happy update: seeing this foot/shin specialist that has worked with the Bears, White Sox, etc… time to get this shit sorted.
Also, a 94kg lifter came to my gym to lift, a pretty darn good and strong lifter from Lindenwood University (Derek Johnson is the coach, I think that’s his name). Seeing him do the lifts made me so jealous, I NEED to get back into this ASAP. fuck you, shin, fuck YOU.
oly lifting misses you, peanut butter andy 
[quote]alexus wrote:
oly lifting misses you, peanut butter andy :-)[/quote]
my bar misses me… poor thing only sees military presses these days.
19/10/2011
Feeling really good, napped well on the train, cycle home felt really strong, fast, efficient, not tired, pumped all day about training…
Dynamic warm ups
Sn
bar work
50 x2
70
90x too light, let it go behind
110x let it go behind
120x in front
120x behind
120x in front
121 nice
125 first time! felt great, pulled through properly, kept the bar close, extended well, fast under, solid, standard step forwards on the recovery
128x fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, close, over corrected, lose it out in front
128x
128x not that close
128x
Rest 10
CJ
bar work
50 x2
90
110
130
140
153x
153x
153x
153x
153x
153x
153x tired
I came in to the gym feeling really good. Felt fast and strong. Need to sort my shizzle so I don’t pull the light weights too wildly and keep the line good. 128 is near…153 is there. 3 sessions until my comp so I’ll take it easier on Saturday but not too easy and wind it down to openers on Mon and Wed.
Koing
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
happy update: seeing this foot/shin specialist that has worked with the Bears, White Sox, etc… time to get this shit sorted.
Also, a 94kg lifter came to my gym to lift, a pretty darn good and strong lifter from Lindenwood University (Derek Johnson is the coach, I think that’s his name). Seeing him do the lifts made me so jealous, I NEED to get back into this ASAP. fuck you, shin, fuck YOU.[/quote]
The King of American Weightlifting (Remastered Version) - YouTube this guy?
No, that guy is a 56 or 62 kg lifter. He is one of the Barnes’ brothers. I don’t know who the 94 kg lifter is!!
Haven’t tried the looking up thing for high bar back squats yet - but I will!!
I have thought about buying my own bar… But I’ve got a bunch of set-up costs at the moment involved with moving countries…
Not sure why they have it in their head that a women’s bar will set them back $5,000… I mean, sure $NZD doesn’t do so well re currency conversion, but still, is that an estimate from getting a competition bar shipped from Sweden or something?? You can definitely get Pendlay Training bars (which are serviceable, I hear) for less than $1,000… I’ll give it some time (since I’m obviously new and weak) but plan on sending them some links in the future… They have these strangely flimsy bumper plates, too. The greens are cracked and nearly broken in half already… Not sure what is up with that (not really a gym that is geared for Oly Lifting, obviously).
Can get some coaching (and use a women’s bar) out at this other gym (commute away) on Saturdays. Will head out there tomorrow
[quote]olylifter106 wrote:
No, that guy is a 56 or 62 kg lifter. He is one of the Barnes’ brothers. I don’t know who the 94 kg lifter is!![/quote]
The video he posted was referring to the coach, not the lifter I met. The lifter I met was Cody something, who does 117/140 or thereabouts. Strong kid though, front squats 190 for a double maybe?
I got my Pendlay Nexgen Bushing bar for $350 from Muscle Driver USA. I love it. The 15kg women’s bar is also $350. Not sure what it would cost to have one shipped to New Zealand though?
http://www.muscledriverusa.com/Pendlay-Nexgen-Bushing-Bars_c_289.html
yeah… i think you about double the cost for $NZD then there is shipping…
thanks for the link, though. i will look into this. maybe i can pay one off or something…
MuscleDriver Australia is opening up soon where you should be able to get any of Pendlay’s products.
20/10/11
Back Squat
barx5,5,5,5
60x5
100x5
130x2
150x2
160x2
145x5
Short and easy session before lifting for 3-4 hours on friday.
21/10/11
FS
Bar x5,5,5
40x5,5
60x5
100x3
130x1
142x1
150x0 very close though
135x2
135x2
30mins
Snatch
40x4
60x2
80x2
90x1
100x1
105x1
110x1 equal PB
112x0
112x0
2 hours
Clean and jerk
50x2,2,2
70x2
100x1
110x1
120x0 idiot
120x1
125x1 best jerk I have ever done
130x1 5kg pb first try of the day booyah
135x clean 5kg pb clean
140x0
Jerk off blocks behind neck
50x2
100x2
110x2
120x0 too heavy
110x1,1,1,1,1
FS
70x2
110x1
130x1
140x0
140x0 knackered
Home and rest. Solid days lifting 110/130 is enough to get me to the english champs! just need to do it in a comp now!!!
