maccaz 2018 prep log

[HarryB]

140? How many reps do you need to do at the comp? Ha ha ha ha sorry bro.

 

Well you're looking solid with your 125 so I'm sure it's well within reach :)

[maccaz]

2 minutes ago, Monarchking said:

Bench technicality looking much improved. 

thanks mate.

when will you do a 3 lift with me? theres one here in september i think ? 

[Monarchking]

Just now, maccaz said:

thanks mate.

when will you do a 3 lift with me? theres one here in september i think ? 

2017 I think I will GPC Callander. September could work man. Push/pull august 14 is primary goal at the moment, the rest of the year after that is uncertain. Are you talking the "winter classic" or "melb cup" I'll have a look.

[maccaz]

Just now, Monarchking said:

2017 I think I will GPC Callander. September could work man. Push/pull august 14 is primary goal at the moment, the rest of the year after that is uncertain. Are you talking the "winter classic" or "melb cup" I'll have a look.

melb cup im thinking bro, dont wanna think too much about it as nats is the focus, its just an option

[Monarchking]

Aussie has such a massive powerlifting Callander, across all Feds as well as novice comps, there is so much going on it blows my mind.

[maccaz]

Just now, Monarchking said:

Aussie has such a massive powerlifting Callander, across all Feds as well as novice comps, there is so much going on it blows my mind.

yeah i reckon if you wanted to you could compete every month in your own state

[Realtalk]

Nice one!

[maccaz]

today is my off day but did some arms + extra shoulder stuff

 

band pullaparts 10x10

band external rotations x 100

band internal rotations x 100

band bench movements to practice keeping shoulders together x100

 

heavier on arms for less reps than usual

 

ez bar curl

40kg 3x6

 

ez bar skull crusher

50kg 3x8

 

 

deadlift tomorrow cant wait

[maccaz]

w6d3

 

i have a cold and not feeling too flash but dont wanna deadlift tomorrow or saturday because squats are big on monday, so decided il get my deadlifts done today, and do assistance on saturday. so today was just deadlift, will do front squat, rdl, ghr on saturday. bit of a trade off between not training at all today or pushing the whole day back to saturday, neither were great options.

 

deadlift

70 x 8

120 x 5 

170 x 3 

200kg 2x3

220kg 2x4

210kg 2x4

 

220kg x 4 is a rep pb 

 

originally was gonna try 220 4x4 but didnt have it in me today, second set @ 220 was rough so rather not grind out more ugly sets, dropped back to 210.

 

heres set 1 220kg. hips not as low as i want them to be and was a bit rusty, put it down to being sick and tired etc and do better next week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[maccaz]

w6d4

 

still sick, but did good, slipped a pb in there, knew it was gonna go up so its ok (right?)

 

bench press

70 x 5

90 x 5

100 x  5

120 x 1

130 x 1

140 x 1 10kg pb

90kg x 5

105kg 5x5

 

all felt very strong, dunno why considering so sick and not getting much sleep as nose blocked and up coughing all night.

 

assist pullup

3x8

 

ohp

65kg 3x6

 

skullcrusher

40kg 3x6

 

heres the 140

 

[HarryB]

How much do you weigh now? Like 120ish. 

[maccaz]

5 minutes ago, HarryB said:

How much do you weigh now? Like 120ish. 

121 bro, supplements have made my weight go up suddenly.

im dieting from this comp for as long as need be to be in better shape as i feel pretty crap being this fat

[HarryB]

Well it doesn't really matter what you look like as much as it matters how you lift. So I was really just asking cos was wondering where you're at in relation to that. It's a process for sure. At 120 do you just keeping chugging away until your lifts are good for your bw or drop down in bw to be competitive with your current lifts. 

[maccaz]

11 minutes ago, HarryB said:

Well it doesn't really matter what you look like as much as it matters how you lift. So I was really just asking cos was wondering where you're at in relation to that. It's a process for sure. At 120 do you just keeping chugging away until your lifts are good for your bw or drop down in bw to be competitive with your current lifts. 

 

ah ok sweet man well although lifts do come first, i do want to be in a bit better shape after this comp going forward.

 

id be happy to stay around this weight and lean up slowly, or drop a bit of weight, not that fussed either way, but very over this dreamer bulk kind of life i've lead for the last year 

 

 

 

 

[Realtalk]

Most powerlifters are way too heavy. Just have to look at gpc nz. Numerous lifters in weight classes too big for them in relation to how much muscle mass they have. Some people competing in u110 class who should really be u90 lifters. Just my opinion. I would never go into u125kg class. Higher weight classes are sometimes easier though. At gpc worlds last year I think the 2 biggest totals in the comp were in the u110 class.

