3 sets of squats & deadlift……

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bld4BfvnWIL/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bld4LQdjCWx/

And also for Iris some cardiopowerlifting

And also for @inspirised aka www.powerlifter.nl just some cardiopowerlifting ?
Swipe ➡ for 2nd video

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQXaoZB6UX/

Just some cardiopowerlifting for Ilrish

Just some cardiopowerlifting for @ilyscious aka www.powerlifster.nl ?
Swipe ➡ for 2nd video

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQXEWVBT-T/

 

Training 4 for this week…….

So I informed you all earlier today, I started my training to compete at the SBD Cup Equipped Powerlifting in September 2018. Today’s training went good and I’m curious what it will bring in the end… Ofcourse I set some goals 😉 Most off all I want to become fitter, so my energy will grow overall. Ilrish, Ricky and Wesley will join me at this meet equipped 🙂

Today:
Squat 5x180kg
Bench press 5x115kg
Bench press with Titan Super Ram click here 5x135kg
Deadlift 5x180kg

Okay…. Target is set…

Last Monday I started my training for this meet already….
Today my 1st ‘complete’ powerlifting training….
Curious what in a few weeks my loose squatsuit & bench press shirt will bring. Deadlifting with suit generates to much pressure in my head at the start and the lift off…. So that will I do just ‘raw’
Thanks @pardeep_kailey and @powerliftento add equipped lifting to the SBD Cup ??
So I have to go back to more functional eating @pardeep_kailey because I have to loose some weight to get under de – 120kg ? otherwise my suit / shirt will be to tight ?

Progression……

Blog by: Ricky Bakker

I do believe that powerlifting (sport in general perhaps) is indeed a metaphor for life. I think what Wim means by this is that when you put structure into your sport. Formulates & strives for a goal and makes adjustments where necessary.
To build a schedule with nice figures, everyone can do that tells my coach. I think so. Only a good coach makes sure that the adjustments fit with the athlete. Not the athlete at the schedule.

This process, however funny, is actually applicable to my life so far. Only I am the coach. Wim helps me with this, like he does with powerlifting to apply structure and rhythm. This may sound very heavy, but actually it is very nice and something that maybe many of you already can.In this process I find difficult to describe and that is also one of the reasons I do these blogs now and then. Not as frequent as in sports, but it will come in the future. Because the consciousness grows.

Back to our hobby, our passion, our love .
The training is nice. Wim’s ‘lightweight’ method is starting to have a nice effect. No, no new PRs (in training then) but the same numbers run with much more ease. To describe it in the trendy way, RPE 8 on old PR numbers. Technically much better higher numbers of lifts! I really like that, I really like that and it gives me energy to continue.

Progression is in every corner!
Thanks for reading and fast!

Monday new cycle will start for Iris

Just some fun training today

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkXvwAJB6CN/

 

Monday new cycle towards the WEC will start for Ilrish

So just some fun training today

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkXvTWkhGPk/

Videos of Iris aka www.powerlifter.nl at the IPF Worlds Classic Powerlifting

Squat new PR 172,5kg
Bench presss new PR 87,5kg
Deadlift (only opener 215kg) and missed 2 times 225,5kg (here the 1st attempt)
Total new PR 475kg

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkIvYw9nVbw/

 

Personal update and last trainingvideo….

It’s been a while I wrote a personal (trainings)blog. The past last months it was lightweight training for me and focus to get back in the coaching stuff. Coaching & being trainer was also a while back. With all my personal issues I was uncertain if  I was capable doing this. When I say yes, I go for it over  100%. Only in the past I was certain that I had all the energy and determination to accomplish this. With all the tests I have had in the hospital, I felt I made little steps forward and making progress. The neuropsychologist gave me the metaphor: In the past you run the 100 metres in 10 seconds. After your operation you run the 100 metres still in 15 seconds (and therefor all the test are okay / very good compare the standards). Nevertheless you have to deal with the fact that it would not be 10 seconds anymore. And step by step it will be better and it will not be 10 seconds anymore. At this stage comparing the start of the year I ran the 100 metres in less than 14 seconds 😀 .

In my work I create the opportunity to manage to do the things do best, and looking back at the past couple of weeks that gives me a lot of joy. Most of all starting to give me more energy back 🙂

Back to the trainer/coach role. In January (end of December) Iris gave me the opportunity to be her trainer/coach. With all the uncertain feelings I have of my own capabilities, she went for it. Thank you very much Iris, because this was the turning point when I started looking forward again. The first main goals was (is) the IPF Worlds Classic Powerlifting getting a medal on the deadlift and improve her own personal bests on all 3 lifts. This meet is coming Saturday and can be followed at goodlift.info (click here)

Towards this meet Iris had 3 previous steps.
1. Competiting at the Nationals Equipped Powerlifting, 25th February 2018, to qualify for the Europeans Equipped Powerlifting. In just a few weeks equipped training she managed to qualify for the Europeans with also breaing the Dutch deadlift record and 3rd place overall. Click here to view the video.
2. Becoming Nationals Champion Classic Powerlifting 2018. With the Europeans Equipped just 2 weeks away, she was not allowed to lifted maximum and nevertheless she became champion with 9-of-9 and 4 meets PB’s and also a new Dutch Record in the deadlift 220,5kg. View here the video
3. Competiting at the Europeans Equipped Powerlifting Championships with the main goal the gold medal in the deadlift and the sub goals where breaking here own PB in equipped lifting and qualify for the World Equipped Powerlifting in November 2018. With the knowlegde that her main event was/is 4 weeks later the Europeans Equipped Powerlifting and therefor  the attempts must be well choosen. Because recovery of equipped lifting (and when you fail your lifts it’s even worse) takes more time than classic lifting. She managed to deadlift the gold medal and breaking the Dutch record again (view here the video) And also you improve here a lifts in equipped lifting and manage to qualify herself for the Worlds Equipped Powerlifting in November 2018. Although the first main goal is next week, the second goal for this year has risen….

The reflection of the above steps is that I made my own progression. I have to deal with it that I won’t be on my maximum level anymore, although I found a way to train again and did 2 small meets already. Step by step I manage to control my breathing and bring down the pressure in my head. Therefor I lift with my mouth open and when to pressure want to rise I let go the speed of the excersise and fullfill the movement. In the past I was used to hold my breathing in and/of let go and when it started to become heavier I was focused to generate more power/pressure. So I train the upside way now. Luckly I am a big fan of lightweight training, because this is also a way to improve your maximum strenght. So I have to do what I preach. Below the video of today’s training and I’m very pleased how it went. Just to inspire some one 😉 because I was able to break a personal record on my bench presse since May 2015….. So there is No Finishe Line ? Next week it is game time. Keep you posted, thanks for reading.