Baker's Journey Into O-lifting!

[Baker19]

Alright guys, tomorrow I start my training with my lifting coach and Im going to compete in O lifting sometime next year. Im really pumped about this.

So here's the basic rundown of whats going on.

Starting Weight: 128 Morning

Starting Relevent Lifts:
Squat: 235x1, 210x5
Deadlift: 265x1, 235x5
Front Squat: 135x10 (old)
Clean: 130
Clean and Jerk: ?
Snatch: 95

Training:

I'll be training 3x a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday (video day), with whatever program he puts me on. Obviously it will be based around Snatches and Clean and Jerks.

Diet:

Meal 1-
3 Whole Eggs
1/4 Cup Steel Cut Oats
500ml Milk

Meal 2-
2 Scoops Muscle Juice
1 Cup Strawberries
500ml MIlk

Meal 3-
1 Chicken Breast
2oz. Peanuts
1 Cup Carrots

Meal 4- (PWO)
1 Scoop ON Whey
2 Bananas

Meal 5-
1 1/2 Cups Pasta
6oz. Steak
2 Cup Greens

Meal 6-
3 tbs Peanut Butter
500ml Milk
Slimfast SnackBar

Not really much more right now, I'll be taking vids every saturday because I can't train with my coach because I have to be with my dad on weekends so Ill be taping them for him.

Wish me luck Im reallly excited, like I always say this will be my last journal but it probably won't but Ill be lifting with him until june for sure.

[Baker19]

23 Hours Until Lift Off!

[2 HUGE]

Nice man!!! looks good. I subscribed

has your lifting coach ever competed in olympic lifting?

[Ajk_Lpool]

love u

[BaFtub]

best of luck man. i'm finally joining a gym today too woot woot.

[TheKansan]

Your strength still astounds me Baker, you will be an excellent O-lifter.

[goingdaextrarep]

subbed, what made you venture into O-Lifting?

[Baker19]

First Session Form Work


Snatches
Form tweaking w/ Broomstick
Broomstickx5 (from chest)
Broomstickx5 (from below hips)
Broomstickx5 (from below knees)
36lbsx5
36x5
36x5

Cleans
Same broomstick stuff
45x5
45x5
45x5

Clean Deadlifts
Broomstick stuff
79x8
101x8
137x8

Front Squats (Clean Grip)
57x3
79x3
91x3
101x4
123x4
134x4
145x3

I'm hooked, this is the most fun sport ever. Today was great and they said that I was a quick learner I just have to work on putting the weight behind me instead of over my head, besides that just little tweaks here and there and I should be good to go. They even said that I will probably meet the requirements for the Ray Hamilton Classic (oct. 20th), if I do I'll think about going in it depending on if I can actually compete and not embarrass myself, they said if not I'll be there are some comps in Mid november. Everyone should try it

[Baker19]

Nice man!!! looks good. I subscribed

has your lifting coach ever competed in olympic lifting?

Thanks, yes all my coaches have competed for the Canadian Team, I believe, the one that I'm with placed 5th in the Canadians

love u

Lol heyy

Your strength still astounds me Baker, you will be an excellent O-lifter.

Thanks

subbed, what made you venture into O-Lifting?

It was my only choice or I couldn't lift so I signed up and now I love it

best of luck man. i'm finally joining a gym today too woot woot.

Awesome it's a totally different atmosphere than at home. Obviously.

[gobbles]

having fun? olifting and powerlifting are very fun, hope you enjoy it.

[Baker19]

having fun? olifting and powerlifting are very fun, hope you enjoy it.

Thanks man, I love it, Im training tomorrow.. I think it will be Cleans from the chest, below the hip, below the knee (with the bar) w/ a jerk, and then 3x3 from the floor.. Then some split jerks 4x4, I'm not with my coach because Im back in my old town for the weekend so I don't quite now how to put together a workout and she just told me to do my usual thing, but Ill probably add in a press and back squats..

[J.L.C.]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Baker19]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Ohh yaa,

I'm getting some sweet shoes soon, they supply them but the only ones in my size are haggard to the max

Next session- Tomorrow at 4, I was supposed to train on saturday but I couldn't because the gym was closed for renos.

[Baker19]

Second Session Circuit Work


Snatch Pulls
25kgx3
30kgx2 pulls 2 full snatches
35kgx2 pulls 2 full snatches

Clean Pulls
25kgx3
40kgx3
45kgx3

V-sits/Box Work
3x20 each

Paused Front Squats (Clean Grip)
25kgx12
40kgx8
45kgx8
50kgx8
55kgx6

Chin Ups
BWx6
Bwx6
BWx6

Today was a good session, Im all signed up for the event on Oct. 20th, I'm sending away for my OWA membership and then I can compete..

This session wasn't specifically for me but they will be from now on since Im a "competitor" lol sounds weird. But anyways it was a good session, I can't wait for heavy day tomorrow

[W8isGR8]

So you can already drop into full snatches? awesome


Going to put vids up?

[Baker19]

So you can already drop into full snatches? awesome


Going to put vids up?

Ya, I found it akward the first time but the coaches are AMAZING they gave me little tips and whatnot and I did some random work, probably like 10 extra reps per exercise lol that I didn't write out from them helping me and whatnot.

I'm going to get some at the event on the 20th, I dont have a camera because my aunt and uncle don't want me to bring theirs, and I don't have one, but my mom is coming to watch on the 20th so Ill tell her to bring her camera and tape my lifts.

