Drizzt Lifts Things

[drizzt]

Looks sweet!

Where'd you get it done? I promised myself I could only get that amount of ink done *after* I'd gotten rid of the gut and put on some muscle, so I'm getting closer & closer.

I got it done in Papakura, by a guy called Thomas Clark. The work is awesome, so much better than I had imagined, and represents my whakapapa brilliantly He specialises in Ta Moko though, but apparently the guys he shares space with next door are pretty good at all the other stuff.

Getting inked sounds like a good reward for gaining muscle :nod:

[haakuturi]

heh see I'm not Maori at all, but I'm 6th or 7th gen kiwi. Technically part of Ngati .... (shit, the big one in Rotorua - maybe Ngati Arawa?), through grandad's long-term girlfriend (20+ years!!).

I already have a bullshead in Maori motif between my shoulder blades, and a Celtic triskele on my shoulder, so I want to join them & bring them down as a sleeve. Eventually I'd like both arms sleeved... But that's yeaaaaaars away

[VampireChick]

Looks sweet!

Awesome stuff alright

[teamfatboy]

18/05/10

[*]Power cleans were good, intended to get 3 sets up, and lucky too because the end of the bar came off on the last rep of the last set! :roll: I was even being quite gentle when putting the weight down after each rep... Bloody cityfitness.

Bugger about the bar-end. Thorndon, right - left-most squat rack?

I know that the bar that's normally in that rack had one end loose when I was there on ?Friday? (saw CC, whenever that was)... pointed it out to the front desk on my way out, but I think I'm gonna throw some allen keys in my gear bag just in case...

[Growth]

dude! Sweet tattoo!

[Big john]

hows it feel gettin back into now bro?

[startinfromscratch]

Looks sweet!

Where'd you get it done? I promised myself I could only get that amount of ink done *after* I'd gotten rid of the gut and put on some muscle, so I'm getting closer & closer.

I got it done in Papakura, by a guy called Thomas Clark. The work is awesome, so much better than I had imagined, and represents my whakapapa brilliantly He specialises in Ta Moko though, but apparently the guys he shares space with next door are pretty good at all the other stuff.

Getting inked sounds like a good reward for gaining muscle :nod:

bro, i get my ink done there too! thomas is a good dude.

[Chillicat]

18/05/10

[*]Power cleans were good, intended to get 3 sets up, and lucky too because the end of the bar came off on the last rep of the last set! :roll: I was even being quite gentle when putting the weight down after each rep... Bloody cityfitness.

Bugger about the bar-end. Thorndon, right - left-most squat rack?

I know that the bar that's normally in that rack had one end loose when I was there on ?Friday? (saw CC, whenever that was)... pointed it out to the front desk on my way out, but I think I'm gonna throw some allen keys in my gear bag just in case...

Glad you pointed it out TFB - I'd forgotten about it by the time I left. Bit crap that they didn't bother fixing it - ends of oly bars coming off can't be a good thing :shock:

[drizzt]

Awesome stuff alright

Thankya

Bugger about the bar-end. Thorndon, right - left-most squat rack?

I know that the bar that's normally in that rack had one end loose when I was there on ?Friday? (saw CC, whenever that was)... pointed it out to the front desk on my way out, but I think I'm gonna throw some allen keys in my gear bag just in case...

Nah, was at Jville Cfitness... will make sure I watch out for that one in Thorndon though Oh and the end didn't seem to screw off - the end came into the middle of the bar, so something is broken rather than loose I think? :shock:

dude! Sweet tattoo!

Cheers!

hows it feel gettin back into now bro?

Bloody fantastic aye, obviously with Rugby things are stuttering along as I not only have contact soreness to contend with, but the muscles are getting ripped apart from the workouts too. This means chopping and changing between 2 and 3 day per week workouts depending on how bad the soreness is from Rugby. Throw in whatever conditioning I can do and it quickly becomes a balancing act between getting fitter or working myself too far, so I need to make sure I'm not pushing myself too hard (but not being too soft either). Injuries have pretty much all cleared up though (touch wood) so it's good to be adding more weight weekly :nod:

bro, i get my ink done there too! thomas is a good dude.

Oh really? Nice! Yeah I was recommended him because he's mates with an uncle of mine, and did some work on a cousin, so my Brother and I flew up over the weekend to get the work done after seeing some of his work And yeah, real nice guy - he even dropped us to the airport on Monday straight after my brother's session, wouldn't accept our fuel money offer so he saved us a $60 cab (which I was quoted before Tom offered). He still needs to finish my brother's sleeve because we ran out of time, so we'll be back up in a month or two :nod:

[Chillicat]

Nah, was at Jville Cfitness... will make sure I watch out for that one in Thorndon though Oh and the end didn't seem to screw off - the end came into the middle of the bar, so something is broken rather than loose I think? :shock:

I know that one, I've had it a couple of times and now avoid it like the plague - it's the one with '22' stamped on that bit that broke, which I think means it's 22kg (? - feels a bit heavier than normal).

[drizzt]

I know that one, I've had it a couple of times and now avoid it like the plague - it's the one with '22' stamped on that bit that broke, which I think means it's 22kg (? - feels a bit heavier than normal).

