Haha, Stu’s already getting his excuse’s ready! How about the looser buys a round of drinks?
I think we should post our starting totals here, mine was about 100-110kg i think. That was the first time ive deadlifted in a long long time so its all exponential from here!
Pharmacologist vs Biochemist vs Sports Scientist, which discipline will be strongest lol!
Let the battle of the boffins commence.
Deadlift Competiton,my place sometime in the near future.
Being as I shall be the judge I will openly admit to being easily corrupted and all bribes shall be received with extreme gratitude!
For the loser punishment shall be a round of coffees at Starbucks,but you have to fetch them in wearing a low cut bright Pink T-shirt that says “I love to be pumped” on the front!
For the loser punishment shall be a >round of coffees at Starbucks,but you >have to fetch them in wearing a low >cut bright Pink T-shirt that says “I >love to be pumped” on the front!
LMFAO!!
Nice I spat coffee all over my monitor when i read that!
May have an interesting case study,over the next five weeks.
I was approached by a 17yr old female dancer,who says she needs to lose weight before the first week in October.
We have agreed a five week training programme,which will mean her working out at my place five times per week.
Now this is an untrained/coached member of the public,with no experience of weight lifting,but I allowed her in because she wants to work hard to achieve her goal.
I think it will be interesting to see,(if she stays the course)what her figures will be in the Squat,Bench and Deadlift.And yes guys I shall get her to do at least 10 Glute Ham Raises!
The first session today,concentrated on Box Squat form,which was quite good and she managed to do a reverse mini band squat with just the bar for 10 reps.
I shall keep you all posted as to her progress.
Stu, Dan, i really hope that t-shirt fits you guys, i mean, an ill fitting t-shirt like that could be really embarrassing 
LOL!
Beni - You must have the gift of the gab mate, i know a few female dancers and to pursuade them to lift weights, let alone Westside would be impossible! Shes gonna terrify other dancers, five weeks under your tutelage from scratch is gonna have a pretty profound effect, you’ll have to keep us updated.
battle of the boffins?! can i just point out i am doing a sports degree - i spend two hours a week cooking (nutrition) and have to ‘play sport’ for an hour a week! Lets get this straight, i remember stu and chris chatting on the train - clever buggers! me dan. me lift 
sod that! i reckon weight on the bar is the only criteria. Lift big - you win! Im not being penalised because i got such a monstrous ass! ha ha
beni - im worried, where are you going to get a cropped pink t-shirt with that lovely moniker on it!?!? Well bribe wise I am still technically a fresher, and have access to 19 and 20 year old very attractive girls in a 70/30 girls to boys split uni. will 2 be enough!? ha ha.
I cant belive that dancer you talked about - how did she hear about you? Thats pretty hardcore i gotta say - im training an ‘exotic’ dancer at work and shes the nuts, really pushes herself - deadlifts, benches, squats - the works. A rare find im sure you’ll agree. 5 days a week is pretty intense, you going to do a variety of energy system type work too or monstrous sled dragging! defo keep us posted chap
I’ve been off work since last Thursday… Haven’t been on a machine since…
Loads to catch up on, will post more tomorrow…
Beni - does that mean I can come up and cure myself of the mirror afliction and join the musketeers…??
Mental busy at work at the mo… Managed to pop a picture up of my new tattoo though… What do you all think…??
Will write more tomorrow…
Cheers…Stubob…
Had a pretty good ME bench day today, last week i got 75kg for 1 hard rep in the bench, today i got 87.5kg for 1 semi hard rep in the bench, reckon i could of got 90, possibly a 92.5kg if i had a spotter, so therefore Westside training adds 15.5kg to your bench in 1 week!
Whilst westside did play its part i think the fact my bench increased that much is more down to the fact that i could bench about 100kg a little under a year ago so my strength levels are starting to return to their previous, i also think the technique Beni showed us on the bench had some part to play too, i definately feel stronger in that position.
Im starting to feel stronger in all exercises so i think that westside is accelerating the process of returning me to my previous levels of strength, not to mention its a breath of fresh air to the type of training i had been doing.
Hope everyone had as a productive day as i had.
Chris
Trying to convert people to bands and it is sort of working, apart from the lad this morning that got pinned by an empty bar and a doubled up mini band, gufaw!!
Yeah excuses coming in thick and fast for the competition!
Ben, that 100 reps with the green band for pushdown works really well, took 6 sets this morning to do it, also did a load of french press by looping the greenie uner the incline bench reaching back and grabbing it and then proceeding to get the reps out, tris feeling sore tomorrow.
i’m gonna say 180kg for max deadlfit and gonna shoot for 200-220 raw in the xmas bash.
STU
Oops, that should have said, “Westside training adds 12.5kg” i was in a rush yesterday when i typed it, had some chicken on the George.
Chris
92.5-75 = 17.5!!
This constest will be easy, I’ll just tell chris that I’m loading up 400kg on the bar and only put on 140, ha ha ha victory is mine!
right i’ve resized the pics and am gonna try posting them again!!
Is that Beni in the background with the Nike t-shirt on…??
Who’s doing the sled drag…?
Beni - I’ve tried PM’ing you but as this feature has never worked I doubt you’ll get anything but can you confirm if you do…??
Cheers…Stubob…
Yep that’s Ben doing the sled drag and standing behind us all in the pics.
Ahh but Stu, 87.5-75 = 12.5
Hows your training going anyway mate?
Stubob,got your pm call me at the gym to arrange visit.
Good pics Doc.
So someone got pinned beneath an empty bar and mini band?
My little dancer who has never benched in her whole life managed that without any problems.
That person really should be named and shamed!
So the Deadlift competiton is on then,Battle of the Boffins.I shall get T-shirts made up to commemorate the event,plus one lucky loser gets an extra pink shirt to wear and take home!
As a prize for the winner,would a 15 min phone chat with the man himself Louie Simmons sound good?
