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| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 11-03-2011 @ 19:05 | ||
| So, not really lifted in a bit due to being REALLY busy last 2 weeks. Trained on Wednesday but it was a s**t session, no reps in any work set so nothing really worth bothering with. Tested 1RMs today with a belt (normally I train without a belt) and for deadlifts, I got out of my weightlifting shoes. So basically: Squat: 140kg (+25kg) Bench: 100kg (+10kg) Deadlift: 170kg (+10kg) Pretty pleased with them all, although 180kg on the deadlift would have been sweet. Squat was borderline depth, but f**k it, I'll take it. I did try 140kg twice, because first time I f**ked up but managed it second time, same story with bench. For the deadlift, I was a pube away from 175kg, I got it mid-knee but still didn't manage to get it to lockout for some reason. Still, can't complain, decent session, and I weighed in at 78kg at the beginning of it. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 02-03-2011 @ 23:40 | ||
| Genuinely can't remember where I was when I did that now, nvm. Today's session was a short one unfortunately, very busy week: Squats 90kg x 3 (paused) 90kg x 3 (paused) 90kg x 3 (paused) A training partner dictated the times for me to pause (2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds), and it was fairly painful. Bench 87.5kg x 5 87.5kg x 5 87.5kg x 5 87.5kg x 5 87.5kg x 5 Few hard sets here and there but pretty solid I'd say. I'm looking to absolutely destroy 90kg now. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 01-03-2011 @ 11:11 | ||
| Yesterday. Squats 55kg x 5 70kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 100kg x 5 110kg x 5 Not too tasking. Really consciously working on keeping my back as upright as possible, I think I'm making some progress with it. I find that if I don't go down as fast as I used to, the angle isn't so acute. Press 20kg x 5 35kg x 5 45kg x 5 55kg x 5 65kg x 5 55kg x 8 f**k yes, finally got it, and about time. 1st rep was rough, 2 and 3 were solid, then I lost my balance a little on 4 but managed to grind through for the 5th rep. Decided to put in a little bit of volume afterwards, 8 reps felt easy. Chins 10kg x 4 10kg x 4 10kg x 4 10kg x 4 10kg x 4 It was easier than last time. I was conscious not to drink too much water throughout this session and it definitely helped. Dragon Flags 2 x 5 Worse than last time for some reason, maybe because I was doing it after the chins. I might just do negative rather than partial reps from now on, it's too easy to compromise form on these. Curls 17.5kg x 5 17.5kg x 4 Strict reps. Possibly a bit unnecessary after the chins. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 27-02-2011 @ 15:33 | ||
| Cheers guys! Luke, your weight and lifts are pretty much where I want to be haha. I don't use a belt at all for anything; I used to a long time ago but it wasn't mine. I have been meaning to invest in one but I end up spending all my money on food/guitar stuff...didn't realise it'd make a difference on the bench though, I'll have to try that out! | |||
| » Wiegieboard gets his grunt on. (Go to post) | 27-02-2011 @ 15:28 | ||
| Strong stuff mate, well done on your PBs! | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 25-02-2011 @ 18:18 | ||
| The week's work. Not too much s**t done, due to time restraints, but I got all the big, important things in. Monday: Squats 52.5kg x 5 67.5kg x 5 80kg x 5 97.5kg x 5 107.5kg x 5 Bench 82.5kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 Chins 10kg x 2 (10 sets) Trying something with these to get the chins up. I'll keep the volume the same (20 reps) but each time I'll decrease the sets and increase the reps per set, building up to 2 x 10. Wednesday: Squats 52.5kg x 5 67.5kg x 5 80kg x 5 80kg x 5 Light day. Press 20kg x 5 35kg x 5 45kg x 5 55kg x 5 65kg x 4 60kg x 5 (paused) 60kg x 5 (paused) So bad. I was a pube's whisker away from success. Had the right arm at lockout but not the left and eventually, I just lost it and dropped the bar. I WILL get it next time though, guaranteed. Got some volume in so that it wasn't an entire waste of time. Today: Squats 55kg x 5 70kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 100kg x 5 110kg x 3 82.5kg x 8 Not too bad. Really need to sort out my form though, I lean over a LOT, even on easy weights. Will probably post a video up here soon for critiquing. Bench 85kg x 5 85kg x 5 85kg x 3 85kg x 5 85kg x 5 85kg x 5 Was going for 5 x 5. but had a back spasm during the third set. I got it anyway though, all the reps felt strong. I think I should be alright with 90kg when I get there again. Chins 10kg x 3 (7 sets) Pretty tough. I drank a s**t tonne of water, definitely did not help matters. | |||
| » Wiegieboard gets his grunt on. (Go to post) | 19-02-2011 @ 17:48 | ||
| Good jerk! The 87.5kg was pretty good, I reckon you'd probably get 90kg without too much trouble the next time you tried... | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 19-02-2011 @ 17:44 | ||
| I didn't get 4 reps that time. Last 2 days of training, not great, Wednesday: Front Squat 72.5kg x 3 72.5kg x 3 72.5kg x 3 Fairly easy. Need to do something to sort out wrist flexibility though... Press 20kg x 5 35kg x 5 45kg x 5 55kg x 5 65kg x F 60kg x 5 60kg x 4 f**k. Completely failed. I was training at a different gym to where I normally go, and the last time I trained there everything went to s**t as well. It was almost definitely down to the eating though. Deadlift 165kg x F 160kg x 1 Another miserable failure. I got NO reps with 165kg, and just one with 160kg wtf. Next week, I'll probably try and get a solid set of 5 with 160kg and move up. Friday: Bench 80kg x 5 80kg x 5 80kg x 5 80kg x 5 80kg x 5 Pretty easy. A big reset should hopefully have me blasting past 90kg for reps. I benched rather than squat because after squat, sometimes my lower back cramps up when I arch. Press 65kg x 1 60kg x 5 60kg x 6 A friend ended up pressing so I jumped in for no real reason, it was a bit stupid. Almost had 60kg x 7, but I guess after all the benching, it was probably a bit ambitious. Curls 17.5kg x 12 17.5kg x 12 17.5kg x 12 Didn't feel like I really had anything left in the tank for squats, so just did some isolation s**t. Pussy move. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 14-02-2011 @ 21:49 | ||
