Training for the Master's Classic March15/16
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| Billwest |  | ... | 03-02-2026 @ 17:33 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Tuesday Deadlift 60kg x 5 100kg x 5 140kg x 3 160kg x 2 180kg x 1 195kg x 2 160kg x 3 x 4 (e2mins) Paused Squats 60kg x 3 80kg x 2 100kg x 2 130kg x 1 145kg x 2 130kg x 4 x 3 sets Leg Curl machine 45kg x 12 63kg x 12 72kg x 12 Bar hangs 1 min 40 secs x 1 Plank 1 min 40 secs Reasonable session. Top double was a bit slow, but I held form. Top set of Paused Squats was hard, though down sets felt ok. Next week is going to be quite hard I think. (90.4) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 03-02-2026 @ 17:37 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | b15ape1 said:Think we all have some weeks like this sometimes Bill, i find a change in my training and eating like a pig always helps  I think you're right. I'm trying to eat more, but that has left me parping like a trooper. I think I'm going to give my current training another week before thinking about changing. I've chopped and changed quite a lot over the past few months. | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 05-02-2026 @ 17:21 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Thursday CGBP 40kg x 8 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 90kg x 3 95kg x 4 95kg x 3 DB OHP 22.5kg x 10 x 3 sets Pull ups Bwt x 8 x 4 sets Lay Raises 10kg x 12 x 2 sets 12.5kg x 12 Reverse DB Curls 20kg x 10 x 3 sets Close Grip was a bit weak today. Oly woke up from an unplanned for nap about half an hour before going to the gym. Everything else was fine. (90.2) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 06-02-2026 @ 18:09 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Friday Squat 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 140kg x 1 150kg x 3 x 4 sets Paused Deadlift 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 160kg x 4 150kg x 4 x 2 sets Copenhagen Planks 3 x 20 secs each side Bar hang (wider grip) 2 x 1 min Side Planks 45 secs per side Struggling on squat atm. These were quite hard today. But least a bit better than 4s@140 last week. Doubles@160 next week. Should be interesting. (90.2) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 08-02-2026 @ 19:00 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Sunday Comp bench 40kg x 5 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 92.5kg x 1 102.5kg x 1 92.5kg x 3 85kg x 3 x 2 sets Pin Press 85kg x 5 80kg x 5 x 2 sets Chin ups Bwt x 5 x 3 sets Pressdown Pin11 x 12 x 3 sets DB Row 40kg x 12 x 3 sets Shoulders not feeling great, even after rotator cuff prehab. Top single was ok, but stalled a bit at the top. All felt a bit hard today. 1st time doing Chins in ages, they were hard but at least pain free. (91.0) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 10-02-2026 @ 17:06 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Tuesday Paused Squat 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 140kg x 1 150kg x 2 Deadlift 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 170kg x 2 190kg x 1 200kg x 2 170 x 3 x 3 e2mins Bar hangs 1 min 50 x 1 Plank 1 min 50 x 1 This was a crap session. Paused Squats went ok. Top set had a bit left. Deadlift was s**t. Warm ups from 170 felt laboured, and double@200 was a grind. Back to the drawing board. This does not put me in the mood to compete in 8 and a half weeks, though I'll leave the decision till after Friday's squats. At least tge bar hang and plank were bests. (91.0) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 12-02-2026 @ 18:42 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Thursday Close Grip 40kg x 8 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 85kg x 8 x 2 sets DB Shoulder Press 25kg x 8 x 2 sets Lat Raises 12.5kg x 12 xx2 sets Pressdowns Pin10 x 12 Pin11 x 12 Pull ups Bwt + 5kg x 8 x 2 sets Row machine 170 x 10 190 x 10 Experimented with fewer sets today. In an effort to train more efficiently. It felt quite good but didn't really save me any time, ironically. (91.0) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 13-02-2026 @ 17:40 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Friday Squat 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 140kg x 1 150kg x 1 160kg x 2 140kg x 5 x 2 sets Paused Deadlift 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 165kg x 4 150kg x 4 x 2 sets Copenhagen Planks 3 x 20 secs Bar hangs - wider grip 1min Side Planks 1 min per side This was about what I expected. Top set of squats about RPE 9. Felt good to knock out a couple of sets of 5@140. Didn't attempt a 3rd. I'm still nervous about my knee. Paused Deads top set felt heavy. I'm not going to do the West Mids Spring Comp. The only reason