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| » The Road To Scotland's Strongest Man Victory! (Go to post) | 22-06-2008 @ 20:49 | ||
| Hey ken! Hope your well! training is looking excellent! Your back in Abdn for the summer then eh? Recognised results gym in the vid and pic there! All the best Tom | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 22-06-2008 @ 16:53 | ||
Rusev said: yes basically mate i find doing full cleans then going on too front squats is a perfect warm up the 'other' day could be snatch balance (some call it over head squats) similar but with a jump of the legs snatch snatch pulls ** what i actually was trying to say about the amount of exercises you are doing was in simple terms it seemed a lot in one day to me, it maybe fine for you not doing many sets at this stage, if you are happy and you are improving carry on, if you start getting tired or technique going bad you will then know why ? Cool! thanks mate! i will def apply some of that. With regards to the amount of exercises basically it was the last week of uni, my exams were done and i was in need of some big sessions as i'd not been in the gym much due to library time. Also to help with my back problems i need to do a fair bit of posterior chain work (reverse hypers, pull throughs, ghr) which help loads and make up a fair bit of the training. Saying that the OL lifts will give my posterior chain a hell of a beasting too! I plan to try and get some sort of structure to my training asap. Dont tell littler. ** how many times weekly would you suggest going OH in terms of jerking/any sort of pressing? Would you suggest any particular structure to it e.g 3x3 or jus go with the flow as i have been? much appreciated Tom | |||
| » Guinness, murder and prostitutes (Go to post) | 21-06-2008 @ 21:12 | ||
| Nice powercleaning mate! looked like a nice session overall - i may have to steal it! Do you have a routine or just go with the flow? Tom | |||
| » There's nothing like a Snatch... (Go to post) | 21-06-2008 @ 21:08 | ||
| Thanks man! Are they also know as drop snatches? or is that something different all together? Tom | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 21-06-2008 @ 19:29 | ||
little_a said: BARBUDA said: Which was an excellent day but did reinforce my distaste for guiness - sorry mishima. Sorry Mishima? As a one off we can tolerate you spelling the word of god wrong, but to declare a distaste for Guinness is just evil. I normally welcome new members with a pic of a skankie council estate bird, but I fear such an image will be wasted on you. We'll monitor the log to see how things pan out, but any further blastphemy will result in a hate campaign and a possible fight with Matt griff AND Tony.  I've really not had a good start have i - posting semi nude pics and insulting GuinNess. I'll prob last about as long as matt griff did on MT  If your not gonna post a lady pic i'll just have to do so myself as it appears a journal is not complete here without - http://partmule.com/blog16/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/allison-... thats the stuff! As for getting your goons on me - tell them to bring it! Rusev said: welcome to the 'otherside mate' just looking at your routine is there a specific reason why you do them exercises ? seems a lot power clean, cleans,hang clean and jerk and jerks ???? personally i would choose one then go on to a couple of assistance exercises squats or pulls for example they are 'multi muscle' exercieses did you not feel very f**ked half way through i not at all against doing any of these exercises, just makes more sense to me to do them on different days concentrating on that particular exercise maybe doing a push press to warm up for full split jerks but nowt else Hey mate! Thanks for the advice i really appreciate it. TBh i have no set routine atm, as this is all very new to me im basically going to the gym with the intention of doing 1 lift e.g jerks and then adding in other stuff once im there. Im still kinda using the 2 upper/2 lower template i used to but its not really applicable to OL as the movements are total body ones. Also the other thing atm is that ive just got home which means no easy access to an platform. So i'll need to work around that a bit. Hopefully gonna get my ass to "fitlike" gym at some point which does have a platform! So you'd suggest something more like this: - full cleans - Front squats? - clean pulls or jerks? The other problem is that i've not been taught to snatch to im just doing snatch accessory lifts atm until i can learn the full thing! cheers Tom Wigan said: Pics of your arm lock confirm that you've nothing to worry about at all mate!!! training is looking good, plenty of stuff going on!!! Keep it lemon fresh and you can't go wrong, what you have to realise is that if you are lemon fresh you are a God amongst men!!!! Brilliant! Lol, i already feel more god-like | |||