[maccaz]

13 minutes ago, Realtalk said:

Most powerlifters are way too heavy. Just have to look at gpc nz. Numerous lifters in weight classes too big for them in relation to how much muscle mass they have. Some people competing in u110 class who should really be u90 lifters. Just my opinion. I would never go into u125kg class. Higher weight classes are sometimes easier though. At gpc worlds last year I think the 2 biggest totals in the comp were in the u110 class.

 

yup, ive got lilley on board to help and im going to spend till end of year getting in better shape and whatever weight i end up in thats where ill lift next year. 

i agree giving away points currently

[maccaz]

W7d1 

 

squat 

70x 5

120 x 5 

160 x 5 

190 x 3 wraps 

220kg 5x3 not that hard but because I've had a cold

my nose was just bleeding every rep so had to stuff tissue up my nose and was really off putting. I think they moved well and would have been even better if I wasn't sick. 

 

Bench 

70 x 5 

90 x 5 

100 x 5 

110 3x3 

 

abs 

not that much was buggered lol 

[maccaz]

here is set 2 of the 5 triples

 

 

[maccaz]

w7d2

had to rest yesterday as my body was completely cooked from mondays squats, blown blood vessels in my eyes as well look ive smoked a lot of weed

 

lot of bench volume today, felt good

 

bench (all paused)

bar x lots

70 x 5 

90kg 2x4

110kg 2x3 (misload, was meant to be 105)

110kg 5x3 

 

bb row

80kg 5x5

 

bench (all paused)

70kg x 6 

85kg 2x6

95kg 4x6

 

ezbar curl

35kg 3x10

 

rekd upper body lol

 

big deadlifts tomorrow, bench again friday

[maccaz]

w7d3

 

deadlift

70 x 3

120 x 3

170 x 3

200 x 1

220 x 3

230 x 3 pb (video)

220 x 3 

200kg 4x4

 

lower back felt quite cooked after that so took it light as on accessory just err on side of caution, my fault havent had a massage in a while, booked in for sunday

 

front squat

90 5x5

 

ghr

3x8

 

rdl

100kg 3x10

 

 

 

 

[maccaz]

w8d1

 

lower body achey as from massage on saturday so told coach im doing just the bench part of d1 today, and the squats tomorrow, all good, be able to give them both 100%, usually bench is crap on squat day.

 

bench press (all paused)

60 x 5

70 x 5 

100 x 5

120 x 1

130 x 3 pb (video)

125kg 2x3

 

130kg x 3 is a big pb, this is my 1rm when i started this program and at the time was much harder than the triple today. i mis grooved the 3rd rep and touched too low. i think if i nail it could do 4 or maybe even 5. first 2 were easy. heres the video.

 

 

 

 

 

big squats tomrorow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bigken1985]

On 30/05/2016 at 10:50 PM, maccaz said:

W7d1 

 

squat 

70x 5

120 x 5 

160 x 5 

190 x 3 wraps 

220kg 5x3 not that hard but because I've had a cold

my nose was just bleeding every rep so had to stuff tissue up my nose and was really off putting. I think they moved well and would have been even better if I wasn't sick. 

 

Bench 

70 x 5 

90 x 5 

100 x 5 

110 3x3 

 

abs 

not that much was buggered lol 

Blood pressure pb

[maccaz]

1 hour ago, Bigken1985 said:

Blood pressure pb

 

So bad when I've had a cold as well as nose all dry and fucked. Mostly healed now so ill see how much I bleed. Seem to be more abdominal pressure as I'm concentrating on squeezing everything so hard 

[maccaz]

w8 d1.5

 

squats going real well. 

 

squat

75 x 10

125 x 5

175 x 5 

205 x 1 added wraps for this

225kg 5x2 

every double was easy. biceps etc got sore on the last couple sets but meh they all moved quick as. never felt so good.

 

ghr

3x8

 

abs lots

 

 

heres the first set of 225, they all moved like this or faster. on a roll with squats atm it sickening, im happy

 

 

 

[maccaz]

w8d2

 

bench, wasnt great, but got it all done. biceps just sore from squatting last night. might move rest day to after squats to let it recover each week. only 2 more weeks heavy anyway so not a big issue.

 

bench press

bar x lots

70 x 5

90 x 4

110 x 2 x 3

120 x 6 x 2

 

bar row

80 4x4

 

bench

90 2x5

105 5x4

 

pretty rekd by the end of this.

 

heavy deadlifts tomorrow, massage friday, heavy bench saturday then 2 more huge weeks till deload