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| » Motivation (Go to post) | 07-01-2009 @ 13:49 | ||
| I don't have trouble motivating myself to train. I do have trouble motivating myself to revise, hence why Im on Sugden right now...  | |||
| » 2009 - A Year for Strength (Go to post) | 06-01-2009 @ 00:08 | ||
Post Edited: 06.01.2009 @ 07:49 AM by Rob So I have decided, like plenty of others, new year means new journal.At the start of 2009 I have (all at 75kg bodyweight): A 162.5kg squat in just a belt A 75kg raw bench A 190kg raw deadlift 1 full competition completed with a 422.5kg total To date this is my best achievement: By the end of 2009 I want: A 200kg squat - in knee wraps, quite likely single ply suit also A 90kg raw bench An absolute minimum 205kg raw deadlift A few British records at at least 2 more full competitions A major focus on hitting some big squat and deadlift numbers before turn 20 in May will be my main focus in the first half of the year. In the second half of the year my training will remain powerlifting focused but I want to have better all round strength so that means learning some new excercises like front squats and some proper overhead lifting. All in all Im hoping 2009 could be a big year!  | |||
| » The Road to the Student Championships (Go to post) | 27-12-2008 @ 19:50 | ||
| Those sound like some good goals for staters. Im now training back at the Fitness First in Leeds. Im working back up weight wise and upping my bench volume. The highlight is undoubtably my latest competition. The Corcoran Christmas Classic is now three years old and is very simple: Do your 10 rep squat max for 20 reps. The two competitors (me and my brother) both selected a weight of 110kg. My brother (lifting in knee-wraps and belt) managed 13 reps with relative ease before a stumble cut short what was looking a good attempt. Next up was me (lifting with belt only) and I completed all 20 reps and took the title. I cant wait for 2009, im going to set up a new log with my goals and aims for the year which I hope could be a really big one for me. Cheers for your comments everyone! | |||
| » Many thanks to version 2 , (Go to post) | 27-12-2008 @ 19:41 | ||
| Nice stuff Rob. Its not hugely different but the small changes are good improvements on an already well functioning site. | |||
| » MrSolace - Deadlifting (double overhand no straps - 405K) (Go to post) | 27-12-2008 @ 19:39 | ||
| Sick stuff, what a beast! | |||
| » Kenelly 1 board press of 1120 lbs?!?!?!?!?! (Go to post) | 22-12-2008 @ 13:42 | ||
| Thats an insane amount of weight! Kenelly is a monster. | |||
| » The Road to the Student Championships (Go to post) | 16-12-2008 @ 21:25 | ||
| Tuesday 16/12/2008 at The Sugden Sports Centre, Manchester Squat: 60kg x 5 80kg x 5 100kg x 5 120kg x 5 Bench: 30kg x 5 40kg x 5 50kg x 5 60kg x 5 Plus a few chins and some other bs. -------------- A nice easy return session.  I probably could have gone a bit heavier but I didnt want to push it and hamper my return. | |||
| » The Road to the Student Championships (Go to post) | 09-12-2008 @ 18:26 | ||
| Thanks for the comments everyone! After my first comp I can say for sure it is well worth the money, time, effort and training. I just cant wait for next year and getting some really solid numbers. | |||
| » The Assassin (Go to post) | 09-12-2008 @ 18:23 | ||
| Unlucky Rick, I managed to recover from a cold just in time for my comp but alas you didn't get the same slice of luck I guess. Bombing out cant be fun but you just have to come back from it stronger and better I suppose. | |||
| » NW SUN DEC 7TH (Go to post) | 09-12-2008 @ 00:15 | ||
| Cheers Bryn et al you ran a great comp despite all the dificulties with the venue. Everyone around the venue was so friendly as well, it was great to see. | |||
| » The Road to the Student Championships (Go to post) | 08-12-2008 @ 15:39 | ||
Post Edited: 08.12.2008 @ 15:56 PM by Rob Sunday 7/12/08 at Intershape Gym, ColneBWLA NWC Powerlifting Championships 2008 I met Joni just after 8 in the morning feeling psyched about the comp to come. En route to Colne we picked up Rick so in Joni's Toyota Yaris we had Joni, Adam, Rick, my brother John and me meaning the Yaris had to move well over 400kg worth of passengers up into the hills of Lancashire. It did so but at a price, it ended up with a flat tyre. After weighing in just after 9am at 74.2kg it was time to get some calories in. John was dispatched to make me a whey and oat shake. Feeling the need to eat something solid I bought an oaty protein bar. With lifting due to start at 11am I started warming up at about 10.30am. Squat warmup: 60kg x 5 80kg x 5 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 135kg x 1 After finding out lifting would be starting late I then did another set: 135kg x 1 My warm-ups felt good and I was ready to go. Squat opener: 150kg My first lift at a full comp and I sunk it deep, perhaps too deep, and got up without too much hassle. Second Squat: 162.5kg Id love to see video of this to find out where I went wrong. I think I lost balance slightly after going too deep. 3 reds Third Squat: 162.5kg No mistakes this time. A nice 2.5kg pb as well. Apparently this squat was deep