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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 2, 2008 10:20:54 GMT
2HP Worked up to a pb of 76.51kg. A pb!  farmers walk turn every 25m60kg each hand x 50m 80kg each handx 75m (max dist attempt) 90kg each hand x 50m axle deads (mixed grip) 1x205kg 1x215kg -- right hand (overhand grip) working hard 1x225kg -- right hand (overhand grip) working hard Pleased with this as it is the 1st time I have tried regular deadlifting with an axle. another 5 or 10kg and my right hand was going to fail.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 4, 2008 12:50:05 GMT
safety squat
2x8x140kg.
Knee felt fine and it was good to do some squatting. the safety squat bar is awkward and it gets more out of position with each rep. Probably do multiple doubles next time.
Rolling thunder (old handle)
R= 75kg L = 75kg
R = 80kg L = 80kg fail -- too big a jump. Shoulda went 77.5kg
R = 77.25kg L = 77.25kg fail
Pretty near pb territory despite not training RT for months. All the axle and slippery eel work must be carrying over well. Never managed to hold the 77.25 lift long enough for a 'down' command tho, so I need to tidy up the reps.
military press (from hang clean)
1x8x40kg
1x8x60kg
Just testing the shoulder. Felt okay. Lack of practice made everything wobbly. Seeing physio on friday.
1HP
R=25kg, 27.5kg, 30kg, 32.5kg , 35kg , 40kg (fail), 37.5kg (fail)
L=25kg, 27.5kg, 30kg, 32.5kg (fail), 31.25kg(fail)
unilateral supported row machine
worked up to 8x100kg (full stack) with either hand.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 6, 2008 11:36:15 GMT
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 8, 2008 2:02:55 GMT
Physio says i can try some pressing. But not full lockouts as I am still stiff and tight at that position. Also got some more stretching and stretch-band stuff for rehab.
military press
2x8x60kg
1x7x60kg -- wanted 8 but probably was a bit ambitious for first time back.
small dinnie ring
90kg x2 each hand
135kg x1 each hand
150kg x1 each hand
Regaining my groove with the single ring lift.
Big dinnie ring
160kg x 1 each hand
165kg x 1 each hand -- Good height with right hand but always slipping and 5mm tear on palm. A pb though. No knee pain.
Axle DO timed hold
100kg x 49 seconds.
dumbell bench (palms facing throughout)
20kg x 8 -- felt sore on the shoulder so stopped
dumbell shoulder press
1x8x10kg
1x8x12.5kg
1x8x15kg
3x8x20kg
Felt fine during the set. Getting in to position was a little sore.
olympic bar wrist curl (suitcase style)
8x20kg
8x25kg
8x27.5kg
8x30kg
8x30kg
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 9, 2008 12:54:59 GMT
Strongman training at Bill Lyndon's place
shot put
Just got some pointers/technique advice when using a 1kg lawn bowl as a shot. The other guys progressed to a 10kg
stone but I passed on that because of my shoulder.
caber
Never done one before and this was about 10-12 feet and 60kg training caber. had 4 attempts but always lost the caber
over the shoulder when trying to get my hands under the thing.
160kg shield carry (turns every 25m)
1x55m.
BTW...I turned my chain and celtic cross around so it did not get stretched by the shield carry.
Yoke
175kg x25m in 19 seconds
235kg x 25m in 20 seconds -- the celtic cross was sitting between my shoulder blades and got bent by the bar and left
a ugly indentation and a big swelling. Eejit, I thought it was unusually sore.
255kg x 25m in 16 seconds.
Need to add 2-3 second to each of these times as the stopwatch was started when the first step was taken...rather than
when the yoke left the ground.
