Beaten Paths are For Beaten Men

[Old Bull]

Week 55 Day 198

Safety Bar Squats 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 20 Lifts 

Bench Press + 15kgs Chains 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
50kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 20 Lifts

Deadlifts Conventional "Okie" NB 
70kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
140kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 12 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 52 

Notes:
 

• 55th week of training done and dusted
   
• Third week of 4 days a week training.
   
• Been a good week with consistent training, still keeping Secondary days to single top sets, just want to make sure recovery is on track. Plenty of time to push the secondary days.

OB 

[Old Bull]

Sunday 7th June

 

Week 56 Day 199

Squats Iron Dawg with "The Unsullied" Bar 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
135kgs 3рХ1п
150kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts 

Bench Press 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
50kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
70kgs 3рХ1п 
80kgs 3рХ1п 
90kgs 2рХ1п

Total: 20 Lifts

Deadlift 
70kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
140kgs 3рХ1п
155kgs 3рХ2п

Total: 18 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 62 

Notes:
 

• 56th week of training  
   
• Squats were good today, first time with 150kgs on the back for a long time 16 months pretty well.
   
• Bench moved too 90kgs for 2 was never 3 
   
• Deads just not there today but happy with everything else.

OB 

[Pseudonym]

LOL at the schnitzel quantities bold and red. You wanna make sure no-one misses an achievement of that calibre!

[Old Bull]

LOL at the schnitzel quantities bold and red. You wanna make sure no-one misses an achievement of that calibre!

 

It took 2 years get that I got 4.5 last year but .5s is like counting half a rep lol

[Old Bull]

Week 56 Day 200

Squat with Stop Iron Dawg 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 18 Lifts 

Pin Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 4рХ1п
85kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 28 Lifts

Deadlift High Pulls 5" Box 
70kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 4рХ1п
110kgs 4рХ1п
130kgs 4рХ2п

Total: 20 Lifts 

Fundamental Lifts 66

Notes:
 

• 2nd week on the secondary days up by 10kgs on Squats and 5kgs on Bench and High Pulls come down a 1".
   
• Squats were niggly was going for two top sets but hip had a twinge so left it there. Bench was better than last week and added in a drop set.
   
• High pulls from 5" were better than last week did two top sets. 

OB1 

[Old Bull]

Week 56 Day 201

Iron Dawg Squats 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
110kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 28 Lifts 

Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
50kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 28 Lifts

Sumo Deadlifts Paused "Okie" 
70kgs 3рХ1п
90kgs 3рХ1п
110kgs 3рХ1п
130kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 15 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 71 

Notes:
 

• [
  • Just a repeat of last weeks training, but added in fatigue sets, had planned on doing 2 top sets but the fatigues were far better to finish on.
     
  • Squats were tidy still a niggle in the hip (due to sleep position) will get the Doc to look at it today. Bench was the same finished good on the fatigue.
     
  • Did the Paused Sumo's Belt less again after last weeks locking the belt away.
  
  
  OB 

[Old Bull]

Week 57 Day 202

Safety Bar Squats 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts 

Bench Press + 15kgs Chains 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
50kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlifts Conventional "Okie" NB 
70kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
140kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 11 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 59 

Notes:
 

• 57th week of training done and dusted
   
• Fourth week of 4 days a week training.
   
• Another good week of consistent training, added in Fatigue sets on most of the Secondary days, will see how recovery is by Sunday. 
   
• Bench and Deads did not do the last reps did not want to struggle.

OB 
 

[Old Bull]

Week 58 Day 203

Squats Iron Dawg with "The Unsullied" Bar 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
135kgs 3рХ1п
150kgs 3рХ2п

Total: 27 Lifts 

Bench Press 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
50kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
70kgs 3рХ1п 
80kgs 3рХ1п 
90kgs 3рХ1п
85kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlift 
70kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
140kgs 3рХ1п
155kgs 3рХ2п

Total: 18 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 69 

Notes:
 

• 58th week of training  
   
• Squats were good today, second time with 150kgs on the back did 2 sets it went better than expectedl.
   
• Bench moved 90kgs for 2 last week got 3 this week and a fatigue set.
   
• Deads just not there today again late night watching the BAWSE Tash in action.

OB 

[Old Bull]

Thursday 18th June

Week 58 Day 204

Iron Dawg Squats 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts 

Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
50kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 32 Lifts

Sumo Deadlifts Paused "Okie" 
Pulled the plug on these

Fundamental Lifts 56 

Notes:
 

• Well this has to be a first, in all my Squat training I have never pulled anything, but today on the 4th set (DEEPSQUATTER) 3rd rep I felt a twinge in the hamstring. Years of caoching and telling people if you feel something odd stop. What do I do lets go down and see if that was for real  Well it turns out it was for real and made a little bit worse. Stopped squatting there and then.
   
• Bench was good finished with 2 good fatigue sets.
   
• Suppose to do Paused Sumo's but hammie was pretty sore by then.
   
• will probably skip training tomorrow save it for sunday

OB 

[Old Bull]

Tuesday 23 June

 

Week 59 Day 205

Squats Iron Dawg 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 18 Lifts 

Pin Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlift Sumo 
70kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 1рХ7п

Total: 13 Lifts 

Fundamental Lifts 55

Notes:
 

• After pulling the hammie last Thursday this was the first day back, missed 2 days of training which is not to bad. Treated it carefully and only went to 120kgs. No twinges everything feels ok at this moment will see later on.
   
• Squats were suppose to be with a Stop, but just went for normal no use trying to aggravate the hamstring with stops  
   
• Bench did the usual Tuesday Bench which was pin press went to 80kgs, 10kgs down on the previous week not fussed.
   
• instead of high pulls did some sumo singles to get back into the deadlift mode as I had not done any for 4 workouts. 

OB1 

[Old Bull]

Week 59 Day 206

Squats Iron Dawg 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4pХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
110kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 18 Lifts 

Medium Grip Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlift Sumo 
70kgs 3рХ1п
90kgs 3рХ1п
110kgs 3рХ1п
130kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 12 Lifts 

Fundamental Lifts 54

Notes:
 

• After pulling the hamstring last Thursday this was the second day back, so happy that I got all 3 secondary's in today.
   
• Squats did the same as Tuesday just feeling out the hamstring, went to 120 then did a drop to 110kgs 
   
• Bench did the usual Thursday Bench which was MG suppose to go to 80 but went to 75 save the 80 for next week not to fussed long as the reps were fluid.
   
• instead of paused Deadlifts just did normal belt less and just one top set. 

OB1 

[Old Bull]

Week 59 Day 207

Safety Bar Squats 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts 

Bench Press + 15kgs Chains 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
50kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlifts Conventional "Okie" NB 
70kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
130kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 12 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 60 

Notes:
 

• 59th week of training done and dusted
   
• 3 days of training this week as I missed Church through injury but over that now.
   
• SSB Squats were a lot better even with the week off so happy there. 
   
• Bench and Deads two weeks ago I missed a rep on the top set got this week on the Bench and dropped the weight on the Dead to 130kgs which was a good move do not think I would have got 4 clean reps.

OB 
 

[Old Bull]

Week 60 Day 208

Squats Iron Dawg with "The Unsullied" Bar 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
135kgs 3рХ1п
150kgs 3рХ3п

Total: 30 Lifts 

Bench Press 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
50kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
70kgs 3рХ1п 
80kgs 3рХ1п 
75kgs 3рХ2п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlift 
70kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
140kgs 3рХ4п

Total: 21 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 73

Notes:
 

• 60th week of training  
   
• Squats were good today, even after missing last Sundays Church sesdsion third time with 150kgs on the back did 3 sets it went better than expectedl.
   
• Bench went 80kgs and did 2 drops, hit 90kgs for a double 2 weeks ago but just not happening lately. Time to reassess. 
   
• Deads just not there again today so did 4 sets at 140kgs work to be done here too.

OB 

[Old Bull]

Week 60 Day 210

Squats Iron Dawg 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4pХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
110kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 18 Lifts 

Medium Grip Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
72.5kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlift Sumo 
70kgs 3рХ1п
90kgs 3рХ1п
110kgs 3рХ1п
130kgs 3рХ3п

Total: 18 Lifts 

Fundamental Lifts 60

Notes:
 

• Slowly getting back in the swing of things.
   
