A fairly random post

Just doing a bit of reading here today and thought I may as well make a quick post here to break up my time. I know it's been a while, but I think I've got lazy with the posting because so many of my entries are quite long winded. I'm going to try and make shorter posts which will hopefully encourage me to do so more consistently!

Training wise the last few months have been up and down. I managed to win the WDFPF unequipped juniors. Lifts as follows:

Squat: 215, 225, 232.5, 240

Bench: 135, 145 failed for early press, 145 (Annoyed at this as the 145 was easy, if I had just been more disciplined on my second attempt I could have pushed on a bit more)

Deadlift: 250, 265, - (Didn't make a third attempt as I was exhausted and the 265 was a grind anyways)

My back is still giving me bother, I've just come to accept that it probably will be messed for the rest of my life so I will just try and deal with it. I get some shocking cracks and crunches out of it every day, but they definitely help release some pressure.

At the moment I'm doing a student selected module in university on history of neurosciences. I'm reading a book for this called, "Making Up The Mind" by Chris Frith. There is some very heavy stuff in it, but interesting nonetheless. I could probably do with reading it twice to really get my head around it. I've to do a dissertation, but as of yet I'm really not too sure what neurologically related topic I will choose.

Something to liven this post up:

I will give the guy this, he has some balls posting up this video on youtube. His description is as follows:

"I started strength training a month before this video was taken. When I started, I was able to deadlift 245 before my grip gave out.

It wasn't my intention to do a stiff-legged deadlift, but that came out of my deadlift attempt. You form worshippers can feel free to post your current gains in the last month before your criticism of my surely damnation worthy form.

I know my form breaks and I lift partially with my rounded back which I'm sure sends me straight to hell. I lifted the next day and will continue to get stronger. Passing out had nothing to do with form and everything to do with getting stoked to a previously unimaginable level. You should try it sometime. I was still high off of the endorphins after my chin was stitched up."

Got to admire his determination, although I don't think it had too much to do with endorphins, moreso his blood pressure plummeting... Looked like a fairly painful faceplant though!

Training not so great at the moment. Got ANOTHER chest infection and feel seriously poo, so holding off on the gym side of things. This year I'm going single ply equipped and I'm currently awaiting a custom fit super katana from Titan. It should be some fun. It will cut the hell out of me though :(

That's me for now. Hopefully I won't be so lazy and will get round to posting more often. I'm always on and off with this blog thing nowadays!

Thought for the Day:

"How do you know, right now, that you are aware of being aware, or conscious?"

Henry Reed

Peace

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