Vee Power

[bar-belle]

Excuse the noob question.. But how does the belt help you with feeling more supportive? Does it make your back feel more secure?

By taking a big breath and pushing out against the belt with your gut helps to activate the core which inturn should take pressure off the back. That's just my 2c worth :shifty: .

[startinfromscratch]

Excuse the noob question.. But how does the belt help you with feeling more supportive? Does it make your back feel more secure?

By taking a big breath and pushing out against the belt with your gut helps to activate the core which inturn should take pressure off the back. That's just my 2c worth :shifty: .

[bar-belle]

Where for art thou Vee

[runveerun]

Where for art thou Vee

Vee is still here! :grin:

[bar-belle]

Where for art thou Vee

Vee is still here! :grin:

Glad to hear it

[runveerun]

Day 1 Week 2

Bandpullaparts

10

10

Squat

bar x10

bar x5

5x1 25

4x2 30

3x2 35

2x5 40

Bench

5x1 20

4x1 25

3x2 30

2x6 35

Flyering

10x5

pushups

5,3,2,3,3

Squat

3x1 30

3x1 32.5

3x4 37.5

GMs

5x5

Highlight of the evening was getting a Power House membership card :grin: it is shiny! I had to raise my right hand and pledge allegiance to the house :salute: :grin:

[mike27]

mmmmmm SHEIKO!!! :nod: 8)

[teamfatboy]

Highlight of the evening was getting a Power House membership card :grin: it is shiny! I had to raise my right hand and pledge allegiance to the house :salute: :grin:

Wow, good for you! Welcome to the land of blood and chalk

I'm surprised you only had to raise your hand once but the 'house is all about low reps !

[bar-belle]

Highlight of the evening was getting a Power House membership card :grin: it is shiny! I had to raise my right hand and pledge allegiance to the house :salute: :grin:

Very nice...and so official :grin:

[Big john]

Highlight of the evening was getting a Power House membership card :grin: it is shiny! I had to raise my right hand and pledge allegiance to the house :salute: :grin:

Very nice...and so official :grin:

i here by pledge to the house to SFW!

haha nice one vee!!

[runveerun]

mmmmmm SHEIKO!!! :nod: 8)

Sheiko cures all!

Wow, good for you! Welcome to the land of blood and chalk

I'm surprised you only had to raise your hand once but the 'house is all about low reps !

low reps, but many many many sets of low reps :-s

Very nice...and so official :grin:

It is laminated there is no going back now!

:grin:

i here by pledge to the house to SFW!

haha nice one vee!!

8)

This evenerink Day 2 Week 2

Deads to knees

bar x8

4x1 60

4x2 60

4x4 65

Rubberband pullaparts

20 x 6 :shock:

Bench

5x1 20

5x2 25

4x5 30

Deadlift

4x1 60

4x1 60

3x2 65

3x5 70

Got confused started doing GMs x5 :doh:

Lunge 5x5

Flyes 10x5

Had some advice on DLing from the wise one which makes it come off the floor quicker and easier YAY! Thanks OB.

I'm in Auckland next week so I will do my trainering at the uni gym, I have never been there before but it's down the road from where I am staying and it sounds PLing friendly....

Then I'm off to the middle east for a week, there is a gym I can go to there too, it's summer there so it will be 50 degrees Celsius so lifting in that heat will be interesting :pale:

[bar-belle]

I'm in Auckland next week so I will do my trainering at the uni gym, I have never been there before but it's down the road from where I am staying and it sounds PLing friendly....

Then I'm off to the middle east for a week, there is a gym I can go to there too, it's summer there so it will be 50 degrees Celsius so lifting in that heat will be interesting :pale:

If you have time or can get up our way come and have a train with us :grin: we'd love to see you :nod:

The middle east :shock: work or pleasure!

