Vanity is not a sin...

hehe - yeah it's whatever works to get the results for you. You're not far behind me on front squats (I've only done 125) - quite scary actually - but I don't do that many compared to back squats.
 
Freefaller said:
hehe - yeah it's whatever works to get the results for you. You're not far behind me on front squats (I've only done 125) - quite scary actually - but I don't do that many compared to back squats.
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Yeah, well... I think I have a looooooooong way to go before I'm as generally strong as you are. /srshomo

Either way, the weights are going up bit by bit at the moment, and that's the important thing. I'm going to see what I manage to lift in the weeks before Christmas to get an idea of where I'd compete in November 2014 (there might be more local meets, but this is the South East Open... :rolleyes: ).

We shall see. :)
 
I'd love to try some olympic lifts, I just don't have an environment where I can do it. Problem is you have to choose one or the other (well not really) but to improve on one you have to accept a sacrifice on the other I think. You'd pwn me on olympic lifts anyway so each ot their own! :D
 
Can't you more easily supplement your power lifting with oly lifting then visa versa though? If I had access to bumper plates I would ditch a lot of my assistance stuff in favour if oly lifts that full those gaps quite nicely.
 
Supplement powerlifting with Olympic lifting? That's like pouring rocket fuel into a tractor: pointless, and you still wind up with something that's slow and not particularly exciting. ;) :D

Today's training was book-ended by a neighbour coming around to complain his house was shaking. Whilst I doubt that (DIEL?), I'm sure it was noisy. Oh, well - time to find an alternative solution. :(

HANG SNATCH (3s) 60-70-75-75-75
CLEAN'n'JERK (2s) 90-100-100-100

Will be back squatting this afternoon...

Here's the video if anybody is interested. You'll notice my foot and torso positioning goes haywire as I fatigue... :D


(if it doesn't work, it's probably because it's still being compiled by YouTube...)

Any feedback welcomed! :)
 
A combination of previous martial arts training and weightlifting would probably make this possible, but as this is the first time he's complained (and I was making noise from around 07:15am this morning) mean that I wasn't going to terrify my children. :(
 
Haha! 7:15!?! I was in the gym at 6:30 this morning... ;) (I'm aware that I don't even lift, however.. :() It looks like you are in your loft? Although i'm hoping that its your garage. :D
 
Syla5 said:

Nothing wrong with rocket fuel for tractors :D
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*chuckles* :D

Today's bleed-over from yesterday...

PUSHPRESS (3s) 60-80-80-80
HIGH BAR BACK SQUAT (4s) 80-100-110-120-120-120 Back started going in the second and third set of 120kg...
TRX DIPS ss/w NG CHINS (5s) BW-12-12-BW
TRX ROLL-OUTS (5s) Two sets, done to almost horizontal.
SINGLE ARM STANDING DUMBELL PRESS (5s) 22.5-25-25
LAT RAISES (10s) 14-14-14

Das pump.
 
Oh, now that sucks... :mad: Bailed on an 80kg snatch this morning and - instead of dropping the bar - followed it down to take the sting out of the bar's impact with the platform (and therefore reduce its noise). This tweaked a ligament in my left wrist, and I suspect this will take me out of proper lifting for around a week for full recovery.

So it's back to squats and clean width grip pulls. :(
 
Great... The damage from yesterday was worse than I thought... :(

- strained dorsal radial carpal ligament on my left hand (this is what hurt yesterday);
- strained radial collateral ligament (right hand):
- right anterior deltoid has a bundle of fibres in spasm sitting in it, right under the bar in front rack (similar to the last time I dumped a snatch badly).

Discovered the second issue this afternoon, and the third when front squatting (for some reason, I couldn't fix my shoulders properly,,, then some mobility investigation revealed the twinge).

All in all, not overly impressed, but there we go. Tonight's training...

FRONT SQUAT (5s) 60-90-100-100(3f)
BACK SQUAT (5s) 100-110-110
RDLs (5s) 110-120-120 120kg after the above meant my lumbar started to flex half way through...
 
Yuck! Busy week at work means little/no time to train! Only reason I managed this morning was the work gym was closed for some new flooring, and they turned up an hour late (so the gym was free! :D)...

FRONT SQUATS (3s) 60-80-100-105-105-105-105 Core was wobbling all over the place this morning, so last two sets were a lot easier once I realised this! :dumbass:

Was originally planning on doing some RDLs, chins and other bangles and baubles, but...

Normal service at home will hopefully be resumed next week.
 
duvet77 said:
how's the injury?
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Frustrating. The shoulder is better today (still a bit stiff but I band-stretched it to oblivion), but my wrists are still a bit sore. I will try some light clean pulls towards the end of the week, but whilst it is still a bit twinge-y, I am a bit lairy. :)

It also gives me time to get my home platform sorted to reduce the noise... :D
 
Work-based workout, today... these early meetings are killing any mojo I may have had at some point...

POWER CLEAN -> 2x PUSH JERK (1s) 80-90-90
CLEAN PULL (3s) 110-110-110
PUSH PRESS ss/w NG CHINS (5s) 70(10)-80(14)-80(14)-80(14) Hnnnnnnnnng
PAUSED BACK SQUAT (1s) 80-90-110
BACK SQUATS (8s) 100-100 Weakness... is leaving... my body...
RDLs (8s) 110-110-110

Power reps -> hypertrophy on compounds was never going to be clever, but I can't even hold a snatch grip at the moment, so this was as good as it was going to get at the work gym...

Shoulders = fried.
Quads = on fire.
Hamstrings = unresponsive.
 
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