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The Miseducation of Jimbo Slice

Hanley

First, some backround. I've lifted in 5 powerlifitng competitions posting best lifts of a 220kg squat, 155kg bench and 220kg deadlift at 87.8kg, 20 years old. The squat and bench were done in IPF legal single ply gear. The deadlift in a singlet and belt.

The numbers you see below are based off best raw lifts of 185/130/190 (The deadlift is sumo, I normally pull conventional). After I run the 4 week prep cycle I'm going to re-test my numbers and depending on how it goes I'll re-run the cycle with increased numbers or perhaps think about tackling Smolov.

Anyway, here's day 1, week1.

Squats: (belted)
60kg x5
92.5kg x5
112,5kg 2x4
130kg 2x3
150kg 5x2

2 Board Bench:
70kg x5
85kg x4
100kg 2x3
112.5kg 6x3

Flys:
12.5kg 'bells 5x10

Pause Squat:
80kg x5
110kg x5
120kg 5x4

Standing Cable Crunches:
Plate 4 3x10

This was DEFINATELY a tough workout. By the first double on 150kg I was gassing, but by the time the 3rd one came around I felt alive again.

Moved onto the boards and ended up getting to the 2nd last set before I got my second wind. VERY strange feeling to feel good again after all that work.

The pause squats were always going to kill me (I HATE them with a passion) and I ended up having to drop 10kg off the bar because they just weren't gonna happen with 130. Got to the first set of 120 and was starting to feel rough. By set 3 I was dead and hoping for a third wind. It didn't come.

As I was leaving the gym (after a contrast shower) I could already feel my legs tightening up. They've only got worse since then.

Saying that Sheiko didn't look too hard on paper has really come back to bite me in the ass.

Lets see where this takes me...

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Hanley

dave80 wrote: »

was benching with a bar i taught was the norm 20kg, bench was sh*t hot they flew up, found out later that it was a 17kg bar haha

Haha it's the same in Hercs. We've a load of 20kg calibrated bars, but there's also one or two 15-17kg bars on the gym floor. I'm sure you can guess which ones are more popular with the posers!!

dave80

was benching with a bar i taught was the norm 20kg, bench was sh*t hot they flew up, found out later that it was a 17kg bar haha

Hanley

Patto wrote: »

That is amazing, why do you think they are 23Kg? Are they an american 50Lb bar or something?

I won't be able to let this one go, there are a couple of scales in the gym I'm going to weigh one of them at the weekend.

Interesting feedback on TF Sandyford btw, the slippy bars is one I had never really given much thought myself but is certainly true.

Make sure you weight them on a calibrated scales to get a true measure.

There's two different bars in TF:Blanch. One's a thinner sharper bar, the other's the thicker one (like the one in Sandyford). One of the instructors there said that he had weighed them one time and that the thicker bar was 22 or 23kg. So that's where my info's coming from!

Patto

Hanley wrote: »

Decided to take a roadtrip to TF Sandyford today with Malteaser to try it out, had to use a different bar than normal for all exercises and it's one I believe is 23kg. For the purpose of the log, 20kg is assumed.

That is amazing, why do you think they are 23Kg? Are they an american 50Lb bar or something?

I won't be able to let this one go, there are a couple of scales in the gym I'm going to weigh one of them at the weekend.

Interesting feedback on TF Sandyford btw, the slippy bars is one I had never really given much thought myself but is certainly true.

Hanley

Here's the vid;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Vq11LmA8k

Form's pretty brutal. I plopped onto the box and got really upright instead of keeping tight and the bar didn't move until I got back into position. I woulda liked to get the lift clean cos it was hard fought!

Hanley

ME LOWER

Box Squats (as low as the box goes!):
60kg 2x5
80kg x3
100kg x3
120kg x3
*belt*
140kg x1
160kg x1
170kg x1
180kg x1 - PR
190kg x??

Beltless Squats:
60kg x3
100kg x3
120kg x3
140kg x3
160kg x6 - Ties PR

SLDLs:
60kg x6
100kg x6
130kg x6
150kg 3x6

Hanging Leg Raises (straight legs, as high as possible):
3x8

Solid enough session off the box today. The 180 was clean and solid. 190 should have gone, BUT, I can't in good conscience claim it. I'm convinced I had it on my own because I was just past the sticking point, absolutely GRINDED out, but there was a slight touch on one side of the bar from a spotter. That's ok tho. It's my PR off a box that's 2 or 3 inches higher so it looks like I'm making improvements there.

