There is a powerlifting gym not to far from my house actually and ive been thinking of going in and talking to the owner. I know he has held some there and also trains alot of powerlifters as well. Thanks for the advice though Pete I'll definitely try and prep and get in one soon! Btw saw that 865 on instagram congrats man. That shit was crazy!
Sounds like you're on the right track there by seeking him out. And I appreciate the props. That 865 really flew up. I couldn't be happier with how things are going!
"I am the man responsible for who I am. When I look in the mirror each day, I stare my creator in the eyes. I am responsible for what I have and will become, I am accountable for what I will or will not accomplish. I believe in myself, I bow to no man and my only critic of any consequence has walked every mile of this journey in my size thirteens. " - G. Diesel
Sounds like you're on the right track there by seeking him out. And I appreciate the props. That 865 really flew up. I couldn't be happier with how things are going!
Yeah no sticking points or nothing clean all the way threw. Well if you wanna check out some of my recent pr's im on instagram. My username is "somekindofbread". Thanks for the advice and everything Pete! Hope to meet you in person someday at the cage!
What kind of deadlift variations and assistance exercises do you use? And what do you think about training with high reps 15-20+ for powerlifting/in the beginning of a new training period? Cheers
saw ur last pull brotha. ur gna be knockin on the 9 door very soon. have u changed anything in ur training since last year that accounts for the increase?
P
"If you love something, do it until it kills you."
Thanks Christian! I'm so happy with how things are going right now and I've got a big surprise in the works!
Originally Posted by Spaceman98
Yeah no sticking points or nothing clean all the way threw. Well if you wanna check out some of my recent pr's im on instagram. My username is "somekindofbread". Thanks for the advice and everything Pete! Hope to meet you in person someday at the cage!
Just took a look at some of your stuff and wanted to give you big props on the transformation and 515 pull. You fought like hell for that lift, but once it came off the ground, you locked it out with ease!
Originally Posted by Zharoon
What kind of deadlift variations and assistance exercises do you use? And what do you think about training with high reps 15-20+ for powerlifting/in the beginning of a new training period? Cheers
When I'm between 4 and 12 weeks out from a meet, I'll do paused deadlifts right off the floor as a main lift on their own day. And during that time period I really like doing bulgarian split squats as well. Something I never take out though are the 45 degree barbell back raises. I train that movement twice a week and swear by those. As far as rep ranges I really never go above 10-12 reps on anything at any point in time. I believe in keeping deadlifts in the 2-4 range for most of your training as well unless we're talking max rep sets, which I love to incorporate.
Originally Posted by P Diesel
saw ur last pull brotha. ur gna be knockin on the 9 door very soon. have u changed anything in ur training since last year that accounts for the increase?
P
900 is right around the corner! As soon as I finished that 880 pull the other day, everyone pretty much agreed that 900 was there. The main differences in my training have been the aforementioned barbell back raises now being done twice a week along with lots of paused deadlifts right off the floor early on in the training cycle. I swear by those two movements and those have always been prime indicator exercises for me. If I get stronger on those, my deadlift almost always follows. I will never at any point in time take out the back raises. That is how effective I believe that movement to be.
Pete, congrats on 880! I'm wondering the kind of training structure you have. When do you start your meet prep and how do you increase the weight and hit bigger numbers toward the meet while getting in enough volume? What about the offseason, what do you change vs mett prep? Thanks so much!
Pete, congrats on 880! I'm wondering the kind of training structure you have. When do you start your meet prep and how do you increase the weight and hit bigger numbers toward the meet while getting in enough volume? What about the offseason, what do you change vs mett prep? Thanks so much!
I typically start my meet prep at 12 weeks out and rely heavily on doubles, triples, and sets of 4s in the building phase when I'm laying the foundation. So it would look like this for my next meet prep:
Week 1 Deads: 4x2x725, max reps 725
Week 2 Deads: 4x3x730, max reps 730
Week 3 Deads: 3x4x735, max reps 735
Week 4 Deads; 4x2x750, max reps 750
etc
etc
This is how I built such a strong base in going up to that 880. As the meet approaches, I start tapering the volume down and maybe only hitting one to two backdown sets and working up to a top set triple, double, or single.
