Ross unequipped journal

Last few sessions looking very strong Ross, keep it up!

Strength to strength ross. Your last wee while has been incredibly impressive!

Thanks Stephen and Weige, lifting these weights at the lighter bodyweight circa 88kg does have its drawbacks: recovery & niggles and preinjury niggles, paid for the deads on sat with partially locked mid errectors, and yesterdays squats with mild sciatica down RHS glute, also been getting knee pain and elbow pain on and off, nothing to cushion the joints no bodyfat or water retention, need to eat properly again and get back up to at least 93kg again, now I'm changing to a less stressful job should be possible to focus more on eating properly!

With the proper cushioning this wll protect my ligaments, joints and tendons etc and make me more robust to the heavier lifting.

Congrats on the new job. I'm more than sure that with the less stressful job will come much better health and faster recovery. You taking ano oils or glucosamine for the joints?

Thurs 10/05/12

Front squats: 70kgx5, 90kgx5, 3x5x120kg

Floor presses: 70kgx8, 100kgx8, 105kgx8

f**k me! Some pulling, 180x10 squat is some improvement as well.

Snap good work Ross!

Sat 12/05/12 Cheers Marc and Nick!

Deadlift: 120kgx5, 170kgx4, 220kgx3,warmups felt good so went 260kgx1 fast, 280kgx1 flew up, what next I thought as have already done 290 weeks ago so gambled! 300kgx1 finally nailed, it was fast to just above the knees then stalled felt like time stood still fought it out to lockout, small minor twinge in LHS errector nothing really.

Standing presses: 60kgx8, 80kgx6 rep pb! There would've been another rep or two if core wasn't fried just went 80kgx5 to finish

well done on the big 3 double O!

Wow well done on the 300kg Deadlift those reps really worked

Thanks Nick and carlin, the left errector is tender today have had to do deep tissue massage on it to loosen it, should be fine in a couple of days I reckon. I picked the right day to go for it and it paid off, through more experience have gained a better understanding of what my body responds to. Going to back off heavy pulling for a while and try to focus more on the squat and press whatever moves along quicker!

Tues 15/05/12

Back squat low bar: 2x5x70kg, 1x4x120kg, 160kgx1, 180kgx1, 200kgx1, 220kgx1 pb and at lighter bodyweight, attempted it again to see if a max, 220kgx0 it was as lost line forward!

Standing press: 60kgx5, 5x4x80kg

Thurs 17/05/12

Floor press: 2x5x70kg, 1x5x100kg, 5x5x112.5kg

Weighted chins: 4x6x20kg

Sat 19/05/12 light session to deload

Deadlifts: 120kgx5, 170kgx5, 5x5x220kg

Standing presses: 2x5x50kg, 1x70kg, 10x1x80kg, 60kgx10

Tues 22/05/12 another deload

Squats: 2x5x70kg, 120kgx5, 6x6x140kg

Standing presses: 6x6x60kg