Morba's New Log: Time to step up, more cake!

feet stayed on the floor, so not quite a jerk. or is a double dip classed as a jerk? no idea on that one myself! lol.
Today was not a good day for pics or videos, I looked like pizza the hut under a hot grill for too long!
 
mrthingyx said:
Mmmmm... Pizza. :D

Push jerk doesn't necessitate feet leaving the floor... That just happens with most people.

If you check out some of Pyrros Dimas' push jerks, he just nods his head and the bar somehow winds up a foot above it...

The only trick with the jerk is the 'instant' lock out... Beyond that, how the bar goes up is up to the lifter... :)
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Ah well there is still a bit of a push out at the end on the heavier stuff, it's not as full at 100+ as it is under it for example lol. But its all practice, just gotta keep doing it and the split jerks as it will all help me in the future!

icecold said:
Crazy volume in the heat!
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Crazy stuff. would have done more if i had the time too!
 
So, deadlift wednesday.

Lets just say that the evening started with the floor getting worse than it already was by the stone platform leading to us binning deads.
No one had done overhead yet this week and that wasn't gonna be floor affecting, so we did overhead.
2 nights of overhead in 3 days for me. great.

strict log for me then:
70x10
70x10
70x10
80x5
90x5
95x3
90x5
90x5
90x5
90x5
90x4 - ah crap, tri's dead.
70x10

Done.

Not ideal but happy to do more shoulder and tri work tbh as push pressing on monday didnt hit me the same.

after that we pulled up the mats and realised that we need to re-lay the concrete before we do anything else in the unit. ****.
 
Lack of training due to lack of unit. We ****ed the floor up so had to smash it up then relay it all. That was done during normal training sessions then 5 hours of bloody hard graft on Sunday!

Overhead monday: done outside the unit where we have less space than inside!
Strict axle press (crap flooring and no space meant all strict today)
Clean first rep, press from chest the rest:
40x10
40x10
From here the weights are an approximation, we don't know exactly how heavy the 2 tyres are that we put on
70x10
70x10
75x5
75x5
75x5
75x5
75x5
80x5
80x5
80x5

Incline DB
45x7
45x7
45x7

Thoughts:
Horrible horrible weather to train in, especially outdoors in the sun. Lots of volume though!
 
lol, i'm going up to put everything back and the matting back down later, we have the local paper coming to see us tomorrow apparently!
 
Weds:

Front squats:
60x10
60x10
60x10
110x5
110x5
Knees in agony, not happy

120kg stone, tackyless, to bottom platform
8 reps

Not happy, knees really hurting which stopped me adding weight :(
 
Fri:
Incline log
70x10
70x10
90x10
90x5
110x5
120x3
120x3
120x3
110x5 pause at chest
110x5 "" ""
110x5 "" ""

Trap bar deads.
65x5
105x5
145x3
195x3
225x1
255x1
285x1
305x1

Thoughts
My knees have started hurting again, not happy would have thought the weather would help.
Didn't want to do deads but we got the trap bar out so thought I'd play along. No idea if 305kg is good or not, but in the heat I'm happy.
 
overhead
knees killing me so all strict tonight

log, clean first rep:
70x10
70x10
70x10
80x5
90x5
95x5
95x5
95x5
95x5
95x4 - gah stupid last rep
70x10

seated axle, take from rack, sit, press, stand and re rack (nice partial front squats lol):
60x10
80x10
90x5
90x5
90x5

incline db:
45x8
45x7
45x6

thoughts:
knees, they hate me. Not sure where this has come from again as all was working fine for a while.
happy that my strict pressing for reps is going up
 
Deads:

warmups
all reps done with intention of being "fast"
60x10
60x10
60x10
100x10
120x5
140x5
160x5
180x5
200x5
217.5x5

140x3
140x3
140x3
140x3
140x3

pendlay rows:
100x8
100x8
100x8

thoughts:
hot, too hot again especially for deads.
earlier reps and sets were pretty fast, 200/217.5 werent though. Hopefully the intention to do it fast was enough lol.
did them all side on to a mirror so that the first rep I could see I was in a good position so happy with that!
 
Events: headed up to pro strength for the day:

Block press:
90kg x lots and lots and lots

Yoke:
Empty x 20m (10m drop and turn)
220 - fast
220 - fast
220 - fast
300 - slow but didn't drop (other than for turn)

Axle clean and press:
100x5

Then we went upstairs and did some grappling for about 45 mins.

