Build up to oceania's

[Northland Powah]

Hey bro,

I ended up conv stance as I tryed to replicate a squat as much as possible. Also regarding warm up and openers, I like to know I can do it on the day as a mental edge getting onto the platform. I dont think it tyres me out as you usually have about 5mins rest before your first lift.

Remember I hadn't actually deadlifted in over 2 months. Are you gonna have a few lifts this year?

[Northland Powah]

So I've decided my training reigeme for the foreseable future.

I will continue to squat 6-7 times a week. More if I can but don't think time will allow it.

Also I'm going to run smolov jr for bench. I'll do this as much as possible, minimum of 4x a week. I'll add 5kg into the program when I run out of workouts.

Deadlifts will be done when I feel like it. But at the moment I will just pick a weight and see how many times I can do it. Probably once a week.

I know its not very specific but I'll see how it goes

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Yesterday

Bench

6 sets x 6 reps @ 90kg

Squat

140 x 3

160 x 1 (no belt)

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Today

Bench

5 reps x 7 sets @ 95kg

Squat

140 x 4

160 x 1

170 x 1 (felt like I was going to puke)

pullups

db curls

Comments

2nd workout since the champs. It was good to get back in the swing of things.

[Leeroid]

Fair enough. As u gain more experience, u should become more confident and not worry about hitting ur opener.

Hoping to have a crack next Saturday bro! I'm hoping for 240 130 230 raw plus but my back is feeling real dodgy atm.

[Northland Powah]

600kg @ 83kg = strong AF

Good luck bro!

[Northland Powah]

I ordered some knee sleves and wrist wraps today.

Also, here is a pic of me at approx 8%

[DCYPL]

Farout!! Awesome effort bro, STRONG!!!

[Northland Powah]

Farout!! Awesome effort bro, STRONG!!!

Thanks bro! Just head down working hard atm.

Today

Squat

140 x3

160 x 2

180 x 1

140 x 3

150 x 3

160 x 3

Bench

8 sets x 4 reps @ 100

Comments

All good workout. I held back on the squats today to make sure I can hit a pb later on in the week. Bench was nice and fast today, Im really working on my set up which feels good

[Northland Powah]

Bench

10 sets of 3 reps @ 105kg

Squat

140 x3

160 x 2

180 x 1 ssssssssslow

Comments

Starting to get fatigued. Weights are getting heavy.

[Northland Powah]

Bench

6 x 6 @ 95kg

Finnished setting up my home gym today. I may get a photo up at some stage. Its looking sweet!

[drizzt]

Bit late to the party, but awesome lifting at the comp bro! Interesting to hear the raised heel worked well for the deadlift, a lot of people seem to be against it but I noticed it worked well for me too :nod: Are you gonna stick with it?

[teamfatboy]

Hey NP, just read your comp report - wicked result, well done on the 500 :clap:

What's on the cards between now and December ?

[Northland Powah]

Bit late to the party, but awesome lifting at the comp bro! Interesting to hear the raised heel worked well for the deadlift, a lot of people seem to be against it but I noticed it worked well for me too :nod: Are you gonna stick with it?

Not sure at this stage Drizzt. It helped me as all I've been doing for the last two months is squatting, so having the shoe on has helped. Im not sure if I will stick with it at this stage. A little more experimenting is needed.

Hey NP, just read your comp report - wicked result, well done on the 500 :clap:

What's on the cards between now and December ?

Um at this stage I'm going to skip the NI champs and the Nationals as I have a baby due in July. I'm going to cross my fingers that I can still qualify using the classic cup in November?

[teamfatboy]

Ummm - great news on the baby, for sure

Not such great news, possibly, and I hope I'm wrong, but I've a feeling the Classic Cup is now the Classic Championships - but it's in the last weekend of September.

I checked out the NZPF Calendar and it's 28th Sept in Christchurch.

And, if I remember what I've been told, to progress to the Oceanias as a raw lifter the qualifying total has to be at either NI/SI or the Raw Nats... I know I've been advised that the NZPF Nationals at Powerhouse the first weekend of August won't count for raw totals.

