Taking down 650kg among other things

[Bigken1985 357]

Thought I'd start a new log. I find it's good to have a log even though insta etc. 

Early December I hit a 625kg gym total at about 103 bw. Happy with gains made in 2017. It was a light year competing. I did 570 in march and then a 145 bench only mid yearish. 

I have packed in a decent amount of bw and some of it is power belly I'll take that for the numbers I'm putting up. It's interesting that even though I've had a massive life stress this year if buying a business, I have still made great gains. I put this down to the less stress of competing. 

2018 I've made the call to compete with gpc and ipl if a comp slots in with them. 

End if the day I compete for fun and I'm not world class at this point so I might as well lift where it's the most fun. Regardless I'll battle with whoever I'm up against. Weighing up jumping in wraps or sticking with sleeves. I guess if I want to maximize my total and be  more competitive I'll go with wraps. I've used them a few times and are starting to get used to them a little. 

Goals for 2018

Squat 

Sleeves. 235

Wraps 240-250

Bench 

160

Deadlift 

272.5 (600lbs)

Total 650

These numbers are reasonably conservative. I got 270 well past my knees and just couldn't lock out. Time to get it done in 2018

 

[Bigken1985 357]

28.12.17

Beltless sleeve less pause squat 

160x1 180x1 180x1 182.5x1 182.5x1

SSB  good mornongs 

55x10 75x10 75x10

Light db rdls

2x50

 

 

[Bigken1985 357]

 

[Bigken1985 357]

Did 225x1 SSB in wraps the other day. 

 

Fri 11.1.18

Squats low bar

200x1 light wraps 

220x1 inzer z

230x1 Sig golds pb

235x1 Sig golds pb

 

Huge pb. Self wrapped to. Once I get my training partner back I should be able to go tighter. Think depth looked dunked too. 

 

 

 

[Bigken1985 357]

Sat 11.2.18

5 weeks out

Squat inzer wrap

200x1

230x3 rep on

 

https://youtu.be/2eN9oMBK6Ms

[Bigken1985 357]

Mon 12.2.18

Incline bench 

110kg 3/3/3/2/3

Lat pull down 

Sets of 20

Tricep exn 

Sets of 20

Laterals and rear delts

[Bigken1985 357]

Tues 13/2/18

Deadlift mix grip

200x10 setsx3

Pendlay rows

60x5

80x5

100x6

100x10

[Bigken1985 357]

Fri 17.2.17

Tng bench

120x9setsx3/1x10 (pb)

[Bigken1985 357]

Mon 19.2.18

Squat

Wraps 

200x1

220x1

240x0

240x1

Disastrous walkout on first go @240 wraps weren't doing shit changed wrap on second attempt and got a decent walkout in. Had to dump bar on safetys in first go 

[Bigken1985 357]

Tues 20.2.18

Bench paused 

120x1

140x1

150x1 

152.5x0

 

Not a great day. Gym is flooded again. Weather is crap. Shoulder and arms are fucked. I suspect from all the low bar and possibly bailing on yesterday's squat. Left shoulder felt nasty so didn't really push the issue on the 152.5

3 weeks out from gpc shoreline 3 lift. Just need to get my body to hold up. 

[Bigken1985 357]

Currently 2 days out from comp having to cut around a kilo to get under 100. Should be good tho. Have hit openers in last week or two. Moving pretty good. Body just healing up now. I'm going to push my limits to get 630 plus. Dream day would be 650

[Bigken1985 357]

Sun 12.3.18

GPC south islands 

Was a early start, Left town around 5.15 

Weighed in at 99.5. Didn't really matter as we were all up against each other anyway

Squats

Warms ups were shit. Last warm up @200 was slowslow. There were pound plates and whippy bars which threw things off a bit

Opener 220 slideshow

2nd 230 good

3rd 242.5 miss

Bench  this was were things went sour a little

Opener 140 good. Grindy ugly

2nd 145 miss 

3rd 145 miss

Deadlifts.  things were feeling better here

 Opener 220 butter

2nd 240 no worries

3rd 252.5 Absouloute grind of my life. Had to let my air go so I didn't pass out it took that long to lock out. Got the down command and whites. 

622.5kg total 45kg total pb 

 

 

[Bigken1985 357]

 

[Bigken1985 357]

Bit of a update 

Since last gpc comp have stayed around 103/104kg. 

Have a push pull this weekend. In prep I hit a easy 151.5 bench. Have switched to a heels up bench set up which had helped emensly. Also ripped a easy 250 pull. Havnt really maxed out too hard this prep. Will see how it pans out. Have been doing alot of Hatfield squats put up 200x6 and 195x8 both beltless. After this push pull its 11 weeks out from my next gpc comp. Will jump back in wraps. I really want to maximise them so want to get plenty of time in them. Also want to show up with my bench from now on. My last 3 lift i only got my opener at 140 

[Bigken1985 357]

Good day at comp yesterday. 

Bench 142.5/147.5/150 all good and all very easy and smooth. Comp pb

Deadlifts 220/242.5/255 comp Pb

 

https://youtu.be/xBie3EGoYwE

 

[Bigken1985 357]

 

[Pseudonym 1328]

Too easy!

[Bigken1985 357]

On 05/06/2018 at 10:52 PM, Pseudonym said:

Too easy!

Cheers dude. More to come