Meso Powerlifting Corner

[Kakarot]

Lots of warm-ups ! Bodyweight only squats for 2x10 ....then 135x6x2 . Now your ready to increase the weight....

That's what I've been doing. box squats seem to warm them up quicker than anything else I've tried once they're good and warm no pain and no debilitating next day. Yes I'm the weird guy in the corner doing box squats wearing jogging pants

 

[Kakarot]

Knee sleeves helped alot also.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

So I'm going to ease into the powerlifting. My knees feel like they're going to explode around the knee caps when I'm squatting. I deal with it but going heavy has me concerned. Is their wraps or braces you guys would recommend to help with this?

Welcome aboard. I like my Slingshot Strong knee sleeves. Regular use of Voodoo Floss helps a lot, too. If it's too painful there's always push/pull meets.

 

[Oregongearhead]

That's what I've been doing. box squats seem to warm them up quicker than anything else I've tried once they're good and warm no pain and no debilitating next day. Yes I'm the weird guy in the corner doing box squats wearing jogging pants

You might want to try knee wraps @Kakarot . Im too lazy , alot of times I dont even wear a belt . I just warm-up and go . After 5 or 6 lite sets Im usually warmed up enough for big weights .

 

[Kakarot]

You might want to try knee wraps @Kakarot . Im too lazy , alot of times I dont even wear a belt . I just warm-up and go . After 5 or 6 lite sets Im usually warmed up enough for big weights .

I've got a few issues with my right knee from running/cross country in high school. Push pull is probably the only way I can do a meet but I'm still trying to incorporate squats in my normal routine. Might have to look into wraps the rehband sleeves help alot.

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

No need to get spendy on this stuff
I got my sleeves and wraps from HG for $40 total.
The olympians wear this stuff. Literally

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Whos up for some front skwatts

 

[Dw725]

Whos up for some front skwatts
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I gotta get these back into my routine. Been focusing on highbar back squats for the past few months. Wishfully thinking maybe my front squat still hovers around 405 :-\

 

[Dw725]

Been off my game for a couple of weeks now, just some speed bumps tho. As always coming off the setbacks looking to refocus and tighten up my training, and hopefully make the guy in the mirror look small and weak compared to where ill be in a few months. Here's to the journey forward after small steps back

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Been off my game for a couple of weeks now, just some speed bumps tho. As always coming off the setbacks looking to refocus and tighten up my training, and hopefully make the guy in the mirror look small and weak compared to where ill be in a few months. Here's to the journey forward after small steps back View attachment 49893

Wish i could have a beard
Prolly add 35 lb to my max

 

[Kakarot]

Wish i could have a beard
Prolly add 35 lb to my max

At 28 I'm just now able to grow one thanks trt.

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

At 28 I'm just now able to grow one thanks trt.

Oh i can grow one
But i dont wanna freak people out any more than i do already
Who let that disgusting bum in heeeeeeeeeere!


Im not a pretty man

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Wish i could have a beard
Prolly add 35 lb to my max

We pretty much determined this to be a scientific fact a few months ago.

 

[Kakarot]

Oh i can grow one
But i dont wanna freak people out any more than i do already
Who let that disgusting bum in heeeeeeeeeere!
Daaammmnn that's a big ass bum!lol

Im not a pretty man

 

[RodgerThat]

We pretty much determined this to be a scientific fact a few months ago.

If I'm not mistaken it was beards gave 10% to all lifts and driving a muscle car to the gym also added another 10% to all lifts

 

[Oregongearhead]

If I'm not mistaken it was beards gave 10% to all lifts and driving a muscle car to the gym also added another 10% to all lifts

Driving a Toyota Prius or a beater Honda Civic with a boom-pipe -10% .

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Or a lifted 2 wheel drive truck
-10
Dont care how cool you think it looks

 

[Perrin Aybara]

If I'm not mistaken it was beards gave 10% to all lifts and driving a muscle car to the gym also added another 10% to all lifts

That was our conclusion based on facts we made up in our heads, yes. Pretty much indisputable.

 

[Oregongearhead]

Oh i can grow one
But i dont wanna freak people out any more than i do already
Who let that disgusting bum in heeeeeeeeeere!


Im not a pretty man

Trukker does enjoy his self-loathing....

 

[RodgerThat]

Or a lifted 2 wheel drive truck
-10
Dont care how cool you think it looks

-10 for any truck 2wd or 4wd that's lifted and the only off-roading it's seen is when the tough guy behind the wheel jumps the curb to not wait for a right hand turn. Any 1ton with a 6" lift should be a cardinal sin! it makes it harder to load a quad in the back and you have to have a 8" drop hitch to tow anything, utterly useless besides that they can finally say they are 6inches raised