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Boar said:Have you got any plans with what you are gonna open on big boy ?
How's mr.knee ?
How's mr.knee ?
I'm guessing 282.5kgs
Good luck Mr. Brown!
Sat 19th May
Weighed in at 109kg. The plan was to compete at 100kg but somehow managed to get too heavy (dam those haribo's!)
Warm Ups
Bar x 20
60kg x 8
100kg x 5
150kg x 1
180kg x 1
220kg x 1
250kg x 1
Left it there - my arms were hurting bad and it wasn't a pretty rep. It was going to be all or nothing on the platform...
First Attempt - 282.5kg - Fail
Got it down almost to my chest but felt wrong and thought my arm was going to snap. The spotters took it off me.
Second Attempt - Missed
Third Attempt - 282.5kg - Good lift!
Not sure how this happened but got it down ok and it went back up. Two whites, was a little shaky but it went up ok. That's a 2.5kg PB after a pretty poor build up and having no bench in our gym and major tendon problems.
This was enough to secure second place in the Bench Press in the 110lkg Men's class. So all in all not a bad day out
Now to fix myself, sort out my weight and close the gap to 300kg...
Weighed in at 109kg. The plan was to compete at 100kg but somehow managed to get too heavy (dam those haribo's!)
Warm Ups
Bar x 20
60kg x 8
100kg x 5
150kg x 1
180kg x 1
220kg x 1
250kg x 1
Left it there - my arms were hurting bad and it wasn't a pretty rep. It was going to be all or nothing on the platform...
First Attempt - 282.5kg - Fail
Got it down almost to my chest but felt wrong and thought my arm was going to snap. The spotters took it off me.
Second Attempt - Missed
Third Attempt - 282.5kg - Good lift!
Not sure how this happened but got it down ok and it went back up. Two whites, was a little shaky but it went up ok. That's a 2.5kg PB after a pretty poor build up and having no bench in our gym and major tendon problems.
This was enough to secure second place in the Bench Press in the 110lkg Men's class. So all in all not a bad day out
Now to fix myself, sort out my weight and close the gap to 300kg...
Awesome work Martin. Let me know when you start training again, I haven;t benched for about 2 weeks ha.
Great to meet you at the weekend mate. Congrats on the result and all the best for the recovery.
Would you recommend the OK shirt or not? Andy and Jamie are both going OK although the more I hear about them the less I want one. I had a hard time touching in the Ace to begin with but I love it now so I am def leaning more towards another Jack shirt just in a smaller size. All I hear about the OK is that they are a nightmare to work down.
Cheers
Would you recommend the OK shirt or not? Andy and Jamie are both going OK although the more I hear about them the less I want one. I had a hard time touching in the Ace to begin with but I love it now so I am def leaning more towards another Jack shirt just in a smaller size. All I hear about the OK is that they are a nightmare to work down.
Cheers
JustinMcK said:Great to meet you at the weekend mate. Congrats on the result and all the best for the recovery.
Would you recommend the OK shirt or not? Andy and Jamie are both going OK although the more I hear about them the less I want one. I had a hard time touching in the Ace to begin with but I love it now so I am def leaning more towards another Jack shirt just in a smaller size. All I hear about the OK is that they are a nightmare to work down.
Cheers
Would you recommend the OK shirt or not? Andy and Jamie are both going OK although the more I hear about them the less I want one. I had a hard time touching in the Ace to begin with but I love it now so I am def leaning more towards another Jack shirt just in a smaller size. All I hear about the OK is that they are a nightmare to work down.
Cheers
Nice to meet you too mate. Been away for a week in the sun, now I'm mega heavy and fat lol.
I do like my OK shirt, it is 2ply though and one of the earlier ones so probably a bit different than newer ones. It is tough to touch - more so than my Ace and I've benched 280 in the ace and 282.5 in the OK so there really isnt much in it at all.
I kind of wish I'd bought the Jack off you!
You doing the UK Open?
martin said:
Nice to meet you too mate. Been away for a week in the sun, now I'm mega heavy and fat lol.
I do like my OK shirt, it is 2ply though and one of the earlier ones so probably a bit different than newer ones. It is tough to touch - more so than my Ace and I've benched 280 in the ace and 282.5 in the OK so there really isnt much in it at all.
I kind of wish I'd bought the Jack off you!
You doing the UK Open?
Nice to meet you too mate. Been away for a week in the sun, now I'm mega heavy and fat lol.
I do like my OK shirt, it is 2ply though and one of the earlier ones so probably a bit different than newer ones. It is tough to touch - more so than my Ace and I've benched 280 in the ace and 282.5 in the OK so there really isnt much in it at all.
I kind of wish I'd bought the Jack off you!
You doing the UK Open?
I head off to France on Friday and I am going to try and get as heavy as I can lol!
Yeah I am sticking with a METAL shirt. One reason being that it will be three months before an OK shirt will arrive. I can get METAL gear in less than 10 days!
I could have brought that jack shirt over mate. It only went for £99 which I suppose is better than the going rate for 2nd hand kit no matter the usage.
Yes UK Open cup is the next comp for us. A bit of faffing about at the minute as I head off on holiday but down to business as soon as I get back. There a a lot of entries already. It gets plenty of publicity with Alan updating FB about it every 20 minutes lol.
So...
