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Jaako		...	30-06-2008 @ 15:36
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Don't think they will allow it either. Worth checking just in case, though. Monday Squash - 50min First game in ages but everything was good apart from that I ran out of gas a bit sooner than I'm used to. 2-2 against Clayton. Bench 20kg x20 40kg x10 60kg x5,4 55kg x8,8,8,20 Used a narrower grip where my pinkies are about an inch inside the rings. Also used about 45-60s rests which is fairly short for me. Got to measure the different bars we have in the gym tomorrow. BoR 60kg x5 80kg x5,5,5,5,5 2H KB OH 16kg x12,10,10 WGPU's 20kg x5,5,5,5,4 DB Bench 28kg x8,8,7 Face Pulls 21.25kg x20,20,20 Nice workout. Only the BoR's felt slow, otherwise it was nice and snappy.

Jaako		...	01-07-2008 @ 15:31
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Tuesday Ab-fking-wheel Knees x10,10,10 Still bloody sore from Sundays workout. Could only manage ten reps each set and each and everyone of them were a bch. Got to be consistent on this one if I'm even going to start any kind of progression without bailing out due to soreness everytime I start with it. Pulley Crunches 38.75kg x10,10,15 45 Back Extensions 5kg x30,30 This exercise is funny. Each time I do it I find a slightly different way of executing it. Today I realised you can actually work the hip drive pretty well and I've never managed to work the hip drive successfully in any other exercise before so this is good. Chins BW x10 Dips BW x15

Jaako		...	02-07-2008 @ 22:49
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Wednesday Squats 20kg x20 60 x10 80kg x8 100kg x6 120kg x4 140kg x3,3,3,3,3,3 No belt today and got to say that I rather squat with belt now that I'm used to it. Got better and better each set. SLDL 100kg x5 130kg x5,5,5 100kg x11 DB Row 34kg x12,12 stopped after second set as I had some pain in my right obliques area when working the left side

Jaako		...	03-07-2008 @ 13:46
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Bad soreness in legs and glutes. Not the crippling type but the deep tired tight feeling. Squash felt good but afterwards the legs were even worse off. Thursday Squash - 50min 3 - 3 against clayton. Ab-wheel Knees x15,10 Pulley crunches 33.75kg x20,20 45 Back extensions 5kg x32,32 I was totally f**ked after that. Funny as well that I'm getting more and more vascularity on my legs and now my shins are starting to look pretty nasty from all the newly appearing veins. And I'm bloody eating as much as I possibly can at the moment and thought I was gaining some body fat but that seems to have turned around now and I'm leaning out again. Think I need to add in some handfuls of nuts throughout the days.

dr_hazbun		...	04-07-2008 @ 08:50
tabbouleh and fattoush salads were very refreshing Member 267, 8548 posts SQ 220, BP 165, DL 250 635.0 kgs @ 90kgs Eq	I saw some of the vids of your lifting at the Euros mate and that platform was very slippy indeed. Doesn't bother the conv puller as much but with sumo slippy platform = broken toes or worse still, a failed lift! That's where having a good coach/meet manager comes in handy. All the sumo pullers I saw at the British last weekend made extra sure the platform was safe and powder free before lifting.

Jaako		...	04-07-2008 @ 15:27
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	dr_hazbun said: I saw some of the vids of your lifting at the Euros mate and that platform was very slippy indeed. Doesn't bother the conv puller as much but with sumo slippy platform = broken toes or worse still, a failed lift! That's where having a good coach/meet manager comes in handy. All the sumo pullers I saw at the British last weekend made extra sure the platform was safe and powder free before lifting. Yeah, never had the problem before as I used to lift conventional so it was a surprise to me. Saying that I should have spotted the issue in the warmup area but for some reason it didn't connect why I ended up almost smashing my toes each time I put down the bar, but it was always my left foot only so thought it was something wrong with my form. Friday 4 July Legs and glutes as well as adductors now are still damn sore today. Speed bench 20kg x20 50 3x3 52.5kg 3x3 55kg 3x3 60kg 3x3 Only took 5 breaths between sets which might be a bit too short as the speed slowed down quite a bit on the last 2 sets Military 50kg 5x5 Harder than I expected them to be. DB Row 36kg 5x12 Much better than Wednesday Ez-bar pullover to tri extension 10kg 2x15 Really like the feel of this exercise Seated WG Row 45kg 5x15 DB OH 16kg x12,10,10 Supersetted with Pullups and chins Pullups and Chins BW x10 PU BW x8,8 Chins Very nice workout.

Jaako		...	06-07-2008 @ 22:08
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Sunday BW: 71kg Went down to train with some PL friends which was nice. Good with a bit of change to the pace and trying other approaches as I simply went with their routine. I got some good pointers on my Sumo DL that I need to keep in mind. 1: I need to get the bar right on my shins as I set up. 2: I need to place my supinated hand (left) half an inch further out to get the balance right. 3: I need to work on my flexibility again to be able to squeeze my hips down and closer to the bar more consistently. Bench: 1: I need to work on my groove more as I'm currently pressing straight up why I lose drive halfway up from the chest. I need to make the transition from the bottom part to upper part more smoothly and work on placing the bar over my shoulders at lock out. Also tried out board pressing for the first time properly and absolutely loved it. Managed a triple with 100kg piss easy with a 4-5board which is probably not that spectacular but I feel I can use this to get used to a bit heavier weights in my hands and strengthen up my lock out. 100kg for a triple to a 2-3 board was also fairly smooth and not too hard. I think board work is something I could really benefit from, but the main focus is got to be the groove from the chest to lockout. Sumo DL 60kg x8 110kg x6 130kg x2 150kg x2 175kg x2 200kg x1 tried double but failed second rep at the floor Conventional DL 110kg x8,8 Done with as fast pulls as possible Bench Press 60kg x8,8 90kg x3,3 4/5 Board 100kg x3 2/3 Board 100kg x3

IainKendrick		...	07-07-2008 @ 10:41
some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280 710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq	Good work. Was that down Sunbury?

