Westside/PLing Training Thread

[quote]Norweige wrote:
4/6/2007 ME Lower

A)ME Box Squat (14")
Bar x some
135 x 3
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 3
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
420 x 1 x 3 (PR)

B)RDL=325 x 5 x 5 (PR)

C)Bulgarian Split Squat w/DB=55 x 8 x 2

NOTES: Man, the first two exercises went pretty good then I just ran the hell out of gas. 420 was my single-rep max off the box, so to get three singles with that w/o them being gut-busting tells me my squat is still on track and getting stronger.

RDLs were tough only because of how tired I got. I’m not in awesome shape, but I’m in good enough shape to last through anything I might need to do.

Not the case today–I barely willed myself to complete my second set of the split squats. Some dedicated conditioning might be in order. We’ll see how my next lower body w/o goes.

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Nice job bro great progress

Phill

[quote]ExNole wrote:
Convetional Rackpull 1" Over Knees (Maybe 1.5)
135x3
315x3
405x3
495x3
545x1
Belt
585x1 PR
605x1 PR
635x1 PR
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Nice set of PR’s there. Somethings working!

I have a question for you vets. On Dynamic Effort days are you simply trying to lift as fast as you can on the concentric while maintaining proper form? Do you pause between reps? or would a set of 3 reps be done as quick as possible in succession?

[quote]T1gNaL1 wrote:
I have a question for you vets. On Dynamic Effort days are you simply trying to lift as fast as you can on the concentric while maintaining proper form? Do you pause between reps? or would a set of 3 reps be done as quick as possible in succession?[/quote]

When doing dynamic work you want to keep everything as tight as usual. I personally don’t do dynamic bench work because I bench raw. I may throw in some dynamic squats or deads at times but I feel dynamic work is most effective for the equipped lifter.
But to answer your quesion- bring the weight down normally and then blast it up as fast as you can. I would try to lift myself off the bench. To maintain form, I would lock it out, get tight again and then repeat. The only difference between a normal bench is the speed at which you press it. everything else is the same. As with everything in powerlifting- form is key. Always maintain your form and set up after every rep and stay tight.

meat

[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
T1gNaL1 wrote:
I have a question for you vets. On Dynamic Effort days are you simply trying to lift as fast as you can on the concentric while maintaining proper form? Do you pause between reps? or would a set of 3 reps be done as quick as possible in succession?

When doing dynamic work you want to keep everything as tight as usual. I personally don’t do dynamic bench work because I bench raw. I may throw in some dynamic squats or deads at times but I feel dynamic work is most effective for the equipped lifter.
But to answer your quesion- bring the weight down normally and then blast it up as fast as you can. I would try to lift myself off the bench. To maintain form, I would lock it out, get tight again and then repeat. The only difference between a normal bench is the speed at which you press it. everything else is the same. As with everything in powerlifting- form is key. Always maintain your form and set up after every rep and stay tight.

meat[/quote]

Exactly.

one of the best quotes ive read is treat the light weights like they are heavy and heavy like they are light. You need to be tight, set up same difference isd the speed you will press just has hard and crush the bar it will help stay tight

Phill

Back log of workouts to post. just posting them for my own motivation, and any feedback and for future references.

3.28.07 ME LB

A. Box Squat to Parallel:
135 x 5, 225 x 5, 275 x 3, 325 x 1, 365 x 1, 385 x 1, 410 x 1, 420 x 1 (PR!!!)

380 x 1, 1 (fucking hard)

315 x 3, 3

B1) Good Morning (strict): 225 x 5, 245 x 5, 265 x 5

B2) Standing ab: 90 x 10, 110 x 10, 10

2 sets of TKE’s and a few clean singles at 185 for fun

NOTES: Happy with that 420, I think the key here is that prior to attempting it I only did two sets of 90% (380 lbs) of my max.

-boom

4/3/2007 - Heavy Bench, Gillespie Program Week 4

A. Bench: Bar x 20, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 3

240 x 4, 250 x 3, 260 x 2, 275 x 1 (cake), 230 x 6, 230 x 10 (nice PR)

B1) Tate Extensions: 55 x 6, 60 x 5, 5, 8

B2) 3Point DB Row: 110 x 5, 5, 120 x 6, 80 x 10

a lil face pull, one set fat man pullups, some curls/french press

NOTES: Felt good today, 275 was cake, 230 x 10 was nice, the key here i think with the Gillespie program is that I never go anywhere over 90 except maybe for one single.

And I believe doing extension tri work on heavy day, and heavy tri pressing work on DE day is working too.

-boom

4/4/2007 - ME LB

A. Rack Pull (about ten inches off of the ground, right at my patellar tendon)

135 x 5, 225 x 5, 315 x 2, 405 x 1, 455 x 1, 505 x 1, 545 x 1 (nice PR), 495 x 1, 1, 1, 405 x 2

B. BB Bulg. Split Squats:
45 x 5, 95 x 5, 135 x 5/ Lunge: 135 x 4

Good Morning: 135 x 10

C1) Leg Raise: 2 sets super setted with 2 sets of cable work

C2) Ham Curl - 130 x 10, 180 x 6

THEN some active recovery: light tri, face pull, pushup, lat pulldown

NOTES: Happy with this workout considering it took place 24 hours after my heavy bench.

