EricMilfeld Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Bench 266x9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Deadlift 531x3 449x7 Chins 304x3 Pullups from 2” Bar 233x10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Tomorrow I’m scheduled to receive my new Rogue stainless steel 20k Ohio Power Bar and about 350 kilos of Rogue calibrated powerlifting plates. Super excited! I’ll be able to load in 0.5 kilo increments, and going forward I’ll be posting all my workouts in strictly kilograms. I feel so Euro-sophisticated now. And my fourth grade teacher lied to me when she said America is converting to the metric system, so maybe now I can redeem her name in some small way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, EricMilfeld said: Tomorrow I’m scheduled to receive my new Rogue stainless steel 20k Ohio Power Bar and about 350 kilos of Rogue calibrated powerlifting plates. Super excited! I’ll be able to load in 0.5 kilo increments, and going forward I’ll be posting all my workouts in strictly kilograms. I feel so Euro-sophisticated now. And my fourth grade teacher lied to me when she said America is converting to the metric system, so maybe now I can redeem her name in some small way. That's an awesome set to have! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Tommy J. said: Very cool! So you will be able to go .5 increments total on a barbell? As in- the plates go as small as .25k? that is super cool! Yes, so about 1.1 pound jumps in weight. And everything weighs what it should to within 10 grams! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corefire Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 attention. the rouge plates have bad colour, they loose the paint very fast. and then you have shabby outlook at new plates. so handle with care 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 4 hours ago, corefire said: attention. the rouge plates have bad colour, they loose the paint very fast. and then you have shabby outlook at new plates. so handle with care I did read reviews about that. With painted plates it seems you have to put up with it. I’ve even seen badly chipped Eleiko plates. But it doesn’t really bother me too much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corefire Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 yes eleiko also loose quality very much in the last years :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rinderle Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) On 3/7/2018 at 7:30 AM, EricMilfeld said: Tomorrow I’m scheduled to receive my new Rogue stainless steel 20k Ohio Power Bar and about 350 kilos of Rogue calibrated powerlifting plates. Super excited! I’ll be able to load in 0.5 kilo increments, and going forward I’ll be posting all my workouts in strictly kilograms. I feel so Euro-sophisticated now. And my fourth grade teacher lied to me when she said America is converting to the metric system, so maybe now I can redeem her name in some small way. Jelly! I have their Ohio DL bar and love it! Edited March 9, 2018 by Mike Rinderle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mike Rinderle said: Jelly! I have their Ohio DL bar and love it! Nice! Ive never tried it. Is the knurling comparable to their power bars? Pretty good spring off the floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rinderle Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, EricMilfeld said: Nice! Ive never tried it. Is the knurling comparable to their power bars? Pretty good spring off the floor? Knurling is a little more aggressive than the power bars. Flex is in between the TDL and ODL bars I've pulled on, but very close to the TDL. Taking a little getting used to. My numbers actually dropped a little when I first started pulling with it. Learning to take that slack up instead of exploding. HAHAHA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mike Rinderle said: Knurling is a little more aggressive than the power bars. Flex is in between the TDL and ODL bars I've pulled on, but very close to the TDL. Taking a little getting used to. My numbers actually dropped a little when I first started pulling with it. Learning to take that slack up instead of exploding. HAHAHA Being a slow conventional puller who’s strong off the floor, deadlift bars never gave me a real noticeable advantage. But I’ve heard of others gaining 50 pounds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rinderle Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, EricMilfeld said: Being a slow conventional puller who’s strong off the floor, deadlift bars never gave me a real noticeable advantage. But I’ve heard of others gaining 50 pounds! I'm still looking for my 50. I like it a lot. It just took some getting used to. I've actually been using it for squats too. Since my shoulder tear, I can't squat with a straight bar with my hands inside the rack. The extra length lets me get my hands outside the pins and it seems to work. No center knurling but I've never had it slip, and if i ever get to a decent squat whip might come into play; but so far so good. Edited March 9, 2018 by Mike Rinderle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 43 minutes ago, Mike Rinderle said: I'm still looking for my 50. I like it a lot. It just took some getting used to. I've actually been using it for squats too. Since my shoulder tear, I can't squat with a straight bar with my hands inside the rack. The extra length lets me get my hands outside the pins and it seems to work. No center knurling but I've never had it slip, and if i ever get to a decent squat whip might come into play; but so far so good. Something I'll do if I'm squatting with a no centre knurling bar is just give it a wrap of athletic or hockey tape. Works great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 All lifts recorded in kilos starting today. Squat 215x3 3-Second Pauses 200x3 PR! High Bar 160x5 Bench 140x2 (missed third rep) 3-Second Pauses 132.5x2 post-injury PR! 2.5” Bar Hammer Curls 26x7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Bench 110x14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 43 minutes ago, EricMilfeld said: Bench 110x14 Sure looks deceptive if a guy's using 25's eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, Shoggoth said: Sure looks deceptive if a guy's using 25's eh? It does! Looks like minuscule weight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 I just wasn’t feeling the deadlifts today. Chins 125x8 PR! Pullups 106x10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Squat 225x3 P to the Rrrr!!! Bench 132.5x5 3-Second Pauses 125x4 PR! Thick Handle Hammer Curls Edited March 16, 2018 by EricMilfeld 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hell yeah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Strong! 💪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, Shoggoth said: Hell yeah! Thanks, buddy! 9 minutes ago, Chez said: Strong! 💪 I appreciate you, Chez! I finally got the video upload to work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rinderle Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Huge congrats on the PR! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike Rinderle said: Huge congrats on the PR! Much appreciated, Mike! We still got it. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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