Tim's Journeyman Log

[tim290280]

Essensen: Yeh I want that double bodyweight squat, everything short of that feels like I haven't gotten the most out of the last couple of months of training.

Hypo: turning out with the knees is a lack of adductor strength.

Tunen: lol.

Hypo: lol. I'm aiming for the 180kg first, 200kg did seem reachable after my box squatting.

co05: Yeh, I tore my both hammys at Xmas time last year, so I'm really trying to bring them back up (not that they were that strong before the injury).

Essensen: lol.

BGL: Hoping so. I probably won't get to squat again until after my honeymoon. Need a break anyway.

El Freako: Dream? Well I suppose you do have a lot less distance to move all the weight.

Ironheart: The from the bottom squats are tough, but one of the few ways to get that power out of the hole.

Pickle: If you were just willing to wait a little longer you would have had your update. Didn't add in my cardio days, or the hand carving of my guitar I did yesterday (forearm pump from hell!!!!).

Did some upper body today, although I sliced open my finger yesterday carving my guitar (blade came out of my microplane). So grip wasn't the best today.

Skipping
4mins

Pullups
BW x3x2
10kg x3x2
20kg x3
30kg x1
37.5kg x3x4
supersetted with
BW x3x4

Bench
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x2
120kg x2
130kg x1
135kg x1
110kg x5

Fatman rows
BW x20x2

Pushups
BW x20x2

Rope tricep ext
BW x10

Soundtrack:

 

[Pickle]

those chins are astounding mate. well done. bench is great again as well

 

[Skeptic]

Those pullups are insane mate!

 

[Xiva]

Agreed, insane pullups. How much do you weigh right now?

 

[tim290280]

Pickle: I was more happy with the bench this week as I felt de-energized when I was warming up the bench. So next bench session should be good.

Skeptic: I'm actually closing in on my pullup PB (40kgx3). My chinups are far superior.

Xiva: I actually had to go and weigh myself. 88kg, but that is late evening after food and water. I'd be ~87kg dry morning weight.

Probably my last session for a few weeks. Time to get married.

Skipping
4mins

Deadlifts
60kg x5
100kg x5
140kg x2
160kg x2
170kg x1
180kg x1
185kg x1
190kg x1
195kg x1

Hip thrusters
60kg x8
80kg x8
100kg x8

Low box squat - DE
95kg x2x3 - bit too heavy for DE so dropped off 10kg after the 3rd set
85kg x2x5

SL donkey calf raise
BW x8
20kg x8
40kg x8x4

Soundtrack:

 

[Xiva]

Impressive DL!

"Probably my last session for a few weeks. Time to get married."

Congratz man!

 

[philosopher]

Solid pulls there Tim!

 

[tim290280]

Xiva: Thanks dude

Philo: I just did the calc on them and worked out it is a 2.3xBW deadlift. I weighed 85.5kg dry this morning (I must be retaining fluid again since I was weighing 88kg last night) so maybe I have to start thinking in terms of hitting that 2.5xBW rather than 220kg.

 

[Tunen]

I'm wondering why, since you're a nice guy irl, you always have to come across like a dick on the internet?

You should be able to withstand my bullshit by now Morten Svane

 

[Tunen]

Timmy - what are your main training goals? They are probably stated somewhere but I can't be bothered to look for them.

 

[tim290280]

Timmy - what are your main training goals? They are probably stated somewhere but I can't be bothered to look for them.

I had intended to compete in weightlifting this year with an eye to lift ~220kg and qualify for nationals in the 85kg. But my lifts are power versions of the lifts, so my form isn't the greatest. Started getting some niggles, especially my wrist from the catch.

So instead my goal has become to beat my PB's in the Deadlift, Squat (going all the way down) and Bench. The bench PB has stood for the best part of a decade, squat really needs to be 2xBW, and deadlift I was a week away from pulling a PB when I did my hammys so I just know that I have a lot left to give on that lift. I've already set chinup and pullup PB's this year and really need to bring my hammys up after tearing them both at Xmas last year.