[quote]Ed Ache wrote:
21/10/11
FS
Bar x5,5,5
40x5,5
60x5
100x3
130x1
142x1
150x0 very close though
135x2
135x2
30mins
Snatch
40x4
60x2
80x2
90x1
100x1
105x1
110x1 equal PB
112x0
112x0
2 hours
Clean and jerk
50x2,2,2
70x2
100x1
110x1
120x0 idiot
120x1
125x1 best jerk I have ever done
130x1 5kg pb first try of the day booyah
135x clean 5kg pb clean
140x0
Jerk off blocks behind neck
50x2
100x2
110x2
120x0 too heavy
110x1,1,1,1,1
FS
70x2
110x1
130x1
140x0
140x0 knackered
Home and rest. Solid days lifting 110/130 is enough to get me to the english champs! just need to do it in a comp now!!! [/quote]
f0cking bad ass mate! 110/130! CONGRATS!
IMAGINE what you can do when you taper for 3 weeks, no moring sessions, dropping half of your training, only the evening sessions and then you will lift some serious weight at the comp 
Sn looked SHARP
Keep it up and ATTACK HEAVY WEIGHTS ALL THE TIME. This is what you MUST LEARN AND APPRECIATE. The weights you lift doesn’t matter, it’s the amount of effort and the way you attack weights when your beat up from training then when you taper you smash it at the comps
Koing
Good luck at the comp, Ed!
[quote]Koing wrote:
f0cking bad ass mate! 110/130! CONGRATS!
IMAGINE what you can do when you taper for 3 weeks, no moring sessions, dropping half of your training, only the evening sessions and then you will lift some serious weight at the comp
Sn looked SHARP
Keep it up and ATTACK HEAVY WEIGHTS ALL THE TIME. This is what you MUST LEARN AND APPRECIATE. The weights you lift doesn’t matter, it’s the amount of effort and the way you attack weights when your beat up from training then when you taper you smash it at the comps
Koing[/quote]
Got more in me than 110 for sure. Just didnt want to many misses this morning. Both times I’ve hit 110 have been after a morning squat session too, so when I’m fresh and its first lift of the day it’s getting DOMINATED! I’m definately cleaning 140 before the year is out, jerk is another matter but still! Hopefully I’ll be feeling SWEET for the Open!
Cheers for the wished Paperclip.
Nice lifting Ed!!
I got some coaching today
Very happy with the Oly gym…
Not so happy about doing doubles… But I’m sure it will be good for me…
Nice to get some immediate feedback.
Will be sure to get out there every Saturday.
Think I did make the right decision in joining the other gym, though.
They will be able to help me get a stronger squat, I think, and it is much easier for me to get to them.
Wrecked today. Guess doubles means I doubled my training volume heh.
Could be worse, imagine you’d have to start with triples when you’re only used to singles (like in my case, when I first joined a club)
10/21/11
sn 40x2, 40x2, 50x2, 60x2, 65x2, 70x2, 72.5x1, 75x1, 77.5x1, 80x1, 82.5x1, 85x1, 87.5x1 PR!, 90x0, 90x0, 82.5x1
cj 50x2, 70x2, 80x2, 85x2, 90x1, 95x1, 100x1, 105x1, 105x1, 100x1 (need to work on split)
fs 90x2, 100x1, 110x1, 120x1, 127.5x1, 132.5x0, 115x1
Hey, guys. After a three and a half year hiatus from competing and a year and a half w/o so much as touching a weight, I’ve decided to return to competitive lifting. I’ve spent the past six months getting back into competitive shape and, though I haven’t quite reached my all-time best lifts, I’m pound-for-pound a little stronger than I was before.
My best lifts at 74kg bw were: snatch 92.5kg, clean and jerk 115kg, back squat 147.5kg, and front squat 137.5kg. At 68.5kg bw, my current lifts are: snatch 87.5kg, clean and jerk 105kg, back squat 142.5kg, and front squat 130kg. My goals are to snatch 92.5kg and clean and jerk 112.5kg and to total 200kg in comp by february/march.
I use to train with a Bulgarian/Greek methodology, 11 sessions a week w/ 8 of those sessions going to maximum (95%+). These days I have other priorities, so I’ll only be training 5-6 sessions a week w/ only 3 max effort sessions.
Anyway, I’ll be updating my training here. I’ll try to post some vids if I can get a hold of a camera. I no longer have a coach or a team now, so I could use the feedback!
Hi rock, it’s great that there’s another 77kg lifter among us!