Odevans's powerlifting journal

**Elvis** · 01-02-2012 11:14 AM

Quote

Originally Posted by Odevans

Elvis, glad to hear it. Fully expanding your lungs and getting some fast movement in your hams, is definitely the way to go!

My initial tendency was to grab the bar too wide and not tight enough using this set-up, I have fixed this. I did find myself completing a set of five with the initial lungful of air, the upper body seems to be staying tight doing things this way...

**yeti109** · 01-02-2012 11:42 AM

I was a stoker on hms Manchester. Good days.

**yeti109** · 01-02-2012 11:48 AM

sorry that was supposed to be a quote.

**Odevans** · 03-02-2012 02:02 PM

Why did you leave?

Training

Squats

220kg - felt heavy, very deep though.

DE bench

5x3x100kg

Bench

140kg

Negatives

2x160
2x170 - hardest fight ever!

Dips

2x10
2x12

BOR

3x8x100kg

Some other crap.

**yeti109** · 03-02-2012 06:30 PM

I panicked a bit when my missus got pregnant. Asked to get out ASAP so my head of department got me discharged to shore.
Good branch choice though, scab lifters (medics) are quite well respected.
I had a powerlifter in my class at raleigh (an ma too) he said he'd dropped loads off his lifts there.
When's your join date?

**Odevans** · 03-02-2012 08:24 PM

Quote

Originally Posted by yeti109

I panicked a bit when my missus got pregnant. Asked to get out ASAP so my head of department got me discharged to shore.
Good branch choice though, scab lifters (medics) are quite well respected.
I had a powerlifter in my class at raleigh (an ma too) he said he'd dropped loads off his lifts there.
When's your join date?

That sounds fair enough. Did you not have to wait 12 months, no? What level was this powerlifter at? I expect to lose a lot, but I can't see it taking more than 6 months to regain my strength - its only 2 months off. I start on the 29th of April, and I can't wait!

Training

Squats

140 - really fast. My quads have finally decided to come back into play!

Deads

270kg - easy enough.

Racks

lol

Fin.

**yeti109** · 03-02-2012 08:39 PM

I couldn't say what level. Someone asked him if he was a body builder and he said he was a power lifters. He struggled a bit with his mile and a half though he was over 30. What's your best time I got about 9.40 first run in training, pb lol. Wait till you see the shape of some of the idiots turn up in.

**yeti109** · 05-02-2012 06:46 AM

there's a few like this
Royal Navy. Junior Rates Dining Hall - YouTube

**Odevans** · 07-02-2012 07:52 AM

Quote

Originally Posted by yeti109

I couldn't say what level. Someone asked him if he was a body builder and he said he was a power lifters. He struggled a bit with his mile and a half though he was over 30. What's your best time I got about 9.40 first run in training, pb lol. Wait till you see the shape of some of the idiots turn up in.

I've been hoping that there will be some very out of shape people, so that I look better! Is HMS Raleigh as bad as I've been told(which is very)?

Yesterday's training

Squats

180 - very easy on the legs, as usual, but felt heavy on my back.

Really wide grip bench

140kg

Kroc rows

3x8x60kgdb's - easier than expected, can't wait to go to some real weights, next week.

MP 3x4x80kg

Close grip bench

5x120

Fin.