Lifting Heavy Stuff

[liftintexas]

nice numbers, man. glad the big fairy princess didn't linger too long

[MindPower]

Originally Posted by JoshDunn

check out this place
Cybermarket

7 foot olympic bar $95
Bar plus 140kg weights $345.

No idea about shipping though.

If you get the 160x5 that will be more reps than i've ever done.

thanks Josh, i'll check that out

Originally Posted by liftintexas

nice numbers, man. glad the big fairy princess didn't linger too long

thanks, me too

Nothing happened last night, combination of things happened which meant no training, will have to do a full-body session tonight, as were heading to the coast for the long weekend and I wont have anytime to play catch up this week.

[MindPower]

Originally Posted by JoshDunn

check out this place
Cybermarket

just had a look at this stuff, its waaay cheaper than what I have been looking at, not sure of the postage costs though, thanks again Josh

Have you bought anything from them Josh??

Edit: Looks like shipping will only be about $100, for a power rack, olympic bar and 180kg of weights, pretty good.
All up just over $1,000 about $600 cheaper than what i have been pricing

[Simon C]

where's the deadlifts!

[MindPower]

Week 3 - Thursday 24th April

Deadlift
60kg x 8
100 x 5
120 x 1
140 x 1
150 x 1 - easy (331lbs)
160 x F
x F
x F

Damn hey, not as close as I had thought, 150kg went up so easy I thought I was set for 160 x reps, but I didnt even get it off the floor. I really thought I had improved my dead a heap, not sure what happened, but I was pretty dissapointed. But not even 1 rep, come on Ive pulled it before, just 1
Oh well at least I know where I'm at for the moment,

Circuit
Pushups
Inv Rows
Walking Lunge
Keg Clean + Press

Deadlift
160kg x F - one last try

Missed yesterday's (Sunday) workout as we got back late from our weekend away, Bench tonight.

[MindPower]

Originally Posted by Simon C

where's the deadlifts!

theres nothing to see here, move along

[Simon C]

you've got some work to do!

[JoshDunn]

Originally Posted by MindPower

just had a look at this stuff, its waaay cheaper than what I have been looking at, not sure of the postage costs though, thanks again Josh

Have you bought anything from them Josh??

Edit: Looks like shipping will only be about $100, for a power rack, olympic bar and 180kg of weights, pretty good.
All up just over $1,000 about $600 cheaper than what i have been pricing

Never did buy anything from them. Emailed them and everything but we never moved at the beginning of the year like we were going to. I had a sweet ass gym planned out. Now that money went into Kettlebells.

I was blown away when I found that site compared to others I was looking at. If I set up a facility in the next few years I'll be initially stocking up from there and up grading over time.

[JoshDunn]

Originally Posted by MindPower

theres nothing to see here, move along

I find with my deads that they only thing that helps my deads is heavy deads. Other people find that they can come back after doing other work and still pull their PR but i'm totally oposite. Not sure if I could pull 140kg today.

[MindPower]

Originally Posted by Simon C

you've got some work to do!

yep

Originally Posted by JoshDunn

Never did buy anything from them. Emailed them and everything but we never moved at the beginning of the year like we were going to. I had a sweet ass gym planned out. Now that money went into Kettlebells.

I was blown away when I found that site compared to others I was looking at. If I set up a facility in the next few years I'll be initially stocking up from there and up grading over time.

it was a good find

Originally Posted by JoshDunn

I find with my deads that they only thing that helps my deads is heavy deads. Other people find that they can come back after doing other work and still pull their PR but i'm totally oposite. Not sure if I could pull 140kg today.

I'll keep progressing along till I hit 160 x 5, Deads have been feeling easy
and I wanted to see where I was at, now I know, and I agree heavy deads are the best way to improve deads

[MindPower]

Week 4 - Monday 28th April

Bench
b x 20
60kg x 10
70 x 5
80 x 3
90 x 3 x 3 (198lbs)
- felt ok, wasnt getting 5 reps though
Row - Pendlay
60kg x 5
65kg x 8 x 3 (143lbs)
x 7
- upped the weight again

Tricep Extension
35kg x 8 (77lbs)
x 6
x 5
+ weight,

Sandbag Clean & Press
1 clean/5 presses
3 x 60secs
30kg (67lbs)
x 20
x 13
x 14
down a few reps

S/Bag Curls / Rows
- couple sets nothing to exciting


- was all ok, bench, felt good from wise, think i'm getting into a good setup.

- rows are progressing, few cheat reps towards the end of the sets but otherwise good

- rest tonight, got work to do

Edit
- Weighed in at 85kg (187lbs) this morning

[MindPower]

Week 4 - Wednesday 30th April


Squat
b x 10 x 2
60kg x 5
70kg x 5
80 x 5 x 3 (176lbs)
- meh, thats as good as it was getting last night
Deadlift
60kg x 5
80 x 5
100 x 3
120 x 3
140 x 1 (309lbs)

Backward Sled Drag
70kg x 34m x 3


AB Circuit
1 x circuit

- dont know whats going on at the moment but I seem to have well and truly stalled on squats and deads, even regressed a little.

- have been tossing up doing a cycle using Prelepins table, think its time to give it a try which I will start on Sunday. Will do
Sunday - ME squat / DE dead
Wednesday - ME Dead / DE Squat
see if that gets things moving in the right direction again.

- sled drags were more like plow drags with the ground still being a bit wet after the weekend rain, nothing like sloppy clay to drag a sled across.
It added some extra resistance thats for sure.

- OH presses tonight.

[Alcoholiday]

it's probably the fact that you're pulling only 3-4 days apart.

i only deadlift once per week.

[MindPower]

thats a good point Alco

Week 4 - Thursday 1st May

Over Head Press
b x 10 x 2
40kg x 5
45 x 5
50 x 5 x 3 (110lbs)
- better than last week, the same as 2 weeks ago

Chinups
20 reps - minimal rest
bw = 86.6kg (clothed, full belly)
bw x 9
x 5
x 3
x 3
- up a few reps first 2 sets

Overhand sled row
sled (40kg) x 36m (118 ft)
50kg x 36m x 2
could have done more weight, but wasnt sure how the sled was going to
pull across the soft ground again
CG Bench
65kg x 10
75kg x 5
x 4
35kg x 20

- pretty happy with everything tonight, Overheads felt much better and stronger, but I will stick with the same weight next week I think.

- chins are getting better considering I'm getting heavier and upping reps

- have a good weekend

[Simon C]

Hah, we weigh about the same now, I was 86kgs at the meet I went to a few weeks ago clothed with food in me too. I was 83kgs the next day with less clothes on, and zero food in me hah!

Nice chins, I find with the chins moreso than other exercises, that if i do a hard first/second set, I am completely fucked for any more sets, last time I tried I couldn't get 3x8