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| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 02-11-2006 @ 21:21 | ||
| Had a great great session today!!! Finally the squat curse has been broken!!! I have been stuck at 150kg squat for over a year now, which is frankly embaressing! This is what I did today. The plan, according to my routine was 2x5x127.5kg. Now I already planned to up it to at least 130kg, but I then decided to push it 135kg. 6x60kg 5x90kg 3x120kg 5x135kg - this was easy so I decided to max out. 1x145kg - misgrooved but still easy 1x155kg - 5kg pb, fairly easy 1x160kg - 10kg pb, really hard, so I think that this is about my max for the moment. So so happy to make this. For the first time in ages I actually feel proud of my squat! Bench: 8x60kg 5x90kg 4x105kg 2x5x116kg - pretty easy and a rep pb! Bent over rows: 6x60kg 6x90kg 2x8x110kg - hard, due to back being wiped from squats Thick bar 4inch ROM deadlift rack lockouts: 75kg x 10sec DO 115kg x 5sec mixed from now on 155kg x 5sec 195kg x 5sec 225kg x 3sec 255kg x 3sec 285kg x 3sec, 10kg pb, tore a minor callous a bit so plastered it up and... 300kg x 3sec. Easy, but had to call it a day due to callous tear. Super sweet session!! Jonathan | |||
| » What a friend thought of Joni... (Go to post) | 01-11-2006 @ 23:46 | ||
| Haha! Operation calves to cows next eh Joni???  Jonathan | |||
| » The Plan (Go to post) | 31-10-2006 @ 23:56 | ||
Very good session Brian  | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 31-10-2006 @ 23:55 | ||
| Thanks Adam! I had a really good training session at the Fitness First gym in Derby today, training with my little brother. He kept me constantly amused with all manner of shiny disco exercises, though I claim a small victory in getting him to try push pressing. He managed 2x2x60kg, which isnt bad considering he really strict pressed them Laughing I had a fairly good day of eating, and due to training quite late, I was really fired up for the lifting. Push press: 8x27.5kg (fixed barbell waiting for the lovely Ivanko powerbar to become free). 8x60kg 3x75kg 2x5x85kg - quite easy really. Deadlifts: 5x100kg 3x140kg 3x170kg At this point a fairly large guy came up to me and asked me how I was actually holding onto the bar without straps. I explained to him that I was training for strongman so I train my grip a bit. We then had a little discussion about this, and he concluded that he must try grip training, and indeed deadlifting without straps (which he had never attempted). Really nice guy. I proceeded to show off a bit with pulling the first rep with 190kg double overhand and then the 1st 2reps on the second set DO too. 2x5x190kg - fairly easy as well. I was supposed to do 2x5x195 but wanted to make them without it being super tough. I suppose I should have done 195 but no matter. Powercleans: 5x60kg 3x80kg 2x5x95kg - quite tough. Always will be after deads but I wasnt going to fail. Two guys were waiting for the bar for benching after the power cleans. One of the guys said he was very impressed with the weight lifted. Its funny how these non standard exercises impress everyone, even when not that much weight it used! Laughing Seeing as they were nice guys and I had time to kill, I did some close grip benching with them: 8x60kg 8x80kg 5x100kg - hard 8x90kg - easy, puzzling! I then finished with static holds, mixed grip, with a bar with practically no knurling left on it: 120kg x 10sec 170kg x 20sec 200kg x 20sec x 2 f**king excellent session! Jonathan | |||
| » Sugden Bicep Blast (Go to post) | 30-10-2006 @ 19:50 | ||
| Classic! | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 29-10-2006 @ 23:16 | ||