Only got to the gym twice this week, in heavy rehearsals for a showcase I have this tuesady night. Maybe its considered my de-load.

If i feel good, i’ll hit it hard again this week.

-boom

04/09/07 - Squat (ME)

A) Squat
135x10
135x6
225x6
275x5
345x5x5!

B) DB Bench Step Up
65x10
70x8!

C) Weighted Pullups (wide grip)
x8
+25x8
+25x7
+25x7

D) DB Pullover
70x10
90x10
90x10

E1)Hanging Leg Raise
15
8diag
5+5x3 (5 leg raises+5 pulses x3)

E2)Rope Crunch
80x15
80x8diag
70x5+5x3

Squats are really starting to feel good, everything staying tight. Looking forward to moving up in weight and down in reps.

lots of warm up stuff so I was more than ready for the actual w/o and not using the lighter loads as a warm up.

1)SQ
65 x 8
65 x 3
85 x 3
105 x 2
140 x 1

went down too fast and was 6" too far under parallel. Still came up fast though.

155 x 1

would have been a 5lb PR if I was parallel. 2" short.

115 x 3
and had to go a couple inches below parallel to get it in my head.

  1. Bench
    65 x 8
    75 x 5
    85 x 2
    95 x 1 PR
    100 x miss
    100 x miss

I get 1 PR and I think my brain shuts down. don’t know how some of you get 3 in a row!

Assistance Stuff
The guy who kills me with these was out sick. Not that I didn’t push myself. Still felt his eery presence.

3a) db standing bicep curls
15 x 10 x 4

3b) cable press downs
50 x 30
70 x 10
90 x 5
90 x 5

pushups elbows in tight
bw x 15 x 3

c.

[quote]c. wrote:
lots of warm up stuff so I was more than ready for the actual w/o and not using the lighter loads as a warm up.

1)SQ
65 x 8
65 x 3
85 x 3
105 x 2
140 x 1

went down too fast and was 6" too far under parallel. Still came up fast though.

155 x 1

would have been a 5lb PR if I was parallel. 2" short.

115 x 3
and had to go a couple inches below parallel to get it in my head.

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this is where i find the box squats LOTS of them just at or right below parallel help ingrain depth

nice work on the 140

[quote]
2) Bench
65 x 8
75 x 5
85 x 2
95 x 1 PR
100 x miss
100 x miss

I get 1 PR and I think my brain shuts down. don’t know how some of you get 3 in a row![/quote]

hell damn fine work its a pr could have called it there IMO unless it was easy.

keep it up
Phill

Sat 04-07-07 AR/RE (Pirate day?)

Shoulder rehab/prehab

  • Shoulder Horn 12lbs. - 3 x 15
  • #2 Band Preses 50
  • Pro-Grip Face Pulls 40lbs - 2 x 15
  • 8 lbs Med Ball tosses - 30

DB OHP
45 x 12 * up 5lbs.
45 x 10
45 x 10

DB Shrugs
60 lbs. 3 x 15 - up 10 lbs.

Dumbell Trap Raise
15lbs - 3 x 12

Face Pulls
100 x 12 *up 10 lbs.
110 x 12 *up 20 lbs.
110 x 12

Gimpler - 30

ME bench
I’ve decided to get away from the pause stuff for awhile and work on touch and go.

Bench warm up
0x10
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x3
2 board
495x3
565x2

went back to full ROM
405x8
315x23
225x42
225x43

seated rows
220x6
stack x 6
stack plus 45lb plate x 6

seated dumbell cleans
30’s x 15
30’s x 15

dumbell skull crushers
45’s x 10
65’s x 10
85’s x 6

meat

[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ME bench
I’ve decided to get away from the pause stuff for awhile and work on touch and go.

Bench warm up
0x10
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x3
2 board
495x3
565x2

went back to full ROM
405x8
315x23
225x42
225x43

seated rows
220x6
stack x 6
stack plus 45lb plate x 6

seated dumbell cleans
30’s x 15
30’s x 15

dumbell skull crushers
45’s x 10
65’s x 10
85’s x 6

meat[/quote]

Meat, you are moving some serious weight. Nice work. What’s the reasoning for dropping the paused reps?

4/9/07
M.E Upper
Last real hard bench day

competition style warmups (minimal to save gas)

135x5
225x3
315x5 2 board
455x1 3 board

shirt on

565 all the way down x1 smoked it, felt real easy too

my ego got the best of me and i went to 600, missed it, and man i hate to give excuses, but I honestly got the worst lift off I have ever had, like ever ever…oh well though, save it for the meet. I know I would have been good for it today.