and earned me a few compliments back stage from other lifters/spectators which was nice. I was feeling good at this stage although a little dissapointed I missed my second since I would have liked to hit that then go for 170kg but I was pleased with myself for managing to come back after failing a lift and nailing it. I was squatting deep throughout, maybe too deep which is bizarre for me. Up until about 6 months ago depth was my main problem because I kept going too high now its the opposite! A quick waxy maize starch shake then onto my weakest lift, the bench press. Bench warmup: All final reps paused 40kg x 5 50kg x 3 60kg x 2 Despite the warm-up bench being the flimsiest piece of junk I have ever benched on I was feeling good going into bench. I honestly thought before the comp just gettting a bench in so I could total would suffice, anything more would be a bonus. After being the 8th preson to squat I was the second to bench which hits at how bad I am on the bench. Or maybe how bad everyone else is at squatting.  Bench opener: 65kg Having hit this, and heavier, plenty of times in the gym I was happy when I managed to hit this. Second Bench: 70kg Another second attempt fail. I got called on a double movement on the way up which was probably fair but probably caused by the pause being way over the 1 second pause I have been training with. Third Bench: 70kg Anticipating another long pause I psyched myself up to expect it and managed to push 70kg up. Bad quality video footage filmed by my Dad on my phone is in the video above. Credit must go to my brother John, as well as helping with everything else also lifted me off perfectly on all three of my benches. A 70kg bench wasn't too bad for me. Now my form has improved, thanks to some tweaks by MrSmall, I should be able to really push this up in 2009. I may well compete BPC next year meaning I can also bench non-flat footed and have a shorter pause which would probably put 5-10kg on my bench now but I know it still needs work. After the bench came another wms shake and then the bar hits the floor and the meet really starts with the deadlift. Deadlift warmup: 60kg x 5 100kg x 3 120kg x 2 140kg x 1 All four sets felt strong and fast and I was feeling good for a big deadlift to round off a days lifting. Wearing deadlift slippers was a small help and though I would never normally wear equipment for the first time on meet day, deadlfiting in these wasn't much different to deadlifting in socks which is what I used to do for quite a long time so it wasn't unusual or off-putting at all. Deadlift opener: 160kg Too...damn...easy! This flew up and meant I had a total which was a great feeling. Now to turn it into a good total and to achieve my main aim of the day: beat John's first comp total of 397.5kg.Second deadlift: 175kg This lift was harder but there was no way I was failing it. Third deadlift: 190kg After pulling 182.5kg at the Addlington Push/Pull comp I was confident of hitting this deadlift despite having squatted earlier in the day. For the final lift of the day the beast was let out of its cage, I took a huge wiff of smelling salts and set myself up in front of the bar. The lift was harder than it looks on that video but I wasn't going to stop pulling it until it nearly broke me. Total: 442.5kg Im really happy with my total. It smashed my goal of a 400kg minimum total and it qualifies me for a Nationals 75kg U20 place despite lifting raw. Huge thanks to so many people, too many people to remember! Joni for the lift, John for the help all day long and Bryn and everyone else who ran the comp well despite the late change of venue. A big hello to everyone who I met at the comp and thanks for all of your advice and encouragement. Bring on 2009 and some evern better, bigger lifting. | |||
| » IMPORTANT NWC Powerlifting (Go to post) | 05-12-2008 @ 11:00 | ||
| Different location, same day for sure. Me and probably everyone doing this comp will have been peaking for this Sunday and moving the date at such short notice would be a nightmare. Thanks for at least keeping us in the loop though. | |||
| » The Road to the Student Championships (Go to post) | 01-12-2008 @ 20:14 | ||
| So im far too lazy to update my journal. Basically my comp is on Sunday and Im feeling good. My openers are likely to be: 150kg squat 65kg bench ~160kg deadlift Boom time! Im so excited, I will see a lot of you there hopefully, if not I will put a full write-up of my performance asap. | |||
| » You never lose it (Go to post) | 28-11-2008 @ 17:01 | ||
| The speed of that clean is immense. Crazy stuff. | |||
| » The Road to the Student Championships (Go to post) | 22-11-2008 @ 00:42 | ||
| Friday 21/11/08 at The Sugden Sports Centre, Manchester Squat: 70kg x 5 95kg x 5 115kg x 5 135kg x 5 155kg x 2 Bench (flat footed): 40kg x 5 50kg x 5 60kg x 3 65kg x 2 - 2nd rep BAWLA pause 65kg x 2 - 2nd rep BAWLA pause 67.5kg x 2 - 2nd rep BAWLA pause ------------------------ This was a decent session, I was hoping for 3 on the top squat session but the second was pretty tough so I thought it was better to hit 2 than go for 3 and miss it, especially this close to the comp. | |||
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