Drizzt Lifts Things

[drizzt]

Cheers bro

12/09/10

93.5 today.

• Squats (heavy)
  Bar
  10 x 60kg
  8 x 100kg
  6 x 115kg
  4 x 125kg
  5 x 135kg
  5 x 135kg
  5 x 135kg
  
• Bench (heavy)
  8 x 60kg
  6 x 80kg
  3 x 100kg
  5 x 107.5kg
  5 x 107.5kg
  5 x 107.5kg
  
• OHP (heavy)
  10 x bar
  8 x 40kg
  5 x 65kg
  5 x 65kg
  10 x 65kg
  
• Tricep pushdowns (rope) superset with Tricep pushdowns (triangle bar)
  10 x 60/10 x 42
  10 x 60/10 x 42
  10 x 60/10 x 42
  
• Preacher curls superset with Standing DB curls
  10 x 20kg (weight in plates only)/10 x 16kg (per DB)
  10 x 20kg/10 x 16kg
  10 x 20kg/10 x 16kg
  

Comments

• Squats were great, still some more improvement to be made here. Had a spotter which helped mentally I think. Nailed the leadup sets as well, think I've got the spacings down to suit me quite well. No belt, too, and got nice and deep for each rep Can't wait to hit the 3x wheels milestone for the first time in a while next week :grin:
  
• Decided to try heavy bench on my heavy squat days, as opposed to heavy deads. These were easier than last week, again, had a spot which helped mentally (didn't use the spot at all). Will try 110 next week.
  
• OHPs were all good, little bit of push pressing, but meh. Last set was nice to knock out 10 again (training partner factor spurred me on here).
  
• Let my partner suggest the final 2 exercises, knew he'd suggest arms! :pfft: Been a while since I've done any specific arms work though, so was quite tough! Good to hit these for a change, for sure :nod:

Happy with this session. Decided to workout today as I only got 30mins gametime yesterday (they're rotating our many flankers - we won 77-17 \:D/ ) so wasn't sore at all today. To top it off, I played as a 2nd 5/centre (we only had enough for a starting back line - but too many forwards) so of course, didn't get as sore as I usually do because I wasn't doing much "real" work :pfft: This will also buy me an extra day of workouts this week, so will probably do Tues/Thurs (deads on Tues probably, light session on Thurs).

[drizzt]

14/09/10

94 flat today :shock: Woooooo, not worried as strength is heading up, and can still see abs. Have been eating fairly clean too 6 days out of 7, so not worried about fat gain atm.

• Deads (heavy)
  8 x 60kg
  5 x 100kg
  3 x 140kg
  2 x 170kg
  5 x 180kg
  
• Dips
  5 x +30kg
  5 x +35kg
  5 x +35kg
  
• Squat Press
  10 x bar
  10 x bar
  10 x bar
  
• Ham Curls (hammer strength)
  10 x 40kg
  10 x 50kg
  10 x 50kg
  

Comments

• Deads were fantastic, almost up where they were at their best point last year, and a wee bit of room to move in 'em yet. Really excited - and confident - about a couple of weeks away where I plan to be hitting 200 x 5 :twisted: No belt today, either, just chalked up and went for it. Form felt good :nod:
  
• Dips were awesome, still a lot of room to move here too...
  
• This was my first time attempting squat press, and it was aaaabout as hard as I had imagined... i.e. pretty difficult :pfft: Not so much the weight itself, more the stabilizing of everything. Good alternative squat I may throw in once a week when the program starts.
  
• Ham curls to finish off as I wanted to stay away from the upper body, which has been getting thrashed a bit lately. Nice and controlled, 50kg was a bit of a challenge towards the last few reps.

Pleased with how the end of the rugby year is melding well with the lifting getting heavier, and the body seems to be holding out exceptionally well - haven't really been sore at all after the last few games In saying that though, can't wait until I'm lifting 2-3 more times a week once rugby is over \:D/

[Peachy]

I like the new title of your journal Drizzt. Its um clever.... :grin:

[Big john]

I like the new title of your journal Drizzt. Its um clever.... :grin:

No frills....just lifting shit :clap:

[Peachy]

Lol yes I am hoping to see kewl things lifted in here like cars and people :pray:

[drizzt]

I like the new title of your journal Drizzt. Its um clever.... :grin:

No frills....just lifting shit :clap:

Funny you mention "shit", because was going to throw SHIIT into the title, but not sure that would've been appropriate for a mod to be doing :pfft:

And yeah Peachy, "things" will be more than just gym weights, will obviously be chucking tyres and other stuff in too. Whatever I can find and implement will be good

[Big john]

I like the new title of your journal Drizzt. Its um clever.... :grin:

No frills....just lifting shit :clap:

Funny you mention "shit", because was going to throw SHIIT into the title, but not sure that would've been appropriate for a mod to be doing :pfft:

And yeah Peachy, "things" will be more than just gym weights, will obviously be chucking tyres and other stuff in too. Whatever I can find and implement will be good

will have to hit you up for afew Implementation courses nearing summer bro

[drizzt]

Yeah bro, for sure.

16/09/10

93.5 today.

• Incline Bench (light)
  10 x 70kg
  10 x 70kg
  10 x 70kg
  
• Power Cleans (heavy)
  10 x bar (mix of power/hang cleans)
  5 x 40kg
  5 x 60kg
  
• Squats (high-bar, narrow(er) stance)
  10 x 60kg
  10 x 60kg
  10 x 60kg
  
• Pullups
  5 x bodyweight
  5 x +10kg
  4(+1) x +12kg
  

Comments

• Bench was ok, nothing bad/spectacular.
  
• Power cleans felt pretty good, still liking the shorter lead in to the working set.
  
• Decided to try some high bar squats (with a narrow-ish stance) for kicks. Definitely felt these in the quads.
  
• Pullups were ok, failed on the last rep of the last set so had a quick rest then heaved myself back up to complete the final rep.

Bit of a light, short workout today, DOMS have been vaguely hanging about for a couple of days. May deload next week as I've been going at the heavy stuff for a little while now without much of a rest (on top of the rugby) - and it'll be the week before I intend to start Sheiko, so I'm thinking I'll need to be well rested for it.

[morattigirl]

Ooooo your starting Sheiko too! I'm starting Monday :shock: :pfft:

[drizzt]

Ooooo your starting Sheiko too! I'm starting Monday :shock: :pfft:

Oh nice, good luck! Will keep up to date with how you're going, haven't read of too many ladies taking it on

20/09/10

93 flat today... Purpose of today (and this week) is to drop the reps to aim for a top set of 3 on the big lifts (as advised by the Sheiko boss to prepare for my first cycle). To get the best out of bench I decided not to do any other exercises today (apart from squats obviously), but after deads testing on Weds I'll do the extras. Next week is 1rm testing.

• Squats (3rm)
  10 x bar
  10 x 60kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 115kg
  3 x 130kg
  3 x 140kg
  3 x 150kg
  3 x 155kg
  
• Bench (3rm)
  10 x bar
  5 x 60kg
  3 x 100kg
  3 x 115kg
  2 x 125kg (missed 3rd rep)
  3 x 120kg
  

Comments

• Squats were great, I had a quiet goal in my head of getting 150 x 3, so was awesome to surpass that and hit 155. Depth on the last set was to at least parallel, hit just below on the first couple of reps, 3rd was a grind. No belt too (day off work - belt is at work), so with the belt I'd back myself to get a bit more. 1rm testing next week, hopefully can knock 1 out at 170...
  
• Bench was ok, had a goal of 120, but the set on 115 felt pretty damned good, so I thought I'd try 125. Hit the first two reps ok, but mucked my breathing up after that which made me pulse the weight a little on my 3rd rep, and that screwed the whole thing up - got it just off the chest then stalled. Waited a couple mins then dropped to 120 and hit that quite easily for 3. Another day I reckon I could've got the 125s, but we'll leave the 3rm as 120.

All in all a pretty good day, bodyweight is pretty stable, squats are feeling great, REALLY looking forward to dead testing on Wednesday. Wanted to video this session but neither me nor my spotter had brought our phones in (I've gone oldschool and am using a notebook to record workouts now ) so had nothing to record it on.

