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Nervous Wreck

Some background:

I was logging on TeamTest but it is dead, unfortunately. Need to keep a log to keep me on the straight and to monitor my progress so here I am.

Started powerlifting in February having done very little in the gym previously and having only benched once. Weighed 66kg at the time and was in Jackie Skellys. I've since left there and joined Raw.

Stats as of now are:

BW - 79kg

Bench - 100kg
Squat - 150kg
Deadlift - 160kg

Should be training this evening so first log coming soon.

Here's my 150kg squat, which I hit for the first and only time so far last week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68g35lXzEkY

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Nervous Wreck

Back was still sore today. Started my session with a little bit of foam rolling on it and the pain left me. Grand job.

Bench
85kg x 6
85kg x 6
85kg x 6
70kg x 10
65kg x 10

Cable Pushdown
x10
x10
x10

Overhead Press
20kg x 5
25kg x 5
30kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5

Preacher Curls - 12.5kg
x10
x10
x10

DB Lat Raise - 12.5kg
x10
x10
x10

EZ Curls - 20kg
x15
x15
x15
x15
x15

Nervous Wreck

Today was bleh.

Deadlift
100kg x 5
120kg x 3
130kg x 3
140kg x 1
150kg x 1
160kg x 1
170kg x 0
165kg x 0
Complete failure on those last two attempts. Couldn't even get the bar off the floor. Bleh.

Here's my 160kg at a crap angle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46n-Up3-zU

Rest of the session was sub-par.

Face-Pulls
x20
x20
x20

Cable Ab Curls
x15
x15
x15

Lat Pulldowns
x10
x10
x10

EZ Curls - 35kg
x10
x10
x10

banshee_bones

Theres a few of these

knocking around raw, next time find one and put yer camera on it!

160 looked easy btw.

Nervous Wreck

It was, chalkless hands notwithstanding, which is why the subsequent failures were so perplexing. In fairness, I did squat heavy a couple days previous so maybe that had a part in it.

banshee_bones

Eh if it's not coming off the floor I doubt its because of a lack of chalk! It could be any number of things, your nOob gains could have ceased, it could be a temporary plateau or maybe your just not there yet. Are you using a mixed grip or double overhand? Maybe try using a belt?

I'm sure more experienced lifters than myself could give you some pointers, it's a bit hard to say from the angle.

Nervous Wreck

No, I was saying the 160 was easy apart from the bar being a little slippy cos of lack of chalk. I should've tried 165 before 170 prob.

Nervous Wreck

Bench
70kg x 5
80kg x 5
90kg x 5
95kg x 4 - PR for reps. Hoping for 5 next week. Then I'll start repping 100kg. Progress is pretty slow on bench as compared to my other big lifts. Might have to change this up a bit.

Chins
x10
x10
x10

Overhead Press - 37.5kg
x8
x8
x8

DB Row - 17.5kg
x20
x20
x20

EZ Curls - 35kg
x10
x10
x10

Nervous Wreck

Squat
100kg x 5
110kg x 5
120kg x 4
130kg x 3
140kg x 1
150kg x 3 - PR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_0PbmRcpN4

In retrospect, I shoulda done more. It was there. Target in my head was 3 and just didn't think to keep going for some reason. If the lad spotting me posts here, thanks! Don't think I said it at the time.

Leg Curls
x12
x12
x12

Face Pulls
x20
x20
x20
x20

Cable Ab Curls
x20
x20
x20
x20

DB Shrugs - 40kg
x10
x10
x10

DB Preacher Curls - 15kg
x6
x6
x6

DB Lat Raise - 15kg
x10
x10
x10

Good day at the office.

Hanley

banshee_bones wrote: »

Eh if it's not coming off the floor I doubt its because of a lack of chalk! It could be any number of things, your nOob gains could have ceased, it could be a temporary plateau or maybe your just not there yet. Are you using a mixed grip or double overhand? Maybe try using a belt?

I'm sure more experienced lifters than myself could give you some pointers, it's a bit hard to say from the angle.

What??! Of course it could be because of chalk, or more specifically grip - if your body doesn't sense a secure enough connection with the bar, it won't allow you to grip it. So no grip = no lift. So not having chalk is a directly relevant reason as to why he may have missed the lift.

The bar speed of the 160 is indicative of a MUCH higher max than 170, as are his squat numbers. Thus one can probably conclude that it's not a lack of newb gains, or lack of belt, but all grip and balls that is the issue....

