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This thread has been closed by a moderator. Replies are no longer possible.| Joni |  | ... | 10-12-2006 @ 19:27 |
 left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | I've missed an update - been away on a work trip to US which messed up my training royally. Had 6 full days off and am still tired and sleep deprived due to having a mega busy weekend as well. Downside is that i think i have missed my bench peak, but never mind, it has all been good. thursday 7th: quick squat session: 8x60 5x100 3x140 3x160 friday 8th: bench press 8x60 5x80 3x100 1x110 1x120 - very easy fx130 - just awful, head not in it. push press 5x50 5x65 3x75 3x3x85kg narrow grip 3 board press 12x100kg | ||
| Adam | | ... | 10-12-2006 @ 20:14 |
Gone squatting Member 12, 386 posts SQ 250, BP 155, DL 260665.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | I wouldn't worry too much about the bench, you still made excellent progress on the routine. You need to come up with a plan on improving your first rep, being able to fail the first rep and then do 6 more ain't gonna cut it for powerlifting. Maybe you could try doing heavy negatives at say around 110%, but rather than having a spotter lift it straight away you could practice keeping the tension on the bottom for a few seconds. It may work, it may not, could be worth a shot... | ||
| Joni | | ... | 10-12-2006 @ 20:44 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | aye, that could work, also long pause benching, 3 secs or so could also make a differece. Lets see about that next year. I am thinking of running the russian routine again though, this time with 112.5kg - but because i hate the little plates i would probably try to do it 115, which sounds just way too heavy. | ||
| tokar | | ... | 10-12-2006 @ 22:40 |
 Невыносимо Высокомерный (RIP) Member 11, 965 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 255585.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq | Originally posted by Joni... aye, that could work, also long pause benching, 3 secs or so could also make a differece. Lets see about that next year. I am thinking of running the russian routine again though, this time with 112.5kg - but because i hate the little plates i would probably try to do it 115, which sounds just way too heavy. You hate the little plates?? What does that mean? How can you hate plates? | ||
| Adam | | ... | 10-12-2006 @ 22:50 |
Gone squatting Member 12, 386 posts SQ 250, BP 155, DL 260665.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | Originally posted by Joni... aye, that could work, also long pause benching, 3 secs or so could also make a differece. Lets see about that next year. I am thinking of running the russian routine again though, this time with 112.5kg - but because i hate the little plates i would probably try to do it 115, which sounds just way too heavy. I would recommend you go heavy with the pauses tho, you just seem to fall apart under heavy weight and its not a lack of strength, triples with 125 must be good for almost 140. | ||
| buzz | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 13:16 |
 Go ! go ! team strengthshop !!! Member 18, 5295 posts SQ 185, BP 130, DL 230545.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq | You hate the little plates?? What does that mean? How can you hate plates? I think he got one stuck on his knob or something. Never liked them since that day  | ||
| Joni | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 15:32 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | auch, that was painful! nah, its just stupid to be playing with the change when you could just use bigger bucks. Also, there is only one pair of them so if someone is using them as a heel raise in their quarter squats because arnie did so too, i am f**ked. | ||
| littlegirlbunny | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 15:47 |
 MIA Member 7, 621 posts SQ 80, BP 45, DL 125250.0 kgs @ 55kgs UnEq | Originally posted by Joni... auch, that was painful! nah, its just stupid to be playing with the change when you could just use bigger bucks. Also, there is only one pair of them so if someone is using them as a heel raise in their quarter squats because arnie did so too, i am f**ked. The lack of plates is no excuse - I have two pairs of 1 and 1/4qtrs - I would be more than happy to lend you a pair  | ||
| Cuddles | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 17:18 |
 Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | Be careful with the extra long pauses. I know a lot of people who say that they put a lot of pressure on their shoulders, and with your shoulder problems, it might not wise. | ||
| Rob | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 19:09 |
 Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | My arms are way bigger than yours. | ||
| Joni | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 20:36 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | Originally posted by Rob... My arms are way bigger than yours. yours just look bigger against the skinny frame. no good belt today, just my good ol "piece of kitchen towel" deadlifts 2x6x70 5x110 3x150 1x190 2x190 2x190 squats 5x70 5x110 5x150kg pullups 6x bw 4x bw +10 3x bw +10 8x bw Rob note: GUNZ BLAZING - PHASE II starts tomorrow. Wanna join in? | ||
| tokar | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 23:21 |
Невыносимо Высокомерный (RIP) Member 11, 965 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 255585.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq | Joni, I think that's a bit of a daft attitude to 1.25kg plates. I mean, I know you're not being entirely serious and I don't want to sound po-faced about it, but the difference between optimal training and overtraining can often be very small (Arthur Drechsler quotes an example in The Weightlifting Encyclopaedia with 2.5kg in working weights making a crucial difference in the actual training of a top WLer) and it seems silly to insist for macho reasons that you might as well use 115 instead of 112.5, or whatever - because you could be sabotaging a cycle of benching just for some psychological posturing. | ||
| Rob | | ... | 11-12-2006 @ 23:51 |
Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | I agree with Jonathan. I think this case is particularly true for bench press - certainly for me anyway. Without the 'little biscuits' I'm sure my progress would have been miles slower. 5kg jumps can be very big - particularly when they are way more than 5% of 1RM as they were for me a few months ago! Hardly anyone uses them apart from us so that's not really an issue. | ||
| Joni | | ... | 12-12-2006 @ 09:25 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | ok ok ok mr voices of reason! | ||
| Joni | | ... | 12-12-2006 @ 23:32 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | damn, missed my bench peak due to travels and work and activist stress, s**t happens. Base has been laid down, and i will just go upwards and onwards now. Bench press 8x60 4x80 3x100 1x110 1x120 1x125 1x125 3x120 5x110 narrow grip 2 board press 10x100 7x105kg row, machine 3 sets curls, ez bar x 3 pushdowns x 1 Today marks the day of GUNZ BLAZING - PHASE II - watch this space! Will go to holiday tomorrow, might not update the log before next year. | ||