The Glass is half full...
| Pint |  | ... | 30-04-2011 @ 10:24 |
 Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | No training at all this week, my uncle became terminal and family stayed at his bedside day and night for several days. He finally lost his battle with Cancer on Tuesday morning. The CHASE comp on Sunday will now be dedicated to his memory - Roger "Bill" Lamport. See you all after the comp!! fingers crossed - (Plan - dont come last, dont fall down!!). | ||
| Pint | | ... | 02-05-2011 @ 20:46 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 02.05.2011 @ 22:02 PM by Pint What a fantastic day as both comp organiser and competitor. The best CHASE CHARITY CHALLENGE yet...For my journal though- heres my excellent and very proud performance.... NOVICES EVENT 1 - Axle Clean and Press 100kg in 75sec I got 7 reps and won this event - great start, if I had more time I couldve done more...!! Most people got 3-4, one guy got 6. First place after one event EVENT 2 - 15 tonne truck pull harness with guide rope This event was changed from the hand over hand pull I had been training for. I hve never done this before and my technique was rubbish.... Fortunately there was an incline on the course meaning no-one finished the course and therefore time was not important. I managed to force a few extra inches through brute force and ignorance, meaning I got 5th place Knocked into second place after 2 events EVENT 3 - Fingals Finger 5 reps, in the fastest time Found this really easy, could easily clean it to full extension, and being tall had very little work to push it over. Came second in this event Pulled back into joint first place after three events EVENT 4 - Medley (load 60kg barrel- 25meters- onto barrow, then back to collect 80kg metal block, 25meters to barrow, then barrow all the way back 25 meters)...the barrow already had one barrel and one block in so it was pretty heaavy by the end. Took advice to jog steady with the barrel and block then sprint inbetween, felt like I still had plenty of air in my lungs when i took the barrow - good speed. Think I was third on this Back into second place after four events EVENT 5 - Car deadlift This was a vauxhall corsa on a frame, figured about 200kg in hands, but it felt lighter... I knew that the deadlift was going to be my worst event (as its my weakest lift) and that several of the guys were really good deadlifters. I thought I might get 4-5lifts but really wanted 10. Several guys got under 10 lifts, but one pulled 26 reps I think. I was second to last to pull, and I got 15 reps in 75secs which got me 5th or 6th place. Pure anger and adrenaline. I was thrilled to bits with this, even though I know it wasnt a winning performance, I busted my personal bests out the window!!! I have learned, retrospectively, to use my advantage here. i didnt even watch the other competitors, and had no idea how many reps were needed. As it turned out - one guy got 16 and one got 17, if I had known this I might have found one or two more.....I was so focussed, I stopped thinking strategy...This is a lesson learned, I had the advantage of going (almost) last...should have used it!! As there were 5 points between second and third, I had a bit of leeway. So even though I placed down the field a bit on this one, I still ended in a pretty good place. Second place overall Andy Porter took a well deserved win after a confident and consistant performance and I am overjoyed with my placing. I felt great throughout and only lacked in the deadlift and in some technique for the truck pull. A great learning curve. Nice to get a medal from my cousin (whos dad, my uncle bill, died this week and to whom we dedicated the comp) and to raise over £4,500 for our charity. I CAN NOW MOVE UP TO THE INTERMEDIATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Now need to work on the deadlifts...!LOL | ||
| Pint | | ... | 02-05-2011 @ 22:03 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | | ||
| Rico | | ... | 02-05-2011 @ 22:06 |
 Sugdens very own David Dimbleby Member 1403, 3716 posts SQ 220, BP 115, DL 260595.0 kgs @ 97kgs UnEq | Nice write up mate and good effort! You must be chuffed with that amount of reps on the deadlift. | ||
| Pint | | ... | 02-05-2011 @ 22:11 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Absolutely made up - in fact, though it was my worst placing, I think I was most proud and pleased with the deadlift!! (although winning an event, which is a first for me, was great too!!!). | ||
