Wednesday 11 January 2011

squat
8x20
6x60
3x100
3x120
3x3x140 (belt)

press
5x40
3x50
1x55
3x5x57.5

pullup
4x7
1x6
2x5

Not bad considering I felt like sh*t. loljetlagaments. Hip flexors super tight. wotatwist.

Wow. Using a belt makes squatting so much easier.

Friday 13 January 2012

deadlift
5x60
3x100
1x140 (belt)
2x140 (belt/straps)
1x160 (belt/straps)
1x170 (belt/straps)
1x180 (belt/straps) (wr!)

bench
5x20
5x60
3x80
1x90
1x95
1x100

Well, first rugby session last night and first interference with lifting today... Goddamnit I don't know what I did... but the bottom of my bicept (near where it meats the inside of my elbow) really f*cking hurts. Hurts heaps at the bottom of bench and it also results in a really weak grip. When I try and make a fist it feels really weak like when you first wake up in the morning.

I *think* I did it by having my arm pushed back while at full stretch. Hurts a bit on the outside of my arm as well, just below the elbow.

So whatever, I'll just set deadlift (wr!)s 3 days after getting off a long haul flight while injured after not deadlifting for a month.

Not dl'ing for a month is probably an optimal way to set a PR provided you're still squatting. Maybe not the other aspects though.

ty!

Yeah, I've seen some people experience similar with deadlift ( think kidcolin(?) found the same... or was that squats?).

ftr, in my 3-4 weeks "off", I squatted once to twice per week at low volume (2-3 sets of 3-5) at fairly high intensity (85-95% 1RM). No other lower body work (apart from lots of walking around ).

4 playtz american soon.

Monday 16 January 2012

squat
6x20
5x60
3x100
3x120
1x130
3x5x140

press
5x20
3x40
1x50
3x5x60

chinup
3x6

I would like to thank Soulman. Your medicore press made me realise how pathetic mine really was and gave me the rage to grind out the last rep. I couldn't have got it without you.

Probably haven't been many times in my life I have squatted 3x5x140. I was f*cked after this. Sat down for a good while before doing press.

Elbow still hurt a bit, so cut the chins off early. Plus I was mega f*cked.

Good session though.

Bros forever bro. E-five.

Wednesday 18 January 2012

deadlift
5x60
3x100
3x120
1x140
1x160 (straps/belt)
1x170 (straps/belt)
1x180 (straps/belt)
Fx190 (straps/belt)
5x160

Arm/elbow started hurting so I stoped. In a dramatic twist my other arm/elbow also started hurting in the same manner (but not as much). What the f*ck. So f*cking pissed.

mine was with squats and DLs, but more so the squat. But I'm glad you mentioned this. You're providing important data to my beach peaking hypothesis.

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Friday 20 January 2012

squat
5x60
3x10
3x120
1x130
5,3,5 x142.5 (belt)

2nd set killed me... Then one of my friends was giving me sh*t for missing my 190 deadlift on Wednesday, so I though "f*ck you" and made sure I got all five on my last set.

Arm started hurting, so did no upper body sh*t. fml.

Also, I'm thinking about taking a shot at a 455kg (1001lb) total next week...

Monday 23 January 2012

squat
5x60
5x100
3x120
1x135 (belt)
3x3x145 (belt)

press
5x40
3x50
1x55
3x3x62.5

Elbow(s)/arm still f*cking hurt. fml... Although I would say the pain this week is more like 8 out of 10 rather than 9 and seems to subside more quickly.

Squat form is feeling really f*cking good atm.

Won't try 1000lb total this week. Will wait for elbows.

Dude...does the pain get worse after pressing?

It gets worse after lots of things but nothing specific.

Hurt after squatting.

Hurt after pressing.

Hurt after a short time batting in cricket (lolstraya).

Last week it hurt after deadlifting.

Nothing hurts it more or less, when it hurts, it hurts the same.

I don't think it's tooo bad because it doesn't hurt in normal day-to-day stuff through any range of motion. Even stuff like say carrying a carton of beer under one arm or reaching out to pick stuff up is fine.