GP's go at training...

[Greyphantom]

Day 2
Squats
WU 60x5, 90x5, 120x4, 150x3, 170x3, 190x2

200x5

BP
WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x4, 100x3, 115x2, 125x1

130x1
135x1
140x1

Deads
WU 120x2x3, 170x3, 210x3

240x3
260x2
272.5x3

and done... was supposed to do this fri/sat but fri was busy getting drive cleared a bit and then other family stuff and so thought sat it is... got called into work sat as the chap supposed to be doing the shift got stuck in the snow...

Squats - went really well still working on keeping the eyes open and the other various techniques etc... keeping eyes open is freaking hard lol... top set went really well and felt better than I expected...

BP - oh yeah felt really good... 130 was really good and fast... 135 went the same and felt great which I was really happy with and then the 140... well it went fast off the chest but slowed a bit at the lockout but still went well... happy...

Deads - yes please... back was a bit achy but 240 went well and 260 felt better... 272.5 was a bonus round and it went really well... felt much better than it has in a while...

good session and happy with it tbh... life continues to be busy... but pretty good...

 

[Greyphantom]

Comp write up

Comp date 18 Mar 18

Well second chance at qualifying for the Brits at bodypower in may... training had been ok leading up but had some issues with lower back and time as things got pretty busy... drove up to Manchester on Sat afternoon and it was a wee bit longer than I had anticipated but I made weigh in (just) and then made weight for the 110s which was unexpected as I was weighing in at 115 a week before... no special diet or cut weight stuff but had been a lot busier phyically with work and training people etc... after weigh in back to hotel and eat a nice steak dinner with a great dessert and then sleep... up early and off to the venue...

My flight was slated to kick off at 1100... which it did... after chatting with Dig we decided to keep openers low and nail the lifts rather than trying anything special... warm up went well and felt fine, back was playing ball and no twinges or anything... time to rock... I originally had the opener set at 220 but dropped it to 210 just in case... nailed it... nice and deep and made sure I was on the board at least... 2nd lift was 225 and same again nice and deep and felt fine... set the 3rd lift at 240 and ooooh sooo close literally mm in it...

bench next... feeling pretty good at this stage... again opening light to make sure... 130... good lift and no problem... set the 2nd at 140 and it went up just as well... 3rd was for 147.5... this one was good but felt a little harder... still got the whites so all fine...

Deads - again low opener at 275 which was no problem... went up fine... second lift was set at 290 and that went just as well and again back was great and had no issues... set the final lift for 300 which felt more than doable... walked out took the bar and up to the knees when felt my back tighten so just let it go back to the ground again... little disappointed I didnt get that as it should have been a piece of cake but rather protect the back for the brits in 7 weeks than stuff it up at a qualifier...

so 662.5 total way down but ok... qualified for the brits for open and masters 2 and won of course the masters 2 class but a big surprise was I also beat out some competition to win the open... who knew... so pretty successful day... long drive home, started to ache like a mother about 30 mins into the trip and body then followed... home in to bed slept like the dead for a few hours then up for work... holy fvck what road train hit me... forgot how much a comp can take out of you... mon felt rough as hell, no appetite at all and body broken even though I didnt really push it too much had a boiling hot bath after work, 3 hour nap and then another hot bath just to get to nearly alive ... tue appetite still meh and body felt better but a little ouch... wed nearly normal and today back to normal and better... really want to lift again now and am eating a load... been on earlys all week and sleep hasnt been great but ok... so back into the next training cycle and hopefully the back stays feeling awesome and it goes well...

 

[Greyphantom]

Day 1 17 Apr 18

Squats
WU 60x5, 90x5, 120x4, 150x3, 170x3, 190x2 *belt on* 210x1

225x3x3

3ct Paused squats
190x4
175x3

BP
WU 40x2x5, 60x5, 80x4, 100x3

115x5x2

Dips
BW+15kg x2x5
BW+15kg x10+1p

ok been a while as was very busy at work and have been away for a week and a bit in Ireland and Egypt...

Squats went pretty decently tbh... first two sets were good 3rd set first 2 reps went well but the 3rd was dodgy... legs were just done really lack of sleep and no energy plus a cold... not full man flu at least

3ct - felt good these...

BP - got better as the sets progressed, all done with a full comp pause...

Dips - felt great... not sure where the 10 came from at the last set but felt strong...

good enough when returning from a holiday and had no training or gym access... legs feeling it a bit today but not as bad as I thought... yet...

Ireland I was reffing the Irish pro and it was one hell of a bash... amazing even some amazing lifters and quite a few "quiet" pints after... flew into one airport and home by 2230 to then get ready for a family trip and get to another airport at 0400... this time off to Egypt... that was one hell of a trip... such an awesome place and I totally geeked out... been wanting to go for a very long time and did most of the major sites but still didnt scratch the surface... have to go back for sure...

4 weeks till the Brits...

 

[JB]

Good to see you training again old man [emoji123]

 

[smurphy]

Pics of Egypt looked great mate! Would love to see the pyramids just not keen on the location! (Posted from my 2nd account according to one bell end)

 

[Greyphantom]

Good to see you training again old man [emoji123]

lol feeling old lately mate... good to be back in the swing and pretty much niggle free atm...

 

[Greyphantom]

Pics of Egypt looked great mate! Would love to see the pyramids just not keen on the location! (Posted from my 2nd account according to one bell end)

mate it was amazing... fvcking loved it and one of the best trips we have done tbh... so youre a multi account holder then... *hovers over ban stick* things been going on since I been away?? will have to catch up...

 

[smurphy]

mate it was amazing... fvcking loved it and one of the best trips we have done tbh... so youre a multi account holder then... *hovers over ban stick* things been going on since I been away?? will have to catch up...

Apparently so mate, obviously the little conspiracy theorists on their IG chat

 

[Greyphantom]

hmmm its been a while... after the mediocre comp at the Brit finals in birmingham just sort of got swept up in life and work really... loads going on but seems to be settling into some sort of holy fvckness... training is moving along... started using wrist wraps for the last 2 sessions and will need more practice to get used to them... will start posting again and keeping it up to date as much as possible...

 

[huntingground]

When’s the next comp mate? Are you doing Folkestone BPU in Jan. I am.

 

[Greyphantom]

When’s the next comp mate? Are you doing Folkestone BPU in Jan. I am.

yeah mate thats the plan to qualify for the Europeans... be good to see you there bud...

 

[welshguy84]

yeah mate thats the plan to qualify for the Europeans... be good to see you there bud...

Plan to get at least one squat in this time? [emoji57][emoji57]

 

[Greyphantom]

Plan to get at least one squat in this time? [emoji57][emoji57]

fvck you ginger welsh boy... x