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| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 15-09-2015 @ 10:44 | ||
| Yesterday @ Formosa Fitness Snatch 65 - F 65 65 70 for 5 singles. good. Back squats - wraps 75x8 75x8 75x10 BTN push press 60x3 65x3 70x3 75x3 leg exts, leg curls, hypers 2 sets each. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 12-09-2015 @ 12:54 | ||
| Today @ Formosa Fitness 2 Cleans 1 jerk 5 sets on 80. Getting better. Clean pulls 4 sets of 3 on 105 Bench 3 sets of 5 on 67.5 Leg exts, leg curls, abs 2 sets each. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 11-09-2015 @ 14:49 | ||
| Double session update: Wednesday @ An Kang High school Was going to do snatch triples on 60. Did my first triple and then the coach came to talk to me. Said that the way I lifted was more "Russian style" i.e. with more emphasis on hip bang etc. which is fine but they obviously teach Chinese style so it was up to me if I wanted to try and change. I said I was willing to try so they had me drop down to 40kg and tried to make a lot of alterations. Twist the elbows so that they're pointing back at the start position, in an effort to arch the back and bring the chest out more. Hips lower to use more legs and get torso more vertical. A very intentional double knee bend to use more legs at power position and more vertical bar path. Split feet wider during the catch. It all felt SUPER AWKWARD and painful if I'm honest lol. Really hard to keep myself in the start position for more than a couple of sessions as it was so strenuous! Did about 30+ singles on 40kg, only a couple looked a little bit better apparently. It's definitely going to be a struggle to get the hang of it and break my usual habits. The bar was dragging up my legs like crazy. I'll stick with it for a while though, I think it would be a shame to miss out on this learning opportunity! Didn't do anything else, and didn't have time to stretch as I had to catch my bus back home. So the knee felt a bit s**t the next day but nothing too serious. Today @ Formosa Fitness Front squats - with wraps 60x5 70x5 75x5 77.5x5 80x5 RDLs 70x10 70x10 70x10 Rows 60 for 5x5 Leg exts, leg curls. Leg strength is sloooowly but surely coming back! | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 07-09-2015 @ 16:01 | ||
| Tonight @ Formosa Fitness Cleans 60x3 65x3 70x3 70x3 70x3 70x3 70x3 Back squats - used wraps 70x8 70x8 70x10 Push press 60x5 60x5 60x5 Leg curls, petersen step ups. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 05-09-2015 @ 04:53 | ||
kirkynick said:What are you doing in Taiwan mate? I'm here learning mandarin for a bit mate. It's my long-term strategy for infiltrating the Chinese weightlifting team lol | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 05-09-2015 @ 04:53 | ||
| So yesterday I went down to see a weightlifting gym in the Taipei suburbs. It's the only weightlifting gym in the entire city! And one of only two weightlifting gyms in the country open to the public...It's two hours away from my flat but it was worth it for sure! It's at a high school in some dank room below the running track, really old school chinese weightlifting gym. Saw about 50 cockroaches there lol. No air con so I was a dripping mess after a few minutes! Everyone was super friendly and welcoming - only one guy there speaks english so it will be a great opportunity for me to improve my Chinese. They just let me have a play around yesterday. Was very nervous about lifting in front of them at first! Snatch 60x2 62.5 for 4 doubles Did a few clean-front squat-jerk complexes with 75kg. Clean pull triples on 100kg. My knee's a bit weird today, done a lot of work this week. Also the only bad thing about the gym is there are no leg extension/curl machines so couldn't do my prehab. Will have to think of another way to do it. They gave me some dinner afterwards which was really nice of them. Will be training there on Wednesday and Sunday evenings for now, and 2 sessions at the s**t gym in the city. The daily training is reserved for the high school and adult teams so I think they're a bit reluctant to let me train with them as it's not like I'll ever be representing Taiwan or anything so it would just be an extra drain on their resources. The coach said my technique was fairly good but said my first pull needs work - my centre of gravity is a bit off which leads to excessive lean back at the power position. Didn't go into any further detail. He was a bit confused why my snatch PB was 95 but I was doing doubles on 62.5, and why I was struggling to stand up with a 75kg clean lol. Was interesting talking to them about the Taiwanese weightlifting culture. When kids are selected and what their training looks like. Was fascinated to hear that EVERYBODY practices with the broomstick at the end of each session! One of the kids asked me why somebody would CHOOSE to do weightlifting lol. Fascinating stuff. Anyway more to come! | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 02-09-2015 @ 15:43 | ||