to do it would be to compete in the Masters, 8 weeks later. I've got 2 weeks off at that time and 6 weeks would not be time enough to prep. Will look to September. (91.0) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 17-02-2026 @ 17:54 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 17.02.2026 @ 17:55 PM by Billwest TuesdayPaused Squat 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 2 120kg x 2 140kg x 2 Deadlift 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 160kg x 2 175kg x 5 x 3 sets Hack Squats 70kg x 10 80kg x 10 90kg x 10 Bar Hangs 1 min x 2 Planks 1 min x 2 This was a reasonable, after a very tiring start to the week. Paused squat felt quite fluent, didn't feel it in my knees at all. Deadlift also went well, though I felt it a bit more in my back than I'd have liked. Hack Squats i just need to stick with. This was my first session proper after deciding not to do West Mids Spring comp, and i do not regret it. (90.7) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 19-02-2026 @ 19:29 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Thursday CGBP 40kg x 8 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 85kg x 5 x 4 sets 90kg x 3 90kg x 6 Pull ups Bwt + 5kgs x 8 x 2 sets Horizontal Rows 170 x 10 x 3 sets Reverse Curls 20kg x 10 x 3 sets Not at my most energetic today. Pressing hurt, right shoulder giving me grief. Got it done though. Pull ups felt terrible, Rows were better. (90.7) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 20-02-2026 @ 17:41 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Friday Squat 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 140kg x 1 150kg x 2 130kg x 5 x 3 sets SLDL 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 140kg x 5 x 3 sets Copenhagen Planks 3 x 20 secs each leg Bar hangs 1 x 1 min Side Planks 1 min each side. Reasons for optimism. My knees, though a bit stiff and achey in warm up, were absolutely fine and pain-free during the session. A few more sessions like this and confidence in squat will return. SLDLs were done from a deadstop today. They were a bit harder than normal. (90.7) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 22-02-2026 @ 17:29 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Sunday TNG Bench 40kg x 8 60kg x 5 75kg x 12 75kg x 8 x 3 sets DB OHP 20kg x 8 22.5kg x 8 25kg x 8 Pulldowns 80kg x 10 90kg x 10 x 2 sets Lat Raises 10kg x 12 x 3 sets DB Curls 15kg x 10 x 2 sets Easy light session. Was a bit worried about my right shoulder, but felt fine in today's pressing. Forgot my wrist wraps which was annoying. Everything felt good today's, just forcing some blood around my system. (91.3) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 24-02-2026 @ 17:21 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Tuesday Paused Squats 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 2 120kg x 2 135kg x 1 145kg x 2 Deadlift 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 170kg x 2 185kg x 4 x 3 sets Hack Squats 80kg x 10 90kg x 10 100kg x 10 Bar Hangs 1 min 10 x 2 Planks 1 min 10 x 2 This ended as a reasonably good session. Felt knackered beforehand, but some pre-workout acted as a pick-me-up. Top paused double a bit harder than I'd have wanted for week2. Deadlift moved ok, not perfectly straight but probably at least a couple of reps in reserve on each set. (90.6) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 27-02-2026 @ 17:17 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Friday CGBP 40kg x 8 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 85kg x 5 x 2 sets 90kg x 3 x 3 sets 90kg x 5 Pull ups Bwt x 8 x 4 sets Machine Rows 170 x 10 x 2 sets 190 x 10 x 2 sets Pressdowns Pin11 x 12 x 3 sets Reverse Curls 20kg x 10 x 2 sets This was about as good as it was going to get. Not felt great last couple of day (throat infecion) but felt a bit better today. Had half a mind to do both yesterdays upper body and today's squat session in one. Once I'd warmed up and done a couple of sets I abandoned that idea. Will squat tomorrow if I'm up to it. (90.9) | ||
| Billwest | | ... | 28-02-2026 @ 17:54 |
Member 541, 5412 posts SQ 192.5, BP 120, DL 222.5535.0 kgs @ 92.8kgs UnEq | Saturday Squat 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 140kg x 1 155kg x 2 135kg x 5 x 3 sets SLDL 60kg xx5 100kg x 3 130kg x 3 150kg x 5 140kg x 5 x 2 sets Lunges 10kg x 12 x 2 per leg Copenhagen Planks 3 x 20 secs each leg Bar hangs 1 min x 1 Side Planks 1 min each side A better session than I was expecting. I was awake half the night coughing because of my chest infection. So I thought squat might beat me. In reality it was no harder than last week, even with heavier weights. Things appear to be looking up. (90.9) | ||
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