icecold's training log

icecold · 24 Feb 2013 at 20:51

LiE said:
Some crazy squats ice, impressive!
Why the deadlift deload?

I'm just thinking that there is still some imbalance left over from recovering from my hamstring tear. I'm still not happy with how things feel over about 160kg in terms of speed and technique. I'm going to add 5kg a session and deadlift twice a week until I hit 200kg. Also allows me to keep my rests stupidly short.

Delvis said:
Ice, you got a decent Vid for the YTWLs? X

I've looked, but it seems that youtube is letting me down.

This is ok:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgCs7MI0EX8

Freefaller said:
30 reps of 185kg squats. Ridiculous,.

My legs agree with you today!

Chong Warrior · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:04

Well done on the salts PB!

30 reps of 185.... seriously what is wrong with you?

Morba · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:27

Bloody squatalicious!

Delvis · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:32

Thanks ice

could have looked but knowing my luck I'd pick the worst one

I think primarily doing the L's cause me the most discomfort.

icecold · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:35

Chong Warrior said:
Well done on the salts PB!

30 reps of 185.... seriously what is wrong with you?

Yeah the saltsing was a little bit worrying. People were saying that my expression was amazing

It must have looked like I was on all kinds of drugs.

Morba said:
Bloody squatalicious!

Cheers Morbs!

Nitefly · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:36

Approaching Ben 'mutant' territory.

icecold · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:43

^ not quite yet

Nitefly · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:44

Are you coming to the Swindon thing?

icecold · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:51

Well I hope so, I'm sure GPT said something about my ticket when I was last down...

Morba · 25 Feb 2013 at 09:31

That the qualifier that Loz is putting on? Might be popping up to that ourselves if some tickets have been kept asside. Will be seeing some of the PSF people on sat so hoping there are!

icecold · 25 Feb 2013 at 22:05

Awesome, be good to finally meet you!

Training 25/2/13

Absolutely shot today for some reason, so did the minimum possible.

Mobility

YTWL

Squats
bar x lots
60x12
100x5
140x3 - in hindsight I should have done more... Felt good though
160x1
185x2 Where are my glutes?!
185x2
185x2
185x2
185x2
185x2 - best rep of the day: last rep :confused:

Eff yew glutes
Tight adductors and glutes, I'll give them some love this week. I was still pretty flexible though somehow. All reps were handsome, just some slower than I'd like.

Bench - peppered my shoulder explosion angus
bar x lots - felt really good
60x10
80x8
90x10
100x10 few reps in the tank. Not bad considering 10 reps is my PB

100x10
100x7 - it was still comfortable at this point, but the bit of my pec that seems to pull my shoulder out did some kind of twitch thing. Decided to leave it on that basis. No pain or discomfort, just playing it safe. Very pleased with how this went!

Pec stretching and soft tissue work

Fin

LiE · 25 Feb 2013 at 22:07

Does minimum possible, 12 reps of 185...

Delvis · 25 Feb 2013 at 22:15

Yooooou son of a *****

Awesome. Good old pec tightness, adductor and glute tightness, love it

Pigeon_Killer · 25 Feb 2013 at 23:09

Nice Ice! At my peak I squatted 185 for 5 sets of 5 so you've just helped me make up mind up whether to have another bash at 5/3/1 or go back to Bill Starr's 5x5! :cool:

Three days of squatting... *drools*

mrthingyx · 26 Feb 2013 at 06:03

LiE said:
Does minimum possible, 12 reps of 185...

icecold · 27 Feb 2013 at 15:40

Pigeon_Killer said:
Nice Ice! At my peak I squatted 185 for 5 sets of 5 so you've just helped me make up mind up whether to have another bash at 5/3/1 or go back to Bill Starr's 5x5!

Three days of squatting... *drools*

I did some Bill Starr 5x5 years ago, solid programme!

Anyway, didn't 531 result in you getting over fatigued/injured? That looks like an easy choice

Deception · 27 Feb 2013 at 15:49

Drop you an email Ice

It's that time again! haha

icecold · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:03

Skillmister · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:05

Bro i seriously mire how in tune with your body you are (nohomo)

I'm more like

Did i snap? Y/N

If N continue.

Pigeon_Killer · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:06

icecold said:
I did some Bill Starr 5x5 years ago, solid programme!

Anyway, didn't 531 result in you getting over fatigued/injured? That looks like an easy choice

I don't find BS 5x5 particular great for bench or deadlifts but I usually get ridiculous gains on my squats which I love more than any other exercise. If I didn't enjoy a bit of variation I'd happily spend my life on Smolov though

It did indeed. Completely wrote off 531 as a concept when my leg fell off but I'm more open to it again now I've had time to reflect. I think I just misjudged how much the 5x10 rep scheme of the BBB variation would take out of me and tried pushing myself further than my body would allow. No reason why other variations would have the same effect and wouldn't provide gains though.