“Put it down” “NOPE”
Spectacular response, after that bullshit last year. Great job man.
Hahahaha, I refuse to put it down. Good, stupid judges. Nice PR man, glad to see u did well.
God damn I thought you had that 832. Really impressive regardless.
Awesome job Mike. That NOPE i’m gonna just stand here and hold it for moment was sweet.
Nice job, way to stick it to them!
Thanks for all the kind words… but the competitions over now so:
Tuesday- 3-6-12- ME Upper
Warmed up
Bench-Fat Bar, Light Reverse Band, Medium Grip-
165x3x10
215x2x5
255x5
305x5
345x5
395x5
435x4.8<~~~~ stupid bench.
255x30 with a close grip
255x20 with an illegal wide
JM Presses-135x6x10
1 arm Row-60x20, 110x3x20
1 arm Lat Raise- Mini x 2x25
Supra Hammer Curls-65lbsx5x10/10s rest
Shoulder Traction x a bunch
More Later
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
Monday-2-28-12- RE
Did about 20 sets of speed pulls for singles with 225 and 100lbs of band tension. In between each set, I did a set of three concentric only jumps of different variations.
Took a 15 minute ice bath last night and feel like a million bucks today. More later.[/quote]
I’ll start by saying that maybe I’m just ignorant (haven’t been around lifting too long), but it seems your workouts, your recovery methods, all that, is just SUPER unique. No other training log that I read consistently has a training style similar to yours.
Do a lot of other PL’er you know train like this, or are kind of an outlier in that regard? I just never see people include jumps and sprints and so many workouts per week. How did you find out these tactics worked for you as opposed to what others would called more ‘traditional’ methods?[/quote]
The more ‘traditional’ methods got me stronger. They also got me hurt all the time. I used linear periodization all through about 10 years of football. I made steady progress throughout the years but in college everything slowed down. My bench, squat, and powerclean stayed the same for 3 years. My last 2 years (got redshirted my freshman year) I started learning everything I could about westside, conjugate training, and just any kind of alternative training methods that weren’t NSCA certified.
My training now is a combination of a lot of things but the principles are pretty simple:
-Max Efforts
-Speed Work
-Jump
-Sprint
-Eat clean
-Don’t be a dumbass (this is the most important one)
I know Phil Harrington and a couple other Westside guys do tons of jump training and extra workouts. I remember reading a while back that Bennidict Magnussen will take a week or 2 off and do nothing but jumps and sprint work. A ton of lifters back in the day would sprint often. Other than that, I really don’t know if anyone trains exactly like I do.
Awesome job, the nope made me laugh my ass off. Back to work.
Tuesday-3-6-12- PM Stuff-
100 Push ups w/slingshot
50 Lying Leg Raises
50 SL Sit-Ups
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
Monday-2-28-12- RE
Did about 20 sets of speed pulls for singles with 225 and 100lbs of band tension. In between each set, I did a set of three concentric only jumps of different variations.
Took a 15 minute ice bath last night and feel like a million bucks today. More later.[/quote]
I’ll start by saying that maybe I’m just ignorant (haven’t been around lifting too long), but it seems your workouts, your recovery methods, all that, is just SUPER unique. No other training log that I read consistently has a training style similar to yours.
Do a lot of other PL’er you know train like this, or are kind of an outlier in that regard? I just never see people include jumps and sprints and so many workouts per week. How did you find out these tactics worked for you as opposed to what others would called more ‘traditional’ methods?[/quote]
The more ‘traditional’ methods got me stronger. They also got me hurt all the time. I used linear periodization all through about 10 years of football. I made steady progress throughout the years but in college everything slowed down. My bench, squat, and powerclean stayed the same for 3 years. My last 2 years (got redshirted my freshman year) I started learning everything I could about westside, conjugate training, and just any kind of alternative training methods that weren’t NSCA certified.
My training now is a combination of a lot of things but the principles are pretty simple:
-Max Efforts
-Speed Work
-Jump
-Sprint
-Eat clean
-Don’t be a dumbass (this is the most important one)
I know Phil Harrington and a couple other Westside guys do tons of jump training and extra workouts. I remember reading a while back that Bennidict Magnussen will take a week or 2 off and do nothing but jumps and sprint work. A ton of lifters back in the day would sprint often. Other than that, I really don’t know if anyone trains exactly like I do.[/quote]
Thanks for the lengthy response. The sprints and jumps are something I neglect, but will start incorporating if you feel they are worthwhile. Would probably help anyways considering I play basketball so often, allow me to be semi-athletic.
Great job at the Arnold, BTW. No idea how you didn’t get the 832, looked like it was going to go up pretty easy. Probably due to the weight drop / suit issue though. Probably would have gotten had your monstrous quads not gotten in the way as well. lol
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
Monday-2-28-12- RE
Did about 20 sets of speed pulls for singles with 225 and 100lbs of band tension. In between each set, I did a set of three concentric only jumps of different variations.
Took a 15 minute ice bath last night and feel like a million bucks today. More later.[/quote]
I’ll start by saying that maybe I’m just ignorant (haven’t been around lifting too long), but it seems your workouts, your recovery methods, all that, is just SUPER unique. No other training log that I read consistently has a training style similar to yours.
Do a lot of other PL’er you know train like this, or are kind of an outlier in that regard? I just never see people include jumps and sprints and so many workouts per week. How did you find out these tactics worked for you as opposed to what others would called more ‘traditional’ methods?[/quote]
The more ‘traditional’ methods got me stronger. They also got me hurt all the time. I used linear periodization all through about 10 years of football. I made steady progress throughout the years but in college everything slowed down. My bench, squat, and powerclean stayed the same for 3 years. My last 2 years (got redshirted my freshman year) I started learning everything I could about westside, conjugate training, and just any kind of alternative training methods that weren’t NSCA certified.