| » There's nothing like a Snatch... (Go to post) | 19-06-2008 @ 23:02 | ||
| Hi mate! Really hope the shoulder improves for you! What are the snatch balances you did a couple of sessions back? Holding the bb OH with a snatch grip? Cheers Tom | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 19-06-2008 @ 22:39 | ||
mishima said: BARBUDA said: Your gym look banging! it OL pretty popular in France? Pff, as popular as curling in sahara  I think any kind of strength/power training doesnt drain much attention in occident, on the other hand the way you look has much more importance than what you can actually do; which is, and i think we all agree here, just plain daft! Lol, i know what you mean! Tonight felt pretty drained today after being in dublin all day yesterday. Which was an excellent day but did reinforce my distaste for guiness - sorry mishima. http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/2949/sl380547xf3.jpg Push jerk bar xlots 40x5 50x5 50x5 60x3 60x3 Jerks 70x2 75x1 80x1 80x1 60x5 60x5 Strict press 40x12 40x10 Row 170lbs x8 190lbs x8 210lbs x6 230lbs x5 210lbs x5 190lbs x10 210lbs x5 Snatch high pulls 60x2 60x3 60x4 60x3 60x3 70x2 DB Incline press 32.5 x10 32.5 x10 32.5 x10 32.5 x10 face pulls just got back from a massive bbq - properly bloated! going back to Scotland tomorrow too. | |||
| » Highland Strength Festival, Aug. 16th, Inverness, 2008 (Go to post) | 17-06-2008 @ 20:29 | ||
| I will hopefully come along to this as its not too far from home! Hope to see some of you there! Tom | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 17-06-2008 @ 20:19 | ||
Post Edited: 17.06.2008 @ 20:24 PM by BARBUDA It was a big one tonight!Power cleans barxlots 50x3 50x3 50x3 60x3 60x3 70x2 70x2 80x2 80x2 80x1 90x1 90x1 decent, 90kg was fine. I considered going for 100kg but decided to leave it for another day. Front squats 60x5 70x5 70x5 80x5 80x5 OMG, this is embarrasing. If im honest ive not squatted in ~6 months and not consistantly squatted for over a year due to the back probs i mentioned before. Anyhoo its safe to say they suck! Actually just realised that i can lunge more than this, obviously did not put enough effort in. Hang clean 60x3 70x3 70x3 ripped a callous off which im used to from the rowing days but then i started bleeding so thought i should stop. Pull throughs stack x15 stack x15 stack x15 stack x15 very short rest here GHR body x12 x10 x8 x7 Plate pinch 2x10kg plates per hand xmax 2x10kg plates per hand xmax 1x10kg & 1x15kg plates per hand xmax 1x10kg & 1x15kg plates per hand xmax box jump 80cm box x3 80cm box x3 80cm box x3 80cm box x3 put another on top to make ~ 130cm looked at iut and though - not a chance pikes 10 5 a token effort finished with a filthy sweaty and chalk cover t-shirt and a massive grin! excellent. Had a chat with some of the guys and came home. Off to dublin tomorrow for 2p return (tax included) Tom | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 16-06-2008 @ 22:56 | ||
mishima said: Good to see you here mate. You should enter the PL league, whats your bodyweight, best squat, dead, ect?... Hey man! been doing some serious catching up on your journal! excellent progress. Shame about the coaching situation though! Your gym look banging! it OL pretty popular in France? Neil said: Welcome aboard Tom. Good move coming here cos we have some good lemony types - myself not included! Yeah! I've been a reader here for a while and finally decided to start a journal! The journals here are great to read. JC said: Welcome to the site buddy. Lemon fresh lifting seems to be on the up & up (well, in gyms, not competitively!!) Thanks JC! yeah theres a fiar bit of it done in my gym by the power athletes but only actually 1 guy who does it serisouly. Thing said: welcome, another scot woooo yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! that makes 3 of us now right? Rick said: Joni said: be the first one to post physique shots on SB = a merit of sorts Dude, how can you forget those shots of Tony, the ones that went from the top of his head to the very base of his cock? Tell me, I really want to know. I mean, I like him and all, but I don't need that in my head. Welcome aboard man  .Lol, thanks Rick! Wigan said: BARBUDA said: Wigan said: Good to see another lemon fresh log being started. Good luck with it mate!!!! Thanks Wigan! i shall do my best! One thing i wanted to ask you guys is how much do you think not being able to fully lock out my right elbow will effect my training. I broke the elbow years ago throwing javelin and cannot fully straighten it. When i spoke to Tommy ages ago he said there are a few lifter who cannot fully lock out for whatever reason! Cheers Tom Shouldnt hamper you at all mate, if you dont let it. Check out Juri Zacherevich on Youtube, a 210k snatcher at 110k bodyweight, he