COH

He uses a sh*t bar to deadlift, thats 10% of the problem. The other 90% is testicle related

Nervous Wreck

Right. Deadlift PR this week or I owe ye a pint.

Nervous Wreck

Nothing to write home about today really.

Bench - 85kg
x8
x8
x8

Overhead Press
25kg x 5
30kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5
45kg x 5

Dips - BW+15kg
x8
x7
Lame

EZ Curls - 25kg
x15
x15
x15
x15

And then had to leave. Stupid job.

Nervous Wreck

Deadlift

100kg x 5
110kg x 4
120kg x 3
130kg x 1
140kg x 1
150kg x 1
160kg x 1
170kg x 1 - PR

180kg x 1 - PR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMVipX5ai_w

190kg x 1 - PR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pplki7aIsF4

Ugly as that was, I'm happy as fuck with it. Chalk and balls. Genius.

Face Pulls
x20
x20
x20
x20

Cable Ab Curls
x20
x20
x20
x20

Seated DB "Power Cleans" - 10kg
x10
x10
x10
x10

DB Shrugs - 40kg
x10
x10
x10

EZ Curls - 25kg
x10
x10
x10

DB Lat Raise - 10kg
x10
x10
x10

COH

Savage, well done

VIS VIRES

Now thats more like it..Well done

itsallaboutheL

Congrats.

Hanley

Well fancy that...

FunkZ

How the hell did you add 30KG to you dead in just a few weeks! Jaysus (this isn't a question, it a statement of sorts)!

Well done man that's amazing!

Inspector Coptoor

Yeah, I was gonna say it was all kinds of f@cked up that your squat and deadlift were the same.
nice work.
a 2XBW squat and a 2.4 BW Deadlift and over 1.25 BW bench makes you a little but more advanced than a newb.

great job.

banshee_bones

FunkZ wrote: »

How the hell did you add 30KG to you dead in just a few weeks! Jaysus (this isn't a question, it a statement of sorts)!

Well done man that's amazing!

Less than a week...sure that 160 was only last week FFS! :pac:

Animal.

Nervous Wreck

Cheers for the comments folks, really appreciate all the encouragement and advice!

Today!

Bench
70kg x 5
80kg x 5
90kg x 4
95kg x 5 - Rep PR
100kg x 2 - PR

Overhead Press - 40kg
x8
x8
x8

Chins
x10
x10
x6

Cable Row
x20
x20
x20

Face Pulls
x20
x20
x20

Cable Ab Curls
x20
x20
x20

EZ Curls - 25kg
x15
x15
x15

DB Lat Raise - 12.5kg
x10
x10
x10

Nervous Wreck

Squat
100kg x 5
110kg x 5
120kg x 5 - legs started throbbing around here.
130kg x 3
140kg x 1
Loaded the bar for 150 and just wasn't up to it. First time I just haven't even gotten under the bar to try. The only logical conclusion is sand in my vagina. Bollocks.

Rest isn't really worth logging tbh. Some weighted GHRs, Lat raises and EZ curls. Had to leg it to work early. ****.

Nervous Wreck

Bench
60kg x 15
67.5kg x 12
75kg x 9
80kg x 6
87.5kg x 4
90kg x 1

Overhead Press
20kg x 5
30kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5
45kg x 5
47.5kg x 5 - PR
50kg x 3 - PR

Chins
3 x 8

Face Pulls
4 x 20

Cable Ab Curls
4 x 15

DB Shrugs - 40kg
3 x 10

EZ Curls - 35kg
3 x 10

DB Shoulder Press - 17.5kg
3 x 10

DB Lat Raise - 12.5kg
3 x 10

Nervous Wreck

Yesterday

Deadlift
120kg x 5
130kg x 5
140kg x 5
150kg x 5
160kg x 3

Last three sets were Rep PRs of 3, 4 and 2 respectively. Shoulda gotten the 5 @ 160. Will aim for that plus a double @ 170kg next week.

Leg Curls
3 x 10

Face Pulls
4 x 20

Cable Ab Curls
4 x 15

EZ Curls - 25kg
5 x 15

DB Lat Raise - 10kg
3 x 10

Nervous Wreck

Squat
Possibly too many warm up sets...
120kg x 5
130kg x 5
140kg x 4
150kg x 3 - Bollocks. Epic depth on all three but the strength just wasn't there. First rep was solid. Second one required a tiny bita help from my spotter. Third required more help and nearly ended in fail. Though the fact that it didn't is probably the point to focus on.

