maccaz 2018 prep log

[maccaz]

w11d1

 

deload squats. easy. strong, felt like nothing.

 

bar x 10

70 x 10

120 x 5

150 x 3

180 4x3 (super light wrap, probably same as sleeve)

130 x 12 bare legs speed reps

 

ghr

3x8

 

pause squat

130 5x3

 

abs for some time

 

 

 

[maccaz]

w11d2

 

 

bench press

70 x 5

80 x 5 

100 x 3

110kg 2x3

120kg 5x2

 

bb row

80kg 3x10

 

bench press

110kg 5x2

 

biceps pretty cooked at this point as squatted yesterday

 

wide grip pullups assisted

3x10

 

ezbar curl

35kg 3x10

 

 

[Monarchking]

Are you loosing a little control of the bar while lowering onto the chest due to having cooked biceps?

[maccaz]

56 minutes ago, Monarchking said:

Are you loosing a little control of the bar while lowering onto the chest due to having cooked biceps?

on a bad day maybe but im opting to lower slower and get a controlled touch and lose a bit of speed rather than lose tightness and drop it on myself then try muscle it up

[HarryB]

What class are you lifting in?

[maccaz]

29 minutes ago, HarryB said:

What class are you lifting in?

Under 125s. Floated the idea of water loading weigh in to be 125.1 (under 140s) to escape hamishs class lol but realistically this year I'm not going to be competitive anyway so not gonna do a weight cut or anything like that. 

 

Prioriity is biggest total on the day I can possibly do. Morning weight is around 119 at the moment 

[maccaz]

Did a shuffle of some training days so I can test my openers and seconds on sunday in monolift with some mates. No lifting till Sunday now. Massage tonight. Rest etc and hopefully kill it Sunday. 

[PETN]

12 hours ago, Monarchking said:

Are you loosing a little control of the bar while lowering onto the chest due to having cooked biceps?

 

Why would having fucked biceps cause this?

[Monarchking]

1 minute ago, PETN said:

 

Why would having fucked biceps cause this?

Pain/influmation around the joint

[maccaz]

11 minutes ago, PETN said:

 

Why would having fucked biceps cause this?

 

9 minutes ago, Monarchking said:

Pain/influmation around the joint

 

with squat bicep pain, lowering bench can get bit sore, so instinct is to drop it (no pain) rather than control it, just gotta go slow rather than dropping it.

 

mine isnt as bad as a lot of people anyway so im not that stressed, usually its just bad the day after heavy heavy squats.

[PETN]

Is that like the elbow pain thing everyone seems to get from squatting? If so I've had it and had same thing of basically having to be dropping bar onto chest rather than lowering it, but didn't know it was a bicep issue.

[maccaz]

1 minute ago, PETN said:

Is that like the elbow pain thing everyone seems to get from squatting? If so I've had it and had same thing of basically having to be dropping bar onto chest rather than lowering it, but didn't know it was a bicep issue.

yup, elbow/bicep type thing dunno people complain of it in different spots

[bang_bang]

Yep I also get it along with tendinitis. Got some potent anti flams prescribed from doc last week which has cleared it up. Codeine helps too

[Realtalk]

37 minutes ago, bang_bang said:

Yep I also get it along with tendinitis. Got some potent anti flams prescribed from doc last week which has cleared it up. Codeine helps too

diclofenac?

[Wookie]

1 minute ago, Realtalk said:

diclofenac?

 

Fancy name for voltaren tabs

[Realtalk]

1 minute ago, Wookie said:

 

Fancy name for voltaren tabs

 

Yeah voltaren are OTC brand and fast acting and a lower dose. They not as good as the generic prescription diclofenac which higher dosage and slower acting/longer lasting. 

 

Just wondering if he got that or something better. I'm not sure what else there is. But I'm keen to try if his doc gave something else.

[bang_bang]

Yeah I think thats what its called. I was smashing voltaren it wasn't nearly as effective. 

[tyreguy]

I used these when I used to get migraines.

[maccaz]

Trained in monolift. Did squat opener and second. 245 and 260. Both were fine. Had crook stomach for a couple days which made it harder than it needed to be and just felt crap.  Monolift tricky to get feet right etc, apart from that was good. Do openers and second for bench and deadlift tomorrow which will go good too then it's just a few light days till competition 

 

ill post video of squat  when at a computer 

[Monarchking]

Are you allowed to walk out squats?

[maccaz]

46 minutes ago, Monarchking said:

Are you allowed to walk out squats?

No but that's fine I'll be sweet. Just something new once I'm good at it it'll be easier than walking out 

[Monarchking]

9 hours ago, maccaz said:

No but that's fine I'll be sweet. Just something new once I'm good at it it'll be easier than walking out 

Yea technicly should make for a bigger squat. Def a disadvantage not training with the equipment you compete with. 

So in the rule book it says "no walk outs"? I'll have to look into that

[Realtalk]

6 minutes ago, Monarchking said:

Yea technicly should make for a bigger squat. Def a disadvantage not training with the equipment you compete with. 

So in the rule book it says "no walk outs"? I'll have to look into that

 

Not sure what rule book says. At gpc worlds last year you could walk out from the mono lift. In gpc nz you can't. maybe the rules got updated. There are a few different rules from country to country I have come to notice. Don't really understand that myself but oh well.

[BeastBuilder]

10 minutes ago, Monarchking said:

Yea technicly should make for a bigger squat. Def a disadvantage not training with the equipment you compete with. 

So in the rule book it says "no walk outs"? I'll have to look into that

 

Yea bro, well GPC rulebook says that, not sure about CAPO or IPL though.

It's more a safety thing, as if you walk it out and are standing back while the straps are hanging do , so if you dump it it creates a pendulum and makes it rather unsafe for you and the spotters having 100s kg swinging around.

[Monarchking]

1 minute ago, Realtalk said:

 

Not sure what rule book says. At gpc worlds last year you could walk out from the mono lift. In gpc nz you can't. maybe the rules got updated. There are a few different rules from country to country I have come to notice. Don't really understand that myself but oh well.

I know the aussie GPC novice comp I spot/loaded at they allowed walk outs. But novice/legit different ball game.