WesleyInman
National Strongman Competitor
I have to say I am not sure if I should give myself credit or not...
I went for a new PR on squats. Promised myself I would try 800lbs to a 16" depth..this means your ass is 16" from the floor. Measure it for yourself and you will see it is pretty damn low...
Anyways, so I worked my way up to 800lbs.....135x10. 225x10. 315x6. 405x6.500x6.585x6.675x2..800...
My first 3 attempts I stepped out and the weight just felt unreal. I haven't touched it in awhile. When we do strongman Yoke I always handle this, but when you dont touch 800 for a year..its no joke.
Anyways, I lowered halfway to the 16" pin I set and I just lost confidence and stood up..That in itself seemed like a feat.
So I said f*** it, put the pins up 2" higher..I managed to crank out 800lbs for 3 sets of 2 reps each to this height. Not parallel by any means..
But all reps went up with ease.
I almost think I mentally talked myself out of it. I feel like I let myself down and my friends who believed I could hit it. I think I can..but only time will tell.
My previous PR was 765x1..so this is a big jump.
Any of you guys ever feel like you failed miserably even if you moved something 75-90% of the way?? It's a work in progress...
Rarely am I not confident in a heavy lift, but this was just heavy as hell. It literally crushed me. Even now I feel like I have compacted my body...
Anyways, I gave it a shot..at least I can live with the fact I tried it.
Bodyweight=205lbs today.
View attachment 13672
8 plates per side, plus a 10, a 5 and a 2.5 per side.
I went for a new PR on squats. Promised myself I would try 800lbs to a 16" depth..this means your ass is 16" from the floor. Measure it for yourself and you will see it is pretty damn low...
Anyways, so I worked my way up to 800lbs.....135x10. 225x10. 315x6. 405x6.500x6.585x6.675x2..800...
My first 3 attempts I stepped out and the weight just felt unreal. I haven't touched it in awhile. When we do strongman Yoke I always handle this, but when you dont touch 800 for a year..its no joke.
Anyways, I lowered halfway to the 16" pin I set and I just lost confidence and stood up..That in itself seemed like a feat.
So I said f*** it, put the pins up 2" higher..I managed to crank out 800lbs for 3 sets of 2 reps each to this height. Not parallel by any means..
But all reps went up with ease.
I almost think I mentally talked myself out of it. I feel like I let myself down and my friends who believed I could hit it. I think I can..but only time will tell.
My previous PR was 765x1..so this is a big jump.
Any of you guys ever feel like you failed miserably even if you moved something 75-90% of the way?? It's a work in progress...
Rarely am I not confident in a heavy lift, but this was just heavy as hell. It literally crushed me. Even now I feel like I have compacted my body...
Anyways, I gave it a shot..at least I can live with the fact I tried it.
Bodyweight=205lbs today.
View attachment 13672
8 plates per side, plus a 10, a 5 and a 2.5 per side.