great lifting ben looks like you re progressing nicely

thanks mate it was hard work but i was impressed by the improvement. Got pinned by 145 though good job i had the safety bars in place :)

ello mate thanks for the info i ve have a look and it looks like a large number of sets! if you re interested i got the figures for the smolov programme here: http://www.joeskopec.com/smolov.html  
all you need to do is put in your 1 rep max and its calculate the weights you need to use. let me know how you get on with your bench cheers adsy

hi ben so you are trying sheiko then? dont know the details about the program but have heard of it. im gonna give smolov a go for my squats soon hoping to up them to 140 kg. let me know how you get on cheers adsy

ha i see, better get 180 then hadnt i :) i got a 170 the other day but no longer using straps. they dont make as much difference as i thought for max lifts. always thought it was the increased weight that made me lose grip but it was higher reps like when i was repping 140 for 8. couldnt get that many without them. squats are progressing well. the last 6 months were really the first time i trained squat consistantly so i was half expecting decent gains to start with, just hope they continue! just got over the 900 lb total so just need to find 100 more from somewhere :) cheers adsy

hi Ben looks like the training is going well great squats there by the way nice pb! think i saw you had a new dead pb too so you must be doing something right :) cheers adsy

hey mate, you training at the mo? if so hows it going? cheers adsy

hi ben,

 

nice deads and power cleans doing some good weight there. when you row first that must be a killer!

 

and paul you can kiss my ass you carpet muncher :) only use straps for heaviest set if above 120kg now

 

cheers, adsy

PS my 140 for 5 was on a non olympic bar without straps. Dont use em to improve your grip. Straps are for pussies, like my brother down there. :-D

Working out hard core Mr Jones!!

 

Nice lift at 160, I think I should be able to manage something like that soon after today's performance. I always had lots of troubles with chest related exercises due to having long levers; finally after about 2 years I'm managing to make my chest grow.

 

I'm not sure if the same thing will work for everyone, but train intense and often with it. I do a heavy weights workout a week on my chest now, and then around 1 or 2 other times i'll knock out around 280 pressups in sets of 20 or 25 and try and leave no more than around 3 minutes between them. Sometimes I collapse on around 16 to 18 but then just keep going as many more times as you can after a small rest of carpet eating.

 

Also I found cables really helped develop my shoulders and chest!

 

Keep it up man you are working really hard, eat like a horse and sleep like a dog.