The Pittys Journal

[steak]

sik arch champ 8)

[Pitbull]

Nice day at the Office Em :clap: :clap:

Better to get things sorted at the Regional's than to have it happen at the Norths (Squat set up). The non start you had, have been in for this year and part of last year, there was a certain amount of degrees they would tolerate but that has gone. Good thing you had CAT refs for this comp, you have to earn your whites, readies you for the Norths.

Great watching CBC girls lift :clap: :clap:

OB

Thanks

I wasn't happy at the time :cry: , but now that I have had time to cool down I've realised that it was definitely better to have it happen at Champs - like you said, it readies me for NI's. I'll now have time to change it and get used to it 8)

[Pitbull]

Week 1, Day 3 - 08.04

Deadlift:

1 x 3 x 60kg

1 x 3 x 70kg

1 x 2 x 80kg

1 x 2 x 90kg

belt

2 x 3 x 100kg

2 x 3 x 107.5kg

2 x 3 x 115kg

Lat Pulldowns:

5 x 8 x 55kg

Lunges: 5 x 5 x 10kg

Abs: 5 x 10

Well it took a few days to get around to training, but it did happen! Shoulder's feeling abit icky but a hell of a lot better than before Auckland Champs.. Now it's time to find a babysitter and get into my gear It has been a long time coming and I am VERY excited

[Pitbull]

Well training today was.. LONG! I watched 2 bodybuilder's, a panzer, a red machine & a chopper come and go before I had even finished squat & bench First day of equipped training for me and the last day of equipped training with my son there :wink: VERY pleased with how it all went, and I even got a nice cheat meal afterwards :nod:

Week 2, Day 1 - 09.04

Squat:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 52.5kg

2 x 4 x 65kg

wraps

1 x 3 x 70kg

suit

1 x 3 x 100kg (parallel)

5 x 2 x 105kg (all depth!)

Bench:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 30kg

1 x 4 x 35kg

1 x 3 x 40kg

shirt

1 x 3 x 60kg (2board)

1 x 2 x 65kg (2board)

1 x 2 x 65kg (1board)

2 x 1 x 65kg (touch - 1st was ugly but 2nd seemed better, no pause though)

DB Flys: 5 x 10 x 5lbs

Tricep Pressdowns: 5 x 8 x 25kg

Squat:

1 x 3 x 57.5kg

wraps

1 x 3 x 70kg

3 x 4 x 80kg

Goodmornings: 5 x 5 x bar

Abs: 5 x 10

Oh my.. I had no idea what I was in for! :roll: Felt good being back into all hard out though, but thank god I only have to do this once a week!! :grin:

Vid to come..

[Android]

Was good to see you benching equipped, not seen anyone do equipped before except on vids, awesome! :clap:

[Pitbull]

[Big john]

big work load :nod:

[Optimass]

Made it look easy as always mate - :nod:

[Pitbull]

Made it look easy as always mate - :nod:

Thanks Didn't feel that easy, especially after being in there for 3 & 1/2 hours with a grumpy child

[steak]

Made it look easy as always mate - :nod:

Thanks Didn't feel that easy, especially after being in there for 3 & 1/2 hours with Opitmass cranking off his dial on pre work out supps

strong looking start to the cycle...big things coming 8)

[startinfromscratch]

tight form as always! mean 8)

[Pitbull]

[steak]

...and thats why you are one of the strongest subjnrs in the country 8)

[steak]

Week 2, Day 2 - 11.04

Deadlift to Knees:

1 x 6 x 60kg

1 x 4 x 72.5kg

2 x 4 x 85kg

belt

4 x 4 x 100kg

Bench:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 32.5kg

1 x 5 x 37.5kg

4 x 5 x 40kg

DB Flys: 5 x 10 x 5lbs

Deadlift:

1 x 4 x 72.5kg

1 x 4 x 85kg

1 x 3 x 100kg

5 x 3 x 107.5kg

Lunges: 5 x 5 x 10kg

Abs: 5 x 10

[Pitbull]

Week 2, Day 2 - 11.04

Deadlift to Knees:

1 x 6 x 60kg

1 x 4 x 72.5kg

2 x 4 x 85kg

belt

4 x 4 x 100kg

Bench:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 32.5kg

1 x 5 x 37.5kg

4 x 5 x 40kg

DB Flys: 5 x 10 x 5lbs

Deadlift:

1 x 4 x 72.5kg

1 x 4 x 85kg

1 x 3 x 100kg

5 x 3 x 107.5kg

Lunges: 5 x 5 x 10kg

Abs: 5 x 10

[Pitbull]

[Pitbull]

