Can I come too

coffee_cake

Xtrainer
a paltry 20 mins. I was so tired I was nearly sick. Still, something is better than nothing!

Physio massage was grand, got a fair bit out of the shoulder. I was crying a little during the quads/ITB. "did you survive that yeah, your quads are pretty bad". That'll teach me to foam roll. Apparently in good shape otherwise though. Hurray
Lifting tomorrow. Going a bit earlier than usual so I duno how that will pan out. Gime a squat rack, I've my belt packed and all

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

Xtrainer
a paltry 20 mins. I was so tired I was nearly sick. Still, something is better than nothing!

Physio massage was grand, got a fair bit out of the shoulder. I was crying a little during the quads/ITB. "did you survive that yeah, your quads are pretty bad". That'll teach me to foam roll. Apparently in good shape otherwise though. Hurray
Lifting tomorrow. Going a bit earlier than usual so I duno how that will pan out. Gime a squat rack, I've my belt packed and all

Get yizzer hamstrings done?

That's a kind of unexpected horror show.

coffee_cake

Yeah that was #2 on this evening's pain stakes but quads were absolutely up at the top!!

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

Yeah that was #2 on this evening's pain stakes but quads were absolutely up at the top!!

ERMAAAAGEEEERD

coffee_cake

Ermagerd my left querd

coffee_cake

Toe squat
20 x5
30 x3
40 x3

Squat
50 x2
60 x2
65 x1
*belt*
70 x1
77.5x1
82.5 x1
87.5 x1
92.5 x1 bit of a struggle Not massively, just definitely wasn't going heavier today
85 x1

HB Pause squat
50 3x3

Bench with 1-2s pause
20 x8
30 x5
35 x3
40 x2
45 x3
40 3x6


Deadlifts marked as "lol nope"

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

92.5 x1 bit of a struggle Not massively, just definitely wasn't going heavier

Yeah but isn't that your PR?

coffee_cake

95 as of 2 weeks ago. But yeah it's my comp PR. I want 100 though wahhh
Ah no i would have gone for 97.5 if today felt good but it was always a big if. I still thought 92.5 might have been a teeny bit easier than it was. Who knows!

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

95 as of 2 weeks ago. But yeah it's my comp PR. I want 100 though wahhh
Ah no i would have gone for 97.5 if today felt good but it was always a big if. I still thought 92.5 might have been a teeny bit easier than it was. Who knows!

I thought it was agreed that the 95 didn't happen because "you forgot to press 'record'"... :pac:

coffee_cake

Yeah but then i did it again and did hit record

Alf Veedersane

If a tree records itself falling over in the woods, but doesn't put bit on social media, did it even?

coffee_cake

It's actually still hanging over me that the recording is really crap :pac:

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

It's actually still hanging over me that the recording is really crap :pac:

First time I managed a 2.5 x BW deadlift, the recording looked like it was done in the densest fog since the pea soupers. Was rejected in the thread of videoed PRs on the strength sports thread

coffee_cake

04 08
Shoulder dislocates and scaps

Bench
20 x8
30 x5
35 x3
40 x2
45 x1
50 x1 noticed i started the lift closer to my face when it got heavy. Position!
55 x1 remember core & lock down tight
57.5 xF roll of shame
50 x2 suddenly super heavy, sank like a stone
45 2x3 so so heavy

Today was a choice between a more solid 55 (last one was borderline) or a genuine attempt at 57.5. Chose the former. I'd say once i could do 55 with a reasonable pause I'm in the 57.5.

3s Pause bench
35 2x3 bit too easy
37.5 x3

Comp dl
60 x3
77.5 3x3

Msr
28 3x12

Core work
Leg extensions 3x12

Gonna feel the core tomorrow.
Delighted with that bench now, looked a lot better than the last go at it.