[Baker19]

Third Session Heavy Work


Snatch
25kgx3
30x3
30x3

35x3
35x3
40x1

Clean+Jerk (first time doing jerks)
25x3
30x3
40x3
40x3

Snatch Deadlifts+ 3 Shrugs
60x3+3
70x3+3
75x3+2 lost grip on 3rd shrug

Romainian Deadlift
60x5
60x5
60x5

Back Squats
50x5
60x5
70x5
80x4
87.5x4
90x3
100 (220lbs)x3
100x1


Today was a crazy session, the weights I wanna hit for the comp are 50kg snatch and 55kg C+J, I think I can get these.. I'll be competing in the 132lb class. Anyways, the backs were completely raw, unspotted, ATG as opposed to my below parallel spotted with a belt pr of 210x4 not to shabby. Snatches are coming along well, I know I can do a lot more on the C+J, it was my first session that I did jerks so once I get that down, which is coming quickly Ill be good.

Morning Weight: 128.5

[J.L.C.]

Looks like a great session.

You're gonna be a strong dude!

With your squats up that high, your C&J is gonna make a huge jump once you get comfortable with the technique

[Baker19]

Looks like a great session.

You're gonna be a strong dude!

With your squats up that high, your C&J is gonna make a huge jump once you get comfortable with the technique

Ya it was, man that huge cluster of squats was intense, esp. after everything.

Hahah thanks, at the end of the session I was trying to put one of those bouncy balls up on top of the power rack and I kept missing it and the guy said you wouldn't make a good seal, I told him it was a good thing I wasnt a seal. Then he said I'll make a good weightlifter .. My coaches are awesome.. And I met a girl that lifts there, and shes in my homeroom at school.. Pretty cool.

Hopefully, do you think it would be reasonable to go for 55kg C+J and 50kg Snatch on Oct. 20th, Obviously I'll go by feel but I mean like looking at where I am now and whatever.

[JiP]

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[-themask-]

hey bro, goodluck with this.

can't wait to chill with ya next year when i go to north bay


i gotta get my lifts up tho so when we workout i dont look like a complete douche =p

[Baker19]

hey bro, goodluck with this.

can't wait to chill with ya next year when i go to north bay


i gotta get my lifts up tho so when we workout i dont look like a complete douche =p

Thanks mike..

Ya man it'll be sick, and when you fix your msn I have some sweeet stories to tell you, anyways you can come to the gym and lift with me, it'd be sooo sweet.. And if you fail on a squat I'll just snatch it back up onto the stands .

Lol Im sure by then you'll be kicking ass.. What are the lifts looking like now? SHoot me a link to your journal

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[CoffeCanSlayer]

Good luck Baker, I just started a journal today, check it out if ya got time tell me what ya think.

[Baker19]

Good luck Baker, I just started a journal today, check it out if ya got time tell me what ya think.

Thanks bro, left a commentt..

Mike- Nice work man, looked at your workouts but then I left because the pictures took forever to load (dial up), I cant wait till your comp gets fixed, man do I have some stories to tell.. Nice to see the 35lber on squats and the big plate on deads eh.. Keep it up, Id switch back to flat bench though because at your weight symmetry doesn't matter as much as packing on mass, I'm in the same position, flat bb will do a lot more than flat db

[J.L.C.]

Hopefully, do you think it would be reasonable to go for 55kg C+J and 50kg Snatch on Oct. 20th, Obviously I'll go by feel but I mean like looking at where I am now and whatever.

My advice for the first meet is to try to go 6/6 - choose an opener that you can get any time no matter how crappy you feel, a weight that you KNOW you'll get. Stay conservative with your attempts and aim to make them all.

If that's 50kg - great, if that's an empty bar - great

With this sport and your club, you'll be competing often and doing better at every meet - so just stay conservative the first time out and lift whatever you can lift that day.

That said, Glen and Mel have way more experience and are much better coaches than me, so if they have a plan for you - stick to that like glue!

[Baker19]

My advice for the first meet is to try to go 6/6 - choose an opener that you can get any time no matter how crappy you feel, a weight that you KNOW you'll get. Stay conservative with your attempts and aim to make them all.

If that's 50kg - great, if that's an empty bar - great

With this sport and your club, you'll be competing often and doing better at every meet - so just stay conservative the first time out and lift whatever you can lift that day.

That said, Glen and Mel have way more experience and are much better coaches than me, so if they have a plan for you - stick to that like glue!

Ya, they said the same thing, someone said something like: Something you can get for 3 on a bad day, something you can get for 1, PR attempt.. But I'll just go by what Glen says..

Ya, I hope so, I cant wait only 26 days till my first comp.

Do you know Glen and Mel personally?

[J.L.C.]

Ya, they said the same thing, someone said something like: Something you can get for 3 on a bad day, something you can get for 1, PR attempt.. But I'll just go by what Glen says..

Ya, I hope so, I cant wait only 26 days till my first comp.

Do you know Glen and Mel personally?

Yep

I talked to them both at the meets I've done. Glen lifted really well in August - they're both super helpful and incredibly nice. It seems like everyone in this sport is!

[Baker19]

Yep

I talked to them both at the meets I've done. Glen lifted really well in August - they're both super helpful and incredibly nice. It seems like everyone in this sport is!

Ya they're great people. I think this is the friendliest sport, in bodybuilding some of the competitors I met were cocky and arrogant, I havent met any powerlifters but they tend to think that they are right and bber's are wrong, and then theres the oly lifters, the good people ..

Glen helped me a lot but I don't like him because he made me do 2 second pauses for fronts at the end of the workout ---- for 7 sets

[J.L.C.]

Have you had a chance to see them lift yet?

They both have awesome technique - I think Mel set a record at the last meet

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YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYY!

Baker is O-lifting, at an awesome club, with great coaches.



and you're already kickin' my ass at it

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