Wanna-be lemon fresh
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| BARBUDA |  | Wanna-be lemon fresh | 15-06-2008 @ 18:40 |
 Member 312, 99 posts | Post Edited: 07.07.2008 @ 20:25 PM by BARBUDA Hi i'm Tom.I post on MT sometimes so you may recognise me from there. Used to be a lightweight rower, trained a ridiculous amount for that and ended up hating it. Took up weight training and did the 5x5 full body thing for while. The gym i go to has weightlifting platforms and some good lifters, Tommy Yule trains here and is a strength coach for the athletes. From watching him and some of the sprinters i started messing about with the olympic lifts all be it very badly. I got to the point where i was doing mainly the OL lifts and only a few other bber exercises. I then hurt my back and ended up doing the bber sort of thing for about 1 year. http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7771/changevd1.jpg Recently the urge to do the olympic lifts has re-surfaced so ive been gradually increasing the amount i do. I met a guy in the gym the other week who trains the throwers here and he gave me some help and said he'd help me when ever he's in the gym - ive not seen him since though. Anyway if your not bored by now - Exams are done as of Friday. Went to the gym for the second or third time in 2 weeks. Been spending ~16 hours a day in the library. Anyhoo - a good workout to blow of steam. Powerclean and jerks 50x2 60x1 60x3 60x2 70x2 cleans 70x2 80x2 Hang clean and jerk 60x3 60x3 75x3 75x3 jerks 60x4 70x1 72.5x1 72.5x1 72.5x1 reverse hyper 40x15 40x15 40x15 GHR 12 8 10 pull throughs no.14 x12 stack x12 stack x12 pikes 8 8 8 i needed that! not hitting anywhere near failure on the olympic stuff as im just trying to make sure form is ok atm. here is a vid Its obviously not near my max but seeing as im new to it all i guess it is a pb. i shall be going home soon to Scotland for the summer, so i wont have easy access to a lifting platform. However i noticed "fitlike" gym on this site which is pretty close to where i live so hopefully i can train there to use the platform. Either that or make some bumper plates like TONY did! Tom EDIT: Thought i'd add in some goals main ones atm - BW snatch (85kg) - 100kg clean and jerk | ||
| Joni | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:07 |
 left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | starting lemon lifting = solid be the first one to post physique shots on SB = a merit of sorts training at fitlike = ultrasolid! | ||
| Wigan | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:12 |
 a cynical old scrote Member 68, 6840 posts SQ 255, BP 132.5, DL 250637.5 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | Good to see another lemon fresh log being started. Good luck with it mate!!!! | ||
| BARBUDA | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:16 |
Member 312, 99 posts | Joni said: starting lemon lifting = solid be the first one to post physique shots on SB = a merit of sorts Oh dear, have i broken an unwritten rule? A great start  training at fitlike = ultrasolid! Lol, it looks a great gym! I saw your comp vids from there the other day! great stuff. I shall visit once im home! | ||
| Boar | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:25 |
 Walk your talk Member 5, 25557 posts Administrator | Post Edited: 15.06.2008 @ 19:25 PM by Boar WordUpTom,being given the ultrasolid double verbal high 5 from joni is close to a perfect 10 seems to me like oly lifting is dieing a death faster than powerlifting ,however ,the lifts themselves are awsome and training them can only make you one thing : SOLID | ||
| BARBUDA | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:25 |
Member 312, 99 posts | Wigan said: Good to see another lemon fresh log being started. Good luck with it mate!!!! Thanks Wigan! i shall do my best! One thing i wanted to ask you guys is how much do you think not being able to fully lock out my right elbow will effect my training. I broke the elbow years ago throwing javelin and cannot fully straighten it. When i spoke to Tommy ages ago he said there are a few lifter who cannot fully lock out for whatever reason! Cheers Tom | ||
| Boar | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:26 |
Walk your talk Member 5, 25557 posts Administrator | oh ,and 1 more thing ,how do you break your f**kin elbow throwing a javlin ? it seems so easy on the wii olympics | ||
| BARBUDA | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:34 |
Member 312, 99 posts | Boar said: WordUpTom, being given the ultrasolid double verbal high 5 from joni is close to a perfect 10 seems to me like oly lifting is dieing a death faster than powerlifting ,however ,the lifts themselves are awsome and training them can only make you one thing : SOLID Hey BOAR! long time no speak - i remember ages ago you offering me a tv to use at uni - what a nice fellow! Im off to a good start then! Yeah it does seem a bit like that, i was reading about that on the bbc sport website the other day. i think GB only has 1 person going to the olympics in weighlifting? Tom ps BOAR i may be calling upon your services for some other fun training stuff to do at home seeing as i will have nice beach to mess about on! sprints perhaps. | ||
| BARBUDA | | ... | 15-06-2008 @ 19:36 |
Member 312, 99 posts | Boar said: oh ,and 1 more thing ,how do you break your f**kin elbow throwing a javlin ? it seems so easy on the wii olympics Im special! the tendon in my elbow pulled part of the bone off i think  | ||
| mishima | | ... | 16-06-2008 @ 08:54 |
 pink french superstar beard Member 26, 4030 posts SQ 190, BP 0, DL 205395.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq | Good to see you here mate. You should enter the PL league, whats your bodyweight, best squat, dead, ect?... | ||
| Neil | | ... | 16-06-2008 @ 10:21 |
 For Kettle, For Country! Member 81, 1706 posts SQ 182.5, BP 120, DL 227.5530.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | Welcome aboard Tom. Good move coming here cos we have some good lemony types - myself not included! | ||
| JC | | ... | 16-06-2008 @ 12:04 |
 technical retard Member 172, 36827 posts SQ 310, BP 205, DL 335850.0 kgs @ 108kgs UnEq | Welcome to the site buddy. Lemon fresh lifting seems to be on the up & up (well, in gyms, not competitively!!) | ||
| Thing | | ... | 16-06-2008 @ 12:32 |
 a large fingered spastic that demolishes plant Member 89, 31706 posts SQ 260, BP 220, DL 290770.0 kgs @ 142kgs UnEq | welcome, another scot woooo | ||
| Rick | | ... | 16-06-2008 @ 20:40 |
 I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10034 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | Joni said: be the first one to post physique shots on SB = a merit of sorts Dude, how can you forget those shots of Tony, the ones that went from the top of his head to the very base of his cock? Tell me, I really want to know. I mean, I like him and all, but I don't need that in my head. Welcome aboard man  . | ||
| Wigan | | ... | 16-06-2008 @ 21:36 |
a cynical old scrote Member 68, 6840 posts SQ 255, BP 132.5, DL 250637.5 kgs @ 110kgs UnEq | BARBUDA said: Wigan said: Good to see another lemon fresh log being started. Good luck with it mate!!!! Thanks Wigan! i shall do my best! One thing i wanted to ask you guys is how much do you think not being able to fully lock out my right elbow will effect my training. I broke the elbow years ago throwing javelin and cannot fully straighten it. When i spoke to Tommy ages ago he said there are a few lifter who cannot fully lock out for whatever reason! Cheers Tom Shouldnt hamper you at all mate, if you dont let it. Check out Juri Zacherevich on Youtube, a 210k snatcher at 110k bodyweight, he broke his elbow extremely badly and within 12 months snatched 210, so no excuses really!!! If you end up competing as long as you bring the bad lockout to the attention of the refs before you lift it wont go against you. Good luck with it mate, be good to see you progress!! | ||