High Frequency Westside (Kinda!)

[HIThopper]

Last nights squats and the orange band PR with some wide stance box squats also.

ME Squats ending 23 11 12 - YouTube

ME Squats ending 23 11 12 - YouTube

[BendtheBar]

Great looking squats. Excellent form.

[EliteDreams]

Squats for the rockstars!

[HIThopper]

OK

Crazy ass week, I got sick and lost about 3-4kgs in 2 days, work is insane right now been going through one of the worst/busiest times I can remember. All of my cycles for pulls and bench have been thrown out the window by a few days leaving me without the possibility of tapering down how I wanted to. BUT I am still gonna do this meet, don’t get many opportunities for meets here so I cant chuck it in just because of a shitty last week. Training actually bounced back ok despite the weightloss etc I benched a new 5rm but did it for 5 sets across, the very next day I benched my old 3rm for 10 triples. Pulls, I am not sure where they are, I have not pulled heavy in a long time last deadlift workout was 10 triples with 400lbs, we will see I guess. Overall I am hungry, skinny (LOL) and not exactly prepared, let the fun begin!!!!!!!!!!!

[HIThopper]

Charity Push/Pull 30/11/2

Bench 117.5kg Passed (explain later)
117.5kg Good
125kg Miss

Deadlift
190kg Good
205kg Good Meet PR easy as pie
227.5kg Missed at the last bit of lockout

Worst run bench flight I have ever seen.30 lifters on one platform so we had to wait 20+ mins between attempts. To top it off they changed it from 2 flights to 1 without telling us so when my name was called I was just warming up so they scratched my lift, how ****ing shit was that?, put me in a real bad mood too and I am not an angry lifter always very calm.

Deadlift felt great despite not finishing my cycle as I wanted, I reckon 220 (485ish) would have been quite easy tonight, the 227.5kg (500lbs) was too big of a jump in retrospect, I never jump like that in training.

Overall, meh I love training more than meets, what a waste of a training week. Vids if I can find em

[HIThopper]

ME Squat Day

Squatted with the red band and 2 chains, felt dumb strong today, hit a decenty PR of 325 with all that contrast. I then did some high rep rows and swings. Back is a little tender, got a bit rounded on that 500 attempt last night and its showed.

ME Squat Day 1/12/12

Squat + Red Band & 2 Chains

1x2 95kg
1x1 110kg
1x1 125kg
1x1 140kg
1x1 150kg (PR)
3x5 100kg
1x5 110kg
Add High Box Super Wide
1x5 115kg
2x3 120kg

Rows

3x25

Swings
2x50? 30kg

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by HIThopper

Charity Push/Pull 30/11/2

Bench 117.5kg Passed (explain later)
117.5kg Good
125kg Miss

Deadlift
190kg Good
205kg Good Meet PR easy as pie
227.5kg Missed at the last bit of lockout

Worst run bench flight I have ever seen.30 lifters on one platform so we had to wait 20+ mins between attempts. To top it off they changed it from 2 flights to 1 without telling us so when my name was called I was just warming up so they scratched my lift, how ****ing shit was that?, put me in a real bad mood too and I am not an angry lifter always very calm.

Deadlift felt great despite not finishing my cycle as I wanted, I reckon 220 (485ish) would have been quite easy tonight, the 227.5kg (500lbs) was too big of a jump in retrospect, I never jump like that in training.

Overall, meh I love training more than meets, what a waste of a training week. Vids if I can find em

Missed this. Props for doing charity work. What fed/group was behind this debachle?

[HIThopper]

Cheers mate, no fed it was unsanctioned. At least we raised a fair bit of coin for the kids who need it.

[HIThopper]

ME Squat Day

Tough day, feeling a bit sore in the arms, spent a lot of time trying to get em to co operate and managed to get some solid work done. Benching will not be fun with arms like this tho. Currently got a plan laid out for bench it will be lowered volume and higher intensity for a 4 week block. Undecided when it will start as I might need to heal up a little. Plan is to change up squats for a little bit also. A lot more volume with straight weight. Pulling will be similar to before the meet, higher volume but with some overload off blocks etc.Anyways….

ME Squat Day 2/12/12

SSB Concentric GM/Squat

1x3 95kg
1x2 110kg
1x1 125kg
1x1 137.5kg (PR)
1x9 95kg
1x9 100kg
1x9 105kg

Hip Thrust

6x12-15 To 140kg

GHRs

3 x12-15 Up to 2 Chains around neck

[BendtheBar]

A lot more volume with straight weight.

So dramatic reduction in bands and chains, etc?