What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2

[LordGrover]

Pvapour said:

speaking of tyres... was in getting a new one fitted and spotted they had a disused 150kg tractor tyre in the dumpster, had trailer hitched up so knicked it

thought it'd be fun to do a run



then see how many time i could flip the tyre straight away.... 6

loving mixing everything up now though after years and years of split routines.

First time I read that I thought you were running dragging the tyre over fields or something.
Disappointed.

[LordGrover]

smiffy180 said:

Had a go at 260kg deadlift tonight after a call out from a buddy
He needed some motivation after my bad spell of lifting as we're bang on the same strength wise

Need some pointers though, after I lift (end of set) and stand up, I get a pain in the middle of my back. Most noticeable after rep work.
I didn't notice after my 260 so form may be better on this particular pull? Had a epic nosebleed after it too

https://youtu.be/7bbaOjbw-Io (I'm coming for you Diddely )

Go steady dude. It's not a race you know.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Anyway, Diddely's old and weak as kitten now, what with his cut and all.

[ewenm]

Did track session last night 5x1600m with 3 mins recovery between reps - 5:02; 5:01; 4:58; 5:00; 4:59. Good group on the track doing it - always encouraging to train with likeminded others.

[chris watton]

LordGrover said:

Go steady dude. It's not a race you know.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Anyway, Diddely's old and weak as kitten now, what with his cut and all.

Yeah, Diddely's in his early 30's, well past his sell by date!

[LordGrover]

Yeah, but Smiffy's barely in long trousers.

[Pvapour]

ewenm said:

Did track session last night 5x1600m with 3 mins recovery between reps - 5:02; 5:01; 4:58; 5:00; 4:59. Good group on the track doing it - always encouraging to train with likeminded others.

that sounds fun, will use those as a bench mark

LordGrover said:

First time I read that I thought you were running dragging the tyre over fields or something.
Disappointed.

[ewenm]

Pvapour said:

ewenm said:

Did track session last night 5x1600m with 3 mins recovery between reps - 5:02; 5:01; 4:58; 5:00; 4:59. Good group on the track doing it - always encouraging to train with likeminded others.

that sounds fun, will use those as a bench mark

Mile reps - a staple of autumn/winter distance training.

[smiffy180]

LordGrover said:

Go steady dude. It's not a race you know.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Anyway, Diddely's old and weak as kitten now, what with his cut and all.

he's still probably pulling more than me atm though!

[TheJimi]

Pvapour said:

ewenm said:

Did track session last night 5x1600m with 3 mins recovery between reps - 5:02; 5:01; 4:58; 5:00; 4:59. Good group on the track doing it - always encouraging to train with likeminded others.

that sounds fun, will use those as a bench mark

LordGrover said:

First time I read that I thought you were running dragging the tyre over fields or something.
Disappointed.

I misread it completely and thought it was 34miles!

Got to the tyre flipping bit and thought "holy st, this dude's a machine!"

Ok, turns out he's a machine anyway (Happy, Pvapour?!)

[didelydoo]

smiffy180 said:

LordGrover said:

Go steady dude. It's not a race you know.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Anyway, Diddely's old and weak as kitten now, what with his cut and all.

he's still probably pulling more than me atm though!

Old, yes, but still keeping young whipersnappers at bay! 260kg for 4 on the deads tonight

[BlackST]

Last night
Stiff legged deads
Dumbell shoulder press
Military press
Side raises
Barbell squats
Squats holding a 20kg plate and with every rep pressing the plate

Aching today.
Back and triceps later.

[Pvapour]

off out on my 1st road bike this morning to see what it & I can do together, tbh it looks like I'll sit on it and it'll snap!

on the body weight calisthenics front and my road of discovery I came across this, calisthenics guy has some very advanced skills & physically looks superior but is completely overwhelmed by the strength athlete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx45nUETmIA

[didelydoo]

Pvapour said:

off out on my 1st road bike this morning to see what it & I can do together, tbh it looks like I'll sit on it and it'll snap!

on the body weight calisthenics front and my road of discovery I came across this, calisthenics guy has some very advanced skills & physically looks superior but is completely overwhelmed by the strength athlete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx45nUETmIA

have you looked here? http://www.beastskills.com/ - lots of calisthenics stuff and tutorials there

[Halb]

Pvapour said:

off out on my 1st road bike this morning to see what it & I can do together, tbh it looks like I'll sit on it and it'll snap!

on the body weight calisthenics front and my road of discovery I came across this, calisthenics guy has some very advanced skills & physically looks superior but is completely overwhelmed by the strength athlete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx45nUETmIA

Bodybuildingrev puts up some ace challenges. I like the bodyweight squat one, I did that earlier this year.

[smiffy180]

didelydoo said:

smiffy180 said:

LordGrover said:

Go steady dude. It's not a race you know.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Anyway, Diddely's old and weak as kitten now, what with his cut and all.

he's still probably pulling more than me atm though!

