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| » Newbie question #563 - equipped and unequipped (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 21:07 | ||
Your get zelots on both sides, but mostly there full of s**t. LOL! Quite right. | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 16:36 | ||
| Cheers. Hitting a nice patch at the moment. Those that have trained for a fair few years will realise that results ain't linear in progression. You can get nothing for months then suddenly break through to another level. Last year I didn't pb the powerlifts once! But I new that I was doing the right training (eventually) and had to just get my head down and back myself to come good. Hence pb's in my 1st comp in jan. | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 16:15 | ||
| 31/5/07 Squat and deadlift training Squat- 180x1, 190x1, 200x1, 210x1, 220x1 (new pb!) DE pulls- 160x3, 180x3, 180(+belted light band) x1x3 SLDL- 180x5, RDL- 180x5 Well if I was happy with a bench pb on mon, I am over the moon with my squat pb today! My 1st 5 plate a side squat. Again I wasn't planning to full squat at begining of week but the gym near my flat that I trained at today dosn't have anything approprite to box squat off. However it has a better rack and flooring to squat with/on than my uni gym so felt good to go for a pb today. I thought it was going to fly up at one point as felt good lowering and popped out of the hole nicely but, unsurprisingly, it slowed right done and I grinded it slowly to lockout. Had to shout of my spotters to be on the safe side too! The rest of the session did the job but it was a case of too much talking and not enough concentration! I am now hitting the numbers in the gym that I want at unequipped in sept. This is good but I doubt now I'll go for any pb's in comp lifts. | |||
| » The Thing Arrives (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 15:55 | ||
sorry bud Not too worry just pb'd my squat so may move up again  | |||
| » And another thing that's wrong with those bench presses.... (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 15:53 | ||
| Notice the 'soft' hand out. Spotter has hands on the bar and only seems to let go when the bar hits the shirts tension. Thats what it looks like to me:confused : | |||
| » The Curse And The Gift... (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 11:37 | ||
| Cool platform pulls; reps with 500lbs (ish) | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 11:34 | ||
| My IM*2.5 arrived today! Out of the package managed to close it to approx 10mm and then an hour later to approx 5mm. Not quite as hard as I imagined but it I reckon it'll take me the rest of the year to close. I do like shiny new grippers!! | |||
| » The Things Training (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 11:31 | ||
| Keep on posting the cool vid pals! | |||
| » The Thing Arrives (Go to post) | 31-05-2007 @ 11:29 | ||
| Dam you've gone and knocked me out of top 10! Strong chap!! | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 30-05-2007 @ 11:11 | ||
| 28/5/07 Concept rower- 100m x 6 (90s rest), average split approx 18.5s Gripper work- IM*1 x5, IM*2 x1x3 (RH 1-3mm; LH 5-10mm of closing) That was that. Just couldn't be bothered doing my normal light lower body stuff so thought I'd have a blast on the rower, quite enjoyable. Am feeling beat in he shoulders and arms at the moment. Squat/dl thurs then 3 days off before my last weeks training prior to a de-load week. | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 28-05-2007 @ 21:57 | ||
| Cheers. Yes Ice I have thought about lifting equipped and may well do so in a year or so, but forsee that I would always want to do unequipped lifting too. Only in my 1st year of full comps so just enjoying the ride and we'll see where it goes! I do actually own a Titan Centurian and knee wraps | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 28-05-2007 @ 16:28 | ||
| 28/5/07 Bench Training Bench press (comp grip; max legal)- 120x1, 125x1, 130x1, 135x1, 140x1, 145x1, 150x1(new pb!) Floor press (pinky grip)- 100x5, 110x5, 120x4 (1 forced rep) Machine row- 10x4 Pulldowns- 10x2 Seated dumbell cleans- 10x15x2 Great session today. 150 finally fell after over a year of effort! Was planning to do ME floor press but on a whim decided to see how my comp grip bench was like, after a couple of months of pinky grip work. Wasn't expecting much but once 140 flew up I felt in the groove and new I could pb. Just need to do that at the British in sept and job done for my bench this year. It also looks like the max legal width for my hands is the one for me. Pinky grip was obviously a good training tool (and close in pure strength), but feel so much more control around the chest with the wider grip. | |||
| » Iain's Training (Go to post) | 26-05-2007 @ 13:27 | ||
| 24/5/07 Bench Assistance Have been feeling achy and run down last couple of days so just did some complexes and rear delt work instead of any real bench assistance work Complex 10-20 reps x 3 circuits with 10kg dumbells: Rows Bent over raises Upright rows Lat raises Shoulder press Hammer curls Then some band pullaparts and band traction. Felt better after the session than at the start so job done! 25/5/07 Deadlift/squat training Deadlift- 220x1, 240x1, 250x0, 240x1, 220x2 (missed 3rd) DE Squats- bands + chains (30-40kg at top) 100x2x2, 110x2x2, 120x2x2, 130x2x2 Squats (same band + chains)- 140x2, 160x2, 160x2 Weighted crunches 10x3 Man this was a tough session and not helped by poor weight selection! Wasn't feeling 100% this week, and despite feeling good today, should have just done some moderate intensity work or maybe some speed pulls. But no had to try and have a heavy session which resulted in grinding out pulls all afternoon and missing 2 lifts. Trying the 250 was not a good idea neither was going for 220 for reps. From my own experince if I am not feeling like 'eating bullets' then I shouldn't max out on deads of the floor. Anyway got some work in and the DE squats felt good, finished of with a couple of tough doubles. Crunches? I was fooked and couldn't be bothered to do anything else after my squating lol!! | |||
| » Goals of 2007 Thread (Go to post) | 23-05-2007 @ 11:37 | ||
Post Edited: 23.05.2007 @ 11:38 AM Iain Kendrick
All unequipped. Thats about it really. | |||
| » Tokar's Training Log (Go to post) | 22-05-2007 @ 18:06 | ||
| Good log Tokar. Tough work though! There's bits of me aching reading all that full sq/bp/dl work As for idiot spotters lest not forget the fools that let your struggle for several minutes ranting on about how 'you've got it'. Despite the fact that on leg is of the ground, your arse is in the air and your shoudlers are rolling of one side of the bench!! | |||