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Archive of posts filed under the Cycle category.

More Squats

A cycle of squats that never really got going.

Bench Press

A cycle of bench presses for enlarged pectorals.

“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”

The current deadlift cycle I am on and its relation to attractiveness.

More Strongman

My first proper tyre flip, a 107½ kg barrel walk, a 1003 lb sumo.

Regular Deadlifts

How partial sumos transfer to other lifts. A cycle of regular deadlifts. Some tubed kickbacks.

Quantities

A cycle of sumos and not doing HIT

4×4 Sumo

5th March 2008 – 1100 mm stance, 420 mm height, 345 kg, 365 kg
My best in this lift is 375 kg on the 1st August 2007;

My aim is 380 kg, so far I’m at 365 kg.
I’ve discovered that there are 3 stages to this Sumo;

Up to 245 kg – tight arch, hips forward, shoulders back.
285 [...]

High Bar Squats

6th February 2008
A Burst Cycle of high bar partial squats, 5 sessions, shown is the 3rd session;

Wednesday 6 Feb 08 12:43 41MIN 78KGLIFT WID DEP
8′ OLY SQUAT mono 800 1015
133 kg × 2 reps
153 kg × 2 reps
173 kg (belt)
185 kg × 6 reps (belt)
195 kg × 2 reps (belt)
203 kg (belt+knee wraps)
SINGLE REAR [...]

Inch Press

31st January 2008 – 51.3 kg = 2½ kg bar and collars + 4 × 20 lbs + 2 × 5 kg + 2 × 1¼ kg
Yet another Burst Cycle this time of Single Dumbbell Push Presses which started on the 16th January though got going on the 25th January when I saw AP’s [...]

Deadbar

30th January 2008 – 375 mm handles; 230 kg × 4 reps, 250 kg, 260 kg, 230 kg × 5 reps.
To practice the start of the Farmer’s Walk that I did last post I did a Burst Cycle of Deadbar deads which started on the 25th January and ended on the fourth session on the [...]