The training centre for hardcore backyard powerlifters Greasy, Franko, Nige, Humba, Frodo, Linden Longley, Big Bill and Giant Jack.
Training logs, training times, pictures, video and general banter from the team.
After several weeks, perhaps two months, of training being disrupted by self-inflicted injury, holidays and general amotivation, I'm back training. God works in mysterious ways (and I'm not referring to the fact He allows things like tsunamis and serial killers) because last week I was getting back into deadies and feeling far from enthusiastic as I trundled into the gym. To my delight my gym, which has the shittiest machines and no squat rack, had purchased a new bar and bumper plates. It was precisely what I needed to boost my commitment to training. I'm still getting back some strength and having some pain from my wrist and knee but I'm keen. I'm also determined to do more flexibility and warm-up movements so that I can keep on training consistently as life slowly passes me by.
So gentleman, hopefully I may join you in a Sunday training session on the Queens birthday weekend.
By the way, there's a show on Wednesday nights on the one of the channel ten stations (called ONE HD) about bikies called Sons of Anarchy that is meant to be pretty good. I'm yet to see it but may watch it this week.
I've attached some pics of the new bar at my gym as well as a couple of shots of a weird machine for back stuff and also a stupid machine for (I think) calves to give you an idea of my training environment.
Well done to Nige, Linden and Jack. Big PB's on the deadlift this morning. Nige pulled a comfortable 160kg, Linden 105kg and Jack (who's only been training for a few months) 75kg. I also got a rep PB on Saturday 225kg x 10 which I'm pretty pumped about. Good work fellas!
Frodo and I have been trying some clean and jerk training on our deadlift day. You can see in my log that I did a set of 70kg. Here's a video of an eight year old doing 75kg.
Looks like I'm going to have to step it up... Big Bill has set the bar high! Well done and I'm looking forward to hitting the weights hard after easter (until then... man these easter eggs are good!).
Hello Dedicated Gym Freaks, Due to our lifting addiction we have decided to run a session this Saturday morning at 7:30am (yes we know it is Easter). So if you have the guts & nuts, see you then!
Message from Greasy
Have a Good workout dudes! Humba has been in NZ. He might make it but here is part of an email he sent me. Makes for fun reading
I'm getting back from NZ today and hope to make it but maybe just for a social visit.
Three weeks ago I was running home after a few beers and went for a great trip and landed with max force on concrete. A great deal of pain but I thought I'd just incurred some bruises and continued to train a couple of times and then came here on holidays. Anyway, a long time later and I continue to have a lot of pain in my wrist and knee (a dull ache) and pain when I try to open a jar or something or put pressure on my knee(like kneeling).
So I think I have some type of fracture or something but have decided to wait to see a doctor when I get back to Wang after Easter. Unsure if it's been wise not getting these things looked at sooner but obviously the injuries aren't too bad if I've been able to do most things.
Good work Humber!
Here's a vid of Nige to show you how far you are behind.
He still had enough energy to give me the one finger salute though
Nice work Bill!
After several weeks, perhaps two months, of training being disrupted by self-inflicted injury, holidays and general amotivation, I'm back training. God works in mysterious ways (and I'm not referring to the fact He allows things like tsunamis and serial killers) because last week I was getting back into deadies and feeling far from enthusiastic as I trundled into the gym. To my delight my gym, which has the shittiest machines and no squat rack, had purchased a new bar and bumper plates. It was precisely what I needed to boost my commitment to training. I'm still getting back some strength and having some pain from my wrist and knee but I'm keen. I'm also determined to do more flexibility and warm-up movements so that I can keep on training consistently as life slowly passes me by.
