| Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:56 pm | |
| I've decided to start a new training log. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:57 pm | |
| Alright, I guess it's time for my meet report. I'm going to be recording a video log about it tonight (apparently I am the only person in the world with a laptop under five years old that doesn't have to have a webcam), but most people won't watch that, so here we go:
BLUF- 6/9, 1300lb total, 1st in my division (raw Juniors 181 AD). 398.8 Wilks.
This was a meet of firsts for me. First meet in over a year, first meet at 181, first meet in UPA, first meet with a 24 hour weigh-in, first meet with a monolift, first meet with a deadlift bar, and I can go on. It was an outstanding experience and it has strengthened my commitment to powerlifting, to the club, and to everybody who I train around.
My weight cut: I have been steadily losing fat ever since the beginning of this semester. I am feeling better, looking better, and this has been all while building my strength base back up and getting stronger than ever before. I weighed 186 about 22 hours before weigh-ins. I did an all-day fast and had the heat on full blast on the drive to Dubuque.
I checked my weight on the meet scale around 6pm that night (eight hours after checking my weight in Iowa City and about 14 hours before official weigh-ins) and I was 182. I weighed in at 179 Saturday morning. I watched the first day of the meet and did nothing but rehydrate and put the weight back on. I was constantly grazing--no huge meals, just a steady influx of water, carbs, and sodium. I did not urinate for about six hours post weigh-ins. I was able to recomp to 191 by the end of the night.
Squat- 446- good lift 479- good lift, matched previous PR 502- no lift
This was disappointing. I smoked 479 and 502 was well within my grasp. I just couldn't quite generate the speed out of the hole and missed halfway up. This was not a strength issue, I feel. I just needed to get tighter and focus a bit more than I did. Using a monolift didn't affect me too badly but I need to use it more often.
Bench- 264- good lift 292- good lift, 5lb PR 303- good lift, 16lb PR
Another first: my first 300+ bench in a meet, and it was great. I blasted it off my chest and kept driving through the sticking point. Time to build towards a 3 plate bench. It will be there soon.
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518- good lift 551- no lift 551- no lift
Shame to my family. Another first, but not a good one this time: I have never NOT PR'd my deadlift in a meet before. 551 would have matched my previous PR. I was extremely close both times, too; I must have held it in my hands for about 25 seconds between the two lifts. This was a big disappointment. My deadlift training hadn't gone well throughout this last cycle, but I hit a pretty smooth 535 (my planned second) a week out and the last few sessions had been really good. Again, not a strength issue. I WILL PR my deadlift at the next meet.
This was also the only time I strayed from the attempts I had planned out. I increased my opener from 507 to guarantee a 1300 total. 518 was easy, so I don't think that was an issue--however, I jumped directly to 551 instead of sticking with my planned second of 535, which would have given me a 1317 total, which would be an absolute PR in addition to the coefficient PR I had already secured. I likely would have had more energy to go after 551 and I could have had that as well, I think. Lesson learned--fuck with the plan as little as possible.
I am going to stick with UPA for a while. My next meet will be in February. I will go after that 502 squat again, and I am tentatively saying I will bench 314 and pull 563. Otherwise, any PR total is the absolute goal. A PR total is always the absolute goal.
As for my training for the next meet, I'm going to change...well, really, fucking nothing. I'm on the right path. I just need to keep getting stronger. All over. I'm sticking with the Juggernaut for my base program, and adding in extra bench and squat days with a standard peaking cycle. I'm making small tweaks, to be sure, but I'm sticking to the pillars of my training.
I could write so much more about this meet, but I will keep it in my head where it belongs. So, I will finish up by thanking everybody who helped support me. This is the entirety of University of Iowa Powerlifting for giving me purpose in my lifting, Bill Carpenter for putting on fantastic meet, and all of the spotters, loaders, and judges, for making the meet possible. I have to highlight Grant Voshell for competing at 181 with me and warming up with me throughout the entire meet, as well as Kyle Keough for being a constant stream of advice throughout my training cycle and meet prep.
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:00 pm | |
| I'm going to compete at the UPA meet in February at 181 again. I will be running TJM starting today. I will have extra squat and bench days that will be based off of a simple peaking cycle. Deadlift will be peaking cycle only. I don't need to change a lot in my training, I just need to keep getting stronger all over.
New training maxes for TJM-
Press- 185 (formerly 170) Squat- 425 (formerly 405) Bench- 270 (formerly 260)
My lifting schedule will remain pretty much the exact same, but with only one main lift a day, and a bit more emphasis on heavier assistance work. This means RDLs, shrugs, slingshot bench, etc.
