Impressive lifts. Whats your BW?
Looking forward to seeing you progress.
2013-01-11
The intention to keep a log here has been there for a while. Just the training would not have been very interesting since I was on a deload after a meet and had to address a couple of individual weaknesses for the time being.
Today was the first time I seriously trained the quick lifts since that meet at the end of September 2012 and next week starts a new training block in which I intend to improve my game substantially. That is the first reason to start my log here today.
The other reason is the aggrandized cropping up of obnoxious trolls on this forum. Needless to say, directly addressing these pathetic individuals is a waste of time and energy. But there is something to be said about unmasking their claims to be complete bullshit. In other words, we need more weightlifters who do low-bar squats, heavy deadlifts and who pull according to the SS model to show their improvements on this board. Therefore I hope to make a minor contribution in demonstrating the conventional weightlifting wisdom wrong.
I hope a couple of people will enjoy following this.
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Training history:
- Starting strength/Advanced Novice
- Intermediate programming complementing Volleyball training
- Texas Method (MWF) + Weightlifting (TT)
- Twice-per-week program: Deload, focus on strength lifts + individual weaknesses
My personal bests (-94 kg weight class):
- Squat: 240 kg x 1; 230 kg x 3; 225 kg x 5
- Front-squat: 180 kg x 1; 177.5 kg x 3
- Clean: 152.5 kg x 1
- Jerk: 150 kg x 1
- Snatch (with straps): 117.5 kg x 1
- Snatch (without straps): 110 kg x 1
- Bench-press: 140 kg x 1; 132.5 kg x 3; 125 kg x 5
- Press: 80 kg x 3; 76 kg x 5
- Deadlift: 225 kg x 1
Last edited by steven-miller; 01-11-2013 at 03:47 PM.
Impressive lifts. Whats your BW?
Looking forward to seeing you progress.
Snatch: up to 110 kg x 1
Clean: up to 140 kg x 1
Grip was bad today with no real chalk in the weight room and calluses giving me problems. Had to snatch with straps and could not clean well at all. This considered I am happy about the weights after that long without serious practice of the quick lifts, even if I had hoped for a clean PR (had the most resent one during deadlift warm-ups a couple weeks ago - so much for conventional wisdom #1: you have to practice cleans many times per week to improve).
Excellent, those pulls were impressive. Hows your current programming?
Good luck and stay strong.
Thank you, Immortal_k, happy you liked the pulls!
I have not decided on every detail of it yet but I will post the complete program as soon as possible in this log. It is going to be TM-ish since my experience with that type of training has been really positive and I want to stay on intermediate programming as long as possible. It will start out as 3-times per week program and extend to 4-times per week after a habituation phase. Will post everything in the next couple of days.
Current Program (beginning 2012-01-14)
TM-WL 1.0
On Tuesday I will work up to a daily max in the snatch and clean & jerk. After 3 misses have occurred in each lift the heaviest lift is declared as that daily max and no further attempts take place. One exception are PR weights at which more attempts are allowed if it is likely that the PR will be achieved. Mondays are sets across.Code:Week A Mon Squat 5x5 Bench press 5x5 Press 5x1 Tue Snatch 1x Clean & Jerk 1x Front squat 3x1 Wed Rest Thu Rest Fri Squat 5x1 Bench press 5x1 Halting deadlift 5x1 Week B Mon Squat 5x5 Press 5x5 Bench press 5x1 Tue Snatch 1x Clean & Jerk 1x Front squat 3x1 Wed Rest Thu Rest Fri Squat 5x1 Press 5x1 Rack pull 5x1
Last edited by steven-miller; 01-12-2013 at 06:37 PM.
Really excited to see this.
Nice lifting in here. Will be watching!
I am as well. I want to get started right now, but I better wait till tomorrow...
Glad you will, Josiah!
Today I spent some time preparing food for the next two days. Thanks to Jorden Feigenbaum's advice I have a meal plan set up and am eager to see what a sound nutritional approach can do to help with recovery and strength gains. I have never been a food geek when it comes to training. I used to just make sure I get enough calories in when I need it. The amount of protein I will eat is probably ~1.5-2 x the amount I used to consume... Let's see if it makes a noticeable difference.