Scraped knees and bloody blisters.

[ExpensiveUrine]

EU, what gym u @ ?

I'm training in Gillies Ave Gym (this is where competition is being held too), down in Newmarket by the badminton courts.

[Varven]

Is that just where the funny one way turns off onto Gillies ave before the on ramp to auck city ?

[ExpensiveUrine]

Is that just where the funny one way turns off onto Gillies ave before the on ramp to auck city ?

Yes. That's the one.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Week 12

Thursday - May 11 - RPE: 15/20

- Stretch;

- Drop Snatch: (40x3; 50x3; 60x3; 70x3) 80x3x(3); 85x1+0*; 85x3x(2); 90x3x(2); 95x2;

- Fast Snatch Pull: 90x2x(3); 100x2x(3); 110x2x(3); 90x4;

- Back Squat: (100x3) 120x3x(2); 140x4x(3); 150x3x(3); 110x4;

- Inclined Sit-Ups**: BWx10x(4);

- Hyperextension**: BWx10x(3);

- Stretch;

*Got one, but managed to lose another one in front.

**Super-sets.

[ExpensiveUrine]

UPDATE: CALENDAR 2006

Apparently they've changed dates for Oceania Jr/Sn 2006, from August to July.

This means that the closing date for it is June 3rd, which is sooner than I expected.

So it looks like competition this saturday (may 13) might be the last chance for me to qualify for it. I have to do 242 total in 94's. Although, my coach mentioned running a contest closer to June 3rd because other people might be trying to qualify for it as well and are not ready to do it on saturday (may 13).

[Ash]

So it looks like competition this saturday (may 13) might be the last chance for me to qualify for it. I have to do 242 total in 94's. Although, my coach mentioned running a contest closer to June 3rd because other people might be trying to qualify for it as well and are not ready to do it on saturday (may 13).

Best of luck for Saturday EU - you've put in the hard work, I hope it pays off for you.

[ExpensiveUrine]

So it looks like competition this saturday (may 13) might be the last chance for me to qualify for it. I have to do 242 total in 94's. Although, my coach mentioned running a contest closer to June 3rd because other people might be trying to qualify for it as well and are not ready to do it on saturday (may 13).

Best of luck for Saturday EU - you've put in the hard work, I hope it pays off for you.

Thanks Ash, much appreciated.

i just hope i dun go catabolik just thinkin 'bout saturday

[ExpensiveUrine]

UPDATE: OPEN CLUB COMPETITION (May 13)

Weighed in at 92.6kg (went down from ~ 97kg) to make the 94's but felt nice and strong, head was in the right place.

Overall, was very pleased with what I did on the day considering all this weight loss. Managed to qualify for Oceania Jr 2006 in Samoa, so it's all good.

Snatch attempts:

- 100 (yes)

- 107 (yes)

- 111 (yes)

Clean/Jerk attempts:

- 120 (yes)

- 131 (yes)

- 135* (no)

*managed to Clean and get up with it, but the bar cut off my breathing a little bit so my Jerk wasn't powerful enough - lost it backwards.

My ex-coach took some pictures, so he'll email them to me when he has time and I'll post them here. No videos though.

UPDATE: Goals for 2006

- Short-Term:

Qualify for Oceania (Junior), which means I have to do 242 kg total in 94 kg class, before August. Maybe Snatch (110 or 112) and C/J (132 or 130).

DONE!!!

[Pseudonym]

Well done! :clap:

How did you lose the extra kilos to squeeze in under 94kg?

[ExpensiveUrine]

Well done! :clap:

How did you lose the extra kilos to squeeze in under 94kg?

Thanks man.

As far as weight loss goes, I think there were a couple of things that influenced it. What I usually do a week or so before competition is decrease my food intake a little bit while upping the protein (of course the decrease in food intake would depend on the case, it just depends how fast you wanna lose weight. If you lose it too fast, your mental/physical abilities might be crap on the day and that affects your performance). Then a couple of days out from the competition, I just decrease water intake, again, depending on the current weight. No real magic there, I'll re-gain it in the next couple of days or so. With long-term fat/weight loss you wouldn't really wanna do shit like this, but you guys already know this.

