard strength". LOL!

Jesus Christ bro,you were a fucking squatting animal....big props,very impressive to say the very least.

[wes]

That is some serious squatting. Those have to be near world class poundages?

I read an article where tall, skinny women who squatted in their Victoria’s Secret underwear typically saw an increase of about 25 lbs in their lifts.  😂

Get to it JPJ and email me the photos.

You and me think along the same lines bro.   

[wes]

Best squats...405 for a single at 160 pounds or so well below paralell.....370 got 2 sets of triples....deep......250-20 full squats....315-10,10,8,8,6....and remember I had no legs at all but I was a strong little fucker with a sparrow like bone structure.

I always went to paralell or way below paralell......none of this curty BS in a squat suit....just knee wraps,chalk,and a belt.

Some of my leg routines were quite insane but I never could grow my quads....they did grow a bit as I got older strangely enough.

[wes]

I know you guys know the feeling of anxiety and even nausea the night before leg day.


I loved training legs hard as well as everything else....I more than likely overtrained bigtime but I loved to be psychotic in the gym just like I was in the street and while getting laid.....just kidding about the getting laid part I`m still a virgin but dont tell that to the the 900 broads I fucked.......Wilt Chamberlain got nothing on me !! 

[wes]

When I squatted 4 plates I told fucking everyone....and I mean everyone it was always a big goal of mine cuz I was so small...........some guy asked me how many reps I got...........I ssaid one motherfacker that shit felt like a bus on my back. 

[Bevo]

When I quatted 4 plates I told fucking evreyone....and I mean everyone it was always a big goal of mine cuz I was so small...........some guy asked me how many reps I got...........I aid one motherfacker that shit felt like a bus on my back. 

How tall are you Wes? Down to the cm

[JustPlaneJane]

You and me think along the same lines bro.   

Walter Sobchak is literally a shaved lowland silverback gorilla.

He is a homicidal pansy and his 130 lb girlfriend could kick his pasty ass.

He’s a queer biscuit with gravy !

Hi Wes 🙋‍♀️

[wes]

How tall are you Wes? Down to the cm

I used to be 5 foot 8 inches tall but after all those squats I`m probably four  feet tall now. 

My back is ruined.

EDIT:  Was that a Matt C. referance?  LOL 

The guy is obsessed with height and his tiny penile instrument.

[wes]

Walter Sobchak is literally a shaved lowland silverback gorilla.

He is a homicidal pansy and his 130 lb girlfriend could kick his pasty ass.

He’s a queer biscuit with gravy !

Hi Wes 🙋‍♀️

You and me think along the same lines Jane.  LOL 

[chaos]

Hi Howard 🙋‍♀️

That was where we went into the National Park and to the hikes near Bear Lake. Some of the views were cloudy because of the smoke from the California wildfires.

I think I can lift the 225, but the knurling on the bar really made a mark on the skin on my upper back.

I told my Mom I need better lifting shoes, she thinks I’ve kind of lost it.

Wait until the bar leaves bruises.
Squat in your socks.

[wes]

Wait until the bar leaves bruises.
Squat in your socks.

Wear a T-hirt...preferably with no bra....LOL...and put chalk on the bar and chalk on the area the bar rests on,on your t-shirt also....it`ll help but just a bit.