Your Training Goals for 2015

Your Training Goals for 2015

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V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Nice one thumbup

I did as many as possible in my first set (10). A friend asked if I'd change the approach to pace the sets a bit more, but I don't think so. I think my capability (i.e. Lack of stamina strength) means that I beed to get as much as possible in the 'fresh' set.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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smiffy180 said:
Managed 23 reps - 10, 5, 5, 3 and stopped about 10 secs short ffs.
I think that is more than I thought you would have gotten...so well done. biggrin

I would hope my muscles ability to cope with the endurance aspect would be good, with the sort of training I have done in the past. I do not know when I'll be able to do it...a week tomorrow perhaps.

smiffy180

6,018 posts

149 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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150kg AMRAP 5 mins: http://youtu.be/mueqf8Ftq7Q

sorry it's in low def, it would've been 500mb or something high def and using gym's (limited) wifi.

You can see the power is constant, just fked up hah.

smiffy180

6,018 posts

149 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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V8mate said:
Nice one thumbup

I did as many as possible in my first set (10). A friend asked if I'd change the approach to pace the sets a bit more, but I don't think so. I think my capability (i.e. Lack of stamina strength) means that I beed to get as much as possible in the 'fresh' set.
I think more sets is bad from looking back. I was trying to hard to time and get rest when I should've gone balls out smile

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Hoofy said:
The 120kg guy in the video did it for 73 reps didn't he?
Powerlifter @ 97.5kg got 73 reps
Weightlifter @ 70kg got 73 reps
Strongman @ 120kg got 60 reps
Bodybuilder @ 105kg got 50 reps

I think they rounded up to the nearest weight you could get with 1.25kgx2. Most were really close, grams off, whereas the body-builder weighed 102.75kg...which makes me think they would have made him squat 105.
Can't quite tell from the vid.

Art0ir

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9,401 posts

169 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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smiffy180 said:
150kg AMRAP 5 mins: http://youtu.be/mueqf8Ftq7Q

sorry it's in low def, it would've been 500mb or something high def and using gym's (limited) wifi.

You can see the power is constant, just fked up hah.
In the nicest way possibly, you're looking a hell of a lot healthier at the minute dude!

Tried this tonight, sat the timer on the phone in front of me a few feet so I could check every now and then.

Managed 30 reps @ 80kg - 10, 7, 5, 4, 4 with a few seconds to spare but I was bust after.

Haven't squatted in 3 weeks though with knee pain so happy at that. Did my working sets after and felt awful (2x5x120kg) then barbell lunges and supersetted extensions, curls and calve raises. Dinner ejected shortly after.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Art0ir said:
Managed 30 reps @ 80kg - 10, 7, 5, 4, 4 with a few seconds to spare but I was bust after.
79.5 kg in weight? wink

Art0ir

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9,401 posts

169 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Halb said:
79.5 kg in weight? wink
Smallest plates there are 2.5kg!

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Art0ir said:
Halb said:
79.5 kg in weight? wink
Smallest plates there are 2.5kg!
Not 1.25kg? But are you saying that you weigh over 80kg...haha! then it's 85kg for you then my friend! tongue out

I'm gonna weigh myself on the day, I'm hoping for 105kg, but may have to plump for 107.5kg, you saw how strict they were with the 120kg strongman!

smiffy180

6,018 posts

149 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Art0ir said:
In the nicest way possibly, you're looking a hell of a lot healthier at the minute dude!
I'm 12kg lighter, I should hope so! tongue out

Art0ir

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9,401 posts

169 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Halb said:
Not 1.25kg? But are you saying that you weigh over 80kg...haha! then it's 85kg for you then my friend! tongue out

I'm gonna weigh myself on the day, I'm hoping for 105kg, but may have to plump for 107.5kg, you saw how strict they were with the 120kg strongman!
There used to be some but they've gone walkies.

Was 79.5kg today. My weight can fluctuate 2kg+/- at times!

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 30th January 2015
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Art0ir said:
There used to be some but they've gone walkies.

Was 79.5kg today. My weight can fluctuate 2kg+/- at times!
Yeah same, depending whether I'm low carb/high carb or watered. So long as I'm sub-105 in the morning though (dry) I'll squat at 105, otherwise it's 107.5 biggrin

Art0ir

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9,401 posts

169 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Bench has been my weak link since day one but finally making good progress at last.

80kg was my 1RM just before Christmas. Hit this for 5 reps last week so knew I was getting somewhere.

Warmed up tonight then 3x60kg, 1x80kg and finally got 90kg. Felt easy so put another 5kg and got it up with ease. 100kg is definitely nearby at last smile I set a goal of 110-115kg for the end of March in the new year which I wasn't sure I'd make but confident I'll get it now.

215kg is the goal on deadlift (170kg as of 3 weeks ago) and 160-170kg on squat (3x3x120kg last Friday, will test my Max this Friday, hoping for 140kg+)

If I make all those that'll be a 500kg total after 6 months proper training and just in time for the NIPF full power meet. Weight still 80kg and has been for 2 months or so, if it stays there I'll be happy. I can cut bit after April if I feel like it.

Nothing groundbreaking and insignificant in the context of the strength some of you guys have, but over the moon with progress so far.

V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Has anyone else tried the squat challenge? smile

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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V8mate said:
Has anyone else tried the squat challenge? smile
I aim to try it this Sat. biggrin

IsaacNewton

1,914 posts

185 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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V8mate said:
Has anyone else tried the squat challenge? smile
Not quite the squat challenge, but I did something similar two months ago as part of a CrossFit competition.
The aim was to pick a weight and do as many squats as possible in three minutes - with your score being set equal to weight times reps.

I'm about 92kg with a 1RM of 185kg and went for 100kg - I managed 48 squats.
No idea about the breakdown of reps, but I did re-rack several times.
It took about 4 days for my legs to stop being sore...

smiffy180

6,018 posts

149 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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IsaacNewton said:
CrossFit .
Hand your PH badge in and get off.








Only joking tongue outhehe

Any idea how long as that's impressive?

IsaacNewton

1,914 posts

185 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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smiffy180 said:
IsaacNewton said:
CrossFit .
Hand your PH badge in and get off.








Only joking tongue outhehe

Any idea how long as that's impressive?
I've been doing CrossFit for just over a year, but it's only the place I've been going to for the last five months where there's been a decent amount of heavy weights - the guy who runs it is into Olympic lifting, hence there are heavy front and back squats every week.
However I've been lifting on and off for years and I've always had a strong back squat, so I wouldn't give much credit to my CrossFit classes...

smiffy180

6,018 posts

149 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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IsaacNewton said:
I've been doing CrossFit for just over a year, but it's only the place I've been going to for the last five months where there's been a decent amount of heavy weights - the guy who runs it is into Olympic lifting, hence there are heavy front and back squats every week.
However I've been lifting on and off for years and I've always had a strong back squat, so I wouldn't give much credit to my CrossFit classes...
I meant how long it took you to do the squats biggrin

IsaacNewton

1,914 posts

185 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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smiffy180 said:
I meant how long it took you to do the squats biggrin
Um, three minutes like I said in my post... If I had been given another two, I doubt that I could have squeezed out more than a couple more reps.