Finally Total Destruction Off Red Machine Has Began

[Viking Power]

cheers guys 8)

have a good weekend

VP

[Old Bull]

Good End to the week Brother :clap:

[Viking Power]

Good End to the week Brother :clap:

Cheers OB

I will have my squat suit and bench shirt here on Wednesday.

OB the squat suit is a 46 Centurion and the bench shirt a fury 48 which are beginners gear do you think I can break it in in two or three training days?

Its that I have a 12 week training program with gear and raw, as of next week there would be 24 weeks out to your comp this would be prefect timing for me to do 2 full cycles in the gear by then I should be away I am thinking.

If I can't hit with the shirt or reach the bottom with the squat suit in two or three training sessions what would you recommend as the 1 rm with gear?

Thanks for your time OB

VP

[startinfromscratch]

the viking is no longer fighting naked!!!

big numbers ahead brah!

[Viking Power]

the viking is no longer fighting naked!!!

big numbers ahead brah!

hahaha SFS funny guy...

It will take a little while to get use to I think but I am going to do two 12 week cycles training raw and with gear to next comp in Nov so I should have this gear worked out by then I am thinking.

Next year back to raw training, while one cycle out from a comp will start training with gear again see how that goes.

VP

[Viking Power]

Week 1 of 12 day 2

Deadlift

1 x 3 - 130kg

2 x 5 - 160kg

2 x 3 - 185kg

4 x 3 - 200kg

Bench

1 x 3 - 100kg

1 x 5 - 105kg

5 x 4 - 115kg

Deadlift from Knees

1 x 3 - 130kg belt

2 x 4 - 160kg belt

2 x 3 - 185kg belt

4 x 3 - 220kg belt

Standing triceps extensions

4 x 10 - 40kg

Hammer Curls

4 x 10 - 20kg

[steak]

good work goodwood monster 8)

[Big john]

Berzerker power!

[Viking Power]

hahaha Big John

awesome thought I had hit someones else's journal had to re- read the heading,

[Viking Power]

week one day 3

squats

1 x 5 - 110kg

2 x 3 - 135kg

2 x 3 - 155kg

5 x 3 - 165kg

Flat Dumbell Flyes

5 x 10 - 20kg

Bench

1 x 5 - 80kg

1 x 4 - 100kg

1 x 4 - 115kg

1 x 3 - 120kg

2 x 2 - 130kg

2 x 1 - 140kg

2 x 2 - 130kg

1 x 4 - 120kg

1 x 5 - 100kg

Add Bench shirt 48 Fury

Thanks Mark for your help today putting the shirt on and spotting awesome mate:-)

1 x 1 - 140kg 3/4 way down

1 x 1 - 160kg 3/4 way down

1 x 1 - 180kg touch fast up

2 x 1 - 200kg touch fast up 3/4 way then help from spotter ( second set choked helped up)

1 x 1 - 180kg touch to tired cheers Mark (upright row 180kg)

First day in shirt not to bad.... goal 500lbs for end of year comp with shirt.

[steak]

Good first day in the shirt bro! 180 fast is a good start :nod:

[Viking Power]

Good first day in the shirt bro! 180 fast is a good start :nod:

Yeah its ok shirt is big but still feels tight But Reuben got it one size bigger for training in and learning in.

200kg felt light to mate just not enough shoulder and tricep power yet so will be going hard out over the next 23 weeks mate on a Saturday or Sunday doing that goal is to nailed 500lb at The House Comp.

mate have a chat to Reuben about the shirt brother the shirt is not to expensive mate

[steak]

yeah i have...no big shirts in stock at the moment but he will sort it after he smashes it apart at the Norths bro 8)

[Viking Power]

yeah i have...no big shirts in stock at the moment but he will sort it after he smashes it apart at the Norths bro 8)

ok brother sweet all the guys at my gym into power lifting have smaller gear than me mate... :shock:

[Viking Power]

Sunday - Shirt Training - the shirt is stronger than me so strengthening up other areas to overcome this issue 23 week plan.

Behind the Neck

1 x 5 - 60kg

4 x 5 - 70kg

Standing Front Press

5 x 5 - 60kg

Dumbbell Shrugs

5 x 10 - 35kg

Standing Triceps Extensions

1 x 5 - 40kg

4 x 5 - 50kg

[Old Bull]

Pretty good nudge for the first time in a shirt brother, well done good time frame 23 weeks to learn the craft. Be good to see you bang the 500lbs at The House awesome Brother

[Viking Power]

Pretty good nudge for the first time in a shirt brother, well done good time frame 23 weeks to learn the craft. Be good to see you bang the 500lbs at The House awesome Brother

Thanks OB

I will try my best to meet that goal, back to raw training and I will try shirt in another 11 weeks time to see if my extra work has helped out the cause.

