[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Really great deadlifting. 15 is awesome for the weight. Jelly of the accents, honeys love that.[/quote]
Ha, thanks!
[quote]Shlitre wrote:
Jesus man, Serious trek you went through. Maaaaaaay-raaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnn[/quote]
Thanks for the brotivation.
That dude in the background totally give you the nod of approval there! He likes your liftin’ apparently.
Good job!
Sunday, 6 May, 2012
Bench, Cycle 2, Week 2
Time: 10:20-11:30
Gym Weight: 101.25kg
Warm up: Pullover, Behind the neck press, band stretching, double over stretch
1a) Bench Press
20kg x5
40kg x5
60kg x3
80kg x1
92.5kg x3
wrist wraps on
105kg x3
chalk
120kg x5 - Beltless PR and 2 reps over the target
1b) Chins
3x8 @ Bw
2a) Overhead Press
4x10 @ 42.5kg
1x12 @ 42.5kg - Volume PR
2b) Chins
5x8 @ Bw
3a) Pendlay Row
2x3 @ 110kg
3x3 @ 90kg
3b) Band Pull Apart
5x15 @ Mini Band
Notes:
Benching without a belt is really difficult. Looking back at the video, I was probably good for more, for some reason my bench always feels much slower than it actually looks.
Going to squat 142.5kg x10 tomorrow, writing it down because I know that I will want to quit when I do it. This will deter me.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
That dude in the background totally give you the nod of approval there! He likes your liftin’ apparently.
Good job! [/quote]
Thanks! I’m pretty happy with the way my deadlifts are progressing on this.
I actually said to El that you definitely had more gas then you gave yourself credit for. You were powering them out. Now you know for next time brah.
How does wearing a belt even help with the bench? Never really understood this.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
How does wearing a belt even help with the bench? Never really understood this. [/quote]
Same whey it helps in a squat, dead or any other movement? They start to work when you can set up Pl style properly, especially with dat arch.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
How does wearing a belt even help with the bench? Never really understood this. [/quote]
Same whey it helps in a squat, dead or any other movement? They start to work when you can set up Pl style properly, especially with dat arch. [/quote]
Yeah but the vast majority of powerlifters would use a belt in the squat and dead in a meet, but plenty don’t use it for bench, so clearly there is a difference/less “transfer”.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
[quote]phlegms wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
How does wearing a belt even help with the bench? Never really understood this. [/quote]
Same whey it helps in a squat, dead or any other movement? They start to work when you can set up Pl style properly, especially with dat arch. [/quote]
Yeah but the vast majority of powerlifters would use a belt in the squat and dead in a meet, but plenty don’t use it for bench, so clearly there is a difference/less “transfer”. [/quote]
A lot of them still would, I’m not sure about the majority. It’s about style and preference.
Most wear belts during benching to hold their shirts in place; that’s about it. I find that wearing a belt prohibits me from getting the biggest arch possible.
CS
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
Most wear belts during benching to hold their shirts in place; that’s about it. I find that wearing a belt prohibits me from getting the biggest arch possible.
CS[/quote]
Yey! Someone on my team!
Haha.
Monday, 7 May, 2012
Squat, Cycle 2, Week 2
Time: 10:10am-11:40am
Gym Weight: 101.5kg
Warm up: Band stretching (hips, hamstrings), stretching (calves, piriformis)
Squat
no belt
60kg x3
80kg x3
100kg x1
110kg x3
wrist wraps on
125kg x3
142.5kg x10 - PR
Deadlift
chalk, no belt
4x10 @ 162.5kg
1x12 @ 162.5kg
Ab Wheel
5x12 @ Bw
Notes:
Another good session under my belt, the squats were tough but Ellis and Peter helped me out and shouted at me, so thanks for that. All of my lifts are going up at the moment, it’s great.
I seem to have strained an oblique or something, I think I did it doing ab wheel stuff last Thursday, it’s been sore since, but the deadlifts today were really hard because they really aggravated it, hopefully it won’t be too bad by Thursday so I can PR again.
Suupa stuff Big man.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
Most wear belts during benching to hold their shirts in place; that’s about it. I find that wearing a belt prohibits me from getting the biggest arch possible.
CS[/quote]
Yey! Someone on my team!
Haha.[/quote]
I was specifically talking about raw lifters, plenty of them use a belt.
Like I said, it’s about preference.
Wednesday, 9 May, 2012
Overhead Press - Cycle 2, Week 2
Time: 3pm-4.30pm
Gym Weight: 103.5kg
Warm up: BTN press, BTN jerk, power jerk, overhead press with shrug, band stretching (pecs, upper back and triceps)
1a) Overhead Press
30kg x3
40kg x3
45kg x3
52.5kg x12 - PR
1b) Chin Up
3x8 @ Bw
2a) Dumbbell Bench Press
3x5 @ 42.5kg
2x10 @ 32.5kg
2b) Chin Up
5x8 @ Bw
3a) Pendlay Row
5x3 @ 90kg
3b) Band Pull Apart
5x15 @ Mini band
Notes:
Had an exam today and I didn’t sleep very much last night as I was up studying. Didn’t get a chance to have more than one solid meal before I lifted so I felt a little low on energy and moved through it all a bit slow. But still came away with a PR. Tomorrow should be fun.
Great PRs. Worked real hard on that squat set.
Who IS the huge lad?
Thursday, 10 May, 2012
Deadlift - Cycle 2, Week 2
Time: 8:30am-9:55am
Gym Weight: 102.9kg
Warm up: Band assisted stretching (hamstrings, hips), stretching (piriformis, biceps, forearms), foam roller (ITB), incline curls
Deadlift
no belt, hook grip
70kg x2x2
110kg x2
150kg x1
mixed grip
155kg x3
175kg x3
chalk
197.5kg x13 - PR (+5kg, +1 rep)
Back Squat
4x10 @ 102.5kg
1x12 @ 102.5kg
Knees to elbows
1x12 @ Bw
4x10 @ Bw
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Great PRs. Worked real hard on that squat set. [/quote]
Thanks!
[quote]Shlitre wrote:
Who IS the huge lad?[/quote]
Thanks breh.
you’re really good at deadlifting for reps