Tim's Journeyman Log

[samutown]

thats good tho.. My best snatch is 50

 

[tim290280]

^^ Thanks dude. I'm sure if you keep practicing it you'll get better.

I'm likely to take a week off from lifting this week. I'm hoping to get some weightlifting shoes this week so I may get tempted to try them out but aside from that it will be some recovery time

 

[Samoan-Z]

My best snatch at the moment is my gf's ...... on that snatch I dunno lmao.
Great work Timbo, and yea that weightlifting shit can get expeinsive you should see powerlifters get piassed after busting a $100+ Suit on a squat or dead.

 

[Samoan-Z]

My best snatch at the moment is my gf's ...... on that snatch I dunno lmao.
Great work Timbo, and yea that weightlifting shit can get expeinsive you should see powerlifters get piassed after busting a $100+ Suit on a squat or dead.

 

[tim290280]

^^ Always has to be someone with the snatch joke



The place that was meant to sell weightlifting shoes didn't. It sold wrestling shoes..... kinda different. So I'm still hunting. I'm missing lifting already even though it has only been a few days. On the plus side we're going shopping with our K-Rudd Kash for a rowing machine and may be able to find some lifting shoes.

 

[wrestling lyon]

what's the difference between the wrestling and weightlifting shoes?

personally I love my wrestling shoes but haven't lifted in them but I could see why they would be great when squatting
real flat and lots of grip which wouldnt allow for any slipping at all

 

[tim290280]

^^ Wrestling shoes have little to no heel, and generally tie to above the ankle (correct?)

Weightlifting shoes have a hard sole, usually made of wood, with a heel of somewhere around 1". The hardness of the sole and the elevated heel puts the body in a good position to lift and squat but without the soft cushioning that can upset the motion.

Think of weightlifting shoes as sports shoes with a hard sole. If you have ever squatted in a running shoe you will know that spongy feeling you can get when squatting. Not something that is good for a solid, heavy squat.

 

[wrestling lyon]

alright now I understand what you mean
I've never even seen weight lifting shoes

 

[El Freako]

Best snatch, lulz.

 

[tim290280]

Wrestling Lyon: check the new article I posted. The guy in the vids is wearing them.

El Freako: We could have heaps of snatch jokes. Stuff like; I've got a big snatch, it's from all the stretching my penis does. etc etc etc.

Well the weightlifting shoes were a bust. I could only find lame ones that were meant for powerlifters (which they don't wear anyway). Every store I called they had no idea what I was on about. I also went through a few shoe stores and they couldn't help either. One store we went into and I described what I wanted to one of the clerks that we had to drag away from a riveting conversation he was having with the other clerks. He then proceeded to show my Nike Shox, saying that all the "weightlifters" at Fitness First wore these....:angrydude: I re-explained more slowly this time and he finally got it, said they didn't have any, and went back to his precious little conversation while I spotted a pair of shoes that would have done the trick. So I thought; FUCK HIM and left.

On the plus side we bought a rowing machine. The missus will now be happy and I may actually do more cardio than the 3-5mins of skipping I do now.
http://www.firstdegreefitness.com/Products/tabid/373/agentType/View/PropertyID/3/Default.aspx

 

[skindnef]

For the WLS Maybe check Ebay or Online?

 

[tim290280]

^^ Yeh I know about the online sales, I was actually hoping to try some on before buying was the thing. If I look through any of my shoes (and clothes for that matter) I take a range of sizes, dependant on brand and style. Not really keen on ordering a pair from outer Mongolia only to find that they are too narrow or a half size small.

But as I have no other option I will order some soonish. Probably figure out which ones I like the most. Do-Wins are getting good raps, and they seem to be less narrow and tall like the AdiStar and Nike Vegesaus (sp?).

 

[El Freako]

I'm not sure about this week of lifting... looks like slacking off to me.

 

[tim290280]

^^ Yep sure is.

Don't worry I'll be lifting tonight. I've been hanging out to lift now for 4 days. Stupid work with it's stupid conferences :angrydude:

 

[tim290280]

I was tired from a long work day yesterday, but I was so looking forward to squatting that I had to train today!! The lack of engery only really seemed to make the session take longer than usual, but I didn't really mind.

Warmups
3mins skipping
Rope pulls
Cuban presses
Dynamic drills

C&J
20kg x5
40kg x5
60kg x2
70kg x2 work sets
80kg x2
85kg x2
87.5kg x2
87.5kg x2
90kg x2
90kg x1 (lowered onto shoulders and walked back to rack)

Activation work 12kg
30x leg ext
15x leg curl

Squats
100kg x3
120kg x3 work sets
140kg x3
150kg x2
140kg x2
120kg x3
120kg x3 want to build up to ten working sets

Supersetted with

Single leg standing calf raise
48kg x8
48kg x8
48kg x8
48kg x8

Hammy curls
20kg x10
20kg x6

Soundtrack:

Normally I hate Jack White, but this band is worth a listen.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Solid squat and C&J session man!

 

[tim290280]

^^ Thanks PV.

Tired again today. Yawning all the way through the warmup. Going to go to bed early tonight.

Warmup
3mins of skipping
Cuban presses
BTN shoulder presses
GM's
Lunges
SLDL
Bent over rows
Broomstick pullovers with rope (El Freako's idea for shoulder mobility )

Snatch
20kg x5
40kg x5
60kg x2 work sets
60kg x2
65kg x2
70kg x2
72.5kg x2
72.5kg x2
75kg x2

Pullups (clavicle to bar from dead hang)
BW x5
10kg x5
15kg x5
20kg x5
20kg x5
20kg x5
20kg x4

Bench press
60kg x5
80kg x3 work sets
90kg x3
100kg x3
105kg x3
110kg x3
110kg x3
110kg x2

supersetted with

W raises
7kg x3
7kg x3
7kg x3

and also

DB bicep curls
25kg x5
25kg x3

Wrist roller with thick bar
20kg
20kg

Sissy tricep ext
5
5

Soundtrack:

 

[El Freako]

How's your snatch feeling Timbo?

 

[tim290280]

^^

 

[El Freako]

Animal rules, end of story.