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| » Too much of a good thing Cooking oil (Go to post) | 27-03-2015 @ 17:32 | ||
| what is the rest of your diet like? banging away something as vile tasting as vegetable/cooking oil may end up ruining your appetite for further eating if weight gain is your goal. I'd get the fat calories sneaked in via nice tasting sources: mayo, butter, cream etc | |||
| » What supps do you buy/consider essential (Go to post) | 27-03-2015 @ 17:26 | ||
| MRP with creatine/carbs/protein - #1 necessity to my training as I am an IT contractor and spend most of my life in hotels/apartments. Chesteze + Caffeine combo for intense phases of training only. Ibuprofen for never ending list of niggling aches from training. | |||
| » american powerlifting (Go to post) | 27-03-2015 @ 17:11 | ||
kirkynick said: That's good going. Nowhere near his best of course, but still putting up some very big weights. was lifting at that comp. what I saw of Andy's lifting looked pretty routine. loads more to come. | |||
| » 260kg x 4 Deadlift at u90kg...300kg will go soon! (Go to post) | 27-03-2015 @ 16:59 | ||
| that is an impressive deadlift for 90kg could've ground another rep out as well from look of it. | |||
| » GPC lifting log (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 21:07 | ||
Post Edited: 26.03.2015 @ 21:11 PM by matthewvc More at golds Hounslow 😡Squat rack looks safe for 150kg max... Squat (paused) bar x many 60 x 5 60 x 3 100 x 2 140 x 2 Wraps light 180 x 2 210 x 2 Wraps medium belt 230 x 2 hip achng + back fatigued a bit so stopped here But all good and easy Sit down rowing plate loaded contraption Few sets of 5 up to 6 plates a side | |||
| » GPC lifting log (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 19:12 | ||
ha ha i'm embarrassed looking at it too, I might put my gym PB back there again  agreed, thames valley athletics place is really nice. was most impressed by the whole event and those involved in the running of it! | |||
| » GPC lifting log (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 18:28 | ||
| thanks for the questions! no, I started out quite weak on bench. best routine I did was the Russian squat routine for bench and it introduced me to high frequency, high volume approach. did it twice with only a few weeks off in between a few years back and gained 30kg or something in that period. another factor was simply gaining weight and stopping trying to be a lean 85-90kg for vain female attracting reasons. nowadays I program myself but I've kept the frequency/planned overreaching aspect of the soviet methods in my training. So I'll typically bench 2-3x week working on volume loading for a 4-6 week training (meso) cycle using weights around 70-85% mark. I'll then drop volume and up intensity for a similar length cycle, but continue to train as frequently. the main bulk of exercise is the lift itself with some extra close grip or board presses to work on my consistent weak point, the triceps (this i think is due to my long forearms making leverages bad here). I also do a load of *very* heavy rows, heavy pulldowns; I think a strong upper back is a big aid to bench stability. | |||
| » The Log of the Lurking One! (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 16:32 | ||
| pleased your back pain is receding and squat/pull numbers going up | |||
| » GPC lifting log (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 16:14 | ||
| all time bench 100kg masters 1 record holder according to this site! http://postimg.org/image/4nhnnen3l/ | |||
| » Strongman training commences! (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 15:59 | ||
| awesome stuff getting an all time record. Like the Neilside record site. credit to whoever maintains it | |||
| » GPC lifting log (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 10:53 | ||
Post Edited: 26.03.2015 @ 10:55 AM by matthewvc training hotel gold's gym hounslowdon't like this gym, overcrowded and full of vanity trainers with poor gym etiquette. bench press touch and go loads x bar 8 x 60kg 5 x 60kg 3 x 60kg 3 x 80kg comp style - DIY start command + paused 3 x 100kg 3 x 120kg 3 x 140kg 3 x 160kg 1 x 180kg close grip feet on bench 100kg x 5 110kg x 4 120kg x 3 face pulls few sets of high reps wasn't intending to go so heavy but everything felt light, energy good, so why not. I'm quite happy training circa 90% for extended periods, if bar moves quick and I'm not needing to psyche up to make a lift. lower bench than the forza means I can actually get some leg drive, felt there was a triple with 180kg. | |||
| » GPC lifting log (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 10:41 | ||
| thanks steven! so I've got confirmation of making euro/worlds standard. I've also managed to set british records across the board in my weight and age class. particularly pleased about my bench as it isn't far off the open 100kg record. (200kg by martin brown i believe) - so that is a real target for me now. Its now a case of getting myself down to a powerlifting gym (genesis) and learning from real lifters how to maximize my performance competing. | |||
| » couple of videos of me from GPC Southerns (Go to post) | 26-03-2015 @ 10:29 | ||
| thanks for comments. with better energy preservation and more aggressive weight selections there's a 200/300 in those two lifts. | |||
| » Calf Stretches (Go to post) | 25-03-2015 @ 18:29 | ||
| my ankle/calf flexibility is awful and have been trying some of the techniques from this video I found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gwgm3s2EQ0 | |||
| » Strongman training commences! (Go to post) | 25-03-2015 @ 17:08 | ||
| records are still records so well done. how much BW did you cut and did you manage to restore what you'd lost in the 24-hour period up to competition? | |||