The Road to my first Full Power comp 2018
| Geraint |  | ... | 08-02-2018 @ 20:29 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | A bit of a mess around session tonight Floor press 140kg x 3 150kg x 3 155kg x 3 160kg x 3 140kg x 5 120kg x 10 Not done these for a while, all reps paused for a 2 count Single arm shoulder press 4x8 Front raise 35kgx12 37.5kgx12 40kgx12 Lat raise 3x10-12 Face pull 3x12 Cable fly 3x15 Single arm tricep ext 4x12-15 | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 20-02-2018 @ 20:36 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | Back to it after a stomach bug and Jesus the weights have taken a hit but hopefully back to where I was in a few weeks. The cube wk1 bench (rep day) Bench press 135kg x 8 135kg x 8 135kg x 8 Close grip 142.5kg x 4 142.5kg x 4 A struggle with these today should be aiming for 6-8 so a little bit off where I should be Bench press 1” off chest with a pause 125kg x 6 125kg x 6 125kg x 6 125kg x 6 Again a little bit off where I should be with the program should be in the 10-12 range Single arm shoulder press 4x12-15 Front raise 4x12 Lat raise 4x12 Cable fly 4x15-20 Single arm ext 4x12-15 Lat pulldown 4x12-15 I’ll see how things go rest of the week but might have to adjust the numbers | ||
| John |  | ... | 22-02-2018 @ 15:33 |
#biggef Member 5263, 3492 posts SQ 260, BP 195, DL 260715.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Bloody hell I thought you had gotten lost on the beacons lol good to see you back mate  | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 22-02-2018 @ 16:01 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | John said:Bloody hell I thought you had gotten lost on the beacons lol good to see you back mate Hahaha if I’m off here for a while in April that will probably be the reason and arrange a search party for me, this week has sucked I have dropped off quite a bit after being ill but on a positive note quite like the cube so far aching like a b**ch | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 26-02-2018 @ 18:55 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | Deadlift (HEAVY) WEEK 1 Deadlift 155kg 5x2 Block pull 165kg 2x3 2"deficit 145kg 2x4 Barbell row 110kg x12 115kg 2x10 Machine row 4x10-15 increase each set Squats (Explosive) week 1 Squat 125kg 8x3 Olympic squat 135kg 2x5 Paused squat 115kg 3x5 Leg ext 4x10-15 increase weight each set Single leg curl 4x10-15 Single leg press 4x10-15 first week of the cube finished and quite enjoyed it, looking forward to the remainder of the program and see how my numbers look. | ||
| John | | ... | 26-02-2018 @ 19:07 |
#biggef Member 5263, 3492 posts SQ 260, BP 195, DL 260715.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Nice work Gez, are you still doing sumo or conventional? | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 26-02-2018 @ 19:44 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | John said:Nice work Gez, are you still doing sumo or conventional? Cheers mate, still with conventional at the mo, might switch to sumo after this program and give that a look for a while think it does suit me better | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 28-02-2018 @ 19:41 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | First cardio session on a treadmill with 25kg in my back pack 30mins at highest incline that the machine goes, not as bad as I’d thought have to try get a couple of sessions in a week and keep increasing the time each week | ||
| John | | ... | 01-03-2018 @ 19:05 |
#biggef Member 5263, 3492 posts SQ 260, BP 195, DL 260715.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Nice I'd have classed it as cardio just getting the backpack on  | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 01-03-2018 @ 19:44 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | John said:Nice I'd have classed it as cardio just getting the backpack on Haha i was glad to get the back pack off when I finished, I was going to train bench tonight but halo shut early today and think it shuts early tomorrow so will have to do it Sunday, keep looking on BDFPA for comps towards end of the year but nothing yet | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 05-03-2018 @ 12:56 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | Bench (heavy) wk2 Bench 152.5kg x 2 152.5kg x 2 152.5kg x 2 152.5kg x 2 152.5kg x 2 Close grip bench 162.5kg x 2 162.5kg x 2 Spoto 142.5kg x 4 142.5kg x 4 Single arm shoulder press 4 x 10-15 Lat pulldown 4 x 10-15 Barbell front raise 3 x 10-15 Db lat raise 3 x 10-15 Hammer curl 22kg x 12 24kg x 10 24kg x 10 24kg x 10 | ||
| John | | ... | 07-03-2018 @ 09:44 |
#biggef Member 5263, 3492 posts SQ 260, BP 195, DL 260715.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Great start mate looking forward to seeing how you get on with this program. | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 07-03-2018 @ 13:52 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | John said:Great start mate looking forward to seeing how you get on with this program. I really like it so far, im not sure how the results will be as the volume is alot less going from benching and squating 3 times a week to once a week but we will see | ||
| John | | ... | 08-03-2018 @ 16:59 |
#biggef Member 5263, 3492 posts SQ 260, BP 195, DL 260715.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Geraint said: I really like it so far, im not sure how the results will be as the volume is alot less going from benching and squating 3 times a week to once a week but we will see Lol well knowing you, it might do you some good to have a slight change in pace to aid recovery, you are a hammer and tongs kind of fella | ||
| Geraint | | ... | 08-03-2018 @ 17:42 |
No chance of ever benching 200 Member 6153, 152 posts SQ 200, BP 192.5, DL 200592.5 kgs @ 115kgs UnEq | John said: Lol well knowing you, it might do you some good to have a slight change in pace to aid recovery, you are a hammer and tongs kind of fella It’s the only way I know how to train lol, I’ll have a look at things again once this is finished, not looking to compete for another 6/7 months so plenty of time to try out different methods | ||
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