Kuytrider's Training Log: Dipping my Rippetoe into powerlifting!

[BendtheBar]

Sprints after a deadlift PR = winning.

[markievicz]

Nice new deadlift PR....
Plenty of hard work in that last session

[Kuytrider]

Originally Posted by Fazc

Great Dead PR.

Superset your OHP with Chins before Deads mate.

Thanks Prof!
Good idea! Should help my press while warming me up nicely for the deadlift.

Originally Posted by JTurner

Nice work on the deads. Just out of curiosity, you still pulling sumo?

Thanks J.
No. I changed to conventional last week. I find sumo good for singles/doubles and conventional better for grinding out reps. That said I have done 150x5 sumo.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Sprints after a deadlift PR = winning.

Thanks Steve. Hard work!

Originally Posted by markievicz

Nice new deadlift PR....
Plenty of hard work in that last session

Thanks Mark. Tough but rewarding.

[mab54]

Great deadlifts Kuyt, also nothing makes you faster then sprints after a lower body day!

[Kuytrider]

Originally Posted by mab54

Great deadlifts Kuyt, also nothing makes you faster then sprints after a lower body day!

Thanks Mike! Nothing tests your sanity more also

Saturday 21 July
I guess you could say today was an unscheduled session of win.

Squats
60x5
75x5
90x5
105x5
120 (264) x 5 PR
92.5x8
Was 'supposed' to do 3 reps but they felt good and I hungered for a squat PR so I went and got it. Last reps were tough but I held it together. Aiming to hit the same again on Tuesday.

Pendlay Rows
45x5
60x5
70x5
80x5
90x3
70x8
Top weights were 2.5kg high because I had to use a spare olympic bar that inexplicably wouldn't allow 1.25kg plates to fit on

Bench
50x5
62.5x5
75x5
87.5x5
100 (220) x 3
80x8
Bit tired by now. Triple wasn't easy but I am in the frustrating zone where I can make 3 reps @ 100kg any time I want but hitting 4-5 is another matter. Strange lift is the bench.

Leg Curl:
Pin 11: 3 x 8

Weighted Dips + 15kg
3 x 8

Hammer Curls
25 (55) x 6 - 3 sets

Lower volume day tomorrow.

[ravimolasaria]

Originally Posted by Kuytrider

Squats
60x5
75x5
90x5
105x5
120 (264) x 5 PR
92.5x8
Was 'supposed' to do 3 reps but they felt good and I hungered for a squat PR so I went and got it. Last reps were tough but I held it together. Aiming to hit the same again on Tuesday.

superb mate ... now you can very easily go for at least 275-280 in next session.

Bench
50x5
62.5x5
75x5
87.5x5
100 (220) x 3
80x8
Bit tired by now. Triple wasn't easy but I am in the frustrating zone where I can make 3 reps @ 100kg any time I want but hitting 4-5 is another matter. Strange lift is the bench.

Beast mode on ...

[big_swede]

Squats are coming along great K! Keep it up!!

[J_Byrd]

Nothing like a squat PR!!! nice work

[BendtheBar]

Unscheduled win indeed.

120 (264) x 5 PR

[Kuytrider]

Originally Posted by ravimolasaria

superb mate ... now you can very easily go for at least 275-280 in next session.


Beast mode on ...

Originally Posted by big_swede

Squats are coming along great K! Keep it up!!

Originally Posted by J_Byrd

Nothing like a squat PR!!! nice work

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Unscheduled win indeed.

Thanks guys.
@Ravi: I'm playing it slow and steady with continued progress in a bid to increase confidence. I'm just getting attuned to my current lifts so being overly aggressive is not a good idea for me. I have made such mistakes in the past. I'm aiming to hit 120x5 again on Tuesday and then raise to 122.5 if successful. 140x5 is an end of year goal. That would represent 8 increases and there are 22-23 weeks left. It's a marathon not a sprint but thanks for your support

Sunday 22 July
A 'sensible' session turned into a nice rewarding one.

Squats
60x5, 80x3, 100x2
110x1, 117.5x1
125 (275) x 1 - Easy money (for a change) if I'm being honest. Aiming to be a touch more upright to avoid falling forward. Good bar control today.

Walkouts
165kg - 3sets of 15 second holds - May stay here for a bit. This was not easy to walkout but holding it was fine. Some guy asked me before my second attempt if I needed a spot I explained what I was doing and he said it was a good idea.

Paused Squats
85x5
85 (187) x5 - These are no joke!

Power Clean/Push Press
45x5, 60x3, 65x2
72.5x1, 77.5x1, 82.5 (182) x 1 - Just about pushed past lockout.
65x5 - Just one clean and 5 straight push press reps

Paused bench
80 (176) x 3 - 5 sets

Chins
6, 5, 4

The Bear
3 sets of 6 reps @ 30kg
Are you meant to go one rep of each or six reps of each one individually before moving on to the next? I did the latter for the final set only. It is no easier!

Crunches holding 15kg weight overhead
3 x 10

Food and perhaps a walk to a local museum in a short while