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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Monday 24th of August

    Powersnatch + Snatch Balance + OHS

    15kg x 3 + 3 + 3 (2sets)
    25kg x 3 + 3 + 3
    31kg x 3 + 3 + 3
    33kg x 3 + 3 + 3 (4sets)

    Powerclean + Powerjerk

    15kg x 2 (1 + 1)
    35kg x 2 (1 + 1)
    46kg x 2 (1 + 1) 4sets
    49kg x 2 (1 + 1)

    Snatchpulls
    48kg x 3 (2sets)
    51kg x 3 (3sets)

    Pullups
    3 sec eccentric
    2 x 4
    2 x 3

    BB Press

    15kg x 5
    30kg x 5 (3sets)

    Ran outta time :/


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Tuesday 25th of August

    Front Squats

    35kg x 3
    45kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    63kg x 2 (5sets)...in my head they were rock hard..then watched the vids of me doing them and they looked piss easy:pac::pac:

    Quads felt broken after..haven't foamrolled in a very long time..so all my fault :( Did a tonne of rolling then..

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 1
    38kg x 3 (3sets)
    41kg x 2 (2sets)

    Jerks from the blocks
    35kg x 3
    40kg x 3
    45kg x 3
    50kg x 3
    53kg x 3 (3sets)
    56kg x 2 (2sets)

    Cleanpulls
    64kg x 3 (3sets)
    67kg x 3 (2sets)

    DB Row
    12kg x 10 e/s (3sets)

    Pushups
    3 x 6

    Ab Rollouts
    3 x 5

    DB Side Bends
    3sets with 16kg

    BB Curls
    3 x 10 @ 15kg

    Bandpushdowns
    3 sets

    Pretty sure I'm huge now


  • Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭ninamc


    Dropped my phone down the toilet last week, only logging on intermittently on the laptop. Congrats on the comp, pbs all the way. onwards and upwards :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    ninamc wrote: »
    Dropped my phone down the toilet last week, only logging on intermittently on the laptop. Congrats on the comp, pbs all the way. onwards and upwards :)

    Thank you :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Wednesday 26th of August
    Hot Astanga- <3
    Am getting waay more flexi each week :)

    Thursday 27th of August
    First day back full time teaching after a 2year break...so was absolutely knackered after:( 2 cans of monster and still didnt feel 100% to train :/

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 1 (2sets)
    40kg x 1 (2sets)
    43kg x 1
    Left it there. Was moving real slow

    Clean and Jerks
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    50kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    58kg x 1 (2sets)
    Didnt have much left in me so didnt push it

    Back squats
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 2
    59kg x 2 (5sets)

    Clean Deadlifts
    70kg x 5 (3sets)

    Gunz

    Graduated yesterday and severely hungover today so I'm totally behind on my programme. Not too fussed cos I'll have to play around about with training for the next while and see what kinda volume suits now that I'm back working.

    Been wearing a fitbit to track sleep and resting heart rate the last while. Its pretty interesting to see the changes in HR after last weeks comp


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    has it changed after the comp??


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    bluewolf wrote: »
    has it changed after the comp??

    I've just been monitoring my HR for the last month tryna establish a base line. I'm trying to be really proactive about managing stress levels for when I'm back to work.

    This is kinda the general jist of the hows and whys:
    http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/heart-rate-monitoring-an-effective-test-for-overtraining
    I'm not overly fussed by it, and probs wont use it to inform my training as I'm a bit pedantic about following training programmes but I'm interested in tracking it all the same.

    And yup HR has been elevated since the comp.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    I actually thought you were gonna say it dropped!!
    That's really interesting


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Sunday 30th of August
    Not fully recovered from Fridays antics :/:/

    Felt slow as **** today.

    Cleans
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    50kg x 3 (3sets)
    54kg x 2 (2sets)

    Jerks BTN with a 3sec pause in split

    35kg x 3
    40kg x 1
    45kg x 1
    50kg x 3 (5sets)
    Didnt do the weights that I was down to do. Still not overly comfortable with these so stuck to a weight I knew I'd get

    Backsquats
    45kg x 1
    59kg x 2 (5sets)

    Snatch DLs
    55kg x 5 (3sets)

    Abz

    /bed


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Monday 31st of August

    Snatch Pushpress + Overhead squat

    15kg x 3 + 1
    25kg x 3 + 1
    30kg x 3 + 1
    35kg x 3 + 1 (3sets)
    40kg x 3 + 1 (2sets) disgustingly difficult
    I can't overhead squat to save my life :/

    Powerclean + Pushpress

    15kg x 2 (2 + 1)
    25kg x 2 (2 + 1)
    35kg x 2 (2 + 1)
    38kg x 2 (2 + 1) 3sets
    41kg x 2 (2 + 1) 2sets

    Cleanpulls
    65kg x 3 (5sets)
    Pullups
    3 sec eccentric
    3 x 3
    Definitely waaaay fatter after a weekend of eating everything...pullups were hard today!

    Pushups
    3 x 8

    Gunz


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Tuesday 1st of Sept

    #sadness
    Front Squats

    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    63kg x 3 (4sets):(:(:(These were hard

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 1
    38kg x 2
    41kg x 2 (4sets)..felt a bit messy

    Jerks from the blocks
    35kg x 3
    40kg x 3
    45kg x 3
    50kg x 3
    53kg x 3 (1sets)
    56kg x 2 (4sets)

    Cleanpulls
    67kg x 3 (5sets)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Thursday 3rd of September

    Cleans
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 2
    50kg x 3
    54kg x 2 (4sets) grand...but felt a lil slow

    Jerks BTN
    35kg x 3
    45kg x 2
    50kg x 2
    53kg x smacked myself in the back of the head:(:(:(
    50kg x 2
    51kg x 2
    52kg x 2
    52kg x 1 + F...left it there
    Gonna drop back even further on the weights next week and just get
    confident

    Snatch pulls
    51kg x 3 (4sets)

    Backsquats

    45kg x 2
    59kg x 2 (5sets)

    #starving

    Lifting league match on saturday :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Saturday 7th of September

    Was in bed for 13hours the night before. Wired to the moon when I woke up
    Was ridiculously excited about the finals of the Leinster Lifting League...not a nerve in sight.

    Arrived and our team captain told me and the other girl that the pressure was all on us to win our two matches so that we would get a draw against the other team. There's 4 on each team but the top two lads on the other team were definitely gonna win their matches so the only chance we had was for me and the other girl to do well.:pac::pac::pac:..we werent overly fussed or pressured by this cos then he informed us that if we do get a draw the winning team would be decided on kg lifted and our team would probs lose.

    Snatches

    No micro plates so all jumps were 2.5kg
    45kg/47.5kg/50kgx
    Absolutely delighted..first time trying 50kg in a comp setting and was really confident I'd get it...but overpulled it:pac: there's def a few more kg there :)

    Clean and Jerks

    60kg/62.5kg/65kgx
    60kg was so easy the lads were trying get me to jump to 65kg for my 2nd attempt...but a 5kg jump woulda been a tad too much for me at the higher end. Missed the jerk on 65kg at the end even though the clean felt uber easy

    Overall, no PBz, but delighted with how confident I was and how easy everything was...not having to make weight DEFINITELY makes me lift better.

    The other girl and I won our matches so we did end on a draw...totals were then counted and RWC won by 4kg:eek::eek::eek::eek: Absolutely ecstatic!!! Dunno how we did it..none of us were expecting that. We were only hoping for the draw.

    RWC are now standing in joint 1st at the end of the league in group 1:):):). There's only the playoff left between the winner of our group and the winner of group 2....dunno how they pick as there's joint first in our group. But in fairness the only team we lost to was the team that's in joint first with us so its probs only fair that they go through...but we'll see!


  • Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭ninamc


    Great lifting, you could see how relaxed you were.
    How come you don't need to make weight, is just like open division for women or something?
    Hope you's get to the playoff :)

    gymfreak wrote: »
    Saturday 7th of September

    Was in bed for 13hours the night before. Wired to the moon when I woke up
    Was ridiculously excited about the finals of the Leinster Lifting League...not a nerve in sight.

    Arrived and our team captain told me and the other girl that the pressure was all on us to win our two matches so that we would get a draw against the other team. There's 4 on each team but the top two lads on the other team were definitely gonna win their matches so the only chance we had was for me and the other girl to do well.:pac::pac::pac:..we werent overly fussed or pressured by this cos then he informed us that if we do get a draw the winning team would be decided on kg lifted and our team would probs lose.

    Snatches

    No micro plates so all jumps were 2.5kg
    45kg/47.5kg/50kgx
    Absolutely delighted..first time trying 50kg in a comp setting and was really confident I'd get it...but overpulled it:pac: there's def a few more kg there :)

    Clean and Jerks

    60kg/62.5kg/65kgx
    60kg was so easy the lads were trying get me to jump to 65kg for my 2nd attempt...but a 5kg jump woulda been a tad too much for me at the higher end. Missed the jerk on 65kg at the end even though the clean felt uber easy

    Overall, no PBz, but delighted with how confident I was and how easy everything was...not having to make weight DEFINITELY makes me lift better.

    The other girl and I won our matches so we did end on a draw...totals were then counted and RWC won by 4kg:eek::eek::eek::eek: Absolutely ecstatic!!! Dunno how we did it..none of us were expecting that. We were only hoping for the draw.

    RWC are now standing in joint 1st at the end of the league in group 1:):):). There's only the playoff left between the winner of our group and the winner of group 2....dunno how they pick as there's joint first in our group. But in fairness the only team we lost to was the team that's in joint first with us so its probs only fair that they go through...but we'll see!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    ninamc wrote: »
    Great lifting, you could see how relaxed you were.
    How come you don't need to make weight, is just like open division for women or something?
    Hope you's get to the playoff :)

    In a normal weightlifting competition you only compete against those of the same gender and same weight division. As weightlifting is not huge in Ireland..depending on the comp I could be the only one in my division or there could be up to 5 or 6 girls...so it isnt that competitive. The 63 and 69 classes have a load of girls in them but 53s and 58s isnt as popular.

    With the lifting league..the aim was to make it a team sport and not individual. We wanted it to be as inclusive as possible and have lads and girls compete against each other..but obviously there'd be measures in place to make it fair. Each team ranked their lifters 1-4..one being their top lifter etc...and then the 1s played off against each other, then 2s etc etc If a girl was matched against a lad then her total score got multiplied by 1.3 at the end to even off the playing field. Also..cos mass moves mass their had to be a bodyweight clause in it. So everyone weighed in, and after you matched against someone the lighter lifter got the bodyweight difference between them and their opponent added to their total.

    Sounds really complicated but it actually isnt. And it made it really competitive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Sunday 6th of September

    Front Squats

    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    67kg x 1 (5sets)

    Powersnatch + Snatch PP + OHS
    15kg x 2 + 2 + 1
    25kg x 2 +2 + 1
    31kg x 2 + 2 + 1
    33kg x 2 + 2 + 1 (2sets)
    35kg x 2 + 2 + 1 (2sets) surprisingly grand

    Powerclean + Powerjerk

    35kg x 2 + 1
    46kg x 2 + 1 (2sets)
    49kg x 2 + 1 (2sets) grand

    Megaset

    10 Pendlay Rows 25kg
    8 Pushups
    10 RDLs 25kg
    6 BB Curls 20kg
    15 Band Pushdowns
    x 2


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Monday 7th of September

    Powerclean + Pushpress

    15kg x 2 (1 + 1)
    25kg x 2 (1 + 1)
    35kg x 2 (1 + 1)
    38kg x 2 (1 + 1)
    41kg x 2 (1 + 1) 4sets good

    Snatch Pushpress + Snatch Balance

    15kg x 2 + 1
    25kg x 2 + 1
    35kg x 2 + 1
    38kg x 2 + 1
    41kg x 2 + 1 (4sets) These were grand:confused::confused:

    Cleanpulls
    65kg x 3 (5sets)

    Pullups

    3 sec eccentric
    3 x 4
    Either I got less fat than last week or stronger...but either way these were easier

    Back Extensions
    3 x 15

    Single Leg Squat to bench x 10/10
    Donkey Kicks x 10/10
    DB PP 10kg x 10
    3 rounds

    Weighted situps/ resisted liedowns x 10
    Plank rows x 6/6
    DB Side Bends x 10/10
    3 rounds





  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Tuesday 8th of September

    Was absolutely shattered. eyes were actually shutting going training..the whole dealing with a classful of children after a 2 year break is most certainly catching up on me:(:(

    Had a 30min lie down on a platform and then was ready to rock

    Cleans
    35kg x 2 + 1
    45kg x 2 + 1
    50kg x 2 + 1
    54kg x 2 + 1 (2sets)
    58kg x 1 + 1 (3sets) grand :) didnt feel too slow

    Cleanpulls
    70kg x 3 (4sets)

    Backsquats
    45kg x 2
    59kg x 2 (5sets) easy :)

    Boxjumps
    2 Blocks + 2 Blues
    5 x 3

    Gunz

    Full of beanz now


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Thursday 10th of September

    Frontsquats

    35kg x 3
    45kg x 2
    55kg x 1
    67kg x 2 (3sets) PB Double :)

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 1
    38kg x 2 (2sets)
    41kg x 2
    43kg x 1 (3sets)

    Jerks from the blocks
    35kg x 3
    45kg x 3
    50kg x 2
    53kg x 2
    56kg x 2
    59kg x 1 (3sets)

    Snatchpulls

    4 x 2 @ 55kg

    hometime


  • Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭ninamc


    Great depth on the front squats!!!

    gymfreak wrote: »
    Thursday 10th of September

    Frontsquats

    35kg x 3
    45kg x 2
    55kg x 1
    67kg x 2 (3sets) PB Double :)

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 1
    38kg x 2 (2sets)
    41kg x 2
    43kg x 1 (3sets)

    Jerks from the blocks
    35kg x 3
    45kg x 3
    50kg x 2
    53kg x 2
    56kg x 2
    59kg x 1 (3sets)

    Snatchpulls

    4 x 2 @ 55kg

    hometime


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Saturday 12th of September

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 2
    35kg x 1
    40kg x 1
    44kg x 1
    46kg x 1 (2sets)
    48kg x 1
    50kg x 1
    52kg x quite a few fails:o:o Went full retard on it and gave it a good few tries before giving up....hello CNS fatigue

    Clean and Jerks
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    50kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    60kg x 1...left it there. Was knackered from the snatches:o

    Backsquats
    45kg x 2
    59kg x 2 (5sets)

    Cleanpulls
    70kg x 3 (3sets)

    Pullups
    3 sec eccentric
    3 x 5 :confused::confused::confused:
    Ate a load of mars bars yesterday...so dunno why the pullups felt easy... normally if im up any weight the reps decrease drastically

    Boxjumps
    2 boxes x 3
    2 boxes + 1blue x 3
    2 Bloxes + 2 blues x 3
    2 Boxes + 2Blues + 1 Green x 3 (3sets)

    https://instagram.com/p/7h8qVroypo/


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Sunday 13th of September

    Woke up with a really sore shoulder, not sure if it's from the missed snatch behind yesterday or from sleeping on it oddly.

    Lots of shoulder prehab + hockeyballing. Pec is really tight:(

    Powersnatch + Overhead squat

    25kg x 2 + 1
    31kg x 2 + 1
    33kg x 2 + 1
    35kg x 2 + 1
    37kg x 1 + 1 (3sets) PS a bit messy :/

    Powerclean + Powerjerk
    35kg x 2 + 1
    46kg x 2 + 1 (2sets)
    49kg x 2 + 1
    52kg x 1 + 1 (4sets) easy :)

    Snatchpulls
    51kg x 2 (5sets)

    Single Leg Split Squats
    3 x 10/10

    Reverse Hypers
    3 x 15 with 3 sec pause at the top


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Monday 14th of September
    Last heavy day of the cycle

    Frontsquats
    35kg x 2
    55kg x 1
    65kg x 1
    70kg x 1 (3sets) okish

    Snatches

    25kg x 3
    30kg x 3
    33kg x 3
    35kg x 2
    38kg x 2
    40kg x 1
    43kg x 1 (3sets)
    Snatches felt great

    Clean and Jerks

    35kg x 1 + 1
    38kg x 1 + 1
    42kg x 1 + 1
    46kg x 1 + 1
    50kg x 1 + 1
    54kg x 1 + 1
    58kg x 1 + 1 easy :)

    Cleanpulls

    65kg x 3 (4sets)

    Pullups
    5, 4, 4, 3

    Gunz

    Drank a ridiculously amount of caffeine so probs wont be sleeping tonight:(


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Tuesday 15th of September- Light day

    Powersnatches

    25kg x 3
    30kg x 3
    35kg x 1 (4sets)
    38kg x 1

    Powerclean + Split Jerk
    35kg x 1
    40kg x 1
    43kg x 1 (3sets)
    46kg x 1 (3sets)

    Broad Jumps
    5 x 3


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,881 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    What gym is that, Gymfreak? Looks old skool as f*ck, I love it!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    WHIP IT! wrote: »
    What gym is that, Gymfreak? Looks old skool as f*ck, I love it!

    Refugees Weightlifting Club on the Old Airport road!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Wednesday 16th of September

    Ashtanga...literally my fav new hobby!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Thursday 17th of September
    Too tired to train. Really wasnt arsed

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 3
    33kg x 3
    35kg x 2
    38kg x 2
    40kg x 1 (3sets)

    Clean and Jerks

    35kg x 1
    45kg x 1
    50kg x 1
    54kg x 1 sloppy

    Backsquats

    45kg x 2
    59kg x 2 (5sets)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Saturday 19th of September

    Woke up and decided that I wanted to go to yoga instead of Weightlifting..which is very unlike me.

    Yoga was wonderful/ challenging but by the time the afternoon rolled around felt guilty bout ditching my heavy session so...

    Front squats
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    65kg x 1
    75kg x F :(
    55kg x 1
    65kg x 1
    70kg x 1
    75kg x f :(:(

    Snatches
    25kg x 3
    30kg x 2
    35kg x 1 (2sets)
    40kg x 1
    43kg x 1
    46kg x 1
    48kg x f

    Gave up, went home, swore I was going on a wee break from weightlifting


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Sunday 20th of September

    Woke up with an itch to go train:pac::pac: Swore I would only go up and do accessory stuff and try get massif

    Did some snatch warmups with a bar

    Legs felt great

    Clean and Jerks
    35kg x 2
    45kg x 1
    50kg x 1
    55kg x 1
    60kg x 1
    63kg x 1
    66kg x 1 piece of piss :):)+1kg CnJ PB
    68kg x clean (+1kg clean PB) Missed out on the jerk by not commiting to the lift
    Very happy :) 70kg doesnt feel that far away :)
    ">
    Clean Deadlifts
    68kg x 3
    85kg x 1
    95kg x 1
    100kg x 1
    103kg x 1
    105kg x wouldnt budge:pac:

    Box Jumps
    77cm x 3 (3sets)

    Max Neutral Pullups- 6
    Max Chins- 3...kinda gave up cos they were killing my forearms
    Max Wide Grip- 3

    ❤❤❤Pullups</p>
    A video posted by @86gymfreak on Sep 20, 2015 at 8:33am PDT

    ">Left it there cos I'm training Mon and Tues

    Happy camper


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