[runveerun]

If you have time or can get up our way come and have a train with us :grin: we'd love to see you :nod:

The middle east :shock: work or pleasure!

ooooo I would love to! I have been trying to think of ways I can get to you! I'm flying up so I won't have access to a car to get to you :cry: I will have to do a road trip and come lift :grin:

I am going to Auckland for work and Middle east for holiday my Dad lives out there so I'm visiting him \:D/

[runveerun]

Got let out of work early today :grin:

Did the stupidmarket shopping then went to le house I feel fully achieved!

Supplementarystuff

Dislocations

20x2

Pin Press

8x40kg

5x50kg

5x50kg

5x50kg

5x50kg

Floor press

5x30kg

5x35kg

5x30kg

5x32.5kg

5x35kg

Bent Over BB Row

5x40kg

5x35kg

5x35kg

5x35kg

5x35kg

Lawnmowers

5x30lb

5x35lb

5x35lb

5x40lb

5x40lb

Lat Pulldown

5x20kg

5x30kg

5x20kg

5x20kg

5x20kg

Side bends

5x30lb

5x35lb

5x40lb

5x40lb

5x40lb

Haven't done any of these things for agggggeeeeeessssss and it shows :oops:

I will do these once a week and get betterer :salute:

[Old Bull]

Deadlift

4x1 60

4x1 60

3x2 65

3x5 70

Got confused started doing GMs x5 :doh:

Had some advice on DLing from the wise one which makes it come off the floor quicker and easier YAY! Thanks OB.

Cheers Vee,

They looked a lot better and you did them without your belt too :clap:

OB1

[poos_n_wees]

I'm in Auckland next week so I will do my trainering at the uni gym, I have never been there before but it's down the road from where I am staying and it sounds PLing friendly....

Choice! If you remember 'Small' who used to come on this site quite a bit, she PTs there

...I'm off to the middle east for a week, there is a gym I can go to there too, it's summer there so it will be 50 degrees Celsius so lifting in that heat will be interesting :pale:

Mean! Where in the middle east are you heading? Shucks, training in that heat will definitely be interesting! :shock:

[runveerun]

Cheers Vee,

They looked a lot better and you did them without your belt too :clap:

OB1

:grin: :salute: Just need to practice, practice!

Choice! If you remember 'Small' who used to come on this site quite a bit, she PTs there

Yes I do! I'm friends with her on FB, I have trained with her before, when I lived in Sporkland. It would be nice to catch up with her!

Mean! Where in the middle east are you heading? Shucks, training in that heat will definitely be interesting! :shock:

I'm going to Abu Dhabi in he UAE, it's summer there in the middle of the desert! :shock: It's like being in a sauna- really!

anywhooooo

Day 3 week 2

Squat

warm up bar x6, x6

4x1 25

4x1 30

3x2 35

3x6 37.5

all with rubberband around knees

Bench

6x1 20

5x1 25

4x2 30

3x2 32.5

2x2 35

4x1 32.5

5x1 30

6x1 25

7x1 20

Squat

3x1 27.5

3x1 32.5

2x4 37.5

Band pullaparts 20,20,20

Dips

5,3,3

triceps fried from yesterday....

GMs

6x5

Flying

10x5

I'm going to do day 1 tomorrow to fit it into next week, I'm back in Wellington briefly on Friday night just enough to repack and get back on the plane at 6am Saturday morning. So I will get sheiko done next week in Sporkland, just not 100% sure about the week after, there is a gym in the desert, it has olympic bars just no squat rack :roll: I will have to see how it goes.

When I come back I'll either finish that 4th week or if I have finished it I will test \:D/

[bar-belle]

Floor press

5x30kg

5x35kg

5x30kg

5x32.5kg

5x35kg

Nice work on the floor press Vee...definately a good one to do to help your bench :nod:

[runveerun]

Nice work on the floor press Vee...definately a good one to do to help your bench :nod:

Yeh and pin press too, just need to keep them up!

