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    Hello. My name is Harry and I like barbell training. Due to unfortunate life circumstances I've been unable to train at all for many moons. I fixed this by purchasing a rack and now I may train in the comfort of my own garage.

    I don't really want to list my old numbers. I remember the sign at my old gym: "don't tell me what you used to lift: show me what you've got now!".

    Anywho, I'm running the PP novice programme:

    Week 1:
    Sq/P/Chins
    Sq/BP/DL
    Sq/P/Chins

    Week 2:
    Sq/BP/Chins
    Sq/P/DL
    Sq/BP/Chins

    My states:
    23
    Male
    ~90kg (i.e. skinny fat sack of shit, I need to weigh myself soon to I can guage progress)

    And without further ado...

    Workout #1 - 1 March 2011 - "A long time between drinks"

    Squat
    100kg x 5 x 3

    Press
    35kg x 5 x 3

    Chins
    3, 3, 2
    +light band under knee 6, 4

    Notes

    Woah, 100kg felt HEAVY. But of course I was expecting this. No doubt it will feel a lot easier next session. Chins were poop. Full extension --> chin over the bar or they don't count.

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    Here is my setup:



    Haven't quite finished it yet. Got to add the weight trees on the back and of course put up some posters or something. My PR board is up on the top left (obviously empty at the moment ). I tested out the dip rails this afternoon. They're pretty sturdy, but I don't think I'll be using them for a while.

    I'm not exactly the handy man type, so I'm pretty stoked with how I went with the platform. I think I'll add another thick layer of ply underneath once my DL weights get heavy again.

    I less-than-three my home gym.
    Last edited by BarbellJunkie; 03-02-2011 at 04:13 AM.

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    Workout #2 - 3 March 2011 - "Urgh, still sore"

    Warm up
    Barbell complex: hang clean --> front squat --> press --> back squat -->BTN press --> SLDL = 1 rep

    3 x 5 x 20kg (44lb)

    Squat
    3 x 5 x 102.5kg (225lb)

    Bench
    3 x 5 x 70kg (154lb)

    Deadlift
    1 x 5 x 120kg (264lb)

    Notes

    Squats still felt pretty heavy. Belted up on the last set, felt much lighter off the rack. The belted set didn't feel much faster but the video seems to suggest it was. I don't plan to use the belt until I stall.

    My girlfriend's ability to hide stuff from me is astounding. First I couldn't find my video camera. I searched everywhere to no avail (we just moved so I have no idea where most things are). Since I couldn't find it I used her DSLR on video mode. That was fine... But then I couldn't find the damn USB cord. Seriously... How does she do it? When I track it down I'll put the lifts up for comment.
    Last edited by BarbellJunkie; 03-02-2011 at 11:58 PM.

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    I've got a few thoughts but I'll hear what you guys think first...

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    that was funny lol. everything looks good. one thing about your squats though: when you come up, your knees move back too much, which causes you to "good morning" the weights up. try to keep your knees in place when you go up. your ascent should look just like your descent.

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    Workout #3 - 5 March 2011 - "Note to self - don't sit on the couch after chalking up for squats..."

    Warm up
    Barbell complex: some mixture of SLDLs, squats, presses etc.

    Squat
    3 x 5 x 105kg (231lb)

    Press
    3 x 5 x 40kg (88lb)

    Chins
    3, 3, 3

    Notes

    Widened my stance a tad and looked up more for the squats. I filmed my first set, but the second and third sets were better I think. You'll see in the video I let my hammies slack on the 4th rep. I've never done much pressing so take a look at the set I've got on the vid and tell me what you think, please!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carnivroar View Post
    that was funny lol. everything looks good. one thing about your squats though: when you come up, your knees move back too much, which causes you to "good morning" the weights up. try to keep your knees in place when you go up. your ascent should look just like your descent.
    Thanks for the input BTW.

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    My favourite place in the world (now with fully assembled power rack):



    And some cool pics my girlfriend took:








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    Nice set-up. Where the pics from?

    Hard to tell from the vid - are you going to full extension on the press?

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