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Delvis · 5 Oct 2012 at 15:23

MoNkeE said:
Last weeks deadlifts:
225kg:
8 reps mixed grip
8 reps mixed grip
8 reps straps DOH

This week at 225kg again:
8 reps mixed grip
7 reps mixed grip (tried twice for the 8th, didn't budge an inch)
8 reps @ 110kg

What's happening this week I'm weak as phuark

Yeah, I'd be wondering why I had to half the weight to get 8 reps done as well.

hehe

regulus said:

Bite my shiny, metal ****.

MoNkeE · 5 Oct 2012 at 15:26

Rofl, amended post, meant 125kg -.-'

Delvis · 5 Oct 2012 at 15:27

Would have been a big jump mate!

mrthingyx · 5 Oct 2012 at 15:54

Delvis said:
Would have been a big jump mate!

Straps make a huge difference.

Delvis · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:07

How would one approach a working set of 120kg deadlifts? I tend to do a few reps at 60kg, then 80kg for a couple, then work up in tens or so for singles and do the working set.

Would you do it any differently? Or does it depend on the day?

tom_e · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:09

I normally do one set of warm ups with 70kgs as it's easy to stick 2 25kg on the bar and then just crack on with my working sets.

LiE · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:11

Delvis said:
How would one approach a working set of 120kg deadlifts? I tend to do a few reps at 60kg, then 80kg for a couple, then work up in tens or so for singles and do the working set.

Would you do it any differently? Or does it depend on the day?

60x5
80x5
100x3
120x...

Delvis · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:12

tom_e said:
I normally do one set of warm ups with 70kgs as it's easy to stick 2 25kg on the bar and then just crack on with my working sets.

Hm okay. I can't whack on a 25 plate as we have none, so it'll be a 20 + a 5 then

I may have to do some working up, say 100kg or something, as 120kg is more than my 1rm now.

LiE said:
60x5
80x5
100x3
120x...

Cheers dude

Morba · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:40

Delvis said:
How would one approach a working set of 120kg.

Put 120 on the bar and lift it

Deception · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:41

Morba said:
Put 120 on the bar and lift it

Dont say that.. Will probably break his back again

LiE · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:41

Morba said:
Put 140 on the bar and lift it

fixed.

Morba · 5 Oct 2012 at 16:43

LiE said:
fixed.

good point

GAC · 5 Oct 2012 at 17:00

Morba said:
Put 120 on the bar and lift it

its what i do

BroB9 · 5 Oct 2012 at 17:23

Here's the situation, I'm wanting to do barbell squats (for the first time) but my gym has no power rack. I have no training partner and don't trust anyone at my council run gym to spot me as it's full of idiots. Is just doing front squats ok? I think i'd be able to drop the weight much easier if I had to so I wouldn't need a spotter/power rack.

LiE · 5 Oct 2012 at 17:31

You could do goblet squats.

Skillmister · 5 Oct 2012 at 17:50

Delvis said:
How would one approach a working set of 120kg deadlifts? I tend to do a few reps at 60kg, then 80kg for a couple, then work up in tens or so for singles and do the working set.

Would you do it any differently? Or does it depend on the day?

Just.... wow

BroB9 · 5 Oct 2012 at 17:51

Will try those, thanks!

I'm a bit annoyed tbh as when I signed up (for a 12 month contract) the gym had 2 power racks, and now they only have a smith machine

I've tried asking and they have no intention on getting any more either, "no one" uses them apparently!

Delvis · 5 Oct 2012 at 18:59

Fluttershy said:
Just.... wow

Just wow what.

I was after different opinions (shock horror! Again!) to see how people attack a working set.

Don't like my posts, stop bloody reading them foo'

@BroB9: Goblets squats are still pretty taxing buddy. It's either that or clean the bar up and do front squats, I believe Monkee did this for a period

Syla5 · 5 Oct 2012 at 19:06

Devils, depends what rep range your working set will be and how comfortable you are lifting 120. I would do as lie wrote personally, but you might want to throw in a 110 single

Delvis · 5 Oct 2012 at 19:11

Back session this evening:

Deadlifts:
-WU: 8x60kg, 3x80kg, 2x100kg, 1x110kg
-WS: 3x4x120kg

BOR's @ 50kg: 16, 16, 14
(supersetted with single arm rows)
SARs: 3x10x25JG

OHP: 3x10x30kg

Bent over rear fly: 3x12x7.5kg

Front raises: 3x10x7.5kg

Deadlifts were funny, had to really push out the last reps on sets 2 and 3, sadly only got the first on video: http://youtu.be/r8bM1CVq6W0

Syla5 said:
Devils, depends what rep range your working set will be and how comfortable you are lifting 120. I would do as lie wrote personally, but you might want to throw in a 110 single

Cheers

Went alrite as said above. 120kg is on the threshold of max for 4reps I think, so may concentrate on it for a while and up the reps slowly. God knows

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