Miss Piggys Battle for the Big Plates

ninamc

I have 2 chins...on my face. Think if I tried to heave myself up on any bar at the moment, both the bar and I would come crashing down

gymfreak

pemtca wrote: »

So jealous of your chin-ups. My goal is 2

They're pretty much my favourite thing to do in the gym! You'll get that 2nd one soon for sure! The first is always the hardest!

gymfreak

Thursday 26th of February

Had to cut todays session short as I was still shattered and moving ridicously slow! Im supposed to have a really heavy day tomorrow so decided it best to go home n eat copious amounts of food and get to bed early instead

Snatch from the blocks
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 2
33kg x 2 (1sets))
30kg x 2 (3sets
Was doing these at 40kg last week..yet 30kg felt ridiculously heavy...so change of plan

Jerks from the blocks
35kg x 3
40kg x 2
42kg x 2 (3sets)grand

Plank
+10kg
3 x 40sec on/20secoff

Reverse Hypers

Here's hoping I'm recovered enough for my heavy squatz tomorrow!!!

Hanley

Chinzz look very solid.

gymfreak

Hanley wrote: »

Chinzz look very solid.

Thank Ya!! :)

Friday 27th of February

Backsquatz
15kg x 5
35kg x 3
45kg x 2
55kg x 1
65kg x 1
72kg x 4 (4sets):):):) These were haaard! Last rep or 2 of each set was a pure grinder. Never even did above 70 for a double before...so very happy with this.

Cleans from the blocks
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 2
35kg x 2
40kg x 1
45kg x 1
50kg x nearly broke my wrist...bar hit off my belt..never happened before
40kg x 1 (3sets)

Pushpress
25kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5 (3sets) hard

Snatch DL
55kg x 3
70kg x 3 (3sets)

Day 12 of squats done, 6 more to go!!!!:)

eclectichoney

Seer-ee-ous squats there!

coffee_cake

pemtca wrote: »

So jealous of your chin-ups.

Heh I just watched the video at last and thought the same

gymfreak

Sunday 1st of March
Had too good of a weekend...so wasnt feeling the best about training today:o Thankfully it was all light

Powersnatch + Snatch
25kg x 1 + 1 (3sets)
30kg x 1 + 1 (3 sets)

Clean and Jerks
25kg x 2 + 1
30kg x 2 + 1
35kg x 2 + 1
40kg x 1 + 1
45kg x 1 + 1 (3sets)

Snatch pull to knee + Snatch pull
38kg x 2 + 1 (3sets)

Neutral Grip DB Bench
8kg DBsx 10
12kg DBs x 10
16kg DBs x 5
18kg DBs x 4 (3sets)

Shoulder Band Stuff

Weighted Pullups
+4kg 5 x 2

Broad Jumps
5 x 3

Con Block-10mins
5 Step Ups e/s
10 DB Pushpress 10kg DBs
10 DB Row e/s 12kg

Meh!

gymfreak

Monday 2nd of March

No hand, no foot movement powersnatch from the blocks
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 2 (2sets)
35kg x 1
38kg x 1 (5sets)

Jerks from the blocks
35kg x 3
40kg x 2
45kg x 1
50kg x 1 (5sets)
....decided to be bold
55kg x 1
60kg x 1


No hands no feet movement cleans from the blocks
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 2
35kg x 2
40kg x 1
45kg x 1
47kg x 1 (5sets)

Plank
+10kg
3 x 40sec on/20secoff

Gunz

gymfreak

Tuesday 3rd of March

Backsquats
15kg x 5
35kg x 3
45kg x 3
55kg x 1
64kg x 2 (6sets)

Snatch from the blocks
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 2 (2sets)
35kg x 1 (6sets)...easy:)

Clean pulls from the blocks
55kg x 3
73kg x 3 (4sets)

Pushups
3 sets


Eaaaaasy

Last 2 weeks of the squat cycle...looking forward to being able to do random stuff again and not worrying about it effecting the ole squatz:D:D

gymfreak

Thursday 5th of March

Backsquatz
15kg x 5 (2sets)
35kg x 3
45kg x 3
55kg x 1
65kg x 1
76kg x 3 (3sets) Very very very proud of these:):):) Didn't think I'd be able to do them seeing as my max is only 80kg..so am well chuffed!

Snatches
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 2
35kg x 1
40kg x 1
43kg x 1
46kg x F
35kg x 1
40kg x 1
44kg x 1

RDLS
35kg x 8
45kg x 8
55kg x 8 (2sets)

Front foot elevated split squats
5 x 8/8

Neutral Grip Pullups
6 sorta, 4, 4, 3, 3
Shouldnt have went for 6 the first set...was knackered after. I'll try go for 5 x 5 next day instead

Abz

Was absolutely shattered after..had planned on doing some conditioning but body was soooo tired and hadnt brought any food with me:(

Here's 5 + a donkey kick 6th
It's actually the breathing of the pullups that kills me more than strength.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd0WbRyP0yM

Only 1 hard day of squatz left:):):)

gymfreak

Friday 6th of March

Didn't get my usual 9+hours of sleep last night so was absolutely shattered training today. Even the bar work at the start was draining:o

Powersnatch + Snatch
25kg x 1 + 1 (2sets)
30kg x 1 + 1 (3sets)
35kg x 1 + 1...legs were tired

Clean and Jerks
25kg x 2 + 1
30kg x 2 + 1
35kg x 2 + 1
38kg x 2 + 1 (3sets) ...thank god I didnt have to go heavier

Snatch pull atk + Snatch pull
45kg x 2 + 1 (3sets)

Neutral Grip DB Bench
10kg DBs x 8
18kg DBs x 3 (3sets)

Workblock-15mins
45sec KB Swings
45sec skipping
45sec rest

PM-50min walk

gymfreak

Saturday 7th of March

AM
Backsquats
15kg x 5
35kg x 3
45kg x 2
55kg x 1
64kg x 2 (6sets)....grrrraaaaaand

Eeeeep...have to go for my 100% of my max for 2 doubles on Monday:eek::eek:..then plenty of rest before maxing out next weekend:eek:..absolutely SHOCKED that I made it this far on the squat programme

Clean and Jerk
25kg x 3
35kg x 2
38kg x 1 (3sets)

Pushpress
25kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5 (3sets)...surprisingly easy

Snatch Deadlift
45kg x 3
60kg x 3
70kg x 3 (3sets)

Reverse Hypers

1hour walk in the afternoon...interrupted by some sunning myself and a bulmers:)

gymfreak

Monday 9th of March

Backsquatz
Last hard day of the programme...was supposed to be 2 x 2 at 100%...but:(:(
15kg x 5
35kg x 3
50kg x 1
60kg x 1
70kg x 1
80kg x 2 PB Double
80kg x 1 + F:(:(:(
80kg x 1
So unbelievably disappointed I didnt get the 2 doubles...I know I should be chuffed that a doubled 80kg...given that 80kg was my 1rm when I maxed out 5 weeks ago...buuuuut...I was so proud of actually getting this far in the programme..

Am such an idiot...look at all the messing around between the 2 reps...purely cos I was petrified:o

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

Snatch from the blocks
25kg x 3
30kg x 1 (4sets)

Snatch pulls from the blocks
45kg x 3 (4sets)

Pushups
3 x 8

Abz

Did a teeny bit of conditioning in class
30sec burpees
30sec skipping
30sec KB DLs
x 3

Taper taper taper for the rest of the week:(

ninamc

gymfreak wrote: »

Monday 9th of March

Backsquatz

Am such an idiot...look at all the messing around between the 2 reps...purely cos I was petrified (

A lot of bouncing around alright with a heavy weight on your back. A double at 80kg is a great achievement, you should be very proud

gymfreak

Tuesday 10th of March

AM- 50min walk

PM
Completely forgot to foamroll/warmup/stretch:eek: It was probably cos technically I wasnt counting today as training...cos of the taper...taper..taper </3

Powersnatches from the blocks
25kg x 3 (2sets)
30kg x 3 (4sets)
35kg x 1 (3sets)

Jerks from the racks
15kg x 5
25kg x 3
30kg x 3
35kg x 2
40kg x 2 (3sets)
45kg x 1 (3sets)

Powerclean from blocks
25kg x 3 (2 sets)
30kg x 3
35kg x 3
40kg x 1 (4sets)

Weighted Pullups
+4kg
5 x 2

Easy!

gymfreak

Wednesday 11th of March
Was really tired...didn't want to train..but the plan was to get my last squat session over today so that I could rest my little legs for saturday...so just did an uber quick session

Backsquats
15kg x 5
35kg x 3
45kg x 3
55kg x 1
64kg x 2 (6sets)
Elbows were really, really sore afterwards:(

Snatches
Barwork
25kg x 3 (3sets) elbows were sore

Front Foot elevated split squats
3 x 8/8

Plank
+10kg 3 sets x 30sec


...then just lay on a platform for 45mins whilst waiting for clients to arrive:D:D Best part of the session!!!

gymfreak

Friday 13th of March
Still wasnt feeling great yday so took the day off to eat copious amounts of food, rest and recover. Worked a charm...felt much better today.

Still tapering, tapering, tapering:(

Powersnatch + Snatcch
15kg x lots
25kg x 1 + 1 (5sets)
30kg x 1 + 1 (3sets)

Clean and Jerk
25kg x 2 (3sets)
30kg x 2 (2sets)
35kg x 1

Pullups
3 x 5:)

Abz and Gunz

gymfreak

Saturday the 14th of March

Backsquatz
15kg x 5
35kg x 3
45kg x 2
60kg x 1
70kg x 1
78kg x 1
82kg x 1:) PB
84kg x 1:):) +4kg PB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwTaf5IIKqY

Yaaaaay!!Considering that my squat only moved 5kg in the space of 2 years....and now its up 9kg in the space of 2months is HUGE!!! Very positive step going forward

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

Clean and Jerks
35kg x 2
45kg x 1
50kg x 1
55kg x 1...piss easy

Really happy with today and how I managed to finish the squat cycle without breaking myself:):) Already have my new programme that I'm to start next week...and it has LOTS of volume at HIGH % in it...imma die...that and we're having a look at how 2x daily training a couple of days a week will suit me. VERY excited!! LOVE new programmes

eclectichoney

Grats on the squats! 75 --> 84 in 2 months is amaze. #hardwork

Alf Veedersane

Gudandeep too.

Good work!

gymfreak

Sunday 15th of March

Just a bit of movement ahead of tomorrow's new programme :DTOO excited!

Workblock
50 Skips
10 KB Swings
x 5
4mins 32

Workblock 2
5/5 SLDL 12kg
10 Neutral Floor Press 10kg DBs
2 Pullups
10 rounds in 15mins

Sin é.....plus too much chatting:o

gymfreak

Monday 16th of March
New programme...yay!!

AM Session
Snatch Balance
15kg x 3
25kg x 3
30kg x 3
35kg x 3 (2sets) hard

Snatches from the blocks
25kg x 3
30kg x 3
33kg x 3
35kg x 3 (3sets)
38kg x 3 (2sets)
40kg x 3:eek::)
That's the heaviest Ive gone since before Xmas...triples near killed me

Jerks from the blocks
35kg x 3
39kg x 3
42kg x 3
45kg x 3 (3sets)
48kg x 3 (2sets)
52kg x 3

Snatch pulls
50kg x 5 (4sets) was sooooo tired by the time I got to these

This session felt hard...pretty sure it was cos my body didnt know what hit it!

PM Session

Cleans from blocks
38kg x 3
41kg x 3
44kg x 3 (3sets)
47kg x 3 (2sets)
50kg x 3
All sets were really nice up to 50..50 was messy

Front Squat
47kg x 5
54kg x 5
58kg x 5
54kg x 5
Havent front squatted in so long so these felt horrible:( Bar hurt my shoulders

Clean pull
63kg x 5 (4sets)

Seated Neutral DB Press
10kg DBs x 5 (3sets)

Much easier than AM sesh
Stretching!

Then stoopidly did a circuit in class
40sec of skipping
40sec of burpees
40sec of KB Dls
x 3..wont be doing that again

gymfreak

Tuesday 17th of March
Traps are DOMd to bits today:(

Snatch pull btk, Snatch btk + Snatch pull, Snatch
25kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
30kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
35kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (5sets) Good. Legs a bit tired

Clean pull btk, Clean btk + Cleanpull, Clean
25kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
35kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
44kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (5sets) These were pretty tough...my legs were fried.

Backsquats
45kg x 3
55kg x 3
59kg x 3 (5sets)...lol...even these felt harder than usual

RDLS
25kg x 8
30kg x 8
35kg x 5...had planned on stopping here but coach kept wanting me to do more...so
45kg x 5
50kg x 5
55kg x 5
60kg x 5
65kg x 5...we stopped here..have to wait n see how bad my hamstring DOMs is tomorrow.

Good session! Happy out:)

gymfreak

Thursday 19th of March

Sesh# 1

Sots Press
15kg x 5 (3sets) grand

Snatches
25kg x 3
30kg x 3
35kg x 3
40kg x 3
43kg x 2 + F Weeeeh!! Wasnt concentrating and feet werent moving well

Snatch Deadlifts
55kg x 4 (4sets)

Sesh #2

Clean and Jerks
25kg x 3
35kg x 3
38kg x 3
44kg x 3
50kg x 3 Hard:(
53kg x 3 PB Triple. Haaard. Head really didnt want me to jump under the bar

Front Squats
45kg x 3
55kg x 3
60kg x 3 hard but doable

Clean Deadlifts
70kg x 4 (4sets)

Weighted Pullups
+4kg
6 x 2

Very happy with today!!

gymfreak

Friday 20th of March

Powerclean, Powerjerk + Clean, Jerk
25kg x 1 + 1
30kg x 1 + 1
35kg x 1 + 1
38kg x 1 + 1 (2sets)
44kg x 1 + 1 (3sets) graaaaand

Pushpress
35kg x 5
40kg x 5 (3sets)

Pendlay Row
35kg x 5 (3sets)

Abz

Nice and easy

gymfreak

Saturday 21st of March

Snatch Balance
30kg x 3
35kg x 3
40kg x 3 grand

Powersnatches
25kg x 3
30kg x 2 (2sets)
33kg x 2 (3 sets) easy

...Boring Prehab:(
Split Squats
3 x 8/8

Single leg Squats to bench
3 sets

Glute bridges
3 sets

Gunz

Everything was tooooo easy:( #dislike

gymfreak

Monday 23rd of March

Sesh # 1

Snatch Balance
15kg x 5
30kg x 3
35kg x 3
40kg x 3 (2sets) :):) Yay! Only started doing weighted snatch balances last week..and already 40 is feeling good

Snatches from the blocks
25kg x 3
30kg x 3
33kg x 3
35kg x 3
38kg x 3 (2sets)
40kg x 3 (2sets) :) Easy

Jerks from the blocks
35kg x 3
39kg x 3
42kg x 3
45kg x 3
48kg x 3 (2sets)
52kg x 3 (2sets) easy

Snatch pulls
53kg x 5 (4sets) grand

Sesh #2

Cleans from blocks
38kg x 3
41kg x 3
44kg x 3
47kg x 3 (2sets)
50kg x 3 (2sets):)graaaand

Front Squats/ misery
47kg x 5
54kg x 5
58kg x 5
54kg x 5 (2sets)
:(:( is all

Clean pull
66kg x 5 (4sets)

Seated Neutral DB Press
8kg DBs x 12 (3sets)

Chin Ups
5 x 4

REALLY happy with todays sessions! Everything felt good

gymfreak

Tuesday 24th of March

Powerclean, Powerjerk + Clean, Jerk
25kg x 1 + 1
30kg x 1 + 1
35kg x 1 + 1
41kg x 1 + 1 (4sets) graaaaand

Pushpress
15kg x 5
25kg x 5 35kg x 5
41kg x 4, 5, 3, 3...Grrr!

Pendlay Row
35kg x 5 (5 sets)

All the Abz

gymfreak

Wednesday 25th of MArch
Had a **** sleep last night..only 6 hours and Im a 9+ hrs sleep person EVERY night...so it killed me. Felt like **** trying to train and everything that should have been easy was soooooo slow! Rest day tomorrow so it doesnt matter!
Snatch pull btk, Snatch btk + Snatch pull, Snatch
25kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
30kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
35kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (7sets) Ridiculously slow

Clean pull btk, Clean btk + Cleanpull, Clean
25kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
35kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
44kg x 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (7sets) Slow slow slow

Backsquats
45kg x 3
55kg x 3
63kg x 3 (5sets) shoulda been piss easy but they werent

Ran outta time had to go coach.

Really looking forward to my rest day tomorrow...which is always a good sign