| Had a good training session today, albeit a very odd one. I did not go to the gym, and I am back in Derby so I was forced to make the most of the approximately 90kg of weights my brother has knocking about. Dumbell push press. This was done with a neutral grip to try to simulate log press: 8x8.5kg each hand 8x18.5kg 8x31.5kg - pretty tough 3x4x36.5kg - also tough. Very hard to stabilise the weight at the top as I have never done this before. Power snatch. Another exercise that I have never done. 5x35kg 5x45kg 3x55kg 3x60kg 1x65kg - still fast and no press out 1x70kg - just about starting to lose momentum 1x75kg - half pressed out 1x80kg - pressed out almost completely though the bar did not at any point stall so I still count it! Nice lift - bear in mind that I was doing this with tiny 10kg plates as the largest on the bar, and the weights did not at all rotate which made it tougher. I think that with a normal oly bar I could do 85-90kg without it just ending up a shoulder press. I hope to maybe include these in my next routine I then did some assorted 1 handed deadlifts/holds with the barbell. This was tough to coordinate as there is no centre knurling on the bar (no knurling in the middle at all) so it kept tipping one way or the other. I worked up to 4 reps with 75kg for each hand before deciding that it was a silly exercise and stopped. Then just to piss around working my fitness I front squatted 55kg for 12 and back squatted the same weight for 20. No idea why - just seemed like a good idea at the time Jonathan | |||
| » Sugden vs Edinburgh (Go to post) | 29-10-2006 @ 18:36 | ||
18inch is out for me - seriously hurt my back doing those last time I tried them  | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 29-10-2006 @ 18:35 | ||
| Thanks Rob. I shall make no secret of the fact that I am hammering my grip so that it is seriously f**king strong in January Jonathan | |||
| » The Legend of Toothpick (Go to post) | 29-10-2006 @ 18:33 | ||
Sorry to hear that your groin is f**ked (or not as that might be quite painful). I hope that you recover quickly, but not so quickly that I cannot overtake your squatt first!  Jonathan | |||
| » Somebody get a PB already.. (Go to post) | 28-10-2006 @ 09:41 | ||
| Well I rarely get powerlifting pbs but does a 400kg 4 inch deadlift rack lockout count?? Jonathan | |||
| » bdfa january 2007 comp (Go to post) | 27-10-2006 @ 08:17 | ||
| Haha! Smashing the Edinburgh Massive?? I do not think so! You will lose!! | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 26-10-2006 @ 22:30 | ||
| No straps David! A bit more in there too - maybe 420kg if I didnt do so many warmups Jonathan | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 26-10-2006 @ 21:36 | ||
| Had a really good training session with Brian, with Alex watching from the comfort of his armchair. I thought that I would be weak today with having trained yesterday, but everything except for bench was really strong. Squat: 8x20kg 6x60kg 4x90kg 3x110kg 2x6x125kg - very easy Bench: 8x60kg 6x80kg 3x100kg 2x6x112.5kg - fairly hard. Triceps weak from overhead pressing yesterday. Close grip bench: 2x8x85kg 4inch ROM deadlift rack lockouts: 80kg x 10sec, DO 120kg x 10sec DO 160kg x 5sec, mixed from now on 200kg x 5sec 240kg x 5sec 280kg x 5sec 310kg x 3sec 340kg x 3sec - 5kg pb 360kg x 5sec - 25kg pb 380kg x 3sec - 45kg pb 400kg x 3sec - 65kg pb - about my max now I think. Plus I could not fit any more weight on the bar. Plus I think I bent it alot! Hands are sore now. Nice to hold 400kg/880lb in them though. How the f**k people deadlift that is beyond me! Jonathan | |||
| » Jonathan's Log (Go to post) | 25-10-2006 @ 23:21 | ||
| Thanks guys - means alot I had a pretty good training session today the garden. Nice to do all of ones lifting outdoors Now I messed up the weights a bit as I had it in my head that I was going heavier on power cleans and lighter on deads. Nevermind! Push press: 8x20kg 8x40kg 6x60kg 2x6x80kg - easy! Powercleans: 2x6x92.5kg (should have been 90) - hard! Deads: 5x100kg 5x130kg 3x160kg 2x6x180kg - really hard. The power cleans bugger up my deads. 1x130kg, convo. Comfy 1x150kg, convo, fine. 1x170kg, convo, fine, but strongman form Alex tells me Then I did some gripper work with the number 2. Grip very weak after the deads, but got a few sets of three on right hand and a couple of doubles with the left. Thick handle (60mm) static holds: 30kgx10sec each hand 50kgx5sec each hand 2x5secx60kg each hand 50kg, 15sec each hand (failure) 50kg, 13sec right, 15 left 40kg, 2sets of 25-35sec each hand. 15x60kg deadlift to cool off. Feel really good this evening! Jonathan | |||
| » The Dungeon - Sparrow & Fu Fu (Go to post) | 25-10-2006 @ 10:46 | ||
| Thanks for the offer mate. I will be in Somerset on Saturday unfortunately, so I won't be able to make it. Jonathan | |||