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Miss Piggys Battle for the Big Plates
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the drifter wrote: »**** James Hanley i know gymfreak....
I think that would make a great t-shirt!!
Tuesday 26th July
So, basically it's not that my ego has not got ridiculously inflated and that I haven't bothered training the past two days..its that I've been extremely hungover and barely able to move:(:(
Promised L I'd accompany him to the gym today so had to drag my ass there. Took me a good hour/hour and a half before I was ready to even attempt anything.
DB RDL's
27.5kg x 10
27.5kg x 10
27.5kg x 10
27.5kg x 10
27.5kg x 10
Plate Shifting
5 x 60/60
Bench Press
20kg x 12
20kg x 12
35kg x 10
35kg x 10
35kg x 10
35kg x 10
35kg x 10
Inverted Rows
5 x 10
Just about started to resume normal functioning at this stage, so L decided to teach me some olympic lifts
Snatch
Some sets of some
from the hips
from above the knee
below the knee
from the ground
..have no idea what we worked up to
Clean
I'm still quite tired so can't even differentiate between the snatch and the clean..I know my grip on the bar was different and that I squated down for the cleans...but that's about it.
Some sets of some..worked up to 30kg
Mucking about....27.5kg
Front Squats
40kg x 5
40kg x 5
40kg x 5
40kg x 5
Hopefully I'll be back in full flying form tomorrow to get some work done:)
That all took about 4.5-5hours...yes..I was THAT dead to the world0 -
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itsallaboutheL wrote: »Miss Piggy decides to weightlift?
one sport at a time!
And anyway, I like the alliteration with Piggy and Powerlifting:P0 -
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Saturday 30th July-C2
Wasnt feeling the best today..a bit of a headache and the gym was roasting. Didn't want to do the running block so settled for the rower instead.
Mobility
Sumo Squats
Wall Slides
Fire Hydrants
Scap Push Ups
Quad Walk
Cable Face Pulls
Spiderman Walk......yes....yes I did look awfully strange doing these and it hurt too
Con Block-rower
150m x 10, 60 sec recoveries
1. 36.2
2. 36.3
3. 35.8
4. 36.3
5. 36.5
6. 36.5
7. 36.4
8. 36.5
9. 36.3
10. 36.2
Can you say slooooow?
Work Block 1
This block was hard..I needed that..stopped all the messing about.
5 Burpees
5 DB Pushpress 12.5kg..hard
3 Chinups..hard
12 rounds (-1 measley chinup that I just couldnt get:pac:) in 14.45
Con Block-rower
150m x 10, 60 sec recoveries
1. 36.8
2. 36.8
3. 36.9
4. 36.6
5. 36.6
6. 37.3
7. 36.9
8. 37.3
9. 38.0:o
10. 37.4
Workblock 2-15mins
5 DB Snatch e/s 15kg
3 Dips..just did 3 cos I wasnt sure if my shoulders would be happy
5 DB rows e/s 22.5kg
9 rounds in 16.16
Used a 17.5kg DB for the first round but quickly realised that the possibility of me whacking myself with it was quite high so settled for the 15kg
Con Block-rower
150m x 10, 60 sec recoveries
1. 37.4
2. 37.4
3. 36.7
4. 37.7
5. 37.3
6. 36.9
7. 36.9
8. 37.7
9. 37.3
10. 37.1
Rower times were absolutely terrible this week. On top of this I am always amazed that the times are slower with a 60sec recovery than they are with a 40, 45 or 50sec recovery
Food and training will be back on track as of Monday:) It was suggested that I change things round for this month..haven't decided what or how yet:)..maybe just use the month as a bit of 'downtime' ..or more running..or some swimming or gym classes..or some OLing or else just back to my normal S +C routine:D We'll see..havent decided yet.0 -
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Red Cortina wrote: »You thinking of ditching Ben Dunne's???
Or are you considering going back to the old/new IP???
