Oh here the log is!
Nice craigslist score looks like the same rack I got, Held up with my lifting for the past 5 years…
Dude i’m totally jelly that you have so many meets in your area. Kinda got that damn itch to do another one. It’s a good itch though, especially now that i know more of what to expect.
Kalle, thanks man. I think it is, and I actually thought about that when I first saw it. “If Kalle can SFW like a boss in this bitch, it can surely handle my weak ass weights!” In the future, if you’re searching my logs, look for the hidden L.W.I. titles. I think that’ll be my theme, haha
Herc, it’s pretty awesome having so many meets around here. But at the same time, I feel the “need”/urge to do a lot of them, which takes away from the time between meets put towards getting stronger, and having bigger meet PRs. Oh well. This upcoming meet will be my last for a while. Maybe 6 months or something. I’ll probably go do the meet next year, that was my first meet, and see how big of a PR I can smash, filling out the 220’s.
Woke up today not sore really at all, but I’ve got this damn sinus cold shit that’s been bugging me for a few days. I’ll take the rest of today to chillax, get off work early, catch a movie, do nothing, and then prepare to dominate a session tomorrow consisting of squats/bench/DB flyes/weighted pushups/front squats/GMs. Fuck, that doesn’t look fun now, does it?!
9/2/11 back n bi session, because I felt like I could squeeze it in.
Mini band low row/face pull superset
Doubled mini320
Kroc rows (used an ez curl bar, I think weighs 30#)
~100*20/20/15
Yates rows
13515
16512
185*8
Dead stop, paused shrugs
22515
27512 dizzy after 8
315*15 lol, thought I was gonna pass out
Ez curls
7015
8012/10
Pinwheels
30#db x 15
35#plate x 15
40#db x 15
Death. Traps and biceps are stupid sore this morning. Looking forward to overdosing on squats and bench later
Sheiko 29 week 2 day 1
Squats
15150
14180
23210
52240 Vid last set
Bench
15135
14155
22180
53210 Vid last set
Incline db flyes
51030s
Mini band pushups
5*10
Front Squats
23135
23165
42180 Vid last set
Suspended GMs
55105
Feelsgoodman.jpeg
Felt strong in each set. Front squats were tough but felt good, didn’t notice any butt wink or big issues in form on vid. Vids up later.
LWI
Edit: I noticed, while thinking about my low numbers and why they aren’t “easier”, and I’m sure it’s because I’m hitting multiple reps around 80%. If my 80% number goes up each week, theoretically, my 1rm should be going up as well, right? Spent the day chasing the girls around, swimming, and eating. Looking forward to chilling at home and having some beers with my bro. Beers aid in recovery, right? I mean, this is a russian program we’re dealing with here…I’m surprised “Vodka Shots” aren’t one on the exercises, haha.
Squat 240x2 set #5
Bench 210x3 set #5
FSquat 180x2 set #4
Does my front squat form look decent?? I think it looks alright, and they felt good, so I think I’m happy with them. I’ve never pushed heavy weight on those, but I think I’ll keep after them (even if they aren’t in Sheiko in the future). I like pausing all my bench reps, I think it’ll help my competition max, practicing that way.
Off tomorrow, pulls Monday.
Everything looking good Ink. Love back and bi’s. haha.
Vodka shots could be a supplementary lift that you add? PWO protocol maybe? haha
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
Everything looking good Ink. Love back and bi’s. haha.
Vodka shots could be a supplementary lift that you add? PWO protocol maybe? haha[/quote]
Thanks man, everything’s feeling good too. Upper back feels good, and I think it’s actually looking a bit better. I think I might just change my hame to “Sheiko” because I’m loving it so far!!
Maye if the shotlasses were heavy, and it was like a curl. Hmm…hammer curls, with a shot glass glued to the end of the db…hmmmm
I see you have a beanie…well done my friend, well done.
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
I see you have a beanie…well done my friend, well done.[/quote]
What can I say? It works better than the headband. See that Greg?? BETTER than the headband.
lifts looked great!
Hey Inky!! I see your gym is totally becoming super badass…if you need some pics for posters lmk ;)
Lol…awesome lifting!!! You are a beast sir…
Good to see you are getting into the Sheiko groove!
Front squats looked reasonably solid, I’d try them with a clean grip though as I find it makes the movement a bunch easier in terms of bar positioning.
Thanks ladies, and I’ll keep that in mind BWG, haha
phlegms, thanks man, I’m loving it. I don’t have the wrist flexibility (yet) to use a clean grip for front squats. I try using the straps trick (straps around the bar, holding the end of the strap in a clean position), but it doesn’t feel solid enough. When I can, I’ll use the clean grip.
No way in hell will i wear a beanie while working out, because i sweat too much. I’d probably drown in my own sweat if i put much more clothing on while i train. Gotta admit it looks badass though.
Good work Ink, i’ll be watching closely how you do with sheiko.
Regarding the strap grip, i just haven’t been able to get it to work for me, just can’t quite keep tight enough. But the arms crossed form feels as comforatable as it can be for front squats.
[quote]Heracles_rocks wrote:
No way in hell will i wear a beanie while working out, because i sweat too much. I’d probably drown in my own sweat if i put much more clothing on while i train. Gotta admit it looks badass though.
Good work Ink, i’ll be watching closely how you do with sheiko.
Regarding the strap grip, i just haven’t been able to get it to work for me, just can’t quite keep tight enough. But the arms crossed form feels as comforatable as it can be for front squats. [/quote]
The beanie increases temp, but I feel a little more badass in it, haha. Maye it adds pounds to my lifts? I think it probably does.
I feel the same way re: front squat grip. I can’t stay tight unless my arms are crossed. Hey, I’m not an OLY lifter, so who the hell cares what grip I take? Haha
In all seriousness, the beanie helps me concentrate
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Thanks ladies, and I’ll keep that in mind BWG, haha
phlegms, thanks man, I’m loving it. I don’t have the wrist flexibility (yet) to use a clean grip for front squats. I try using the straps trick (straps around the bar, holding the end of the strap in a clean position), but it doesn’t feel solid enough. When I can, I’ll use the clean grip.[/quote]
I had the same issue with the clean grip for a while and used the straps with mixed success, I just slowly worked up to it over a few weeks to build up the wrist flexibility and it definitely paid off.
DF, true that.
Phlegmy, do you feel like you’re stronger using the clean grip now, over the crossed arm? Like, can you lkift more weight one way over the other?
Pulls today, to the knee, followed by benching of some sort, rack pulls, then some other crap. It’s Labor Day today, so it’s time to DO WORK!
Off topic, but if you are into samurai movies, and don’t mind subtitles, 13 Assassins is a FANTASTIC movie about a group of samurai that come together to kill this really twisted, and fucked up leader. It’s epic.
powerlifters and beanies…
pssh
backward baseball caps induce more hypertrophy