SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 So it's my first day back to the grind after a proper week of rest following the British Classic. It's not exactly the Camp NF Powerlifting Championships, but I still managed to take fourth in the 63s for the third year in a row. I couldn't have done better in terms of positioning but my second squat was so easy that I'm frustrated about the screw-up with my third. Still sitting around 382 Wilks, which is frustrating. I'd like that easy 400. That nice, round, shiny number. So on with the quest! I'm waiting to have it confirmed, but it's very likely that I'll have another competition on Saturday, 3 December in Cardiff (along with @TeeCam and, hopefully, our coach) so the goal is to get that 400 Wilks there. I'm also probably somewhat over my weight class at the moment (not stepping back on the scales until I've given my body a week to settle after last week's cheese and beer binge) so getting back to a controlled diet is key! In the midst of all this, I have the Edinburgh NF Meet-Up next weekend! Anyway, here are the general goals: Do my gorram accessories. We all know I'm bad at it, so the goal is to give myself a point for every time I successfully complete an accessory session and reward myself with some form of ice-cream-based indulgence if I do. This may involve Boozy Cow. Track everything and edge my weight lower. This isn't a tough one, but it's just generally necessary! I need to get my weight back down to a walkaround weight of closer to 63kg than 65kg so I don't have to even think about it in the run-up to a comp! Explore the dark side. I don't know if it will go anywhere, but I want to do some more work on sumo deadlifts. Last time I tried, I was pushed to go too heavy too fast so never really had much of a chance to get better at them. I just want to do some technique work and see if it goes anywhere. This may be pulled if Marc says I shouldn't do it. Organise stuff for the meet-up. I still haven't emailed @Steve to remind him about the meet-up for the NF blog emails or got in touch with anyone to ask if we can make up event-specific T-shirts again. I still need to get precise numbers for lifting so I can arrange appropriate numbers of instructors too! Basically, lots to do! 6 Quote Link to comment
RedStone Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 HEART YOU!!! Following for awesome of course! 400!!! WOOO!!! 3 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, ~RedStone~ said: HEART YOU!!! Following for awesome of course! 400!!! WOOO!!! I've been wanting this for so long that it's frustrating that it hasn't happened yet! Quote Link to comment
Sam Ashen Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 16 minutes ago, SpecialSundae said: Explore the dark side. At first I thought I was looking at a defector to the Dark Side Evil Eastern Empire! 17 minutes ago, SpecialSundae said: I don't know if it will go anywhere, but I want to do some more work on sumo deadlifts. Last time I tried, I was pushed to go too heavy too fast so never really had much of a chance to get better at them. I just want to do some technique work and see if it goes anywhere. This may be pulled if Marc says I shouldn't do it. Sumo = Dark Side? I don't know, either! I think Sumo might be great for you! 19 minutes ago, SpecialSundae said: I'm waiting to have it confirmed, but it's very likely that I'll have another competition on Saturday, 3 December in Cardiff Curious: Is this enough time to experiment with Dark Side Sumo? 1 Quote Classless Human Male Warrior - Introduction Height: 1.77m Weight: 93 kg Spoiler Current Maxes: (repsxkg) Squat: 10x122.3, 5x138.2, 3x147; 1x170 Bench Press: 10x79, 5x93, 1x102 Deadlift: 10x152, 5x192, 3x210, 1x229 Overhead Press: 10x52, 5x61, 1x70.3 Current Battle Log: 1707 Sam Ashen Summer Swole Program 2017 Challenges: 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1609 1610 1611 1612 Daily Log:The Daily Grind Form Check: Stronglifts Olympic More FC's: Pistol Squats Want to play? MFPvP Link to comment
RedStone Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, SpecialSundae said: I've been wanting this for so long that it's frustrating that it hasn't happened yet! I'm juuuust starting to kind of understand how you feel, now that things are slowing down and I'm taking two steps forward and one back. But all the same I'm here to root you on as you go, and you will damn well will get there! I have every ounce of faith in you, and when you do we are gonna shake it the F up!!!! Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 minutes ago, Sam Ashen said: Curious: Is this enough time to experiment with Dark Side Sumo? There's never a good time, really. I'm not going heavy and it may be pulled if Marc says not to do it, but I just want to see if it would be good. Quote Link to comment
chairohkey Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 43 minutes ago, SpecialSundae said: So it's my first day back to the grind after a proper week of rest following the British Classic. It's not exactly the Camp NF Powerlifting Championships, but I still managed to take fourth in the 63s for the third year in a row. Hahaha! Forget the IPF Worlds. Camp NF PL Championships is where its at. 5 Quote Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Just now, chairohkey said: Hahaha! Forget the IPF Worlds. Camp NF PL Championships is where its at. We all know where it's at! Quote Link to comment
ManicSpider Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 382 aiming for 400, I'm in awe I'll be lucky if I ever hit 200 2 Quote This Challenge - 2022 Restart Me on Fitocracy 2016: First Challenge | Fortress Siege #1 | Fortress Siege #2 | Fortress Siege #3 Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 1 minute ago, ManicSpider said: 382 aiming for 400, I'm in awe I'll be lucky if I ever hit 200 We'll be cheering you every step of the way! 2 Quote Link to comment
