Squat- 60x5 100x5 120x4x4 easy. I took a slightly longer rest period than usual though between sets, which I suspect is probably why the weight felt light. Still it's an encouraging sign. Rest period between sets was 2 minutes. Usually I rest 90 seconds. 97.5x7
Touch Rugby- Great cardio. My team won 10-5. I didn't score any tries tonight. Our team had 9 players today, which was good as it meant we all got more game today (only 6 players on the field at one time and my team has 12 players).
16:00 is elite. there's no way on god's green earth that 16:00 is the 90th percentile for all ages, let alone masters.
just checked actually and 16:00 would have placed 12th at the 2015 world masters athletics outdoor championships in the M35 category (i.e. 35-39 year-olds). that's pretty good.
I thought that was the case. The only reason I asked was because my perception got skewed from a huge outlier- Kim Collins.
The All American standard for the 100m in 40-44 year old class is 11.5. Kim Collins ran a 9.93 at the age of 41
I'd be All American standard for the 55m, 60m, 100m & 200m for the 35-39 class...if I was 12 years older
lol ^^ just maintain that 100m you got... good motivation to do so
those sprint times are mind blowing to me.. I can't imagine achieving those times as I continue aging, but I can imagine hitting the middle distance times.. again might be naive, but it's just interesting how that works: like I would LOVE to be able to run as fast as Kim Collins at 40+, or any age, but that's more of a DREAM than something based in reality. Contrast that to seeing Kevin Castille run sub 15 5k's and sub 30 10k's at 45, and I can envision it like it's a true reality. So there's dream goals, which you can still work towards obviously, but then there's also goals that, though they seem so "lofty", seem entirely possible. It's just interesting when you can really feel you can achieve something, versus feeling it somewhat but maybe wanting it more than you can feel it.. just some rambling but, the psychology of this stuff is important.
peace!!
Yeah those times are crazy but also inspiring at the same time. What the mind can believe the body can achieve. I know it sounds like I'm dreaming but personally I believe if I improved my lifestyle and got my shit together along with increasing my strength (squats) I would be able to go sub 7 for 60m and sub 11 seconds for 100m. The sad thing is my 100m PR is 11.25 and I did that in high school!!! At 27 I should be at the peak of my athletic abilities but poor lifestyle choices along with relatively poor strength levels have avoided me from doing so (as well as not training for sprinting at all apart from a couple of months in 2013 where I ran a 11.37 before tearing my hamstring). My motivation is that a lot of 100m sprinters run PRs in their early-mid 30's. I know I play rugby league and my focus is on rugby but once I get my strength levels up to scratch (and my bodyfat in check) it's definitely at the back of my mind to run a couple of track meets and see what I can do.
Edit- I've got natural top speed. The day I ran the 11.37 100m I ran a 7.49 60m so my top speed is >10 seconds/m. The problem is I haven't had a 6 pack since I was in high school and my squat has been at a paltry level, which has prevented me from having power and the acceleration you need to run a fast 60m.
It's ironic that you posted this because I saw this guy on the news yesterday due to that fkn idiot Donald Trump talking about him: "Marshawn Lynch of the NFL's Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem. Great disrespect! Next time NFL should suspend him for remainder of season. Attendance and ratings way down."
He runs a 4.46 40 yard as well (we need a sprinting emoji to go along with the bench one )
So I got a Bench PR that I'm stoked about but it was a true 1RM. I'm going to deload from the bench and give myself 1-2 weeks off benching. Now what I'm craving is a Squat PR!
Interesting move on the bench deload .. I like it. Though, I personally would probably include some light assistance style work, such as some lighter DB bench - 3x10 type of stuff.
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With motivation like this it's only a matter of time: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOXJM8tJZb0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOXJM8tJZb0</a>
you post lots of American style football related beast/motivation videos lately, which obviously makes sense, these dudes are monsters. But wondering, is it just not the same kind of atmosphere in the rugby style football team environment? like at the pro/semi-pro/developmental level?
The most intense "weight rooms" i've been in are HIGH SCHOOL American football training sessions.. College too, never been to any pro ones. But even at the h.s. level these kids are so dedicated, so much team work in the weight room to push each other, reminds me off that video.
Squat PR comin`
I'll consider doing some DB Bench. What I've noticed from past experience with the bench is that it's just as much about the CNS as it is about the muscles. Frequent heavy benching = higher bench. My plan now is to get some 2RM and 3RM on the bench before I go for another 1RM. If I can get 117.5x3 I'm confident I'll be able to bench 130.