I feel absolutely ****ed now, but a great session was had :)
 
Would you adam and eve it, i've given up on the Forced Entry as just cannot do it in my unit with the amount of people that are doing other things. Far too many clashes of use of equipment.
So, I have a new routine to play with - Blockhead by Bish. It fits much more with what can be done in our gym, started tonight with push press

axle push press, first rep cleaned from floor.

40x10
40x10
60x5
80x5
80x5
90x5
90x5
95x5
97.5x8 (aim was at least 5 reps as top set).

Other stuff:
Incline log:
70x10
90x10
110x5
120x5
120x5
120x4
100x13

Seated log, almost upright back
70x5
90x5
90x4
90x4

DB curls
23kgx8
23x8
23x8

front hold on duck walk
14kgx25secs
14kgx35secs

thoughts:
push press hurt my knees, was double dipping for the fun of it, each rep of the 95kg got better as the set went on. If I hit 5 reps next week would be +2.5kg, 8 reps = +10kg, will be interesting :)
 
Deads
60x10
60x10

Warmups

Prep sets, all fast or trying to be:
120x5
140x5
160x5
180x5
200x5
210x5

Top set, amrap:
217.5x5 - damn, wanted more but hot and humid and hardly eaten all day so understandably underperformed

Speed deads 2" defecit:
140x3
140x3
140x3
140x3
140x3

Pendlay rows:
90x8
90x8
90x8

Done.

Thoughts:
Hardly eating all day does nothing for energy levels!
 
Oh and 2 sets of atlas stone one motions with a twist onto platform around 54".
5x80kg left twist
5x80kg right twist
Then same again for another set
 
Squats and a little bench

Warmups
60x10
60x10

Build up sets, fast out of hole:
110x5
120x5
130x5
140x5
150x5
160x5

Top set:
175x5

Descending box squat. 7 bumper plates stacked, after each rep take a plate away:
110kgx6
Bottom plate was a 25kg one, about 3" thick? Was just above it, couldn't touch :(
Dan did, I'll grab the vid (we made him do it again to capture it)


Bench:
60x10
110x5
120x5 (was told to stop laughing lol)
130x5
130x5

Thoughts:
Rarely squat or bench do was a hard night. Good though :)
 
Overhead.

bag of crap session, felt like crap the whole way through. Wanted to do push press before strict but couldnt.

strict log:
70x10
70x10
75x5
80x5
85x5
90x5
95x5

top set
97.5x4 - what crap.

push press:
70x10
80x5
90x5
95x5
100x5

top set
107.5x3 - what crap.

really unhappy with this session, not impressed.
 
Delvis said:
Why could you not push press before strict out of interest :)

Tasty numbers mate.
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mrthingyx said:
This, indeed, is a good question. ;) :D
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Because the rack was being used by 3 others squatting and there wasn't room to get the axle out to clean it first. Nightmare with the small space we have.

Freefaller said:
I don't believe you're not able to PP more than me and my AIDS shoulders. Sort it out Mark!!! :p
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I know, my shoulders are a major weak point for me :( :p
 
Weds deads:

warmups

build up sets, concentration on speed through lift
60x5
110x5
150x5
190x5
200x5
210x5

top set:
220x6 - not bad, feeling faster rather though which is the main thing at the moment.

speed reps:
150x3
150x3
150x3
150x3
150x3

pendlay rows
110x8
110x8
110x8

thoughts:
speed is increasing which is great and the main focus right now :)
 
Feels like i've not trained in ages. Having a dodgy belly then changing unit location has been a nightmare.

1st session in the new unit tonight, overhead:

Not doing the routine, just some overhead stuff, back on it next week:

Log:
70x10
70x10
90x5
90x5
100x3
110x1
120x1 (equal PB)
125xf
125xf
5kg, thats all why does it feel so much heavier???!!!
Oh wait, its actually 135kg, ok that makes sense
125xf - proper 125kg this time, knees were gone at this point, wasn't happening didnt even try to press it.

90kg block of death
few fails as getting used to it, scary bloody thing.
6 reps, happy with that tbh.

seated axle:
40x10
80x10
80x10
90x5
90x5

thoughts:
quick session, happy with the log. Think I would have got 125kg if it was attempted properly!!

New unit will be awesome :)
 
Friday:
Can't really remember much of the session other than some axle cleans and then yoke. Which was pants. So inconsistent with yoke at the moment, but with the new place we can train it more which is good.

Monday:
Pressing stuff

axle push press:
40x10
70x10
80x10
80x5
90x5
100x5
110x5

incline log:
70x10
110x5
120x5
120x5
110x8
110x7

yoke press
90x5
90x5
 
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