The Legend of Toothpick

9th April, SQ, Adlington

Dynamic Warmup
5 mins

Squats Belt on @ 125
65 x 8 x 2
95 x 5
110 x 3
130 x 1
140 x 1
150 x 1
160 x 3 x 3 PB

Platform Speed Deadlift w/ Two Light Bands
20 x 6
60 x 3
80 x 3 x 5

Good Mornings
20 x 8
60 x 8
80 x 5
95 x 8 x 3

Stretching
10 mins

A really good session tonight; Joni came down and broke his Adlington duck, squatting a nice 200 double in knee wraps. It won't be long till Boar gets him in a suit.

Davo squatted a great 400lbs after three heavy triples!

Pleased with my squats, quite solid on the whole - again, last set easy, 5 there probably.

No videos sadly.

Must be looking at 190 in competition?.....

dude, that first rep of the third set on squats was what you are after man, that was fast and powerful!

Thanks for the ride and talking me to come to adlington, good session man!

Brilliant squatting tonigh Rob, 3rd set especially was an absolute corker. There was 5 there for sure, 400 next week is a given. I'll look forward to it!

Superb. Your progress has been damned good on everything, but your squatting is unrecognisably improved. So is it to a 400lbs single next week, then?

Top squatting mate!

Thanks lads. Joni; it was a pleasure mate - anytime.. just let me know.

Tokar! 190 sounds extremely optimistic and frankly a little ludicrous to me right now. Maybe it isn't, but it just sounds like a hell of a lot of weight.

I'm not going to get carried away here or take anything granted; each lift will get the respect it deserves. I'm going to squat upto a heavy single next week, if I get 400lbs I will be delighted but I really can't see myself getting anymore.

great sesh rob, its a shame i didnt bring boarcam, would have been nice to get joni in on some boarTv production...next time... infact all the lifts would have been good on film including my momentous failage.

onward !!!!

Nice squatting roberto

man ur too negative... only reason you wont hit the weights you want is because u think you cant

well 155 was robs previous best single, 3 triples at 160 which for me is 175, close enough to 400lb's to take a punt, either way, smashing progress bigfatrob !!

Craig; if planning for a 22.5 kilo PB is negative then you will have to send me exact instructions of exactly what meets your high standards.

I'm not saying 160x3x3 translates to 190; but looking at how easy your lifts have been I think you have it in you pretty soon.

im winding you up rob... keep up the hard work.

11th April, Bench, Adlington

Dynamic Stretching
5 mins

Bench Paused
20 x 20 x 2
40 x 6
55 x 5
70 x 3
80 x 3
90 x 2
100 x 1
105 x 1 Paused PB
107.5 x f
110 x 1 Touch & Go PB
102.5 x 1

2 Boards
100 x 3
110 x 1
117.5 x 2 PB

Seated Face Pulls
4 sets

Dumbell Bench Press
50lbs x 8
85lbs x 6 x 3

Hammer Curls
25lbs x 10, 40lbs x 10, 50lbs x 10, 40lbs x 10, 30lbs x 10

Stretching
10 mins

105 paused flew up, should have got 107 on the basis of it. A little disappointed not to; as Alan pointed out though it drifted out a little too far forward and I couldn't really grind it out.

Whacked 110 on for a touch and go PB.

I am getting a hair-cut tomorrow. When a gym full of bald men tell you that your hair is too long then you KNOW it's too long.

* Video should be authorised later tonight