| c + j Up to 85 for 3 singles. Not bad. paused squats 70 for 2 triples, 75 for 3 triples. So weak lol bench 65 3 sets of 5 Back extensions, leg curls, leg extensions. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 01-09-2015 @ 15:53 | ||
| snatch 60 65 for 6 singles, missed 1 in front. Back a bit fatigued today. RDLs 65 3 sets of 10 press 30x10 35 3 sets of 10 3 sets single leg leg extensions 3 sets lat pulldowns 3 sets abs Tried out the other branch of the gym I've been using. A bit further away but it's newer and the bars are straight! Still don't spin though and not allowed to drop from overhead... Think I've made some developments on a decent place to train though. I also emailed the local xfit boxes - £80 a month... Screw that. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 30-08-2015 @ 14:36 | ||
| 2 cleans 1 jerk 70 for 5 sets, then a regular 70kg clean and jerk after to try something on my jerk. Front squats - had to break the knee wraps out for these. No real pain but left knee definitely felt "different". Just wanted to be safe. 60x5 65x5 70x5 Rows 50x10 55x6 55x6 55x6 way weaker than on tuesday! Then 3 sets of abs, 2 sets of leg extensions and leg curls. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 28-08-2015 @ 10:47 | ||
| Snatch 55x2 60x2 60x2 60x2 getting a bit better Snatch pulls 70x5 70x5 70x5 70x5 BTN Push press 50x8 60x8 60x6 GMs 40x6 45x6 45x6 Got some potential info on a weightlifting team in Taipei that I may be able to train with...watch this space... | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 27-08-2015 @ 16:26 | ||
| C&J 6 singles on 75 then 2 on 80. Cleans felt weird, jerks were easy. Clean pulls 90x3 95x3 100x3 Back squats 60x8 60x8 not a typo lol Leg extensions and leg curls. | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 25-08-2015 @ 14:26 | ||
EllD90 said:Good luck there mate! Cheers man  | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 25-08-2015 @ 14:24 | ||
| So the uni has baseball fields, olympic sized swimming pool, table tennis hall, tennis courts, volleyball courts, basketball courts, martial arts rooms, trampolining rooms, squash courts...yet not a single weightlifting platform!! Could not believe it. So went back to the average gym from yesterday...need to sort a proper gym out asap! Snatch - with straps, as hands were shredded from yesterday. up to 50 for 2 doubles, not bad Clean pulls - couldn't do cleans due to hands up to 90x3 Front squats 60x5 60x4 failed the 5th, so embarrassing lol Bench 60x5 70x3 which was hard... Rows 50x10 55x10 55x10 cheat form Hypers 2 sets Leg curls 2 sets sweating buckets. really hope I adapt to this bloody weather... | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 24-08-2015 @ 12:51 | ||
| Well, arrived safely in Taiwan yesterday. Today's mission was to find a gym to finally train again. The uni gym was closed unfortunately but I found another one that had bumpers close by. Will try and check the uni one out tomorrow. Down to 91kg BW when I last checked two weeks ago... Snatch lots of reps on 40. C&J Reps on 60 RDLs 60x10 60x10 Single leg curls/extensions/peterson stepups Standing DB shoulder press 12.5x12 15x10 15x10 Abs 3 sets Woo that felt shaky as hell, but so good to be back under the bar! | |||
| » Chris's attempt at getting stronger (Go to post) | 30-06-2015 @ 10:26 | ||
| Trained last night for my final session at Bethnal Green before I move abroad. Weighed sub-99kg I think. Didn't eat for the 6 hours before getting to the gym, then got out of work late and forgot my shorts to top it all off lol. Could not be arsed with snatches or C&Js so just decided to max my deadlift...lol Deadlifts - (conventional, in WL shoes) 130x3 DOH 150x2 165 hook grip big belt on 180 switched to mixed grip 195 205 215 222.5 - F 222.5 - F Well that was pleasantly surprising...think my best ever conventional was 200kg done years ago. Best deadlift ever is a 220 sumo when I was actually training for powerlifting. Haven't done heavy deadlifts for months and months, then get within 5kg of all time best..makes sense lol. Back rounded a bit on the 215, the 222 only came a couple of inches off the floor on both attempts. Finished off with some curls.  Back is pretty DOMSed up today!!Anyway, no training for 2 months! Adios. | |||