| Bad day training. Squats 52.5kg x 5 67.5kg x 5 80kg x 5 92.5kg x 5 107.5kg x 5 Sami convinced me to go back to Madcow's. Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to strength training I guess. Anyway, this means I won't PR for 4 weeks but I don't mind that. This wasn't especially difficult, which was good. Bench 50kg x 5 60kg x 5 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 90kg x 2 90kg x 3 90kg x 3 70kg x 13 I can't actually remember how many reps of 90kg I did tbh, I think the above is right, but I know I didn't get 5. It was a combination of not concentrating hard enough and getting lower back cramps from possibly arching too hard, which meant I'd come out of the groove. There was one triple I did which felt VERY solid and I was sure I'd get 5, but then my back starting cramping. Shame. Definitely requires a resit. Did 70kg as a back-off, it was pretty easy. Dragon Flags 3 x 5 Hard as usual. Apparently they looked better than last time, but I really need to start filming them to see for myself. Power Cleans 40kg x lots Light cleaning to try and get good technique. My technique is really s**t right now and I'm certain that I'm capable of cleaning a lot more than I do. Really focusing on the hip extension. I don't want it to be a limiting factor for my press. I found out yesterday that there's a weightlifting club not too far from me, which is sweet. Going to join as soon as I can start going, really. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 14-02-2011 @ 21:49 | ||
| Bad day training. Squats 52.5kg x 5 67.5kg x 5 80kg x 5 92.5kg x 5 107.5kg x 5 Sami convinced me to go back to Madcow's. Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to strength training I guess. Anyway, this means I won't PR for 4 weeks but I don't mind that. This wasn't especially difficult, which was good. Bench 50kg x 5 60kg x 5 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 90kg x 2 90kg x 3 90kg x 3 70kg x 13 I can't actually remember how many reps of 90kg I did tbh, I think the above is right, but I know I didn't get 5. It was a combination of not concentrating hard enough and getting lower back cramps from possibly arching too hard, which meant I'd come out of the groove. There was one triple I did which felt VERY solid and I was sure I'd get 5, but then my back starting cramping. Shame. Definitely requires a resit. Did 70kg as a back-off, it was pretty easy. Dragon Flags 3 x 5 Hard as usual. Apparently they looked better than last time, but I really need to start filming them to see for myself. Power Cleans 40kg x lots Light cleaning to try and get good technique. My technique is really s**t right now and I'm certain that I'm capable of cleaning a lot more than I do. Really focusing on the hip extension. I don't want it to be a limiting factor for my press. I found out yesterday that there's a weightlifting club not too far from me, which is sweet. Going to join as soon as I can start going, really. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 12-02-2011 @ 17:07 | ||
| I agree, I need to LEARN how to clean in the first place tbh, I'm not getting any hip extension power. I'll start this s**t on Monday. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 12-02-2011 @ 15:58 | ||
| Might be helpful. Just not sure about cleaning the weight up that way. | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 12-02-2011 @ 14:25 | ||
| Yesterday's training: Squats 115kg x 2 115kg x 2 115kg x 2 Reps weren't exactly fast, but it felt pretty easy. Doing 125kg for 2 singles on Monday. I'll stick with this programming depending on how that goes. Otherwise, I'll probably advance on a linear progression doing 3 x 3 for a few weeks, or as long as I can. Press 20kg x 5 35kg x 5 45kg x 5 55kg x 5 65kg x 4 65kg x 3 60kg x 3 Failed 65kg x 5. It was difficult, but I think I was very close which is annoying. I tried it again afterwards, and the 3 reps I did get were pretty solid compared to any of the reps from the previous set, but I hurt my wrist a little after one rep. I think I'm probably good for 1 rep of 70kg now at least. I tried 60kg as a back-off afterwards, but I was completely spent by this point. Bicep Curls 17.5kg x 10 17.5kg x 10 17.5kg x 10 Left the gym after the presses and came back a few hours later. Not great form on these, they were "power" curls, but it doesn't make a huge difference to me. DB shoulder press 20kg x 12 17.5kg x 15 17.5kg x 10 No real reason for these, but I didn't think it'd hurt to do them. I was working in with a mate so the weights changed after the first set, and I pretty much just did as much as I could. Who knows, might help get the press up... | |||
| » Babu's Log (Go to post) | 10-02-2011 @ 21:43 | ||
| Haha cheers mate, really feeling it today though, specially in the abs. Was going to do a barbell complex afterwards, quite glad I didn't now. Sami, I'm going to set Moiz on you to get his gut-punch on. | |||
| » Wiegieboard gets his grunt on. (Go to post) | 10-02-2011 @ 21:42 | ||
| Awesome videos mate, your gym looks incredible too. Wish there was one like that around here. Well done on the squat PB, great numbers! | |||