I've been away in the sun all-inclusive eating like a starved hippo and doing less movement than a sloth. So today I tried to get back into training for 3 reasons:
1) to lose some bodyweight! I missed the weight class I wanted at Bodypower because I'm too fat/heavy. Since then I've put a fair bit more on on holiday. So now is time to reign it in and sort my diet out.
2) to fix myself. My injuries are getting out of hand. Since knee surgery it hasn't been right but I have been neglecting the rehad recently. So it's back to it and see how it goes.
3) to compete in the UK Open Championships in September. This is a bit international comp this year with a who's who of lifters. I hope to be able to compete in three lifts (going light on squat and see what I can deadlift) and possibly put a big bench up at a lighter weight.
So there's the goals - a long road but one step at a time.
Today:
Hip Mobility
Shoulder Mobility
Kettlebell Circuit:
Single arm - swing / clean / snatch 5 x 3 of each on each arm
BB Squat - Bar x 5 x 10
Shoulder Mobility
Forearm + Wrist Rehab
Done. Worked up a sweat and hardly did anything. My fitness sucks big time. Only one way that can go! I will probably get back into lifting next week I think.
I've been away in the sun all-inclusive eating like a starved hippo and doing less movement than a sloth. So today I tried to get back into training for 3 reasons:
1) to lose some bodyweight! I missed the weight class I wanted at Bodypower because I'm too fat/heavy. Since then I've put a fair bit more on on holiday. So now is time to reign it in and sort my diet out.
2) to fix myself. My injuries are getting out of hand. Since knee surgery it hasn't been right but I have been neglecting the rehad recently. So it's back to it and see how it goes.
3) to compete in the UK Open Championships in September. This is a bit international comp this year with a who's who of lifters. I hope to be able to compete in three lifts (going light on squat and see what I can deadlift) and possibly put a big bench up at a lighter weight.
So there's the goals - a long road but one step at a time.
Today:
Hip Mobility
Shoulder Mobility
Kettlebell Circuit:
Single arm - swing / clean / snatch 5 x 3 of each on each arm
BB Squat - Bar x 5 x 10
Shoulder Mobility
Forearm + Wrist Rehab
Done. Worked up a sweat and hardly did anything. My fitness sucks big time. Only one way that can go! I will probably get back into lifting next week I think.
JustinMcK said:
I head off to France on Friday and I am going to try and get as heavy as I can lol!
Yeah I am sticking with a METAL shirt. One reason being that it will be three months before an OK shirt will arrive. I can get METAL gear in less than 10 days!
I could have brought that jack shirt over mate. It only went for £99 which I suppose is better than the going rate for 2nd hand kit no matter the usage.
Yes UK Open cup is the next comp for us. A bit of faffing about at the minute as I head off on holiday but down to business as soon as I get back. There a a lot of entries already. It gets plenty of publicity with Alan updating FB about it every 20 minutes lol.
I head off to France on Friday and I am going to try and get as heavy as I can lol!
Yeah I am sticking with a METAL shirt. One reason being that it will be three months before an OK shirt will arrive. I can get METAL gear in less than 10 days!
I could have brought that jack shirt over mate. It only went for £99 which I suppose is better than the going rate for 2nd hand kit no matter the usage.
Yes UK Open cup is the next comp for us. A bit of faffing about at the minute as I head off on holiday but down to business as soon as I get back. There a a lot of entries already. It gets plenty of publicity with Alan updating FB about it every 20 minutes lol.
Ha ha I've just come back from Fuerteventura - it was lethal for weight gain and muscle loss! Get a good 10kg on you and your bench will thank you for it.
He does seem to like posting the lifters every twenty minutes
I will see you there. shanejer06/06/12 @ 20:16
shanejer said:Took me a while to relise you were on about a bench
can't imagine holding that weight !
can't imagine holding that weight !
It's not so bad, the shirt does it all for you
Lower Rehab
Warm Up
Shoulder Mobility
Hip Mobility
Squat
Bar x 10
40kg x 8 x 3
KB Circuit SIngle Arm
Swing/Clean/Snatch x 3 x 5 each side
More Mobility + Foam Roll everywhere
Warm Up
Shoulder Mobility
Hip Mobility
Squat
Bar x 10
40kg x 8 x 3
KB Circuit SIngle Arm
Swing/Clean/Snatch x 3 x 5 each side
More Mobility + Foam Roll everywhere
Lower Body Rehab
Warm up - 5 mins X-trainer
5 mins Hip + Shoulder Mobility work
TKE's
Mini band x 3 x 15 each leg
Squat
Bar x 10
40kg x 3
50kg x 8 x 3
Lunges
9kg Med Ball x 3 x 8 each leg
Treadmill walk
5.5kmph + 3% x 10 mins
Shortish today. Squat felt ok, knees are both a little noisy at times though. Finally lift some weight tomorrow even if it is only light!
Warm up - 5 mins X-trainer
5 mins Hip + Shoulder Mobility work
TKE's
Mini band x 3 x 15 each leg
Squat
Bar x 10
40kg x 3
50kg x 8 x 3
Lunges
9kg Med Ball x 3 x 8 each leg
Treadmill walk
5.5kmph + 3% x 10 mins
Shortish today. Squat felt ok, knees are both a little noisy at times though. Finally lift some weight tomorrow even if it is only light!
PeteHodgson said:Good to see some rehab going on. Squats!! woo hoo
Yeah it was good to do it. Let's see how long it lasts
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