Iain K's Powerlifting

26/10/09

Deadlift;
70x5
120x3
160x3 (suit on)
180x1
210x1 (straps up)
230x1
250x1
200x1 (suit off)
220x1
230x1
240x2

Pin pulls (upper shins);
190x3
230x3
250x1
270x1
220x7 (back felt off finished at that)

Mmmmmm... didn't feel too hot today. I am gona go back to the plan of pulling raw at next comp. This suit has legs but really need to start off much lighter and have a much longer cycle to get tech right. Timing is def off. So suit off, and did some raw work up to 240 followed by pin pulls. Solid but nothing more.

Back light next week raw and work back up. Will probably pull no more than 220-230 before uni champs.

When're the uni champs pal?

22nd nov. Thsuit is giving me soem good pop of the floor but just dosn't feel I am making use of it. In esscenmce it now feels slower at lockout and seems to conteract the support.

Now it's only my 3rd time in the suit and I will get the hang of it but figure I should just cut my losses and make sure I do proper cycle prior to the Brits next june.

Dec/jan/febish will be raw work then start back in the gear feb/march for Nationals in June.

Good idea. Deadlift suits are a pain in the ass; so hard to learn/use, for next to no support haha

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Good idea. Deadlift suits are a pain in the ass; so hard to learn/use, for next to no support haha

Soo true. The light loads fly of and can really feel the carryover. Then when the load gets resonable it dons't feel anything just a struggle to hit the groove. Anyway I had 3 sessions and gave it a try but it's too close to have a proper phase.

No training since I pulled my back on monday on the last set of ligh pin pulls. Anyway stopped limping on thurs and should be good to go squating and benching tomorrow, drugs, heat rub and a foam roller should do the trick.

In other news I am now have my REP lvl 3 (advanced instructor apparently) and all but finished my upgrade thesis this week and will have my upgrade via in about 3 weeks. That is no probs but full viva should be fun. A college got slated recently :)

I'm not sure about the meaning of the PHD lingo, but all sounds positive, ace!

Try to get hold of some white tiger balm, good for light rehab/warmth, although the red balm is more like deep heat.

Just a quick as i'm 90% coming to B'mouth to watch the WPC worlds. Do you know where all the powerlifters are staying? I want to be a groupie.. and i'm not even into bears lol!

lol You'll be into bears by the end of the weekend!

I am gona come down to watch on the sat. Am lifting on the sunday, in bournmough, for the uni champs.

I am using the radian B cream (or something like that) better than deep heat.
 
First major step on a phd is to do an upgrade thesis and viva voca (interview etc). This is done internally and is mainly to make sure your going in the right direction and not a pleb. Once done you have an Mphl. After that you have a 6 months (or more) before handing in your thesis for you phd viva which will be chaired by an external person. Once you've completed that it's time to get Dr. on the old bank cards! I am very behind doing my upgrade which my supervisor is now very away off! On the plus side he has been very happy with the work I put into him this week. Mind you a big part of it has already gone into journal articles.

31/10/09

Squat;
barx10
75x5
125x3 (suit on)
165x3
185x2 (wraps on)
210x2 (straps up)
230x1
250xmiss (depth)
260xmiss (depth)
130x3 (gear off)
150x3
175x2

At uni today and set up wasn't great. Bit of a half squat to unrack then knocking stuff on the way back. Lost a bit of energy and confidance and miss timed depth twice. Inch off both times by all accounts. Also on the 260 when I first unracked it the plates started to slide of one side! Not the best way to start but still should have made depth!

Bench press;
barx10
70x5
80x5
90x3
100x3
120x5 3 board (shirt on)
140x5 2 board
160x1 (no touch)
180xmiss (no touch then a clsuetr ****)
190xmiss (same as above lol)

Again set up at uni was poor (adjustable bench using tbe pin handles in the squat rack as supports). But this suit still has some breaking in to go yet.

Deadlift;
70x3
120x3
160x1
180x1
200x1
220x1
240x1

Wasn't gona deadlift today but seeing as the rest of the team was doing it thought I'd have a go. Felt good actually but fatigyue kicked in from rest of session (and mondays deadlift training!) and happy with a slowish 240.

Solid session overall in an now unfamilar gym with dodgy set ups. Good fun though.

Always a bit of a risk going to different gyms for heavy training.

At least you got packed in some volume!

That is one impressive days lifting. Geared bench and squatting back to back followed by heavy pulls. Seriously, wow!

Good session that Iain.

Cheers guys.
 
Flynn; That's what you do come comp day :)

Next week is gona be pretty light for squats and deads (circa 70%), but I'll still be working on getting a touch in the shirt. I did record the 180 as a no touch, it did touch just but had to touch it too low which ****ed it up.

5/11/09

Bench press;
barx20
50x5
70x5
85x5
100x3
110x7 (missed 8th)
90x5 (big pauses)
80x5
70x5

Flyes- 7.5-12kg x10x5

Lever pulldowns- 10x5

Bit of light raw work. Even so felt very 'dull' today. Technique felt good, but could have sworn somebody was sneaking weight on the bar before I unracked Mayeb I havn't done enough raw work with breaking in shirts etc. But to be honest 'jaded' somes me up at the moment. Trainng since Brits hasn't clicked. Done some decent lifting but not much else. Definatly havn't made any inroads in any lifts. Havn't put togther the cycles I needed to. No exuse for that.

Got these next two comps coming up then a week or twos down time then back at it. Plan is 2-3months raw work trying out some sheiko stuff. Then 3months in my comp gear leading up to Brits next year. No messing with old suits squating yada yada, straight in my super cent and have a proper build up with some decent volume!

Maybe not the best thing to be looking too hard beyond the Uni champs but there you go. Thus sat hopfully do enough good lifting to perk me up

haha I always end up looking past whatever contest I'm doing; helps me from getting too nervous for some reason.


Nice work dude. I know what you mean about the weights feeling heavy; I'll bet it is a symptom of all the geared work

Probably. To be fair its def love and hate with the gear atm. Partly my fault has I had plans for last 2 phases and just didn't pan out. I need a lot more time in my super cent squating. It's past it's best but I'll be using a new one for the Brits anyway.

Looking forward to having a go at some sheiko stuff. No idea if my arm can take it but we'll see. Not gona use my pb's for first 4 week block. I'll take 10kg of the squat and bench and use that to calculate %

6/11/09

Squat;
barx10
70x5
120x3 (suit on)
160x3 (wraps on)
180x3
200x3 (straps up)
217.5x5
230x3
242.5x1

Bench press;
barx20
60x5
80x3
100x1
120x5 no touch (shirt on)
140x3 no touch
160x2 " "
170x1 " "
180x1 (touched but off line and bum came off)

Dumbbell tri extenions (tate presses)- 10x10, 12.5x10, 15x10
Band pullaparts
Band dislocates

Nice session today. Squating felt very good. Nice quick decent and excellent depth. Benching was okay. Should have used less boards over last few weeks to get the shirt broken in quicker. The collar seems thicker on this newer fury than my last.

Thats the last heavy session squating. Benching will may need to go a bit heavier next thurs in a similar sessio today. Monday is last deadlift session, just work up and see how it feels.

Nice going mate, you seem nicely set now for a good un. 

Sounds good to me bro; there always seems to be something that could've been done better re training in gear, but as long as you're confident in the shirt you'll do fine.

Damn nice squatting too. What suit you in?

Cheers guys!

Titan Super Cent (42). Think for the Brits I should by a new on size 40. I can get this one on without suit slip ons without any problem.