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| » season 2015 (Go to post) | 06-07-2016 @ 21:22 | ||
fatter_tomorrow said:England's strongest man 2016 felt awesome day of the comp, got good sleep at the hotel, went out the night before and had alook around and got some food with the wife, lovely place. I was alittle nervous but not much really, all the lads were sound, met a few before but some new faces too. Event 1: duck walk 200 for distance I was going head to head with Paul, I know if I could keep close I'd have a decent distance. he took off and I tried to pace myself alittle, had no problem on the straights but the turns were hard the duck kept banging off my legs and opening my hands up. I made 37/40m, about 8th/12. Event 2: axle for max 125, 135 both flew as they should, felt good. 147 on the big fixed felt nice too, cleans felt alittle harder with it being fixed but I felt powerful, got a big high pull, then 157 actually felt really good. 167 I struggled from the belly to the shoulders, lent right back and didn't get it quite sat right in the palms, was a very very close press but I missed it. that should of gone! joint 4th. Event 3: van deadlift side handle felt heavy as f**k in the warm up, but Arron page told me to move my feet right forward and that felt much better! I managed 14 reps which was good enough for 4th again, some big pullers there so I was happy with that! Event 4: incline log for reps 130 Anything pressing I like with my tiny trex arms, managed 16 reps which was good enough for the win. An event win at ESM happy with that!! Event 5: 5 stones 100-160 I was last up and only 3 people had got the 160 so I paced myself thinking I could do the 160 and get 4th, well I couldn't budge the 160 and my first 4 were slow so I f**ked that up big time. I one motioned the first 3 too they felt light so I wish I just went balls out. not sure where I placed. f**k! Now I was 4th going into the last event, 3 of us on 35 and a half points, sooo close! Event 6: 400 tyre for 30m I f**king hate tyre I'm s**t at it and I flipped the c**t once, I couldn't get grip It right I kept slipping and I just looked like a c**t. dead last!! Absolutely gutted!! Came 7th overall and I was f**king gutted, I should of pressed the 167 axle, I should of gone faster on the stones and I should practiced tyre 3x a week. Absolutely gutted I'm not going to UKs. All the other competitors were great, Paul is just f**king unreal and is ESM at just 21, freak. Arron page was a real nice guy, helped me all day with little tips and s**t. Everyone was brilliant. good luck to all the lads going to UKs! Eddie hall was sound as f**k too, no ego or arrogance like his TV persona. Good experience, still pissed off. Great write up mate, fair play. onwards! See you saturday, will message you regarding plan etc | |||
| » season 2015 (Go to post) | 06-07-2016 @ 21:19 | ||
fatter_tomorrow said:England's strongest man 2016 felt awesome day of the comp, got good sleep at the hotel, went out the night before and had alook around and got some food with the wife, lovely place. I was alittle nervous but not much really, all the lads were sound, met a few before but some new faces too. Event 1: duck walk 200 for distance I was going head to head with Paul, I know if I could keep close I'd have a decent distance. he took off and I tried to pace myself alittle, had no problem on the straights but the turns were hard the duck kept banging off my legs and opening my hands up. I made 37/40m, about 8th/12. Event 2: axle for max 125, 135 both flew as they should, felt good. 147 on the big fixed felt nice too, cleans felt alittle harder with it being fixed but I felt powerful, got a big high pull, then 157 actually felt really good. 167 I struggled from the belly to the shoulders, lent right back and didn't get it quite sat right in the palms, was a very very close press but I missed it. that should of gone! joint 4th. Event 3: van deadlift side handle felt heavy as f**k in the warm up, but Arron page told me to move my feet right forward and that felt much better! I managed 14 reps which was good enough for 4th again, some big pullers there so I was happy with that! Event 4: incline log for reps 130 Anything pressing I like with my tiny trex arms, managed 16 reps which was good enough for the win. An event win at ESM happy with that!! Event 5: 5 stones 100-160 I was last up and only 3 people had got the 160 so I paced myself thinking I could do the 160 and get 4th, well I couldn't budge the 160 and my first 4 were slow so I f**ked that up big time. I one motioned the first 3 too they felt light so I wish I just went