broke his elbow extremely badly and within 12 months snatched 210, so no excuses really!!! If you end up competing as long as you bring the bad lockout to the attention of the refs before you lift it wont go against you. Good luck with it mate, be good to see you progress!! Thanks buddy! Yeah i just watched him - seriously impressive! just to give you an idea here is an ohp grip and snatch grip. Hopefully be ok! http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7843/mypicturexh7.jpg http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5004/mypicture2nm3.jpg Tom No training today, went to Derby for a bit of a shop - tonight is being spent watching goodfellas and drinking lilt! | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 15-06-2008 @ 19:36 | ||
Boar said: oh ,and 1 more thing ,how do you break your f**kin elbow throwing a javlin ? it seems so easy on the wii olympics Im special! the tendon in my elbow pulled part of the bone off i think  | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 15-06-2008 @ 19:34 | ||
Boar said: WordUpTom, being given the ultrasolid double verbal high 5 from joni is close to a perfect 10 seems to me like oly lifting is dieing a death faster than powerlifting ,however ,the lifts themselves are awsome and training them can only make you one thing : SOLID Hey BOAR! long time no speak - i remember ages ago you offering me a tv to use at uni - what a nice fellow! Im off to a good start then! Yeah it does seem a bit like that, i was reading about that on the bbc sport website the other day. i think GB only has 1 person going to the olympics in weighlifting? Tom ps BOAR i may be calling upon your services for some other fun training stuff to do at home seeing as i will have nice beach to mess about on! sprints perhaps. | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 15-06-2008 @ 19:25 | ||
Wigan said: Good to see another lemon fresh log being started. Good luck with it mate!!!! Thanks Wigan! i shall do my best! One thing i wanted to ask you guys is how much do you think not being able to fully lock out my right elbow will effect my training. I broke the elbow years ago throwing javelin and cannot fully straighten it. When i spoke to Tommy ages ago he said there are a few lifter who cannot fully lock out for whatever reason! Cheers Tom | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 15-06-2008 @ 19:16 | ||
Joni said: starting lemon lifting = solid be the first one to post physique shots on SB = a merit of sorts Oh dear, have i broken an unwritten rule? A great start training at fitlike = ultrasolid! Lol, it looks a great gym! I saw your comp vids from there the other day! great stuff. I shall visit once im home! | |||
| » Wanna-be lemon fresh (Go to post) | 15-06-2008 @ 18:40 | ||
Post Edited: 07.07.2008 @ 20:25 PM by BARBUDA Hi i'm Tom.I post on MT sometimes so you may recognise me from there. Used to be a lightweight rower, trained a ridiculous amount for that and ended up hating it. Took up weight training and did the 5x5 full body thing for while. The gym i go to has weightlifting platforms and some good lifters, Tommy Yule trains here and is a strength coach for the athletes. From watching him and some of the sprinters i started messing about with the olympic lifts all be it very badly. I got to the point where i was doing mainly the OL lifts and only a few other bber exercises. I then hurt my back and ended up doing the bber sort of thing for about 1 year. http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7771/changevd1.jpg Recently the urge to do the olympic lifts has re-surfaced so ive been gradually increasing the amount i do. I met a guy in the gym the other week who trains the throwers here and he gave me some help and said he'd help me when ever he's in the gym - ive not seen him since though. Anyway if your not bored by now - Exams are done as of Friday. Went to the gym for the second or third time in 2 weeks. Been spending ~16 hours a day in the library. Anyhoo - a good workout to blow of steam. Powerclean and jerks 50x2 60x1 60x3 60x2 70x2 cleans 70x2 80x2 Hang clean and jerk 60x3 60x3 75x3 75x3 jerks 60x4 70x1 72.5x1 72.5x1 72.5x1 reverse hyper 40x15 40x15 40x15 GHR 12 8 10 pull throughs no.14 x12 stack x12 stack x12 pikes 8 8 8 i needed that! not hitting anywhere near failure on the olympic stuff as im just trying to make sure form is ok atm. here is a vid Its obviously not near my max but seeing as im new to it all i guess it is a pb. i shall be going home soon to Scotland for the summer, so i wont have easy access to a lifting platform. However i noticed "fitlike" gym on this site which is pretty close to where i live so hopefully i can train there to use the platform. Either that or make some bumper plates like TONY did! Tom EDIT: Thought i'd add in some goals main ones atm - BW snatch (85kg) - 100kg clean and jerk | |||