I've never played rugby league at a professional level but from an amateur/development level the weight room is non-existent. Weights are seen as something you do in your own time. It's a completely different atmosphere compared to the USA, which is why these college football gym workout videos are amazing to me. Plus rugby is an endurance sport so that also plays a part. On the rare occasion that I have been to a weights room in a team environment the emphasis was on circuit training At the professional level and increasingly at the semi-professional level most clubs now have their own gyms and strength coaches. The weights culture is getting better but it's something that's really individualized.
The strongest players at most clubs will have lifts of around 550lb deadlift (one player in the article deadlifts 682lbs but he's an exception rather than the norm), 500lb squat, and 405lb bench. The 'average' NRL player probably benches around 300lbs and squats 400lbs, which is obviously weak when you compare it to the average strength of a D1 Football player in the USA.
Edit- There are only a couple of high schools in Australia that focus on lifting and gym for rugby league and they are both specialist sports high schools and in different states. Those schools are Westfields High School in NSW and Keebra Park State School in QLD. I actually posted a video of Keebra Park High School players lifting in the gym a couple of months back because I was pleased that they had incorporated a strength coach and lifting. A couple of the Polyesian boys were benching 4 plates in the video. You're never going to see NRL players squatting 800lbs or benching 600lbs due to the fact it's an endurance sport and it's not like American Football where you have offensive and defensive teams that switch in rugby league unless you're on the bench your playing the full 80 minutes. The average distance covered by a NRL player in a game is around 11kms, that's of course thrown in with getting up and down over 50 times for some players in a match.
So I got a Bench PR that I'm stoked about but it was a true 1RM. I'm going to deload from the bench and give myself 1-2 weeks off benching. Now what I'm craving is a Squat PR!
With motivation like this it's only a matter of time: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOXJM8tJZb0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOXJM8tJZb0</a>
16:00 is elite. there's no way on god's green earth that 16:00 is the 90th percentile for all ages, let alone masters.
just checked actually and 16:00 would have placed 12th at the 2015 world masters athletics outdoor championships in the M35 category (i.e. 35-39 year-olds). that's pretty good.
I thought that was the case. The only reason I asked was because my perception got skewed from a huge outlier- Kim Collins.
The All American standard for the 100m in 40-44 year old class is 11.5. Kim Collins ran a 9.93 at the age of 41
I'd be All American standard for the 55m, 60m, 100m & 200m for the 35-39 class...if I was 12 years older
Whoa that's kinda crazy, and ya definitely flying.. If I stay healthy, i'll get that for sure, especially the 4:40 mile. I mention health alot, because it's still #1 on my mind. If I can stay dedicated & focused, while also remaining healthy, I really feel i'm capable of some crazy running performances, 1000x crazier relative to what I achieved with dunking (vert). I've found my home with this running stuff.. my body isn't "trying to revert" like it was with dunking. With running, I feel like I can just "fully express my genetics", versus trying to "defy my genetics". It's such a different feeling..
it's kinda crazy how the 65-69 standard 200m is faster than me right now.. lmfao.
Bench- barx12 60x12 80x6 100x3 112.5x1 122.5kgx1 (270lbs) The 122.5x1 was a true max I got it all by myself with no assistance whatsoever from the spotter. It took everything out of me so I decided not to do anymore bench after that.
I love your dedication. I always feel bad writing such short replies when you literally write paragraphs but I completely agree with you diet wise. You track your nutrition similar to how bodybuilders track their calories and protein/carbs/fat.
One thing to note is that he got ruled out of his real rookie year early with a foot fracture and spent a whole year with all the benefits of an NBA team, training, getting fed right etc. So even though he hadn't played a game before this season, he's more NBA-ready than most rookies. Similar thing happened with Blake Griffin and Embiid.
But yeah, he's a hell of a player - I didn't think he was this athletic. Great passer as well. Technically Australian, so our 2020 Olympic team looks good:
PG: Simmons SG: Mills SF: Ingles (possibly a bit old by 2020 but has an old man's game) PF: Maker C: Baynes
All starting or solid rotational players in the NBA. Dellavedova and Exum on the bench as well.
australia taking over nba..... simmons, irving both have ties to australia..... both #1 and 2 in the nba imo...... #3 is lebron.....
Long term Simmons has potential and no disrespect to Irving but Lebron is still the king of the league.
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