Had the day off work because I got smacked in the mouth in Rugby on Saturday (swinging arm in one of the first rucks) which broke one of my front teeth in half! Played on ok though as it wasn't so much sore, just an eyesore :pfft: Good news is it's all capped up now, and straighter than it was before! So maybe a blessing in disguise Back in 3 months to see if the tooth has died or not, then the next step will be either root canal + crown, or just a crown if the tooth has survived ok.

And yes, I was wearing a mouthguard... goes to show that quality matters. The mouthguard didn't drop out or anything when it happened, just the fist hit me square in the front of it and the tooth snapped inside - pulled the mouthguard off and there it was. Glad I was wearing one though, because ACC wouldn't have covered it otherwise... phew! :pray: But it may put me out for this weekend, because I can't afford to have it break again (I don't think ACC will cover a break if it happens again - and I can't afford the extra top up anyway). We'll see...

[nate225]

Luckily you don't need your front teeth to chew huh Drizzt?! :grin:

[drizzt]

Luckily you don't need your front teeth to chew huh Drizzt?! :grin:

Haha, well actually it kinda made me realize how much work the front ones do in the initial tearing of the food, still managed to sack some steak ok that night though 8)

[drizzt]

22/09/10

92.8 on the scales. More 3rm today, this time for deads.

• Deads (3RM)
  Bar
  5 x 60kg
  3 x 100kg
  3 x 140kg
  1 x 190kg
  3 x 200kg
  
• Dips
  5 x +35kg
  5 x +40kg
  5 x +40kg
  
• Side DB Raises
  10 x 8kg
  10 x 8kg
  10 x 8kg
  
• Face Pulls
  10 x 40kg
  10 x 40kg
  10 x 40kg
  

Comments

• Deads were pretty good, but I probably got a bit distracted/annoyed/irritated which didn't help my top set (will note more on this later :evil: ). Basically the 190 went up pretty easily, and that was going to be my benchmark as to where to go for the top set. I had a goal in mind before I went to the gym that I'd like to hit 210 x 3, but the 190 single sort of indicated that'd require a mammoth effort. I had 205 racked up, but thought I'd play it safe - I knew I only had one shot at a top set, so had to make it count - and just hit the 2hundy for now. Only belted up for the last set, and I reckon it helped a fair bit. The 3 at 200 weren't too bad, all pretty smooth on the way up, no stalling... gives me confidence of a 215-220 1RM for next week, all going well.
  
• Dips are good too, they are starting to toughen a little, but there is still plenty of room left to move up here.
  
• Side lats/face pulls were just additional fluff at light weights for the shoulders.

[deadliftrant]Sooo things that irritated me on the Deadlift? The first thing was the guy who stood in front of the bar in the only power rack for - I exaggerate not one bit - 10minutes. Doing nothing! The bar will not lift itself, my friend, the Jedi mind trick will not work on it! :pfft:

The second hiccup had me almost throwing the 200kilo at a young guy 1/4 squatting in the rack next to me. Young fulla; you see a man roughly twice your size chalking his hands, putting a lifting belt on, and grasping 200kgs of weight, I'd advise you to not stand anywhere in the vicinity whilst watching your mate 1/4 squat. Yes, young fulla, that means NOT standing with your foot resting on the side of said larger man's weights while he is about to lift it :roll:[/deadliftrant]

Anyway! Seemed a couple of things conspired against me today, fingers crossed for a smooth run next week (touch wood) and a tilt at 1 x 220 8) Can't wait for 1RMs next week! \:D/

So 3RM finish up as:

Squats = 155kg

Bench = 120kg

Deads = 200kg

Hoping for 1RM of:

Squats = 170kg

Bench = 130kg

Deads = 220kg

That'll be a nice spread I reckon, but will need to be on top of my game to hit it :nod:

[Big john]

Solid stuff bro, all the lifts look pretty strong :clap: :clap:

ive tried to do the jedi mind trick once, yeeeeee...nah :pfft:

keep it up bro GL on those 1rms, was so long ago i was chasin you to the 220 mate, awsome times :twisted: :twisted:

[drizzt]

Solid stuff bro, all the lifts look pretty strong :clap: :clap:

keep it up bro GL on those 1rms, was so long ago i was chasin you to the 220 mate, awsome times :twisted: :twisted:

Haha thanks bro, I'll catch ya one day :^o :wink: Just needa hope you get a couple injuries :poked:

(just kidding)

[Chillicat]

Oh dear sounds like you had all the idiots there at the same time today - did you go after work or something?

