Iron Mind

[bar-belle]

come home and hit Violetta

You do know you are supposed to roll it... not hit it :doh:

[Big john]

come home and hit Violetta

You do know you are supposed to roll it... not hit it :doh:

playing rough with her...shes friskaeeeeee :pfft: :pfft:

[Big john]

Training up at coast barbell

Squats/Bench/lite assist

Violator rolling 20 mins

Piriformis work with baseball 10mins

dynamic stretchingx10mins

Squats

barx8

60x3

80x2

100x2

120x2(b)

130x2

140x2

150x2(b,w)

Add 52 cent

160x1

170x1

180x1

190x1

200x1 PB!!!

205x1 PB!!!

Bench

60x5

80x5

85x5

85x5

85x5

lite assist

redband press downs 250

db curlsx30

Squats: Coach wanted some more suited work done tonight so we slightly tweaked the perscribe %s etc, and good thing we did because we got 2 PBs tonight. Again, the weight felt light on the set up for 200 deep and very little pop from the 52 cent outta the hole. 205 was good leading into and coming out of the hole till i got half way up and was abit of a grind but fought it up in the end!....Very pleased with tonights progress

took some vid aswell ill post it up tonight if i get time.

Off now to purchase a 52 cent

[drizzt]

Good stuff bro! Obviously heading down the fully-geared route in the not-too-distant future?

[Big john]

Good stuff bro! Obviously heading down the fully-geared route in the not-too-distant future?

Chur bro.its likely i will...But for now im just getting used to the gear only getting into it maybe once a week sorta thing, my raw numbers will still go up from le squats as the suit ive got now provides little to no pop and will need constant hot washes to shrink it in, its had Wookies and steak it in soo its well tried :grin:

[samuelNZ]

its had Wookies and steak it in soo its well tried

Haha you might have to fulfill your name and make it fit?? :pfft:

Good shit on the PBs bro. Smashin it!! \:D/

[Big john]

its had Wookies and steak it in soo its well tried

Haha you might have to fulfill your name and make it fit?? :pfft:

Good shit on the PBs bro. Smashin it!! \:D/

haha...yea quite loose...but makes it perfect to just to train in :grin:

Here is footage from last night

[samuelNZ]

Nice bro nice. Squeezed every last bit out of that suit :nod:

"Depth check" - Haha :pfft:

[red machine]

im liking what i see brother!! 8)

[Daniel]

Good Squatting Big John

[Big john]

Cheers team! squats be going good thus far!

This weeks teaser......DA WHOPPER

[bar-belle]

"Depth check" - Haha :pfft:

Left no doubt on those squats :wink: nice squattage!

[poos_n_wees]

Shot John! Damn, 15kgs added onto your previous PB :shock: :clap:

[Big john]

"Depth check" - Haha :pfft:

Left no doubt on those squats :wink: nice squattage!

*high five* chur chur ...Smooth work 2night 8) !! :clap:

Shot John! Damn, 15kgs added onto your previous PB :shock: :clap:

thanks Tanz just milking the gains for all their worth :pray: :twisted: :twisted:

Trainging at coast barbell

Bench/deads/lite assist

Bench

barx10

60x3

80x2

90x2

100x2

115x1

tech issues have risen in bench so we broke down the setup peice by piece

cheers steak/cory for the input here

60x2

60x2

60x3

100x2 alot better

add 48 f6

120x3

130x3 add 3 board

140x2 add 2 board

150x1 add 1 board

160x0 got the touch but uneven extenstion and butt off bench

Deadlifts 20 min limit

120x3

140x3

160x3

180x3

180x3

200x3

200x3

210x3

210x3

210x3

210x2 and a bit....last rep Jack hammered LOL, Gassed!

assist

RBPDx300

done

Nursing a very sore left bicep tendon atm and the benching really didnt help it at all :roll: kept the arms warm tonight thou with the arm sleeves and added ice packs to it tonight, RICE treatment on cards tonight

Bench: Stripped my setup now and have made some big changes, the big thing is foot placement i tend to have the feet almost completely horizontal, will be moving them in to try and generate more leg drive.

hand placement, needs to get used to max grip, no matter what and when leading the bar out need to forcus on settling it in the "sweet spot" and keeping tightness, another thing is breathing too, need to transfer all that air into the Diafram from instead of just in my head/throat..air in diafram= Bigger chest which = lesser RoM , i think partly why i had uneven extention aswell was the tender bicep too

Deadlifts- Pretty hard out i got fatigued really quick in the sets leadin up to 200, the last set i did was pretty Fugly aswell, jack hammer styles. I couldve gotten a PB for an extra set i still had 2 mins remainin but mewh i was gassed

[startinfromscratch]

gearwhore! :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

[tinytraps]

Nice work brah! that squat is finally getting there and with the tech issues on bench that should get back up to the level your capable of.

