Does my bum look big in this squat rack?

kevpants · 08-04-2009 09:50AM

Yeah I'll be up there this eve.

I've been going on on odd days at odd times myself. Seems to be coming together alright!

Malteaser! · 16-04-2009 10:20PM

I'm definitely not going to see you before the competition so I better say best of luck now.

I'm dying to hear how you get on and I've no doubt that all your hard work over the past while is going to pay off.

I'm sure you've seen how many lifters there's gonna be on Saturday at this stage - it looks like it's gonna be another long day so there's every chance that myself and Ham could get there in time to see you deadlift. If I don't see ya Saturday, I'll deffo see you Sunday!!

Good Luck again!!!

the drifter · 17-04-2009 07:46AM

Good luck on saturday Kev!!!!!

cardio,shoot me · 20-04-2009 06:16AM

howd did the comp go?

kevpants · 20-04-2009 02:13PM

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

howd did the comp go?

Went great. Will start a thread later this evening once work over. Too busy and too sore to concentrate on it today!

ladowack · 21-04-2009 04:39PM

well done on the comp Kev, seen your vids on youtube a real grindfest, didn't think you'd get 215 after the 205 squat, well done.:)

podge57 · 21-04-2009 04:39PM

theres a quality picture of you posted here

http://www.nipowerlifting.co.uk/gallery2/gallery2.html

kevpants · 22-04-2009 01:37PM

ladowack wrote: »

well done on the comp Kev, seen your vids on youtube a real grindfest, didn't think you'd get 215 after the 205 squat, well done.:)

I didn't think I'd get it either!

podge57 wrote: »

theres a quality picture of you posted here

http://www.nipowerlifting.co.uk/gallery2/gallery2.html

I think their site is down at the mo but this one is on the IDFPA site!

Form an orderly queue ladies!!!!

bigstar · 22-04-2009 01:39PM

kevpants wrote: »

I didn't think I'd get it either!

I think their site is down at the mo but this one is on the IDFPA site!

Form an orderly queue ladies!!!!

do they let you take a dump on the platform.

itsallaboutheL · 22-04-2009 02:02PM

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA best photo ever!

kevpants · 22-04-2009 02:03PM

bigstar wrote: »

do they let you take a dump on the platform.

They had no choice.

Hanley · 22-04-2009 02:21PM

kevpants wrote: »

I didn't think I'd get it either!

I think their site is down at the mo but this one is on the IDFPA site!

Note the Rippetoe grip. Ghey.

Form an orderly queue ladies!!!!

I can think of a lady at the comp who'd want a bit of that.... and it wasn't wifepants.

P.S It's a popular shot for some strange reason

itsallaboutheL · 22-04-2009 02:25PM

And Kev your bum doesn't look so big in a squat rack anymore, but your head is massive:pac::D:D

Just kiddin................. Great job to all on all lifts. Hanley my heart breaks for u man.

kevpants · 22-04-2009 03:41PM

Hanley wrote: »

Note the Rippetoe grip. Ghey.

You're just jealous cos my bar is clearly bending more than yours.

Hanley wrote: »

I can think of a lady at the comp who'd want a bit of that.... and it wasn't wifepants.

Oooooh. One day I'll give you a lift off the bench and you'll look up when you want to re-rack and it won't be me. It'll be wifepants....

celestial · 22-04-2009 04:20PM

yea...kevpants best make sure the bar doesn't get photoshopped out of that photo....:D

kevpants · 26-04-2009 08:40PM

Wed 09/04/09 Cycle 3 Wave 2

Military press:

80% 67.5kg x 3
85% 72.5 x 3
90% 77.5 x 5

Jm Press:
45kg
x12
x10
x8

TF Machine Curls:
40kg
x17
x11
x9

Reverse TF Machine Curls:
25kg
x15
x15
x13

This was my last sesh prior to the comp. Took it easy. Happy with how my shoulder strength is coming on though. I'd love a bodyweight military press. 105 (ish)kgs??? Some way off yet.

kevpants · 26-04-2009 08:45PM

Wed 22/04/09 Upper body assistance experimenting day

Floor press 80kg (using squat rack)
x10
x10

Lucy's presses (lockouts of steps)
90kg
x12
x11
x10

Scap Pulldowns (on lat pulldown machine)
60kg x 20
67.5 x 20
75 x 20

Face Pulls:
45kg x 20
52.5 x 20
60 x 16

TF Machine Curl
45kg
x14
x7
x5

Rev TF Machine Curl
30kg
x10
x5
x7 (after longer rest)

This was worthwhile. Loved the steps setup for the bench assistance, should really hit my weakpoint. Scap retraction work was really tough and left my back feeling strangely taxed afterwards which is great, another weakpoint exposed that I can work on.

kevpants · 26-04-2009 08:54PM

Fri 24/04/09 Lower body assistance experiment day

Barbel lunges:
52.5kg
x20 (10 per leg)
x26
x26

GHR's (Grandad hamstring raises)

Set up with Smith machine and a flat bench. Couldn't do 1!!! Had to recruit a seat to lower down onto and then kinda do a pushup back up while also pulling with my hamstrings, hence the Grandad replacing Glute in GHR's!

Did 2 sets of 10 with the seat helping.

Rev Hypers +10kg
x15
x10
x10
x10

Hanging leg raises.
15 mins of faffing about learning to do them. My goal is to be able to not only do them but to be able to do this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSVR7YmzmRM

If I can do them at 100kg+ bodyweight I figure that alone will add 15 - 20 kg to my squat.

Ab Pulldowns:
stack x20
x11

Side Bends:
37.5kg dumbell
x 20 Left and right
x15 left and right

Writing this 2 days after this workout I have to say I seme to have unearthed a few gems here. The side bends have my obliques in bits and I've ab DOMS from the leg raises. The lunges have my glutes in bits and my hammies are at me too!

At least I've a few new staple assistance moves but I'm so sore I might have to out off my squatting until Tuesday!

Skull · 27-04-2009 05:15PM

Kev,

Just had a quick look through your log, whats the most you have squatted in the gym?

kevpants · 29-04-2009 09:40AM

Skull wrote: »

Kev,

Just had a quick look through your log, whats the most you have squatted in the gym?

Ehhm. Well the heaviest single I've done is 190kg for 1. Did 170 for 5 last night....log update below. The program I'm following doesn't call for anything above about 80% of your true 1RM. Weird that it works but hey, it seems to!

kevpants · 29-04-2009 09:44AM

Tue 29/04/09 Cycle 3 Wave 3

Squat:

75% 135 x 5
85% 152.5 x 3
95% 170 x 5 ugly-ass reps

Squat Creepers:

Completed the 9th set.

Hanging leg raises:
x5
x5
x3
x4

Side Bends:
40kg dumbell
L x 18
R x 18
L x 14
R x 14

This nearly killed me. Give me a competition any day, this multiple reps business is over-rated. Happy with the 170 x 5 considering they were my usual horrible executed reps after I take time off from training.

I can do hanging leg raises! They felt a lot easier, windscreen wipers here I come.

Hanley · 29-04-2009 11:10AM

That's some good squatting!!!

I played about with windshield wipers on the ab chair thingy beside the squat rack and it worked quite well. Obviously easier than the real thing but still KILLS.

I'll show ya what I mean if you're around later?

kevpants · 29-04-2009 12:55PM

Yeah I'm going up later. Never thought of the roman chair for them. Squats went well given that I lost them all forward and on the 4th rep at 170 I dropped from standing to ATG in about 0.00001 seconds!

Hanley · 30-04-2009 11:19PM

Face Pulls done in the gym that invented them - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XjAgPZcrpQ&feature=related

kevpants · 04-05-2009 06:44PM

Thursday 30/04/09 Cycle 3 Wave 3

Bench: (Wider grip, middle finger on rings)

75% 97.5kg x 5
85% 110 x 3
95% 122.5 x 5 Massive PR. Spotter swore he didn't touch the bar. Grip change??

DB Press:
37.5kg
x13
x8
x6

Lucy Press:
90kg
x10
x5
x8 (took a longer break, advisable on this lift from now on)

Face Pulls:
60kg
x25
x17
x16
x14

I've no idea if it's the new grip but I hammered that bench in this session. 122.5 felt really light. I double checked I actually had the right weight on it afterwards about 4 times. The wide grip is shortening the ROM and bringing my chest (stronpoint) into the equation more. It also seems to be a lot easier on my elbows.

kevpants · 04-05-2009 06:53PM

Saturday 02/05/09

Deadlift:

75% 160 x 5
85% 182.5 x 3
95% 205 x 3

Good Mornings:
80kg
x15
x10
x8

Barbell Lunges:
50kg
x24 (12 per leg)
x20

That right hand side of my lower back was playing up again so the deadlifts felt heavy and reeeeaaally slow. It's not injured as such but it just seems to get strained really easily. The thing is this was done on a Saturday morning, I don't think my back is supple enough to Deadlift shortly after getting out of bed. The time I badly hurt my back in Feb was a Saturday morning too. I reckon it's evenings only for pulling from here on in.

A few vids of the heaviest set of deadlifts, you can see how slow they are and how awkward I look with the lower back twinged. Good mornings and lunges as well to see the form. Happy with the good mornings, I've never seen myself doing them before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyZ9I2y3LBc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhNZ-Fv3yhk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-AuLLJea0

podge57 · 04-05-2009 08:07PM

nice bench pr

although your deadlift excuse makes you sound like an old man :pac:

Hanley · 05-05-2009 12:00AM

Yowza!! That's some really good benching!!!

Kev M · 05-05-2009 12:34AM

benchin 122.5 x 5.... very nice, could be the floor presses working their magic?

I saw you up there Saturday, all I can say is seriously impressive deadlifting. I looked at he start of your log and you've made big big gains. That goal of squatting 200 must seem like a long time ago

kevpants · 05-05-2009 08:04AM

podge57 wrote: »

nice bench pr

although your deadlift excuse makes you sound like an old man :pac:

Sounds like? Clearly I already am. It's such a pain in the ar5e trying to mind it. I might take another trip to Sportsmed after next payday to see what they reckon.

Hanley wrote: »

Yowza!! That's some really good benching!!!

I know. WTF???

Kev M wrote: »

benchin 122.5 x 5.... very nice, could be the floor presses working their magic?

I saw you up there Saturday, all I can say is seriously impressive deadlifting. I looked at he start of your log and you've made big big gains. That goal of squatting 200 must seem like a long time ago

Didn't see ya! I'm so crap with names/faces!

I've only floor pressed twice! It could be having a bit of an effect though. I think the grip felt much stronger and my elbows were healthy. The elbow factor is huge.

Does my bum look big in this squat rack?

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