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Jonathan | ![]() | Jonathan pretends not to be a rower.... | 09-10-2006 @ 11:05 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 28.11.2020 @ 20:46 PM by Jonathan Buzz introduced me to the board a few days back so I am going to keep a log here. I have met most of you at Sugden back at the end of September, and obviously know Joni and Buzz well from veganfitness.net.Quick training history and goals: I have been training for just over three years. The first 15 months were crazy disco bodybuilding days where I mostly ignored my legs. I am deeply ashamed! Been doing powerlifting since then, with strongman thrown in since about April this year. I do want to increase my powerlifting lifts, but strongman is my main objective. I would like to do my first competition next year, but I am not sure which one to do. My main weakness is really my squat, so any imput would be appreciated. I have simply not been able to find a truly comfortable form, nor have I increased my squat in some time. I am pretty good at pressing (comparatively), my back is pretty strong and my grip is very strong. My arms are a weakness - this shows in lockouts on both bench and overhead, and stone lifting too. I train three times a week, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday normally. I do powerlifting type stuff on Tuesday and Friday and then strongman on Sunday. Here is this Sunday's strongman session: Yoke: 52kg x 40m 132kg x 20m 192kg x 20m 232kg x 20m - easy 272kg x 10m, dropped at 7m. Too heavy just now. 232 is too easy - I think that I need to work around 250 for a bit. 272kg x 5m - nothing left! Farmers walks: 30kg x 40m 70kg x 80m - cardio! 90kg x 40m 110kg x 40m - pb - never done more than 20m with anything over 100kg. Very hard, mainly the turn. That was it, except for pinch gripping lots of plates back up to the house and a 75m walk with the 30's just to totally finish my arms off! Jonathan | ||
Joni | ![]() | ... | 09-10-2006 @ 11:19 |
![]() left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | You must know the infamous female powerhouse LittleGirlBunny who also resides here, being as she is a full fledged Sugden Barbell member ![]() Welcome to the forums bro. Expect to get s**t for your low volume ![]() | ||
Jonathan | ![]() | ... | 09-10-2006 @ 11:39 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | Indeed I do! How could I forget?? I expect to get s**t for low volume! What can I say - I am easily swayed by Buzz's low volume arguments! Jonathan | ||
Rob | ![]() | ... | 09-10-2006 @ 12:02 |
![]() Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7174 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | Nice to see you starting a log mate, will be reading with interest! Plenty of room for your squat growth I'm sure - have you tried a speed day ala Westside style if you're uncomortable with your form? Doing it twice a week to reinforce it might be an idea. | ||
Jonathan | ![]() | ... | 12-10-2006 @ 18:58 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | Had a pretty funny session today. I have determined that I am utterly rubbish at singles at the moment, on all lifts. Repping however, I am a bit of a pro at! Today's session: Deadlifts: 6x60kg 5x100kg 3x140kg 2x180kg 1x210kg - pretty slow but not hard. At this point the plan was to max out but I did not think that there was much point as I did not feel confident so I went a bit mental with..... 10x180kg - hard! Close to passing out (and vomitting) at the end. Form was good or passable until about the last rep. Put it through Jackals Gym 1rm calculator and I should be able to pull 240kg Bent over rows: 2x8x100kg Narrow grip bench press: 8x20kg 8x60kg 8x80kg 8x90kg 8x100kg - nice to make that Power shrugs - used straps but they hurt! 8x100kg (no straps) 8x140kg 8x180kg 2x8x140kg Very happy to make the 10reps with 180kg. Just wish I could convert that into singles! Jonathan | ||
Cuddles | ![]() | ... | 12-10-2006 @ 19:14 |
![]() Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | Nice deadlifting mate. As a guide, I could do 230kg when I hit 180kg x 10, and I think im better at singles than reps. | ||
littlegirlbunny | ![]() | ... | 12-10-2006 @ 19:35 |
![]() MIA Member 7, 621 posts SQ 80, BP 45, DL 125250.0 kgs @ 55kgs UnEq | Indeed I do! How could I forget?? Obviously because im such a quiet little thing that never makes any more than a murmer... Good to see you have started a log here too ![]() | ||
Cuddles | ![]() | ... | 12-10-2006 @ 19:36 |
![]() Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator | Or he didnt look down![]() | ||
Jonathan | ![]() | ... | 14-10-2006 @ 10:13 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | Last nights training session ![]() Squats: 8x20kg 6x60kg 5x90kg 3x110kg 5x125kg - pb for 5 rep set by 2.5kg 5x130kg - pb by 7.5 kg for the 5 rep set Bench: 8x20kg 8x60kg 6x90kg 6x105kg - easy 6x110kg - easy That is all - saving power for Sunday Jonathan | ||
