Get Swole or Die Mirin'

Wednesday, 1 February, 2012

  1. Log Clean and Press
    1x1 @ 90kg
    2x1 @ 95kg - PR (was 85kg)
    1x1 @ 95kg - clean only, couldn’t lock it out

  2. Straight Bar Push Press
    5x4 @ 80kg
    1x1 @ 90kg

  3. Front Squat
    2x3 @ 120kg - PR (was 110kg x3)
    1x2 @ 120kg - bar slipped off my shoulders on rep three.

Thursday, 2 February, 2012

  1. Bench Press
    1x5 @ 125kg - wanted six, but my hair kept getting caught under me and I couldn’t set myself properly, racked it after 5
    1x3 @ 130kg - Don’t know why I did this.
    2x1 @ 140kg
    1x6 @ 125kg - PR, what I came in to do
    2x3 @ 125kg

2a) Plate Loaded Seated Row
2x8 @ 180kg
3x6 @ 200kg - PR

2b) Seated Calf Raise
5x10 @ 90kg

  1. Rack Pulls
    -below knee-
    1x1 @ 220kg
    1x1 @ 240kg
    1x1 @ 272.5kg - PR

That started out weirdly, but I’m glad I got the 125kg x6, and I’m glad I can hit 140kg whenever I want now. You know that it’s a good day when you PR on everything.

Ok so I just caught up on your log. Wow. PRs literally every session… thought I had you with my 320x3 above knee rack pull till you got 360. Sick.

I’m on the right road to having a slightly more comparable squat/bench though!

[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Ok so I just caught up on your log. Wow. PRs literally every session… thought I had you with my 320x3 above knee rack pull till you got 360. Sick.

I’m on the right road to having a slightly more comparable squat/bench though! [/quote]

Don’t want to bust his secret out in the open, but sometimes he takes protein!

[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Ok so I just caught up on your log. Wow. PRs literally every session… thought I had you with my 320x3 above knee rack pull till you got 360. Sick.

I’m on the right road to having a slightly more comparable squat/bench though! [/quote]

I’d like 400kg, but I’m not 100% sure how to get it on the bar.

Smolov works wonders!

[quote]phlegms wrote:

[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Ok so I just caught up on your log. Wow. PRs literally every session… thought I had you with my 320x3 above knee rack pull till you got 360. Sick.

I’m on the right road to having a slightly more comparable squat/bench though! [/quote]

Don’t want to bust his secret out in the open, but sometimes he takes protein![/quote]

Can’t believe you’re going to try and tarnish my reputation like that.

Friday, 3 February, 2012

  1. Trap Bar Deadlift
    1x1 @ 225kg
    1x1 @ 245kg
    1x1 @ 265kg - PR
    3x1 @ 245kg

  2. Bench Press
    1x3 @ 127.5kg - not sure what happened here, had to rack it
    2x5 @ 127.5kg - PR (was 2x5 @ 125kg)

  3. Anderson Squat
    2x1 @ 300kg - PR

  4. Dip Bar Leg Raise
    4x12 @ Bw

Saturday, 4 February, 2012

  1. Front Squat
    120kg x1
    130kg x1
    135kg x1 - PR, 140kg soon.
    3x2 @ 120kg

  2. Push Press
    80kg x1
    90kg x1
    100kg x miss - left it, shoulder was really hurting

  3. Circus Dumbbell Clean and Press (reps = total done)
    8x4 @ 32.5kg - PR, first time trying these

Counting default PRs? How cute.

[quote]phlegms wrote:
Counting default PRs? How cute. [/quote]

Dat ego boost.

[quote]SamMcLoughin wrote:

[quote]phlegms wrote:
Counting default PRs? How cute. [/quote]

Dat ego boost.[/quote]

I ate 6 bread sticks and some ham when I got home from work… Never eaten that combination of foods at that time of night. DEFAULT PR.

[quote]phlegms wrote:
I ate 6 bread sticks and some ham when I got home from work… Never eaten that combination of foods at that time of night. DEFAULT PR.[/quote]

if your clever enough with default prs you can pr every session :wink:

Sunday, 5 February, 2012

  1. Bench Press
    132.5kg x4 - PR
    2x3 @ 132.5kg

  2. Deficit Deadlift
    4x1 @ 200kg - PR

3a) Lat Pulldown
2x12 @ Pin #9

3b) Ab Wheel
2x6 @ Bw + 20kg - PR

Monday, 6 February, 2012

AM Session: 10:30-12:00

  1. Back Squat
    3x1 @ 170kg - PR (was 167.5kg x1, so it’s a new 1RM and volume PR)
    1x3 @ 160kg - PR (was ? )

  2. Rack Pull
    -below knee-
    2x5 @ 240kg (was 240kg x4, rep and volume PR)

PM Session: 21:20-40
1a) Circus Dumbbell
3x6 @ 37.5kg - PR

1b) Dip Bar Leg Raise
3x10 @ Bw

Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

  1. Reverse Grip Bench Press
    2x3 @ 110kg
    2x2 @ 115kg
    2x3 @ 120kg - PR
    1x6 @ 100kg - PR

  2. Plate Loaded Seated Row
    5x10 @ 180kg - PR

Notes:
Decided to reverse grip today because I wasn’t so sure I’d PR on a regular flat bench and my shoulder and wrist have been bothering me, but neither of them do when I use reverse grip, so I went with it. Happy that strength levels are somewhat close. I’m keeping these in. Just did some seated rows and called it because I’m fairly tired.

Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

  1. Log Clean and Press
    3x3 @ 85kg - PR

  2. Front Squat
    4x3 @ 120kg - PR (was 2x3)

  3. Wrist Curls
    3x15 @ 30kg

  4. Ab Wheel
    2x6 @ Bw 20kg

Thursday, 9 February, 2012

  1. Reverse Grip Bench Press
    102.5kg x7 - PR (was 100kg x6)
    105kg x7 - PR
    107.5kg x7 - PR
    112.5kg x6 - PR

2a) Plate Loaded Seated Row
5x10 @ 180kg

2b) Seated Calf Raise
5x10 @ 90kg

Notes:
I was trying to work to a 6RM or a heavy 2x6 and back off, but I underestimated my max on this and by the time I hit a hard six, I didn’t think I had enough left for a second set. On the bright side - I’m better at this than I thought I was.

Friday, 10 February, 2012

  1. Deadlift
    200kg x1
    220kg x1 - came up slowly but was never in doubt of getting it
    4x1 @ 200kg

  2. Reverse Grip Bench Press
    2x5 @ 115kg - PR

  3. Anderson Squat (pin 18)
    300kg x1
    310kg x1 - PR

  4. Lying Leg Curl w/ very slow negative
    3x12 @ Pin #8

Saturday, 11 February, 2012

  1. Front Squat to high box
    2x2 @ 150kg - PR (was 145kg)
    2x3 @ 140kg - PR

  2. Overhead Press
    4x5 @ 60kg

3a) Cable Bent Over Laterals
3x10 @ Pin #1
3b) Band Pull Aparts
3x12 w/ Mini band

  1. Wrist Curls
    3x15 @ 35kg

Sweet PRs as per usual. Your bench technique couldn’t be more different from mine though haha! I’m a hand or so away from narrow grip with a much slower eccentric and hardly any arch… Perhaps I need to learn to bench… aha