Week 2, Day 3 - 14.04

Squat:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 52.5kg

1 x 4 x 65kg

wraps

2 x 3 x 75kg

Bench:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 6 x 30kg

1 x 5 x 35kg

1 x 4 x 40kg

2 x 5 x 45kg

2 x 2 x 47.5kg

1 x 2 x 50kg

1 x 4 x 47.5kg

1 x 4 x 45kg

1 x 5 x 40kg

1 x 6 x 35kg

1 x 7 x 30kg

DB Flys: 5 x 10 x 5lbs

Tricep Pressdowns:

5 x 8 x 25kg

Squat:

1 x 3 x 60kg

1 x 3 x 70kg

wraps

4 x 4 x 80kg

Goodmornings: 5 x 5

Abs: 5 x 10

[Pitbull]

[Pitbull]

Week 3, Day 1 - 16.04

Bench:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 30kg

1 x 4 x 35kg

1 x 3 x 40kg

shirt

1 x 2 x 50kg

1 x 3 x 60kg

2 x 3 x 62.5kg

2 x 3 x 65kg

1 x 2 x 65kg

Squat:

1 x 6 x bar

1 x 5 x 52.5kg

1 x 5 x 65kg

suit & wraps

1 x 5 x 85kg

3 x 5 x 95kg

Bench:

1 x 5 x 32.5kg

2 x 4 x 37.5kg

DB Flys: 5 x 10 x 5lbs

Training was SHOCKING today! I was exhausted before I even got in the shirt.. Legs were cramping & my back was sore before I even got the suit on. :roll: So it's time for me to knuckle down & HTFU :x CBC comp next weekend so I've gotta up my game ALOT!

[HarryB]

Nice lifting Pitbull... awesome deadlift and strong squats.

[Pitbull]

Nice lifting Pitbull... awesome deadlift and strong squats.

Thanks

[Pitbull]

[Panzer]

How did you find getting depth in your suit yesterday? I struggled to get depth on most of my attempts, wondering if the suit is too tight for training sub max.

[steak]

How did you find getting depth in your suit yesterday? I struggled to get depth on most of my attempts, wondering if the suit is too tight for training sub max.

I think it easy to get carried away with "finding depth" in equipped training and beat yourself up when you don't. If your lifting in comp tight or fit gear in training especially on the sheiko programs you'll find there isn't enough weight to get depth anyway and end up rounding up the numbers over-generously so that you actually aren't following sheiko but your own ramped up percentages and therefore not getting the best of the template.

The idea of a training suit and moving to tight gear pre comp/skills and test day is much better as the weight is heavier and there is the adrenaline of the moment to push a little harder. There is not much point in training in tight gear only to loosen it up by the time the comp/meet/skills comes round and it doesn't give you what you want or as much pop as you'd have thought.

I know its frustrating trying on a new suit and not getting depth but I fail to see how you're concerned with this in week 1 and in a suit where you have a 260 squat with white lights.

I'll dig up a suit that is a size bigger for you to try but if you want to train in it you'd better dig up a wad of cash :grin:

Most of the time its technique and flexibility that will let you down in tight gear eg: bar/knee traveling forward is common...

[Big john]

How did you find getting depth in your suit yesterday? I struggled to get depth on most of my attempts, wondering if the suit is too tight for training sub max.

I think it easy to get carried away with "finding depth" in equipped training and beat yourself up when you don't. If your lifting in comp tight or fit gear in training especially on the sheiko programs you'll find there isn't enough weight to get depth anyway and end up rounding up the numbers over-generously so that you actually aren't following sheiko but your own ramped up percentages and therefore not getting the best of the template.

The idea of a training suit and moving to tight gear pre comp/skills and test day is much better as the weight is heavier and there is the adrenaline of the moment to push a little harder. There is not much point in training in tight gear only to loosen it up by the time the comp/meet/skills comes round and it doesn't give you what you want or as much pop as you'd have thought.

I know its frustrating trying on a new suit and not getting depth but I fail to see how you're concerned with this in week 1 and in a suit where you have a 260 squat with white lights.

I'll dig up a suit that is a size bigger for you to try but if you want to train in it you'd better dig up a wad of cash :grin:

Most of the time its technique and flexibility that will let you down in tight gear eg: bar/knee traveling forward is common...

awsome post!

coach question: sorry to slighty hi-jack thread

would you say equiped training cycles (sheiko in particular) youd want to use a looser suit for training %s thats about 1-2 sizes larger and use the tight suit for a few of the heavier sessions 80-85% and skills?

or using a tighter suit for the entire cycle and try grooving the shit out of it b4 comp?, or trying to find a balance between the both?