Yeeeeeeaaah Buddy- dave's log

When do you think you'll be doing 500lbs then? :)

Seriously though you'll get 200 this year with a chance of more. So you have a good chance of 500lbs by end of next year I think.

Obviously your in an easier period of gains (no disrepect but your only just getting down to sorting out your squat) so progress will slow at some point. But then your young, dumb and full or someones cum so 500lbs in a year or two should be a focus.

I went from 205 gym pb to 227.5 meet pb in one year during my first year of full meets. That progress shocked the F out of me... in a good way.

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

Squats =

Nice work champ.

"They are quite possibly the most sorry bunch of socially challenged and boarderline mentally ill reprobates to have ever attracted such a like-minded following of keyboard warrior wannabes." Unknown

cheers boys

Iain - its not just anybodys cum  and I havent even thought about it to be honest. I havent squatted 400lb yet so I ll worry about it after I do that. Im hoping that getting some decent squatting under my belt I might see some carryover to my deadlift too.

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Too right you shouldn't be worrying about anything other than 400lbs! Just speculation!

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

Yeah mate, I ll hopefully hit over that at the next meet. I was thinking 170/182.5 and then pick a 3rd depending how it feels.

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I was meant to military today, but ive been doing a savage amount of phd work recently and im ****ing knackered, so I sacked it off. Im going to be up late finishing a chapter tonight too so Im planning on doing as much as possible to aid recovery over the weekend - ie eat ****loads and sit the **** down.

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Not gonna hit 100kg before me with excuses like that

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Not gonna hit 100kg before me with excuses like that

haha its a deload...they help right?!?! Im way in the lead anyway, you worry about your own **** 

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Deloads are for pussies!

p.s. don't check what I was doing a few weeks ago when all my training was light hahaha

Lol deloads are indeed for pussies. I think i ll do my MP after I bench this week so as not to miss it though, in light of this transatlantic banter!

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handed in all the work...shoddddy quality but there we go. It is now time to eat as much as ****ing possible and train like a legend until these comps!!!

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hockey ball
stretch
mobility
 
deadlift
 
70kg x 1, 1, 1, 1
110kg x 1
175kg x 5
195kg x 3
215kg x 4 - PR
140kg x 2
140kg x 2
140kg x 2
 
Plank
 
Banded natural GHR
 
Not a bad session, vid to come. PR's are 210 x 5 and 220 x 3 respectively so this is right in line. Next sunday I ll be pulling heavy at Iain's comp and that will be the last time I push the deadlift before the BDFPA nationals.

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Strong pulls dude

There's nothing like handing in abit of shoddy Uni work.

Congrats on the dead pb too bud.

Journal

Cheers boys. Really looking forward to Iain's comp now. I think Im going to take it pretty easy this week, bench tomorrow, squat tuesday, MP weds (take this easy), bench fri (take this easy) and that ll be about it.

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... And getting an early night too

Journal

Good stuff pal.

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

hockey ball
mobility
stretch

bench

bar x 10
60kg x 3
60kg x 3
80kg x 1
100kg x 5
110kg x 3
125kg x 3

chins 50 reps w/bw + 10kg

press ups - 50

circuit of:

5 KB snatches
5 KB clean and press
10 KB swings
10 press ups
10 KB rows

(all KB stuff per arm)

5 rounds with Kevin the 20kg KB.

Shoulder health stuff. 

Done. 

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Was the benching an easy 3 in line with your planned easy week, a 3 as per 5/3/1 or just 3 for the hell of it?

And 50 chins with your BW plus 10kg must be pretty ****ing heavy by now!!!

"They are quite possibly the most sorry bunch of socially challenged and boarderline mentally ill reprobates to have ever attracted such a like-minded following of keyboard warrior wannabes." Unknown

It was my '1' of 531, it wasnt especially hard, I couldve done one or two more, but I didnt feel good going into the session so stopped as soon as the reps slowed a little. 

I think my periodic shoulder trouble is still really holding back my benching, so im cutting down my pressing volume for a bit and doing a ****load of rehab stuff in the hope that this will lead to some better numbers.

Im 88-89kg at the moment so it was around 100kg. I also started carb cycling two days ago...

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Without trekking too far back in your journal, how much rowy stuff do you do vs pressing?

I pull more than I push in terms of volume and strength.

My shoulder trouble stems from a torn biceps tendon in my left shoulder when I was 17/18. During my first year of uni it was bad enough that I couldnt push a door open with that arm. Consequently I did zero pressing for about a year and just did a ****load of pulling. 

