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| Fatpete |  | ... | 30-07-2018 @ 20:15 |
 Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Monday, 30th July, start 16:00 Two weeks since the worst deadlifting session of the century so far and here we are again. Bim has told me to psyche myself up and I have pondered this during the day and I now realize I really don't know how to. An ex-army chap who was with us told me to "just destroy it" "Take the war to the bar" I'm not really sure what that means but I do get the gist of it and while I'm thinking about that I am not thinking about deadlifting and that sounds like a plan. I have the competition belt with me as well. So here we jolly well go 60 x 5 60 x 3 60 x 3 60 x 3 60 x 3 belt on 100 x 2 140 x 1 160 x 1 180 x 1 200 x 1 210 x 1 220 x 1 So far so good, all smooth and sweet and I did rather make a bollox of my first 200 last time, the second was a peach so I have got as far as I did last week but without the minor mishap of the first 200. I did consider going 227.5 and then maybe 232.5 to avoid the dreaded 230 but that way lies madness and this is no time for dancing, this is the time for confrontation, take the war to the bar as some say 230 x 1 There was a moment of indecision as it passed the knees and it slowed more than was ideal, but it got a shift on after that and it was finished with aplomb. I held it for about fifteen seconds cos it felt good doing it and then it was lowered in the manner of the library 180 x 3 And that will do. The belt was on hole nine for deadlifts (hole ten for squats). It's a good belt for singles and a poor one for reps as my gut and the belt look seem to fall out for reps. But singles are fine. End there and away with a spring in my step and a smile on my face. How things can change in a fortnight, even my knees smiled tonight. | ||
| Rick |  | ... | 30-07-2018 @ 20:51 |
 I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10034 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | Excellent news. All thse left by the time I arrived were able to report is that you didn't seem to be sulking  . | ||
| Bim | | ... | 30-07-2018 @ 21:33 |
 6:19.WTF Member 3359, 3677 posts SQ 250, BP 210, DL 295755.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq | Excellent news Pete. For me the psych-up is anything that gets a bit of adrenaline flowing, which is be easier said than done sometimes. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 30-07-2018 @ 22:49 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Rick said:Excellent news. All thse left by the time I arrived were able to report is that you didn't seem to be sulking .Outrageous ! Don't they know cheerfulness when they see it ? | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 30-07-2018 @ 22:54 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Bim said:Excellent news Pete. For me the psych-up is anything that gets a bit of adrenaline flowing, which is be easier said than done sometimes. Again, I would really struggle to do that. I never realized that until tonight. Emptying my head would work rather well, but that's not easy either. For example - if told to not think about polar bears - what are you then thinking of, but thinking of one thing while doing another seemed to work very nicely. I will have to remember that for the future | ||
| Rick | | ... | 30-07-2018 @ 23:44 |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10034 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | The thing is, Pete, you're normally only happy when you're complaining... I also struggle with the usual "get angry" advice, probably due to my life-long journey with anger management. This is where I find closing my eyes and visualising the lift in as much detail as possible very useful. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 31-07-2018 @ 06:39 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Rick said:The thing is, Pete, you're normally only happy when you're complaining... Complaining is a life-long hobby and though I say so myself I am rather good at it, a good moan is very rewarding and mood-enhancing. It is not my life's only happiness bringer though | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 31-07-2018 @ 06:46 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Rick said: I also struggle with the usual "get angry" advice, probably due to my life-long journey with anger management. This is where I find closing my eyes and visualising the lift in as much detail as possible very useful. I find that helpful on the days and nights running up to it, this seals the image in the mind to return to when thinking of other things at the moment of lifting when I divert my conscious mind away and let my subconscious do its thing. That sounds complicated but in fact it isn't. That's another advantage of it | ||
| aaron_lohan | | ... | 31-07-2018 @ 22:02 |
 Hasn't always been a bench press specialist Member 44, 1907 posts SQ 252.5, BP 220, DL 210682.5 kgs @ 83kgs Eq | It is hard to clear the mind of all thoughts when lifting but it was something that I did when lifting in comps. When I used to set up to the bar I would consciously think about the things I needed to do such as where to grip the bar and put my feet then I would listen for the commands, this gave the conscious brain something to do so it wouldn't interfere with the subconscious mind who I was trusting to do the lift. It was a lot of work to learn to keep the mind clear. It is extremely difficult to successfully lift if you are thinking about technique or the lift during it. When Al used to say let it flow this was what he was trying to get at. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 01-08-2018 @ 12:47 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | aaron_lohan said: When Al used to say let it flow this was what he was trying to get at. I don't recall that phrase at all. He told me to "get fired up" I told him many times that I didn't know how to but it never stopped him telling me. I remember watching Eddie Halstead walking onto the platform at Mytholmroyd and Alan saying that here was a man with "some fire in his belly" From the way he said it, it was obviously a huge compliment, and from the way Eddie approached everything I understood exactly what he meant. But I never had any fire in mine, and probably never will. Still we are all different, what suits one doesn't suit another. I try to get onto the platform without anyone noticing, lift quietly and get off the same way. Only me and the refs should ever know. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 01-08-2018 @ 20:58 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Wednesday, 1st August, start 16:10 Bench, very raw 20 x 15 20 x 15 20 x 15 20 x 15 50 x 5 60 x 5 70 x 3 80 x 3 90 x 2 all paused now 100 x 1 110 x 1 115 x 1 120 x 1 125 x 1 125 x 1 125 x 1 touch and go now 115 x 2 110 x 2 110 x 2 paused again for the last one 110 x 2 Close grip 60 x 8 70 x 8 80 x 8 90 x 8 The first of the 125s was a difficult lift largely because it was lacking in leg drive, this was corrected on the second two and as a consequence of that they were much better reps. The four sets that followed were rather fun | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 01-08-2018 @ 21:00 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Physio tonight. It was almost certain the curls that caused the neck problem so he concentrated on that. Neck manipulation always terrifies me, but it works. Neck was manipulated and I was duly terrified, but I am terrified no more. All is well with the world once more. | ||
| aaron_lohan | | ... | 02-08-2018 @ 16:06 |
Hasn't always been a bench press specialist Member 44, 1907 posts SQ 252.5, BP 220, DL 210682.5 kgs @ 83kgs Eq | Fatpete said: I don't recall that phrase at all. He told me to "get fired up" I told him many times that I didn't know how to but it never stopped him telling me. I remember watching Eddie Halstead walking onto the platform at Mytholmroyd and Alan saying that here was a man with "some fire in his belly" From the way he said it, it was obviously a huge compliment, and from the way Eddie approached everything I understood exactly what he meant. But I never had any fire in mine, and probably never will. Still we are all different, what suits one doesn't suit another. I try to get onto the platform without anyone noticing, lift quietly and get off the same way. Only me and the refs should ever know. He said it a fair bit, usually on squats when he could see somebody was overthinking it. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 03-08-2018 @ 06:42 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | The jury is still out on what tonight will bring. Doubt if there be will a curl though | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 03-08-2018 @ 06:45 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17870 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | A farmer asked his sheep dog to go into a field and count the sheep, when the dog returned it told him forty. "That's odd" said the farmer "I thought there was only thirty eight" "I rounded them up" the dog replied | ||
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