Yet Another Training Log.....

[TTT]

are you still training at PTC or have you gone elsewhere since they moved to the new location?

[GHOSTrun]

Still at PTC, the new location is so much closer to me, only 15mins drive instead of nearly an hour!

[GHOSTrun]

14/5/12

SQ

Bar x 10

40kg x 10

70kg x 10

90kg x 10

120kg x 10

140kg x 8

160kg x 1 - went for a double but wasn't to be tonight

160kg x 1

175kg x 0 - pants split at the bottom, aah

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 22

80kg x 6

RGBP

60kg x 13

[GHOSTrun]

*left out 150kg x 4 in there as well ^

[TTT]

you competing at GPC Nats?

if not, why not

[GHOSTrun]

you competing at GPC Nats?

if not, why not

Why not? ..because racecar.

hahaha.

But seriously, if I can make it I will. There is only one first GPC Nats...

Edited May 16, 2012 by GHOSTrun

[GHOSTrun]

17/5/12

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 15

80kg x 3

100kg x 3

100kg x 3

80kg x 7

80kg x 9

80kg x 9

RGBP

60kg x 14

[GHOSTrun]

23/5/12

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 10

80kg x 5

100kg x 2

RGBP

80kg x 8

80kg x 7

80kg x 9

60kg x 21

Single Arm KB Rows

32kg x 10

32kg x 10

32kg x 10

DL - decided to see where my strength is at on these, despite having not trained them in almost a year because of bulging discs, so I kept the reps low. Previous PB was a hard 170kg in comp..

75kg x 6

125kg x 6

155kg x 2

175kg x 2 (New PB)

Progress pic, goal is 16" arms @ 10% (currently 14" @ 18%), still have a fair bit of muscle to build..

[TTT]

someones been eating..

[Birds]

What's your bodyweight Mike?

Is it a good idea to go that hard and heavy into deadlifts when you haven't done the exercise for a year due to injury?! Ease back into it man...

[GHOSTrun]

What's your bodyweight Mike?

Is it a good idea to go that hard and heavy into deadlifts when you haven't done the exercise for a year due to injury?! Ease back into it man...

Hovering around 75-76kg with slack eating. A few weeks ago when I was eating solid I got up to 78.5kg. The last few weeks have been stressful and busy trying to get the car going again (SR blew, then bought a forged motor from a private seller in "good working order" turned out to be completely f**ked and had to get my money back, then bought another SR from an import shop and that one turned out to have a hole in piston 3, they rebuilt it free of charge and it's all sweet, still, ended up putting the engine in/out two more times than I should have had to do lol) but that's settling down so I should be able to focus on training and eating again from next week onwards.

The deadlifts felt pretty good. The 125 and 155 didn't cause much strain at all, the first rep on 175 was hard but solid, the second rep was slow and not great, but I didn't break, good sign, lol. Sometimes you just have to test the waters. It's a starting point, haven't decided if I'll start training deadlift again, but what I do know is if I do, it should be ok as long as I keep the rep range low so that my form doesn't break down and get me in strife.

Another thing I might add that helps tremondously with rest and recovery is by deadlifting on a lifting platform with bumper plates, I don't have to waste energy controlling the down portion of the lift, I can just 'drop' while holding the bar. (Obviously this isn't really an option if you train at a commercial gym because they'll shoot you for dropping the weights + they're not bumpers and will get damaged)

Edited May 24, 2012 by GHOSTrun

[NickR33]

farkin solid effort on the deadlift considering you don't train them!

my gym is extending the weight room to include a platform with bumper plates and extra squat rack... bout bloody time... I feel some more oly lifting coming on

[TTT]

I tested DL singles last night too coming back from back injury.

I'm still 30kg off my best but only 10kg off my best at home - shit bar and shit plates compared to comp stuff.

I've decided to do Nationals.

I'll pack the voltaren, heat pack and ice pack for the drive home

[NickR33]

what's your DL PB?

get someone to drive you or it could be trouble lol

On Tue night if anyone was watching my try and get out of the carpark after gym they would've wondered WTF was wrong with me... bloody GTR clutch was making my calf cramp something shocking... had to make a few moves to get out at the right angle, stopping every few seconds to stretch it as it cramped up... funny but painful

[Birds]

lol I got a cramp in my left foot at the bottom of the 10th rep during my high weight set

[dezz]

Been deadlifting on platforms with bumper plates at the new gym, it's good, but I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about.

I'm more excited about the bar they have to jack the barbell up off the ground to load the plates on...

[NickR33]

I just like being able to bail on a lift and not have to try and gently put it back on the ground... DL but also for cleans, snatches, even push press it lets you handle more weight safely

the bar to help load plates sounds awesome

[dezz]

Lol yeah it's sick, makes it so much easier/quicker

I see your point, the bumpers would help out a lot with those lifts, I just don't do any of em lol

DL 140x6 just then without too much trouble so 150 shouldn't be a problem next week

I've done it before but tweaked a glute, and used to do it when I was doing the 5x5 strength program but I wore a belt back then

[TTT]

what's your DL PB?

get someone to drive you or it could be trouble lol

222.5

1 hour drive will be fine when numb

[GHOSTrun]

28/5/12

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 10

80kg x 11

80kg x 10

80kg x 8

90kg x 3 (reverse grip)

100kg x 2

DL

(warmup: squat 70kg x 10)

70kg x 5

120kg x 5

150kg x 2

200kg x 0

180kg x 0

Too confident from last session, rookie mistake. Gassed after the 200 attempt. Disappointing but I should have known better.

SQ

90kg x 3

120kg x 5

140kg x 5

150kg x 2