It has since improved, although for about a year every time I pressed around 130 odd id get referred pain in my left tricep near the elbow. Since I started pausing all my benching this has cleared up for some strange reason.

I believe that my left shoulder is basically just pretty unstable. Im not too sure why I havent got round to sorting it out properly, maybe just because Im so used to it causing trouble. It has definitely limited my pushing for years now though. Hence me needing to fix it.

Im planning on doing whats worked in the past - loads of single arm facepulls, press ups, scap retractions, pull aparts, rotations, light single arm DB overheads that kind of thing.

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Any suggestions you might have are much appreciated tho!

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Sounds like you've got it sussed - in my 2 weeks of physio training my clinical reasoning is non-existant, although the fact that paused benching relieves your symptoms makes it sound like one of the structures in your shoulder doesn't like changing directions and contractions quickly.

I guess as long as you cover your bases for scapular stabilisers you can't go wrong. Any direct serratus stuff or do you do scap push ups?

I do scap push ups mainly, I also hang off the chin up bar and pull myself up without bending my arms (what ever that is called).

I agree re: the changing direction. It also ****ing hurts if Im squatting (I squat with a pretty low bar) and I try to push my elbows towards the ceiling (not that I do, but that motion gives me a stabbing pain in my shoulder, down my tricep into my elbow).

I figure im going to try and work some mobility/stability stuff and see what happens.

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Try some dynamic blackburns for shouler internal and external rotation. Should find them in youtube. Key is to not rush the movement, feel the movement.
Cant recommend DB protractions enough for serratus anterior.

Some solid work recently mate.

Cheers mate. I think a little time away from heavy pressing is what its going to take to make long term improvements. Unfortunate this is occuring a month before a comp, but on the other hand all my heavy stuff is done now so hopefully it ll work out well on the day.

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Funny I come in to you talking about shoulder problems right now.... haha

Strong sesh Dave

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Bodyweight as of before bed - 85kg...

(I cant lift as an 82.5 in the BDPFA meet, if I had the option then I definitely would do it).

Ive been upping the conditioning and started carb cycling for 2 reasons:

1) My conditioning is letting me down during my squatting and its something I want to correct, plus I enjoy doing it

2) My eating has been ****ing awful to be perfectly honest for the last 4-5 years of uni, inconsistent, junk food etc etc, this is undoubtedly affecting my performance in my eyes. 

Im eating literally double the amount of protein on this new plan, the only thing Im concerned about is eating enough calories coming from meat, eggs, good fat and green veg. I may struggle a tad and have to get a lot of liquid calories in. 

Id rather be up near 90kg for the meet, but I dont intend on getting up there by eating a load of crap. One of my goals for the year was to be a solid 90kg, something I have never been (89 I think is my heaviest and I was carrying more fat than id like). In this vein hopefully I ll go up a kg or two by then but Im not going to cry if I dont. I ll keep updating my weight in this log henceforth...

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What what what! Get eating donuts!!

Remember no 'guts' no glory :)

If your still around the 85 mark come next meet after Brits probably worth dropping to 82 for a meet. Off course unless your pretty ripped it's the 90s for you at some point.

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

Im sticking to the 90's, I have no desire to be a little person. I just need to be a more solid 90 rather than a tub of lard!

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Unless you get into the 100's you gona be stuck being a little person lol

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

I ll concentrate on 90 first!! I wouldnt rule out the 100's at some stage but it would be a long way down the line and it would take me a good while to go up the 10kg.

Sorting out my eating has been a long time coming so hopefully I might see some size gains from it anyways.

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TBH you at an age where you could def grow into the 100's over next few years. Without too major an effort. Bit harder to add good muscle when in 30's as opposed to early 20's.

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

Yeah I guess I ll see what happens. I reckon improving my squatting is definitely going to help in the weight gain regard too. Id have to be ****ing strong to be competitive at 100kg though!

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Just been to see the physio re: knee situation.

His analysis:

My back/hip flexors do all the work when I walk/do anything and my abs and glutes tend to only intervene on the odd occasion when they feel like it. This results in overly tight hips and IT band which pulls on knee cap and gives me knee pain.

Simples.

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bw=86kg 2nd very low carb day in a row

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Thats a good diagnosis in that at least IT band work should aleviate some symptoms. So who do you get the glutes and abbs working while walking.

Mind you in the summer I see plenty of ****less guys tensing all their muscle walking so guess it can be done!

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well