In my case though, I had the flu so it kinda made me eat a little less. Another thing is back "injury" or whatever it was, did the same thing. With that in mind, I just decreased water before the comp and got under 94kg.

[Ash]

Great work EU - especially with the forced weight loss and that recent back twinge.

You da man! :clap:

(Personally I think you guys are all mad - I get nervous enough getting 130kg out of the rack to do shrugs, never mind ripping it off the floor and chucking it overhead.....lots of respect mate.)

[ExpensiveUrine]

Great work EU - especially with the forced weight loss and that recent back twinge.

You da man! :clap:

(Personally I think you guys are all mad - I get nervous enough getting 130kg out of the rack to do shrugs, never mind ripping it off the floor and chucking it overhead.....lots of respect mate.)

Thanks again Ash.

You bring up a valid point in my mind. As a lifter you tend to experience this anxiety. One way to fix it is to lift more weight. :grin: But I can definately relate to what you're saying there, I've had times when I was simply afraid to lift a certain weight and that screwed my performance bad, even though I was able to lift it. I remember back in the day when I went to my first Oceania, there were these guys that would try and psyche you out in the warm up room by screaming and getting aggressive as they were warming up. Shit, you might even win in the warm up room without setting your foot on stage! So when you say 'mad' you right, I guess you kinda have to be in order to beat that performance anxiety.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Pictures from the competition, thanks Mike R! It's really weird how your body changes with only 12 weeks of training. I guess that's what happens when you stop bodybuilding. Here's some of them:

Other guys I lift with:

Simon:

Tevita:

[waldo]

What's Tevita got on there? 170 odd? It's also good to see that the look of the Gillies Ave Weightlifting gym hasn't changed in 16 years!

[ExpensiveUrine]

What's Tevita got on there? 170 odd? It's also good to see that the look of the Gillies Ave Weightlifting gym hasn't changed in 16 years!

I think the last one is 185. He managed to clean and get up with it, but not Jerk it.

Good thing about Gillies Ave is that even if you have a shitty comp on the day, the atmosphere is still very good. Kinda like a big family.

[Pseudonym]

When you say your body has changed since you stopped bodybuilding, in what way do you mean?

[ExpensiveUrine]

I reviewed last years Oceania results and by the looks of it if I want to be competitive with other guys, I'd have to do around 120 Snatch and 145/150 Clean/Jerk and I have just under 8 weeks to do it but you never know who's going to turn up on the day.

Week 13

Tuesday - May 16 - RPE: 16/20

- Stretch;

- Snatch (waist): 40x3x(2); 45x2x(3); 50x2x(2);

- Snatch: 77.5x2x(3); 82.5x1x(3); 90x1x(3); 70x3;

- Front Squat: (90x3; 105x3) 115x5x(2); 125x3; 115x3x(3);

- Fast Clean Pull: 107.5x3x(2); 127.5x2x(2);

- Heavy Clean Pull: 135x2x(2); 150x2x(2); 160x2x(2);

- Stretch;

Comments: Had some Chinese food last night only to realize that it was in my fridge for 4 days, so I had to wake up at 4 am with fuckin' stomach cramps. That made me feel like shit for the rest of the day and that's the reason why I didn't go heavy on Front Squat tonight. Pleased with pulls though.

[ExpensiveUrine]

When you say your body has changed since you stopped bodybuilding, in what way do you mean?

Just in terms of specific adaptations seen with OL when compared to BB. My legs have gotten bigger despite the fact that I lost fair bit of weight, probably due to a higher frequency (5x/week). Likewise I expected some parts of my body to atrophy, like biceps for example that I no longer directly exercise. But I guess the biggest change of all is to do with neuromuscular system. If you told me that I'd be doing those lifts 12 weeks ago I'd probably laugh it off. It's really amazing at how strong you can get in that short time frame.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Week 13

Wednesday - May 17 - RPE: 15/20

- Stretch;

- Back Squat: (70x3; 90x3) 110x5x(2); 120x5x(2); 130x4; 140x3x(4);

- Heavy Snatch Pull: 100x3x(3); 110x3x(2); 120x3x(3); 110x2;

- Overhead Press: 50x6x(3); 55x6x(2);

- Stretch;

Comments: Felt really weak today. I think that competition drained me quite a bit, mentally and physically. Hopefully this fatigue won't last very long.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Didn't train on day 3 (thursday).