Yep, that's the one and yep, I was thinking the same thing about the "22" :pfft:

Also was tough to get the collars on the ends.... so maybe it was a good thing it fell apart :shrug:

[drizzt]

20/05/10

93.5 today. Not too bad.

• Deads
  5 x 80kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 110kg
  5 x 120kg
  5 x 120kg
  
• Hack Squats (machine, weight in plates only)
  5 x 40kg
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 80kg
  5 x 80kg
  
• OHP
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 70kg
  3 x 75kg
  2 x 80kg
  5 x 82.5kg
  
• Pullups (medium width, overhand grip)
  5 x bw
  5 x bw
  5 x +10kg
  
• Stretches/core
  Dislocations (3 x 10)
  Superman holds (2 x 10)
  Kneeling on swiss ball (2 x 60secs)
  Swiss ball leg curls (3 x 10)
  Crunches/raises on foam roller
  + a few random other things...
  

Comments

• Deads were ok, but lower back was a little tight so was cautious here.
  
• Did hacks because the bar irritated my tat a bit going across the front delt, and just thought it'd be a decent change from fronts.
  
• OHP felt good, intended only 3 reps on the final set but got 5 easy enough. Push pressed a bit, but surprisingly not too much.
  
• Threw pullups in because I hadn't done 'em for a while. Last couple of reps with weight were a bit of a grind but weren't too bad.
  
• Usual core work etc, cut back a little on the supermans as the back was quite tight so didn't want to over-work it

Good session

[Growth]

good stuff dude. How are you adding weight to chins BTW? chain? dumbbell in the feet?

[drizzt]

good stuff dude. How are you adding weight to chins BTW? chain? dumbbell in the feet?

Cheers man, there's a (new-ish) weight/chain belt so I hook a plate onto that

[rimma]

try not to break this one.

:pfft:

[drizzt]

Heh, shouldn't do. This one seems a lot more robust, and I think is designed to take the weight as opposed to the other one which wasn't really 8)

[Growth]

try not to break this one.

:pfft:

lol true that

[drizzt]

23/05/10

93.5 again today, was almost immediately post (heavy) breakfast, and had heavy clothing/runners on due to being cold :pfft: (as well as iPhone in pocket for music) So I think actual weight is closer to the 92 mark.

• Squats
  Bar/Warmups/Stretches
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 100kg
  
• Bench
  Bar/Warmups
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 80kg
  5 x 80kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 100kg
  
• Power Cleans
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 60kg
  
• Stretches/Core work
  Foam roller crunches/raises
  Swiss ball balance (60secs with twists)
  Swiss ball leg curls (3 x 10 each leg/3 x 10 both legs)
  Dislocations (3 x 10)
  Superman holds (3 x 10 with 1 sec pause at the top)
  5mins on treadmill
  

Comments

• Squats were ok, a few reps at 100 were a bit of a grind but that was poor technique related, I found when I concentrated better the reps were easier. Laziness made 'em harder.
  
• Bench was ok, but with sore ribs and a sore shoulder from yesterday's game it was a little tough. Nice and safe though. What I don't like is that my bench is currently better than my squats (due to the injury... but still), so I'm just concentrating on maintaining my bench while I keep adding weight to the squat to get it back up to where I'm comfortable :nod:
  
• Power cleans were short and sweet, intended just 3 sets due to being really tight from the game.
  
• Stretching and core work helped ease out some of the aches of yesterday's game. Started running on the treadmill but got bored REAL quick, so upped the pace a bit to make it a short and sweet session on it.

First time working out the day after Rugby, intended to be a light-ish session to stretch out the muscles and I guess it worked. Was very stiff this morning - squats were a challenge because I was having trouble getting my right arm under the bar! - but feeling much more mobile now. Shoulder dislocations hurt like hell at first, but got better as it went on. Ribs are bruised up with some nice ruck marks going on :pfft: So they affected lifting the arm a tad, but tried to ignore it with pretty good success.

Will look at doing a Sunday session from now on, with Tuesday/Thursday heavy sessions later in the week.

[drizzt]

26/05/10

93 today. Frustrating week because I'm on a course on the other side of town which is leaving me with little opportunity to work out. Not enough time in the lunchbreak to walk there, workout, then walk back (would be pushing it with the bus as well). Intended to workout yesterday and tomorrow on top of Sunday, but not enough time between course end and rugby training to workout Only managed to get a workout in this evening because I have nothing on tonight... Anyway!

• Squats
  Bar/Warmups/Stretches
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 80kg
  3 x 110kg
  5 x 115kg
  5 x 115kg
  
• Deads
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 100kg
  3 x 110kg
  3 x 120kg
  1 x 130kg
  5 x 140kg
  
• OHP
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 70kg
  3 x 75kg
  2 x 80kg
  5 x 85kg
  
• Stretches/Core work
  Foam roller crunches/raises
  Swiss ball balance (60secs with twists)
  Swiss ball leg curls (3 x 10 each leg/3 x 10 both legs)
  Dislocations (3 x 10)
  Superman holds (3 x 10 with 1 sec pause at the top)
  5 pullups*
  

Comments

• Squats are coming along quite nicely I think. I'm still going to parallel or just below while I sort the rounding out (which is improving too), but 115 was pretty damned easy. Nice to be approaching where I was at pre-injury phase.
  
