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Finch		...	08-12-2016 @ 08:34
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Wednesday 7th December. Still seeing the physio every Wednesday for 30 minutes of "elbow in the buttocks" treatment for the Piriformis, it feels better for 24 hours then comes back! Bodyweight - 113.65Kg. Bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 3 x 8 x 60 5 x 70 3 x 80 3 x 90 3 x 100 2 x 105 1 x 110 2 x 105 3 x 100 2 x 5 x 80 Close Grip. 10 x 80 Close Grip.
Finch		...	10-12-2016 @ 12:00
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Friday 9th. Weight 113.25kg. Squat. First time for weeks. 3 x 5 x 20 5 x 40 3 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 120 Gentle re-introduction to squatting, we'll se over the next few days how it has affected the Piriformis. Bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 5 x 70 3 x 80 3 x 90 3 x 100 2 x 107.5 1 x 115 2 x 107.5 5 x 100 3 x 5 x 90 Close Grip.
Finch		...	12-12-2016 @ 23:13
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Monday 12th December. Just 7 lifters at the Farm. Weight 113.25Kg. Still easing back into squats. Sore as hell on Saturday after Fridays! Squat. 3 x 5 x 20 5 x 40 3 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 115 1 x 125 1 x 135 Heavy! Bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 6 x 70 4 x 80 3 x 90 3 x 100 3 x 102.5 3 x 105 3 x 107.5 3 x 110 5 x 100 3 x 5 x 90 Close Grip. Good session. All un-racked and pressed without spotters!
Finch		...	14-12-2016 @ 22:43
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Wednesday 14th December. Just a hardcore four at the Farm tonight, me & Forklift, Stewart & FormerPTS Mark. Weight - 113.5kg. Squats. 2 x 5 x 20 5 x 40 3 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 120 1 x 130 1 x 140 Still keeping them light and "over deep", really nothing more than a good stretching session. Pleased with how comfortable they are feeling. Bench. 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 5 x 80 3 x 100 2 x 110 1 x 115 1 x 120 1 x 122.5 3 x 110 5 x 100 3 x 5 x 90 Close Grip. A little shoulder niggle but nothing desperate.
Finch		...	19-12-2016 @ 22:56
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Monday 19th December. Eight lifters at the Farm. Missed Friday due to the wife's works Xmas party. Weight 115.25kg Squat. 2 x 5 x 20 5 x 40 3 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 120 1 x 135 1 x 145 2 x 120 Nothing too heavy until after Xmas. Piriformis is responding well to the treatment being received. Hope to get back on the deadlifts after Xmas as well. I might make Belfast yet! Bench. 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 5 x 80 3 x 100 2 x 110 1 x 120 2 x 112.5 3 x 102.5 3 x 5 x 90 Close Grip.
Finch		...	22-12-2016 @ 16:47
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Wednesday 21st December. Just 5 of us at the Farm. Weight 114.75Kg. Squats. 2 x 5 x 20 5 x 40 4 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 120 1 x 130 1 x 140 1 x 150 2 x 130 3 x 115 Still keeping it light but the 150 felt like there was not a lot extra in the tank! Will have to build up slowly, i'll probably drop my plans to lift at the Masters and go straight for the All England. Bench. 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 6 x 80 5 x 4 x 100 3 x 5 x 90 Close Grip. All un-racked myself and no spotters used hence kept the numbers comfortable.
Finch		...	28-12-2016 @ 23:38
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 28.12.2016 @ 23:38 PM by Finch Friday 23rd. Just some feet up benching and hex bar pulls to register lifts in the Farms annual "Pig of a Lift" competition. Shouldn't have done the pulls, back was bad for days after! Wednesday 28th December. Seven lifters turned out on a very cold and very foggy night at the Farm. Squat. 5 x 20 5 x 40 4 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 2 x 120 Front Squat. 5 x 20 3 x 40 3 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 110 1 x 120 1 x 130 Just keeping it light at the moment, more about stretching the muscles than anything else. Bench. 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 6 x 80 5 x 100 4 x 102.5 3 x 105 2 x 107.5 1 x 110 No issues.
Finch		...	31-12-2016 @ 00:36
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Friday 30th December. Eleven (yes eleven) lifters at the Farm tonight, lots of lifters always makes for a good atmosphere. Too cold outside to go and get the scales. About time I started on the deadlifts again, kept it light and concentrated on good form. Deadlift. 3 x 5 x 70 3 x 90 3 x 100 3 x 110 3 x 120 3 x 130 3 x 140 3 x 150 1 x 160 1 x 170 No issues, some back twinging later but not to much of an issue. Bench. 10 x 20 8 x 60 5 x 80 3 x 100 2 x 107.5 1 x 115 1 x 120 1 x 125 5 x 100 5 x 90 Close Grip. 5 x 95 Close Grip. 4 x 100 Close Grip, 5th press just not there! No issues. Reasonably happy with tonight session. So i'm back to a 150 squat, 125 bench and 170 deadlift. The 2017 plan is as follows. 160/127.5/190 by the end of Jan. 170/127.5/200 by the end of Feb. 180/130/210 by the end of March. 185/130/217.5 by the end of April. 190/130/225 by the All England. 545 total. Probably a little optimistic but who know!
