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    Haha! Thanks, my hips weren't very happy with me this morning though.

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    Default Wednesday 24/02/10 - Light / Recovery day

    Amazingly I wasn't sore at all today, this is the first time I've felt fully recovered on a Wednesday. Everything was really explosive.

    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    125kg / 275lbs x 2 x 5

    Bench
    20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 3
    70kg / 154lbs x 3 x 5

    Light Snatch(instead of chins because my biceps are still playing up & because I felt so great)
    20kg / 45lbs x lots
    40kg / 90lbs x 3
    50kg / 110lbs x 2
    60kg / 135lbs x 3 x 3

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    Default PR Friday 26/02/10 - Intensity day

    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs 2 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    *belt on
    140kg / 315lbs x 3
    *167.5kg / 368lbs x 5

    Press
    20kg / 45lbs x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 4
    50kg / 110lbs x 2
    60kg / 135lbs x 2
    *belt on
    *72.5kg / 160lbs x 4 - missed #5 again, & only got 4 reps like last week, but the weight has increased whilst the reps constant so at least I can see improvement.

    Hang Clean
    20kg / 45lbs x 5
    50kg / 110lbs x 3
    60kg / 135lbs x 3
    70kg / 154lbs x 2

    Clean(deciding to clean instead of HDLs & Rack pulls)
    *87.5kg / 192lbs x 5 x 3

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    Default Monday 01/03/10 - Volume day

    Unusual session today.

    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs 2 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    *belt on
    140kg / 315lbs x 3
    *162.5kg / 357lbs x 5 x 5 - Unbelievably easy & I don't have a clue why!? Excluding the last 2 reps of set 5, every rep was easy & explosive & the surprising part is that I had such terrible sleep last night, I've been revising for my maths exam all weekend & I actually had algebraic nightmares. I kept waking up thinking of quadratic equations & other algebra-related stuff & I don't even feel fatigued.

    Bench - Sep, my polish friend talked me into benching with him today & I figured that I don't have much to lose, so I did. So after warm-ups he had me do the following:
    *87.5kg / 192lbs x 6 x 4 - My triceps didn't like the extra rep each set, these work sets were essentially the same as last weeks 87.5kg / 192lbs x 5 x 5
    * 100kg / 225lbs x 5 - To my disbelief I actually made this, I didn't think I had it in me, especially after the 6 x 4, the last rep was the slowest rep in the world though.
    & then he had me do assistance:
    DB Bench
    *35kg / 77lbs each hand x 8 x 3 - I have never really DB Benched & evidently so because my form was terrible. My triceps hate me, they've been constantly sore since I finished pressing.

    DL
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 3
    140kg / 315lbs x 3
    160kg / 352lbs x 1
    185kg / 408lbs x 6 - Extra rep was because I forgot how many I did, afterwards Sep assured me I did 6. The set was pretty damn easy, I forgot to put my belt on as well.

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    Shit mate, your catching me there on the squat, you must be damn close to 200kg now! Good stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Laughing Man View Post
    Shit mate, your catching me there on the squat, you must be damn close to 200kg now! Good stuff.
    Ha! It'd be nice if I am. I'm thinking about walking out of the rack with my planned opener, 2nd attempt & 3rd attempt after my heavy 5s on Friday just to see how they feel because I obviously have very little experience with max attempts & I just wanna see what that weight feels like on my back.


    Wednesday 03/03/10 - Light / Recovery day

    Felt awful today, I was so stiff & tight & everything felt ridiculously heavy. It took quite a while to get warm & loose enough to get under the bar today, my pecs & shoulders were that sore & tight. I never usually have any trouble getting under the bar.


    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs x 3 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    125kg / 275lbs x 2 x 5

    Press
    20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 5
    50kg / 110lbs x 3
    60kg / 135lbs x 2 x 5

    Didn't even think about trying any sort of pulling today, the time would be better spent eating & power napping .

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    Default PR Friday 05/03/10 - Intensity day

    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    *belt on
    140kg / 315 lbs x 3
    * 170kg / 375lbs x 5 - Easy, explosive.
    Rack Walk-outs(Planned lifts for meet)
    180kg / 405lbs - Felt really light on my back.
    190kg / 420lbs - Felt like it'd be challenging to squat.
    200kg / 450lbs - Felt like it'd be pretty damn hard to squat, I have 4 more weeks to get stronger anyway.

    Bench - Still sore & stiff as hell from Monday.
    20kg / 45lbs x 2 x5
    40kg / 90lbs x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 3
    80kg / 175lbs x 2
    90kg / 200lbs x 1
    *100kg / 225lbs x 3 - Used wrist wraps borrowed from a Strongman friend because my wrists felt dodgy.

    Clean
    20kg / 45lbs x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 3
    50kg / 110lbs x 3
    60kg / 135lbs x 3
    *80kg / 175lbs x 3 x 5 - Did 90kg/200lbs for a double, but I was quite fatigued so settled for these work sets.
    Last edited by AidenBloodaxe; 03-06-2010 at 03:36 AM.

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    Default Monday 08/03/10 - Volume day

    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    *Belt on
    120kg / 264lbs x 2
    140kg / 315 x 2
    *165kg / 363lbs x 5 x 5

    Press
    20kg / 45lbs x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 5
    50kg / 110lbs x 3
    *belt on
    *64kg / 140lbs x 5 x 5

    Deadlift
    60kg / 135lbs x 3 - Cleaned
    100kg / 225lbs x 3
    140kg / 315lbs x 2
    *belt on - for the first time during deadlifts!
    160kg / 352lbs x 1
    *182.5kg / 410lbs x 5 - Hookgrip used, is it common to have a hookgrip stronger than alternate grip? My hookgrip has far surpassed my alternate. I'm 5'5" & have tiny hands too.
    Last edited by AidenBloodaxe; 03-08-2010 at 03:34 PM.

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    Default Wednesday 10/02/10 - Light / Recovery day

    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs x 5 x 3
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    120kg / 270lbs x 5 x 2

    Bench
    20kg / 45lbs x 5 x 2
    40kg / 90lbs x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 3
    72.5kg / 160lbs x 5 x 3

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    Default PR Friday 12/03/10 - Intensity Day

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    Squat
    20kg / 45lbs 2 x 5
    60kg / 135lbs x 5
    100kg / 225lbs x 5
    *belt on
    140kg / 315lbs x 3
    160kg / 352lbs x 1
    *170kg / 375lbs x 5 - Way too easy, I may jump straight up to 175kg / 385lbs next Friday.

    Press
    20kg / 45lbs x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 4
    50kg / 110lbs x 2
    60kg / 135lbs x 2
    *belt on
    *74kg / 163lbs x 3 - DAMMIT! Missed #4 & #5.
    *73kg / 161lbs x 1 - Damn! Wanted to do 2 reps to make up for the 2 missed reps with 74kg, I think I missed them because I had cooled off, I forgot how little rest I need between pressing otherwise I get cool.

    Cleans
    20kg / 45lbs x 5
    40kg / 90lbs x 3
    50kg / 110lbs x 2
    60kg / 135lbs x 2
    *Hang
    70kg / 154lbs x 2
    *82.5kg / 176lbs x 3 x 3

    Rope chins (neutral grip is nice to my shoulders)
    4 x 4

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