Saturday Training:
I made the Journey back over to the Compound III in London again, EliteFTS' showroom/gym. I had a new pair of ACE briefs to break in, and wanted to get some weight on my back. I knew that Jim, Rich, Jason Adams, and Matt K and a bunch of his buddies would be there getting after it as well. Kroc got lost coming in so we helped Jason A. and his friend bench. Jason had a gangster single ply shirt that had zero reps in it. He worked up to a STRONG 565 at 181. His best lift is 585@220. He is going to demolish some guys at the ProAm in August.
Kroc and his road dogs showed up a bit later and we proceded to start squatting. It was kind of crazy, because all of the dudes that came with him squat like he does. Very odd, but the resemblance is uncanny. They were some strong dudes all around as well.
Free Squats with the Mastadon:135x5
225x5
350x1
440x1
530x1
620x1 (added 50 ACE briefs after this set)
710x1
800x1 (added 56 ACE Suit after this set, straps down)
900x1 very shaky and not too deep. A crappy rep, but a rep none the less. Was fast, but looked like shit during the descent. Sat down, not back, my knees came forward, and I cut it 2-3 inches high.
900x1
SOLID LIFT AND NEW PR! Everything on this was perfect, save for the fact that I cut it an inch high. Jim said he thought I would have been good for 950 with the straps down, but should hut it down, so I did.
Pin 2 Rack pulls against a quadded mini
135x2
225x2
315x1
405x1
495x1
545x1
585x1
635x1 A 635lb PR! LOL My first time doing them set up this way, so it was a huge PR for me! I think I quit about 2 sets before I hit a true max, but this was a good, solid lift that I was happy with.
I then got to watch Kroc, who had already worked up to 1015 and taken it for a ride twice squat 440x17. This was absolutely unbelievable to watch. Every rep was hams to calves. No wonder his quads are now pentas and my quads been downgraded to biceps. After training we went to Pizza Hut and saw some of Londons finest mullets.
You can read Jims review and see a pic of my fat bloated head here:
http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/training-logs.asp?tid=63&__N=Jim%20WendlerJason