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by Newportblue88
Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Only popped back on here as traditional to talk about my goals in here haha Feel like my lifts are in a good place at the moment. Hoping to set some pbs within the next couple of months I think maybe in first three months on year looking at something like 250 squat 182.5 + bench 285 dead Then rest o...
by Newportblue88
Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Thanks Ali.

I have been lifting a very long time. I think it’s just been the 10th anniversary of my first powerlifting competition :blush:
by Newportblue88
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Age and old injuries. I just need to manage workload. Periodically I accumulate lots of aches and need the week off. This week is one of those, but I have a one-off twinge adding to my annoyance. My right shoulder has awful range of motion from a labrum repair years ago. Constant battle to get it t...
by Newportblue88
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

[quote="Newportblue88 " post_id=7719113 time=<a href="tel:1700489202">1700489202</a> user_id=634027] [quote="feckwanker " post_id=7718974 time=<a href="tel:1700475259">1700475259</a> user_id=11397] [quote="Newportblue88 " post_id=7707563 time=<a href="tel:1698839577">1698839577</a> user_id=634027] ...
by Newportblue88
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Have been on PR for a while but glad to see this thread is getting some use again :thumbup: My training is going fairly well at the moment hitting some PBs or at least moving weight better than it’s moved before. Did 98% of my 1Rm on deads last night at RPE8 ( so I’m saying 98% for 3 in theory) whi...
by Newportblue88
Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Have been on PR for a while but glad to see this thread is getting some use again :thumbup: My training is going fairly well at the moment hitting some PBs or at least moving weight better than it’s moved before. Did 98% of my 1Rm on deads last night at RPE8 ( so I’m saying 98% for 3 in theory) whic...
by Newportblue88
Sat May 27, 2023 6:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

[quote="Newportblue88 " post_id=7537996 time=<a href="tel:1684238685">1684238685</a> user_id=634027] I think about this quite often lol about the levels to these things. My numbers are “fine” but I’ve been lifting a long time and don’t do much else. For context the guy who won the British champions...
by Newportblue88
Tue May 16, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

I think about this quite often lol about the levels to these things. My numbers are “fine” but I’ve been lifting a long time and don’t do much else. For context the guy who won the British championship at my weight class this year, totalled 200kg more than me. I doubt he would be top 5 in the world....
by Newportblue88
Tue May 09, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Good to see this thread back going. Training is going well for me. About 10 weeks out from another powerlifting competition. Goal is to qualify for nationals. Bodyweight and numbers? 100ish (probably kidding myself 105) 245 squat 180 bench 280 dead Gym numbers at least. Think my weight class qualif...
by Newportblue88
Tue May 09, 2023 11:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Good to see this thread back going.

Training is going well for me. About 10 weeks out from another powerlifting competition. Goal is to qualify for nationals.
by Newportblue88
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

kg monkey. Sorry forgot about that.

Haha thank Fonz
by Newportblue88
Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Nice work Zak and monkey. :thumbup:

For me deadlifts been amazing. Squat has been good and bench was been fine.

PB with 280 on dead, which I think is about 12.5 up. 2.5 up on squats, PB now 245. Lost weight and it affected my bench most but feel like that’s coming back a bit now.
by Newportblue88
Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

My training has been a bit weird for a few weeks. Couple of weeks where I was out of routine and a shift from “peaking” to more of a groundwork phase again. It’s meant that for 3 weeks or so my lifts have felt rubbish. Starting to feel a bit back to normal now. Moved to high bar on this cycle which ...
by Newportblue88
Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Seeing the gym etiquette thread reminded me we had this one kicking around somewhere. So I'm after some advice... It must be about 20-25 years since I was last doing resistance training seriously... I loved it at the end of my school years and through uni. Continued into my early career until worki...
by Newportblue88
Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Just recovering from my last event Attempted a Quin-Ironman (5 times the distance of a normal Ironman) unfortunately I had a decent hit from covid the week before and then it coincided with the heat wave. clear test only 2 days before race started Got through the 19km swim in just over 9 hours - po...
by Newportblue88
Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Sheffield is back on next year I think. Isn’t it?
by Newportblue88
Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Broke 140 on squats this morning. First time in a year or so. Flupping delighted. Hit 170 for a double on Dls last week, so I'm well on to hit my goals of squatting 3 plates and pulling 4 before the end of July. Still feeling quite beaaten up after these kinds of numbers. While the stregnth might b...
by Newportblue88
Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

f**king bench, deadlift and squats all in the same session tonight. Dying.

Luckily it was all at a fairly comfortable RPE but still not fun.

Paused bench
Deadlifts
Safety bar squats
Barbell curls
x(
by Newportblue88
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Events for Connecticut’s Strongest man on April 23rd. Now I just need to get over this Covid bollocks and start training. Dumbbell Clean and Press 68kg/150lbs (max reps 60 secs) Axle Deadlift 207kg/455lbs (max reps 60secs) Frame 20m. 227kg/500lbs Yoke 20m. 250kg/550lbs Hercules hold weight tbd. I’v...
by Newportblue88
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

To answer my own question without quoting ( which I always fudge up) my goals this year are:

Squat = 250
Bench = 187
Dead = 275
by Newportblue88
Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Has anyone thought about next years gym/ fitness goals?
by Newportblue88
Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

mr flaps wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:45 am Today’s deadlift session.

https://youtu.be/qnb2mGjbNfY
Nice
by Newportblue88
Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Nothing revolutionary.

