Bruised and Broken
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| dave_rogerson |  | ... | 19-05-2014 @ 19:51 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | little_a said: I got my biggest lifts in my late 30's  This is music to my ears!!! http://www.maniacworld.com/internet-high-five.jpg | ||
| little_a | | ... | 19-05-2014 @ 20:25 |
 still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14379 posts | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fshjrETljUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMoNVlbHMio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA3odBivp30 I was the youngest of the blokes lifting at 37YO. Jeff was pushing 39, Steve Leigh well into his 40's, and Fat Pete well into his 50's. No reason why you can't carry on to good things as long as you stay injury free. Make sure you back up your big lifts with plenty graft (which you do) and don't neglect stretching/ mobility. It's the first thing to go | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 19-05-2014 @ 20:49 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | little_a said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fshjrETljUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMoNVlbHMio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA3odBivp30 I was the youngest of the blokes lifting at 37YO. Jeff was pushing 39, Steve Leigh well into his 40's, and Fat Pete well into his 50's. No reason why you can't carry on to good things as long as you stay injury free. Make sure you back up your big lifts with plenty graft (which you do) and don't neglect stretching/ mobility. It's the first thing to go Those videos were amazing and your post was really motivating to me mate, appreciate that. Also, really makes me want to go and train. Well I'm in it for the long haul and have no plans of stopping any time soon if I can help it. I hear you on the mobility stuff though. This is something I have to do a lot of, but it is improving all the time. Hips have been an issue for me and at one point thought I was ready for the glue factory, but think I turned a corner. Need to do that stuff just to stay pain free if I am honest. | ||
| dave_rogerson | | Pressing sessions | 20-05-2014 @ 18:32 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | Just an easy/upper body day today. Next couple of days will be rough (especially Thursday). Warmed up by doing this and my shoulders felt amazing after, felt like I loads of overhead ROM and stability. Pausing the mid-trap raises is a revelation especially if at the top your purposefully keep trying to supinate your wrists, switched everything on and felt great: Mid trap raises with pauses at top: 4 x 12 Rear delt raises with pauses at top: 4 x 12 Bar muscle snatch: 3 x 12 Strict Press, paused 50 x 3 60 x 3 70 x 1 80 x 1 90 x 1 72.5 x 10 67.5 x 10 62.5 x 8 (fekk!) Close Grip Bench 60 x 3 80 x 3 90 x 10, 10, 8 (lol, can't do more than 2 tens it seems!) Seated Rows 5 x 10 Neutral Pullups 3 x 10 Cable pullthroughs with band around knees 4 x 25 God I hate reps for upper body stuff. The strict press ruined me. I can't see me adding weight next week on those and getting 10, was too much of a grind. Did a few singles up to 90 to warm up, think I will keep doing this but make sure that this rep is not too slow. Close grips felt better this time. Be glad when the reps drop. | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 21-05-2014 @ 13:54 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | Snatch: 40 x 3 x 2 50 x 2 60 x 2 70 x 2 80 x 1 x 5 82.5 x 1 x 2 85 x 1 x 2 87.5 x 1 Clean and Jerk (forgot my bas***d wrist wraps so was pretty nervous) 60 x 2 80 x 2 90 x 1 100 x 1 105 x 1 x 10 Squats 60 x 3 100 x 3 120 x 2 140 x 1 150 x 1 125 x 10 x 4 Just working on technique really. First five reps of both snatch and clean and jerk felt a bit s**t but after that I got into them nicely. Trying to stop with the dynamic start I had because I think that it messed up my line of pull, was having to stop myself doing it. Was a bit lazy on a few of my snatches, particularly during the earlier sets. Hit a couple of ace reps though. Stiffened up a bit before squats and they started to aggravate my hip a tad. Meeting the Missus at the gym later and will do some abs stuff and work on my hips. | ||
