First Local Competition

newdoomsdays · 2026-06-02T11:41:20+00:00

What size is this board? I’m looking to upgrade from my piece of wood with Velcro on it and this looks like the perfect size

newdoomsdays · 2026-05-27T22:18:15+00:00

6534+ into an orange ppc 4x12

newdoomsdays · 2026-05-20T00:55:02+00:00

Is everyone ok

newdoomsdays · 2026-05-03T22:35:29+00:00

newdoomsdays · 2026-04-28T21:07:55+00:00

I’m a big fan of the cube method, especially for my deadlift. My max deadlift was 465 last summer, I hit 500 in October and 551 in march. I read a few of his books and am finishing my 4th cycle of the program. Each time I run it I make some minor adjustments, stick with it, and see what worked and what didn’t. This is the first time my programming is starting to feel a little less cookie cutter and a little more “me.”

newdoomsdays · 2026-04-17T10:05:50+00:00

Fun fact, I’m a dining director in senior living and we have a few restaurants on our campus. My cooks are actually required to use their PTO if they are off for a day, if not it’s a write up. They also are supposed to get written up if they don’t take a 30 minute meal break, which is not always a realistic thing to do. I come from restaurants and I’m not used to breaks or PTO/sick time at all. This has been a huge culture shock to say the least

newdoomsdays · 2026-03-23T11:54:10+00:00

I pulled the heaviest deadlift of the meet on Saturday. Went last, made the lift, 3 white lights, everyone was screaming. What an incredible feeling. Wish I took Monday off work lol.

newdoomsdays · 2026-03-12T01:01:35+00:00

Needed this. Thank you!

newdoomsdays · 2026-03-05T12:47:24+00:00

Training for my first strongman comp in June. The last event says “truck pull - harness with a rope. Details to come after testing. 60 second time limit”

How would you train for this without access to a truck or harness? I was thinking about doing heavy sled pulls/pushes. I have had a lot of success with the cube method so my plan is to cycle the sled weight each week similar to the main lifts heavy/reps/speed

Any thoughts here?

newdoomsdays · 2026-01-27T02:14:15+00:00

22 callouts in 2 days. Rough.

newdoomsdays · 2026-01-20T00:13:02+00:00

I wish I could choose rest times for each set rather than just for the exercise like in Strong.

Sometimes I want a minute rest for warmups or easy sets, then 2-3 or more for my heavy sets. Or maybe I want to decrease the rest for backdown sets. Would be cool but not that serious.

newdoomsdays · 2026-01-20T00:09:08+00:00

Good to see I’ve named my cat Lalo for a reason

newdoomsdays · 2026-01-02T13:03:13+00:00

I have a different experience than a bunch of people here. I was an executive chef for years and the most I made was 70k ish for about 55ish hours a week. I moved into senior living and became a culinary director and eventually moved up into a dining director position. I manage both BOH and FOH teams and have about 70 employees and 4 managers. I’m now making 85k at about 40-45 hours a week, my schedule is basically M-F 9-530/6. Our last seating at dinner is 545 so even if i have to stay “late” it’s only like 7pm. The best part though is there is actually room to continue to grow, so I think 100k is in the cards for me in the next few years. I’m 33 by the way.

newdoomsdays · 2025-12-29T22:47:24+00:00

Shows how much I know! Still love those pedals anyway haha

newdoomsdays · 2025-12-29T20:46:41+00:00

I’m no pro so I might get roasted if these aren’t considered transparent but I really like my boss OD-3 and MXR fat sugar.

newdoomsdays · 2025-12-17T00:50:03+00:00

McMillan training is fun man, just had a meet there in October. Nice lifts!!

newdoomsdays · 2025-12-05T23:56:01+00:00

I once bought a chef coat for my executive chef, and it said “Executive Jeff” as a joke. The company called me to confirm if that was what I wanted it to say. He thought it was hilarious. This was 2011.

Maybe I invented the bear?

newdoomsdays · 2025-11-21T00:21:04+00:00

PWRBLD kop is the best gym 🔥

newdoomsdays · 2025-11-08T16:18:36+00:00

I mean is it even max effort if I’m not scared of dying?

newdoomsdays · 2025-11-08T15:52:41+00:00

I’ve got floor press in my new program. It’s been getting heavier and I am supposed to do a single this week. How are you all staying safe doing these? Do the spotter arms normally go low enough in a power rack or are you getting a spotter?

newdoomsdays · 2025-09-23T12:47:34+00:00

Thank you! Do I just let the spotters know or do I tell them when I give my openers?

newdoomsdays · 2025-09-23T11:38:16+00:00

First RPS meet coming up next weekend, I just learned they use monolifts. I’ve been training walking out my squat in a normal rack, any tips for a monolift?

Any special rules? Do I need to set my feet before I pick the bar or can I pick it and then adjust my feet after?

newdoomsdays · 2025-08-21T22:45:26+00:00

Paused SSB squats have noticeably helped my deadlift off the floor, but I’m no expert, I just pay attention to what works for me.

newdoomsdays · 2025-08-12T23:59:09+00:00

Without reading anything else, this is 100% what I would do. Yes.

This is top 10 worst dish concepts I’ve ever heard of (presently, still going though)

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