Chewy's Strength Log

[chewybaws]

Mon 4th April 2012
Bodyweight = 81.7kg - read below

Squat (no belt)
1x5x100kg
1x5x130kg

Front Squat (no belt)
1x2x100kg
1x5x110kg (new 5RM)

Pendlay rows
1x5x75kg
1x5x82.5kg

Push Press
1x6x62.5kg

Strict press
1x5x47.5kg
1x3x52.5kg
1x3x57.5kg

Not fucking shabby at all. My form on push press was so fucked up and just felt weak. Moved my grip in for strict press and it felt much much better.

So was my last weekend working for B&Q. Friday night went to a gig, had way too much cider, but managable hangover on Saturday. Got under 4 hours sleep though and was working 7-4. Was back out drinking again by 8pm, club till 4am. Was stupidly drunk and missed the last bus home. Walked about till first train at 8.20am, was delayed and didn't go all the way back home so just text someone from work and said I wasn't going in for my last day. Had a bean burger sandwich at my friends house, passed out on the floor. Got home at 4pm. Took about and hour and a half to eat a bowl of cereal and was in bed for 8.30pm. Hence stupidly light bodyweight. Hoping when I fill my stomach up with food and body with water it'll replenish very quickly. But all in all was a fucking disaster. Spent too much money, burnt some bridges, pissed off some people, fucked up my eating, spent a stupid amount of money. Little bit less alcohol next time.

[Lordmuppet]

bad chewy

[chewybaws]

[chewybaws]

Tue 5th June 2012

Cambered bar squats (no belt)
1x5x100kg
1x5x120kg

18" deadlifts
1x3x200kg
1x3x220kg

Farmers walks
10m, 95kg (each hand), 10.68s
10m, 115kg (each hand), 14.59s

Then some gunz with the football bar.



2nd heavy day in a row, feeling pretty fucked. Done some foam rolling/stretching when home, hot bath, now eating shitloads. Proud of farmers, pretty sure towards end of last year at OSG manchester I managed to pick 115kg farmers up but couldn't walk with them.

[JP]

nice to nail 120 stone at first go man!

Training is looking good, varied, and a lot of fun

Is the work itself hard?

[chewybaws]

nice to nail 120 stone at first go man!

Training is looking good, varied, and a lot of fun

Is the work itself hard?

Cheers! Been enjoying training, lots of heavy lifting and interesting lifts. Lots of overhead work which has always been a weak point of mine, so hopefully see some progress there! Work - some days are more demanding than others, just depends how much heavy shit there is to lift. But overall keeping on my feet and moving about seems to be keeping my flexibility up, it's improved and I've barely been stretching + heavy lifting. Love the job, like working in a toy factory

[chewybaws]

Wed 6th June 2012
Bodyweight = 83.2kg

Strict press
3x5x50kg
1x5x52.5kg
1x5x55kg

Bench
1x10x50kg
1x10x60kg
1x10x70kg

Lazy bastard pressing day after 2 heavy sessions.

[chewybaws]

Video of Wednesday's pressing. Sets 1/2/5 of press and top set of bench.

Renaming my log from Chewy's Powerlifting Log to Chewy's Strength Log, more appropriate.

[chewybaws]

Fri 8th June 2012
Bodyweight = 83.3kg

Squat (no belt)
1x10x100kg

Log (wooden)
2x3x52.5kg
1x2x57.5kg
1x2x62.5kg (before this was a bit forward on most reps, nailed this double)
1xFx67.5kg (got overconfident. lazy clean and pushed it forward instead of up)
1x1x67.5kg (dipped a bit in the middle but managed to press out)
1x1x67.5kg (much much better rep, went for a 2nd and failed)
1x6x52.5kg (might have been 7, was repping out..check video later)

Yoke 12metres
120kg/160kg for warmup
180kg, 9.07s
200kg, 11.38s
200kg, 7.56s (last 4 metres was falling forward haha...smaller steps next time)

Circus Dumbbell
Right 1x1x31kg
Right 1x3x31kg
Left 1x1x31kg
Then a fail with a slightly heavier but much larger/awkward one
Right 1x4x31kg
Left 1xFx31kg (in the 'rack' position got fuck all stability with left hand)

Dips
1x10
1x5 +20kg chain round neck (I was very close to ground and when I moved legs back I went into a kind of floating lying face down position)

[Lordmuppet]

lots of variety with new toys!

[chewybaws]

lots of variety with new toys!

Yeah been trying out lots of new stuff. Anything that involves picking things off the floor i'm decent at, anything that involves pressing = shit at. Just need to keep working away.

Food's been more or less consistent with the new routine. Around 4000kcal and 200g protein. Floating around 82-84kg for too long. Back when I done fuck all during the week I'd be gaining weight with this sort of consistent calorie intake. Time to up the portions to keep up with increased workload!

Quick progress pic after my nap last night


EDIT: missed some stuff, it's actually about 4200kcal, 210g protein

[Lordmuppet]

lots of variety with new toys!

Yeah been trying out lots of new stuff. Anything that involves picking things off the floor i'm decent at, anything that involves pressing = shit at. Just need to keep working away.

Food's been more or less consistent with the new routine. Around 4000kcal and 200g protein. Floating around 82-84kg for too long. Back when I done fuck all during the week I'd be gaining weight with this sort of consistent calorie intake. Time to up the portions to keep up with increased workload!

Quick progress pic after my nap last night


EDIT: missed some stuff, it's actually about 4200kcal, 210g protein

Looking good! Can you give me an idea what you eat in a regular week?

[chewybaws]

Breakfast
Protein shake/supplements with orange juice + banana
Muesli + soy milk

Lunch
Hummus sandwiches
3 pieces of fruit
Soy milk/protein scoop

Dinner
2 tins of kidney beans + either quinoa/rice/pasta + salsa or bolognese sauce
Bag of steamed kale, spoonful of coconut oil

Protein shake and almonds before bed


Doesn't look like a lot, but large portions!

[thestoatyone]

Fair play there's some good stuff going on here!

[JP]

looking beefy!