TGM's SS log

[TGM]

160 is pretty huge for a first stall, I stalled at 140 something. If you get 160 that's doing great as I've heard you have a few stalls before you end the novice progression.

180+ for reps is a damn solid squat for a novice and I'd like to end up there as well.

Lol, my "gym" is just a power rack in the TV room, so I'm always the strongest guy there. But yeah, 3 plates and some change is a decent squat for most fitness first type gyms. (If they even have squat racks.) If I went to Apollo's or another powerlifter gym I'd look like a baby though.

[GripAU]

I was a member at fitness first for 4 months. Biggest squat I saw during that period was 120kgx3 box squats, with the box at half squat height. First day at my new gym I see some dude repping 180. Big surprise lol

[TGM]

31/3/2010

Squat: 125kg x5x3

Squats were an easy light day. Left arm felt slightly weak afterwards.

Arm buckled on the bench, almost dropped it, end on workout. FUCK.

This is annoying, will have to go see a coach.

Weight: 97.5kg in the morning.

[TGM]

2/4/2010

Squat: 160kg x5x1

Bar speed good on first four reps, last rep was slow.

Had a migrane all day, been getting them all week. Ibuprofen and paracetamol do nothing... Completed the first set nicely, but it just made my head worse. I tried the second set and failed halfway through. Head throbbing, hurt to even move, end workout.

I'll smash 160 on Monday as it wasn't to hard today but my head wouldn't let me when my body was raring to go.

I may have to reset all my upper body lifts as I've been out of routine for almost two weeks.

Oh well, I got 160kg easy for one set and I weighed in at 98.4kg this morning.

[TGM]

5/4/2010

Squat: 160kg x5x2, x4x1
Bench: 90kg x5x2, x2x1
Power Clean: 0

Squats failed on last rep, will get it Friday.

Bench failed in the third set, that's to be expected seeing as I couldn't bench for the past two weeks, will make it Friday.

I could not pull off one power clean today, I will see a coach and get my form fixed because it's a major issue.

[GripAU]

Sucks about the cleans bro. I'm on the same boat, except my wrist is dying.

Check it out, especially the end.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3264790/Co...ing-Techniques

hope that helps

[TGM]

Link is broken but thanks anyway.

Will have to read through the chapter in SS again and watch the DVD again.

Also, body weight was 98.9kg today. Closing in on triple digits.

[GripAU]

try now. should be fixed.I'll weigh myself in Wednesday morn, raw. Competition is still on!!!

[TGM]

7/4/2010

Squat: 130kg x5x3 (light squat day)
Press: 72kg x5x3
Chins: 3,3,2

All lifts good today, squats and presses felt light. Yet somehow my arms and shoulders feel like they've been hit by a truck, feels good.

I weighed in at 98.2 this morning and 99.9 raw after the workout. But that doesn't count because I have food in me.

The competition is getting close, somehow I'm lighter but should be in the mid 99's by Friday. Will need more milk.

[TGM]

9/04/2010

Squat: 160kg x5x3
Bench: 90kg x5x1, x3x1, x1x1
Deadlift: 145kg x5x1

Squats were excellent, as they should be since I only missed one rep last time.

Bench sucked, possible because of the elbow problems I was having the last couple weeks.

Deadlifts flew up, even though the last time I deadlifted was the 19th of March. Squats really do have a lot of carryover to the deadlift, hopefully I'll get them up above my squat soon.

Weight 99.1 this morning.