My 5/3/1 log

at least u got the graft in n still have a full week to recover.

Deadlift
1 x 5 @ 65kg
1 x 5 @ 80kg
1 x 3 @ 100kg
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1 x 3 @ 112.5kg
1 x 3 @ 130kg
1 x 3 @ 145kg

Military Press
1 x 5 @ 25kg
1 x 5 @ 32.5kg
1 x 3 @ 37.5kg
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1 x 3 @ 45kg
1 x 3 @ 50kg
1 x 3 @ 57.5kg

SSB Squat
1 x 5 @ 45kg
1 x 5 @ 55kg
1 x 3 @ 67.5kg
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1 x 3 @ 77.5kg
1 x 3 @ 90kg
1 x 3 @ 100kg


Nice easy session today. Joined in with my mates 531 session, I just did his weights and didn't go for max reps.

decent yet sensible session.

Aye. Just going to do another simliar session on thursday night and that's it for me. Looking forward to the comp now.

dom vs paul for the pride of vulcan

Dom and Paul vs the rest of them more like. We are team Vulcan!

yeah buddy. were representing humberside haha.... the humberside hulks

Squat (Paused)
1 x 5 @ 45kg
1 x 5 @ 55kg
1 x 3 @ 67.5kg
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1 x 3 @ 77.5kg
1 x 3 @ 90kg
1 x 3 @ 100kg
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1 x 3 @ 120kg
1 x 3 @ 140kg

Close Grip Bench Press (Paused)
1 x 5 @ 37.5kg
1 x 5 @ 45kg
1 x 3 @ 55kg
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1 x 3 @ 65kg
1 x 3 @ 72.5kg
1 x 3 @ 82.5kg
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1 x 3 @ 95kg
1 x 3 @ 110kg
1 x 1 @ 120kg


Joined in with my mates 531 again tonight. Did a few sets on each a bit higher than his. I did everything paused just to make it a little more challenging. 120 is a paused bench PR and was easier than I expected.

Good luck at the comp mate.

Cheers matey. I have no expectations and I'm just going to have fun and try and beat anything I've done in training, if I do that I'll be happy.

all the best for tomorrow mate

Hi Paul,

Good to meet you yesterday. I hope you're not too stiff today. You know what it's like for us oldies!

Event 1 - 180kg 14" Deadlift For Reps
14 Reps

Event 2 - 80kg Log For Reps
7 Reps

Event 3 - 220kg Yoke For 15m & 100kg Farmers For 15m
43 Seconds

Event 4 - 100kg Cross Carry For Distance
60 Metres

Event 5 - Loading Medley - 50kg Tyre, 60kg Sandbag, 70kg Sandbag, 90kg Gas Bottle
3 loaded in

Finished 9th Out Of 16


Video from today:




First I'll say it was a pleasure to meet a lot of the guys from this forum yesterday, they helped make it a really enjoyable day. Now to sum up the comp... Deadlift went ok, I only warmed up upto 110kg as there were so many people waiting to use it, that wasn't ideal but 14 reps is fine. Happy with the log, but I'd been working on the log and keg medley so wasn't used to doing log for reps on its own and I gassed worse than I expected, but I was joint 3rd with 7 reps so have to be happy with that. Now this is the worst part for me, this is an event I was quietly confident about as I've been flying in training, yoke went well but I didn't set my grip like I do in training on farmers as I was rushing and I dropped them almost straight away ripping off a load of skin, it was just pure agony from that point on and I'm surprised I even finished it. I went early on in the cross and everyone before me had struggled and I had about 48m to beat, so I got 60m without a real fight and left it there, I honestly think I would of done better if I had a big number to chase, but that's just how it goes. Last event I didn't even bother going over and trying the equipment out like everyone else had and that ended up costing me a lot of time, my sandbag at home is easy to grip so I just went in with that technique and it backfired. I was never going to get that gas bottle no matter how long I had. Next comp I do I'll pay a lot more attention to detail and have a go on everything before the events start if allowed. Great day and look forward to the next one.

well done yesterday paul! it was a pleasure to meet you, you are a top bloke and i hope last night in manchester was a pleasant one at the very least

Great stuff, lots of will to finish the farmers like it, well done