| Pint | | ... | 03-05-2011 @ 11:03 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Axle Clean and press - (won this event) 100kg [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... (how NOT to do a...)Truck Pull 15/16 tonnes [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... Fingals finger [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... Medley [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... Car Deadlift [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... Thanks to Rob and Leonie [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... "Pain is just fear leaving the body"...The Strength-tec motto!!! [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... Me getting my second place award from my cousin (it was her dad/my uncle who died this week and to whom the event was dedicated). [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... The winnners : Andy Porter (novice) [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... Daniel Milverton (intermediate) [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... The Reason why -----Shooting Star Chase Childrens hospice!! [IMG]http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab207/pintandahalf/Chase%20... | ||
| Pint | | ... | 06-05-2011 @ 15:20 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | First day back to training today and I had to squeeze it into half hour of my lunch break!! Bench 60x10 80x4 110x2 110x2 110x2 110x2 Seated overhead press with pink woody bands bar only for 2 sets of 8 bar +10kg x 2 sets of 8 laying tricep presses off chest 20kg dbs x 10 25kgx10 25kgx10 25kgx10 DB one arm standing overhead press 25kg x 1 each side 35kg x1 es 45kg x1 es 55kg x1 es One hand DB snatch 20kgx 1es 25x1 es 30x1 es 30x1 es 30x1 es Cable flyes to loosen off.... Thats it.... No joint pain, feel like I am over the comp and back on track, but going to be a bit gentle on myself this week just to be on the safe side!!! | ||
| ALWEBB72 | | ... | 06-05-2011 @ 18:38 |
 Is wasting away !!! will be down to 30 stone soon Member 1649, 2160 posts SQ 290, BP 235, DL 325850.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | mate i am back training tomorrow,still feel like ive been run over nice 30min session | ||
| Pint | | ... | 09-05-2011 @ 12:14 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Deads... 50kgx10 97.5kgx3 195x1 (60 second intervals) 195x1 195x1 195x1 195x1 195x1 95x10 Snatch 50kgx3 55x3 60x3 65x3 70x1 Bent over BB rows 90kgx10 90x10 90x10 90x10 Tricep floor presses on smith machine 60x10 100x6 140x6 160x4 drop set - 160x3, 140x3, 100x3,60x10 Stretches to finish.... Back is absolutely knackered..... Hope this new way of training deads will help, certainly seems to exhaust my lower back muscles....!! Still using proper form on the lighter reps but resorting to my poor, "straighter legs, all back" form on the heavy ones!!! Really hard to re-learn something I have done like this for so long...Still- keep trying I suppose..! | ||
| Pint | | ... | 10-05-2011 @ 20:28 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Chase events vids.... Final event - Car Deadlift | ||
| Pint | | ... | 10-05-2011 @ 20:30 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | First event - Axle press (100kg) I won this!!! | ||
| Pint | | ... | 10-05-2011 @ 20:34 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Medley - Again, did well at this... Truck pull - I know, I know - it was my first time ever trying this!!! All over the place...!!! Will be better next time...LOL I havent got a video of the fingals fingers unfortunately!! | ||
| ALWEBB72 | | ... | 10-05-2011 @ 20:41 |
Is wasting away !!! will be down to 30 stone soon Member 1649, 2160 posts SQ 290, BP 235, DL 325850.0 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | good way of deadlifting mate and nice videos if feel your pain | ||
| Pint | | ... | 11-05-2011 @ 15:14 |
Member 424, 532 posts SQ 190, BP 145, DL 220555.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Thanks - I feel my pain too!!! | ||
| Wiegieboard | | ... | 11-05-2011 @ 15:17 |
 as crimson as my last victims underclothing..... Member 899, 11370 posts SQ 180, BP 132.5, DL 190502.5 kgs @ 118kgs UnEq | Awesome results in the comp, great pictures and great video! Brilliant blog! | ||
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