Fair play to you on those goblet squats too BTW:D
Nah, I like Northwood..it's spacious..soul crushing at times:P:P but spacious. Wouldnt mind training somewhere else occassonaly just for a change..and I'm looking into that. Yes, I had heard about that new gym opening up but I don't think it's a runner for me to be honest...we'll see0 -
Sunday 31st July-S2
Warm up
Bike- level 4/5
20mins-10.02km
Mobility
Sumo Squats
Wall Slides
Fire Hydrants
Scap Push Ups
Quad Walk
Cable Face Pulls
Spiderman Walk
I actually saw someone else do 'spiderman walks' across the weights floor today..so it's not just me:D
Deadlifts
Felt like I had a little eureka moment earlier on in the week when I was playing around with the OL with L. I finally felt the 'pull' in my hamstrings that everyone had talked about. Attempted to use this position for the DL today to see what happened.
60kg x 8
70kg x 8
95kg x F...wouldn't work the pull way..switched back to my style:)
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
Did the last two sets without my crazy rolling of the bar to see if that made a difference. I like rolling the bar though..it gets me ready.
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
Technique work-went back to doing it the pull way
80kg x 2
80kg x 2..hamstrings were shaking for the 2nd rep on all of these...that
80kg x 2 has never happened before
ALot of playing around with the DL today..gonna post up a few different vids so that I can compare.
Step Ups
BW x 8
5kg x 8
5kg x 8
5kg x 8
5kg x 8
I'm liking the low reps:) Also, tried using 7.5kg but my ass was too sore.
DB Side Arches
22.5kg x 10/10
22.5kg x 10/10
22.5kg x 10/10
Neutral Grip Pullups
Asstd 25kg x 8
Asstd 25kg x 8
4, 3, 3, 3, 3..arms just wouldn't work after all the chins yesterday.
Barbell Push Press-I really like this one:)
20kg x 8
30kg x 8
30kg x 8
30kg x 8
35kg x 8...hard
Seated Plate Shifting
3 x 60sec
(4 x 2.5kg, 4 x 5kg)..ouch
Overhead Plate Extensions
10kg x 12
10kg x 12
10kg x 12
10kg x 12
95kg x 3..my way
95kg x 3 minus the rolling
80kg x 2
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Thursday 4th August-C2
Went for a sports massage yesterday and woke up quite sore this morning..calves and hamstrings
Mobility
...Took a while
Sumo Squats
Wall Slides
Fire Hydrants
Scap Push Ups
Quad Walk
Cable Face Pulls
Spiderman Walk
Con Block-rower
150m x 10, 40 sec recoveries
1. 36.1
2. 36.4
3. 36.2
4. 36.3
5. 35.8
6. 36.2
7. 36.1
8. 35.9
9. 36.6
10. 36.6
Work Block 1
5 Burpees
5 DB Pushpress 12.5kg
3 Chinups..hard
13 rounds in 14.50...up a round:)
I'll go for 4 chinups next day..but that'll annoy me cos I'll end up having to break up the reps.:mad:
Con Block-rower
150m x 10, 40 sec recoveries
1. 36.2
2. 37.0
3. 36.7
4. 37.1
5. 37.3
6. 37.2
7. 37.2
8. 37.5
9. 37.2
10. 36.6
Workblock 2-15mins
5 DB Snatch e/s 15kg
3 Dips..just did 3 cos I wasnt sure if my shoulders would be happy
5 DB rows e/s 22.5kg
9 rounds in 15.30...faster this week:)
Con Block-rower
150m x 10, 40 sec recoveries
1. 36.8
2. 38.0
3. 37.2
4. 37.7
5. 38.0
6. 38.2
7. 38.5
8. 37.6
9. 37.4
10. 37.1
Happy out:)
My rowing times are sporadic..as always..60 sec recoveries next day and then test it the time after..see if I've improved at all..although I think I already know the answer to that!0 -
Friday 5th Aug-S2
Warm up
Bike- level 4
20mins
Mobility
Sumo Squats
Wall Slides
Fire Hydrants
Scap Push Ups
Quad Walk
Cable Face Pulls
Spiderman Walk
Deadlifts
Didn't do my normal multiple rollings of the bar like I normally do....all I need now is to figure out what this whole 'arch your back' malark is about:rolleyes:
60kg x 8
70kg x 8
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
95kg x 3
95's felt ridiculously easssssy
Step Ups
5kg x 8
5kg x 8
5kg x 8
5kg x 8
Was just making sure I was staying upright. Defo have to up the weight next week:(
DB Side Arches
22.5kg x 10/10
25kg x 10/10
25kg x 10/10
Neutral Grip Pullups
Asstd 25kg x 8
Asstd 25kg x 8
4, 4, 3, 3, 3
I am amazed...yet again. I was doing 5 x 5 for normal pullups at the pullup station last month and now I can't knock out 5 for neutral grip???These should be easier. I think I'm gonna blame the machine for some of this...I'm not able to donkey kick myself up the last lil bit to get extra reps..cos when I do I smack my legs of the machine..negative reinforcement and all that has lead me to stop trying
Barbell Push Press