Did full-body (active rest/bodybuilding) workout on Friday. Nothing fancy, just sets of 3/4 on 130 for Squats, ~80 for Bench, same for Rowing, along with supplementary exercises for arms. Kinda like Lyle's bulking routine just with lowered overall volume, cause It's full-body. Feeling a little sore in the upper body today.

Talked to the coach today regarding my training. Told him that I felt like shit throughout this week, he's not worried. By the looks of things, I'll be repeating this same week, next week, and then for the rest 6-8 weeks of program volume will be cut down, weights will go up. Trying to concentrate more on "quality" rather than "quantity". Basically, peaking for the competition (North Island).

Week 13

Saturday - May 20 - RPE: 14/20

- Stretch;

- Snatch: (40x3x(2); 50x3) 70x2; 80x1; 87.5x1; 95x1; 100x1;

- Clean/Jerk: (50x3; 70x2) 90x2; 100x1; 110x1; 120x1;

- Stretch;

Even though I STILL felt a little tired, mentally and physically, those singles felt alright. Nice and easy.

[2guns]

when u say yr amazed at how strong youve gotten over such a short time, is this just in the OL lifts? or would u have gotten stronger for the 3 PL exercises to? so has overall strength increased or just on OL lifts?

[ExpensiveUrine]

when u say yr amazed at how strong youve gotten over such a short time, is this just in the OL lifts? or would u have gotten stronger for the 3 PL exercises to? so has overall strength increased or just on OL lifts?

No, not just the OLs. Squats and Deads (closely related to Heavy Clean Pulls) also went up. Probably not so much in bench because I don't train it often (training being non-specific in relation to bench). If I was to question 'carry over' from my other training with Bench press, I'd probably have to test my bench. There *might* be carry over in terms of lock outs, say jerks/push presses and lock outs in bench but I don't really know.

In Weightlifting, you have to work on your strength and speed, not necessarily together. Squats would be an exercise for strength with minimal velocity and maximal load while say, clean or snatch from the waist would be an exercise of maximal velocity and minimal loading.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Week 14

Tuesday - May 23 - RPE: 14/20

- Stretch;

- Snatch (waist): 40x3x(2); 45x2x(3); 50x2x(2);

- Snatch: (60x2; 70x2) 80x2x(3); 85x1x(3); 90x1x(3);

- Front Squat: (80x3; 100x3) 115x5x(3); 125x3x(2); 135x3x(2);

- Fast Clean Pull: 110x3x(2); 130x2x(3); 135x2x(2);

- Heavy Clean Pull: 150x2x(2); 165x2x(2);

- Inclined Sit-Ups: BWx10x(7);

- Stretch;

[ExpensiveUrine]

UPDATE: 2006 NORTH ISLAND

Saturday 24 June - Millennium Institute Sport & Health.

Address: 17 Antares Place, North Shore, Auckland, NZ

Directions: Drive on Harbour Bridge North, upper harbour drive turn off, turn right under the bridge onto constallation drive, then turn left into apollo drive, turn right into antares place. Or look it up on the map!!

Sorry don't know session times yet, because the entries have not closed (June 2nd). Will post them later as we get closer to the comp.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Week 14

Wednesday - May 24 - RPE: 15/20

- Stretch;

- Back Squat: (60x5; 80x4; 100x3) 110x5x(2); 120x5x(2); 140x4x(3);

- Heavy Snatch Pull: 100x3x(3); 110x3x(2); 120x3x(3); 110x2;

- Overhead Press: 50x6x(2); 55x6x(2); 60x6x(2);

- Crunches: BWx10x(7);

- Stretch;