Beaten Paths are For Beaten Men

[Old Bull]

10 sets - 32 mins :clap: good intensity mate

Thanks Steak.

No rest between sets, well changing the weights :doh: The Bench took longer than the Deads no surprises there tho.

[Laver]

Hey OB,

Training looking good.

Get your journal moved to the powerlifting/strength section please!!

[Old Bull]

Hey OB,

Training looking good.

Get your journal moved to the powerlifting/strength section please!!

Cheers Laver,

I am Old they should have a section for the aged and weak. Not with the young and restless

[jono]

Hey OB,

Training looking good.

Get your journal moved to the powerlifting/strength section please!!

Cheers Laver,

I am Old they should have a section for the aged and weak. Not with the young and restless

lol you are not THAT old OB :grin:

[Old Bull]

Week 14 Day 2

S,B

Squats

5 x 20kgs

5 x 60kgs

4 x 80kgs

3 x 100kgs

3 x 120kgs x 2 Sets (B)

2 x 140kgs x 3 Sets (B)

Bench Press

5 x 20kgs

4 x 40kgs

3 x 60kgs

3 x 72.5kgs x 2 Sets

2 x 85kgs x 3 Sets

Training Time:

25 Minutes

Notes:

Last session nice light and fast. Body is resting up at last which good, been punished these last 13 weeks.

Comrade OB

[Old Bull]

Hey OB,

Training looking good.

Get your journal moved to the powerlifting/strength section please!!

Cheers Laver,

I am Old they should have a section for the aged and weak. Not with the young and restless

lol you are not THAT old OB :grin:

Shot Jono,

"Age and Treachery

over comes

Youth and Skill"

[Old Bull]

Nationals 2009 Auckland

Squat

1st Attempt: 210kg 3 Whites, felt good.

2nd Attempt:222.5kg 2 Reds 1 White. Good setup just did not dip at the bottom a costly mistake.

3rd Attempt: 222.5kg 3 Whites. Same setup 3 steps, good depth good out of the hole.

Bench

1st Attempt: 140kgs 3 Reds. spotter's had to catch 4-5 inches off chest.

2nd Attempt: 140kgs 3 Reds same again spotter's had to catch.

3rd Attempt: 140kg 3 Whites. Reset arch, loaded chest to meet bar. Very surprised at the speed.

Deadlift

1st Attempt: 190 3 Whites, good and fast.

2nd Attempt: 205kg 3 Whites. Same again but a bit harder to work.

3rd Attempt: 215kg 3 Whites, a grind not much left in the tank hip was gone.

Comments:

The last 4 weeks have been a struggle to keep the hip right for the nats not being able to pull anything over 200kgs is not good. Just wanted to get through without too many dramas with the hip.

Wasn't the best day at the office 6 from 9, but 2 PBs, Squat, and Total.

Wanted 600+ 22.5kgs down on what I wanted round 12.5kgs on Squat and 15kgs on the bench. Deadlift was always going to be survival mode with the hip and it went on the second lift. loaded up with voltaren heaps of painkillers ice, lasted till the deads started. lowered my opener from 210kgs to 190kgs get on the board, total and survive.

Got to stop the habit of just making weight for comps, 101.4 at the beginning of the week, 20 odd litres of water and 99.8 on the day.

The Masters 50+ 100kg National Squat record 245kgs maybe next year.

I would like to Thank my Handlers PT, Maddog and FatBoy.

FatBoy and PT for all my warm up preparation, loading and helping me prepare for each lift. The encouragement after the first lift went west and more after the 2nd attempt on the bench went the same. Was needed and getting me in the right frame for my third lift to keep me from bombing. Their support and help was much appreciated.

Last but not least I would like to thank my wife Ruth for putting up with my constant training , giving me the time I needed to train, and her support and love which made my job so much easier.

OB

[steak]

:clap: :clap: that's some farkn mean as dedication right there! Well done OB

Congrats on your PBs and for stickin it out under the dodgy hip cloud!

Jeeez that sounds like something Rose would say

Anyhoo...Respect!

[rose]

Nice work OB. Fantastic effort and much respect to your wife and handlers for both understanding your needs and helping you :nod:

Am I allowed to kick you off the glute ham raise bench now the comp has been and gone? :shifty:

[Optimass]

Inspirational journal mate - great result considering the challenges you have had to face .... perhaps a switch of codes is in order? much easier on the hip :nod: ...

