Training 04/01/13

Squat and Accessory

Raw squat worked up to 230kg x3 belt and knee wraps

Equipped squat (briefs and suit bottoms) 310kg 4x2

The plan had been to go 5x2 on these but we started late as we had been moving the monolift up to the Rockpit. The gym is really looking well now. It's the type of place we have been looking for the last 3-4 years. We have pretty much all we need now in the one spot close to Belfast which is fantastic. 310kg was just about right. Gave me a bit of work but didn't feel difficult at all once I found my groove. Prior to 310kg I went 270kg in briefs. I unracked it and hit a triple but with the weight and movement the bar was lower than it was than when I had unracked it which meant it was too low to get back in the hooks of the monolift. I tried to lean forward to get it in but ended up stumbling onto my toes. We managed to rescue the situation and no-one was hurt but my calves took a real beating and are aching today.

Dimel deadlifts 160kg 2x20

Close stance Olympic style squat 105kg 3x10

Reverse hypers 25kg 1x20 , 1x15, 1x15

This was a really tough workout. Like I said, we started late but managed to get through the whole lot in about an hour and a half. Again, no videos as we are very much a skeleton group at the moment. There was just the two of us squatting tonight and Mike was good enough to give us a hand with spotting. We are just about managing but this is far from ideal and not great for safety. If anyone reading this is looking to get stuck into some competitive powerlifting and lives in the Belfast/Lisburn area drop me a comment. We have pretty much everything anyone would need to be successful now; bar a consistent training group of about 5 people. Most nights we are working with 3 which just isn't enough for equipped lifting. But anyways, let me know if you're interested.

Thanks for reading