• Deads were great, no lower back fatigue and they were flying up so I pumped the weight and volume up a bit. Squeezing teh glutes (which I never used to do) seems to be helping my form and taking a bit of emphasis away from the lower back.
  
• OHP was good, first couple of sets were strict (as per usual), started push pressing late in the heavier sets. Not too much, but again, I don't mind a bit of push pressing for my purposes.
  
• Standard core/stretching work. Went to finish with 3x5 pullups but the shoulder niggle from Saturday's game (which I felt slightly during disloctions - should've taken that as a warning) flared up so I pulled out after the first set Quite sore now, icing it atm.

Good workout, loving that the weights are going up :nod:

[Big john]

awsome see that weight climbing up bossman! keep it up :clap: :clap:

[drizzt]

Thanks bro, very nearly 100% I'd say (just needa fix the back rounding/anterior pelvic tilt), almost ready to start pushing everything up again :nod:

[Big john]

Thanks bro, very nearly 100% I'd say (just needa fix the back rounding/anterior pelvic tilt), almost ready to start pushing everything up again :nod:

good to hear bro.....youll be smashin it in no time :nod:

[drizzt]

31/05/10

Late 92's today, have been making "smarter" food choices lately, and been a bit more consistent in my activities. Looking to pick boxing back up either this week or in the coming weeks for a bit more conditioning seeing as I'm not getting out for much else due to light (or lack thereof).

• Squats
  Stretches
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 110kg
  5 x 120kg
  5 x 120kg
  
• Deadlifts
  Shoulder dislocations (3x10)
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 110kg
  5 x 120kg
  3 x 140kg
  5 x 150kg
  
• OHP
  5 x 60kg
  3 x 80kg
  3 x 87.5kg
  
• Stretching/Core
  Swiss ball curls
  Foam roller raises/crunches
  etc
  

Comments

• Squats were good, actually started dropping too low on the first set of 120, and not keeping the core tight which caused a bit of rounding again - noticed because the back immediately tightened. Took it as a warning sign so I concentrated hard on the next set (and stopped dropping deliberately at just below parallel) which cleared it up nicely. Good that I'm identifying where I'm going wrong, and progress in rectifying it is slow but it is coming... On the positive side, weight is heading up steadily, and I'm feeling very comfortable under it
  
• Deads were fairly easy, may have chucked a bit too much volume in here but compared to what I was lifting pre-injuries, it is fairly light. Form was very dubious (almost stiff-legged a couple up!) on a few reps when I lost concentration for one reason or another, just that kinda day I guess!
  
• I backed off a bit on OHP because the shoulder is a bit niggly from the weekend, and I've got bruised ribs which affected it slightly too. Didn't stop me from doing it, but I've been pushing OHP consistently through my injuries so probably time to have a short deload anyway.
  
• Usual core/stretching. Visibly noticing my abs evening even more now Didn't do Supermans due to Deadlift volume - the back was quite tight after it - so will be on those again on Weds

Fairly good workout, bit banged up (+ a cold) from the weekend, shoulder is proving troublesome almost each week so a little annoying but not really halting progress as such.

May look at deloading next week :nod:

[drizzt]

02/06/10

93 today. Tired, unmotivated and sore too. Managed to whack a fairly good session in though...

• Front Squats
  Bar/stretches
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 70kg
  5 x 70kg
  5 x 80kg
  5 x 80kg
  
• BB Bench
  5 x 80kg
  5 x 100kg
  5 x 110kg
  5 x 110kg
  4(+1) x 115kg
  
• Power Cleans
  5 x bar (on bumpers)
  5 x 60kg
  5 x 70kg
  5 x 70kg
  
• Core/Stretches
  Usual stuff
  

Comments

• Front squats were easy, fast, felt very comfortable. Got ATG without feeling the rounding (although would need to record it to confirm). Feel like I can go much heavier, will up this by 5kg per week.
  
• Bench was pretty good, last set was aiming for 3-5 reps, grinded 4 out, probably would've struggled with the 5th so I racked for a few seconds and then blasted the last one out. Form was ok but could feel myself favouring the right-hand side which is probably due to the shoulder niggle and rib bruising.
  
• Put Powercleans down to 3 sets after the heavy Dead work the other day, thought 5 sets would be tempting fate a bit. These were fairly simple, but must admit the 70s started to get a little tiring towards the end.
  
• Usual stuff + dislocations.

OH and covertly recorded the guy I mentioned last week that had probably the shallowest bench press I've ever seen. He also doesn't put his weights away which grinds my gears. I won't post it up though as that's a bit mean to the guy... but happy I have evidence

[Big john]

OH and covertly recorded the guy I mentioned last week that had probably the shallowest bench press I've ever seen. He also doesn't put his weights away which grinds my gears. I won't post it up though as that's a bit mean to the guy... but happy I have evidence

blackmail him youll post the vid on youtube the nxt time he doesnt put his weights away :pfft: :pfft: :pfft: