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| » Davo's Log (Go to post) | 30-11-2006 @ 17:16 | ||
Sweet jesus, nice bloody deadlifting David!! Why is everyone nailing 500lb before me?   Now if you can just sort your bench out, you have a decent powerlifting total right there.  Jonathan | |||
| » The Legend of Toothpick (Go to post) | 30-11-2006 @ 13:48 | ||
| No no! I have trained with the fat one many a time - I too know that the decent stage of his first rep often takes longer than many peoples complete workout. I just find it constantly amusing! :lol: Jonathan | |||
| » The Legend of Toothpick (Go to post) | 30-11-2006 @ 09:58 | ||
Post Edited: 30.11.2006 @ 14:01 PM Oh Joni, you crack me up! | |||
| » What are your achievements of 2006? (Go to post) | 29-11-2006 @ 12:09 | ||
| Haha! Thanks littlegirlbunnny - I do try not to make the height excuse any more - after all Magnus Samuelsson is/was one of the best raw benchers in the world, and he is only a tiny bit shorter than me. Jonathan | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 29-11-2006 @ 12:07 | ||
| I haven't actually - I might give them a go! This is the new routine that I am going to be following for the next 6 weeks. It is more of a volume routine than any I have done before, but I still hope to make some new maxes at the end of it. Tuesday: Paused squat: 5x3x100kg, 5x3x105kg, 5x3x110kg. 5x3x115kg, 5x3x120kg, 5x3x125kg Seated shoulder press: 4x6x65kg, 4x6x67.5kg, 4x6x70kg, 3x6x72.5kg, 3x6x75kg, 2x6x77.5kg 18 inch Deadlift: 4x2x180kg, 4x2x185kg, 4x2x190kg, 3x2x195kg, 3x2x200kg, 3x2x205kg Then followed by random chins, grip work and core work too. Friday: Squat: 5x6x115kg, 5x6x120kg, 5x6x125kg, 4x6x130kg, 4x6x135kg, 4x6x140kg Bench: 4x6x107.5kg, 4x6x110kg, 4x6x112.5kg, 3x6x115kg, 3x6x117.5kg, 3x6x120kg Dumbell Rows: 4x8x65kg for the first three weeks then 4x8x70kg for the second three weeks. Sunday: Medium narrow grip bench 4x6x85kg, 4x6x90kg, 4x6x95kg, 3x6x100kg, 3x6x105kg, 3x6x110kg Bent over barbell rows: 4x10x90kg first three weeks and 4x10x100kg second three weeks. Diesel side bends: 3x8x each side with 20kg bar Glute bridge for back rehab 3x20xbw Crunchs Just bodyweight stuff on flat bench. Grip work Pinch gripping, thick handle dumbell work and finger/wrist curls. I am really looking forward to the routine Jonathan | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 28-11-2006 @ 23:01 | ||
| Thanks Rob - thick bar presses are brutal! Regarding the back rehab thing, I have no idea what it is, but it feels nice Jonathan | |||
| » The Legend of Toothpick (Go to post) | 28-11-2006 @ 21:10 | ||
| Congratulations on the pb Rob - you are progressing really quickly mate Jonathan | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 28-11-2006 @ 21:09 | ||
| Two sessions to post: Sunday: Push press with thick bar: 8x35kg - some of these were split jerks 5x56kg - these were all split jerks 5x76kg - first 2 were split jerks and the other 3 push presses 3x2x96kg - 1st set off balance, second set very good, third set hard. 1x96kg, no second rep 6x76kg, pump set 15x30kg with the 8inch log. Back sore at this point. The doubles at 96kg were pbs - I have never pressed more than 90kg on the thick bar. It is considerably harder than a normal oly bar on account of it not flexing at all, and being far harder on the wrists. Right, I am going to have to take some time off push pressing. Infact, any kind of standing press is really f**king sore. So for at least the next 6 weeks I will stick to seated shoulder press. This is annoying for me, but that vertabrae is damn sore. It just hurts when my back is in hyperextention. Today's session: Start of a new routine. I shall post the routine later this evening, or tomorrow morning. It is similar to 5x5 but with 6's instead of 5's. It is my way of paying homage to both the principle of 5x5 and the Templehall method. It is much higher in volume than previous routines, but I think that this is good, as my volume has been on the low side for some time, and more lifting usually stimulates my appetite Paused squats (a proper 2sec pause, not a Sugden pause  ): 5x50kg 3x80kg 5x3x100kg - niiiice - easy and it felt good to control it and sit around at the bottom for a while. Much easier than last time I tried these (6-8months ago). Seated shoulder press: 6x40kg 6x55kg 4x6x65kg - easy 18 inch deadlift. Now I had not planned to do this, but I was sorely tempted as Brian was doing them. No pain this time (as I had last time) and it felt good! 4x100kg 2x140kg 2x160kg 4x2x180kg - easy fast pulls Tubby bas***d chins 4x4xbodyweight Thick handle dumbell static holds 30kg x 10sec each hand. 50kg - left - 12sec, 15sec, 10sec. Right - 20sec, 15sec, 10sec. Strange back rehab thing This is basically me lying on the floor with my feet up on a bench, and then lifting my ass (no mean feat!) off the ground until my body is straight. 3x20xbodyweight - might add weight next week. Planks 2x1min - bit painful on dodgy vertabrae - won't do them again. All the above was just over 2hours - pretty speedy really! Jonathan | |||
| » What are your achievements of 2006? (Go to post) | 28-11-2006 @ 16:18 | ||
| For me: Starting strongman, and the learning curve that came with it. For me the best pbs have been the 95kg log press at the Edinburgh Strength Meet, the 130kg stone to 5ft platform and flipping the 420kg tyre. More general pbs I have been very proud of were: Push press - 2x2x102.5kg Squat - 160kg - so f**king happy to finally make a pb with squats. Bench - 137.5kg - nice milestone, not a very hard rep either. Deadlifting 225kg was nice - took me three attempts to get it too Jonathan | |||
| » Tokar's Training Log (Go to post) | 26-11-2006 @ 11:04 | ||
| Regarding the scales at Sugden, we think that they weigh a few kilos under. This was proven when Joni came up here, protesting he was 108kg despite weighing over 110kg on three sets of scales. He muttered plans of complaining to the manager about being consistantly ripped off.....  Jonathan | |||
| » SB xmas do! VIKING POWER dvd and copious amount of food! (Go to post) | 25-11-2006 @ 20:48 | ||
| Not just any two toilets - those bathrooms are straight out of footballers wives!! Would love to come - a bit far though for a movie night! Enjoy the DVD - one of the best birthday presents I have ever had. Jonathan | |||
| » Alex Bench PBs (Go to post) | 25-11-2006 @ 19:33 | ||
| Super speedy benching mate - as Joni says, the 92.5kg looked like a speed bench! You do make the typical rookie mistake (no disrespect, we have all done it!) of bringing the weight up towards your head when it gets hard. I think that focusing on pressing it vertically, or down towards your feet will really help you. At the moment I think that you have the control to bench 95, but your strength is closer to 100 Jonathan | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 24-11-2006 @ 21:53 | ||
| Cheers Rob - it felt good! Good training session today, based on the Templehall principle of 6 being the magic number (muchos gracias Spug!). Squats: 8x20kg 6x60kg 5x100kg 5x6x120kg - first three sets a bit of form work, last two were a bit tough. Seated barbell overhead press: 8x20kg 6x50kg 3x6x70kg 2x5x70kg - couldn't make 6 reps on these sets. Chins (not 6's but a factor of 6): 8x3xbw Pretty f**ked now!! I didn't feel like going heavy on the squat today due to alot of cycling and working. Pleased to make such alot of volume. I haven't done seated press in at least 6 months. I am so weak at this. The chins I just did as triples so that I could get alot of them. Jonathan | |||
| » New routine, please critique (Go to post) | 24-11-2006 @ 15:50 | ||
| I really appreciate the effort | |||
| » The Legend of Toothpick (Go to post) | 23-11-2006 @ 08:31 | ||
| Nice work Rob!! I agree with the others in that it flies off the floor and really slows at lockout. Maybe some rack lockouts from the knee are in order?? Jonathan | |||