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| Nimble |  | ... | 27-03-2015 @ 10:00 |
 woefully weak Member 4748, 1506 posts SQ 157, BP 133, DL 260550.0 kgs @ 104kgs UnEq | Where do you pause your deadlifts? I've noticed some people pause just off the floor and others at the knees. How much harder do you think it makes the lift %wise? | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 27-03-2015 @ 17:40 |
 Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 27/3 Paused squats 180 x 2, 220 x 2, 240 x 1, 250 x 1. 220 x 3. 1 clean strict log 90 x 2, 95 x 2, 100 x 1 + 1 push press 1 clean log press 110 x 2, 115 x 2 - both ftoh - PB Deadlifts 200 x 3 - DOH 240 x 3, 260 x 2, 280 x 1. Yoke 210 x 24m, 260 x 12m, 12m. Stones to 48" - no tacky 108 x 2, 2, 2. Quite a relaxed session today, nothing over about 80%, too worn out from yesterdays to really push hard today. Since i couldnt go too hard i opted to do some events that i havent trained much lately, so did some speed work on yoke, and then some light stone loading focusing on extending the hips. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 27-03-2015 @ 17:42 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Nimble said:Where do you pause your deadlifts? I've noticed some people pause just off the floor and others at the knees. How much harder do you think it makes the lift %wise? I pause at knee height, and dont find them a great deal more challenging than standard deadlifts, i'd say less than 10% harder. I suspect pausing just above the floor would be a lot harder, and pausing on the way down would be harder still i imagine. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 28-03-2015 @ 15:34 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 28/3 Strict press 90 x 2, 100 x 1, 110 x 1, 1. Push press 120 x 1, 1, 120 x 3 - PB. Paused cgbp 100 x 2, 120 x 2, 140 x 2, 150 x 1. Pendlay rows 100 x 10, 120 x 8, 130 x 5. DB curls Tricep dips Rope curls Rope pushdowns Chin ups Underhand pulldowns Tricep pushdowns Decent low rep session today, everything was pretty simple, except for the final push press rep at 120, which went horribly wrong and more or less ended with me strict pressing the last 3rd of the rep from a split jerk position. All the exercies without sets/weights next to them were done for 3 sets of anything between 3 - 15 reps. Despite feeling its a little gay i miss having bigger arms, so gonna thicken those babies up a little. Big events session at JP tomorrow, hopefully be on form, probably my penultimate session there before North Englands. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 29-03-2015 @ 13:56 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 29/3 Log from blocks 65 * 8, 85 * 5, 105 * 3, 115 * 2, 120 * 2 - pb. Farmers walk 75 * 30m, 95 * 30m, 115 * 30m + 5s hold. Duck walk/tyre flip medley. 210 * 15m/350 * 3. Stones to 56" 80 * 2, 110 * 2, 1. Mixed views on todays session. Log was good, apart from the 115 double which suffered due to me not really giving it the attention it deserved. Final set was much better. Farmers was light, though 30m including a turn was enough to have my lungs working overtime. Wanted a 2nd run on medley and to do some keg loading, but the rain came and ruined that plan, so i tried to do some stone loading, but between stones friday and arms yesterday my bis and forearms were shot and i really struggled so threw the towel in early. Family occasion tomorrow so next session will be tuesday, glad for the days rest, ive earned it. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 31-03-2015 @ 16:53 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 31/3 Axle 1 clean + strict 75 * 3, 3, 85 * 3, 95 * 3. Axle 1 clean + push press 95 * 3, 105 * 3, 3. Deadlift 170 * 2, 210 * 2, 240 * 2, 270 * 2, 280 * 1, 290 * 1. Keg sprints - 120kg keg for 10m 1 run, 2 runs, 2 runs. Tyre flips 350 * 3, 5. Fairly solid session today. The deadlifts were a last minute addition, wanted a full body exercise to make sure i was properly warmed up before i went outside for the keg and tyre, and as im squatting tomorrow deadlifts were the default choice. Very happy with how easy they felt, the 290 was the only one requiring reasonable effort (hence why it was the last one). Keg sprints were horrid, but i need to get some speed and that means practicing them, a lot. Tyre is getting better, all the practice is paying off. Squats and overhead tomorrow. | ||
| KevC86 |  | ... | 01-04-2015 @ 20:27 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 1/4 Forehead press 80 * 8, 90 * 5, 95 * 3, 100 * 2. Btn strict press 60 * 8, 70 * 5, 75 * 3, 80 * 2. Beltless speed squats 180 * 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Just a short session tonight, this is the one id usually have done on monday night were it not for my family dinner. First time doing pin presses from forehead height for a long while, nice change, will be sticking with them for at least a few weeks. Everything was nice and light, some of the squats were very rapid. Finished the session with some olympic grip holds to stretch myself out a bit. Back to the usual order tomorrow with front squats and variant deadlifts. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 02-04-2015 @ 22:24 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 2/4 Paused incline press 100 * 2, 120 * 2, 2, 2, 2. Paused front squat 180 * 3, 3, 3. 1 clean strict log 80 * 5, 90 * 5, 92.5 * 3. Deficit deadlift 170 * 1, 220 * 1, 240 * 1, 260 * 1, 270 * 1. Paused deadlift 220 * 3, 240 * 3. Fairly disappointing session tonight, though it doesnt look bad on paper. Incline press and paused deads were both good. Front squats felt a little heavier than i expected, but managed the planned reps fine, even did extended pauses on a few reps. log and deficit deads were shocking, just didnt feel comfortable at all. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 03-04-2015 @ 11:42 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 03.04.2015 @ 15:55 PM by KevC86 3/4Deadlifts 170 * 3, 220 * 3, Straps 260 * 2, 280 * 2, 300 * 3 - PB. Paused squats 180 * 5, 200 * 5, 220 * 5. Doh axle deadlifts 105 * 5, 125 * 4, 3. Paused bench press 100 * 8, 120 * 5, 140 * 3, 145 * 3 - pb? Great session this morning, glad i saved a little energy last night. Would usually do squats before deads, but my training partner was already on the deadlift platform when i arrived, so that settled that. Deadlifts felt great, plan was 300 * 2, but second rep was very comfortable (didnt really need to hitch, but i wanted that third rep!) so went for a third. Could definitely have got one more, and maybe even two if i took a breather. Squats were all comfortable, still had one or two reps left on the final set. Axle was what it was, hands were a bit torn from deadlifts so didnt try anything fancy. Bench was very good, the 145 is probably a pb paused triple, and definitely the heaviest triple ive done without any kit, felt good for more, but held a little back for events tomorrow. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 04-04-2015 @ 13:43 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 4/4 - Trained at Spartan performance, Consett. 1 clean log press 55 x 3, 75 x 3, 85 x 3, 95 x 3, 105 x 3, 115 x 3, 120 x 1, 125 x 1, 130 x 1. Tyre flip 300 x 3, 3. 500 x 1 - PB 500 x 1, 500 x 2 - PB 500 x 1, 2. Stones to 48" 120/140, 120/140/150, 120/140/150/160 - PB 180 x f - agonisingly close to getting it lapped, but just missed it. Sled drag +70 x 40m, +110 x 40m. Awesome session at probably the finest training facility I've used. Happy to equal my log pb, especially given all the sets that came before it, feeling confident for beating it at North Englands. First time trying a giant tyre, first time I've ever actually had coaching on tyre flip, so hopefully it translates well to repping the 350. Stones were great, first proper stones session since Yorkshires and I destroyed my PB with minimal tacky and relative ease. Was wounded to miss the 180, if I'd tackied my forearms instead of just my hands I'm confident I'd have got it, just got sloppy. Will load it after Northerns once I start doing stones more regularly again. Pressing tomorrow, but going to dial all the weights right back as I'm a bit broken from 2 very heavy sessions. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 05-04-2015 @ 14:14 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 5/4 Strict press 85 * 2, 2, 2, 80 * 3, 3. Dumbell rows 50 * 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. Paused cgbp 100 * 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Tris + bis. As promised a very light session today as i am f**ked, forearms are bruised to bits, knees are on the verge of collapse and ive barely got the energy to breathe. More events tomorrow, but will likely be keeping everything nice and light and just focus on speed and technique. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 06-04-2015 @ 14:50 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 6/4 Squats 180 x 2, 220 x 2, 240 x 2, 250 x 2, 220 x 6. Axle power clean + strict press 75 x 5, 85 x 3, belt cleans 95 x 2. Axle belt clean + push press 95 x 2, 100 x 2. Keg sprints - drop and re-lift keg every 10m. 20m, 30m. Hard session today, should have took it easy for another session. Squats felt pretty solid, but everything else just seemed a lot harder than in should've. Tried duck walk after the keg runs, but I could barely lift it so threw in the towel. Rest day tomorrow then a light squat and overhead session on Wednesday. | ||
| Oxman | | ... | 06-04-2015 @ 18:15 |
 Likes tight rubber Member 2981, 11067 posts SQ 242.5, BP 192.5, DL 330765.0 kgs @ 92.9kgs UnEq | Just had a look through...proper strong lifting mate..that dead triple was awesome! I want that just for 1!! | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 08-04-2015 @ 22:17 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | Cheers Ox, ive reached the conclusion it's mostly mental, as long as im certain of hitting the target reps (2+ in the case of the deadlift) its usually fairly straightforward to push past the minimum reps. 8/4 Forehead press 80 * 5, 85 * 5, 90 * 5, 92.5 * 5 - pb? Tyre flips 350 * 3, 5, 350 * 9 - PB Paused bench press 110 * 5, 120 * 5, 5. Keg carry 120 * 20m, 20m. Beltless deficit deadlifts 180 * 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Changed things up a bit tonight. I go away for a long weekend tomorrow and while ive scouted gyms in the area im not certain what kit i will have access to so wanted to get some event work done in case i cant for the rest of the week. The pb on tyre flip was a nice surprise, had planned 8 flips (which would still have been a pb) but when i finished the eighth i still felt reasonably fresh so did an extra rep. Nice to see the progress in my fitness, no chance at all i couldve managed that even a month ago. Got some nice speed on the keg carries, but left hamstring started to tighten up on the second run so didn't go as far as i wouldve liked. Deficits were just to test the hamstring, it felt fine so called it a day feeling pretty happy with things. Training at a gym near the ferry port up in scotland tomorrow, plan is squats and paused deadlifts, but we shall see. | ||
| KevC86 | | ... | 09-04-2015 @ 15:04 |
Member 5141, 4207 posts SQ 300, BP 180, DL 350830.0 kgs @ 130kgs UnEq | 9/5 Paused front squat 160 * 3, 180 * 3, 200 * 3 - pb. Paused deadlifts 240 * 3, 3, 3. Strict press 75 * 3, 85 * 3, 90 * 3. Trained at Betta bodeez up in Scotland. Very underwhelming gym, but just about managed to do enough not to feel wasteful. | ||
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