balls out. not sure where I placed. f**k! Now I was 4th going into the last event, 3 of us on 35 and a half points, sooo close! Event 6: 400 tyre for 30m I f**king hate tyre I'm s**t at it and I flipped the c**t once, I couldn't get grip It right I kept slipping and I just looked like a c**t. dead last!! Absolutely gutted!! Came 7th overall and I was f**king gutted, I should of pressed the 167 axle, I should of gone faster on the stones and I should practiced tyre 3x a week. Absolutely gutted I'm not going to UKs. All the other competitors were great, Paul is just f**king unreal and is ESM at just 21, freak. Arron page was a real nice guy, helped me all day with little tips and s**t. Everyone was brilliant. good luck to all the lads going to UKs! Eddie hall was sound as f**k too, no ego or arrogance like his TV persona. Good experience, still pissed off. Great write up mate, fair play. onwards! See you saturday, will message you regarding plan etc | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 16-02-2016 @ 14:21 | ||
| Strained my erector deadlifting last week so not done much training worth noting, had a week of reduced work, and feeling much better, not 100% but close Squat 60% 140kg 5x2 deadlift 50% 135kg 5x2 Heavy push and pull work on prowler split squat 3x6 up to 32kg per hand | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 08-02-2016 @ 17:06 | ||
| Last Week I suffered real bad with doms after the bench session tue, to the point I missed 100 for 4 reps, so only managed an easy speed sess Friday, adjusting volume slightly for this week! Sat squats Walkouts 245 255kg 265kg Eccentric only 235kgx2 245kgx1 255kgx2 Was controlled, happy with these, hardest part was spotting, as expected was always off centre, hence only doing one rep. not nice walking out 265kg haha Squats 168gx5 186kgx4 203kgx3 180kgx4 197.5kg3 214kgx2 Last set was tough, but depth was best it has been. Been a tiring week so happy to hit these numbers under fatigue Max effort isometric rack pull (from mid thigh) 5 sets of 5 secs superset Broad jump 5 sets of 2- Had nothing left, managed 220cm lol | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 04-02-2016 @ 19:31 | ||
| Last 2 sessions.. Bench 5 sec eccentric only 130kgx2 145kgx2x2 155kgx1 155kgx2- s**te 2nd rep Normal bench paused 90kgx6 100kgx4 110kgx3 97kgx4 106kgx3 115kgx1+1 f- re-tried 1 + 1 fail again, not as convincing a fail! bench speed emphasis 65kgx5x2 kb row 3x6 24kgs chest supported row 3x8 Didlift 195kgx5 216kgx4 235kgx3 210kgx4 230kgx3 248kgx2- none of these were near pbs but really happy with how they moved under a decent amount of fatigue deadlift speed emphasis 135kgx5x2 isometric squat just above parallel- 5x 5 seconds superset squat speed emphasis 116kgx5x2 weighted back ext 3x8 | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 02-02-2016 @ 14:48 | ||
| Monday 01.02.16 Phase 2 of training- overload and intensity! Quarter squats from pins-concentric only 235kgx2 245kgx2 255kgx2 265kgx2x2 All felt ok, hardest part was finding the balance point Squats 120kgx1- just to get back to position 168kgx5 186kgx4 203.5kgx3, 180kgx4 197.5kgx3, 214kgx2 All felt great today and a world away from sat, found a really nice groove, focus was on trying to 'sit back' a little more rather than trying to stay upright. happy to hit 214kg for a double after a decent amount of work. Deadlift off blocks- 14 inch bar height 70kgx3 120kgx3 170kgx1 220kgx3x2 225kgx2x2- felt heavy and was under fatigue so didn't want to push it too much. Speed squats 116kgx5x2 (50%) moved well! | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 31-01-2016 @ 12:25 | ||
| Saturdays squat sess felt tired coming into this, and couldn't quite get into the groove 60kgx5 100kgx3 120kgx1 145kgx1 165kgx1 185kgx1 belt and sleeves on 205kgx1- came up ok but slower than previous lifts at this weight 220kgx1- was meant to be an 8rpe single, more like a 9 today. depth was good an tech held well just slower than would of liked deadlift 162kgx8x2 (60%)- moved ok db press 3x8 at 40kg- really tired at this point and didn't wanna push up to planned 45s ring row3x15 | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 29-01-2016 @ 12:04 | ||
| Session I was least looking forward to... All pressing done as a giant set... Bench press- all reps paused 60kgx5 85kgx5 95kgx1 a) 106kgx6x6 b) 81kgx6x3 c) med ball throw- 9kgx6x5 d) plyo pressup- hands elevated on bench 6x5 Bench was very tough, this exceeds my 5x5 pb, so promising! last2 sets final reps were a little grindy! trx row- 3x15 face-pulls- 3x15 | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 28-01-2016 @ 17:12 | ||