• Squats a repeat of 2 weeks ago these were a bit better but more improvement needed did a drop to 110kgs 
   
• Bench did the usual Thursday Bench which was MG repeat for last week but the drop was 2.5kgs.
   
• instead of paused Deadlifts started to work on my start position, seems to have gone off the boil last few weeks so reigniting it so to speak. 

OB1 
 

[tyreguy]

Hi OB, What does 20kg 4px1n mean? Is it 20kg x4 1 set?

Cheers

[Realtalk]

Hi OB. Where is all the old IPF NZ records before they changed the weight classes. Is there a website with all these like Derek's lifts and others?

Cheers.

[Old Bull]

Friday 3rd July

Week 60 Day 211

Safety Bar Squats 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
75kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 4рХ1п
80kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts 

Bench Press + 15kgs Chains 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
50kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п
65kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 24 Lifts

Deadlifts Conventional "Okie" NB 
70kgs 4рХ1п
100kgs 4рХ1п
120kgs 4рХ1п
130kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 12 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 60 

Notes:
 

• 60th week of training done and dusted
   
• 4 days of training this week.
   
• SSB Squats were a lot better even with the week off so happy there. 
   
• Bench and Deads two weeks ago I missed a rep on the top set got this week on the Bench and dropped the weight on the Dead to 130kgs which was a good move do not think I would have got 4 clean reps.

OB 

[Old Bull]

Sunday 5th July

Week 61 Day 212

Squats Briefs Iron Dawg with "The Unsullied" Bar 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п Briefs
120kgs 3рХ1п 
140kgs 3рХ1п
160kgs 3рХ1п
170kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 27 Lifts 

Bench Press 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
50kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
70kgs 3рХ1п 

Total: 15 Lifts

Deadlift 
70kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п 
140kgs 3рХ4п

Total: 21 Lifts

Fundamental Lifts 63

Notes:
 

• 61st week of training  
   
• Squats were good today, put briefs on for the first time in a long time Just went to 160kgs felt pretty good looks promising just did 1 set will look to build on this.
   
• Bench went 70kgs was rushed as the boys were coming in. 
   
• Deads just not there again today so did 1 set at 140kgs work to be done here too.

OB 

[Old Bull]

Tuesday 7th July

Week 61 Day 213

Squat with Stop Iron Dawg 
20kgs 3рХ1п
40kgs 3рХ1п
60kgs 3рХ1п
80kgs 3рХ1п
100kgs 3рХ1п
120kgs 3рХ1п

Total: 18 Lifts 

Pin Bench Press 
20kgs 4рХ1п
40kgs 4рХ1п
60kgs 4рХ1п
70kgs 4рХ1п

Total: 12 Lifts

Deadlift Sumo Speeds 
70kgs 4рХ1п
90kgs 3рХ1п
105kgs 2рХ1п
120kgs 1рХ5п

Total: 14 Lifts 

Fundamental Lifts 44

Notes:
 

• Been a bit up and down with training need to get a better sleep pattern going.
   
• Squats were still niggly but better Bench still just not happening but have a plan.
   
• High pulls traded for sumo speed work

OB1 

[Old Bull]

Update: Went to Auckland for the RAW Nationals so training will be put on hold. When I get back I will have to set the House up for the National Equipped Champs

Things seem to come in threes in my Quest to get back on the Platform

Number 1 19/11/2012
 

Quote: Originally posted by OB1   Quote: Originally posted by Old Bull  

• New I had done something serious, decided to carry on, come all this way and if it got too bad would pull out on the Deadlifts. Up to my squat opener it started getting pretty sore. Go worse as I went on, Bench tricep and Bicep were weak as, just thought f*@k It finish the comp. Got danny to try and massage but did not help. Lucky I did the Hook grip as I could not hold the bar, thumb was pretty bruised. Could not grip the bar started ripping the skin off inside of my thumb, got the sandpaper out did not help much. 
   
• Verdict: Badly Sprained Wrist, Thumb may have slight fracture, pretty Bruised and swollen hand. As we move up Outer Bicep and Inner Tricep have Micro Tears and are pretty swollen the whole length of the arm. If I could curl it it would look pretty awesome, its the most pumped my bicep has ever felt. Have slighty torn Joint capsules in my my shoulder and some tendon ligament damage. 
   