Originally Posted by P Diesel
Tried ur back raises yesterday. Like em. Gna keep them in.
P
It's my go-to assistance movement. Glad you liked them!
Pete, what sets/reps do you recommend for these? Currently I do 5x5, and I'm linearly adding weight every cycle.
I typically like to keep it around 5 reps or so, but I'll do anywhere from 5-10. Now if you were to do them with five second isometric holds at the top, that's a different story and you're going to want to keep the reps in that 2-5 range.
Whats up Pete!
so as a college student I'm living off of all microwaveable foods since i have no kitchen accessible to me. Do u know of any freaking delicious foods that i can eat with a decent amount of macros that i can survive on at school? Ive been living off of stouffers mac and cheeses (you should defiantly review these in a freaking delicious foods video), but most of the microwaveable chicken and other protein foods are gross AF.
My question is whether one's target when working out should be the physiques or just the dedication to the exercise program and then the rest just fall into place; I mean the muscles, strength and all that. Must the body be the sole focus?
Whats up Pete!
so as a college student I'm living off of all microwaveable foods since i have no kitchen accessible to me. Do u know of any freaking delicious foods that i can eat with a decent amount of macros that i can survive on at school? Ive been living off of stouffers mac and cheeses (you should defiantly review these in a freaking delicious foods video), but most of the microwaveable chicken and other protein foods are gross AF.
Two pretty simple ones would be the Marie Calendar's Vermont White Cheddar Macaroni Dinner and the Marie Calendar's scalloped potatoes. Those are amazing.
Originally Posted by Jamie Aaron
My question is whether one's target when working out should be the physiques or just the dedication to the exercise program and then the rest just fall into place; I mean the muscles, strength and all that. Must the body be the sole focus?
Well it depends on what your main goal is. As a powerlifter, I'm always striving to get stronger, and my physique is just a side effect of how I train and the strength I gain. But as a bodybuilder, they train in an almost opposite manner. Strength is far less important to them, but they prioritize looking as good as possible.
My main aim is usually body building. I do Deadlifts, Bench press, Pull-ups and push-ups. I recently started doing Head press. I used to see some people do it but then never gave it much attention. Then I recently met this great friend of mine Alvin on http://www.0web.me/vk.com who happens to have almost every single interest similar to mine. It was funny to discover that he lives only two miles away. He mentioned that head press is his favorite and sure enough he introduced me to his instructor. Both of them have been helping me through and i think it's actually great. Does any of you do it? And for how long have you been doing it? Are there any dangers that i may face? Someone with experience please give your thoughts.
My main aim is usually body building. I do Deadlifts, Bench press, Pull-ups and push-ups. I recently started doing Head press. I used to see some people do it but then never gave it much attention. Then I recently met this great friend of mine Alvin on http://www.0web.me/vk.com who happens to have almost every single interest similar to mine. It was funny to discover that he lives only two miles away. He mentioned that head press is his favorite and sure enough he introduced me to his instructor. Both of them have been helping me through and i think it's actually great. Does any of you do it? And for how long have you been doing it? Are there any dangers that i may face? Someone with experience please give your thoughts.
I have done overhead press a lot in the past and really gave it a nice trial run for a 2 month period. My delts did get noticeably bigger, but from a strength standpoint, it didn't help improve my bench much. I don't do it at all anymore because I feel there are better ways to get my bench up, which is my goal since I do powerlifting. But from a bodybuilding and physique standpoint, then I think it's a great idea to do in that 8-12 rep range.
Quick question. If I recall correctly you used to be involved with JiuJitsu. I've been thinking of starting up at an academy and going on my days off from the gym. Did you find JiuJitsu to benefit your lifting at all? Did you help you loosen up in between lifting sessions? I have chronically tight hips and am thinking that JiuJitsu might help me out with that