Comments on: 1k-Plus http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/ Writing from the home of Stagger Lee, Zercher Squats and the St. Paul sandwich. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:31:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jesse http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/#comment-2238 Jesse Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:57:21 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/?p=217#comment-2238 Thanks for digging that up, man. I appreciate the feedback. After maybe 4 years of lifting in the off season, I pulled my first 300+ DL last week. Also a huge PR for me. Now if I can just get my squat to come up. I have a hunch that I'd benefit greatly from some technique criticism. Fortunately, it would appear that JB is taking a trip to this neck of the woods in the coming months which, provided we can swing a gym session will answer a lot of questions for me. Assuming I keep at the cycling, I don't know that I'll ever be able to hit a grand but it's kind of in the back of my mind. Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks for digging that up, man. I appreciate the feedback.

After maybe 4 years of lifting in the off season, I pulled my first 300+ DL last week. Also a huge PR for me. Now if I can just get my squat to come up. I have a hunch that I’d benefit greatly from some technique criticism. Fortunately, it would appear that JB is taking a trip to this neck of the woods in the coming months which, provided we can swing a gym session will answer a lot of questions for me.

Assuming I keep at the cycling, I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to hit a grand but it’s kind of in the back of my mind.

Thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: ces http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/#comment-2237 ces Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:51:01 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/?p=217#comment-2237 Jesse, that's a good question. I started lifting in early Feb 2007. I don't think I have any good data from back then. I started blogging and keeping much more careful records in Aug 2007. I'm looking through old notes, emails, etc. The oldest mention I can find of celebrating a PR is in an old personal note dated 12 June 2007: <blockquote> I hit a 275# DL this morning. I tore the crap out of a couple calluses on my left hand, but I did it. You take a PR when you can get one. </blockquote> If you assume my ratios were similar, that would have made my lifts something like: SQ: 215# BP: 160# DL: 275# tot: 650# I think my bench press might have been a little higher then - maybe body weight, maybe 185# - but those numbers should be close enough for an estimate. ...and my body weight then was somewhere around 170-175#. In early July 2007 I spend a very long Saturday morning with a powerlifting/strongman friend and former coworker. We worked significantly on my deadlift technique and I sumo'd for the first time. I have an old email to him dated 19 July 2007 that reads: <blockquote> Body Weight: 160-165# Bench Press: 190# Back Squat: 275# Sumo Deadlift: 335# </blockquote> I remember that Saturday morning in early July was the first time I DL'd more than 300#. It was a HUGE jump. That's the best data I can dig up right now. If I find anything else I'll post it here. Jesse, that’s a good question.
I started lifting in early Feb 2007. I don’t think I have any good data from back then. I started blogging and keeping much more careful records in Aug 2007.

I’m looking through old notes, emails, etc. The oldest mention I can find of celebrating a PR is in an old personal note dated 12 June 2007:

I hit a 275# DL this morning. I tore the crap out of a couple calluses on my left hand, but I did it. You take a PR when you can get one.

If you assume my ratios were similar, that would have made my lifts something like:
SQ: 215#
BP: 160#
DL: 275#
tot: 650#

I think my bench press might have been a little higher then - maybe body weight, maybe 185# - but those numbers should be close enough for an estimate.
…and my body weight then was somewhere around 170-175#.

In early July 2007 I spend a very long Saturday morning with a powerlifting/strongman friend and former coworker. We worked significantly on my deadlift technique and I sumo’d for the first time.
I have an old email to him dated 19 July 2007 that reads:

Body Weight: 160-165#
Bench Press: 190#
Back Squat: 275#
Sumo Deadlift: 335#

I remember that Saturday morning in early July was the first time I DL’d more than 300#. It was a HUGE jump.

That’s the best data I can dig up right now. If I find anything else I’ll post it here.

]]> By: ces http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/#comment-2235 ces Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:28:12 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/?p=217#comment-2235 Thank you both. JB, I didn't think of that, but it makes a ton of sense. Thank you both.
JB, I didn’t think of that, but it makes a ton of sense.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/#comment-2234 Jesse Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:21:37 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/?p=217#comment-2234 Chris, out of curiousity (and because I'm too lazy to go through your training logs and figure it out for myself): What was your raw PL total when you started training again and how long did it take you in total to get from point A to 1k? Hope you and the family are having a happy new year's holiday. Chris, out of curiousity (and because I’m too lazy to go through your training logs and figure it out for myself):

What was your raw PL total when you started training again and how long did it take you in total to get from point A to 1k?

Hope you and the family are having a happy new year’s holiday.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/#comment-2233 Jesse Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:47:07 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/?p=217#comment-2233 Nice work Chris! Nice work Chris!

]]> By: J.B. http://www.cesimpson.com/2008/12/29/1k-plus/#comment-2232 J.B. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:58:45 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/?p=217#comment-2232 I have a feeling that the increased ROM method works better in equipped lifters who get the most help at the bottom of all of their lifts. I am a big believer in 5x5 for people who are not strength athletes. Congratulations on the grand! I have a feeling that the increased ROM method works better in equipped lifters who get the most help at the bottom of all of their lifts.

I am a big believer in 5×5 for people who are not strength athletes.

Congratulations on the grand!

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