Rightio.

Hi, im Tom.

My old journal which is mainly Physique focused can be found here - http://www.muscletalk.co.uk:80/m_1287821/tm.htm

Progress was as follows -



Ive now become interested in Olympic weightlifting so i thought i'd begin a new journal. Im not maxing out atm as im still learning the technique etc...


Training

Hers a few recent sessions

Powerclean and jerks
50x2
60x1
60x3
60x2
70x2

cleans
70x2
80x2

Hang clean and jerk
60x3
60x3
75x3
75x3

jerks
60x4
70x1
72.5x1
72.5x1
72.5x1

reverse hyper
40x15
40x15
40x15

GHR
12
8
10

pull throughs
no.14 x12
stack x12
stack x12

pikes
8
8
8

Power cleans
barxlots
50x3
50x3
50x3
60x3
60x3
70x2
70x2
80x2
80x2
80x1
90x1
90x1

decent, 90kg was fine. I considered going for 100kg but decided to leave it for another day.

Front squats
60x5
70x5
70x5
80x5
80x5

OMG, this is embarrasing. If im honest ive not squatted in ~6 months and not consistantly squatted for over a year due to the back probs i mentioned before. Anyhoo its safe to say they suck!

Actually just realised that i can lunge more than this, obviously did not put enough effort in.

Hang clean
60x3
70x3
70x3

ripped a callous off which im used to from the rowing days but then i started bleeding so thought i should stop.

Pull throughs
stack x15
stack x15
stack x15
stack x15

very short rest here

GHR
body
x12
x10
x8
x7

Plate pinch

2x10kg plates per hand xmax
2x10kg plates per hand xmax
1x10kg & 1x15kg plates per hand xmax
1x10kg & 1x15kg plates per hand xmax

box jump

80cm box x3
80cm box x3
80cm box x3
80cm box x3

put another on top to make ~ 130cm looked at iut and though - not a chance

pikes
10
5

Push jerk
bar xlots
40x5
50x5
50x5
60x3
60x3

Jerks
70x2
75x1
80x1
80x1
60x5
60x5

Strict press
40x12
40x10

Row
170lbs x8
190lbs x8
210lbs x6
230lbs x5
210lbs x5
190lbs x10
210lbs x5

Snatch high pulls
60x2
60x3
60x4
60x3
60x3
70x2

DB Incline press
32.5 x10
32.5 x10
32.5 x10
32.5 x10

Tonight!


Right got my ass to fitlike gym tonight!

Brilliant place. not much else to say than that!

Ian, the owner, helped me with my snatches as i said i'd never done any before.

SO.....

1ST EVER SNATCH BASED SESSION (hence the crap weights)

Hang snatch
barxlots
30kgxlots
40x3
40x5
40x4
42.5x4
42.5x4

4's i hear you cry! i had no choice honest!! :D

Snatch High pulls
60x5
65x3
65x3
65x3

we set a bar up here to make sure i was getting correct height. Ian reconed that if i could quite easily high pull to this height i should be able to snatch it. Time shall tell! - they all felt light.

Snatch balances
40x1
40x2
40x3

then i did assorted cleans with jerks

good fun!

VID FOR YOU -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IisF9_zuDc&eurl

TOM

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Good to see you back in the Oly lifting Tom. I wish i had bumper plates and a coach to teach me these. Instead the facilities are being built down in Pompey the year after i leave

One thing i'd say with your jerks is you don't get much leg bend it looks like. Might be possible to shift a few more kg's if you went a little deeper

Journal

200kg Deadlift

Should be a good journal, like a slice of the lemon fresh every now and again.

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ORIGINAL: Ak_88

Good to see you back in the Oly lifting Tom. I wish i had bumper plates and a coach to teach me these. Instead the facilities are being built down in Pompey the year after i leave

One thing i'd say with your jerks is you don't get much leg bend it looks like. Might be possible to shift a few more kg's if you went a little deeper

Thanks mate!

lol, typical aint it!

Your very right, and its something i hope to work on, i think its mainly a confidence thing with really commiting and getting under it.

Oh wait - are we talking the bend before leg drive or the bend of my legs under the bar!

The lack of bend before the explosive bit was because it wasnt really needed i suppose to get it overhead as it wasnt near max.

All the best

Tom

ORIGINAL: T0NY

Should be a good journal, like a slice of the lemon fresh every now and again.

Cheers Tony!

Its good stuff! A hell of a lot more technical than people think!

Tom

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Excellent vid.
Not sure about the troozers

"...those aren't the roids you're looking for..."
"...those aren't the roids I'm looking for..."

