Dom's Training Log

Mrthinyx: no it was just that it was free when I was doing it :). It is a piece of **** that cost over a £1000 and is pretty much useless for any real amount of weight. it is nice to have another rack in there so that the ***** have somewhere to curl but it would be much better if it was a decent bit of kit.

LiE: Yeah for my high bar I do and I will for fronties when I get into doing them. Ice and I had a discussion about it and it seems obvious to use them if you can because you can still improve ankle range, as a I am doing, but wearing them make the reps so much cleaner. My high bar without them looks pretty similar really, but the forward tilt out of the hole is exaggerated more.
 
I completely agree, I would use some if I had access for high bar, the difference is quite noticeable for me.
 
Maybe in the future if I continue to use high bar/front squat in my training.
 
That's the kicker - for the kind of money we're talking about, you really have to want them.

Just use some fractionals for gym ghetto-ness: same effect.
 
They are on my list for purchases this month I think. With me wanting to do more oly lifting they are going to be a necessity. £90 isn't all that much
 
£90-£120 for something your going to use at least once a week for many years is really worth while. One of the reasons i brought vibrams, i wear them more then i wear my trainers, so really how worth the money considering they use they get :). I have considered a pair as I am really starting to love front squats, and now my ankle rom is better I would be happy using oly shoes. My old man has just moved to the states and is coming back with some vibrams this weekend :) if oly shoe pricing over there is like the vibram pricing I might pick up a pair while I am out there when I go visit :)
 
Yeah I see my Vibrams and Adipowers as long term investments, although I don't think the former will last nearly as long as I wear them casually/out and about. Might buy another pair for outside the gym as I much prefer them in summer to flip-flops.

I'd like to think my Oly shoes will see actual Oly lifting at some point but that would require an appropriately equipped gym plus coach. I could have saved money and got Do-Wins or even the PowerPerfect II's, but I just loved how the Adipowers looked so paid the extra lol.
 
03/05/2013

Squats
155kgx5 easy
162.5kgx5 PB
167.5kgx5 PB still more there, no need to take it further though
160kgx5 Ok tired now :p

3ct Bench
92.5kgx4
95kgx4
92.5kgx4
90kgx4
90kgx4

NG Rows
90kgx10
90kgx10
90kgx12
90kgx12


Videos to come soon.
 
Thanks chaps, still working on these bloody videos!

I was tempted to go for something heavier but I have a mock meet on Monday so I do have any need to do anything heavier :p.

I reckon 175kgx5 was there but it wasn't supposed to be maximal work. Next cycle is going to be very similar but I might throw in a max effort 5 just for LOLs :). I'd like to think that I can get 180kg+x5 next time I try :).

Yesterday was the last day of my higher volume/lower intensity block. Deload next week along with a mock meet and then on to my lower volume/higher intensity block for a few weeks.

I like the structure of this cycle so I will keep with it for a while. It will be interesting to see how it affects meet performance. It could be that the first block of the cycle isn't specific enough for competition day but I think it will probably be fine.

Great gains are going to be had.
 
Yeah, so mock meet.

Squat: final warmup of 180kg felt tasty so went straight to 200kg. Just missed it, as close/closer that the 192.5kg at the mini meet.
Bench:115kg felt real good, went straight to pb of 122.5kg, not too easy but didn't have to kill myself to get it up
Deadlift:200kg felt nice again so went straight to pb of 222.5kg. Probably easier than the bench so maybe 225kg was there.


All in all, pretty pleased. If I had gotten that 200kg it would have been a 30kg total pb which would have been jokes. I'm going to have a go at another mock meet on Friday to some degree or another and see what happens with the squat. I've got videos of the missed squat and the pull so I will put them up when I get a chance.

Since I have been looking at them recently I thought I might as well stick it up here, these are the records for my current weight category:

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(middle column)
 
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