Alabama thread!

You should come lift with me!

 

Damaging wind and hail the threat for central Alabama today. Tornadoes are not forecast as the chance is very low. Northern Alabama you are in a marginal risk. Spann says from Birmingham to Montgomery up I85 thru Auburn/Opelika think about protecting your vehicles.

 

I don't really have a bulking season. I just eat normally and lift my ass off. Once I stop seeing gains, I'll consider a new approach, but its working for now.

YES. I'd love to. Always enjoy lifting with folks.

 

yeah we did it when we both hit plateaus in our lifts. my max bench went very quickly from like 285 to 315, then steadily rose to a 350 max over just one winter. I was also about 225lbs (which sadly I am now with less muscle) but during summer I was always right at 200.

 

Another day at the foundry

 

I've been happy with my strength/weight ratio. I've consistently stayed at 180 lbs and from last May til this January my bench went from 275 to 315. Still need to try my max again soon and see where I'm at.

 

noice boi!! the 315 lift was the most gratifying to me of any.

 

I agree. It was quite satisfying. My goal is a 365 bench and a 405 squat. But that's going to take time.

 

I get no self gratification from bench. #squatlife

 

so what do you bench?

mine is always deadlifts that i ask people when seeing their strength.

you can bounce a bar on your chest, and you can quarter squat, but idc what your form looks like on deadlift locking out is locking out. Rather you'll be doing the sport long term depends on form though lol.

 

You aren't going to be bouncing heavy weight on your chest and not have an injured sternum. I want to be as controlled as possible when benching 315. Not sure I've ever seen anyone bounce a bar on their chest for their max weight on bench.

 

agree with Wes. sure, you can cheat on bench and squat, but not usually without injury. if you do it the right way it's just as impressive as a dead lift in terms of strength.

 

And honestly, you don't get to a 315 bench by cheating reps.

 

see if this link works...one of my first times getting 315.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCy2w_TDGr7/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet

 

My shoulder is trashed right now, so I haven’t done barbell bench in a couple years. I rep 110lb dumbbells on flat bench during chest workouts and that is the heaviest I’ll go.

 

Skinny Scotty.

Did I see a chest bounce?

 

if you did it's a different video than I posted lol. yeah I used to be skinny...graduated high school at 155...

 

Nice! Ditch the gloves though.....

 

they were the only wrist straps I had at the time, came free in a bodybuilding.com order...

soon upgraded to rogue straps though.

 

Nope. No chest bounce.

155 was about where I graduated high school at as well. Back when I was only a child lifting baby weights.