35kg x 8
35kg x 6...some bloke got in my way admiring himself in the mirror
35kg x 8
35kg x 8
35kg x 7...hard
Seated Plate Shifting
3 x 60sec
(4 x 2.5kg, 4 x 5kg)
Overhead Plate Extensions
10kg x 12
10kg x 12
10kg x 12
10kg x 12
Finished that session in just over 2hours..that is completely and utterly ridiculously quick for me!0 -
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Now that you say it, he did take off his top to get a better view...that is something you've been known to do alright!:PYeah... sorry about that
To be honest, I know I should be thinking of pulling at the bar, getting my ass down and pushing through the floor...but I don't. I tend to overthink things..so instead all I think when I get to the bar is 'lift'.Red Cortina wrote: »How are you finding the set up even before you pull? What cues are you using? Colin has given me some really great cues that I think about before I lift which have really helped me.
In fairness people ACTUALLY talked to me in the gym today...4 to be exact..I was shocked...happily shocked:)Red Cortina wrote: »Jeez, what is it with some of these dweebs who find there way to the gym!! You should have seen a dude at the gym tonight taking up a whole aisle and blocking everyone's way, just so he could check himself in the mirror..:rolleyes:0 -
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Red Cortina wrote: »As you well know, I've gone for a lot of PT sessions and there is something to be said for somebody standing beside you, critiquing you as you lift and constantly providing you with feedback as to how you are doing. So instead of you training on your own, getting to the bar and thinking 'lift'. You would, hopefully, have someone saying 'remember this, this and this'. And also cueing you between reps, until the new habits are ingrained
You want your deadlifts to look pretty. Well as Damien was fond of saying, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing but expecting a different result. Hope I don't sound harsh but I think that this applies here.
They are finally getting to know you in the new gym:pac:
I've been as vocal as anyone on here both in person and in the log in critiquing her DLs so Imma weigh in!
Having someone beside ya like that isn't always practical... there's really a limited amount of people in dublin with the expertise to:
1) effectively cue a deadlift
2) write a program for powerlifting
So in that regard, you'd effectively be paying a PT to just stand there talking to you during your DLs, I'm not saything that's the case for you, but it probably would be with K. The solution might be to find a good group to train with, but again, the amount of people who can que a DL effectively is limited. It's not even a case of just cueing it, it has to be cued correctly for the person!!
In regards to how they actually look at the moment, they look better than they have, slightly Still a long way off optimal tho, but she knows that. The biggest problem over the last 6-8 weeks or whatever was that because she was prepping for a comp, it's very difficult to learn new technique without impacting your numbers. Obvs it'd be preferable to fix it, but when a comps coming up it tends to take a back seat.
I do think just using the same weight every week and hoping for it to click and make sense isn't going to deliver the results, I'd much rather see a progressive build up over 6-12 weeks where the weight climbs in relation to ability to maintain proper form, but hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do!!0 -
That might be the case. However we're not talking each and every training session here. And at least it is a suggestion for doing something differently!So in that regard, you'd effectively be paying a PT to just stand there talking to you during your DLs, I'm not saything that's the case for you, but it probably would be with K.
Lets not make this harder than it should be. You figured out how to deadlift with terrific form. So did lots of other people. So how did they manage it if it is so difficult to get one of the 'limited amount of people in dublin with the expertise to cue a deadlift properly'????The solution might be to find a good group to train with, but again, the amount of people who can que a DL effectively is limited. It's not even a case of just cueing it, it has to be cued correctly for the person!!