| little_a | | ... | 21-05-2014 @ 14:03 |
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14379 posts | dave_rogerson said: Meeting the Missus at the gym later and will do some abs stuff and work on my hips. Is this a euphemism Dave? plenty of graft as always. | ||
| adillon10 | | ... | 21-05-2014 @ 14:06 |
Member 3863, 1275 posts SQ 155, BP 110, DL 182447.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | Nice one Dave, consistent and strong!! | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 21-05-2014 @ 14:08 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | little_a said: Is this a euphemism Dave? plenty of graft as always. Goddammit, you sounded me out! Get to get the accessory work in however you can mate Shame she doesn't agree though. | ||
| AndyCoupe | | ... | 21-05-2014 @ 14:41 |
 His levers get the bar up. Member 2919, 8635 posts SQ 195, BP 127.5, DL 225547.5 kgs @ 77kgs UnEq | Good stuff there Dave! Wrist ok? | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 21-05-2014 @ 15:01 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | AndyCoupe said:Good stuff there Dave! Wrist ok? Cheers Andy. Yeah it survived but I was really conscious of it. Gives me issues on clean and jerks so I have to wrap it (weirdly OK on snatch so I don't bother with them). Usually its when I catch a clean and turnover the wrist and again at the top of the jerk when overhead. I wanted to go a little heavier but there was no way I was going to without something on my wrist. Thanks for asking. | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 22-05-2014 @ 15:40 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | Paused Front Squats: 60 x 2 100 x 2 120 x 2 135 x 2 140 x 1 Front Squats 127.5 x 5 122.5 x 5 117.5 x 5 Snatch from Deficit (2-3 inches) 40 x 3 50 x 3 60 x 5 70 x 5 75 x 5 80 x 5 Clean from Deficit (same as above) 60 x 3 80 x 5 90 x 5 100 x 5 105 x 5 Jerks 60 x 3 80 x 5 90 x 5 100 x 5 105 x 5 Partial front squat, from rack/deadstop (bit like a jerk dip that's a tad too deep) 140 x 6 145 x 6 150 x 6 The partial front squats ruined me. Really,highlighted weakness. Difficult to get into and hold position and difficult to get moving. Should hopefully carryover to the jerk. | ||
| youngy | | ... | 22-05-2014 @ 15:45 |
 crushed the generals chance of 6th place Member 588, 5477 posts SQ 200, BP 100, DL 200500.0 kgs @ 84kgs UnEq | Big session mate. Looking good. Will be interesting to see how the dead stop front squats go. I tried jerk dips the other day and just felt like a dickhead. | ||
| AndyCoupe | | ... | 22-05-2014 @ 15:56 |
His levers get the bar up. Member 2919, 8635 posts SQ 195, BP 127.5, DL 225547.5 kgs @ 77kgs UnEq | I tried those partial fronts for a bit. Think I got up to 200 and felt like I was gonna snap in half! | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 22-05-2014 @ 16:01 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | I can't believe how hard they are. I was absolutely awful at them. It was virtually impossible to get moving, was pushing all air out of my body and I was dying. I am doing 1 day per week where I do jerk dips (Sunday). So this session I do not re-rack the weight in between reps and try to do them dynamically like a dip and drive. And 1 day (today) I am doing them more as a postural/strength exercise where I do them from a deadstop. Either way they're horrible and I am crap at them. | ||
| dave_rogerson | | ... | 23-05-2014 @ 15:54 |
Member 4046, 590 posts | Just a little session, sluggish after yesterday's. Power Snatch 40 x 3 50 x 3 60 x 3 70 x 3 x 6 Close grip bench: 60 x 5 80 x 5 90 x 5 100 x 10 95 x 10 90 x 8 Behind neck, snatch grip press 50kg x 10 x 4 (supersetted this with lower/mid trap raises) Then did a few bits for rotator cuffs and a ton of triceps extensions. Thinking of adding in some snatch balance on my Friday session (and maybe my other press session and all) to work on flexibility and bottom positioning a bit. Nothing heavy, more to focus on foot movement and getting to the bottom position solidly. | ||
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