ORIGINAL: jedi

Excellent vid.
Not sure about the troozers

Lol, they're great.

Actually they are my dads old skiing leggings and rather fleecy.

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Todays training - a quickie

Cleans
- warmups
barxlots
40x3
60x3
60x3
70x1

- working sets
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
80x3

hm... all ok - weight can go up

Jerks
- warmups
barxlots
40x3
50x3
60x3

- working sets
70x3
70x3
70x3
70x3
75x3

none of these massively difficult i just did not feel explosive today.

Then did some face pulls and pull throughs. The pull throught did not feel to good with the band, ROM was not the best etc...

todays vid - my god the pull throughs are a bit homoerotic, im regretting including them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4SCHnCJt2E

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I've just reaslied who you are ! Didn't know you'd change your name

By Jesus you've packed on some size dude ! Nicely done

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solid lifting there mate.

The pull throughs made me giggle.

 
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ORIGINAL: Welshy

I've just reaslied who you are ! Didn't know you'd change your name

By Jesus you've packed on some size dude ! Nicely done

Hey Welshy!

Thanks for popping in! Appreciate the kind words!

Hows things going?

ORIGINAL: anabolicjay

solid lifting there mate.

The pull throughs made me giggle.

Thanks mate!

Lol, the pull through's were a mistake. They're much better with a low cable.

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LMAO at the "one for the ladies"

Nicely done on the rest

Its Better to make your mistakes than to live without knowing!

ORIGINAL: Riocat

LMAO at the "one for the ladies"

Nicely done on the rest

Lol! thanks man!

You need to try them. As i said use a low cable if possible and squeeze you glutes at the top.

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ORIGINAL: Riocat

LMAO at the "one for the ladies"

Nicely done on the rest

Lol! thanks man!

You need to try them. As i said use a low cable if possible and squeeze you glutes at the top.

LOL, i need to work on other parts of my body before my glutes. But saying that i think everyone should make a vid with that exercise in, have kinda an MT "one for the laides" comp lol

Its Better to make your mistakes than to live without knowing!

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ORIGINAL: Riocat

LMAO at the "one for the ladies"

Nicely done on the rest

Lol! thanks man!

You need to try them. As i said use a low cable if possible and squeeze you glutes at the top.

LOL, i need to work on other parts of my body before my glutes. But saying that i think everyone should make a vid with that exercise in, have kinda an MT "one for the laides" comp lol

lol, A great plan emerges!

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Will keep an eye on the journal. Good luck with it.

Regards
Lewis

Nice vid. Nice tune too. A time when Limp B where actually good! Shame it only lasted one album!

"Play Stonehenge!"

Not alot to report today. Could not manage to get to the gym with the platform today so just did what i could -

im calling today "pure posterior"

olympic GM's x5 sets

kneeling squats x5 sets

GHR x8 sets

pull throughs x5 sets

Tom

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ORIGINAL: fun meter

Will keep an eye on the journal. Good luck with it.

Thanks mate! appreciate it.

ORIGINAL: iaink

Nice vid. Nice tune too. A time when Limp B where actually good! Shame it only lasted one album!

Cheers Iain!

Lol, yeah they did go downhill. I think that was one of my 1st albums along with sabbath bloody sabbath and Nevermind.



Heres a song for today - possibly my fav band atm

Tool - the pot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2F_hGwD26g - needs to be pumped with good bass!

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Hey Welshy!

Thanks for popping in! Appreciate the kind words!

Hows things going?

Very well mate thanks ! Looks like things are great with you too

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BF% 03/07/08: 21.3%

ORIGINAL: Welshy

ORIGINAL: BARBUDA
Hey Welshy!

Thanks for popping in! Appreciate the kind words!

Hows things going?

Very well mate thanks ! Looks like things are great with you too

Thats great to hear

Maybe i will see you again at your bbq meet, i've not posted anything yet as i have no idea where i will be and if i will be able to make it, but if i can make it and i'm welcome i would very much like to come along again!

Things are cool here thanks, back at home for the summer - bit dull tbh.

Again today i could not get to the gym with a platform so did some OH work - which i a big weakness of mine

STRICT BB OHP
- warm ups
- 20x8
- 30x6
- 40x5
- 50x5

- working sets
- 60x3
- 60x3
- 60x3
- 60x3
- 60x3

I will use this as a baseline to improve upon. I not sure whether to stick to 5x3 and increase the weight or to try and get to 5x4 with 60kg next week then 5x5 the next. Then go back to 5x3 with more weight?

Any ideas?


Then did some DB pressing and external rotations

meh...

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