[Viking Power]

Awesome stuff Vee enjoy your holiday mate and training is looking better each time I take a look well done 8)

And it will only get better being in The House - good on OB1 too alot off knowledge there use it all mate 8)

VP

[runveerun]

Awesome stuff Vee enjoy your holiday mate and training is looking better each time I take a look well done 8)

And it will only get better being in The House - good on OB1 too alot off knowledge there use it all mate 8)

VP

Thanks VP :grin:

I have already improved 100000000% being in the house! I wish I had joined soonerer! :pfft: OB1 is verrry wise and knows everything! 8) :notworthy:

I didn't have anything to gauge my technique off before it is just so much betterer being in the house being around others that are lifting too! :nod:

I have been eating like an elephant the past week I feel good and have been recovering better/faster I think. I found myself standing at the buffet table at work on Friday 'clearing it away' :pfft:

Day 1 Week 3

Squat

bar 6,6

5x1 25

4x2 30

3x2 35

3x5 40

Bench

5x1 20

4x1 25

3x2 30

3x5 35

Flying 10x5

Squat

5x1 25

5x1 30

5x5 35

Pushups

5x5 this is better than last time I will endeavor to do the prescribed 10x5 :pray:

Landmines

10x3

Rubberband pull aparts 20,20

I have discovered my breathing is crap on the squat. The last lot of squats I breathed as I do for bench and the weight felt alot lighter :roll: I'm not sure when my breathing went out the window but it was quite some time ago I think!

I'm not sure when/how/why/who I can log the next couple of weeks, internet is a bit random in my hotel I am staying in next week and also out in le desert. But be rest assured Vee is out there somewhere liftering stuff and will log when I can! :salute:

I will miss the house over the next 2 weeks :cry:

[bar-belle]

Happy travels Vee hope you have a great time away

[runveerun]

Finally back to the house :dancing:

Day 1 week 1

Dislocations 20, 20

Bench

5x1 20

4x2 25

3x2 30

3x5 32.5

Band pullaparts

20, 20

Squat

5x1 25

5x2 30

5x5 35

GMs

5x1

Flyes

10x5

Bench

6x1 20

6x2 27.5

6x4 30

Got back from O/S late Saturday night and have spent the last week sick with food poisoning :puke: doc gave me antibiotics and I am feeling a hella lot betterer. I have lost a couple of kgs, but I have learnt my lesson. I am never going anywhere ever again! :disgusted:

I will stay here and go to work, home and the house only. :pfft:

Felt like chucking while doing squats and was feeling a bit dizzy so that's why the GMs are 5x1 instead of 5x5, had a nice lie down with the flyes and bench and felt betterer.

I'm starting #37 again as it's been too dis-jointed the last few weeks and I want to have a good run of it then test. So back to the beginning again!

[bar-belle]

Oh not good that you've been sick...and training while still feeling under the weather...you're hardcore chick :grin:

[runveerun]

you're hardcore chick :grin:

:pfft: of course!

Had a lovely lunch with 'the girls of the house' this mornering. There are 7 of us :shock: we will be taking over verrrry soon! :grin:

It was nice meeting everybody and having a chat instead of mini conversations in between squats :pfft:

Supplementary stuff today

Oh how I have missed training!

Dislocations

20,20

Pin press

40 x5

45 x5

45 x5

45 x5

47.5 x5

Tried 50kg couldn't even move it :shock: gone a little backwards here :oops:

Floor press

20 x5

30x5

30x5

30x5

30x5

yeh a little weaker in this one too.....

Lat pulldown

20 x5

20 x5

25 x5

30 x5

30 x5

Reverse hyper x

5 x 5 of 5kg

Finished GMs from yesterday 4x5

Lat pulldown abs

30 x5

30 x5

30 x5

In other news, I have put my trusty sequined chucks to rest they have totally fallen apart after 4 years of trustyness.

They have been replaced with some hot pink chucks, which have alot to live up to following in the shadow of the red sequined chucks, but, I am sure they will do just a good a job. :pray: