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Post by Phillip Wylie on May 16, 2009 11:24:48 GMT -5
Looking strong, Eric! It will be interesting to see what you do in gear after all of the raw training.
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Post by erictalmant on May 18, 2009 16:40:26 GMT -5
#54 18 May 2009 (Mon A.M.)
*Regular 20 minute warm-up, supplementation, etc.
1. Squat: 50% x 3; 60% x 3; 70% x 2; 80% x 1; 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 95% x 1; 99% x 1 (13)
2. Bench: 50% x 3; 60% x 3; 70% x 2; 80% x 1; 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 95% x 1 x 2 (13)
3. Deadlift: 50% x 3; 60% x 3; 70% x 2; 80% x 1; 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 95% x 1; 100%+ x 1 (13)
Total accumulated training time: 1 hour 50 minutes
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Post by erictalmant on May 18, 2009 16:41:44 GMT -5
Looking strong, Eric! It will be interesting to see what you do in gear after all of the raw training. I know, Phil. I posted a video of me squatting in my suit for a double last week, and on Dave's YouTube channel he has posted my bench press training in a shirt these last two weeks. I will compete in single ply in June and July, and then raw in August, September, November, and December. |
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Post by benburgess on May 19, 2009 5:33:59 GMT -5
Thats a lot of meets!
Are these semi-pro ones to pay the bills Eric or are you just a glutton for punishment?
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Post by erictalmant on May 19, 2009 17:37:33 GMT -5
*Walking the dogs: 60 minutes X 2 sets (morning and evening).
*Relaxation massage x 60 minutes. We worked on my circulatory zone since it was the one that showed up lacking a bit in today’s assessment.
*Meditation/Visualization x 15 minutes
*Contrast shower x 10 minutes
*Subliminal meditation CD while going to bed
Here is video of the shirt work I did last Friday:
I think it was 358 for 1. We have dropped the GPP work (elliptical) and the SPP circuit and are focusing on the main competition lifts at high intensities. Let’s see what happens…
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Post by erictalmant on May 19, 2009 17:41:31 GMT -5
Thats a lot of meets! Are these semi-pro ones to pay the bills Eric or are you just a glutton for punishment? Nope-a glutton for punishment. We are testing something out on me to see what happens. Abadjiev (Bulgarian weightlifting coach) has some interesting philosophies that I have always been partial to. After 4+ years of Sheiko, we are going to see if we can't perhaps adapt the S.A.I.D (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) principle to powerlifting; much the same way Abadjiev did for Olympic weightlifting. I have no idea how long this may go on for or what will happen; but after these 4+ years and a rather slow last 12 months, it is time to scratch the itch. I have not improved on my 1390 that I did last April in over a year, and I have to put 1400+ in the books raw at some point! Maybe this will do it and maybe it won't...but I have to know. |
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Post by benburgess on May 20, 2009 13:03:58 GMT -5
Thats a lot of meets! Are these semi-pro ones to pay the bills Eric or are you just a glutton for punishment? Nope-a glutton for punishment. We are testing something out on me to see what happens. Abadjiev (Bulgarian weightlifting coach) has some interesting philosophies that I have always been partial to. After 4+ years of Sheiko, we are going to see if we can't perhaps adapt the S.A.I.D (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) principle to powerlifting; much the same way Abadjiev did for Olympic weightlifting. I have no idea how long this may go on for or what will happen; but after these 4+ years and a rather slow last 12 months, it is time to scratch the itch. I have not improved on my 1390 that I did last April in over a year, and I have to put 1400+ in the books raw at some point! Maybe this will do it and maybe it won't...but I have to know. Adapt or be crushed - awesome attitude! |
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Post by erictalmant on May 20, 2009 19:54:28 GMT -5
#55 20 May 2009 (Wed A.M.)
*Regular 20 minute warm-up, supplementation, etc.
1. Reverse Band Bench (set-up barely aids off the chest): 50% x 3; 60% x 3; 70% x 2; 80% x 1; 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 95% x 1; 100%+ x 1; 95% x 1 (14)
2. Deadlift + 2 chains: 50% x 3; 65% x 2; 75% x 2; 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 92% x 1; 95% x 1 x 3 (13)
Training Time: 1 hour 12 minutes
#56 20 May 2009 (Wed P.M.)
1. Squat: 50% x 3; 60% x 3; 70% x 2; KNEE WRAPS: 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 92.5% x 1; 95% x 1; 97.5% x 1 (13)
All percentages in each exercise are taken off the max of THAT exercise. For example, when I squat in knee wraps I am going off of a knee wrap max, or a reverse band bench max. I now have accurate maxes for all of the exercises I am currently using.
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Post by erictalmant on May 20, 2009 19:55:15 GMT -5
Nope-a glutton for punishment. We are testing something out on me to see what happens. Abadjiev (Bulgarian weightlifting coach) has some interesting philosophies that I have always been partial to. After 4+ years of Sheiko, we are going to see if we can't perhaps adapt the S.A.I.D (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) principle to powerlifting; much the same way Abadjiev did for Olympic weightlifting. I have no idea how long this may go on for or what will happen; but after these 4+ years and a rather slow last 12 months, it is time to scratch the itch. I have not improved on my 1390 that I did last April in over a year, and I have to put 1400+ in the books raw at some point! Maybe this will do it and maybe it won't...but I have to know. Adapt or be crushed - awesome attitude! Yeah...until you get crushed! |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 19:06:34 GMT -5
Hello Eric,
I'm very well impressed of your 260kgs in squat with suit.
But mostly I'm impressed in how much you use your "ratio" in training.
About abadjev:
I'm always thinking that Abadjev had the greatest idea of history of weight training. But it's damn hard to put in practise. You need the right athlet (light, very tecnical, high speed) and could be possible to create something very interesting. Best of luck, i''m glad to follow your training.
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Post by erictalmant on May 22, 2009 22:18:57 GMT -5
#57 22 May 2009 (Fri A.M.)
1. Squat: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; SUIT: 80% x 1; 90% x 1 x 2 (9)
Training time: 48 minutes
#58 22 May 2009 (Fri P.M.)
1. Bench: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; SHIRT: 366/1; 366/1; 355/1 (9)
2. Deadlift from deficit (at Dave’s): 239/3; 333/2; 427/1; 521/1; 521/1; 521/1; 521/1; 543/1 (11)
Total training time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Totals for week #21 Fundamental Lifts (F.L.) = 108
I am dealing with a severe pain in my left arm whenever I do heavy squat and/or bench right now. Jumping right into heavy squatting in the suit brought it on, and it is the same thing that used to happen to me when I used equipment over 2 years ago. I am good for 2-3 singles in the squat or bench before it goes completely numb and totally useless. Unfortunately, this happens every time now; and today was no exception. The good news is that it does go away an hour or so later. I don’t know how it will react in a meet with the adrenaline and all, but I guess we will find out on June 13th when we do a tune up meet for July. It is very difficult (okay-almost impossible) to bench after squatting, so I hope there is enough time in-between for my arm to “recover”.
Wade Hooper is in town and he came to Dave’s and trained with us this evening. It was a lot of fun for all of us. We will train together again on Monday.
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Post by erictalmant on May 22, 2009 22:21:00 GMT -5
Hello Eric, I'm very well impressed of your 260kgs in squat with suit. But mostly I'm impressed in how much you use your "ratio" in training. About abadjev: I'm always thinking that Abadjev had the greatest idea of history of weight training. But it's damn hard to put in practise. You need the right athlet (light, very tecnical, high speed) and could be possible to create something very interesting. Best of luck, i''m glad to follow your training. Hello Ado. How are you? What do you mean when you say "use your ratio in training"? I agree that Abadjiev's philosophies are tough to adapt to powerlifting; but we are going to give it a try! |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 3:32:27 GMT -5
Fine thanks,
"RATIO": I mean (from "latin") rationality, brain, reason, mind.
Some friend of mine feel the same exact pain in arms after Heavy squats mostly with gear.
It was a squeeze of a nerve that reflex on the middle arms while benching (they say like a knife when the babell reach the chest). Solved by our osteopath in a pair of rounds.
last:
in the 80's an italian powerlifter interview one of the coach of Bulgarian weightlifting team.
He said the for powerlifting he would have done something like that:
bench press every day, squat on monday wednsday and friday, the other day deadlift.
After going to daily max, he reccomended to do some back off set with higher reps. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Post by joeldibattista on May 24, 2009 20:24:23 GMT -5
Wade Hooper is in town and he came to Dave’s and trained with us this evening. It was a lot of fun for all of us. We will train together again on Monday. Jealous!  |
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Post by benburgess on May 25, 2009 5:44:55 GMT -5
#57 22 May 2009 (Fri A.M.) 1. Squat: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; SUIT: 80% x 1; 90% x 1 x 2 (9) Training time: 48 minutes #58 22 May 2009 (Fri P.M.) 1. Bench: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; SHIRT: 366/1; 366/1; 355/1 (9) 2. Deadlift from deficit (at Dave’s): 239/3; 333/2; 427/1; 521/1; 521/1; 521/1; 521/1; 543/1 (11) Total training time: 1 hour 25 minutes Totals for week #21 Fundamental Lifts (F.L.) = 108 I am dealing with a severe pain in my left arm whenever I do heavy squat and/or bench right now. Jumping right into heavy squatting in the suit brought it on, and it is the same thing that used to happen to me when I used equipment over 2 years ago. I am good for 2-3 singles in the squat or bench before it goes completely numb and totally useless. Unfortunately, this happens every time now; and today was no exception. The good news is that it does go away an hour or so later. I don’t know how it will react in a meet with the adrenaline and all, but I guess we will find out on June 13th when we do a tune up meet for July. It is very difficult (okay-almost impossible) to bench after squatting, so I hope there is enough time in-between for my arm to “recover”. Wade Hooper is in town and he came to Dave’s and trained with us this evening. It was a lot of fun for all of us. We will train together again on Monday. Eric, I had a similar problem in the past, luckily my missis is a physiotherpist. With me it was waht you call Ulnar Neuritis. I grip the bar fairly narrow on squat. The Ulnar nerve that runs over the elbow and down the forearm (follows the line of the ulnar bone, unsurprisingly). When you squat and the bar pushes the elbows down this nerve can become stretched which results in various symptoms. For me it was just a very very sharp pain which would occur after i had squatted heavy, usually it would manifest the next time i benched after I squatted heavy. My missis prescribed db curls where the palm goes from a neutral position at the start to a supinated position at the top with an exaggerated eccentric. I.e. taking maybe 5 seconds to lower the weight back down. She recommended high reps so i do something like 3 sets of 15 with VERY light weight, like 25 lbs once a week. About 2-3 wks after I started doing them the pain went away and doesnt come back unless i stop this movement. Yours could be something totally different, im no medical pro, but it might be worth a go to throw these in it takes like 5 mins and is virtually no strain. A simple thing and it could just help. |
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Post by erictalmant on May 25, 2009 19:35:29 GMT -5
Week #22
#59 25 May 2009 (Mon A.M.)
1. Wide Grip Bench: 145/3; 177/3; 190/ 3; 255 x 3 x 2; SHIRT: 335 x 4 x 3 (27)
2. Squat: 239/3; 276/2; 335/1; KNEE WRAPS: 416/1; 442/1; 468/1; 495/1; 495/1(11)
Training time: Hard to say. Hooper and I were going back and forth, Dave was analyzing data, etc.
#60 25 May 2009 (Mon P.M.)
