21st November 2007 – 7 × 45½ kg per arm, 48.4 mm thick handled dumbbell table top curl… click on the picture to make it bigger, click on the bigger picture and it gets even bigger. 45½ kg = 2½ kg dumbbell bar + 4 × 10 kg + 2 × 1¼ kg + ½ [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2007
Accessory Cycle
16th December 2007 – stance 800 mm, beam 1015 mm; 223 kg
Using APT’s wrist 36″ wraps and 3m knee wraps – the wraps definitely help; I wrap outwards from the bottom up then down, both sides symmetrical.
Introduction
I’ve finished the first cycle of squats and deadlifts and this cycle I am doing an assistance/accessory lift which [...]
Deadlift Cycle
9th November 2007 – stance 800 mm, beam 240 mm; 10 sets × 183 kg × 1 rep
The close stance sumo has a long range of motion like the deadlift but has quad involvement like the wide stance lift.
Introduction
This continues the previous post where I covered what I did to improve my powerlifter style back [...]
Squat Cycle
2nd November 2007 – 168 kg, 800 mm stance, 765 mm beam
Introduction
This post is divided into this main text and an appendix which you may want to look at for specific details.
In this post I detail my squatting improvement over 14 days bringing my squat from to roughly 153 kg to 173 kg, for the [...]
Magical Monolift
The monolift is brilliant but there are no monolifts which are suitable for the garage – so I invented one, or rather some monolift hooks which attach to my 2/4 Rack.
Most home weightlifting gear is rubbish, so I make my own stuff. My latest invention came out in May 2007 so I’ve been testing it [...]