Took a few more days off cause ankle and made today my first day back. Nothing special just sevens at 50-60% squat and bench, deadlift 80ish% for 5 and rdls

Lol pulled a chill 475 today after 455 triple. Feeling good and followed with front squat, deadhang pull-up superset

Nice

When are you planning on competing next?

In the fall of this week so like 6 months from now

Is squatting 315 without a belt stupid?

I weigh 168 btw

Not necessarily

But it's probably best to use a belt if you're worried about it

I squat beltless for almost all of my training

Especially if you're doing lowbar you should probably wear a belt above 85%

Depends, do you normally use a belt and what % of your 1rm is it

But I don't use one and have forgotten to tighten my belt for multiple lifts and training beltless has made it fine

I don't ever go above 85% in training either but that's my program

You run conjugate Saxon?

I run Sheiko programs

Fucking Russia

Meddling in our gains

I have been colluding with Russia

I know an old guy with a pacemaker who runs Sheiko. Idk how it hasn’t killed yet

Yeah that doesn't sound safe hahaha

Or maybe it's more safe because he has a robo heart 🤔

315 is my 1RM

I've actually never used a belt

Don't worry about it then

Maybe consider buying one, but I personally like training beltless. Strengthening the body independent of equipment

All belt does is help you brace to create more internal pressure. As long as you’re staying tight you’re good. Also if you get one, I’d recommend getting a quality leather one

Or develop the bloatmaxx keg of peace

13mm or bust

hmmm I'd get a Olympic weightlifting belt

not too much of a crutch and not flimsy either

I’m with Nick, 13mm or bust. My belt is awesome now that it’s really breaking in. No belts for Olympic lifts as I don’t compete weightlifting

But I do love the c&j

Love me some OHpress

And I always use a belt for those, especially if I'm going heavy

OHP is always such a humbling exercise for me. I expect it to be so much easier than it is because of my bench and it never is

my ohp is surprisingly not that shit

compared to my bench atleast

It's taken a lot of practice for me to make my ohp even comparable to my bench

I thought the two would translate to being similar but they're just not

For me, anyway