James's training log
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| JamesH |  | ... | 24-07-2014 @ 22:01 |
 my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | Post Edited: 24.07.2014 @ 22:09 PM by JamesH 24th JulyA couple of hours of cricket practice then... Strict press 70kg*1,3,3,3 90kg*1 Row 70kg*5,5 110kg*5,5 130kg*5 Deadlift 180kg*1,1 Gave up as it was far too noisy for that time of evening. Barbell press up - 3 sets Last session before holiday. 105.2kg. | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 26-08-2014 @ 21:54 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 26th August 2014 First time lifting since holiday. Got back on fri, played cricket on sat so have been a 'tiny bit' sore. Back to my highly complicated 'train when you can' routine in the garden. Getting cold so may be time to put knee sleeves on - maybe even trousers. Squat (mixed with press, hence the odd jumps) 20kg*8 40kg*5 60kg*3 70kg*3 80kg*3 110kg*2 130kg 140kg Standing press 20kg*10 20kg*10 40kg*5 60kg*3 60kg*3 70kg*2 80kg*1 Stiffleg deadlift (12 inch) 70kg*5 110kg*5 130kg*3 150kg*3 Bodyweight at about 105kg - maybe even a bit less. | ||
| Sparrow | | ... | 26-08-2014 @ 22:13 |
 always lookIng for the extra UT2 work. Member 9, 18279 posts SQ 210, BP 167.5, DL 260637.5 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | You've dropped loads of weight! Was that intentional? How have you got on at cricket this season? | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 27-08-2014 @ 00:06 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | Sparrow said:You've dropped loads of weight! Was that intentional? How have you got on at cricket this season? Pretty much. Lifting things has moved (even) further down my list of priorities and, in all honestly, it was time for a change. I dared to weigh myself when I came back from holiday and registered just under 105 for the first time since the morning of the Northern 105 qualifiers in 2009. I'm really enjoying cricket. I'm bowling better and less of a liability in the field, although my batting is still terrible - I seem to have peaked about 8 years ago then forgotten what to do. I still have the idea of doing the odd competition at some point (probably as a 105) and part of me wishes I'd actually pushed for that 700lbs deadlift... But these are very vague notions. What I can say is that I won't be anywhere near 120kg+ again, or indeed the weight I'd need to be to be any good as an open. | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 27-08-2014 @ 22:27 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 27th August 2014 Deadlift 150kg*2 150kg*2 150kg*2 180kg*2 180kg*2 That felt very nice and I would have succumbed to the temptation to put more weights on if I had any! Squat - long pause with a couple of breaths at the bottom 70kg*3 70kg*3 110kg*2 130kg*2 Press 70kg 5 sets of 2 | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 29-08-2014 @ 20:28 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 28th August 2014 After cricket practice. Push press 70kg*3 70kg*5 90kg*3 Paused squat 70kg*3 70kg*3 90kg*3 130kg 150kg Axle row 70kg*5 70kg*10 | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 01-09-2014 @ 22:58 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 1st September Clean/strict 70kg*1,2,3,3 Squat 70kg*5 110kg*2 130kg*2 | ||
| little_a | | ... | 01-09-2014 @ 23:28 |
 still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14374 posts | JamesH said: What I can say is that I won't be anywhere near 120kg+ again Good on you James | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 04-09-2014 @ 21:19 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | little_a said: Good on you James It was't especially aesthetically pleasing for sure, and in truth it wasn't enough even then! I probably would have needed to be closer to 140 to make up for the weakness in my pressing...by which point, any natural athleticism, speed etc would have been pretty much lost and I would have been just another fat t**t turning up and placing mid-field in open competitions whilst spending the days sweating and wheezing. What I'm trying to get at, is the fact that I was never going to be particularly good. I hope to live a fair bit longer this way too. Which is nice. | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 04-09-2014 @ 21:26 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 3rd September Squats up to 160kg Started warming up push press then went in and never went out to finish. 4th September Squat 70kg*5 90kg*5 110kg 150kg 170kg Push press 70kg*3 70kg*5 90kg*1,1 110kg*fail - retard Stiffleg deadlift 70kg*5 110kg*5 130kg 150kg - mixed grip 170kg - mixed grip Bar pressups - 3 sets Very pleased with the squats as they felt really very pleasant. I really need to do some proper deadlifting soon too. Come the end of the cricket season I might actually start making a very occasional gym visit for this very task. On the downside, it's starting to get dark too early now and I need to get the weights set up in the garage before winter sets in. Whilst I managed lifting outside back in Feb, I can't imagine making a whole winter squatting outside. | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 15-09-2014 @ 20:46 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 15th September Seems a while since I updated. Didn't do much last week and can't honestly remember the details (maybe a piss easy 235 front squat? Can't remember. A cat was watching though, ask him, he will tell you it's true). Cricket is over now, so time to squat more. And of course, just in time for that I have picked up a nice little cold. Thankfully it doesn't seem to have spread to my foot yet though. The plan is to fully embrace my 'train whenever you can' plan. This is a modified version of the 'squat every day' plan. It's aimed primarily at the lifter who has an actual life outside of the gym, or in my case, the garden. Today All mixed up together. Press 40kg*5 60kg*3 70kg*2,2,2,2 Squat 40kg*5 70kg*5 110kg*3 130kg*3 150kg*2 Realised that I've been squatting on a downhill slope for a while! A couple of steps further out onto the barbeque area and all was good. Time: 19 minutes, including some tidying in the garden. | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 16-09-2014 @ 22:48 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 16th September Lifts mixed up together. Push press 70kg*3,3 90kg*3 70kg*5 A bit uncomfortable. Squat 70kg*5 90kg*5 110kg*3 130kg 150kg 160kg | ||
| samue1son | | ... | 16-09-2014 @ 23:07 |
 Member 4416, 1369 posts SQ 210, BP 175, DL 240625.0 kgs @ 122kgs UnEq | Nice to see a journal taking into account bodyweight vs health/athleticism. Hope that staying fitter or lower weight rewards you in time with maturing strength gains (if that makes sense?) | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 17-09-2014 @ 00:17 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | samue1son said:Nice to see a journal taking into account bodyweight vs health/athleticism. Hope that staying fitter or lower weight rewards you in time with maturing strength gains (if that makes sense?) It is making me happier I think. As for strength... If you lose 15kg, you're going to get weaker (unless you're Paul Savage or know a good pharmacist), but I can live with that. A couple of years ago I squatted 260kg for a double, and could probably have done more if I'd spent a few sessions using wraps. I'm not going to match that. However, I've changed to a high bar, beltless squat, Olympic-style which is very different to what I used to do. It's also done on a (bent) axle in my garden, with no spotters or form of safety equipment! There are many reasons for this, but I would be interested to see what would happen now if I spent a few weeks using a belt in particular. I suspect that I'd be at around a 210-220kg squat. Not what it was, but respectable. | ||
| JamesH | | ... | 17-09-2014 @ 22:12 |
my buttocks hurt Member 337, 2119 posts SQ 300, BP 140, DL 305745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq | 17th Sept 2014 All on axle etc Powerclean and push press (from 12 inches - trying to save patio) 70kg*1,3 90kg*1,1,2 Judging by the difficulty of this I am regressing nicely. Deadlift 110kh*5 130kg*3 150kg Garage too dark to find straps and haven't owned chalk in about 4 years. Squat 70kg*5,5 110kg*3 130kg*5 | ||
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