Old, yes, but still keeping young whipersnappers at bay! 260kg for 4 on the deads tonight

the 260 was intentional wasn't it..........

[didelydoo]

smiffy180 said:

the 260 was intentional wasn't it..........

Not really...more a coincidence! Had done 250x5,270x2 and 280x1 over the past few weeks; so 260x4,270x3,280x2,290x1 is the plan over the coming 3 weeks

[chris watton]

Well, I think I have to put my goals of PB Deadlifts and Squats on the backburner for a while, I think I've pulled something in my lower back. It affects me most on squats, had a shocking Squat session today..

Squats:
5 sets of 5 up to 140 - but from 130kg, going down to the halfway mark really hurt my lower right back, just above the buttocks. Once passed that point, I was OK, it's just starting to go down that's the problem. What have I done!

Finished with a drop set of 10 reps with 110 - it was uncomfortable, but didn't hurt like the heavier weights..

Bench press (crap again, feeling really weak this week..)
5 sets of 5 with 65-105kg
1 set of 1 rep with 115 (was expecting to do at least 4 reps)!
1 drop set of 11 reps with 90kg

Incline Bench press - 4 sets of 6-10 reps

DB Rows - 4 sets of 10 (less weight than usual - 52-57kg, and that felt very heavy )

Lat Pull Downs - 4 sets of 10-12

Pendlay Rows - 5 sets of 5 reps (started tentatively with 60kg, to see how my back was, and it was fine, and ended up going up to 100kg)

I am assuming it is a muscle I have hurt somehow, and not the spine, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do the heavy rows?

Think I will have to slow down a bit and do a three days per week routine from next week..

[didelydoo]

chris watton said:

Well, I think I have to put my goals of PB Deadlifts and Squats on the backburner for a while, I think I've pulled something in my lower back. It affects me most on squats, had a shocking Squat session today..

Squats:
5 sets of 5 up to 140 - but from 130kg, going down to the halfway mark really hurt my lower right back, just above the buttocks. Once passed that point, I was OK, it's just starting to go down that's the problem. What have I done!

Finished with a drop set of 10 reps with 110 - it was uncomfortable, but didn't hurt like the heavier weights..

Bench press (crap again, feeling really weak this week..)
5 sets of 5 with 65-105kg
1 set of 1 rep with 115 (was expecting to do at least 4 reps)!
1 drop set of 11 reps with 90kg

Incline Bench press - 4 sets of 6-10 reps

DB Rows - 4 sets of 10 (less weight than usual - 52-57kg, and that felt very heavy )

Lat Pull Downs - 4 sets of 10-12

Pendlay Rows - 5 sets of 5 reps (started tentatively with 60kg, to see how my back was, and it was fine, and ended up going up to 100kg)

I am assuming it is a muscle I have hurt somehow, and not the spine, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do the heavy rows?

Think I will have to slow down a bit and do a three days per week routine from next week..

Maybe best to completely drop anything lower back/hamstring related for at least a full week (deads/squats/rows etc) and see how it goes. All it takes is a 'pop' to put you out of action on everything for a long time! Or just have a proper week off/light week- probably due one.

(Of course, I'd push through in the hope that the issue is overcome by training/strengthening the part in question- hypers, light deads for reps etc..... this has worked for me generally, but maybe isn't the most sensible approach to take)

[chris watton]

didelydoo said:

Maybe best to completely drop anything lower back/hamstring related for at least a full week (deads/squats/rows etc) and see how it goes. All it takes is a 'pop' to put you out of action on everything for a long time! Or just have a proper week off/light week- probably due one.

(Of course, I'd push through in the hope that the issue is overcome by training/strengthening the part in question- hypers, light deads for reps etc..... this has worked for me generally, but maybe isn't the most sensible approach to take)

Thanks for that, didely!

I suspect we may have a similar mind-set, 'all or nothing/if you're going to do something, do it to the max or don't bother at all' - so it is difficult to 'throttle back'

However, I may give Squats a miss for a week, or just do a few high rep sets with less weight, to keep the muscles 'oiled' - and just do DB rows (resting on the bench, rather than back), Lat Pull Downs and light Deads.

I have been working with a bias towards back and shoulders (delts) for the past few months, as these were my weak points. I didn't feel like I was doing too much, but perhaps as the weight increases, certain parts need more time to catch up? I guess I'm no spring chicken!

[smiffy180]

didelydoo said:

Not really...more a coincidence! Had done 250x5,270x2 and 280x1 over the past few weeks; so 260x4,270x3,280x2,290x1 is the plan over the coming 3 weeks

Strong tt

ever used a suit before? I'm considering using one at the end of my deadlift cycle which will hopefully be 8+ weeks yet.