Sam Ashen Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, ManicSpider said: I'll be lucky if I ever hit 200 Work at it and be ready for a surprise! 1 minute ago, SpecialSundae said: We'll be cheering you every step of the way! This. 2 Quote Classless Human Male Warrior - Introduction Height: 1.77m Weight: 93 kg Spoiler Current Maxes: (repsxkg) Squat: 10x122.3, 5x138.2, 3x147; 1x170 Bench Press: 10x79, 5x93, 1x102 Deadlift: 10x152, 5x192, 3x210, 1x229 Overhead Press: 10x52, 5x61, 1x70.3 Current Battle Log: 1707 Sam Ashen Summer Swole Program 2017 Challenges: 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1609 1610 1611 1612 Daily Log:The Daily Grind Form Check: Stronglifts Olympic More FC's: Pistol Squats Want to play? MFPvP Link to comment
wildross Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Good luck! And great plan you had to take a week totally off. 1 Quote Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Sumo goal may be changing. I still suck at them. Ugh. Why do my deadlifts suck so badly??? Not the absolute weight but in comparison to my squat. Quote Link to comment
Sam Ashen Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 382 Wilks. That means you need another 17.5 kg to break 400. I assume you are looking for 5 kg in each of three lifts, plus 2.5 kg somewhere. SQ vs DL: I thought for advanced lifters these numbers are very close to each other and either your DL is 10% more than your squat or they are about equal. Quote Classless Human Male Warrior - Introduction Height: 1.77m Weight: 93 kg Spoiler Current Maxes: (repsxkg) Squat: 10x122.3, 5x138.2, 3x147; 1x170 Bench Press: 10x79, 5x93, 1x102 Deadlift: 10x152, 5x192, 3x210, 1x229 Overhead Press: 10x52, 5x61, 1x70.3 Current Battle Log: 1707 Sam Ashen Summer Swole Program 2017 Challenges: 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1609 1610 1611 1612 Daily Log:The Daily Grind Form Check: Stronglifts Olympic More FC's: Pistol Squats Want to play? MFPvP Link to comment
ArgSki77 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Following along for the 400! 1 minute ago, Sam Ashen said: SQ vs DL: I thought for advanced lifters these numbers are very close to each other and either your DL is 10% more than your squat or they are about equal. I was under a similar impression for advance lifters. 1 Quote Level 12 Ranger - Instagram | MFP Challenges 2016: First - Second - Third - Fourth - Fifth - Sixth - Seventh 2017: Eighth - Ninth - Tenth - Eleventh - Twelfth Respawn 2017 - CH1 Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 2 hours ago, wildross said: Good luck! And great plan you had to take a week totally off. It was definitely needed. The comp on 3 December (assuming I get the call up) is slightly more laid back in that I can lift at any weight. Quote Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, Sam Ashen said: 382 Wilks. That means you need another 17.5 kg to break 400. I assume you are looking for 5 kg in each of three lifts, plus 2.5 kg somewhere. SQ vs DL: I thought for advanced lifters these numbers are very close to each other and either your DL is 10% more than your squat or they are about equal. 6 minutes ago, ArgSki77 said: Following along for the 400! I was under a similar impression for advance lifters. It varies a lot. Different leverages etc, but having a comparatively poor deadlift puts you at a massive disadvantage in competition. 1 Quote Link to comment
Alanna Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 hours ago, SpecialSundae said: There's never a good time, really. I'm not going heavy and it may be pulled if Marc says not to do it, but I just want to see if it would be good. You mean they may not be pulled if he says no? *ba dum tss* Anyway, good luck with the 400 wilks quest and the (possible) sumo pulling! I *can* pull sumo, but never got it up to par with my conventional deadlift... they're just so darn hard to break off the floor. 1 Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 Link to comment
spezzy Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Sumo is a great conventional accessory. Have you considered doing it on your light deadlift day or swapping conventional / sumo every other week? 3 Quote Current Challenge - Instagram “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
RedStone Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, spezzy said: Have you considered doing it on your light deadlift day or swapping conventional / sumo every other week? I have now.... >.> 2 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
spezzy Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Also email me about the community things! 1 Quote Current Challenge - Instagram “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
spezzy Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 hour ago, ~RedStone~ said: I have now.... >.> I've had a few higher level lifters suggest this to me once I can sumo (sumo and my broken leg don't get along) for a while to pick one. Also, sumo is much easier to recover from than conventional. Quote Current Challenge - Instagram “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Sumo is a great conventional accessory. Have you considered doing it on your light deadlift day or swapping conventional / sumo every other week? I don't really have traditional heavy/light days. I'm probably going to do it as an accessory after deadlifts and@teecam has offered to help with form. I'm still basically pulling them like a wide conventional rather than proper sumo. You mean they may not be pulled if he says no? *ba dum tss* Anyway, good luck with the 400 wilks quest and the (possible) sumo pulling! I *can* pull sumo, but never got it up to par with my conventional deadlift... they're just so darn hard to break off the floor. Thanks! They're horrible to break off the floor but once they're going it's good. 1 Quote Link to comment
TeeCam Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 45 minutes ago, SpecialSundae said: I'm still basically pulling them like a wide conventional rather than proper sumo. My sumo isn't particularly wide. I find the more I can involve my quads the better! Quote Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 My sumo isn't particularly wide. I find the more I can involve my quads the better! It's not so much the width as that I'm still too horizontal. I'll show you. Quote Link to comment
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