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JoniIcon...24-09-2009 @ 19:53 
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660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq		damn, one of those sessions! They can be good, if you realise that hey WTF am i doing, need a plan/goal etc.

upwards and onwards mate!
JamesHIcon...26-09-2009 @ 12:20 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq
Joni said:damn, one of those sessions! They can be good, if you realise that hey WTF am i doing, need a plan/goal etc.

upwards and onwards mate!


Thanks Joni.

Yeah, it made me realise what I should be doing. I have plenty of goals, but need to get a more structured plan, and actually follow it.
JamesHIcon...26-09-2009 @ 13:14 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Friday 25th September

Bench
Bar*20
40kg*10
60kg*10
60kg*10
80kg*5
Left it there, right shoulder still not great.

Clean and press
60kg*5
80kg*3 (PP from now on)
90kg*3
100kg*3
100kg*2 (both from floor - tiring!)

Floor to overhead anyhow as quickly as possible(started with muscle snatch, ended up clean and push jerk)
60kg*10

Squat - no belt
60kg*5
100kg*5
140kg*5
160kg*5
JamesHIcon...28-09-2009 @ 20:56 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Monday 28th September

Face pulls and pushdowns to get everything in the right place

Clean and press
60kg*5 - strict
60kg*5 - strict
80kg*5 - one clean/push press now on
90kg*3
100kg*3
105kg*2
110kg*1
100kg*2 - both from floor - struggling with fitness on these!

Dumbell C&P
20kg*5
30kg*5
40kg*3

Floor to overhead as quickly as possible
60kg*10 (8 muscle snatch, 2 c&p)
JamesHIcon...29-09-2009 @ 21:01 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Tuesday 29th September

Front squat
60kg*5
60kg*5
100kg*5
120kg*3
140kg*3
150kg*3

Deadlift
70kg*5
120kg*5
170kg*3
210kg*3
230kg*3
250kg*2
200kg*8 - done in the 200kg challenge style. Surprisingly hard.
JamesHIcon...01-10-2009 @ 22:02 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Thursday 1st October 2009

Bench press
40kg*5
60kg*5
70kg*5
80kg*5
90kg*3
100kg*2
105kg*1
110kg*1
Shoulder getting better, still not perfect though.

Push jerk
60kg 2*3
80kg*1
90kg*1
100kg 3*1
For some reason these felt really heavy. Probably not recovered from earlier in the week.

Also messed around with some continental cleans. Decided I hate them. They hurt.

Strict overhead press
60kg 3*5

Squat
60kg 3*5

Hope to do events on Sat, so want to be a bit fresher.
JamesHIcon...04-10-2009 @ 12:50 
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Post Edited: 04.10.2009 @ 12:51 PM by JamesH
Saturday 3rd October

Farmers' walk - thick handles

70kg per hand*15m*2
70kg*30m
70kg*30m
90kg*30m

I think these are really going to help my grip. Even relatively light weights work it hard.

Stones (to 66 inches)

100kg 10*1
Got it up second time by pushing against platform, then spent next 8 trying to work out shoulder. 2 more of these were successful but haven't really got the hang of it yet. Very fun though!

Tyre

Light*5
Light*5
Medium*8 in 1 min 30

Most enjoyable session in ages. Going to keep events light and keep mixing them up for the time being. 1 moving event, 1 loading event, 1 'condition' event is roughly the template.
JamesHIcon...06-10-2009 @ 22:29 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Tuesday 6th October

Squat
60kg 2*5
100kg*5
140kg*3
180kg*2
200kg*1
210kg*1 - appaling
220kg*1 - better
220kg*1

Push press
60kg*5
60kg*6
80kg*3
90kg*1
100kg*3
100kg*2

Bench
60kg*5
60kg*10
80kg*5
90kg*5
100kg*5

Clean/strict press
60kg 3*5
JamesHIcon...11-10-2009 @ 11:53 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Saturday 10th October

Light farmers/axle to warm up

Axle C&P
75kg*5
75kg*5
85kg*3
95kg*1
105kg*1 - continental from now on
110kg*1

Much easier to do continentals with a fat bar! Serious exertion headache/sweats with these. Good for more.

Farmers'walk - Turn at 15m
90kg per hand*30m
90kg*30m
90kg*30m

Got progressively easier each set. Going to start extending the distance.

Nursing a bit of a cold. Head felt like it was going to explode at certain points, otherwise, good.
JamesHIcon...12-10-2009 @ 22:23 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Monday 12th October

Push press
60kg*5
60kg*5
70kg*5
80kg*3
90kg*3
100kg*2
100kg*4

DB clean and press
30kg*5 (each arm)
40kg*3
40kg*3
50kg*fail hmmmm

Standing military press
60kg*5
60kg*5
65kg*5
60kg*5

Reverse flyes
JamesHIcon...13-10-2009 @ 22:07 
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Post Edited: 13.10.2009 @ 22:08 PM by JamesH
Tuesday 13th October

Finally getting somewhere...

Squat
60kg*5
100kg*5
140kg*3
180kg*3
200kg 3*1
220kg*3
Written down this doesn't look unusual, but was probably the best squat session in ages. My form felt terrible with 200, I really struggled, but I stopped with 200 and made sure I got my form better before going on for 220. Too often in the past I would either give up and call it a bad day or, most likely, move up to 220 and hope for the best.

Looking for 5 reps soon.

Things are looking up then...

Deadlift
120kg*3
170kg*3
190kg*3
210kg*2
210kg*2
210kg*2
210kg*2
210kg*2
Technique and speed got progressively better. Could just have put 5*2 but somehow this is more satisfying.

The plan is under way.
JoniIcon...13-10-2009 @ 22:16 
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660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq		dude, 3x220 is a solid squat with a pb of 230!
JamesHIcon...13-10-2009 @ 23:13 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq
Joni said:dude, 3x220 is a solid squat with a pb of 230!


Cheers.

My PB on the chart is probably a bit misleading. I put it on when I first joined here, on the principle that it was my max at the time.

My all-time best squat was 250kg (with a belt), about two and a half years ago, weighting 120kg. Following this I decided to lose some weight as I had a good squat but felt, and probably looked, like s**t.

'The plan' or ambition - dare I emntion it - is 260kg with belt and wraps by the end of the year.
JamesHIcon...15-10-2009 @ 22:05 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Thursday 15th October

Bench
Bar*10
40kg*10
60kg*5
70kg*3
80kg*3
90kg*3
100kg*3
105kg*3

Clean and push press
60kg*3
70kg*3
80kg*3
90kg*3

Gym tidying - 10 mins

Nowhere near recovered from Tuesday. Wrists, elbows and upper back seem to have taken a beating.
JamesHIcon...19-10-2009 @ 21:01 
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745.0 kgs @ 125kgs Eq		Monday 19th October

Standing mlitary press
bar*10
40kg*10
60kg*5
65kg*5
70kg*3
75kg*3
80kg*1

Bench lockouts (in rack)
60kg*5
100kg*5
120kg*5

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