• Been on to the Doc soon as I got back and again on Sunday he thinks I am pretty lucky, and usual stuff should not have finished the comp same reason why I did not tell the Wife when she rang just after it happened. No torn muscles Cannot hold or grip anything and all the nonsense that comes from only having one active limb.
   

Update: The Doc just gave me a good check over and there are no major tears the list got a little bit bigger.

Neck was out

Upper back was out

Anterior Shoulder Capsule Sprain

Strained Elbow

Severe Tricep Brusing

Dislocated Lunate 

Dislocated Thumb

The Back and Neck out affected the Deadlift setup which I was finding hard to get into the right position especially on the last one.

The shoulder capsule is a good strain so happy with that outcome, and the same with the elbow. The heavy Bruising of the tricep is also a good outcome.

Now the funny part, I could not figure out how my thumb was so sore dislocated, as when the bar came off my thumb would have had to be underneath the bar which it wasn't. It turns out I had dislocated the Lunate, a Crescent shaped bone which popped out. This put the wrist in a position where I could not straighten it for the Deadlift.

The good part in order to grip the Bar in the proper position in the Deadlift, I had to Dislocate my Thumb..

So 99% of the injuries were due to the Bar and One was self inflicted.

22/3/2014

 

Quote: Originally posted by OB1   First Diagnosis, still got blood tests to do on the other symptoms, so cut and paste from wiki would have taken to long to write

Polymyalgia rheumatica

(which takes its name from the word "polymyalgia" which means "pain in many muscles" in Greek followed by the term "rheumatica") abbreviated as PMR, is a syndrome with pain or stiffness, usually in the neck, shoulders, and hips. The pain can be very sudden, or can occur gradually over a period. It may be caused by an inflammatory condition of blood vessels such as temporal arteritis.
Most PMR sufferers wake up in the morning with pain in their muscles; however, there have been cases in which the patient has developed the pain during the evenings.[1] Patients who have polymyalgia rheumatica may also have temporal arteritis, an inflammation of blood vessels in the face which can cause blindness if not treated quickly.
PMR is usually treated with courses of oral corticosteroids.[2] Most people need to continue the corticosteroid treatment for two to three years.[3] PMR usually goes away on its own in a year or two, but medications and self-care measures can improve the rate of recovery.[4]

I like wikipedia as it says I can be cured within in 2 years, the crap thing is being on Prednisone for 2 years. Some side issues with that length of time. So maybe get things done quicker, have to change the diet which is good  needed this to happen. Will start training but very light () as the Prednisone weakens the bones and drains calcium I think, it also adds weight bad weight

So yesterday morning was angry  but after researching and settling down its like a sabbatical things to plan and do.

10/8/2015


Fell off a ladder 3 week's ago but had to get ‪#‎TheHouse‬ ready for the Equipped Nationals so just put up with it till it finished yesterday. Went in this morning to the hospital broke the Radius right across 4 -6 weeks in plaster good thing no surgery ‪#‎Terminator‬

 

[Old Bull]

Hi OB, What does 20kg 4px1n mean? Is it 20kg x4 1 set?

Cheers

Been a bit busy with RAW and Equipped Nats sorry for the late reply tyreguy it is the Russian form of sets and reps and you are correct 20kgs x 4 reps x 1 Set

Cheers

[Old Bull]

Hi OB. Where is all the old IPF NZ records before they changed the weight classes. Is there a website with all these like Derek's lifts and others?

Cheers.

I will get something up on the CD and PH website will let you know when I have done it

[Realtalk]

I will get something up on the CD and PH website will let you know when I have done it

Sweet! That will be cool, thanks.

[tyreguy]

Been a bit busy with RAW and Equipped Nats sorry for the late reply tyreguy it is the Russian form of sets and reps and you are correct 20kgs x 4 reps x 1 Set

Cheers

Cheers OB! :-)

[Pseudonym]

Jesus, OB. You've got to start taking better care of yourself!

 

On an unrelated noted, do you think you can convince any of the Powerhouse lads and lasses to enter our squat challenge before Sunday? http://www.gymnation.co.nz/topic/19264-the-body-weight-squat-challenge/

 

(A post on the PH site would be awesome too, if that's not too cheeky to ask for!)