53greystreet

Do not worry about a hijack man, haha. I love powerlifting, I love talking about it and will always try to help to bring people into it.

First, go check the link I posted in your journal to see which federation you may be lifting in near you. This way you will know what gear you can and can not use.

Since you have been lifting for around 6 years, you could get right into gear if you wanted to. I believe the key is to at least have some base strength before getting into gear. But I do not believe some certain magic numbers must be hit before getting into gear. So someone who has never lifted prolly shouldnt be putting gear on. But I do believe that one should train in what they are gonna compete in. Also the gear takes a while to learn so getting into it early helps one learn how to use it.

Since you are on a budget and have not competed before, maybe do a meet with only your belt and wraps first. Make sure this is something you are gonna want to do and commit to. After that, then you can look at getting gear so this way when you throw down some money you know you will use the stuff.

There is no all in one suit. If you pull sumo, you can prolly squat and deadlift in the same suit. If you pull conventional you can either pull with only the belt or get a deadlift suit made for conventional stance. Then for bench, thats a shirt.

I dont know what you have access to, but I am sure you have access to Metal and Titan. Another thing, if/when you get into gear, make sure you have training partners to help.

If any questions come up, feel free to ask

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JT1

thank you very much 53greystreet! its nice to have some one with a wealth of info to ask, i will prob PM you when further questions come up because i WILL clutter up your thread otherwise trust me

cheers JT1

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53greystreet

no problem man


8/16

deadlifts, all sets against quadrupled mini's

135x1,1,1
185x1,1
225x1
225x1,1, with 1 chain per side

abs

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JT1

53greystret are you using lbs or kg's here? if your getting a 600+squat surely your deads would be near there? if its 225kg then it is near there. or are you doing some sort of specialisation stuff? dont worry i get confused often lol

cheers JT1

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"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

back2frontjact

Wow! First time checkin out your journal GS! Strong workouts. Squats are insane!!! Will def be keeping up with your journal. And welcome to IM. Tickled to have you here.

Julie

53greystreet

Thanks Julie, I appreciate the welcome. I am all a twitter.

JT, those are pounds listed, yes. Quadrupled mini bands add roughly 200 lbs of tension to the top of the lift. The chains are 20 lbs each. So the last couple of singles had 465 at the top. Nothing crazy heavy at all, but this was done as a dynamic effort workout. Concentration on speed and form. This set up really teaches you how to pull the bar from the floor, cuz if you dont pull with authority the bands will rip the bar right out of your hands.

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JT1

thanks for clearing that for me GS definately sounds more like a GS workout now!

quick couple of questions:

1) as i dont have access to this chain and band type training will it eventually hinder my powerliting gains? do i need to worry about this stuff before ive even entered my first comp? (sorry that was two lol)

2) do you know of any good powerlifting books i could purchase and read up on? the only one i have is "powerlifting" by Groves . B and have studied it however from what ive seen regarding your training and the actual PL forum it makes the book look like childsplay and really basic - for example it doesnt tell you about band training or chain training board presses etc

cheers JT1

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"The only person that gains from massive steroid use is the dealer" - Lee Priest

"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

53greystreet

JT, no, you do not need to worry about bands or chains before your first meet. They are simply tools which can be used.

Instead of books, go to www.elitefts.com and start reading the articles, and keep reading. If you have any questions about them, feel free to ask.

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cheers 53greystreet! will have a look thanks

JT1

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"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

RedSkull

Good luck at your Meet this weekend.

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JT1

yeah good luck GS!

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"The only person that gains from massive steroid use is the dealer" - Lee Priest

"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

53greystreet

thank you, much appreciated.

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Detroit Meet Results

bodyweight = 237

Squats

730, miss, sat down not back, got way forward
730, miss, due to depth
755, miss, lost air in hole

bomb

part of the game, darwin, i ching, roll with it

Detroit Barbell put on an amazing meet. Everything was awesome from top to bottom.

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JT1

unlucky GS, but like you said - roll with it (youll piss it next time no doubt)

was it just a squat meet? if not what did you do for bench and deads?

cheers JT1

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"The only person that gains from massive steroid use is the dealer" - Lee Priest

"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

RedSkull

You don't do the others if you miss the Squat. I'm a PL expert so I know this. (Actually, 53 just told me in email, but you believed it for a second, didn't ya? )

I agree with JT ... you'll get 750+ next time no probs!

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JT1

cheers redskull, i did believe ya for a second lol

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"The only person that gains from massive steroid use is the dealer" - Lee Priest

"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

53greystreet

Yeah, the other lifts wouldnt count. You have to get a good lift in all 3 to get a total.

and thanks, I will be opening with 750+ next time.

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8/28

bench

95x6,4
135x6,3
185x6
225x6
245x2

5 board

275x3
315x3
335x3

hammer curl
light db shoulder press

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BodyFangs

Nice workout - Unluck in the meet man, it happens i guess - definatly adds fuel to the fire for the next one!

53greystreet

thanks man

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8/30

deadlifts, with metal deadlifter

135x1,1,1
225x1,1
315x1
405x1
495x1
545x0

abs

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BodyFangs

nice deading.

53greystreet

ha, thanks but not if you saw it. The 545 got way out in front of me and I couldnt get it past the knee.

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JT1

nice benching and good deading....whats a metal deadlifter? get some kind of metal robot to help? lol

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"The only person that gains from massive steroid use is the dealer" - Lee Priest

"I did shag an older 'milf type' recently - 35-36ish - thats about the oldest! I like how with the older ones there are less games. A bit saggier, but better technique." - Redskull

"I've never been caught wanking." - IronBrendan

"my poop shoot was clogged up tighter than a nun's happy place." - DuckDuckGoose

"my nipples look like torpedo's and I can't get Pink's "Stupid girls" out of my head" - Redskull

53greystreet

http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...id=204&pid=719

Its a deadlift suit made by Metal

made for the conventional stance

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