In terms of my physique I got too heavy last year (didn't like the way I looked at 93kg) so I aim to keep myself under 88kg. Fill in a few of the muscles like shoulders and hammys and I'll be happy.

Actually a few things I have already done this year are to add some size to my calves and hammys, I seem to have fixed my shoulders with a heap of lower traps work, and my knee seems to be not swelling from training anymore.

 

[Hypocrisy86]

I dont mind Tunen at all.

congrats on the last sessions Tim, hope everything in the future pans out for ya bro.

 

[co05]

Get a GHR machine!

 

[tim290280]

Hypo: Cheers Steve

co05: Thanks for the advice, but you do realise I train in my backyard right? The space and cost are a bit prohibitive.

 

[tim290280]

Back after best part of two weeks off. Had the wedding itself, then the mini-moon (taking the honeymoon later) and a few days either side. I've got the rest of this week to laze around and train hard as I go back to work next week.

Today was still a lazy session though as it was pretty hot today.

Warmup
skipping 3mins

complexes - 20kg

leg swings

ATG squat
20kg x5
60kg x5
100kg x5
120kg x2
140kg x2
150kg x1
160kg x1
165kg xfail heart wasn't in it.
125kg x2 for 5 sets

SL calf raise
BW x5
20kg x5
32kg x5
37kg x5 for 5 sets

DE SL SLDL
37kg x2 for 8 sets

Hanging leg raises
BW x15 for 3 sets

Standing BB calf raise
125kg x15 for 2 sets

Soundtrack:

 

[tim290280]

Forgot to mention that we tried out the new camera my siblings got us. So some photos of me squatting 160kg are coming. Used the "action" setting which took a picture every 0.8sec, which still managed to miss me in the bottom position

 

[tim290280]

Not sure what was up with this evening. Bench was a little underdone but that could be due to the chinups being first.

Warmups
skipping 3mins

complexes

shoulder dislocates

Chinups
BW x5
11kg x5
20kg x3
30kg x3
40kg x3 3 sets
20kg x8
20kg x5

Bench
20kg x10
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x2
110kg x2
120kg x2
130kg x1 2 sets
105kg x8

CoC Grippers
T x4
1 x2 3 sets
T x7

Handstand pushups
BW x3 3 sets

Close grip bench
90kg x8
90kg x4

BB bicep curl
40kg x10
40kg x8

Soundtrack:

 

[Pickle]

id hardly call that bench underdone! great allround upper body work mate. marriage is like samsons long hair perhaps?

 

[Xiva]

Nice chinups! and good benching!

Anyway you seems like a smart guy, i got a question

I recently read that grip training should be minimized so that you only do it once a week, cause it really tears your CNS.

What i cant figure out is why?
- Usally you say that big compound exercises is the one that effect the CNS the most. And grip training isn't a compound exercise

I think that it might be because you really "use" your entire buddy when doing grip training, but not sure

 

[tim290280]

Nice chinups! and good benching!

Anyway you seems like a smart guy, i got a question

I recently read that grip training should be minimized so that you only do it once a week, cause it really tears your CNS.

What i cant figure out is why?
- Usally you say that big compound exercises is the one that effect the CNS the most. And grip training isn't a compound exercise

I think that it might be because you really "use" your entire buddy when doing grip training, but not sure

I wouldn't have said grip is CNS draining but it is related strongly to a number of things like fatigue and being overtrained.

Grip training can also be something that can be overtrained easily due to the grip usage in just about everything you do. The trick really is to make sure that aspects of grip (pinching, crushing, holding) are trained over the week evenly. So I did grippers this evening and my next session will be deadlifting (holding), if I do any more grip work this week it will be pinching or thick bar work (or both).

Grip also uses some of the smallest muscles in the body, easy to overdo it.