Really happy with the regular squats. 160x6 4/5 weeks out and fresh gave me my PR squat in competition. So after a really hard ME workout and a max deadlift last Friday I'm happy to hit that. Hopefully get 7 out of it next week. Maybe 8.

I did 2 sets of SLDL's as normal, just a light touch on the ground with straight legs. Then on the 3rd set of 150 I decided to try something differently. Each rep was started from the ground with a dead stop like a normal set of deadlifts. It was a real killer. I like it.

I'll post the 190 vid later. It's worth seeing jsut to see the faces I pull and how red my head goes!!

Hanley

Decided to take a roadtrip to TF Sandyford today with Malteaser to try it out, had to use a different bar than normal for all exercises and it's one I believe is 23kg. For the purpose of the log, 20kg is assumed.

DELOAD UPPER

Bench:
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x3
120kg x6 - PR

Dumbbell Floor Press:
37.5kg 'bells x15, 12, 9

Military Press:
40kg x8
50kg x8
60kg x8

*one big superset*
Pulldowns x15
Dead Hang Chins x8
Pulldowns x15

Paused Shrugs:
37.5kg 'bells x15
47.5kg 'bells 3x15

Happy enough with the workout. I was on a ****ty bench with a spotter I'd never used before. The bar was mad slippy etc etc....

The dumbbell floor presses were really cool. I could really feel them working my chest hard, which is unusual for me. I think they're a keeper. I'll go after 3x15 with 37.5 after board presses on ME day before I move up in weight.

Shoulders were dead by the end of it. Might be an idea to drop em back to 40-50kg and just do sets of 12.

Right now I'm looking for some size on my arms, traps and more width on my lats. So I'm gonna focus a bit of extra assitance work there.

Hanley

Malteaser! wrote: »

What does one say to a session like a like that??

OW!! (I am SO sore today)

I know you were saying that it's not that much of a big deal but a 260kg deadlift is *huge*.

Ah yeah, but it's no 272.5kg!!

Malteaser!

Hanley wrote: »

DE UPPER

Sumos:
70kg 2x5
100kg x3
120kg x3
140kg x2
160kg x2
180kg x1
200kg x1
*suit on, straps down*
210kg x1
220kg x1
230kg x1
240kg x1 - Straps down PR
*straps up*
250kg x1
260kg x1 - PR

What does one say to a session like a like that??

I know you were saying that it's not that much of a big deal but a 260kg deadlift is *huge*.

Your progress since the worlds in '06 has just been phenomenal...Go You!!!

Hanley

DE UPPER

Box Squats:
60kg 2x3
80kg x2
95kg 6x2 (50%)

Sumos:
70kg 2x5
100kg x3
120kg x3
140kg x2
160kg x2
180kg x1
200kg x1
*suit on, straps down*
210kg x1
220kg x1
230kg x1
240kg x1 - Straps down PR
*straps up*
250kg x1
260kg x1 - PR

Good Mornings:
40kg x12
60kg x12
80kg 3x12

Pulldown Abs:
5x10

Hammer Curls:
15kg 'bells x12
20kg 'bells 3x12

PR day on the deadlifts. I decided during the week that I wanted to test out my pull and see where it was at. And then I went to Barcode last night and didn't get in until 4am.... I ploughed on anyway.

My raw strength's definately higher than ever. All the warm up pulls were crazy easy. Even 200kg felt like 100. I was a bit out of practice in my suit tho. It felt like every second set was sh!te. I was setting up with my hips too high and it was kicking me forward once the bar got to my knees. 250kg moved REALLY smoothly, so much so that I thought 272.5kg (for 600lb) might be on today. The 260 was uber dodge. I was told afterwards that I rushed it too much, I didn't pull myself down enoguh and my hips were up too high. Net result = dogfight for lockout. The bar got to my knees and I got the shakes, took a good 4 seconds to finish the lift from there. It wouldn't been a close call in comp, I know I didn't hitch it, but there may have been downward movement.

I'm gonna work in my suit now every second week for the foreseeable future, so hopefuly with the added form work and some extra training 272.5kg will go down in June or July. I'd like to pull it before I turn 22.

GM's were hard, didn't have all the much energy left.

I rigged up the pulldown abs a bit differently today, I used ab slings and attached them to a high cable. It actually worked real well.

Oh and I got most of the study my tax course done today, and got the results back from a strategic management lecture - 80%.

All in all, good day!

Hanley

Probably one of the funniest vids on the net right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHy_UQT7tn8

Hanley

DE UPPER

Bench w/ doubled mini bands:
60kg x3
70kg 4x3 (medium grip)
75kg 4x3 (pinky on rings)

Bench:
90kg x5
107.5kg 5x5

Face Pulls:
plate 7 x15
plate 8 3x15

Shoulder Death (20 raises to the front, 20 to the side, 20 bent over laterals):
5kg 'bells - 2sets

Pulldowns (gripped as wide as possible):
plate 10 x6
plate 12 x6
plate 14 6x6

Decent workout. Bar speed on the DE presses wasn't that great initially. Sets got better as I went on. It was hard to push with absolute force tho because I knew each rep was going to kill my trcieps.

The 5x5's were good. Nice tight set up, gripped a finger wider than normal, lowered the bar a bit higher on my chest and the power was unreal. I kept making tweaks as the set went on and by the 5th set I'd really cracked it. I could feel my upper back giving me hyyyyoge pop. I'll contiune to try and refine this.

Off to study now.

Hanley

170kg x5 squat from today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfQlw46HLro

Hanley

ME LOWER

Rock Bottom Box Squats (set as low as the box would go):
60kg 2x5
80kg x3
100kg x3
120kg x3
140kg x3
*add belt*
160kg x3
170kg x3 - PR

Beltless Squats:
60kg x5
100kg x5
140kg x5
160kg x5
*add in belt and wraps*
170kg x5

Pull thrus:
plate 35 3x15

Hanging Leg Raises:
3x12 (straight legs parrallel to the floor)

First ME upper session after last weeks deload. I was surprised by my strength off the low box, it was probably 2-3 inches lower than my normal just below parallel height which I've done 190x1 off.

Squats were good. I'm getting really strong out of the hole, but stalling towards the top. I'm gonna order some bands tonight or tomorrow and start using them off the box and see if they help.

The wrapped squats were good. Felt good for alot more and considering all the big squatting I'd done before it I was quite happy.

Ab strength seems down a bit. Time to work it a bit harder I think.

Vids later or tomorrow.

Hanley

Bench Vid from today - 150kg

First rep touched a bit high, hence the slower lockout. It just wasnt in a good position. Corrected on the next 2 reps and they're much better looking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR4Tj948DiM

Hanley

Fairly solid session today. The floor press p!ssed me right off. I did 130x3 quite comfortably and was VERY shocked to miss the 140 first time around. I got fired up for it second time around and it moved quite smoothly.

Our competition bench was stolen for the weekend to go down to a comp so the bench set up was improvised, we threw a flat bench into the squat rack and used that instead. Not perfect, but better than nothing (the other bench is too narrow to use any real weight on).

The 120x5 came up alot more smoothly than last week, I'm gonna just stick with 120 before I put my shirt on and just try to add reps each week. The shirt bench itself was pretty handy. Bar speed was reallly good, and when I hit the groove it was like a speed press. I'd say 6 out of my 9 presses were in the pefect bar path so my technique's coming on.

As I get better in the shirt I'll start to miss reps higher up, so I'm gonna start hammering the high board work for 3 week waves now in anticipation.

My shoulder strength's moving along nicely. The Bradford Presses were good to me. I'd be confident enough of pressing 90kg now fully rested considering I did 80kg at the end of a VERY hard day. Perhaps a bit more... The hunt for a bodyweight press continues.

Good session. Looking forward to squatting tomorrow.

Hanley

ME UPPER

Floor Press:
60kg 2x5
80kg x3
100kg x3
120kg x3
130kg x3
140kg x STAPLED
140kg x1 -PR

Bench Press:
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x5
120kg x5
*shirt on, old 44 F6, all reps touched*
140kg x3
150kg 3x3

4 Board Press:
130kg x5
140kg x5
145kg x5
150kg x5 -PR

Then later on in TF..

Military Press:
60kg x5

Bradford Press:
20kg x10
40kg x10
50kg 2x10, 1x8

Military Press:
60kg x3
70kg x3
75kg x1
80kg x1

Rack Chins:
bodyweight 3x12

*straight into*

Wide Grip Pulldown:
plate 60 x20

Dumbbell Curls:
15kg 'bells 3x15

Thoughts and videos in a while.

Hanley

Thanks man. They were with a bar.

The Bradford Presses wouldn't really be a strength builder per se... but they do put alot of work on my shoulders without having to go TOO heavy. Plus the pump is saaaaavage.

For anyone who doesn't know what they are, they're basically a military press and behind the next press in one go. You press the bar half way up from the front, then drop it down and press it from behind your neck to half way up again. That's 1 rep.

brianthebard

Were those floor presses done with dumbells or barbell? Savage either way but just wondering. Also whats the carry over benefit of the bradford press for your powerlifting?

Hanley

Haha yeah, gotta keep em guessing!!

BossArky

Hanley wrote: »

Cheers. I think I'm figuring my bench out (says I AGAIN). I reckon my PR's up about 7.5kg over a 10 week period. Which I'll gladly take!!

DE=Dynamic effort (basically weights between 50-70% moved as fast as possible for 1-3 reps over 8-10 sets)

ME=Maximum Effort (weights in excess of 90% for singles to triples)

That's good going.

Thanks for the explanation. I need to make my log more cryptic too :pac:

Hanley

Haha ssssshhh.

I meant to say, he was doing curls with 80kg after you went upstairs. They were strict like. Ridiculous.

Malteaser!

Good work today!!

It's a shame you didn't get a chance to talk to your man crush though!!

Maybe next time!!

Hanley

ACCESSORY UPPER

Wide Grip Pulldowns:
60 2x15

Pull ups (palms facing away):
bodyweight x12,11,10

*straight into*

Wide Grip Pulldown:
60 x15

Seated Cable Row w/rope:
70 x12
77.5 3x12

Tate Press:
12.5kg 'bells x12
17.5kg 'bells 4x12

Barbell Curl:
40kg x10
50kg 3x6
*drop set to...*
30kg x12

Pretty filthy pump all over by the end of this. I'm on the hunt for some extra bicep size and lat width over the next few months so that was the focus for today.

Hanley

BossArky wrote: »

What does the DE mean?

Nice one with the bench PR.

Cheers. I think I'm figuring my bench out (says I AGAIN). I reckon my PR's up about 7.5kg over a 10 week period. Which I'll gladly take!!

DE=Dynamic effort (basically weights between 50-70% moved as fast as possible for 1-3 reps over 8-10 sets)

ME=Maximum Effort (weights in excess of 90% for singles to triples)

BossArky

Hanley wrote: »

DE UPPER

What does the DE mean?

Nice one with the bench PR.

Hanley

Deloading my squat and deadlift this week so only trained once aince Sunday....

DE UPPER

Bench:
60kg 2x3
80kg x3
85kg 3x3 (medium grip)
95kg 3x3 (pinky on rings)
105kg x1
115kg x1
125kg x1
135kg x1, x2 - PR
105kg 5x5

Bent Over Dumbbell Laterals:
20kg 3x12

Hammer Strength Pulldowns:
80kg x12
90kg x12

5kg PR on the bench. Previous best was 130x2 back in December so looks like I'm making aome progress there finally.... Missed the second rep first time around because I slid on the bench so Malteaser had to pull it off me. Might have got 3 reps on my second attempt at it but didn't want to miss again. I'll attempt 140x2 in a few weeks.

5x5's killed. They should hopefull be good for me,

Hanley

ME UPPER

Floor Press:
60kg 2x5
80kg x5
100kg x5
120kg x3
130kg 3x3

Bench:
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x5
120kg x5
*shirt on*
140kg x3
150kg x2
160kg x2 (none of the reps to here touched)
150kg x3 (collar pulled high, all reps touched from here)
140kg x3

Bradford Press:
20kg x10
40kg x10
47.5kg 3x10

Face Pulls:
plate 5 x12
plate 7 5x12

Pretty happy with that. The floor presses were a bit all over the place at the start but got better as the sets went on. Shooting for a PR single there next week.

Took my grip out to index finger on the rings on the bench, made a bit of a difference with power of the chest. Shirted bench was good. Starting to feel alot more comfortable in the shirt now.

Then later in TF..

Chins:
bodyweight 4x10

Seated Cable Row:
5x12 moving up in weight

the drifter

Only time will tell i seen more carryover without bands but this was working to a max...tom see savage bar speed carry over using bands... i suppose it depends on how you train them.. im gone from them for a few months not anyways...

Hanley

Thanks man. I'm pretty happy with how well they've gone so far. I just wonder what the carryover from them is gonna be like!!