Tate presses 4x6@70’s

sled drags 3 long trips supersetted with:

KB lying tricep extensions 3x8@50
KB arm bars 3 sets with a 50

oh well for the 600, the 565 for as textbook as it was was good enough for me (for now), that will be my opener

4/9/07- Monday- ME Bench

Ext Rotation, band pressdowns

A)Barbell Bench Press
Barx10
135x5
185x3
215x2
250x4
250x4
250x4
250x4

B1)Incline DB Bench (45 Degrees)
90x5 95x5 100x4 x4 (2 rep PRs)

B2)Chinups
BWx4 BW+50x4 +60x4 x4 x4 x3(inch short of rep 4)

C1)Seated DB Lateral Raise
45x15 50x8

C2)Medium Neutral Grip Cable Row
180x7 x8 160x10

Notes: Fucked up the flat bench and only did 3 sets rather than 4. Pissed me off when I realized this at the end of the workout. I’m wondering if I should go for another set some point later this week or maybe tomorrow. Thoughts on that?

First set of 4 was slow and I really doubted that I’d get it for 3 more (I only did 2 but they became easier).

Also, I keep realizing that my ass comes off the bench when I near failure. I really have to fix this before the meet.

Nice PRs on incline DB. I think my most ever is like 100s for 2 reps but they flew up today.

-Matt

EDIT: Actually, I believe I did 4 sets of bench and my lifting partner confirmed it. Good, haha.

[quote]Modi wrote:
Meat, you are moving some serious weight. Nice work. What’s the reasoning for dropping the paused reps?[/quote]

I’ve been doing them for too long. My bottom end power has slowed. When I was doing higher rep touch and go, my power out of the bottom on the heavy stuff increased greatly. So, I’m going back to what works.

meat

Damn fine work, that much load and volume you have no damn smart CHOICE BUT TO DROP TO 2 DAYS A WEEK

Phill

[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ME bench
I’ve decided to get away from the pause stuff for awhile and work on touch and go.

Bench warm up
0x10
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x3
2 board
495x3
565x2

went back to full ROM
405x8
315x23
225x42
225x43

seated rows
220x6
stack x 6
stack plus 45lb plate x 6

seated dumbell cleans
30’s x 15
30’s x 15

dumbell skull crushers
45’s x 10
65’s x 10
85’s x 6

meat[/quote]

[quote]Matt McGorry wrote:
4/9/07- Monday- ME Bench

Ext Rotation, band pressdowns

A)Barbell Bench Press
Barx10
135x5
185x3
215x2
250x4
250x4
250x4
250x4

B1)Incline DB Bench (45 Degrees)
90x5 95x5 100x4 x4 (2 rep PRs)

B2)Chinups
BWx4 BW+50x4 +60x4 x4 x4 x3(inch short of rep 4)

C1)Seated DB Lateral Raise
45x15 50x8

C2)Medium Neutral Grip Cable Row
180x7 x8 160x10

Notes: Fucked up the flat bench and only did 3 sets rather than 4. Pissed me off when I realized this at the end of the workout. I’m wondering if I should go for another set some point later this week or maybe tomorrow. Thoughts on that?
[/quote]
that your doing more harm stressing over not doing it, fuck it.

[quote]
First set of 4 was slow and I really doubted that I’d get it for 3 more (I only did 2 but they became easier).

Also, I keep realizing that my ass comes off the bench when I near failure. I really have to fix this before the meet.

Nice PRs on incline DB. I think my most ever is like 100s for 2 reps but they flew up today.

-Matt

EDIT: Actually, I believe I did 4 sets of bench and my lifting partner confirmed it. Good, haha.[/quote]

dont sweat the small shit, keep rollin
Phill

Gimp total body april 9th 07

Of note been dog sick congested which of course went to chest about 70% now so needed to hit the gym, positive getting sweating etc seemed to break things up better.

Also intake has been that of a 12y/o girl if had to guess 2200 =/- just making sure to keep protein high.

did full body as Im doing some flying tomorrow to visit TC and carouse for several days. Invited me out after Dave Barr voted me POSTER OF THE YEAR lol. So not sure what training will be, lord knows there will be some interesting thing seen and experienced if past visits hold true lol

Last whole w/o was done in socks and sandals which made squatting fun lol I would have gone bare foot but it is about 20 degrees in my shop/gym nailed some post op gimp PR?s

All super sets

1A)DB Clean and Press (Strict/push)
35 x 10
60 x 5
70 x 3
80 x 3
90 x 4 rep PR
95 x 3 PR
100 x 1 PR finally
(pushed from here on)
110 x 3
(last are strict/push)
80 x 4/5, 5/3

1B) SSB 14? box squat
Bar x ton
155 x 10
205 x 5
245 x 5
295 x 3
335 x 3
355 x 3
365 x 3
375 x 3 PR
335 x 3
Solid. Did an UGLY 2 at 385 last week the 375?s here were very solid but tough, so called it, did better at getting back tight need to find someone to tie shoes sandals wasn?t fun. keep up and ill get non gimp pr’s soon.

2A/B)
one arm Pull Row / pull through
3 sets

3A/B)
Bench leg raises / cable stuff for bum arm and few curls/pressdowns
3 sets

All in all an ok w/o
Phill