stones
Worked up to 2 singles with 130kg. Felt suprisingly good considering I have not done them for a while because of the shldr.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 11, 2008 10:39:19 GMT
No time for a workout due to family commitments but managed three 20minute workouts between dinner and bed. The large welt on my back from the chain digging during the yoke is still weeping two days later. IM grippers Right hand ccs #1 ccs#2 ccs#2.5 miss 5mm #2.5 -- Got it! set it as best I can with non-crushing hand #2.5 -- miss 5mm #2.5 -- miss 1cm #2.5 choked to parallel then closed. Left hand ccs #1 ccs #2 miss 5mm #2.5 miss 1cm -- set it as best I can with non-crushing hand #2.5 miss 5mm -- set it as best I can with non-crushing hand #2.5 miss 1cm -- set it as best I can with non-crushing hand #2.5 miss 1cm -- set it as best I can with non-crushing hand #2.5 choked to parallel. Failed to close. 2HP 2x10kg plates back-to-back with scaffolding pole threaded through R=20kg,20kg, 22.5kg, 22.5kg, 25kg, 27.5kg, 28.5kg, 28.5kg, 30kg, 30kg L=20kg,20kg, 22.5kg, 22.5kg, 22.5kg,25kg, 27.5kg(fail), 26kg, 26kg, 26kg, 27.5kg Harder setup than the pinch block i have been using and both hands down by about 5kg. Also, skin stretched but not split. 20kg block weightR=1,1,1 L=0,0,0 Told my wife I was putting the bins out. Twenty minutes later she came looking for me, only to find me pressing the log under a street light.  log press 3x8x60kg Bit sore getting in to position as biceps/forearms beaten up from Sunday training. But when it was overhead it felt like slipping in to a pair of comfortable slippers in front of the fire Here is the footage Ivan shot from Sunday's workout au.youtube.com/watch?v=UgkMllKS_UIYou can see me fail to Zercher the 160kg valhalla stone. Then Big Tony does is..he is the BIGGEST vegetarian i have ever seen. The stone was actually made by a funeral director for Bill and is a modified headstone.  |
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 13, 2008 9:50:49 GMT
vulcan
Worked up to CCS with level7 with right and left hands. This is a pb for the left hand.
Then CCS level8 miss 1cm
Then CCS level7 miss 2mm.
straphold with 1.25kg
R =thickstrap level8 5 seconds...4 seconds....3 seconds.
L =thinstrap level7 5 seconds...0 seconds!...5 seconds.
RT
R = 50kg, 50kg, 60kg, 70kg, 70kg, 70kg, 70kg
R = 50kg, 50kg, 60kg, 70kg, 70kg, 70kg(Fail), 70kg(Fail)
The RT was pretty poor, maybe still recovering from the 1HP which left me a lot sorer than normal. Will give grip stuff a miss tomorrow and try again on sunday.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 14, 2008 9:09:35 GMT
safety squat6x3x150kg Can only seem to stay comfortable for 2/3 reps so did triples with about 1-2 minutes rest between sets. military press2x8x65kg 1x6x65kg -- run out of strength. The left arm was dominating as well. chins (bdywt)1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2 pullups (bdywt) 1,2,3,1,2 the chins/pullups shw progress but I am still doing them gingerly. Tried to get under the squat bar but 'no way' with the left shoulder. Time and patience has got rid off the pain but the mobility is stuffed. Will need to make time to recover the mobility in the shoulder or i won't be squatting again. 
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 16, 2008 10:34:01 GMT
bearhug and carry keg (turns at 25m)
64kgx50m
64kgx50m
95kgx50m
95kgx50m
105kgx50m
farmers walk (turns at 25m)
60kg x 50m
80kgx75m in 49seconds -- Still tring to increase grip stamina. Will try 85kg or 90kg next time.
110kg x 25m
120kg x 25m -- worst pickup in the world. The front of the farmers were virtually touching the ground .
1 hand lift
small dinnie
50kgx1 --both hands
75kgx1--both hands
90kgx1--both hands
100kgx1 --both hands
125kgx1 --both hands
150kgx1 --both hands
big dinnie
165kg x1 --both hands.
175kg x 1 --both hands. pb for rught hand
182.5kg x 1 -- pb
1" 1-handlift handle with IM olympic loading pin
R=190kg
L= 190kg --fail and lost some skin on the palm
Changed handles and loading pins as the weight increased just to get experience on all the apparatus.
Thought I was going well until Tristan and Ivan blasted past me with confident 205kg and 210kg lifts. Should have youtube
for this up soon. I noticed that I do this lift with a starting side-on position like I was rowing a dumbell. This is how I
setup for the dinnie attempts.
The guys who bettered me address the bar straight on. i might give this a go and see if this more symetrical approach improves my numbers.
Also, I used a girly looking pink caribiner but it is an expensive climbing-rated one, good for 650kg. The kinda expensive
stuff people trust their lives to. Yup, you guessed it..Tristan broke the dam thing at about 150kg!!
log press
3x8x65kg -- bit wobbly but shoulders seemed okay.
stone
5x110kg
Heaviest workout in a while. Let's see what aches tomorrow.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 18, 2008 10:09:11 GMT
DO deads
170kg x 1 --pb
170kg x 1 --pb
deads (mixed grip no belt)
2x5x210kg
chins with bdywt
3,3,4 -- a narrow grip seems to be the easiest on the shoulder
row the end of an olympic barbell
3x45kg
3x65kg
3x70kg
pullups with bdywt
1,2,2,3 -- shoulder felt a bit vulnerable so I stopped.
axle timed hold
100kg held for 35 seconds. A drop of 14 seconds from last time.
