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Originally Posted by Cradler
thats a nice front squat man. is that a pr?
i was wondering, how do you program with pistol squats? do you use them as a main exercise, do you have certain goals in terms of reps/sets? i've been working with them at the end of my heavy work just to try and improve gradually... but its hard to do them after heavy pulls and zercher squats, haha.
thanks anuj!
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I don't really count PRs on lifts.....because I don't like to get stuck in that mentality. But yes, 295 is a PR. 275 is normal.
I do Pistol Squats as a key exercise (just have a look at my last update). Progress on them is very rough: over time I want to be able to do more Pistol Squats. Sometimes I go for reps or sometimes I go for total volume.
To illustrate, last week I did
5 + 5 + 13 = 23 reps
This week I did
6 reps x 4 sets = 24 reps
This is progress.
Next time I might want to do 5x5 or whatever. I may even do like 1 or 2 sets to complete failure.
Progress is measured long term.
If you're just getting into them, doing them after any heavy exercise is counter productive. Try focusing on them for a month. You'll nail them. If you want more info on how I managed to get this far with them, let me know.
Good luck
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Originally Posted by Ross86
OH press hurts my wrists also when I go heavier. I normally wear 24" Convicts when I get over 155 or 165. I still do the majority of my working sets without them. But it will save a lot of unnecessary wear and tear for those few heavier reps.
I had a pair of these and sold them. I liked them just as much as my Convicts, but I didn't need 2 pairs. These are cheaper. I couldn't tell a difference in support between the two. APT has a 10% discount right now on everything in case you decide you want to order a pair. As far as length goes...12" is too short IMO. 24" is nice. 36" is awfully long. If you don't want to drop the money on a pair right now, just PM your address & I'll mail you my pair of 12" wraps that I don't want or use. They will work better than nothing. |
I have the same wraps. I'll probably wear them next time. I hate all pressing exercises though :teeth: