New Journey - Olympic Weights

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Well, i'm sweating here and drinking water. :)

I just finished moving my uncles' olympic weights down to my basement, he loaned them to me. I was using standard plates and barbells for the last 6 or 7 months.

I always found that i could lift more weight compared to standard plates/barbells at any given time and lift using olympic plates/barbells. So i'm very anxious to get strong VERY strong!

I'm giving my rough estimates of my 1RM's for some of the "money lifts" using standard plates and barbells.

Deadlift - 420
Full Olympic Squat - 305
Flat Bench Press - 260
Power Clean & Push Press - 185

Let the Journey begin...............

Brad
 
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Standard plates have smaller holes and the barbell is of course smaller. The olympic bar also rotates at the ends for cleans and snatchs. I also have 6 rubber 20Kg plates AKA Blues.
 
Not the best of workouts today, my sleeping pattern is a mess. i think i might have to back off on some of my squat and deadlift varations (Higher reps), my lower back seems to want to take a break :)

Power Clean + Push Press (Raw) - 5x3 @143, 2min intervals
Full Olympic Back Squat - 5x5 @231, 2min intervals
Chinups (Bodyweight) - 6x2, 90sec intervals
Flat BB Bench - 2x6 @215, 3min intervals

The chinups are going ok its only the second time i done them since i finally rigged something up but it seems i hurt my neck the first chinup workout, Damn thing still hurts since monday.

TGIF :D
 
Friday - Nov 25th
Well, my test levles must be rising or something lastnight after having a couple drinks i got this stupid idea to deadlift..sigh.

At any rate i pulled up the 4blues (397lb) pretty quick, i thought i done over 400 when i was a tennager and i'm pretty sure now i had the 4 blues and probably 2 5's or 10's. Anyway, i should be hitting 440 by january no problem.
 
I agree it can be pretty stupid DD especially the state i was in, its not something i planned.

Weak workout Monday - Bummed Knee but since i planned to start The Waterbury Method next week i decided to have a low volume week.

Monday
Back Squat
1x10@132
1x8@176
1x3@220
1x3@236.7

Today i'm hitting my weaker sumo deadlift, DB bench press and chinups.
 
Am Session - 30 to 35min

Sumo Deadlift (Raw) 10x3@275.5, 2min intervals

Felt pretty good could of done 2 more sets but i'm trying to backoff a little this week.

Pm Session - 25min

Wide Grip Pulldowns - 4x6@170, 90sec intervals
Bench Press - 3x5@200, 2min intervals *Backed off and still not pleased with bench form.
 
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