Yup, you got it!!!In regards to how they actually look at the moment, they look better than they have, slightly
Still a long way off optimal tho, but she knows that. The biggest problem over the last 6-8 weeks or whatever was that because she was prepping for a comp, it's very difficult to learn new technique without impacting your numbers. Obvs it'd be preferable to fix it, but when a comps coming up it tends to take a back seat.
I do think just using the same weight every week and hoping for it to click and make sense isn't going to deliver the results, I'd much rather see a progressive build up over 6-12 weeks where the weight climbs in relation to ability to maintain proper form, but hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do!! !!
BTW is L working at the mo??? I have a great idea.....:pac:0 -
Red Cortina wrote: »That might be the case. However we're not talking each and every training session here. And at least it is a suggestion for doing something differently!
She's actually already done a few sessions with different people recently working on just that.Lets not make this harder than it should be. You figured out how to deadlift with terrific form.
I spent 5 years training day in and day out with some of the best powerlifters in Ireland!!!So did lots of other people. So how did they manage it if it is so difficult to get one of the 'limited amount of people in dublin with the expertise to cue a deadlift properly'????
I dunno... I've been around quite a few gyms in Dublin, and there's only been a tiny percentage of people deadlifting with what I'd call good form. Like I'm tihnking back to my TF days, and there were like < 10 guys there who I know DL'n well - 1 has competed in worlds strongest man, 2 have placed top 3 at irelands strongest <105kg, 2 competed in PL, and the other 5 would be good friends of those lads!
It's funny, I was actually talking to her earlier and there was a PT working in with her on the DLs. She had to show HIM what she was doing wrong on the video afterwards because he didn't know what to look for.BTW is L working at the mo??? I have a great idea.....:pac:
I think he's found some means to support his weightlifting, beer and grease requirements alright 0 -
So the rest of us should give up on deadlifting cause only a very small percentage of us can do it right, ie without injuring ourselves??I dunno... I've been around quite a few gyms in Dublin, and there's only been a tiny percentage of people deadlifting with what I'd call good form. Like I'm tihnking back to my TF days, and there were like < 10 guys there who I know DL'n well - 1 has competed in worlds strongest man, 2 have placed top 3 at irelands strongest <105kg, 2 competed in PL, and the other 5 would be good friends of those lads!
Sorry but you make it sound like only an elite lifter can actually deadlift correctly and this doesn't make sense to me...
Jeez, quality:rolleyes:It's funny, I was actually talking to her earlier and there was a PT working in with her on the DLs. She had to show HIM what she was doing wrong on the video afterwards because he didn't know what to look for.
Ah well:pI think he's found some means to support his weightlifting, beer and grease requirements alright0 -
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I love the way fellas make a point of walking over your bar, for **** all reason, when you deadlift in the middle of a floor.
Bonus points for doing it, just before you address the bar to lift.0 -
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Sunday 7th of August-C1
The intention for this week was to get 2 strength and 2 con done and then 2 days of whatever I wanted..ended up 2 S, 3C, 10k run and 16k cycle..not too bad for a weeks work:)
Next weeks aim is 3 Strength, 2 Con and 2 days of messing
..also..got a citydeal voucher for KB classes so gonna try that this week too.
Con Block-10mins
Bike Level 7
4.85km in 10mins....is 5k too much to ask
Workblock 1-15mins
5 step ups e/s
10 T Pushups
10 Inverted Rows..realised this was supposed to be 5reps..ah well
11 rounds in 15.46mins...up two rounds:) felt crazily easy
Con Block-10mins
Bike-level 7
4.67km in 10mins:(...I may have slacked a lil
Workblock 1-15mins
5 Elevated Split Squats e/s
5 DB Bench 15kg
3 Pullups
12 rounds in 15.53mins..up 3 rounds..that's purely cos I had a doss day yesterday so my arms weren't tired..also felt ridiculously easy.
I'll either make the split squats weighted next week or up the reps of pullups.
Con Block-10mins
Bike-level 7
A good constant effort throughout
4.88km in 10mins:)
Abz..just cos
Hanging Leg Raises
Back Extensions
5 x 10
Cable Ab Pulldowns 17.5kg, 20kg, 22.5kg
Russian Twist 15kg
3 x 10/10
Was in absolutely flying form today..everything felt soooo easy..gym wasn't in its normal humid state so that may have helped:)
PM
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