14 Feb Brian Carroll | Squat, deadlifts and a few thoughts

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I just finished a few offseason cycles of very productive lifting. Nothing in life is perfect, so I’d say on a scale of 1-perfect, my offseason was about a 6.5. Hell, last year I took 3mo off from any training.

I worked heavily with the SSB, floor press, and elevated block deads to attack my quads/lockout weakness, my midrange and lockout on the bench and pretty much the same for deads as I’m way faster/better from the floor. I didn’t wear a belt for nearly a year.

Anyway, getting caught up.

I haven’t posted a log in a few weeks as we have been converting the new site over. That said, the last 3-week mini-cycle as been going great. I’m back in gear and using this time to dial in my Inzer gear.

Week one was around 70% range as per 10/20/Life with loads in the 700’s on squat and 500’s with the deadlift

Week two was around 80% range with loads in the 800’s on squat and 600 with the deadlift.

Due to scheduling, I skipped my 3rd-week deload and moved it to week four

Week three I will outline below with weight ranges just over week two.

Normal custom warm-up 

Week 3 Squat & deadlift session: 

Pred Brief size 38 with grid 

455×1

550×1

635×1

700×1

Add LUP size 2xl 

765×1

865×1

905×1

Deadlift from 2″ block

225×2

315×2

405×2

Add Fusion 38 with velcro straps

500x1x2

585x1x2

635×1

Bottoms up carry: 200yd

Suitcase carry: 200yd

Good & productive training session! I’m getting used to the gear pressure once again after almost a year.

Honestly, I was gassed from the pace I set for myself during the squat which was a little fast. The straight bar still feels quite weird on my back but the time using the SSB not only helped me work some weak points, it allowed my neck to heal up some. Glad I did this.

Squats aren’t quite as fast as I’d like but they are pretty good. Deadlift feels like it’s faster than ever and stable.

I’m now due for deload and will regroup and prepare my next 3 week mini-cycle. Again, I like doing 3 weeks at a time.

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Brian is a retired world-class powerlifter with over two decades of world-class powerlifting. From 1999 to 2020, Brian Carroll was a competitive powerlifter, one of the most accomplished lifters in the sport's history. Brian started off competing in bench press competitions 'raw,' then, shortly into the journey, he gravitated toward equipped lifting as there were no "raw" categories then. You only had to choose from single-ply (USPF) and Multi-ply (APF/WPC). Brian went on to total 2730 at 275 and 2651 at 242 with more than ten times his body weight in three different classes (220, 242, 275), and both bench pressed and deadlifted over 800 pounds in two other weight classes. He's totaled 2600 over 20 times in 2 different weight classes in his career. With 60 squats of 1000lbs or more officially, this is the most in powerlifting history, regardless of weight class or federation, by anyone not named David Hoff. Brian realized many ups and downs during his 20+ years competing. After ten years of high-level powerlifting competition and an all-time World Record squat at 220 with 1030, in 2009, Brian was competing for a Police academy scholarship. On a hot and humid July morning, Brian, hurdling over a barricade at 275lbs, landed on, fell, and hurt his back. After years of back pain and failed therapy, Brian met with world-renowned back specialist Prof McGill in 2013, which changed his trajectory more than he could have imagined. In 2017, Brian Carroll and Prof McGill authored the best-selling book about Brian's triumphant comeback to powerlifting in Gift of Injury. Most recently (10.3.20) -Brian set the highest squat of all time (regardless of weight class) with 1306 lbs – being the first man to break the 1300lb squat barrier at a bodyweight of 303 lbs.

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