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bad idea man...performing box squats like that is very compressive on the spine . west side does this (correct me if im wrong but i believe they do) and they are strong as hell...but i would be more concerned about health long term. why are you doing box squats? out of curiousity...maybe there is a better option for you. depth? explosion? a little more info would be helpful!

Hey guys. I'm fairly new to the PM board. I've been lifting for 4 years now. Started powerlifting 2 years into it at age 16. 345 240 405 at 148(raw obviously). Then I got into strongman which is what I'm training for right now. I thought I could keep a log on here and get some advice from you guys. I feel confused about my training sometimes. It's like if I train for a competition specifically ...

Curious if any of you have done rack deads as well as reverse band deads and what u felt the difference was, how would u rate them and use them in a routine of urs? They seem rather similar to me so any advice would be appreciated

I have been wanting to try wsbb club routine. Due to time conflicts with family/work. Is there any 3day a week westside routines. I was thinking of doing Monday ME / Bench Wed ME / Squat/DL Friday DE / Bench Any info, links to one.? Thank you

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hey, just got a quick ? for you. I stall out on military presses today. I could not get the full 5x5. Ive been training hard for the last 3 months on the 5x5 method. When I got under the weight for the military press today. The weight full super heavy. It was only 5 lbs more then last workout. Im just wondering. Is it better to do a week of lighter lifting or just take a week off and...

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Just finished 2 days ago, Lithuania won, Russia very close 2nd, Ukraine 3rd and USA - 4th. Results - http://www.russia-strongman.ru/results/WSM.htm Great job Lithuania!

Got a quick question for you. Im gonna start doing floor presses today and I was just wondering. When my arms touch the ground. Do I relax them/pause and then lift back up. Or is this just touch and go?

hey just wondering if anybody competes in raw feds here. im just getting into it this year and im gonna compete raw for a couple years to build a strong base before getting in gear. if you do what are your stats weight, total etc... fed you compete in. goals. ill start. im 23, 5'11'' 220lbs, im just getting back into powerlifting, i recently lost 110lbs and was gonna do a bodybuilding ...

bad idea man...performing box squats like that is very compressive on the spine . west side does this (correct me if im wrong but i believe they do) and they are strong as hell...but i would be more concerned about health long term. why are you doing box squats? out of curiousity...maybe there is a better option for you. depth? explosion? a little more info would be helpful!

Curious if any of you have done rack deads as well as reverse band deads and what u felt the difference was, how would u rate them and use them in a routine of urs? They seem rather similar to me so any advice would be appreciated

Hey guys. I'm fairly new to the PM board. I've been lifting for 4 years now. Started powerlifting 2 years into it at age 16. 345 240 405 at 148(raw obviously). Then I got into strongman which is what I'm training for right now. I thought I could keep a log on here and get some advice from you guys. I feel confused about my training sometimes. It's like if I train for a competition specifically ...

I have been wanting to try wsbb club routine. Due to time conflicts with family/work. Is there any 3day a week westside routines. I was thinking of doing Monday ME / Bench Wed ME / Squat/DL Friday DE / Bench Any info, links to one.? Thank you