*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

120kg log clean and press. BOOM!

****ing well happy with tonight's session, been feeling all day like I'd get 120kg and it happened. I'll put a full session write up in my log later. Yes! :D
 
That's one hell of a lift. Well done.

Did back today, I'm having some shoulder and elbow issues but overall I was feeling strong today. Managed to stack the lat pull down machine for 130kg for 6 reps which felt good. I avoided dead lifts today though. Last weeks effort took its toll on me.
 
Morba said:
120kg log clean and press. BOOM!

****ing well happy with tonight's session, been feeling all day like I'd get 120kg and it happened. I'll put a full session write up in my log later. Yes! :D
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Nice stuff! Log cleaning sounds like grip murder... :eek:

One motion next? :cool:
 
mrthingyx said:
Nice stuff! Log cleaning sounds like grip murder... :eek:

One motion next? :cool:
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It tears my hands apart more than deads, crazy bars in hands lol.

Yeah I need to do more one motions, try and get more than 100. It's more explosive though, so would also just help me all round if I can get them working right!
 
Love strength training, did Deadlift, Squat, Bench Press, Bent Over Row and Shoulder Press last night, loved it more than anything else i've done in the past.

Reverse Pyramid for all as well, so 1st set to 6, 2nd to 7 and 3rd to 8. Rather sore this morning but loved it and i'm going to continue doing strength training from now on.
 
Reverse pyramid doesn't strike me as the best way to increase strength. You won't be lifting as much % of max doing 8 reps compared to 3 or 5 reps. What numbers were you doing?
 
LiE said:
Reverse pyramid doesn't strike me as the best way to increase strength. You won't be lifting as much % of max doing 8 reps compared to 3 or 5 reps. What numbers were you doing?
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Heaviest weight is for the first set, so i try to get 6 reps, then you drop the weight down 10% and lift that for 7 and then drop it 10% and get 8.

Something i read on Lean Gains as i do that as well.

So as an example:

Deadlift: 82 for 6.
Deadlift: 75 for 7.
Deadlift: 67 for 8.
 
My point still stands. You want to be lifting as much weight as possible for 3-5 reps over 3-5 sets. Deloading the weight and increasing the reps after a single heavy set will be robbing you of training with heavier weights for more sets.
 
Yeah for strength you really want to be hitting 3 - 5 reps and heavy as hell. 8 reps will be seeing hypertrophy, 6 reps isn't really enough to stimulate either.
 
Just randomly watching The Wright Stuff and Faye Tozer is on, she is still stunningly gorgeous! Lovely eye candy :)
 
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