Went from a top set of 3 at RPE around 9 last week (which I failed) to a top single at RPE 5.5 this week. Dropped 40kg.
by Newportblue88
Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

[quote="Newportblue88 " post_id=7103493 time=<a href="tel:1639609011">1639609011</a> user_id=634027] My coach/ bloke off the internet who writes my program has lowered my volume over the last few weeks. I’m not enjoying it particularly. Everything feels off. Although work and life stress is pretty ...
by Newportblue88
Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

My coach/ bloke off the internet who writes my program has lowered my volume over the last few weeks. I’m not enjoying it particularly. Everything feels off. Although work and life stress is pretty high now. As I’m sure it is with everyone to be fair. Went for a new deadlift 3rm last night and faile...
by Newportblue88
Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Caught a mild dose of the Rona off my GF there last week. Managed to do a leg session in my garage yesterday. First back squats since July. I was very shaky afterwards, went completely grey. The increased blood pressure with congested sinuses was "interesting". Survived, and got an upper body sessi...
by Newportblue88
Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Haven’t deloaded since I started lifting again about 3.5 months ago, after a 16 month covid break. Eating about 3000 calories a day. Might be slightly high on fat as far as macros go. I haven’t been super tight about counting them and while I don’t eat a bunch of garbage it’s probably higher in fat...
by Newportblue88
Tue Oct 26, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Can anyone give nutritional advice on how much I should be eating prior to a noon weightlifting session? The weight is getting to the point that I'm completely shattered after squatting. I couldn't even get the bar off the ground on my last warmup set of my deadlift today. I'm wondering if I'm just...
by Newportblue88
Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

I had to pull out of my comp because of work so I thought I test my Deadlift max as that was one of the events. Pulled a nice 600lb/273kg deadlift, probably had another 30lbs in the tank. Really happy with that as I’ve not pulled anything over 475lbs/215kg during my last training block. https://you...
by Newportblue88
Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

My training is going pretty well at the moment.

Best lifts recently really are

230 squat
155x5 paused bench
260x2 deadlift.

Also not feeling that beat up for a change. Still got a bit of elbow pain but it’s not that bad.

Hopefully look to compete next year again.
by Newportblue88
Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Anybody done Mike Mentzer-style High Intensity Training? Stumbled upon it and thinking of giving it a go. It had occurred to me that perhaps I had fallen into the overtraining trap. While I hadn't totally plateaued I felt less and less like I was up to it when it was time to lift, despite eating ev...
by Newportblue88
Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Have been programmed tempo squats for the first time in years in my new block. 4 second negative then straight back up.

First session last night. 1 set of 4 followed by 3 sets of 7 normal squats.

Plucked a number out my head which was 160.

It almost killed me :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:
by Newportblue88
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
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Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Truck pull and car deadlift from New York’s strongest man, came second in both. Zeroed the Circus dumbbell which completely f**ked me and struggled with the fingals fingers. Ended up 4th in the masters, not bad for my 3rd comp. https://youtube.com/shorts/sU4Cbf3JwC0?feature=share https://youtube.co...
by Newportblue88
Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Battlefield 5 thread
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Re: Battlefield 5 thread

That looks amazing. Some of the combinations that could be done with that. :lol: :shock:
by Newportblue88
Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

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Question for our resident meatheads. Does doing DLs @80% x4 on the minute every 2 minutes for like 5 rounds seem excessive? Some workout that my missus was doing in CF (I know, I know). Seems like way too high an intensity for that length of recovery. Like I don't know what the benefits or goals ar...
by Newportblue88
Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

[quote="Newportblue88 " post_id=6955383 time=<a href="tel:1625864533">1625864533</a> user_id=634027] I get where you’re coming from with the bodybuilding stuff and I definitely don’t know better, I am just a meathead but to me people should be spending the majority of their time on “heavy” compound...
by Newportblue88
Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
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[/quote] Yeah, makes sense for you. For us normal plebs just trying to keep relatively strong and fit compared to average with limited time, etc. I'm not convinced specialist shit is really worth it. Maybe I dunno. Just musing. I trust you know better than me. [/quote] I get where you’re coming from...
by Newportblue88
Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

[quote="TranceNRG " post_id=6955286 time=<a href="tel:1625849903">1625849903</a> user_id=7438] What are some exercies do you guys recommend for Hammies? Yes I do Squats, Lunges and Leg press already. I also do lying leg curls and stiff legged deadlifts to really target hamstrings. My previous gym u...
by Newportblue88
Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Was doing overhead/shoulder work this morning and was in a bit of a shit mood, so decided to have some fun after completing strict OHP. Arsed aroudn with clean & push press. Managed a rep at 80kg. The cleans felt good. I feel like I "get" them, what I should be doing and how they should feel. PP wa...
by Newportblue88
Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27082
Views: 1991865

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Is anyone still training? I see the younger Stoltman brother won world strongest man last week. Been following their YouTube channel, both brothers seem like good guys. My training is going pretty well at the moment. Hitting some numbers I haven’t hit before. Tonight was a lighter/easier/ shorter se...