2014 - Raise the Bar ***Lifting Log***

[Purefilth]

Oh yeah. Tore calluses off on those top end reps

 

[Krueg]

Nice work on the PR's!

 

[Purefilth]

Right elbow started to ache yesterday, I thought it would be fine today, but apparently not. Really started to hurt after a few sets on the bench and I had to cut my session short to go and ice it up.

There's always something ..... :-(

 

[TheStig]

There's always something ..... :-(

Ain't that the truth

 

[Purefilth]

mix it up and ploughed through frontsquats

bar for a few
60kg x 12
80kg x 8
90kg x 6
110kg x 4
120kg x 1


couple of backsquats and some calves and im away

 

[Purefilth]

Sup fellas. Still about, just having a week taking it 'easy' kinda..... Well doing legs only.

And some bench

A few deadlifts...

Heavy rows.

Super heavy shrugs.

5x5 on 235 lb on the bench.

Couple of pull ups.


Then stopped cos of my elbow causing grief.


Ok, so that doesn't really look like I was taking it easy.... But thinking about resting is kinda the same as doing the damn thing ... Right guys?


...... Guys?

Started foam rolling. That shiit HURTS!!!!

 

[Purefilth]

Yup backsquats done.frontsquat warmup
100 X 5
120 X 3
130 x 2
140 x 1 failed 2nd after max effort push
130 x 1
130 x 1
100 x 5
100 x 5

Then calves and off to work.


I'm doing shorter leg workout s for a few weeks so I can hit them again in a couple of days. Fkkin elbow messing up my gainzzzz.

 

[Krueg]

Sorry to hear about the elbow, good to see your still getting to the gym though!

 

[TheStig]

Good squats man,


and psh yeah the only reason people think they need to rest and are overtraining is because they're undertrained
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/max_out_on_squats_every_day

I bet if you really got psyched up and mentally wild you could hit 150kg for fronts

 

[Purefilth]

How You Feel is a Lie

That phrase is the Broz mantra. You simply can't listen to your body because it's lying to you. Broz can cite countless examples of athletes setting PR's on days they didn't even want to train, as well as days where the athlete felt like a million bucks but didn't fare so well in the gym.

Fact is, when I visited Broz he explained that the previous week his wrist was so sore that he could barely warm up with the bar during split jerks, but he pushed through it, eventually felt warmed up, and ended up jerking 405 lbs. The following day his wrist pain had vanished.

He describes this phenomenon as "floating pain" – your body has to hurt somewhere. It will simply migrate from one place to the next while you sleep, and when you awaken you'll discover where it landed.

this - right here.



cheers for the article stiggy - I read a lot of these testosterone nation ones too

 

[TheStig]

No problem dude...it's funny I was reading this at the end of a class right before I went to go lift, and was just chomping at the bit to go move some weight

 

[Purefilth]

fvckin elbow

close bench - decline
did 4 or 5 sets of -
100kg x 6

elbow gave out after about 2 sets, I pushed through and did what I could
klokov press
20kg x 12
40kg x 12
40kg x 10


cant remember the rest, wasn't impressive.

 

[Purefilth]

Frontsquat Session

knee hurt like mad last night, but luckily it was ok when I woke.
Quads still aching from backsquats 2 days ago, I went in anyway.

bar x 12
60kg x 12
80kg x 10
100kg x 6 - *****REP PR*****
120kg x 2 - almost got stuck on the second, but grinded through that sticking point.
125kg x 1 - love that I can still hit that PR - will try to beat it in a couple of days

as a session, it was good - definite strength gains even if no pr got broken, getting these heavier ones all in is an achievement in itself , especially with DOMS.

 

[Purefilth]

Bench, inclined db press and fly.

Elbow is still holding a problem for me.

 

[Purefilth]

Squatsss

60 x 12
90 x 8
120 x 5
140 x 2
145 x 1
120 x 5
120 x 5

Den calves


I could honestly have done another set on 120kg but I'm doing frontsquats in 2 days and I wanted to be as fresh as possible.

Quads still hurt just above knees.

 

[Purefilth]

Legs felt mostly fresh still, so without delay, i frontsquatted.

50kg x 12
90kg x 12
130kg x 1****PR****
Fuggit, was so easy and I didn't even stall add more weight!!!!!
135kg x 1****DOUBLE DIP PR*****

Stalled a bit, but as soon as my spotter touched me I growled at him and got that Shiit up.

On my way to catching the stig!

Some shoulders and some Heavy leg press did me to finish.

Feels sooo good

 

[Krueg]

Congrats on the PR's! For the elbow and knee pain, getting some wraps or sleeves could help, I see quite a few powerlifers wear em, just a thought

 

[Purefilth]

I wrap my knees, just mad doms lately from legs every day. I think the elbow is tendonitis, so rest and anti inflammatories.

 

[Purefilth]

ok, after a few lighter training sessions I came back through for DEADLIFTS.

its been a while, but I wanted to see what the craic was.

Missed breakfast and really missed out on calorie requirements yesterday - bad day, bad news and all that, so therapy time.

70kg x 12
120kg x 12
170kg x 6
190kg x 3
200kg x 2
210kg x 1
was gonna go for 220, but wasn't feeling it after 210, and I didn't need to add a missed max to my list of woes
so dropped to
170kg x 3 - double overhand grip
30second rest
170kg x 6 - mixed grip
150kg x 10

a few pullups and stretches and off outta there.

elbow was fine and I hit a decent weight for having not eaten in a while (like 14 hours)



feel better now

 

[TheStig]

Solid...reeeeal solid