1. Deadlift: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; 80% x 1; 85% x 1; 90% x 1; 92% x 1; 94% x 1; 96% x 1 (12)
Training time: 40 minutes
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Post by erictalmant on May 25, 2009 19:37:22 GMT -5
Fine thanks, "RATIO": I mean (from "latin") rationality, brain, reason, mind. Some friend of mine feel the same exact pain in arms after Heavy squats mostly with gear. It was a squeeze of a nerve that reflex on the middle arms while benching (they say like a knife when the babell reach the chest). Solved by our osteopath in a pair of rounds. last: in the 80's an italian powerlifter interview one of the coach of Bulgarian weightlifting team. He said the for powerlifting he would have done something like that: bench press every day, squat on monday wednsday and friday, the other day deadlift. After going to daily max, he reccomended to do some back off set with higher reps. Nothing more, nothing less. Good stuff, Ado! Thanks for the information-all of it. Yes, it is a serious stabbing pain just as you described. Hopefully I can get it sorted out before too long... |
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Post by erictalmant on May 25, 2009 19:37:45 GMT -5
Wade Hooper is in town and he came to Dave’s and trained with us this evening. It was a lot of fun for all of us. We will train together again on Monday. Jealous! He has been very helpful these past 2 training sessions! |
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Post by erictalmant on May 25, 2009 19:40:34 GMT -5
#57 22 May 2009 (Fri A.M.) 1. Squat: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; SUIT: 80% x 1; 90% x 1 x 2 (9) Training time: 48 minutes #58 22 May 2009 (Fri P.M.) 1. Bench: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; SHIRT: 366/1; 366/1; 355/1 (9) 2. Deadlift from deficit (at Dave’s): 239/3; 333/2; 427/1; 521/1; 521/1; 521/1; 521/1; 543/1 (11) Total training time: 1 hour 25 minutes Totals for week #21 Fundamental Lifts (F.L.) = 108 I am dealing with a severe pain in my left arm whenever I do heavy squat and/or bench right now. Jumping right into heavy squatting in the suit brought it on, and it is the same thing that used to happen to me when I used equipment over 2 years ago. I am good for 2-3 singles in the squat or bench before it goes completely numb and totally useless. Unfortunately, this happens every time now; and today was no exception. The good news is that it does go away an hour or so later. I don’t know how it will react in a meet with the adrenaline and all, but I guess we will find out on June 13th when we do a tune up meet for July. It is very difficult (okay-almost impossible) to bench after squatting, so I hope there is enough time in-between for my arm to “recover”. Wade Hooper is in town and he came to Dave’s and trained with us this evening. It was a lot of fun for all of us. We will train together again on Monday. Eric, I had a similar problem in the past, luckily my missis is a physiotherpist. With me it was waht you call Ulnar Neuritis. I grip the bar fairly narrow on squat. The Ulnar nerve that runs over the elbow and down the forearm (follows the line of the ulnar bone, unsurprisingly). When you squat and the bar pushes the elbows down this nerve can become stretched which results in various symptoms. For me it was just a very very sharp pain which would occur after i had squatted heavy, usually it would manifest the next time i benched after I squatted heavy. My missis prescribed db curls where the palm goes from a neutral position at the start to a supinated position at the top with an exaggerated eccentric. I.e. taking maybe 5 seconds to lower the weight back down. She recommended high reps so i do something like 3 sets of 15 with VERY light weight, like 25 lbs once a week. About 2-3 wks after I started doing them the pain went away and doesnt come back unless i stop this movement. Yours could be something totally different, im no medical pro, but it might be worth a go to throw these in it takes like 5 mins and is virtually no strain. A simple thing and it could just help. This is good advice. Hooper recommended something very similar. My college roommate and one of my close friends is a very accomplished chiropractor. I am hoping to make it back up to where I grew up to have him look at me. In the meantime, I have two good recommendations for chiropractors and I might try to see one of them this week. I will keep everyone posted. |
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Post by erictalmant on May 27, 2009 16:35:20 GMT -5
#61 27 May 2009 (Wed A.M.)
*Regular warm up = 20 minutes
1. Squat: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; 80% x 1; 85% x 1; 90% x 1 x 3 (11)
2. Wide Grip (Pointer on Rings) Bench: 50% x 3; 60% x 2; 70% x 1; 83% x 1; 90% x 1; 94% x 1; 98% x 1; 90% x 1 x 3 (13)
3. Deadlift: 295/3; 354/2; 413/1; TITAN VELOCITY DL SUIT: 486/1; 515/1; 548/1; 575/1; 600/1; 660/1 (12)
Actual total training time (minus breaks between disciplines): 2 hours 2 minutes
Here is a video of me benching on Monday with Hooper. I was doing 255 x 3 raw and 335 x 3 in the shirted sets.
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