Alf Veedersane

Might not be comp pause but it was a pause and a comfortable rep from there.

coffee_cake

Thanks! I might give 57 another go but only from 50 or 52 and only n a good day next week if there is one!
Posted the roll of shame there as well for the lols

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

Thanks! I might give 57 another go but only from 50 or 52 and only n a good day next week if there is one!
Posted the roll of shame there as well for the lols

Nicely done. I manage to make it waaaaaayyyy more awkward looking. Like I'm having a fit underneath the bar instead of rolling it.

Edit: I hate those non-round plates though

coffee_cake

Ha. As long as they're matching I'm happy. Half the time I have to go on an expedition to find a matching pair of anything

coffee_cake

06 08

Rdl
20x8
Dl conv
70 x3
90x2
100 x1
110 x1
117.5 x1 not moving well today
125 x1
132.5 xf very bad position
Got it to my knees and burst out laughing and gave up. It was really bad. The nice girl videoing me said it was too much in my back which i think i agreed with. I forsee a lot of pause off the floor dls in my future.
Sure that's what you get when you sacrifice dls for squat and bench. At least i didnt go backwards, 125 was okay.
Also i want that girl's arms. Holy moly. She was squatting 95kg for reps. Told her i was so jealous

Toe squat
20 x5
30 x5
40 x3
Squat
50 x2
55 3x3

Lat pd
28 x5
35 2x5

Msr
28 2x10

Xtrainer 45min 6.5km

Had to have a sit down in the changing rooms for a while after that.

coffee_cake

Single leg RDL
20 x8
Toe squat
20 x5
30 x5
40 x3

Squat
50 x2
60 x2
*belt*
70 x1 Note: unless caffeine kicks in soon this is not going to be a max out day
75 x1
82.5 x1
87.5 x1
92.5 x1
100 x1 (+5kg PR)
OMG OMG I GUESS THE CAFFEINE KICKED IN LOL
TRIPLE DIGIT SQUAT CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bench
20 x8
30 x5
35 x3
40 4x4

Bunch of other stuff I forgot to do.
I was freaking out about the depth a bit because it's borderline imo but omg I squatted 100kg
Long way from the days where I was banned from barbell squatting for 3 months when I first started training with Hanley because my mobility was so non existent.
and now here we are.
omg.

Alf Veedersane

Hard to tell how close it is because plates get in the way but the key thing is nothing changes between the 'warm up' and the hunnit.

So whether it's in or not in that is kind of a moot point right now. There's nothing about the rep that suggests you can't do 100, and the rest, and be comfortably in.

Enjoy that feeling

coffee_cake

Hanley said it's in so I'm counting it as in

Core work is gonna have to step up next cycle

Alf Veedersane

I was having to see if I could export it to slow it down to see if it couldn't be given cos I'm so used to doing that with mine

If I couldn't say it wasn't in in real time, then it's in!

coffee_cake

I can't get over it.
So long i've been hoping and dreaming about 100kg and then I do it and i'm like ... that's it? it was that easy? lolllll
I counted the plates twice afterwards hahahah

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

I can't get over it.
So long i've been hoping and dreaming about 100kg and then I do it and i'm like ... that's it? it was that easy? lolllll
I counted the plates twice afterwards hahahah

Can't believe you didn't load up the 20s. That's the best bit!

caviardreams

Unreal dude!! props!

caviardreams

Keep meaning to ask, how do you find squatting with the belt vs non-belt, much of a difference weight-wise etc?

coffee_cake

Aw the belt makes a massive difference. I was skeptical for so long but everything is way easier with it. I need to do a lot of core work because it shouldn't be all of it, but I'd be bent double going past 80 without it. Lets me focus on leg strength.
I usually put it on around 70 and it's way easier than 60 without

caviardreams

Oh thanks - that's v interesting! Must take the plunge some time myself - would you recommend the one you have? Where did ye get it? Thanks

coffee_cake

Definitely do! Got mine from strength shop
STRENGTHSHOP 10MM LEVER BELT - IPF APPROVED
Size
S - 29" - 35"
Buckle
Standard chrome lever buckle