The 2014 Weightlifting Progress Thread - Page 63

On May 16 2013 22:33 decafchicken wrote:
Now there's a good shirt quote: SLAYING HEAVY IRON lol

tuesday-
snatch 50 70 90 100 105 110 115 120x 120x 120x 120(finally remembered how to snatch around here) 125x 125
cj 50 70 100 120 130 140 150 157x

wed-
front squat 2x135 225 315 345 365, 1x385, 385
back squat 2x385, 405, 425
bench 5x5 @ 185 (pretty easy)

today-
MAX OUTTTTT

On May 17 2013 17:57 Geordie wrote:
First time I've been on this forum for months, don't even play starcraft anymore haha.

Can teenagers compete in powerlifting in the UK?

I'm 15 years old and Bench 60kg 5x5, squat 90kg 5x5 and DL 100kg 1x5 @ 64kg BW, think I may compete in a years time when I enter the 1000 club.

On May 18 2013 01:02 decaf wrote:
I think it's time to let my body rejuvenate. All them max effort lifts all the time a couple of times per week for the past several months have left their marks. I mean I could up my calorie intake even further to try and break thru, but I don't think that would be a very wise decision and I've come to the realization that it ain't a race anyway.

I'll be shifting my emphasis away from strength toward health and explosiveness. This basically means I'm done with SS - at least for now. There's no sense in trying to get a high as squat as possible when your upper body starts to cave in after a couple of reps because you're lacking body integrity, or trying to add weight to the deadlift while becoming slower and slower in the execution of the lift.

For the next two months I'll be front squatting and adding stuff like hyperextensios, leg curls and biceps curls (haven't done those in half a year lol) and basically moving on to an upper/lower body split. I'll also be workin on mobility. Got myself some tennis balls, a jump stretchband and quite a sick book, check it:
http://i.imgur.com/vO4Nn12.jpg

Once I unlocked proper mobility I'll be adding cleans and working on that as well.

On May 18 2013 01:02 decaf wrote:
I think it's time to let my body rejuvenate. All them max effort lifts all the time a couple of times per week for the past several months have left their marks. I mean I could up my calorie intake even further to try and break thru, but I don't think that would be a very wise decision and I've come to the realization that it ain't a race anyway.

I'll be shifting my emphasis away from strength toward health and explosiveness. This basically means I'm done with SS - at least for now. There's no sense in trying to get a high as squat as possible when your upper body starts to cave in after a couple of reps because you're lacking body integrity, or trying to add weight to the deadlift while becoming slower and slower in the execution of the lift.

For the next two months I'll be front squatting and adding stuff like hyperextensios, leg curls and biceps curls (haven't done those in half a year lol) and basically moving on to an upper/lower body split. I'll also be workin on mobility. Got myself some tennis balls, a jump stretchband and quite a sick book, check it:
http://i.imgur.com/vO4Nn12.jpg

Once I unlocked proper mobility I'll be adding cleans and working on that as well.

On May 18 2013 05:45 decaf wrote:
@funkie:
oly lifting is something I might pick up in the future, it's just not one of my main priorities right now, but I'm slowly working towards it. still need to find a coach and such. but you're right, they're awesome. and thank you~

@phyre:
Well I'll just try it out for 2 months and see how it goes. After that I might come back to the routine I've been doing for the past 3 months or switch right to weekly progression schemes, but it's too early to tell. As for the routine I'm not 100% what I'll do exactly but I have a pretty good idea. My former routine left out a couple of things or didn't focus on them enough (it consisted of squats, bench, press, deadlift, rows, dips, chin ups), so I'm trying to mix it up a little to complement what I've been doing so far. Hence biceps curls, leg curls and hyperextensions as well as front squats. I' think it'll work out quite nicely.

upper:
bench press/dips
rows
press
lat pulldown
biceps curls

lower:
squats
deadlifts
hyperextensions
leg curls
abs

I can't even imagine a day without squatting so I think I'll go 4 times a week to the gym instead of just 3 like I used to to squat at least twice a week. On one day I'll do heavier squats and lighter deadlifts with more emphasis on speed and on the other day I'll do front squats (which I haven't really done before so they're lighter) and heavy deadlifts. Hyperextensions will just be with bodyweight and up to 20 reps, leg curls I'd say 8 reps and some stuff for abs which I haven't isolated in months, but I feel without so much core work it's needed now.
As for the upper day I think I'll stay at higher rep ranges for the bench press (about 8) and keep the presses at 5 since they're far more important to me and I kinda hate the bench press anyway. And some biceps curls 2x10 or whatever since I haven't done a single biceps curl in like half a year and I'm kinda ditching chin ups.

That's my general train of thought, always open for suggestions.
In 2 months I'm hopefully ready for cleans and switch it all up again. For now I just feel like a different approach would do no harm and serve me well.

On May 18 2013 05:08 phyre112 wrote:
Ugh. I hate upper/Lower - just seems like you can't fit the workouts together with any sort of balance to me =(. Much prefer push/pull - but good for you on deciding what you want and figuring out how to go for it. Mind posting up more of the specifics of your routine?

On May 19 2013 17:56 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:

Upper/Lower is indeed awful - it should be upper/upper/upper/upper/lower ofc ofc.

On May 20 2013 08:20 selboN wrote:
Played some basketball today and then deadlifted 525lbs (PR)! It came off the floor fairly easily, might try for another PR next week.

On May 21 2013 01:36 decafchicken wrote:


chest/arms/shoulders/back/calves duh

On May 21 2013 14:05 Abraxas514 wrote:


You forgot biceps you fuckin poser do you even lift?