I am going to try to make trips to both Jakked Hardcore and 22nd Street Barbell in the coming week. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:16 pm | |
| 11/19-
Press- 4x10, 1x15@115
DB cheat curl and press- a bunch Pullups- some HS rows- some Band pull-aparts- a bunch
Notes: First training session back. I've decided to only do AMRAP's on my press days as I will only be doing that once a week. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Wed Nov 20, 2013 4:48 pm | |
| I am going to pull sumo today if my glute feels up to it. It hasn't bothered me for a while, and I think training the opposite style for a few weeks (I think I will train it for about a month or so) will help my pull and my squat tremendously. | |
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Quadfather Class I
Posts : 985 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 32 Location : Des Moines, IA
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:23 pm | |
| - Chris Anderson wrote:
- I am going to pull sumo today if my glute feels up to it. It hasn't bothered me for a while, and I think training the opposite style for a few weeks (I think I will train it for about a month or so) will help my pull and my squat tremendously.
Repped for this!! I knew you would come around | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:31 pm | |
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Deadlift- 2x10@335
Block pulls- 4x5@405
GHR- 3x15
Notes: Man, high rep deadlifting sucks. I'm going to do a lot of midshin work because I am weak at it. I was going to do some sumo pulling but my glute was like lolno. I am going to put a lot of work in for my deadlift this training cycle. | |
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Nathan Poage Master
Posts : 1912 Join date : 2011-10-31 Age : 32
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:38 pm | |
| - Broceidon wrote:
- Chris Anderson wrote:
- I am going to pull sumo today if my glute feels up to it. It hasn't bothered me for a while, and I think training the opposite style for a few weeks (I think I will train it for about a month or so) will help my pull and my squat tremendously.
Repped for this!! I knew you would come around Negged because the deadlift Gods deemed it shall not be so. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:45 pm | |
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Bench- 5x10@165 Fat gripz wide grip bench- 3x5@185 Cable rows- 5x10 EZ bar curlz- 1x50
Notes: Volume for da pump. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:18 pm | |
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Quadfather Class I
Posts : 985 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 32 Location : Des Moines, IA
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:57 pm | |
| - Chris Anderson wrote:
This almost happened to me last sunday | |
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Keosawa American-Record Holder
Posts : 3174 Join date : 2011-10-30 Age : 37
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:14 pm | |
| The first new log in our team's history--this is a seriously big step for us as a forum. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:14 pm | |
| - Keosawa wrote:
- The first new log in our team's history--this is a seriously big step for us as a forum.
New prez=new heights. Â 11/22- Squat- 5x10@255 Pullups Neck work Notes: Well, this still sucks, but I am at a much better level of work capacity and conditioning than I was at the beginning of last cycle. I was dead after the first set last time, and I didn't feel much effect until the fourth set this time around. Also, I'm going to put together a spreadsheet of how all my percentages and bar lifts broke down for my last training cycle. Kyle, you have way more experience than I do in that sort of analysis--anything I should keep a particular eye? Trends, numbers, etc? | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:35 pm | |
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KevinAlvy Elite
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| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:32 am | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:00 pm | |
| I might be going 165 in a year or two. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:05 pm | |
| Also, my mommy gave me the gift of gainz for my birthday in the form of a Spud Inc dip belt. Triceps for dayz. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:01 pm | |
| 11/24-
Bench- 150x5 170x5 2x10, 1x12@185
Wide grip bench- 3x5@205
Weighted pullups Weighted dips
Notes: My elbow was bothering me just a bit, but I wanted to push for a couple extra reps on the last set with 185. So, I just did an easy 12. | |
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| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:30 pm | |
| - Chris Anderson wrote:
- Also, my mommy gave me the gift of gainz for my birthday in the form of a Spud Inc dip belt. Triceps for dayz.
I've heard good things about Spud. What I don't get is why all their stuff looks like construction worker equipment. I have my eye on this beauty: http://www.titansupport.com/products/powerlifting-belts/texas-2-5-x-4-heavy-duty-dip-belt.html |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:12 pm | |
| It's because their equipment is literally made out of towing straps. | |
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Quadfather Class I
Posts : 985 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 32 Location : Des Moines, IA
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:34 pm | |
| - Chris Anderson wrote:
- It's because their equipment is literally made out of towing straps.
This | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:31 pm | |
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Squat- 235x5 270x5 3x10@290
Safety bar squat- 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5 2x3@275
GHR- 3x15
Notes: Trained at 22nd Street Barbell in Des Moines today, squatted out of the monolift. The safety squat bar is actually 95lb, but I just counted it as 45 for the sake of simplicity here. Add 50lb to every set for the actual weight. | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:32 pm | |
| - Will wrote:
I've heard good things about Spud. What I don't get is why all their stuff looks like construction worker equipment. I have my eye on this beauty: http://www.titansupport.com/products/powerlifting-belts/texas-2-5-x-4-heavy-duty-dip-belt.html Also, why the hell would anybody pay $90 for a dip belt? | |
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Quadfather Class I
Posts : 985 Join date : 2013-02-12 Age : 32 Location : Des Moines, IA
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:46 pm | |
| - Chris Anderson wrote:
- Add 50lb to every set for the actual weight.
No you... | |
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Chris Anderson Anabolic Furnace
Posts : 3023 Join date : 2011-11-02 Age : 31 Location : The City of Iowa
| Subject: Re: Chris Anderson's training log V. 2.0-- Tom Kallas is a dead man Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:32 pm | |
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