Jonathan | ![]() | ... | 15-10-2006 @ 16:39 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | Had a super sweet session training at Markinch. We were training with a bunch of guys from veganfitness.net, and Joni and Adam too, though they didn't train due to powerlifting not allowing them to lift non-barbell weights! ![]() We were shown round by Alastair 'Big Al' Christie. Top guy - spent over an hour showing us round and giving us all technique tips. First up was log press. I really only did this as a warm-up, so the weights were not too heavy: (8x30kg with bar) 8x45kg 5x65kg 4x82.5kg fx92.5kg - this was with a very nasty metal log with narrow handles and I could only clean it. Stones, to 5ft platform: 1x80kg - like a toy! 1x100kg 1x110kg 1x120kg - easy 1x130kg - very hard - 30kg pb, hurrah!! fx150kg - no chance. Alas there was no 140kg stone. Tyre flips with the 280kg tyre. I did a few singles first to get warmed up and demostrate the technique, and then did 10 consecutive reps. That was f**king evil and I was seriously out of breath by the end of it!! I had a few goes at the 420kg tyre but I could not even get it moving. After that I went to the power stairs. I did 5 steps with the 200kg anvil - it was hard but not unmanageable. I did not try the 235kg anvil as I was already wasted. Finally I had the romantic notion that I should have a go at the 150kg farmers. I did a lockout and hold with the 120's and then had a go at the 150's and despite the high pickup and could not budge them. After that I did about 15m with 125's with two turns. So fried now! Jonathan | ||
Joni | ![]() | ... | 15-10-2006 @ 21:40 |
![]() left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | s**t mate - that was an awful a lot of work. Awesome lifting Jono, that 130kg stone was especially impressive. Now you need to use your persution skills to get Deckerz to do strongman - almost nailing 150kg stone and flipping that 400kg tyre is no mean feat for someone who has done strongman for like twice before in his life ![]() ![]() Good work, keep it up! | ||
buzz | ![]() | ... | 16-10-2006 @ 09:26 |
![]() Go ! go ! team strengthshop !!! Member 18, 5295 posts SQ 185, BP 130, DL 230545.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq | Agreed. Solid performance. I reckon a couple of areas of focus, but imo you could still enter the qualifiers next feb. | ||
Jonathan | ![]() | ... | 18-10-2006 @ 09:13 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | Easy session tonight, but still quite fried from Sunday's strongman session. This 8 rep volume s**te is a killer - getting out of breath is not fun! Push press: 8x20kg 8x50kg 2x8x70kg - easy Powercleans: 2x8x80kg - first set without a belt, pretty s**t really. Second set with a belt and better. Deadlifts: 6x120kg 4x150kg 2x8x170kg - nasty, but not hard. There were murmors of ab work but then we sat down and didn't ![]() Jonathan | ||
Jonathan | ![]() | ... | 23-10-2006 @ 13:58 |
![]() the Ergbreaker Member 19, 862 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 260590.0 kgs @ 128kgs UnEq | I missed Friday's training session due to my gran passing away on Thursday. I really just didn't want to train. This is Sunday's training session: I was feeling pretty weak and s**t until the end of the session. My eating has been OK for the last few days, considering, but I nevertheless felt totally energy-less. I took the weight down on some of the working sets due to this: Squat: 8x20kg 5x60kg 5x90kg 2x8x110kg - nastilly nauseating, but not hard. Bench: 8x20kg 8x60kg 5x90kg 3x100kg 8x105kg 7x105kg - triceps abondoned me on 7th. I still made it but didn't try for eight. Close grip bench: 2x8x80kg Static holds with barbell: 10sec x 140kg double overhand 13sec x 180kg double overhand - poor 2x20sec x 220kg mixed - easy Now they had some kettlebells at the gym (Virgin) so I dicked about with those for about 15minutes. I did mainly swings, snatches, push presses and just a tiny bit of juggling! Stuff that I remember include 2x8x24kg each hand push press (very easy), just about managing to snatch 24kg with the vertical catch at the top, about 3 sets of 6-8 reps with the swings with the mid air swop over and 1 set of 8reps each side 24kg snatch (16 reps in total - nasty!). Good fun all in all! Annoyed that I was weak today but glad that I felt decent by the end of the session. Jonathan | ||
littlegirlbunny | ![]() | ... | 24-10-2006 @ 18:34 |
![]() MIA Member 7, 621 posts SQ 80, BP 45, DL 125250.0 kgs @ 55kgs UnEq | I missed Friday's training session due to my gran passing away on Thursday. I really just didn't want to train. ![]() | ||
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