Your personal best thread - Page 76

navarone · 01-24-2008, 07:34 AM

Good job man.. Im gunna have to start these "rack pulls" you guys speak of.. the race is on! lol

**BigZeke** · 01-24-2008, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by davtown

I'm comin' for ya Zeke...

Rack Pulls (top of knee)
365x3
405x1
420x1 (+75lb PR)(3x bodyweight)

Nice work! How did it feel finally getting 4 plates? Pretty good ha?

**davtown** · 01-24-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BigZeke

Nice work! How did it feel finally getting 4 plates? Pretty good ha?

Felt wonderful... 405 went up nice and easy, solid form, could've doubled it, maybe even ground out a triple, but I opted to keep it at a single and go for 3x bodyweight.

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Originally Posted by navarone

Good job man.. Im gunna have to start these "rack pulls" you guys speak of.. the race is on! lol

Yeah, I can't do regular deads right now cause I bruised my tailbone... too much pressure in that down low position isn't working for me right now, so rack pulls it is for me! I like em better anyways

**DJSTARER** · 01-24-2008, 09:58 PM

if you're gonna start doing rack pulls, do them from a low pin. High rack pulls are more of a lockout-specific/ yoke building exercise.

They are one of the BEST yoke builders out there. Hands down.

**davtown** · 01-25-2008, 02:16 AM

Yoke as in upper back? as in building meat up there to rest a bar on for squats? I like....

I was going to a gym for a bit that's lowest pin was at the top of my knee, so I started doing those. Been switching off between low pin rack pulls and high pin rack pulls for a few weeks now.

**BigZeke** · 01-25-2008, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davtown

Yoke as in upper back? as in building meat up there to rest a bar on for squats? I like....

I was going to a gym for a bit that's lowest pin was at the top of my knee, so I started doing those. Been switching off between low pin rack pulls and high pin rack pulls for a few weeks now.

Top of the knee isn't really that high, it's probably on par with doing sumo pulls around knee height. Any higher on a conventional stance than the knees and you're wasting time/doing grip work.

I dislike rack pulling from too low, it puts me in an akward position I find.

**DJSTARER** · 01-25-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BigZeke

I dislike rack pulling from too low, it puts me in an akward position I find.

true that!

i guess that's part of the reason i like them. It takes you out of your "groove".

**BigZeke** · 01-25-2008, 05:55 PM

Akward as in potentially dangerous, or at least it feels like it, especially if doing heavy singles. It would probably be best to stick with high rep work from that height I guess.

**BigZeke** · 01-29-2008, 12:36 AM

Conventional Rack Pulls (Top of Knee) - 585x1, 550x8
DB Static Holds 100x2 min

**spytech** · 01-29-2008, 01:27 AM

Wide-stance Box Squat: 500 + blue bands x1 (900+ top end tension)

**romanaz** · 02-01-2008, 12:22 AM

PowerCleans (split jerk to but they weren't PR's)
76x1
77.5x1

a 1kg PR and 2.5kg PR respectively.

**DJSTARER** · 02-01-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by spytech

Wide-stance Box Squat: 500 + blue bands x1 (900+ top end tension)

****ing insane

**grim** · 02-01-2008, 02:43 AM

Close grip presses, 335 x 3

**davtown** · 02-02-2008, 06:37 PM

bench press
140 x 17 @ bodyweight of 140

rack deads
385x5

**BigZeke** · 02-05-2008, 01:00 AM

Conventional Rack Pulls (Top of Knee) - 590x1, 595x1, 600x1, 585x5

danman77220 · 02-06-2008, 04:32 AM

I hit 225 again today... matches all time PR... and I hit it as a working set. I'd say I'm good for 235 fresh.

01-24-2008, 07:34 AM	#2251
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01-24-2008, 09:58 PM	#2254
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,102 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 115	Re: Your personal best thread if you're gonna start doing rack pulls, do them from a low pin. High rack pulls are more of a lockout-specific/ yoke building exercise. They are one of the BEST yoke builders out there. Hands down. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

01-25-2008, 02:16 AM	#2255
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 128	Re: Your personal best thread Yoke as in upper back? as in building meat up there to rest a bar on for squats? I like.... I was going to a gym for a bit that's lowest pin was at the top of my knee, so I started doing those. Been switching off between low pin rack pulls and high pin rack pulls for a few weeks now. __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

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BigZeke Bringing Lat Flares Back Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hell Raisin' and Girl Chasin' Posts: 2,327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 71	Re: Your personal best thread Akward as in potentially dangerous, or at least it feels like it, especially if doing heavy singles. It would probably be best to stick with high rep work from that height I guess. __________________ Eat like a horse. Lift like a demon. Sleep like the dead. Only cheat on girls, never on your workouts My Workout Journal "I like the color red because it's a fire. And I see myself as always being on fire." -- Arnold Schwarzenegger

01-29-2008, 12:36 AM	#2259
BigZeke Bringing Lat Flares Back Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hell Raisin' and Girl Chasin' Posts: 2,327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 71	Re: Your personal best thread Conventional Rack Pulls (Top of Knee) - 585x1, 550x8 DB Static Holds 100x2 min __________________ Eat like a horse. Lift like a demon. Sleep like the dead. Only cheat on girls, never on your workouts My Workout Journal "I like the color red because it's a fire. And I see myself as always being on fire." -- Arnold Schwarzenegger

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02-02-2008, 06:37 PM	#2264
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 128	Re: Your personal best thread bench press 140 x 17 @ bodyweight of 140 rack deads 385x5 __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

02-05-2008, 01:00 AM	#2265
BigZeke Bringing Lat Flares Back Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hell Raisin' and Girl Chasin' Posts: 2,327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 71	Re: Your personal best thread Conventional Rack Pulls (Top of Knee) - 590x1, 595x1, 600x1, 585x5 __________________ Eat like a horse. Lift like a demon. Sleep like the dead. Only cheat on girls, never on your workouts My Workout Journal "I like the color red because it's a fire. And I see myself as always being on fire." -- Arnold Schwarzenegger

02-06-2008, 04:32 AM	#2266
danman77220 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,030 Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 50	Re: Your personal best thread I hit 225 again today... matches all time PR... and I hit it as a working set. I'd say I'm good for 235 fresh. __________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake. Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D: Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log