An old, fat fool starts a log. Hope no-one minds
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| Bod |  | ... | 12-04-2024 @ 16:12 |
 Member 174, 1244 posts | Wayne_Cowdrey said:4 Took a while. Sums mine up too. A satisfactory third word meant some decent thinking was needed. XXXXX XXGGX XYGGX | ||
| Fatpete |  | ... | 12-04-2024 @ 21:35 |
 Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17917 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Friday April 12th Start 15:30 Tbar rows, these in pounds 50 x 10 62 x 10 75 x 10 87 x 10 100 x 10 112 x 10 125 x 10 137 x 10 150 x 10 150 x 10 150 x 10 Barbell bent row 20 x 10 30 x 10 40 x 10 50 x 10 50 x 10 50 x 10 50 x 10 50 x 10 55 x 10 55 x 10 55 x 10 55 x 10 55 x 10 The very bottom of my back has been aching both yesterday and today. Everything therefore was very gentle today and hopefully it will improve tomorrow. If it isn't one thing it's another | ||
| BigMacca | | ... | 12-04-2024 @ 22:34 |
 understanding of the sport, little he has. Member 798, 9944 posts SQ 260, BP 150, DL 272.5682.5 kgs @ 82.5kgs UnEq | Who are Mr Pete's picks for the GG's tomorrow? | ||
| Wayne_Cowdrey | | ... | 13-04-2024 @ 00:08 |
 Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22071 posts | 5 | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 13-04-2024 @ 08:28 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17917 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | A relatively simple four XXXXY GXXXX XXXXY It looked at first to be a rather daunting task but a little thought and some stroking of the beard and a very likely first four letters, I had already eliminated several of the possible last letters, and my first real option proved to be correct. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 13-04-2024 @ 08:33 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17917 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | BigMacca said:Who are Mr Pete's picks for the GG's tomorrow? I haven't even looked to be honest and probably won't bother. Since they improved things some years back it has literally become a race that anything can win. It previously enjoyed that reputation but it reality only about eight from forty had any realistic chance. Nowadays it is actually true.  | ||
| Wayne_Cowdrey | | ... | 14-04-2024 @ 00:05 |
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22071 posts | 4 | ||
| Bod | | ... | 14-04-2024 @ 00:45 |
Member 174, 1244 posts | A head-scratching four. XXXYX XXGXX XGGXX | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 14-04-2024 @ 07:37 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17917 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | A long, drawn out four XXGXX XXXXX XXXYX Possibly my worst start ever. Spent a long time believing that the answer started with what turned out to be the last letter, once that was realized things did get easier | ||
| Bod | | ... | 15-04-2024 @ 00:13 |
Member 174, 1244 posts | A very, very satisfying two. Usual opener and then a few moments of rumination, followed by an epiphany. XXGXY | ||
| Wayne_Cowdrey | | ... | 15-04-2024 @ 07:57 |
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22071 posts | Well done Bod!  4 for me. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 15-04-2024 @ 08:15 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17917 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Another four. XXYXY XXGXX XXXYX A few moments of ruminative beard stroking and the penny dropped. No scribbling required. | ||
| Fatpete | | ... | 15-04-2024 @ 08:30 |
Hyper obese Pete Member 70, 17917 posts SQ 322.5, BP 205, DL 300827.5 kgs @ 133kgs Eq | Had a jolly day out in Liverpool yesterday as young Mitch lost his powerlifting cherry in a novice competition. He has been mentored by Phil the behemoth who has done a sterling job of it. The gym was small and very cramped and the bas***ds charged me a fiver just to watch. It was very obvious (as it was at last week's weightlifting) who had been taught by someone who knows what they're doing and those who have been taught by someone who does not. One tale that stood out, one chap during his squat warm-up did 140 x 5 and then followed that with 140 x 3. Those were his last two warm-up sets. He opened on 185 and did it with immense difficulty, he then did 190 which almost killed him. I assumed that he would surely pass on his third attempt, but no. He attempted 195 and never got within a mile of it. He seemed a pleasant enough chap and I wish him well, but that was madness in my eyes. Mitch however, got nine passed lift and twenty seven white lights. Squatted 155/170/180, benched 100/110/120 and deadlifted 175/190/205, total 505 at 86 bodyweight. He won his group in a canter. Kudos to Big Phil for his weight selections. Opinions may vary, but to me that was how to do a first ever competition. Exactly how to do it | ||
| matthewvc | | ... | 15-04-2024 @ 09:59 |
 ‘downsizing’ Member 5704, 3241 posts SQ 280, BP 210, DL 320810.0 kgs @ 96.3kgs UnEq | Fatpete said:140 x 5 and then followed that with 140 x 3. Those were his last two warm-up sets. He opened on 185 Is this some trendy Russian training method the kids are all into? "Coach Smirnov found jumping 33% to a near max single after burning yourself out on reps helped shock the CNS into action" | ||
| Rick | | ... | 15-04-2024 @ 12:26 |
 I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10036 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | I suspect it's just a symptom of being "coached" by somebody without a clue. Possibly themself, of course. Whatever happened to "your opener should be something you can reliably triple in training" as a guideline for novice competitors? | ||
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