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One of my arm wrestling teammates and good buddies, is an absolute freak of nature with a high level bodybuilding AND powerlifting background. About a year ago, we had a little back n forth in gym challenges, particularly squats.
Initially is was heavy squats, and I wound up 1-upping him after months of beating each others previous best. Really fun motivation and made the arm wrestling practices even funnier and more fun. We’d come limping in, laughing about how long the other would take to respond. My 585 double with naked knees and no belt, wound up being the line he drew and thus conceded.
But then a few months ago, this maniac sends me a video of him squatting 315, to depth, for 20 reps in 90 seconds.
I send one back a month later of 315 for 21 in 80 seconds. And here we go again.
And it goes on. And on.
So 2 days ago, I drank 300mg of caffeine, set my camera up, and failed a suicide attempt. 315 x 30 in 1min 11sec.
I’m more proud of this than the 700 double I hit at my peak (raw w/ wraps). I had to dig so fucking deep to get there. I wanted to quit after the first 18 because the pace was so high and I had forgotten to breathe. Then the next 5 was when I blew up with blood in the quads and low back. The 2 more and I was 5 away, but I still wasn’t sure I could make it.
I did 2 more clean reps. Then number 28 was a little high and I was very aware of that, so I buried 29 and almost didn’t make it up.
Big inhale. Tight back. Smoked number 30 and let it fly off my back onto the turf area behind me (bumper plates).
I yakked afterwards which I’ve never done, and is NOT pleasant at all when you can’t breathe and your blood pressure is spiked. I writhed in pain but couldn’t find relief. The lung burn and spotted vision and leg cramp/spasms lasted for minutes. My watch told me I hit 202 heart rate and I genuinely worried for myself for a few minutes. But it was worth it. And I will never do it again. If he beats that, he can fucking have it. It’s the time that will kill him. He can’t find the same rhythm
Body weight is right at 275lbs. 40yrs old. No cartilage in either knee. It’s just pain though, they work for the most part.
I have a video and it’s from the front and too high, so every rep looks questionable. But I can feel pretty well where my hip crease is compared to knee height, and 29 of them would get green lights. Number 28 was the exception.
Initially is was heavy squats, and I wound up 1-upping him after months of beating each others previous best. Really fun motivation and made the arm wrestling practices even funnier and more fun. We’d come limping in, laughing about how long the other would take to respond. My 585 double with naked knees and no belt, wound up being the line he drew and thus conceded.
But then a few months ago, this maniac sends me a video of him squatting 315, to depth, for 20 reps in 90 seconds.
I send one back a month later of 315 for 21 in 80 seconds. And here we go again.
And it goes on. And on.
So 2 days ago, I drank 300mg of caffeine, set my camera up, and failed a suicide attempt. 315 x 30 in 1min 11sec.
I’m more proud of this than the 700 double I hit at my peak (raw w/ wraps). I had to dig so fucking deep to get there. I wanted to quit after the first 18 because the pace was so high and I had forgotten to breathe. Then the next 5 was when I blew up with blood in the quads and low back. The 2 more and I was 5 away, but I still wasn’t sure I could make it.
I did 2 more clean reps. Then number 28 was a little high and I was very aware of that, so I buried 29 and almost didn’t make it up.
Big inhale. Tight back. Smoked number 30 and let it fly off my back onto the turf area behind me (bumper plates).
I yakked afterwards which I’ve never done, and is NOT pleasant at all when you can’t breathe and your blood pressure is spiked. I writhed in pain but couldn’t find relief. The lung burn and spotted vision and leg cramp/spasms lasted for minutes. My watch told me I hit 202 heart rate and I genuinely worried for myself for a few minutes. But it was worth it. And I will never do it again. If he beats that, he can fucking have it. It’s the time that will kill him. He can’t find the same rhythm
Body weight is right at 275lbs. 40yrs old. No cartilage in either knee. It’s just pain though, they work for the most part.
I have a video and it’s from the front and too high, so every rep looks questionable. But I can feel pretty well where my hip crease is compared to knee height, and 29 of them would get green lights. Number 28 was the exception.
