EricMilfeld Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Nice meet man! Congrats to you!!! Thanks, Matt! It feels good to compete again after a six year hiatus. And it feels even better to know I'm still learning and improving at preparing and peaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Squat 320x8 341x6 269x10 (belt less) Bench 227x8 237x6 207x12 Sit Up 35x12 Curl 116x8 Body weight 209 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Military Press 143x8 153x6 127x10 body weight 210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Great job at your meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Great job at your meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Great job at your meet! Thank you, Parris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Deadlift 416x8 442x6 Shrug 497x8 Row 245x5x2 Body weight 211 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 How do you shrug that much weight? I cant imagine doing that much, you have traps of steel btother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 How do you shrug that much weight? I cant imagine doing that much, you have traps of steel btother! Thanks, Parris, but I never really considered that to be too unusual, relative to my deadlift. I perform them slow and controlled, but I don't think my range of motion is quite my anatomical limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Are you going to a gym or do you have all the weights at your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Do you you use straps when you shrug? Or a mixed grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Do you you use straps when you shrug? Or a mixed grip? Usually mixed grip, but I do mix it up occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Are you going to a gym or do you have all the weights at your house? I've done all my lifting in the garage since I gave up commercial gyms in 1996. Before '96 I only used gyms because I was a cross country trucker. Different gym every week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Are you going to a gym or do you have all the weights at your house?I've done all my lifting in the garage since I gave up commercial gyms in 1996. Before '96 I only used gyms because I was a cross country trucker. Different gym every week! I like my setup at home, but I like the gym too, im a people person, so I like a little BS now and then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Are you going to a gym or do you have all the weights at your house?I've done all my lifting in the garage since I gave up commercial gyms in 1996. Before '96 I only used gyms because I was a cross country trucker. Different gym every week! I like my setup at home, but I like the gym too, im a people person, so I like a little BS now and then. I hate waiting and crappy music to much for commercial gyms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Company is nice. Crappy music is not nice. I do miss the days when we had a weekly grip workout at my place. But I have no trouble psyching myself up for heavy lifting. And there's never a line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Company is nice. Crappy music is not nice. I do miss the days when we had a weekly grip workout at my place. But I have no trouble psyching myself up for heavy lifting. And there's never a line.true true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I always find it very hard to psych up when I occassionally do something at home. To comfy I guess. It's about a 7min. walk to my gym and I really use that to psych up. But it probably just depends on what your used to. Wouldn't mind if they played rock/metal instead of dance/pop though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 I always find it very hard to psych up when I occassionally do something at home. To comfy I guess. It's about a 7min. walk to my gym and I really use that to psych up. But it probably just depends on what your used to. Wouldn't mind if they played rock/metal instead of dance/pop though... Sounds like the ideal situation you have, being able to walk to the gym and clear your mind while getting the blood pumpin'. And I agree psyching up with an enthusiastic audience is easier than going solo. But I guess it builds character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 And I agree psyching up with an enthusiastic audience is easier than going solo. But I guess it builds character. I've been training alone for so long now, I don't think I could do some of the stuff I do in front of others (meets and the occasional bench session notwithstanding). LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 And I agree psyching up with an enthusiastic audience is easier than going solo. But I guess it builds character. I've been training alone for so long now, I don't think I could do some of the stuff I do in front of others (meets and the occasional bench session notwithstanding). LOL Have you noticed any extra psyche from video taping a lift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Not really. If anything, it has messed me up, as I tend to worry about camera positioning, battery, etc. I do my best to pretend like it is not filming, and tune it out. The one exception would have been some of the cert. bends for Bender's Battlefield and long bars for David Horne's WOG vert list. With these, I knew it was a do-or-die thing, and in some cases, there was only one rated bar. I think with this too, I had a set-routine with the camera, wraps, calipers, which made it automatic. For some of those bends, I got so amped up, I was wired all day; I think the camera added to it with the bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I can give a little more with the camera rolling I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 The camera did seem to give my bends a little extra speed and I noticed greater pain tolerance. But like Jason, usually a camera seems to add an element of urgency and importance to my lifts in general. My last few workouts before a contest get the same kick, camera or not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Since this had turned into a discussion thread about psyching, I categorize people into "silent psyche" (Eric, this is all of us in the Texas crew) and "loud psyche" (Jedd and Luke come to mind). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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