My training now is a combination of a lot of things but the principles are pretty simple:
-Max Efforts
-Speed Work
-Jump
-Sprint
-Eat clean
-Don’t be a dumbass (this is the most important one)
I know Phil Harrington and a couple other Westside guys do tons of jump training and extra workouts. I remember reading a while back that Bennidict Magnussen will take a week or 2 off and do nothing but jumps and sprint work. A ton of lifters back in the day would sprint often. Other than that, I really don’t know if anyone trains exactly like I do.[/quote]
Thanks for the lengthy response. The sprints and jumps are something I neglect, but will start incorporating if you feel they are worthwhile. Would probably help anyways considering I play basketball so often, allow me to be semi-athletic.
Great job at the Arnold, BTW. No idea how you didn’t get the 832, looked like it was going to go up pretty easy. Probably due to the weight drop / suit issue though. Probably would have gotten had your monstrous quads not gotten in the way as well. lol[/quote]
No problem, and yes, jumps and sprints make a huge and, more importantly, immediate, difference in your lifts.
My lockout has always been my weakpoint in my deadlift. I’ve already got a plan together of ways to fix that. I need to talk to some other strong people and see what they think I should do as well.
AHh I am late to the post-deadlifting awesome-ness partay.
Good job!
I was telling people at school about this.
Err, but they thought a deadlift was a bench press, so I don’t think they really “got it”.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
AHh I am late to the post-deadlifting awesome-ness partay.
Good job!
I was telling people at school about this.
Err, but they thought a deadlift was a bench press, so I don’t think they really “got it”.
[/quote]
Ha! Yea, that sounds about right. Most people I explain powerlifting too make a poor clean and jerk motion with their hands then tell me good job.
Wednesday-3-7-12- Extra
Tri Smash
Tri Opener
Push Downs- M. Minix150
Face Pulls- Lightx150
Standing Abs- Avgx100
Hamstrings and prowler later.
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
AHh I am late to the post-deadlifting awesome-ness partay.
Good job!
I was telling people at school about this.
Err, but they thought a deadlift was a bench press, so I don’t think they really “got it”.
[/quote]
Ha! Yea, that sounds about right. Most people I explain powerlifting too make a poor clean and jerk motion with their hands then tell me good job.[/quote]
One of the strength coaching on my college football team, keeps asking me how powerlifting is going. I always say awesome and he usually asks something along the lines of how my snatch is coming along. There was also a folder on the gym computer labelled ‘powerlifting’ I opened it up and its videos of a bunch of guys on the team doing hang cleans… Hes a Phd candidate and I don’t have the heart to tell him how wrong he is. I did retitle the folder to olympic lifting tho haha
[quote]clutz15 wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
AHh I am late to the post-deadlifting awesome-ness partay.
Good job!
I was telling people at school about this.
Err, but they thought a deadlift was a bench press, so I don’t think they really “got it”.
[/quote]
Ha! Yea, that sounds about right. Most people I explain powerlifting too make a poor clean and jerk motion with their hands then tell me good job.[/quote]
One of the strength coaching on my college football team, keeps asking me how powerlifting is going. I always say awesome and he usually asks something along the lines of how my snatch is coming along. There was also a folder on the gym computer labelled ‘powerlifting’ I opened it up and its videos of a bunch of guys on the team doing hang cleans… Hes a Phd candidate and I don’t have the heart to tell him how wrong he is. I did retitle the folder to olympic lifting tho haha[/quote]
Jesus. That story made me sadder than I could ever describe.
Wednesday- 3-6-12- PM Stuff
Got into a box jump challenge… with one of my 12 year old football players. Here is how it went
Started at 30 inches, we each nailed it.
36x1
38x1
43x1
46.5<~~~ he smoked it. I landed it but it wasn’t pretty. Not an all time PR but pretty good for 4 days after a max deadlift.
49.5<~~~ he landed it but couldn’t stand up… pretty good for 12 years old… Jesus.
Prowler-
40 yard trips- 270lbs- 6 sprints in 12 minutes. This sucked.
Backoading with a gallon of gatorade and about 10 cokes.
Sqwatzzzz tomorrow.
Have been reading this log for a long time. Extremely inspiring. As an aspiring British powerlifter, it drives me on to heavier and heavier weights. Thank you.
[quote]Turkus Maximus wrote:
Have been reading this log for a long time. Extremely inspiring. As an aspiring British powerlifter, it drives me on to heavier and heavier weights. Thank you.[/quote]
Thanks for reading, buddy. I’m glad I can help a fellow lifter across the pond!
Thursday-3-8-12- ME Lower-
Squat Opener w/green band traction
Hamstring floss w/ green band
30lb Med Ball Hindu Throw to a 20 Yard Sprint to a 450 Speed Tire Flip x5
SSB Squats, Low Box, Foot Position was somewhere between wide and not wide… I have no idea-
75x2x5
165x5
215x5
255x5
305x5
395x5
Belt
435x5
525x5<~~~ 5rm PR. MY best 3 is 550 to a much higher box. Good Shit.
Close Stance GM’s- 225x5x10
Standing Abs- Bluex40, 2xStrong Bandx2x20
Some static stretching, lots of crying, and a fair amount of wanting to commit suicide.
The SQWATZZZZZ:
