squats coming along decent (although i suck at high reps. usually work in 2-5 range except for light days 10-15)
maxed 285 yesterday on skwats...starting to get more comfortable and my form is 100x better than it used to be...im slowly getting used to higher weights trying not to get psyched out by how heavy it feels on your shoulders...depth is good as far as i know (ive asked a few people who actally know what theyre doing and they said my form and depth is actually great). been doing squats 3-4x a week to keep mobility good along with sumo deadlifts 3-4x a week (of course i dont go heavy every workout, just light on some days to hammer away at form). heels still raised on plates...cant seem to get over that mobility issue but dont wanna buy oly shoes

csb ik. how many inches are the heels raised in olympic shoes? if i phrased the question right

This post was edited by BeastOf_TheEast on Oct 15 2014 07:37pm

Buying oly shoes changed my skwat life

i feel like it would change mine too. i dont even know how to pick a size or brand im clueless with those shoes. i'd rather not buy them online so i can see how i even like the feel first and make sure they fit

Just do dat research.

The Nike Romaleos are true to size, meaning they fit like any other nikes. Also were the national weightlifting shoe in the Olympics for team China and team USA (Defs China not sure bout USA).

Adipowers - narrow fitting
Romaleos -wider feet

Are probably the upper favorites


Do wins and others are in a distant second from what I've read

ill look into it. how about doing deads in them? i feel it can help my conventional since i have an issue getting into position cuz t-rex arms. is it awkward doing deads in them? have u tried?

Yeah I have tried, no thx Jeff.

Raised heel makes it easier to squat, but harder to DL, it's like the equivalent of doing a slight deficit deadlift

This post was edited by HotHamAndCarl on Oct 15 2014 09:01pm

what's your bench doe

alot compared to my squat lol ive been working hard on squat so idrc. was an upper body warrior and leg/curl extension dude in high school so it makes sense. didnt know what i was doing and just working out with clueless friends thats what we did.

but if u must know my bench atm is 315x3 (4 on a good day). max 350

all that matters to me is im workin on it so

This post was edited by BeastOf_TheEast on Oct 16 2014 06:45pm

Not sure why you seem ashamed by it. More than me.

because its embarrassing to bench more than you squat obviously but hey everyones different haha gotta start somewhere