[drizzt]

Oh dear sounds like you had all the idiots there at the same time today - did you go after work or something?

*shudder* Nah, would only go after work as a last resort Went my usual-ish time, got there at probably 20 past 1.

Ah well, usually I wouldn't let this sort of thing get to me, it's just incredibly annoying on a day like today when you're psyched up ready to shift some big weight (for me!)... and the little things begin to disrupt your focus :shrug:

May have to attempt a pre-lunch time slot for my 1RMs next week :think:

[TonganTerror]

your joking drizzt re the guy leaning on the bar lmao my blood started boiling just reading the comment lol nice deads bro look forward to seeing your one RMs and how they improve....

[drizzt]

your joking drizzt re the guy leaning on the bar lmao my blood started boiling just reading the comment lol nice deads bro look forward to seeing your one RMs and how they improve....

Heh yeah I shite you not bro! After watching it for the 10mins, he chucked 10kilo on each end (to make 120 total) and started doing what I guess were rack pulls (without the rack - just not to the floor).

Maybe he was taking so long because he was calculating the weight increase? :think: :grin:

And cheers bro, hopefully will get the 1RMs on vid next week

[Chillicat]

May have to attempt a pre-lunch time slot for my 1RMs next week :think:

Yeah, I never have any trouble in the 11.30-12 ish timeslot. So the only problem you're likely to encounter is me and my pink weights in the big boy's area :pfft:

[rose]

May have to attempt a pre-lunch time slot for my 1RMs next week

No way! I'm inclined to suggest you don't and instead practise blocking all external inputs. Your lifting will be better for it :grin: What if you turn up pre-lunch time next week and there's someone else equally annoying? Will you let it ruin your 1RM's? Expect the unexpected (lame, annoying, inconvenient etc). Deal with it if required (e.g. asking someone to move) then shut it out.

Ah well, usually I wouldn't let this sort of thing get to me... when you're psyched up... and the little things begin to disrupt your focus

Psyche up vs psyche out.

Everything you notice costs attention.

How much of what you can see on a road surface is really important to you? Is it possible to have too many RP's? What steps can you take to defeat the SRs connected to vision and space? On any road surface, your attention can hang-up on most anything. Chewed up or discolored pavement are classic attention stickers but rarely affect the bike. In traffic, any car (parked or in motion), pedestrian, surface irregularity, traffic light, intersection, anything there is, can claim your precious $10 worth of attention. So why do you look at them? What if you didn't look at them? These are all guaranteed SR #3 or #4 triggers. And like the other SRs, when a rider becomes aware of fixed attention, he knows it detracts from his riding.

Also applies to lifting :salute:

[TonganTerror]

May have to attempt a pre-lunch time slot for my 1RMs next week

No way! I'm inclined to suggest you don't and instead practise blocking all external inputs. Your lifting will be better for it :grin: What if you turn up pre-lunch time next week and there's someone else equally annoying? Will you let it ruin your 1RM's? Expect the unexpected (lame, annoying, inconvenient etc). Deal with it if required (e.g. asking someone to move) then shut it out.

:clap: :clap: exactly rose good post yup yup ...... just get mongrel bro after all gym is a place of work im not there to be your friend so get outta my F###en way :pfft: :pfft:

[drizzt]

Too sensible as always Miss R :roll:

Just kidding, I do appreciate the input I wasn't seriously considering shifting the time of workout just because of a couple minor distractions, but I will try to block any external factors out anyway 8)

[Big john]

Too sensible as always Miss R :roll:

Just kidding, I do appreciate the input I wasn't seriously considering shifting the time of workout just because of a couple minor distractions, but I will try to block any external factors out anyway 8)

yourself+ipod+heavymetal+weights, chuck in some ammonia and a dont f*ck with me attitude face :twisted:

[rose]

Maybe join a 24 hour gym? Generally there's a dead spot between 1-3am