Louweazel said:My flights weren't too bad but I can't ever fly direct any where. They're at awkward times and will make water loading a pain in the arse if I'm having to do that. the only direct flights I could see were from stanstead at 6am, so im going from brum on Tuesday at 8.50am, there is a stop for 2 hours but that will probably be nice to have a walk. This is my first time water cutting for a comp that's not early morning, do you change much for it or just move your timings forward? | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 28-01-2016 @ 14:34 | ||
| Wednesday session deadlift 70kgx5 120kgx3 160kgx1 190kgx1 216kgx8x3- first 6 sets felt great, started to fatigue on later sets! 80% squats beltless 116kg+16kg chainsx10x2- was a little tired and tight from deads, a little rushed on the warm-ups but felt great after a couple of sets did strongman conditioning class, last time before I have to drop everything unnecessary for prep. 6 weeks out ! | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 28-01-2016 @ 14:31 | ||
| Thanks everyone! @Ian shame about that, is expensive though, booked the flights today, not easy to get to either! Last 2 sessions Done as a giant set a) Bench 100kgx6x6 b) speed bench 75kgx6x3 C) med ball throw 9kgx6x6 d) plyo pressup on bench 6x5 All felt good, probably maximum volume my body can handle, had to stretch out and release pecs after face pulls banded 3x15 superset ring row 3x15 | |||
| » Training for IPF euro classic (Go to post) | 26-01-2016 @ 14:20 | ||
| Last week I got called up to the GB squat for the European classic championships in Estonia, over the moon! Looking forward to competing against the best in Europe, standard is ridiculous, and my bench is too s**t to be competitive, so my aim is to come top 5 in squat and/or deadlift, a medal would be lovely  Had a decent week of training but this is the first full week of training for the meet! Squats 65kgx5 105kgx5 125kgx3 all highball 145kgx1- low bar 165kgx1 belt and sleeves on.. 185kgx8x3 (80%)- these felt lovely, on point with tech, but got real fatigued towards set 6, this is the last week of higher volume work romanian deadlift 120kgx3x5 squat jump 30kg trap bar- 3x5 ham curl 3x8 superset leg press 3x8 @150kg | |||
| » Post GBPF Classic training (Go to post) | 12-01-2016 @ 09:48 | ||
| Had a squad session on the weekend for the GBPF Euro selection. Had a shocker really, training had been so good i expected a big performance Squat 210kg- fairly easy 225kg- good rep, a little slower than training but still good 235kgxf- fast out the whole but then stuck just above parallel bench 120kgx1- easy 125kgx1- came up well, decided to go for equal pb 130kgxf- small pause maybe went before command and was a few inches above lockout deadlift went to 260kg which felt heavy, so left it there, aim for the day was 270-275 :s only thing i can think as to why it went bad is sillily i did some strongman work in a class at the gym wed and got carried away with trap bar pyramid up to 270kg, meaning 2 reps on 210,230,250. may of tired me more than expected Next comp will be the GBPF west midlands open, but next big comp will be the all englands hopefully | |||
| » Post GBPF Classic training (Go to post) | 31-12-2015 @ 16:24 | ||
| Last few sessions Tue and thurs were exactly the same 3 laps of 160kg bench holds 113kgx3 (tue) 120kgx3,2,2 (thurs) 90kgx3 plyo pressupsx5 3 sets of face pulls and rows Bench if feeling good again, 120kg for 3 paused is a joint pb, should be good for 127.5kg/130kg Wed deadlift Plan to go to a moderate single 9.5rpe 70x5 120kgx3 160kgx1 190kgx1 210kgx1- all really nice, all beltless 230kgx1 belt on 250kgx1- moved great, was tempted to shoot for 275 but 2 weeks till true testing so held back 270kgx1- eleiko pb, 2nd time ever lifting 270+, this has been a big confidence boost high bar squats 100kgx7x2 football bar press 3x5 up to 85kg all paused skull crushers 3x8 | |||
| » Post GBPF Classic training (Go to post) | 29-12-2015 @ 14:38 | ||
| Last couple of sessions Monday Squat (again). 1 day behind after having a couple days off over xmas so no rest day between last squat session, felt pretty tired coming in 60x5 100x3 140kgx1 160kgx1 all high bar 180kgx3 lowbar with sleeves 200kgx1 with belt, felt nice and fast 220kgx1- a little slow but not a grinder, 9rpe 180kgx2x3- nice and fast, depth felt good Romanian deadlift 70kgx3 120kgx3 140kgx3 160kgx3 GHR 3x5 ham curl 3x8 Bit of strongman style conditioning, weighted pulls, med ball toss, prowler work. 78kg this morning, 2 weeks till euros squads, prob need to be nearer 76kg by then to show I am in reasonable shape | |||