Finch		...	03-01-2017 @ 07:35
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Monday 2nd January. Another good turnout at the Farm, 10 lifters on the bars. I knew that I should not have been too upbeat in my last post about the next few months progress, I've been unable to walk over the weekend! Back has gone back to square 1... Weight 116.85kg. Sh*t, that is heavier than at any time in 2016! I reckon that I need to drop around 5kg this month as i'm feeling really lethargic and breathless at the moment. Blood 12.1 - rather high. Squat. 5 x 20 5 x 40 5 x 60 5 x 80 3 x 100 2 x 120 1 x 130 1 x 140 Front Squat. 5 x 20 5 x 40 3 x 60 3 x 80 2 x 100 1 x 115 1 x 125 1 x 132.5 Pathetic numbers I know but this is simply a measure of how much the back problem has set me back over the past 8 months. Bench. 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 5 x 80 4 x 100 3 x 105 2 x 110 1 x 115 2 x 110 3 x 105 5 x 95 Close Grip. 4 x 95 Close Grip, 5th press not there.
Finch		...	04-01-2017 @ 22:46
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 04.01.2017 @ 22:47 PM by Finch Wednesday 4th January. Another reasonable turnout at the Farm, eight lifters. Well so much for my optimism last Friday. My back has been so bad since that I was reduced to just benching tonight. My new theory is that my back is being aggravated by the size of my belly (and chins), so I've taken the decision to drop weight and try to compete in the 105's. It wont be a quick process but i'll try and make the 105's at the EM Masters in July. Bodyweight today 115.95Kg. Blood Sugar 8.0. Bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 5 x 80 3 x 100 3 x 105 3 x 110 1 x 115 1 x 117.5 1 x 120 1 x 122.5 1 x 125 FAIL... Everything up to here was un-racked myself. 1 x 125 Used spotters to un-rack. 1 x 127.5 Used spotters to un-rack. 1 x 130 FAIL... Pushing my luck a little! 5 x 100 3 x 5 x 95 Close Grip. It looks like bench only for the foreseeable future.
Finch		...	07-01-2017 @ 11:07
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Friday 6th. Another bench only session, back is still very painful. Weight 115.45Kg. Blood 10.1 Bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 50 8 x 70 5 x 90 3 x 105 2 x 112.5 1 x 117.5 2 x 1 x 122.5 1 x 125 3 x 112.5 4 x 107.5 5 x 102.5 3 x 5 x 95 Close Grip The 125 went up okay but I felt like that was tonight's max.
Finch		...	09-01-2017 @ 19:23
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Monday 9th. Just 6 lifters at the Farm, Gordon, Red Light, Forklift, Grant, Stuart and me! Weight 115.55Kg. Diet not going too well! Blood Sugar 8.5, not too bad. Piriformis is being a b**ch so bench only. Bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 10 x 60 8 x 80 5 x 100 4 x 105 3 x 110 2 x 115 1 x 120 1 x 125 2 x 112.5 Wanted 3x! 3 x 112.5 Better. 5 x 105 Shoulder giving me some pain so called it a day and did some curls.....
Finch		...	13-01-2017 @ 07:52
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Wednesday 11th January. Back at the Physio today, he tells me that treating the Piriformis pain is not the solution and that the cause of the Piriformis is most likely crushed pads between my discs. They are making me an appointment to see the back surgeon prior to having a scan on my lower back. Worse news, apparently arching my back when benching is only likely to aggravate the problem, so no deadlifts, no squats and no arched benching!!! Just 5 lifters at the Farm. Bodyweight 115.25Kg. Feet Up (Flat back) bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 8 x 60 4 x 80 2 x 90 5 x 1 x 100 2 x 90 4 x 80 8 x 60 3 x 5 x 60 Close Grip.
Finch		...	14-01-2017 @ 19:42
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 14.01.2017 @ 19:43 PM by Finch Friday 13th. Weight 115.4kg. Feet up bench. 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 10 x 60 5 x 80 3 x 90 2 x 100 5 x 1 x 105 2 x 100 3 x 90 5 x 80 7 x 70 5 x 70 Close Grip. 5 x 75 Close Grip. 5 x 80 Close Grip. 5 x 85 Close Grip. 5 x 90 Close Grip.
Finch		...	18-01-2017 @ 11:08
Gonna outlive my opposition !! Member 123, 4038 posts SQ 202.5, BP 135.0, DL 232.5 570.0 kgs @ 117kgs UnEq	Monday 16th. Turned up at the Farm, weighed in (115.25kg). Can't squat, can't deadlift, can't bench properly. Feet up bench (keeping a flat back). 3 x 10 x 20 10 x 40 3 x 5 x 60 5 x 70 Wrist's hurt, shoulders hurt, back hurts, even legs hurt! Gave up and went home. Time for a total break from the gym. I've got an appointment with the back surgeon for Feb 6th, will stay away until after that.

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