I think it will be best for you to ditch the boards when working in the f6 (my old shirt) its already been grooved so the need for boards is redundant. You dont do shirted board presses in comp so doing them in training makes no sense as the grooves are slightley different.

Instead of loading up the weight to touch do triples holding your breath for the entire set focusing on touching with the lightest weight possible. I could get 120 to touch even jacked.

Then do lots of 2/3/4 board benches and rack lockouts to build the lockout and everything should come together on comp day. Ill fax you my shirted template brah to have a looksies.

[steak]

I think it will be best for you to ditch the boards when working in the f6 (my old shirt) its already been grooved so the need for boards is redundant. You dont do shirted board presses in comp so doing them in training makes no sense as the grooves are slightley different.

Being that this is BJs 1st real go in a shirt that is pretty tight making it a completely new and bruising :grin: experience I have kept the boards going for the 1st few sessions to get him used to the shirt (being that its stronger than him) and to help him feel the groove as the boards/bar gets lower/heavier. Im also cautious that we keep the risk of injury down by taking a gently gently approach and thus avoiding those delightful moments where the bar likes to skid off into your throat or off to your guts.

Instead of loading up the weight to touch do triples holding your breath for the entire set focusing on touching with the lightest weight possible. I could get 120 to touch even jacked.

120 - the shirt was obviously too loose or you were little

Then do lots of 2/3/4 board benches and rack lockouts to build the lockout and everything should come together on comp day. Ill fax you my shirted template brah to have a looksies.

tricep work is required and he will kick your arse :pfft:

[tinytraps]

Wear the shirt, dont let the shirt wear you 8)

Ive got my katana rearing to go, must come up soon to give it a whirl :twisted:

[Big john]

Being that this is BJs 1st real go in a shirt that is pretty tight making it a completely new and bruising :grin: experience I have kept the boards going for the 1st few sessions to get him used to the shirt (being that its stronger than him) and to help him feel the groove as the boards/bar gets lower/heavier. Im also cautious that we keep the risk of injury down by taking a gently gently approach and thus avoiding those delightful moments where the bar likes to skid off into your throat or off to your guts.

I am enjoying this approach alot better than we did it last year when we went for straight touches right off the bat. IMO the board work helps in many ways for me, Ie when to trigger the leg drive throughtout the transitions from a 3 board to a 1 board then going for the touch and where i need to drop into the bar path, still i have a FUCKLOAD to learn about the shirt and i think afew more seshs with boards (and a better left python) will help. you should see the 160x1 in no time flat, work in progress

tricep work is required and he will kick your arse :pfft:

thats because........IM AMAZING! :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

[steak]

she didnt say "hes amazing" bro

here's what ACTUALLY happened

One of the hot blonde girls was watching John struggle through his deadlifts and after he "jack hammered" his last rep he stood there wobbling about with the bar in his hands..crooked to say the least.

Hottie: Hes swaying

Rach: Yup...working hard

Hottie: Who is he?

Rach: Big John

Hottie: Hes not as big as Damo or Greg or Opti or the other boys

Rach: No but he used to be about 150kgs if you know what I mean

Hottie: A fat arse

Rach: mmm well yeah

10 mins later the hottie leaves

John: Did I hear her say "hes amazing"?

Rach: **rolls eyes and thinks to her self Oh boy** Yip John she said you were amazing!

John" Im the shizzle from the nizzle mac daddy swizzle.

Damo: Whats up bro and why you dancing like a crippled pigeon in front of the mirror like that. You know you're on the last warning for your posing!

John: She said Im amazing!

Damo: A maze thing! you da maze alright, I been trying to figure out a way to get you outta here for 10 minutes dawg!

John: she said Im amazing bro..she be 'mirin

Damo: The only thing she be 'mirin was me as she walk up the counter and took a 10 minute lean on it for free.

John: Na bro you wrong man! She said Im amzing and I can tell she meant it by the way she was gazing at me...I seen her from the the side there.