[Old Bull]

:clap: :clap: that's some farkn mean as dedication right there! Well done OB

Congrats on your PBs and for stickin it out under the dodgy hip cloud!

Jeeez that sounds like something Rose would say

Anyhoo...Respect!

Cheers Steak,

Had no problems not being able to walk this week, you know the "Pain of Victory is Sweet" Got some time to fix it so all good.

Nice work OB. Fantastic effort and much respect to your wife and handlers for both understanding your needs and helping you :nod:

Am I allowed to kick you off the glute ham raise bench now the comp has been and gone? :shifty:

Thanks Rose

Comps over so Member access is restored \:D/ they can now change the music long as it is not LIFT MUSIC :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

Inspirational journal mate - great result considering the challenges you have had to face .... perhaps a switch of codes is in order? much easier on the hip :nod: ...

Thanks Optimas,

Not to sure if this Old Bod would look too good on a Stage, you know what PLs are a like No Calves No Quads No Biceps hardly any Chest, a lot of Work.

[ohjoshua]

Good lifts

[Old Bull]

Good lifts

Cheer Bro

[SoaringSwine]

Inspirational journal mate - great result considering the challenges you have had to face .... perhaps a switch of codes is in order? much easier on the hip :nod: ...

Thanks Optimas,

Not to sure if this Old Bod would look too good on a Stage, you know what PLs are a like No Calves No Quads No Biceps hardly any Chest, a lot of Work.

Yeah you definitely don't have calves OB...

You have full blown, genetically enchanced COWS! You put most BBers to shame in that department!

[Quigley]

Nice work OB. Fantastic effort and much respect to your wife and handlers for both understanding your needs and helping you :nod:

Am I allowed to kick you off the glute ham raise bench now the comp has been and gone? :shifty:

No one ever gets to kick the old bull off anything :naughty:

[Old Bull]

Inspirational journal mate - great result considering the challenges you have had to face .... perhaps a switch of codes is in order? much easier on the hip :nod: ...

Thanks Optimas,

Not to sure if this Old Bod would look too good on a Stage, you know what PLs are a like No Calves No Quads No Biceps hardly any Chest, a lot of Work.

Yeah you definitely don't have calves OB...

You have full blown, genetically enchanced COWS! You put most BBers to shame in that department!

I could always practice and do the wookie pose at the end after the deadlift just have to get my Deadlift respectable. :pray:

[rose]

No one ever gets to kick the old bull off anything

It was a joke, OB knows that :grin:

Old Bull > The Sum Of All The Others etc

Much respect. Goes without saying.

[Quigley]

No one ever gets to kick the old bull off anything

It was a joke, OB knows that :grin:

Old Bull > The Sum Of All The Others etc

Much respect. Goes without saying.

I tried telling off Toulis. It almost worked :pfft:

[steak]

Cool vid...more, more, more :clap:

[Old Bull]

No one ever gets to kick the old bull off anything

It was a joke, OB knows that :grin:

Old Bull > The Sum Of All The Others etc

Much respect. Goes without saying.

I tried telling off Toulis. It almost worked :pfft:

Got to watch the Young Bulls, even had a call from The Ice Man Toulis about the above

Go hard Quigsta

[Old Bull]

Cool vid...more, more, more :clap:

Good vid that one :clap: will post up when I get some more.

[Old Bull]

Conditioning Week

D,B

Deadlift Hook Grip

4 x 70kgs

5 x 90kgs

5 x 110kgs

4 x 130kgs x 2 sets

3 x 150kgs x 2 sets

Bench Press

5 x 20kgs

4 x 45kgs

4 x 65kgs

4 x 72.5kgs

3 x 85kgs x 4 Sets

Lunges

1 x 10 x 3 Sets

Push Downs

10 x 130lbs x 3 Sets

Notes:

Well the first train after the Nationals just something to keep me in touch before the new programme arrives.

Comrade OB

[Optimass]

Happy birthday OB - :clap: ... today you get to have a day off your very strict high performance diet and eat cake :nod:

[Old Bull]

Happy birthday OB - :clap: ... today you get to have a day off your very strict high performance diet and eat cake :nod:

Cheers Opti, cake it is with fresh cream just to suffer a bit. =P~

36th Anniversary of my 21st :doh:

[jono]

Nice work OB

Inspiration = you 8)