MN5's 2010 get ripped plan
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[quote name='JK']Cheers for the link. Looks like 165 like you said. Yep can do another rep i reckon so maybe more. I usually do 12 of 70kg as warmup and then 3 sets of 8 followed by a dropset at 70kg again for 10 reps.<br />
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However I note that is for bench - can I approximater for other lifts?<br />
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If so then squat 1 RMP is projected at 150kg. Not keen to try that though. Deadlifts sure as if I cant lift it well its not going too high. Squats - gotta start high...can only go down![/QUOTE]<br />
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Sure can, works on percentages, I used it for push press a couple of weeks ago for example. even "smaller" lifts like skullcrushers and curls.<br />
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If you try your deadlift one rep max and fail all you're gonna do is.....not lift it. But yeah as you say not wise with squats until you're confident or have a good spotter handy ! -
Yeah there are definitely some exercises that you really want a spotter for!! I checked out that calculator and it was spot on for my bench 1RM, not keen (at this point) to try the squat 1RM = 180kg!! good chance of a turtles head if I give that a crack lol.<br />
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Ugh that bar just squished that guys face. I wouldn't be stepping up to spot for a guy lifting that weight unless I knew exactly what was going down! talk about missing in action.<br />
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210kg! that is a mean lift bro and for 3 as well! that is without straps aye? if so be careful holding your beers and little nippers hands! you've got the Hulk grip! -
[quote name='Kirwan']Oh christ, what a link! Did the guy live?[/QUOTE]<br />
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I reckon, impossible not to be a bit squeamish looking at that. Given the guy was lifting about 2 hundred kg OOOOOOOOOO that's gotta hurt !<br />
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Yeah no straps Paeks, was not fucken easy let me tell you, hands are still feeling a bit knarly and not knarly in a skateboarding way. -
Interesting weekend. After a big night drinking on friday the wife got me working in the garden removing some weeds and trees. We sawed a few back and I took a look at one of the trees and decided to utilise my deadlifting ability to rip it out of the ground ( and probably hold it high and yell in triumph ). Long story short I backed myself to show it who was boss. I bent down, heaved with all my might and "arrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh". Strained something and the fucken tree didn't move an inch. I had to dig down about a foot to remove the roots and the whole operation took me ages, I wasn't about to let it beat me though. Goes to show you can never judge a book by its cover and all week I have been too sore to do any weights. Devestating.
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Tree stump removal requires an Axe imo - preferably someone else's in case you blunt the blade too much!! you dig away to expose the main tap root/s and wail away on em with the Axe - then utilise brutal man force to rip that stump out of the ground.
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[quote name='Paekakboyz']Tree stump removal requires an Axe imo - preferably someone else's in case you blunt the blade too much!! you dig away to expose the main tap root/s and wail away on em with the Axe - then utilise brutal man force to rip that stump out of the ground.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeah I just got the order wrong and misjudged how easy it would be to rip out. Even the Hulk may have struggled on this one. I didn't have an axe but had a spade which did the trick eventually. -
Bartman you should add the 'stubborn stump puller' pose to your routine at next comp!! Points off for grunting though!
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So still pretty sore which rules out anything too heavy. Did some curls, extensions etc last night by lowering the usual weight and doing them sloooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. ( I mean really, really slow 12 seconds up and down kinda slow ) <br />
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Damn, still morning the next day and the aching in the arms has set in. Has definitely done something ( hopefully something good ) -
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T shirt weather is coming up soon so have decided to focus on the guns. Did some cheat curls over the weekend, basically the idea is to (over) load the bar and smash the weights out, usuing dodgy form to hoist the weight up and try and fight it on the way down. Arnie swore by these, anyone else ever done em ? have I asked this already ? getting a sense of deja vu......
