Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log
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<p>Boom - hit 50kg on overhead squats tonight. </p>
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<p>Had nearly an hour to warm up tonight. Balances out training at 6pm and lets me make sure legs and upper body are sorted. Managed to flick off those squat shoes I ordered over xmas - to a guy I was yarning too at the gym last week. He's just starting out with Olympic lifting with his PT. So that worked out mint!</p>
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<p>Warmed up with 3 sets of 5 with the bar. Working sets were 52 at 30kg, 35kg, 40kg, 45kg, 50kg. Set at 40 and 45 were pretty good, getting to enough weight to help me sit down easily. 50kg was starting to get challenging but I can see how heavier weights might be easier - in a crazy kind of way - as long as you can lock out your arms/shoulders. 60kg by the end of the month according to my PT. We'll start thinking about other Olympic lifts once he's happy I've got the overheads locked in.</p>
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<p>Finished with 55 of front squats. Arms were a bit tight through triceps and lats, but I did a bit of extra rolling out and then got stuck in. 60kg for the first set then 70kg for the other four. </p>
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<p>Good back workout tonight. Shoulders a bit tender from front squats and OH squats yesterday.</p>
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<p>Rolled out and did 4 sets of Turkish get ups with 18kg KB</p>
<p>Then it was 2 sets of waiters carries with 18kg KB - grip strength coming along nicely. Deads next wed so that'll be a good test.</p>
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<p>Seated close grip row - volume day.</p>
<p>Three sets of 65kg20</p>
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<p>Wide grip pull downs</p>
<p>Three sets of 55kg12 - thinking we should be bringing chins back into our programme. Had been hoping to drop a bit of bodyweight first though! No need add weight for me.</p>
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<p>One arm DB row/press combo. </p>
<p>Three sets of 40kg*8 each side. Ready to move up a weight on this one I reckon. We alternate between 6-8 reps depending on what we did for Wednesday training.</p>
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<p>Deadlift city today. Haven't done them at all this year - only two of us training. But we had one of the PT's join us for the first part of our session.</p>
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<p>Had a yoke bar set up and a regular bar. Started on 65kg on regular bar and had 110kg on the yoke. We were doing 4 reps on the bar then 4 reps on the yoke. Worked up to 125kg on the bar before the PT left to train with his other mate. PT is only 65kg but is a good lifter, can easily lift twice his bodyweight on deads.</p>
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<p>From there we dropped to 3 reps in the yoke after singles with the bar. Did 125kg again then 145kg, 165kg, 175kg, 185kg, then I jumped to 200kg and got a solid single done. An effort lift for sure but probably had a bit in the tank. If we hadn't been doing the yoke sets in between I might have nudged a bit higher. Doing deads with my PT on wed so that'll be a good follow up from today. Finished with a couple of sets of 2 at 145kg.</p>
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<p>Finished with an evil cable curls/triceps drop set. Starting on full stack and decreased by two slots each time. 8's for the first 3 settings then 10's then reps till failure on 12.5kg, Super pump. Tricpes first the repeated it with curls, only the reps were lower, 4's and 6's and maybe 10 ugly curls to finish. </p>
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<p>Fully tapped out today. Had forgotten how hard deads can knacker you. Good feeling though and stoked that dead strength is still there. Month or so to sharpen up and could be looking at a new pb. Chur!</p> -
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<p>Deadlift city today. Haven't done them at all this year - only two of us training. But we had one of the PT's join us for the first part of our session.</p>
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<p>Had a yoke bar set up and a regular bar. Started on 65kg on regular bar and had 110kg on the yoke. We were doing 4 reps on the bar then 4 reps on the yoke. Worked up to 125kg on the bar before the PT left to train with his other mate. PT is only 65kg but is a good lifter, can easily lift twice his bodyweight on deads.</p>
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<p>From there we dropped to 3 reps in the yoke after singles with the bar. Did 125kg again then 145kg, 165kg, 175kg, 185kg, then I jumped to 200kg and got a solid single done. An effort lift for sure but probably had a bit in the tank. If we hadn't been doing the yoke sets in between I might have nudged a bit higher. Doing deads with my PT on wed so that'll be a good follow up from today. Finished with a couple of sets of 2 at 145kg.</p>
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<p>Finished with an evil cable curls/triceps drop set. Starting on full stack and decreased by two slots each time. 8's for the first 3 settings then 10's then reps till failure on 12.5kg, Super pump. Tricpes first the repeated it with curls, only the reps were lower, 4's and 6's and maybe 10 ugly curls to finish. </p>
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<p>Fully tapped out today. Had forgotten how hard deads can knacker you. Good feeling though and stoked that dead strength is still there. <strong>Month or so to sharpen up and could be looking at a new pb. Chur!</strong></p>
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<p>Depending on what you do a break can work wonders and you can smash them, conversely if you haven't done the right shit you turn about 50 shades of purple trying one rep of something you could do 6-8 reps of a mere few months ago. I hate them and love them equally for this reason. I'm doing a bit of a thing at the moment where I'm only going hard out to absolute failure once a month. Repping 180kg at the moment, my absolute best with that weight is 8, at the moment Im doing a few work sets ( 2-4 ) with HEAPS ( 3-5 minutes ) of rest between. Doing them every Friday.</p>
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<p>That elusive 250kg 1rm is something I'd love to do this year ( or any year really ) so I'm being pretty sensible with how I achieve it. Disappointingly I haven't managed to have a big spew while doing them like some blokes ( and chicks ) have done on a few vids doing the rounds on FB.</p>
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<p>Speaking from personal experience I'd be careful doing Deads so close ( ie half a week ) especially considering you did some big numbers today. Don't try and go too hard out brudda !</p> -
<p>Has been a meh week or so. Got a dose of flu or something which knocked me about a bit. First session back at the gym today since the 19th. Went for a mixed approach, overhead and box squats plus bench.</p>
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<p>Warmed up and rolled out. Lots of time on shoulders and chest. Probably not enough but we only worked up to the bar to work on form.</p>
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<p>Did a bunch of overhead work with wooden staff and then the bar. Lots of pause squats at the bottom, getting that sense of having the bar secure overhead and sitting in a deep squat.</p>
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<p>Moved into box squats - getting nicely below parallel.</p>
<p>3 sets of 60kg for 6 then sets of 6 at 80kg, 100kg, 110kg, 120kg, 130kg. </p>
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<p>Bench next - wasn't going to go heavy, funny how loose shoulder for overheads isn't as good for bench. Kind of like avoiding stretching hammies when you are going to do deads.</p>
<p>2 sets of 60kg for 6 then 80kg6, 100kg6, 110kg3, 120kg3, 130kg*1</p>
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<p>Felt pretty knackered after all of that! But good to be back at the gym. In better news I've dropped to 107kg which continues the downward trend :yes: . Even if it's illness assisted!</p> -
<p>To try and keep them nice and tight so you can make use of that tension. Rather than having them loose and having to work harder to get them to engage. You are lengthening the muscle when stretching and the ROM for a deadlift is only halfway in the full hammy extension, as in heel to butt cheek. At least that's my PT's theory :think:</p>
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<p>I find it makes it easier for me activate them ahead of the lift - which is good as I have a love/hate affair with my deadlift form! </p> -
<p>ha ha probably on Thursday or sat. Twas a good call last week though, I was ruined for days after that dead session. Note to self, a super set deadlift session is not the best way to get back into the swing of things!</p>
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<p>ha ha probably on Thursday or sat. Twas a good call last week though, I was ruined for days after that dead session. Note to self, a super set deadlift session is not the best way to get back into the swing of things!</p>
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<p>Yeah ya go hard out like that and even lifting a small child can be hard work for days afterwards. You wouldn't have been able to shift anywhere near as much if you had decided to give it a crack,,,,,,</p> -
<p>Overheads with PT tonight. Pretty much have the basics sorted now so we worked up to a 1RM. Managed 65kg and probably had a 70kg lift in me. But that would have been a wee bit sketchy - even got to use my PT's Olympic bar. He's got a stash of bars and bumper plates for when he works out. Made it heaps easier as the bar is a bit thinner and the knurling isn't worn from sitting on the rack.</p>
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<p>Had a good hour to stretch and warm up properly. Heaps of work on my chest, lats and shoulders. Felt really mobile which was primo. My iffy shoulder doesn't make anywhere near as many cracking and popping noises now! chur!</p>
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<p>Two sets of 5 with the bar then into the working sets.</p>
<p>30kg5, 35kg5, 40kg5, 45kg3, 50kg3, 55kg2, 60kg1, 65kg1</p>
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<p>The reps at 50kg -55kg felt really good. I find I still need a bit of weight on the bar to lock in good form - same thing for back squats. Unless there is a bit of challenge I find it too easy to just muscle it. The 60kg and 65kg reps were definitely getting into that challenging range. Was tempted to suggest a crack at 70kg but PT was happy with a nice clean rep on 65kg. Said he's got an idea of what weight range we should be working in now. Looking at 5*5 at 50-55kg next week. Moving away from learning the lift to getting work done! </p>
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<p>Stoked with that progress - posture has improved heaps with all the shoulder work. Just goes to show if you put a bit of effort in you can see the rewards pretty quickly. Down to a trim 107kg now too - still not drinking and it seems my body has realised I'm not playing around. Was mighty tempted to have a brew while watching sport in the weekend but I'd take a 70kg overhead squat over a beer at the moment... hmmm or would I!! :think:</p> -
<p>Chur bro, was choice to be rocking 20 plates :good1: Back was feeling extra broad (and tired) today.</p>
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<p>But we did back anyway tonight. Wasn't too bad. Only two of us tonight so we managed a good pace.</p>
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<p>3 sets of KB waiters carries - started with 18kg and last two sets with 16kg.</p>
<p>Seated close grip row - 3 sets, 70kg12, 85kg10, 100kg8 light spot on last couple of reps</p>
<p>Wide grip lat pull down - 3 sets, 60kg12, then 70kg for 10 and 8.</p>
<p>One arm DB rows. Upped the weight on these today. Normally we do 40kg's for the row and press. 44kg for the rows and 42kg for the press. </p>
<p>Biceps and triceps cable curls/push-downs. 2 sets to failure for each. Went heavy and hit 20 and 12 for triceps then 16 and 10 on curls. Mad pump</p>
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<p>did a bunch of stretching and rolling out on sunday - keeping on top of that mobility work. Did a heap of work on my quads, tear inducing!</p>
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<p>Chest and arms tonight. Only three exercises but at a good clip.</p>
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<p>Flat bench first couple of sets at 80kg to warm up.</p>
<p>Working sets were 5*5 at 110, 110, 110, 120, 120. </p>
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<p>Didn't do enough warming up so it wasn't till the third set that things started to click. The first 120 set felt lighter than the 110.</p>
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<p>Decline bench - hadn't done this for ages, once it had started tweaking my shoulder a bit. 5 sets of 6 starting from 60kg. Worked up to 120kg and it felt pretty good. Guess that mobility stuff for overheads is improving shoulder strength a lot. Mint!</p>
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<p>Finished with cable tricep push downs. Three sets till failure at second to top setting. managed 20 then 12 and 8. Then we did a drop set starting from full stack, dropping two plates each time. Totally smashed by the end.</p> -
<p>Learnt a good lesson tonight. Don't add new stuff to your Monday chest routine if you have overheads on Wednesday. Had mean doms in my chest and triceps since Monday. So it took a lot of work to limber up today, and even then I was still a bit tight and definitely sore. Normally have about an hour to warm up before my PT session - a luxury I appreciate as it lets me do heaps of mobility stuff.</p>
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<p>Got my sweat on and about 10min before I was due to start I started warming up with the bar. Tightness meant my grip was a bit wider. That put more pressure on my grip and was a pain. But after the first couple of sets we swapped out for my PT's bar - made things way easier.</p>
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<p>Did 30kg5 for 3 sets then into the working sets. Settled on 53 at 50kg instead of 5*5. Got some good clean reps in plus a couple that felt rough (weren't that bad according to PT) and one fluffed rep where I had to bring the bar down and reset. Last set felt the best, smooth and controlled. Good way to finish!! </p>
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<p>Had a good yarn with my PT on ways to switch up training. Not quite as simple as legs, chest, and back days any more. At the moment my overhead lifts mean I can easily tag on some decent front/back squats. Mate still has a hip problem so that makes fitting in legs trickier. Might need to start training on Tuesday on my own :think: But I do like my Tuesday night off though.</p>
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<p>PT reckons we'll be hitting 80kg within a coupe of months. Lots of work to do but it's a cool challenge.</p> -
<p>Holy shit!! That is mental - I love watching his lifts - him and ilya ilyin are my favs. </p>
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<p>Fuck, lost a post. Meh.</p>
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<p>Waiters carries = good. 3 sets with 18kg KBs</p>
<p>Seated close grip row - heavy = 75kg12, 85kg8, 95kg8</p>
<p>Close grip lat pull downs - 45kg12, 55kg10, 65kg8 with a 2 sec pause at the bottom and when returning to full stretch. Gonna feel those tomorrow. gulp.</p>
<p>Row/Press DB combo. Two sets of rows at 46kg and presses at 42kg. Tough today - arms have been blasted this week.</p>
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<p>Shit those look fucked up......so naturally I want to give them a go !</p>
