[quote]Jab1 wrote:
Looks like your pressing strength is improving pretty quick! Have you tried a slightly narrower grip? Helped me out quite a lot. [/quote]
I used to, I can press ~1.5 plates with a narrower grip, but there’s two problems I get with it, the first is that it irritates a pinched nerve I have in my left arm, the second is that I just lean back and do some kind of standing incline press. I figured that if I was committing for a year I’d just do it without leaning back.
Thursday, 25 April, 2012
Deadlift - Cycle 1, Week 3
Warm up: Stretching (piriformis, calves), band assisted stretching (hamstrings, hips)
Gym Weight: 101.5kg
Time: 7am-8.40am
Deadlift no belt, all reps touch and go
60kg x3
100kg x2
140kg x1 chalk
160kg x5
182.5kg x3
205kg x10 - PR
Back Squat
1x8 @ 100kg
3x9 @ 100kg
1x10 @ 100kg
Ab Wheel
5x12 @ Bw
Notes:
That’s probably my best deadlift to date, my PR in that range was 202.5kg x8, which was sumo and with a belt, and 217.5kg x5, which was also sumo and with a belt. It’s a huge PR.
[quote]Jab1 wrote:
Looks like your pressing strength is improving pretty quick! Have you tried a slightly narrower grip? Helped me out quite a lot. [/quote]
I used to, I can press ~1.5 plates with a narrower grip, but there’s two problems I get with it, the first is that it irritates a pinched nerve I have in my left arm, the second is that I just lean back and do some kind of standing incline press. I figured that if I was committing for a year I’d just do it without leaning back.[/quote]
Fair dos. And I didn’t know that about your year commitment, very cool stuff!
EDIT: Also holy shit beastmode pulling.
EDIT2: FuckinG LOL at the guy doing reverse curls with the bar behind you!
[quote]Shlitre wrote:
Huge shift on that lad. Mirin’ hard brah.[/quote]
Thanks bruh.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
^^ You guys have such a wonderful bromance going on. It really is quite endearing.[/quote]
We do. It’s a magical thing.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Really awesome deadlifting man. I could probably just about got 205 for a triple… but definitely not beltless. 10 is sick. [/quote]
Thanks, I was pretty fired up. Hopefully I can ride this wave of gains out for a while.
[quote]Jab1 wrote:
[quote]SamMcLoughin wrote:
[quote]Jab1 wrote:
Looks like your pressing strength is improving pretty quick! Have you tried a slightly narrower grip? Helped me out quite a lot. [/quote]
I used to, I can press ~1.5 plates with a narrower grip, but there’s two problems I get with it, the first is that it irritates a pinched nerve I have in my left arm, the second is that I just lean back and do some kind of standing incline press. I figured that if I was committing for a year I’d just do it without leaning back.[/quote]
Fair dos. And I didn’t know that about your year commitment, very cool stuff!
EDIT: Also holy shit beastmode pulling.
EDIT2: FuckinG LOL at the guy doing reverse curls with the bar behind you![/quote]
Thanks! I think he was just warming up, because he did some clean pulls and power jerks after that.
Notes:
Had an exam yesterday, I was expecting to be more tired, but I slept in til 7am instead of 6am today and I seemed grand. Overhead press is flying up, last cycle I did 50kg x10 and it was tough, I was hoping for 11, but managed 14, pretty happy with that.
Deadlift No belt
60kg x3
100kg x3
142.5kg x5 chalk
165kg x5
187.5kg x15 - PR
Squat no belt or wrist wraps
4x10 @ 102.5kg
1x12 @ 102.5kg - Volume PR
Ab Wheel
5x12 @ Bw
Notes:
Had an exam this morning so I trained later today with Ellis and Peter. I wasn’t expecting 15, I thought about just doing the prescribed reps because I was tired and had a bit of a migraine, then I realised that plan was stupid and just went for it. Really happy with it. Gains.
