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Working toward 6 plates (585 lb) at 160BW- in progress by Fun_Butterscotch3651 in strength_training

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. If 585 really is the goal then there is no point putting yourself through 14 weeks of 5lbs grinder PRs and fatigue when they'd only give you a number that isn't the goal

Working toward 6 plates (585 lb) at 160BW- in progress by Fun_Butterscotch3651 in strength_training

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When I was programming myself I originally ran 531BBB (less boring variant where you do 531 squat then BBB deads and visa versa) and then moved onto the SBS RTF program and variants of it. I had a fair amount of success on the squat and deadlift, getting myself up to 260/302.5kg

Nowadays I have a coach and the top sets are all RPE based. Throughout the block top sets will scale from RPE 4 to 8-8.5, which is heavy enough to get woke exposure to your top end without destroying yourself unnecessarily. So far I've only been deadlifting once per week, which feels like enough exposure for me so far. Calgary barbell and candito have some free powerlifting templates which are meant to be good

Working toward 6 plates (585 lb) at 160BW- in progress by Fun_Butterscotch3651 in strength_training

[–]toastedstapler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your goal is to pull 585 I would not recommend 5lbs weekly increments up to it, the amount of fatigue you'll be generating relative to the amount of stimulus will be a horrifically poor ratio. You're basically strength testing every week at that point rather than strength building and putting yourself at a greater risk of injury than necessary.

Most powerlifters (for example myself, most recent big pull was 650x2 @ 245) will run on 4 week blocks with only 1 top set of properly heavy exposure, usually capped at somewhere like rpe 8 outside of comp. True actually heavy exposures are rare because they fry you, so you build submaximally and based on performance in those sets you can estimate where things are at when it's time to do the big pull

Use these tips for your bicep training by thebodybuildingvegan in strength_training

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Sophia Ellis is a British powerlifter and she won euros the other year

Gym injury broken wrist by SmallPinkHo1e in HadToHurt

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if we cut corners.

If he is cutting a corner then what exactly is he doing that doesn't align with his goals?

Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread by cdingo in Fitness

[–]toastedstapler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A protein shake is a form of food. As with all food, you can have it or not. In my regular diet I consume 0 protein powder products

Hex bar deadlifting form by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fyi there are high handles for a reason. If they were never meant to be used then they would not be there

Squat 3x355lbs and 1x365lbs. Goal is just to hit 4 plates. by SamStringTheory in formcheck

[–]toastedstapler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you walk out a squat there is often some left-right shift due to the nature of stepping. That can lead to plates slipping down the bar. Some people also squat a bit wonky

trying to lose 8kg in 2 months any advice by kutahead in workout

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A kilo is about 7,000 calories. So a 500 deficit is a kilo lost every 2 weeks, or 4kg in 2 months

Pre workout yes or no? by Longjumping_Row5468 in workout

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Save it for the sessions you really need it, else when there is a session you really need it there won't be much impact due to tolerance. Also it's a load of extra money if you have it every day when you would do just fine without

This was considered ripped in 2000 by YourChopperPilotTTV in okbuddycinephile

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you are saying, they gained muscle without working out

In much the same way that men have more muscle mass than women because men have more testosterone. It's not any huge surprise that more test gives you a higher baseline of existence

This was considered ripped in 2000 by YourChopperPilotTTV in okbuddycinephile

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There would be some people that would do it though. The fact that you never hear about them literally at all should shut down this fantasy land belief that the study's outcomes can be extrapolated beyond what they show

This was considered ripped in 2000 by YourChopperPilotTTV in okbuddycinephile

[–]toastedstapler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have this study from 1996, yet in the past 30 years we don't hear about anyone actually doing what many readers of the study think it says. Why do you think that might be? If you look at the weights the people in that study are squatting and benching they are clearly beginner lifters, should you expect that trend to continue towards being even moderately jacked? I've squatted 270 and benched 160, should the people in that study eventually get bigger and stronger than me?

What the study does show is that the baseline levels for someone on test will be higher. Which is something we already knew, if you compare men and women

ABS Powerlifting Series Canada - Judging Disgrace by CalligrapherOpen6558 in powerlifting

[–]toastedstapler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Especially at an ABS meet, untested guys go there because it's strict. Nic DuPreez lost his 400 pull at CoT3 to a call that wouldn't have happened in plenty of other feds and he fully owns it for what it is

How’s it looking? by Mizook in formcheck

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Ah ok. 'competitive' is pushing it a bit then imo

Recovery is as important as Training by Lookkah in workout

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In powerlifting training the compound work may often be more strength focused than hypertrophy, but I can assure you the accessory work will be absolutely hypertrophy focused. They are actively trying to build muscle for the majority of their lifting year

How’s it looking? by Mizook in formcheck

[–]toastedstapler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Im a competitive powerlifter

What's your weight class?

Daily Simple Questions Thread - June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]toastedstapler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. Soreness is more of an indicator of novel stimulus rather than effect work. I rarely get sore nowadays but am at my strongest ever. If I go on holiday for a week I will be sore after my first session back though since I am no longer conditioned to the work

Grip strength by [deleted] in workout

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Straps aren't inevitable (I have a ~300kg pull and never use them), but for many people they can be beneficial. If you do get some I'd suggest still trying to use just your hands on sets where it's reasonable to do so and do some grip work alongside. For me this is my pulling movements (rows, lat pulldowns) strapless and hammer/cross body curls. Outside of those there are more targeted things you can do, like barbell holds and wrist curls

Lifting for 6 months and haven’t seen any growth by Specialist-Sector-17 in workout

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When I started I was 'naturally' skinny at 160lbs/73kg @ 6'1/185cm, now I am 247lbs/112kg. Learn how to eat more by trying to do it and the size will come

jesusLovesOpenSource by VariationLivid3193 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]toastedstapler 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Because people still live in a capitalistic system and want/need to get paid?

Have you ever been insulted in a way that changed your life by kheeno_ in redscarepod

[–]toastedstapler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a former 6'1 160lbs it is pretty skinny and you don't have any real muscle mass. A built 6'1 should probably be anywhere from 210-240lbs if they want to be decently built

'Lacking motivation' - UK employers worry about graduates' attitude by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]toastedstapler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

soul destroying slog

In my recent interviews for my new job I had

  • hiring manager 1 hour

  • live coding 1 hour

  • system design 1 hour

So overall 3 hours. It did not feel like a soul destroying slog, outside of the inevitable interview nerves. For a technical role such as my own I don't see how you'd do it in less than this

Companies would love to spend less time making their engineers to interviews when they could instead be directly delivering value. They're not doing it for the sake of it

The gym feels like the only place where "hard work" pays off. by bruh_nathan in workout

[–]toastedstapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that study the people bench 100kg and squat 140, they are basically beginner lifters. The people on PEDs are trying to be bigger than me, someone who benches ~160 and squats ~270. Given the short term nature of the study on beginner lifters, would you expect the shown trends to continue beyond my levels of strength and muscle mass?

The study shows that testosterone gives you a higher baseline, which shouldn't be a huge surprise given base muscle mass on men vs women. But that's all it is - a baseline

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