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Hamstrings, Traps and my abzzzz. Every time i sit up, it feels like someone is stabbing me in the gut

I work out at a weightlifting/powerlifting club now. It's a 5 km ride mostly uphill, but it's so worth it Here's a few old pics of the place. We also have two platforms, a couple of blocks and a buttload of squat stands. http://aak-styrke.dk/images/TheClub/TheClub04.JPG http://aak-styrke.dk/images/TheClub/TheClub03.JPG

Tuesday 25/05-10 Back from vacation Clean day! Lots of cleans/power cleans, clean pulls mixed with front squats and core work. My coach is really impressed with my technique and strength Also, he nicknamed me Bomben (The bomb) because apparently I'm explosive as fuck. Needless to say, I'm really proud and more motivated than ever

Sunday 16/05-10 Snatch day! Loooots of snatch practicing mixed with some overhead squat, heavy back squats and a crapload of stretching.

The club recently got fused with a PL club, so that's why we got so many members I'd say we're about 10 active WLers, the rest are PLers. Denmark haven't had any international level lifters for a loooong time, I think the last great lifter we had was Niels Petersen who won 1st in the 1949 European Championships Unlimited class.

Every exercise is potentially harmful to you if done incorrectly.

Friday 14/05-10 I was too tired to update yesterday C&J day! Lots of pulling, overhead stuff and full C&Js. Finished off with some heavy front squats and a lot of stretching.

Thanks bronco Weightlifting so far has been awesome! There's just something about being able to move big weights up over your head The club I'm at is fairly small, maybe 40 members. The thing about the place is that you have to compete in order to train there, which is actually nice, because now I don't have to bother with douchebags curling in the squat rack or people telling me not to squat below parallel How about your, bronco, do you compete?

Wednesday 12/05-10 Back in the gym after three days in bed with a stomach flu. I wasn't able to hold down any food the first two days, so energi levels today were crap, but I praticed the snatch and did some C&Js.

Monday 07/05-10 Went to the WL gym today and it was awesome! We broke up the clean & jerk into different stages and praticed those a lot. After I got the hang of things I did real C&Js and finished off with some heavy squats. Now, I'm off to bed as I'm beat to shit from pulling stuff a gazillion times today.

I'd be careful with that foot as well. I had a friend with similar symptoms and he ended up with a Jones fracture, which takes a ridiculously long time to heal.

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Yeah, I'm pretty excited I dropped by the gym the other day to have a look and got hooked. The atmospher was great and the people were really friendly.

Monday 03/05-10 Back in the gym after a crazy week of examinations. Felt nice to be under the bar again Also, I've decided to take up, and compete in weightlifting, so on friday I'm going to a WL gym to get things started. Squat Warm up sets: 2x5x20kg - 5x40 - 3x60 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 - 2x120 - 1x140 3x5 145kg Bench press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 3x50kg - 2x65kg 1x75 3x5 85kg Deadlift Warm up sets: 5x60kg - 5x890kg - 3x100kg - 3x120kg - 3x130kg - 3x140 - 2x150kg 1x5 175kg

I'm taking a week off due to exames

Friday 23/04-10 Squat (Light day) Warm up sets: 5x20 - 5x50 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 3x5 110kg OH press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 2x50kg 1x60kg 3x5 68kg Power cleans Warm up sets: 5x50kg - 3x60 - 2x70 - 1x80 3x3 95kg (Ditched the last two sets as I was feeling burned out)

Tuesday 20/04-10 Squat Warm up sets: 2x5x20kg - 5x40 - 3x60 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 - 2x120 - 1x140 3x5 145kg Bench press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 3x50kg - 2x65kg 1x75 1x5 - 1x4 - 1x4 85kg Deadlift Warm up sets: 5x60kg - 5x890kg - 3x100kg - 3x120kg - 3x130kg - 3x140 - 2x150kg 1x3 175kg

Diet looks solid, though you might wanna try adding another 500cals to it. Something like a peanut butter smoothie is a great way to add a lot of calories without having to eat lots of food. Things like an avocado, hummus and tofu sandwhiches also pack a nice amount of calories and proteins. Whenever i add cals to my diet I just bump up the size of my portions, rather than add meals. Also, it's no wonder you're having a hard time with the squats, seeing as you're 5,5kgs from squatting 1.5xbw.

I actually started out doing Stronglifts, but switched to SS when i reached a 100kg in squat due to ridiculously long workouts. Squatting 145kg is hard, when I was squatting 100kg it was brutally hard and I thought that I was reaching the end of my novice stage. I was told to just eat more, so i did and I kept adding more calories (300-400cal) to my diet whenever I felt like I was nearing a plateau. But there have been times where it all felt like a breeze, and then at the next workout I would struggle with my warm up sets - I guess that's just the way it goes My best advice would be, EAT! Eat like a fucking mad man. Go for atleast 4500++cals a day and you'll be able to squeeze out more novice gains before going to a intermediate program. What does your diet look like?

When I first saw this post I thought it was about Vitamin X, damn. Anyways! grats on the blender

Thanks chewy The deadlifts are getting pretty heavy, but I hope to hit 180kg soon Saturday 17/04-10 Squat (Light day) Warm up sets: 5x20 - 5x50 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 3x5 110kg (Today some guy actually told me that I had to use the pussy pad or I'd destroy the muscles in my upper back, also! he explained to me that if I used the pad I'd be able to squat more weight... Needless to say, I laughed pretty hard and told him that I knew what I was doing..) OH press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 2x50kg 1x60kg 3x5 67kg (70kg is sooooooo close!) Power cleans Warm up sets: 5x50kg - 3x60 - 2x70 - 1x80 5x3 92,5kg

Thursday 15/04-10 Squat Warm up sets: 2x5x20kg - 5x40 - 3x60 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 - 2x120 - 1x140 3x5 145kg Bench press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 3x50kg - 2x65kg 1x75 3x4 85kg Deadlift Warm up sets: 5x60kg - 5x890kg - 3x100kg - 3x120kg - 3x130kg - 3x140 - 2x150kg 1x5 172,5kg

Monday 12/04-10 Squat (Light day) Warm up sets: 5x20 - 5x50 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 3x5 110kg OH press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 2x50kg 3x5 66kg Power cleans Warm up sets: 5x50kg - 3x60 - 2x70 - 1x80 5x3 92,5kg

Friday 09/04-10 Squat Warm up sets: 2x5x20kg - 5x40 - 3x60 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 - 2x120 - 1x140 3x5 145kg Bench press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 3x50kg - 2x65kg 1x75 3x5 83,5kg Deadlift Warm up sets: 5x60kg - 5x890kg - 3x100kg - 3x120kg - 3x130kg - 3x140 - 2x150kg 1x4 172,5kg

Wednesday 08/04-10 Squat Warm up sets: 5x20 - 5x50 - 3x70 - 3x90 - 2x100 2x120 - 1x140 3x5 140kg OH press Warm up sets: 5x20kg - 5x30kg - 5x40kg - 2x50kg 3x5 65kg Power cleans Warm up sets: 5x50kg - 3x60 - 2x70 - 1x80 5x3 90kg