Jaako		...	07-07-2008 @ 15:06
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Thanks, Iain! Yes, that was down in Sunbury with Rick and Aaron. Aaron was testing out his new bench shirt (Katana) as well which was quite interesting. He went up to 140kg but couldn't touch the chest with that even so he might have picked the wrong shirt as it might be a bit too much for him but I'm guessing he just needs to work it in. Have a feeling they'll get me into trying some equipped lifting soon as well, and I wouldn't mind trying some squatting to be honest. Just for fun though. Monday Bench 20kg x20 40kg x10 65kg x5 67.5kg x4 70kg x3 60kg x8,8,17 BoR 60kg x5 82.5kg x5,5,5,5,10 Only intended to do 5x5 but after the 3rd set I started feeling better and the pain in my right elbow that I had on the first three sets was gone so after the 4th set I decided I'll get as many good reps as I can on the last set. Was surprised to get 10. Up to 85kg next then I guess. Need to video these next time to make sure my form is as good as I think it is. 2H KB Press 20kg x8,6,5 16kg x7,8 DB BoR 38kg x10,10,10 Quick and hard session. Was out of breath pretty much throughout after the last set on the bench. Felt real good and strong though. If I had more time I could have added some DB Bench and tri work but as I did some benching yesterday as well I figure I might have done enough anyway.

paul_richards		...	07-07-2008 @ 17:32
I personally prefer the stiffest possible. Member 158, 3110 posts SQ 170, BP 107.5, DL 222.5 500.0 kgs @ 67.4kgs UnEq	how come your repping bench weight is low (compared to your single)

Jaako		...	07-07-2008 @ 22:53
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Just started out this new bench routine and it starts off quite light but it adjusts itself from week to week depending on how I do on th elast rep out set. I think it's more the last two three sets that are just now about conditioning. I was recommended to start off with a lighter "1RM" to allow myself to increase the "new 1RM" each week. No idea how it will pan out but I trust the guy I'm getting the help from and I know I need volume right now anyway. Only issue now after i tried board pressing on Sunday is that I want to add in board pressing on top of everything else now but also want to give this routine a proper shot first.

Jaako		...	08-07-2008 @ 17:01
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Tuesday Squats 20kg x20 60kg x10 80kg x8 100kg x6 120kg x4 140kg x4,4,4,4,4,4 With belt today which was so much nicer. SLDL 100kg x5 130kg x5,5,5,4 Lost count of the sets before the last one, so not sure if I got three or four sets of five. RDL 100kg x10 Shrugs 100kg x20,25 And the second set done without straps using a hook grip.

Jaako		...	22-07-2008 @ 17:19
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	Tuesday First workout in two weeks. Bench 20kg x20 40kg x10 70kg x5 72.5kg x4,3 62.5kg x8,18 CGBP 60kg x8,8,6 Squats 60kg x10 80kg x8 100kg x6 120kg x4 130kg x2 140kg x2 150kg x1,1 Not very good, was slow as hell, and I seem to move a bit strange kind of like in an S-shape rather than just straight up. i don't seem to be very tight and as I drive up again my knees seem to drift forward and I become more upright. Doesn't feel all that bad but don't think it'll be effective with top weight. Good thing is that 150kg didn't feel all that heavy, as I expected it to. Need to work some light speed singles tomorrow and Thursday so that I will have some chance to get something over 170kg on Saturday. WGPU's BW x12 Extra wide PG PU's BW x10,8

IainKendrick		...	22-07-2008 @ 20:32
some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280 710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq	2 weeks of your bound to be slow. Its your bodies way of telling you you've been lazy Just for fun though Many a heavy and wild night has followed similar sentements! Prediction; jaako lifts in 2010 BPC finals as a 100kg lifter

Jaako		...	23-07-2008 @ 23:28
Mr. Abb. Member 239, 581 posts SQ 172.5, BP 100, DL 212.5 485.0 kgs @ 74.1kgs UnEq	IainKendrick said:Prediction; jaako lifts in 2010 BPC finals as a 100kg lifter Hehe, well if I could just stay at my moms place for two years it would be possible Wednesday Bit sore in my legs, back and chest today. Just wanted to get some squats done, but had no plan and just decided to work up the weight as long as it was comfortable. Ended up quite a bit better than I had hoped for. Squats 60kg x6 80kg x6 100kg x6 120kg x1 130kg x1 140kg x1 150kg x1 160kg x1 170kg xF 140kg x2,2,2 160kg felt so easy i just had to have a go at 170kg. It felt really easy as I walked it out so I thought I had it without any major effort but as I got to the grind I didn't have th ewill or focus. Quite happy I didn't go full out as I can leave that to Saturday now instead. This was a good confidence boost. Military Press 40kg x3 50kg x3 60kg x1 65kg x1 60kg x3 50kg x5 65kg felt strong but I also felt like I crushed my rib cage somehow, like I twisted it. Wery weird as I didn't know if it was my back or my sternum or both that ached. Decided to not try for a PB here. 65kg still equals my PB in the MP. s/s Chins & WGPU's BW x16 Chins BW x10 WGPU's s/s DB BP 24kg x12,12 For da pumpz

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