My journal. Kieran

awesome logging!!!

it can be a bit off putting at a competition with all the crowd watching. so i have my camera man buddy try put me off as much as possible to help me with that

hahah good idea! i say some pretty crap motivating stuff to my mate sometimes! cant help it when its all kicking off lol

Great log mate. 140 would be quality @ SSM

20-01-09

bike warm up and light stretches

front squat

raw 60kg 10 reps x 2 sets
straps on bar 60kg 8 reps x 2 sets (seeing if straps would help grip)
straps on bar 100kg 4 reps (felt even slipier than normal grip)
straps on bar 100kg 5 reps
straps on bar 140kg 1 rep (straps too slippy, no good for me)
belt only 140kg 1 rep
2 belts one higher then other 140kg 1 rep
2 belts, one ontop of another 160kg 1 rep (slipped a little on left shoulder)
2 belts, one top another 170kg 1 rep (slipped a little on left shoulder)
2 belts, 180kg fail (slipped at bottem)

leg press

7 plates aside 6 reps
8 plates aside 6 reps
light knee wraps 9 plates aside 6 reps
light knee wraps 10 plates aside 6 reps

single legged leg extension

30ish kg 6 reps per leg x 3 sets

felt dehydrated the whole session or ive got a sore throat.
was going to do grip work but left it.

cc

22-01-09

strict barbell shoulder press

60kg- 10 reps x 2
80kg 6 reps
light wrist wraps 100kg 5 reps
wrist wrap and belt 110kg 3 reps
wrist wrap and belt 120kg failed

dumbell skull crushers

20kg db 8 reps
25kg db 6 reps
30kg db 3 reps

strict close grip bench (arms pushed right up against side of body)

60kg 10 reps
100kg 5 reps
120kg 5 reps

lockouts lying on floor

wrist wrap 140kg 5 reps
wrist wraps 180kg 5 reps

shrugs dumbell

50kg 10 reps x 3 sets, pause at top of lift

23-01-09

seated row (300kgish stack)

quarter stack 10 reps
half stack 10 reps
over half stack 10 reps

chin ups

6 reps
3 reps x 3 sets

one arm row, hand on knee, no bench

45kg 8 reps
60kg 6 reps x 2 sets
60kg 5 reps

lat pull down

3 sets for 8 reps

deadlift tomorrow, last attemp at 300kg before sugden, then stick to doubles. going to film it aswell.

What's your logic behind attempting 300?

Your best deadlifts in the last month have been 260x4 ('felt s**t and sloppy form') and 280x1 and you've failed previous attempts at 300 and even 290.

I don't think you've put the quality work in required to pull 300 yet.

like the journal mate. just a bit of advice. i got to a sticking point on deadlifts and yoke i wasnt that good found out by my osteopath core work was what i needed. started to do it and mate its all worked. my midsection have becomne stronger so i can stabalize better and my deadliftis with form is much better. just a bit of advice cause your strong and you want to get better.
you may feel its a waist of time but dedicate yourself to do some core work at end of every session 10 mins and you see how beneficial it would be
just my opionion

would have to agree with this, as this is advice i have recieved and have started doing this because of injury, but i will keep it going when i'm back up to full fitness again.

if you can get to a pilates class so you can find out how to activate your core and make it stronger will also be good for you

How is doing pilates or some core work going to help you stablise 360kg on your back? Would it not be better to simply do more yoke work?

IVE JUST PULLED 300KG! VIDEOS COMING HAHAHAHAHAH

24-01-09

deadlift

raw 60kg 10 reps
raw 100kg 6 reps
raw 140kg 5 reps
raw 180kg 4 reps
belt 220kg 2 reps
belt 260kg 3 reps
belt 300kg 1 rep (felt like piss, very easy, could of got one more if i werent smiling so much).

Looks like im going to have to attempt 310kg in just a belt at sugden.

farmer holds

110kg per hand- 30 seconds
130kg per hand- 30 seconds
150kg per hand- 20 seconds

BEAST!