GHRs
BW - 1 x 10
+20kg - 3 x 10

Dips
3 x 12

EZ Curls - 25kg
3 x 15

Lat Pulldowns
3 x 10

Face Pulls
3 x 20

Cable Ab Curls
3 x 15

Nervous Wreck

Yesterday

Bench
62.5kg x 15
70kg x 12
75kg x 9
80kg x 6
85kg x 4
90kg x 1

Close Grip Bench - 60kg
x10
x6
x5

Overhead Press
30kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5
45kg x 1

Pull Ups
3 x 10

Push Downs
3 x 10

Face Pulls
4 x 20

Cable Ab Curls
4 x 15

EZ Curls - 25kg
3 x 15

Lat Raise - 10kg
3 x 10

DB Shrugs - 40kg
3 x 10

DB Curls
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
17.5kg x 10

Today was supposed to be a rest day but turned out not to be. Not really anything worth logging though. Some heavy deads and then some easy stuff. Stiff and sore. Fun though!

Nervous Wreck

Bench
60kg x 5
70kg x 5
80kg x 5
90kg x 3
100kg x 1 - Failed second rep.

Close Grip Bench - 60kg
3 x 10

Overhead Press - 35kg
3 x 8

Chins
3 x 8

Inverted Rows
3 x 10

Push Downs
3 x 10

Face Pulls
3 x 20

Cable Ab Curls
3 x 15

EZ Curls - 30kg
3 x 10

DB Lat Raise - 10kg
3 x 10

Nervous Wreck

I felt like curling today.....

Squat - 130kg
3 x 5

EZ Curls - 20kg
3 x 10

Leg Curls
3 x 10

Preacher Curls - 12.5kg
3 x 10

Face Pulls
4 x 20

Cable Ab Curls
15
20
20
20

Straight Bar Curls - 15kg
3 x 10

Push Downs
3 x 10

DB Curls - 17.5kg
3 x 10

Dips
15
15
12

Hammer Curls - 12.5kg
12
10
12

At this point, someone standing near me farted and then walked off, leaving me with both the stench and the blame. If farts weren't hilarious, this woulda been really annoying.

DB Lat Raise - 10kg
3 x 10

DB Shoulder Press - 10kg
3 x 10

Nervous Wreck

Bench
65kg x 15
72.5kg x 10
77.5kg x 6
82.5kg x 3
87.5kg x 1

Close-Grip Bench - 60kg
10
6
6

Overhead Press
30kg x 5
35kg x 5
40kg x 5
45kg x 3

Chins - Wide grip
3 x 6

EZ Preacher Curls - 25kg
3 x 6

Push Downs
3 x 10

Face Pulls
4 x 20

Ab Curls
4 x 20

Cable Rows
3 x 20

DB Shrugs - 40kg
3 x 10

EZ Curls - 25kg
3 x 10

Lat Raise - 12.5kg
3 x 10

Nervous Wreck

Yesterday

Pull-ups
3 x 10

Bench
60kg x 5
70kg x 5
80kg x 5
90kg x 2
102.5kg x 0 - Was going for a PR here. Asked some lad to spot me. Unracked the bar grand, felt confident. As soon as I started lowering it, he took a hold and assisted me for 3 utterly pointless reps (which I'm obviously not counting cos I'm not a cunt). Was too annoyed to say anything afterwards but then the fucker starts telling me my technique was wrong (it wasn't), I was hitting the wrong line off my chest (I wasn't) and that I "shouldn't lift heavy" cos that will "only make you strong" (

) and that I should just bench very light so I could get big muscles. "That's what I do," he says "only a low weight and do 12 reps. Big muscles!" Cunt was smaller than me (which is difficult to do if you train regularly) and he's giving me advice on getting big. Absolute failure.

EZ Curls - 30kg
3 x 10

Overhead Press - 40kg
3 x 8 - Some sort of PR in there

Hammer Curls - 15kg
3 x 12

Dips
15
12
12

DB Curls - 20kg
3 x 10

Close Grip Bench - 60kg
10
6
6

Lat Raise - 12.5kg
3 x 10

Straight Bar Curls - 20kg
15
15
25

Preacher Curls - 12.5kg
3 x 6