Damo walks off

Rach walks out

John looks in mirror and sneaks in 2 pec flexes that wouldnt shake off a fly.

:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

she has actually got the red hot smking dont touch me the biatch is on fire hots for you bro :nod: you da mantis :nod:

:roll:

:grin:

[drizzt]

:pfft: :pfft: ^^

Nice work bro, keen to see how your gear stuff comes along for ya.

[Big john]

she didnt say "hes amazing" bro

here's what ACTUALLY happened

One of the hot blonde girls was watching John struggle through his deadlifts and after he "jack hammered" his last rep he stood there wobbling about with the bar in his hands..crooked to say the least.

Hottie: Hes swaying

Rach: Yup...working hard

Hottie: Who is he?

Rach: Big John

Hottie: Hes not as big as Damo or Greg or Opti or the other boys

Rach: No but he used to be about 150kgs if you know what I mean

Hottie: A fat arse

Rach: mmm well yeah

10 mins later the hottie leaves

John: Did I hear her say "hes amazing"?

Rach: **rolls eyes and thinks to her self Oh boy** Yip John she said you were amazing!

John" Im the shizzle from the nizzle mac daddy swizzle.

Damo: Whats up bro and why you dancing like a crippled pigeon in front of the mirror like that. You know you're on the last warning for your posing!

John: She said Im amazing!

Damo: A maze thing! you da maze alright, I been trying to figure out a way to get you outta here for 10 minutes dawg!

John: she said Im amazing bro..she be 'mirin

Damo: The only thing she be 'mirin was me as she walk up the counter and took a 10 minute lean on it for free.

John: Na bro you wrong man! She said Im amzing and I can tell she meant it by the way she was gazing at me...I seen her from the the side there.

Damo walks off

Rach walks out

John looks in mirror and sneaks in 2 pec flexes that wouldnt shake off a fly.

:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

she has actually got the red hot smking dont touch me the biatch is on fire hots for you bro :nod: you da mantis :nod:

:roll:

:grin:

:pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

Ive died from pissing myself laughIng CALL THE AMBULANCE...that post was fucking

GOLD

:grin:

[Big john]

:pfft: :pfft: ^^

Nice work bro, keen to see how your gear stuff comes along for ya.

me to cuz...looking forward to it!

[Optimass]

all that deadlifting bro ... pretty soon your glutes will look like mine ...

lols - mean volume tonight mate bummed out I missed the live performance ...

[Big john]

all that deadlifting bro ... pretty soon your glutes will look like mine ...

lols - mean volume tonight mate bummed out I missed the live performance ...

WTF Cheese grater bum!!! :shock: :shock: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

Saturdays Train

Training at coast

Trained with Darth the steak Yoda todayy - churr bro mean sesh

Sled pulls - warming the engine (some words were said about the load) AYE BAR-BELLE!? :grin: getting a feel for the weight peeps,

20kgs 100mx6

violator-20 mins

PF work 10mins with hard ball

Green Band Lunges 5x5 (love these)

some dynamic stretches

squats/jawpump/bench/jawpump/assist/jaw pump

squats

barx8

60x3

80x3

100x3

120x3 b

130x3

130x3

130x3

130x3

called it there, average and pretty high

right side of hip and glutes Very tight, im guessing still recovering from the two workloads in the suit did some more dynamic hip work inbetween the sets but didnt help too much

Bench

barx10

60x3

60x3

70x3

80x3

90x3

95x3

95x3

100x3

100x3

assist

Land mines

10x20

10x20

10x20

10x20

DB rows

40x4

40x4

40x4

40x4

40x4

40x4

GHRwork in progress

5x10

DB cuban rotations-shoulder/rotator rehab

5x10

5x10

5x10

5x10

stretch down some some more Banded lunges and done

Squats: like i said..... average

Bench: starting to get the consistancy up with the setup here. having to rethink my setup for the crappy leverages i have for the bench hasnt been the easy to adjust but i think once i nail down these little things and iron out the bugs we should see progress, well thats what im hoping for anyway

got some awsome intell from Bar-belle who attended the Getstrength seminar. to do with Deadlifing oh/uh grip aswell with the bench tech aswell

good day it was yesterday...smash tin, eat muffins drink shakes. then smash a roast, apple crumble and ice cream, follow by more jawpump..gangsta