Finally, 500 Falls

John Hanson <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Woo hoo. Congratulations!

Hugh

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On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:38:44 GMT, Hugh Beyer <[email hidden]>
wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

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John Hanson <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Woo hoo. Congratulations!

Hugh

Thank you, sir! I'm still pumped!

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Good effort John, well done.That must be very satisfying.

Enjoy the weekend and celebrate with a few - you know I will!!;o)

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

congrats. I'm going to try again and see if I can't get past 400
pretty soon. Trying 5x5 and going up 20 lbs each wo for the time
being. Still not really squatting, though. :|

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Proton Soup

"And all this peace has been deceiving,
I need some wind to get me sailing"

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Nicely done John.
--
-Larry

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:46:30 -0500, Proton Soup <[email hidden]>
wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

Quoted message said:

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

congrats. I'm going to try again and see if I can't get past 400
pretty soon. Trying 5x5 and going up 20 lbs each wo for the time
being. Still not really squatting, though. :|

I'm not a huge fan of reps in the deadlift. I think assistance
exercises for reps are better. Like stiff legged deadlifts and front
and hack squats for sets of 5.

John Hanson said:

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 01:46:30 -0500, Proton Soup <[email hidden]>
wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

Quoted message said:

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

congrats. I'm going to try again and see if I can't get past 400
pretty soon. Trying 5x5 and going up 20 lbs each wo for the time
being. Still not really squatting, though. :|

I'm not a huge fan of reps in the deadlift. I think assistance
exercises for reps are better. Like stiff legged deadlifts and front
and hack squats for sets of 5.

I've started doing kettlebell hack squats with the spine upright and
the hands against the tailbone (not under the thighs). In this
exercise, the heels are not planted flat and the knees are flared and
stick out forward. I've read that this is a great way to strengthen
one's knees and quads (if one's knees are healthy).

As an assistance exercise for the DL, I do hip pull-throughs at the
cable machine (lowest cable setting and triceps push-down rope),
making sure to lock out my knees as I finish driving my hips forward.
Supposedly this helps with the DL start and lockout.

One day, I'll resume doing real DLs. For now the only DL variants I
do are trap bar deads and some kinda plate-loaded isolateral DL
station exercise.

I'm not a walking advertisement for the value of doing these or any
other kind of exercise. I experiment with different exercises because
other people - who are walking advertisements - recommend them.

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Congrats John!

Sumo or conventional?

Belt? Straps? (I'll assume no DL suit)

Do you do any kind of grip training other than heavy DLs?

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:51:41 GMT, [email hidden] wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:

Quoted message said:

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Congrats John!

Thanks!

Quoted message said:

Sumo or conventional?

Sumo. I've actually moved my feet out about 2 inches farther than I
used to. Now I'm really wide.

Quoted message said:

Belt? Straps? (I'll assume no DL suit)

Belt and Inzer Hardcore

Quoted message said:

Do you do any kind of grip training other than heavy DLs?

None whatsoever.

In article <[email hidden]>,

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Congratulations, John 🙂.

(What means "getting whites?"😉

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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:32:07 -0000, [email hidden] (Runs With Knives)
wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Congratulations, John 🙂.

(What means "getting whites?"😉

White lights are what you get for a good lift from the judges. We
judge each other on every heavy lift.

In article <[email hidden]>,

John Hanson said:

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:32:07 -0000, [email hidden] (Runs With Knives)
wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Congratulations, John 🙂.

(What means "getting whites?"😉

White lights are what you get for a good lift from the judges. We
judge each other on every heavy lift.

Ah. Very good. Thanks for the explanation. And again:
Congratulations.

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Jim Seymour | "It is wrong always, everywhere and
WARNING: The "From:" address is a | for everyone to believe anything upon
spam trap. DON'T USE IT! Use: | insufficient evidence."
[email hidden] | - W. K. Clifford, ca. 1876

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight for the first time ever. I got 3
whites from my training partners too! Now to get my squat on track
again.

Congrats. That's a signficant accomplishment.

In article <[email hidden]>,

John Hanson said:

I pulled 500 in the gym tonight

Then you got the Subject wrong. YM "rises" HTH

Seth

P.S. Congratulations