7kg shot put
managed 10 'paces' with stationary and glide. The 'glide' is poor and it was a 'chuck'
biceps with Im cables
3 sets of '21's with 3 strands
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Post by Steve Gardener on Nov 18, 2008 10:52:04 GMT
I used a climbing carabina before and broke it first time it was used. Rated at 500-kilos my arse. Get the ones with the mechanism you screw over the lock.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 20, 2008 8:36:52 GMT
Steve, yeah, I am especially annoyed as I bought an extra one for a backup. There is not much of a second hand market for pink carabiners ;D CCS vulcan Right lv 7 lv 8 fail 1cm Left lv 7 fail 1cm lv 7 fail 1cm vulcan. Set bit narrower than CCS R= 3 fails with level 8 about 5mm each time. Then one beauty, out of nowhere, which ws only a couple of mm away. L = 3 fails with level 8, each a little narrower than parallel. 2HP 40kg,50kg, 60kg, 70kg (fail), 65kg, 65kg, 65kg (fail) Different apparatus and was 65mm width (rather than my normal 50mm). Bit disappointing and makes me think the pinch block I have been using is inflating my numbers. 20kg block weight deads R= 10- singles. L = 0, few inches off ground, 1, few inches off ground,1,1,1,1,1,1. This seemed to get better as time went on and I was doing high pulls with the right. the left is always tricky. I think I am due a light day tomorrow as my lifts are falling and hands are showing signs of distress. here is Ivan's footage from last Sunday's workout. au.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lgplt-Ke1w |
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 21, 2008 10:33:46 GMT
Another workout in the rain...
log press in back yard
3x8x70kg -- left shoulder felt a little tight
Drove to the local park...
shot put
managed 8 'paces' stationary with a 12kg shot.
managed 10 'paces' stationery with a 7kg shot
Tried the 'glide' but this just resulted in less distance. I need to find some source of training advice on this as i am getting nowhere
weight for distance
managed 12 'paces' with a 10kg weight on a chain. This is my second time trying the event and it was good fun.
Some glue sniffers sheltering from the rain under a tree were shouting advice (or it might have been abuse?) at me so I smiled and tried harder as I hate to disappoint.
Then home for some stretching and cable work on the injured shoulder
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 23, 2008 10:42:01 GMT
log press
3x8x72kg. Left shoulder clicked for the first set but was quiet (or stunned) after that.
farmers walk (turns at 25m)
65kgx50m
75kgx50m
85kgx75m -- max dist attempt
115kg x 25m
115kgx 25m
Never re-opened the cuts on my palm so I am happy about that,
yoke
worked up to 1 x 25m x 255kg.
Never wore the super suit today...the workout had already ben going for hours and I coudnt be a*sed. felt wobbly.
Tried to have the bar higer up and that seemed to work well for me. I might see if we can put cloth tape on the bar
as I find it a bit slidey.
stones
110kg x 5 each one lifted over the bar of the yoke set at 120cm.
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Post by jamesgrahame on Nov 25, 2008 21:32:48 GMT
safety squat
8x2x160kg
lots of doubles as I can't keep bar in position. also feels harder than my normalsquats as I have to hold it in a different position. Probably good for me,
Between squats I did the grip stuff in the order of an upcoming comp.Tried to stick to same no. attempts.
vulcan (set bit narrower than CCS)
R=lv7, lv8, lv8, lv8
L=lv7, lv8(misS),lv8(misS),lv8(misS) -- these were soooo close.
1hand lift
90kg
135kg
180kg
190kg -- fail
190kg -- fail
old RT handle
Warmed up to 65kg each hand. Then
R= 75kg , 75kg, 77.5kg, 80kg(quick up/down), 80kg(good one), 81.25kg(fail)
L = 75kg (miss) , 75kg, 77.25kg (Fail), 77.25kg, 77.25(Fail)
The apparatus weighed 1.8kg so I got a new pb R=81.8kg and L= 79.05
Overall the vulcan and RT were good but the 1hand-lift was disappointing as I wanted to improve
on my 190kg pb and ended up being worse.
shoulder rehab
Managed to get under bar but left arm/hand was shaking with the strain. Was v. disappointed. I did my stretching and tried again and there was improvement. So I just have to be patient.
pullup
6xbdywt, 5xbdywt, 4xbdywt -- The uninjured arm is dominating but I think these are worthwhile.
chin
2xbdywt -- stopped as my right arm was doing 99% of the work.
bdyweight
Still 98.8kg.
weight for distance
stopped at the park on way home and did about a dozen throws in the 12-14 'paces' region.
No real improvement in technique or distance but I feel less likely to end up on my arse.
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