Montasir Mohamed's Training Log.

Started the new year off strong by crushing a PR.

Squat
45x15
135x10
225x2x5
275x5
315x5
355x3
385x1
410x1(+5lb PR)
430x1(+25lb PR)

Good Mornings up to 225x10
GHRs

What is going on here?.

1. Awesome squatting
2. Why am I still up when Monty is posting?

Nathan Poage wrote:

What is going on here?.

1. Awesome squatting
2. Why am I still up when Monty is posting?

1. Thanks.
2. The rec closed three hours early, so I'm posting 3 hours earlier.
3. Big dawg better stay in 198, 'cause the 181 is mine.

Wait, scratch #3. Sudan's notorious for making you lose gains, so watch your ass, Kyle.

Sudan? Are you going to be a freedom fighter in Darfur? It's dangerous to go alone, take this.

Yeah, I'm leaving on the 13th and I'm staying for a month. I'm going to do some work over there and hopefully get out of Khartoum once or twice. I don't know how much training I'm going to get done, though.

Excellent squatting, OP. I'm watching my ass closely.

Status update:
I'm still in Khartoum, and I'm in terrible shape. Recent training highlights include the following;

Squat
220x8

Deadlift
396 x1 (easy)
440xFx2

Bench
176x6
220x1

Overhead press
90x7,,6,6

All of these were done without a belt, btw.
I get to train 1-3 times a week depending on my schedule and transportation. I recently started going to a gym with a squat rack that isn't completely filled with asshats. It's pretty far away, but it's worth the trip. I weigh around 180 lbs these days, down 15 lbs from when I left Iowa.
The good news is that I don't have malaria yet. The bad news is that I don't have malaria...yet.

[quote="Monty Python".
The good news is that I don't have malaria yet. The bad news is that I don't have malaria...yet.[/quote]

wat

KevinAlvy wrote:

[quote="Monty Python".
The good news is that I don't have malaria yet. The bad news is that I don't have malaria...yet.

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The rainy season's coming soon, and mosquitos come with it. It also doesn't help that I live on a farm.

KKeough wrote:

Excellent squatting, OP. I'm watching my ass closely.

No longer watching my ass, OP. Try not to die out there.

Monty Python wrote:

All of these were done without a belt, btw.

Well then. That changes everything.

In all seriousness, I'm glad you're trying to make it work over there.

Stay safe OP. Nasser El Sonbaty just died of malaria-related renal failure.

Nathan Poage wrote:

Stay safe OP. Nasser El Sonbaty just died of malaria-related renal failure.

Was unaware that Nasser's death was malaria related. I thought his terminal swoliosis finally got the best of him.
By the way, in a week, I'll be leaving for China. I'll be there for 3 weeks. I think my training situation will be a bit better over there.

I was wrong, my training situation isn't any better here. I can't find a reasonably priced place to train here. None of you know of any good gyms in Guangzhou, do you?

Monty Python wrote:

I was wrong, my training situation isn't any better here. I can't find a reasonably priced place to train here. None of you know of any good gyms in Guangzhou, do you?

Where does the Chinese Olympic weightlifting team train?

KKeough wrote:

Monty Python wrote:

I was wrong, my training situation isn't any better here. I can't find a reasonably priced place to train here. None of you know of any good gyms in Guangzhou, do you?

Where does the Chinese Olympic weightlifting team train?

Beijing, but that's far north of here, and I don't think they'd let me train with them. There should be at least one quality weightlifting club, considering this is China's third largest city.

I'd just like to point out to Grant, in light of our upcoming showdown, that the last lifter I buried wound up so distraught that he quit lifting and fled the country to Sudan, and now China. NOTICE SERVED.

Logan Joseph wrote:

I'd just like to point out to Grant, in light of our upcoming showdown, that the last lifter I buried wound up so distraught that he quit lifting and fled the country to Sudan, and now China. NOTICE SERVED.

Burying lifters can be srs business; Gregory also quit lifting.

Gregory quit lifting? Did he at least get some clen?

Since I'm finally able to train regularly again, I should probably post a few updates. Saturday was my first time lifting in 10 days, and I only trained 2-3 days a week in the month before that, so It wasn't great.


Saturday, 7/6

Squats
Warm up
225x5
245x5
275x5
285x3
300x1

Paused Bench
Warm up
135x8
155x5
175x5
185x4 (Only paused the first rep)
200x1

Floor press and triceps pulldowns


Sunday, 7/7

Deads

Warm up
275x5
315x5
365x3
405x1
435xF (Couldn't get it off the ground.)

BTN push press
95x12
115x8
125x8
135x2

OHP
A ton with 95 and 115

A ton of shrugs
Lat pull-downs with varying grips
Hammer curls

Notes: My deadlifts just weren't there that day.


Tuesday, 7/9

Squats
Warm up
225x5
245x5
265x5
275x5
285x5
300x5

Leg curls and leg extensions

Notes: My squats are feeling much better than on Saturday. It seems my strength is coming back quickly.

That's a huge increase in your squat after just one session.

You're already in better shape than Anderson!

7/10

Bench
Warm up
135x5
155x5
175x3
185x8x3

Push press
95x8
115x5
125x2x5

Lat Pulldowns- Close neutral grip
Band pull-aparts
Barbell curls
lateral raises

Notes: I managed to pause most reps on today's bench. Also, I didn't use wrist wraps; they didn't survive Sudan. I can't even guess what my 1RM is on bench right now.

7/11

Squats
Warm up
225x5
275x3
285x3
300x3, 1
315x1
335x1
350x1

Deadlifts
Warm up
315x5
375x3
385x3

Shrugs
135x15
185x15
225x15
275x12

Notes: My elbows started hurting after 300x3, so I dropped it down to singles to minimize the stress on them. 350 went up without much trouble, so I might take that or 360 as my second attempt at tomorrow's mock meet.