[Northland Powah]

Hey TFB

I was meaning the raw nats. In Chch, that one counts aye....

[teamfatboy]

Hey TFB

I was meaning the raw nats. In Chch, that one counts aye....

Yep, that's the one which qualifies for Oceanias, so I've been told. Funnily enough, I was looking at airfares to Christchurch myself...

But you said 'November' - and AFAIK that meeting which is usually in November, was brought forward to September.

If you're on the 'House site, check out this thread - or the NZPF FB page for a post on February 2nd.

Hope you can make it...

[Northland Powah]

Thanks for the update TFB. Yeah I'll be able to make it I think.....

Over the long weekend I didn't get up to much. Just some bench and a token squat session. I'll be hitting it hard this week I think

8 sets 4 @ 100

8 sets 4 @ 105

squat up to 160 for a single

[Northland Powah]

Sunday

Bench

10 sets of 3 reps @ 110

Monday

Squat

160 x 1

180 x 1

140 x 3 paused reps

Comments

My new knee sleves and wrist wraps arived over the weekend so I gave them a go. I felt a lot of confidence with them. Bench on Sunday was good, heaps of strength. I'll be hitting bench tonight some time. Just started a cycle of daa as well. we'll see how the strenght goes!

[Northland Powah]

Oh yeah I benched yesterday. 6 x 6 @ 100

Today

Squat

160 x 1

170 x 1

175 x 1

150 x 3 ugly so stopped

Bench

7 sets x 5 reps @ 105kg (I combined the last two sets so 10 on the last)

Comments

I'm feeling good ATM

[Northland Powah]

Yesterday

Squat

60 x 5, 5

100 x 5

140 x 3

160 x 1

170 x 1

160 x 2

162.5 x 2

164 x 2

167.5 x 2

170 x 1

172.5 x 0

barbell biceps and pullups at the end

Comments

I felt really good during this workout, the weights were coming up well, although I was a little weaker than my last 'good' workout about a month ago. The DAA is starting to work as I feel eager to hit the weights and have an overall better state of mood.

Just got a new smart phone and downloaded coaches eye to record my lifts to look at technique. I'm keen to try it out later on.

[Northland Powah]

Just a little mid day squat sesh

Squat

100 x 5

140 x 3

160 x 2

162.5 x 2

165 x 1

170 x 0 (missed this as the bar hit the saftey then threw me off)

100 x 5

140 x 5

Comments

I had a good re-feed after the workout so I'll try to hit a bench straight after work

[Northland Powah]

I didn't get in to bench yesterday... I'll have to play catch up over the weekend.

Squat today

100 x 5

140 x 3

150 x 1

160 x 1

170 x 1

180 x 1

160 x 3

185 x 1 (pb city)

Comments

Good Sesh today, good to get that pb sorted. It's been a long time. Next up 190!

[Northland Powah]

Two bench sessions over the weekend,

8 sets 4 reps @ 110 yesterday

10 sets 3 reps @ 112.5 today (I tried to get the last three sets done in one but only managed 8. Still really good for me tho. That makes for a calculated pb of 140. That was the last of round 1 smolov, at least two more before september

[Northland Powah]

Squat

up to 155kg high bar no belt

Bench

6 x 6 @ 90kg ( I actually did this in three sets for a laugh)

Comments

I'll be heading to the real gym tomorrow for a heavy squat sesh and a light bench and maybe even a deadlift :-)

I saw this crazy guy so I had to share him

[Northland Powah]

Squat

up to 155kg high bar no belt

Bench

6 x 6 @ 90kg ( I actually did this in three sets for a laugh)

Comments

I'll be heading to the real gym tomorrow for a heavy squat sesh and a light bench and maybe even a deadlift

I saw this crazy guy so I had to share him

youtube.com/watch?v=aYScDcm9qBI

[Northland Powah]

Squat

Up to 175 for a single. It was slow so I droped the weight for a tripple at 160.

 

Deadlift

140 x 5

160 x 3 (Rubbish! need to do these more often)