Don't even know what to call it any more.

Inspector Coptoor

Hip flexors were in ribbons today.

Power snatch
53 - 2 x 3
55 - 2 
58 - 1
61 - 1,1
63 - 1,1
These were awful
53 - 3 x 3
These were fast but the heavier ones made me sigh

Clean & Jerk
75 - 2 x 3
80 - 2 
85 - 1
90 - 1
95 - F - pathetic fail, not even the clean.
88 - 3 x 1

Back squat
60,70,80,90,95,100,105,110 x 3
So very very pathetic

All I had time for.

Inspector Coptoor

Snatch
20 - loads
40 - 2 x 3
45 - 2 x 3

Power snatch
50 - 2
53 - 2 x 3
55 - 2 x 2
58 - 1
61 - 2 x 1
53 - 2 x 3

Power clean
60,60,70,80 x 2
83, 85, 2
85 - 1 + F
80 - 1, 2
80 - 2

Front squats
60, 70,75, 78,80,80 x 5

Benching
20 - 2 x 10
40 - 10
50 - 5
60 - 5
70 - 3
80 - 3
90 - 3
100 - 2 + 1/2 (finished assisted)

EZ curls
40kg - 4 x 10

Hammer curls 
4 x 12

Tool out my shiny new elite fts onyx mini bands

Double choked mini band benching
Bar - 10
30 - 5
40 - 5
50 - 5
60 - 3
70 - 1

Did the same again then
Double choked mini band benching
Bar - 10
30 - 5
40 - 5
50 - 5
60 - 3
70 - 1

Triceps push downs
Sets of 25,20,15,12,10 increasing weight each time. 

Swolage

The bands are putting 65-75lbs at the top so between 30-35kg.

Inspector Coptoor

Staff boot camp
40 mins of easy body weight stuff

Then
Messing on rings

Face pulls - 5 x 15
Chin ups - 3 x 3

Spiky ball stuff

Inspector Coptoor

Power snatch
20 - 3 x 3
40 - 3
50 - 3
55 - 1
58 - 12 x 1

Clean & Jerk
50 - 3
60 - 3
70 - 3

75 - 2 x 3
75 - Failed jerk
75 - failed clean
Legs in bits. Head not in it.
75- 8 x 1

75 - Power clean & jerk x 1

75 - Fail

SA Alt DB bench press
5 x 8 e/s

DB rows
5 x 8 e/s

Band assisted pistols 
5 x 5 each side

One of the $h1ttiest nights training at the lifts in a long time. 

Not happy. 

Paudee

stop running up fucking hills!

Inspector Coptoor

Watching TV session

Foam rolling:
Thoracic Spine
Hamstrings
Glutes
Quads
ITBs
calves

Spiky ball rolling:
Glutes
Calves
Hamstrings
Upper back
Neck
Arms

Hip flexor stretch
Couch stretch

Might help for tomorrow
Maybe

Inspector Coptoor

Friday - pints & no training. Again

Saturday - hungover & couldn't make hill sprints due to coaching commitments

Saturday evening
Upper body

Benching
Double choked onyx mini bands + ~35kg at top

Bar - 2 x 10
30 - 8
40 - 5
50 - 5
60 - 5
70 - 3
75 - 1 PR
Very fast off the chest, then stopped dead & slowly locked it out.
Back off sets
50kg - 3 x 8

Strict press
20 - 2 x 8
30 - 5
40 - 5
50 - 3 x 5
Harder than it should be
Need more pressing overhead in future

Curls
4 x 12

Tri push downs
20,15,12,10

I need to:
1. cut out the beer now for a while
2. Do more rehabby/prehabby stuff
3. More single leg stuff for inactive glutes
4. Maybe listen to Paudee & not do hills leading into a comp, may stop two weeks out

That would be a good start.
Still adjusting to life back at work in a new job after the summer lay off.

Roll on mid term. 6 more weeks

Inspector Coptoor

Band warm up

Bench pull
40,60,70 - 5
80 - 5
90 - 5ish
80 - 5
70 - 5
60 - 3 x 5

Face pulls
5 x 20

Bent over rows
60kg - 5 x 8

Lat pull down
5 x 12

One sided loaded carry
25kg farmers bar- 3 x 40m each side

Overhead carry
24kg KB - 3 x 40m each side 

Inspector Coptoor

Warm up

Snatch
20,40 - 2 x 3

Power snatch
53 - 2 x 3
55 - 2
58 - 1
61 - 3 x 1
Better tonight

Power cleans
40,50,60,70,80 x 2
85 - 2
85 - 1 + F
85 - 1 + F
80 - 3 x 2
82 - 2
85 - 2

Front squats
50,60,70 - 3
80,90,95,100 - 3

Bench
20,40,60 - 10
80,90 - 3
100 - 2
60 - 3 x 10

Inspector Coptoor

snatch
20 - 3 x 3
40 - 3

Power snatch 
45 - 3
50 - 3
53 - 2 x 3
55 - 1
58 - 1
61 - 8 x 1

Clean & Jerk
50 - 3
60 - 3
70 - 3

75 - 2 x 3
80 - 2
85 - 1
87 - 3 x 1
3rd one was P clean & Jerk.
Jerks were pretty solid.

Back squats 
60,70,80,90 x 3
100,110,115,120 x 3
My squats now look like squats.
Just need to get stronger legs 

Not a bad evening 

Inspector Coptoor

snatch
20 - 3 x 3
40 - 3

Power snatch 
45 - 3
50 - 3
53 - 2 x 3
55 - 1
58 - 1
61 - 3 x 1
53kg - 2 x 3

Clean & Jerk
50 - 3
60 - 3
70 - 3

75 - 2 x 3
80 - 2
85 - 1
87 - 3 x 1
All
3 @ 87kg were P cleans.
Jerks were very solid with back knew bent

Back squats 
60,70,80,90 x 3
100,113, 118, 123 x 3
Tough but should go up again on max week

Time ran out for clean pulls

Maybe tomorrow.

I'm weighing in at 9 on the Sunday of the Cork Weekend.
Was meant to be a boozy sat night

Emo

Paudee

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

I'm weighing in at 9 on the Sunday of the Cork Weekend.
Was meant to be a boozy sat night

Emo

So much for my fucking weekend. Livid.

token

Paudee wrote: »

So much for my fucking weekend. Livid.

It's a load of balls is what it is

GASMANN

+105kg -sure you'll be able to do whatever you want saturday night......

Inspector Coptoor

GASMANN wrote: »

+105kg -sure you'll be able to do whatever you want saturday night......

I'll be 101-103kg

No point going all the way down to get pissed & lift terribly hungover.


Today
Snatch skill practice
15 mins

Got a headache of epic proportions
Couldn't concentrate.
Went home.

Inspector Coptoor

Staff bootcamp - 45 mins.

Lots of push ups, squats, burpees, sit ups etc.

Inspector Coptoor

Friday morning
07:30
Coaching for an hour

Meant to be on a light week so taking it easy on the elbows all week. Said I'd work on full snatch today.

08:30
Warm up

snatch
ATK
20,25,30,35 - 2 x 3 each

Snatch
40 - 3
45 - 2 x 2
50 - 12 x 1

Clean & Jerk
1 clean, 3 jerks
50 - 3
55 - 3
60 - 3

Work time 

Inspector Coptoor

Testing

Full snatch
20 - 3 x 3
40 - 2 x 3
45 - 3
50 - 2
55 - 1 
60 - 1 but ugly
Highest full snatch that wasn't sore in ages

Power snatch
60 - 1
65 - 1
70 - 1 PR
72 - 1 (kinda) one white light maybe

Clean & jerk
40,50,60 - 3
70,80,85,90 - 1

Power clean & jerk 
95 - 1 (jerk was v good)
100 - 3 x F on P clean

Front squat
Up to 110 x 1
Feeling tired. 
Will try again Wed when I've had more sleep

Inspector Coptoor

Tonight
1st night back training after being sick 

Landed in, headache started - pure emo 

Snatch warm up:
Bar
Btk - atk - 6
Btk - snatch pull - 6
Atk - p snatch - 6
Btk - snatch - 6
OH squat - 6

Snatch
40,45 - 2 x 3
48,50 - 2,2
55 - 1
60 - 1 
65 - 3 x 1 toxic

Clean & jerk 
60,70,80 - 2,2,2
85,90 - 1
95 - F

Headache too annoying to squat

Inc DB Press - 4 x 12
Bench Pull - 4 x 10

OH press
20 - 10
40 - 5
50 - 5
60 - 2
70 - 1
75 - F. 1 

Try to eat well, rest up & hit Wednesday.

Im resigned to Cork not being great but I'm going to Spala for mid term & I'm going off the beer now til December so I'm targeting the comp in Jordanstown for 170+ total

Paudee

This fucker has to be a relation of yours

Inspector Coptoor

If I could do a star fish 140+ power snatch, I'd lift ugly forever

Inspector Coptoor

Tonight

Another max session

Warm up
Bar - 36 reps of various stuff

Full snatch 
20 - 3 x 3
40 - 3
45 - 2
50 - 2
55 - 1
58 - 1
60 - 1 
63 - 1 best snatch I've ever done
65 - 1 not bad
66 - F
66 - caught it as a power
66 - 1 best full snatch in forever 

C&J
40,50 - 3
60 - 2
65,70,75,80 - 1
85, 90 - 1
95 - F, 1

Front squats
Headache from Monday is back
Got up to 80 x 2 & said feck that 
Home time

Inspector Coptoor

Trained this morning
Eleiko bar at work is all kinds of awesome 

Snatch warm up - 6 c 6 with bar
40 - 3
45 - 3
50 - 3 x 1
55 - 5 x 1

Clean & jerk 
50 - 3
55 - 3
60,65,70,75,80 x 1

Face pulls 
5 x 20 

Chins
3 x 5

Meant to train again this evening.
Came home, lay down & slept for 3 hours.

Inspector Coptoor

Warm up
Rumble rolling
Stretching
Spiky ball on everywhere
YTs
Band stretches 

Snatch warm up
6 x 6 

Snatch
40 - 2 x 3
45 - 2 x 2
50 - 3 x 1
53 - F, F, 1,1
55 - 1
58 - 1
60 - 1
61 - 1
62 - F, 1 
Opener territory for cork

Clean & jerk
40 - 3
50 - 3
55 - 1
60 - 1
65 - 1
70 - 1
75 - 1
80 - 1
85 - 1 
90 - 1
92 - 1 opener I'd say

Back squat
40,60,70,80 x 3
90,100,110,120,130 x 1
Headache came back
AGAIN
Getting annoying 

Bench
60 - 3 x 10

Bench pulls
50 - 3 x 10

Few curls

24kg KB SL RDLs
3 x 6 each leg

Inspector Coptoor

Warm up
Rumble rolling
Stretching
Spiky ball on everywhere
YTs
Band stretches

Snatch warm up
6 x 6

Snatch
40 - 2 x 3
45 - 2 x 2
50 - 3 x 1
53 - F, F, 1,1
55 - 1
58 - 1
60 - power, 1
61 - 1
62 - caught 1st as power, then x 1

Probably go 60/63/? On Sunday

Clean & jerk
40 - 3
50 - 3
55 - 1
60 - 1
65 - 1
70 - 1
75 - 1
80 - 1
85 - 1
90 - 1
92 - 1 way better than Saturday. Didn't catch it dead at the bottom, good jerk.
Will go 92/95/? On Sunday

Back squat
40,60,70,80 x 3
Beltless - 90,100,110,120,
Belton
130 x 1 slow & controlled - easy
140 x 1 slow, controlled, tiny tilt forward.
They were real boy squats.


24kg KB
swings - 3 x 10
Really focussing on hamstring stretch.
SL RDLs
3 x 6 each leg

Inspector Coptoor

Light session tonight

Warmed up for ages

Snatches
40 - 4 x 3 - most reps were horrific
50 - 3 x 3 got better
56 - 10 x 1 few good ones

C&J
Up to 85 x 1 in singles
Easy

Stretching
Spiky ball rolling

Massage Friday
Then a stretch
Driving down to cork sat afternoon if anyone else wants a lift.

Inspector Coptoor

Weighed in heavy today - 105.8kg SHW fatness.

Snatched 61/66/70 for a 4kg comp PB.

C&J went 92/96 - good.
100 - got C, failed J.
The "clean" was an abomination but it was the 1st time I've ever cleaned 3 figures


Total of 166kg, up 2kg comp on last comp. 5/6 lifts isn't bad. Another day out in 4 weeks time in UU Jordanstown.

Straight back into training tomorrow.

Inspector Coptoor

Today

Warm up
Usual stuff

Snatch
20kg - 4 x 3
40kg - 3 x 3
45kg - 2 x 3
50kg - 3 x 2
55kg - 6 x 1

Power cleans
Doubles at 60,65,70,75
80kg - 4 x 2

Front squat
60kg - 5 x 8

Curls
25kg - 5 x 10

Steel log press
35kg - 5 x 8

Face pulls
5 x 12

Suitcase carry
25kg - 5 x 50m each arm

Stretch

Very sore today in the traps
Came home from work, slept for 2 hours, then got the motivation to train from somewhere.

Inspector Coptoor

Today

Warm up
Loads of rolling, rumble roller, spiky ball, band stretching

Snatch
The usual new warm up.

Snatches
Bar - 3 x 3
40kg - 3 x 3
45kg - 3 x 3
50kg - 3 x 2
55kg - 3 x 1

Power snatch
6 doubles
55kg, 58kg, 60kg, 63kg, 64kg, 65kg

Power clean
Doubles
60 - 3 x 2
70 - 2 x 2
75 - 2
80 - 2
83 - 2
84 - 2
85 - 3 x 2

Clean pulls
Triples
Up to 110 x 3

Back squats
Sets of 8
Up to 80 for 5 x 8

Stretching

Then ribs, chicken, corn on cob & avocado.
Kcals bro

Inspector Coptoor

Today in school

Warm up
Snatch technique work

Deadlift
Triples
100,110,120,130,140,150,160

Front squat
40kg - 5 x 10

Benching
60,70,80,85,90 x 5
95 x 3

Inverted rows
5 x 10

OH press
42.5 - 5 x 8

Lat pull down
5 x 12

Rear foot elevated Bulgarian split squats
+ 2 x 8kg KBs
4 x 8 per leg

SL RDLs
20kg KB
4 x 8 per leg

Hanging leg raises
3 x 12

Russian Twists
3 x 20

Back extensions
3 x 12

Cable curls
3 x 15

Tri Push downs
3 x 20

Stretching