VP

[Big john]

Thanks OB

I will try my best to meet that goal, back to raw training and I will try shirt in another 11 weeks time to see if my extra work has helped out the cause.

VP

the shirt might not fit in 11 weeks bro! the way yr getting gains !! haha :pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

[Viking Power]

Hey Big John cheers mate yeah shirt should fit mate its a size to big already mate, over wise I will make it fit :pfft:

week 2 part 1

Monday

squat

1 x 4 - 110kg

1 x 4 - 135kg

1 x 3 - 160kg

1 x 3 - 180kg

Add Centurion 46 Squat Suit (first time using) straps down and belt

1 x 0 - 180kg tried to go down to bottom hell it threw in out off line even with straps down - drop weights holy s*#t what the f*@k just happen

3 x 5 - 140kg not all the way down couldn't get depth but I had to tidy up my technique again SK was saying my knees were going forward instead of staying locked so I need to concentrate on sitting back even more so, box squats teachs you this.

3 x 5 - 160kg box squats high box first then lower box squats.

straps up and belt

1 x 4 - 140kg depth nowhere near

1 x 3 - 160kg depth nowhere near again

1 x 4 - 180kg depth nowhere near again but weights are flying up doesn't feel heavy what so ever just going to training by training till I hit depth correctly with good form - took suit off and I have blood coming off my hips i guess I was trying to get depth but its going to need more weight for this to work.

I am going to find the squat suit harder than my shirt to get use to I am thinking.

Box Squats (learning correct technique tonight so light)

4 x 5 - 100kg ( very low box below parallel) knees were lock in place and pushed arse back felt weird but very explosive so I think I am on the right track now.

Bench

1 x 3 - 80kg

1 x 3 - 100kg

2 x 3 - 120kg

Bench Lockouts today well 10cm off chest ( strengthening up for the bench suit)

1 x 4 - 140kg

3 x 1 - 165kg stopped every rep with a two second pause I wanted to do 5 sets today but missed fourth set, next training try for 4 sets till I hit the 5th set then weight goes up.

stiff leg deadlifts

4 x 8 - 100kg

Long workout tonight recorded 18sets of squats but maybe done around 22- 25 sets can't re

[Old Bull]

You are becoming a Robot the amount of work done today :clap: :clap:

Should start the suit at a lighter weight 150-160 do not force yourself down, go till the suit stops you, by forcing you will fall forward and get out of line and end up dumping the weights. You could pull the legs up higher this will get you lower but still stop when the suit pulls you up.

It will take time to get the lines right but just keep sitting back and it will come.

OB

[BarBrother]

Hey troy, are uyou using a suit by itself of with knee wrpas, sometimes I find it nearly impossible to squat properly with a suit and not knee wraps, the kw alow me to sit into the squat more

[SoaringSwine]

Hey troy, are uyou using a suit by itself of with knee wrpas, sometimes I find it nearly impossible to squat properly with a suit and not knee wraps, the kw alow me to sit into the squat more

I find the same thing, it just feels weird going deep with the suit on without them.

[steak]

Should start the suit at a lighter weight 150-160 do not force yourself down, go till the suit stops you, by forcing you will fall forward and get out of line and end up dumping the weights. You could pull the legs up higher this will get you lower but still stop when the suit pulls you up.

this is exactly what I found too VP. I start with straps down with belt and then after a couple of doubles put the straps up and the weight up pulling the legs of the suit up as I go...it seems to finds it spot on my legs at the same place 90% of the time but cos Im a custon mofo I get a bit of bunching at the hip crease and get the odd welt for it. I always wear the wraps in the suit and I wrap the knees outwards. I swap wraps from my Titan Signitures (training wraps) to my THPs when at 90% +

[Viking Power]

You are becoming a Robot the amount of work done today :clap: :clap:

Should start the suit at a lighter weight 150-160 do not force yourself down, go till the suit stops you, by forcing you will fall forward and get out of line and end up dumping the weights. You could pull the legs up higher this will get you lower but still stop when the suit pulls you up.

It will take time to get the lines right but just keep sitting back and it will come.

OB

Cheers OB

yeah i started to do that towards the end after speaking with Steven King during training, I found falling forward out the hard way LOL.

OK mate let the good times roll.

[Viking Power]

Hey troy, are uyou using a suit by itself of with knee wrpas, sometimes I find it nearly impossible to squat properly with a suit and not knee wraps, the kw alow me to sit into the squat more

I find the same thing, it just feels weird going deep with the suit on without them.

Cheers BB & SS

I will try that out too with the knee wraps I was just going to save them till it got heavy but I will try that next Monday to see if it makes a difference thanks guys :clap: :clap:

VP