Veteran Log Mobsters Training Diary

[Mobster]

God help us hahaha what’s the heaviest you have leg pressed @Mobster?

850kg/1870lbs

The local gym had more 25kg plates then and so I could get 700 or 705kg on it. And then 'Brownie' aka Chris Brown a 150kg/330lbs lifter climbed on it. Just a few reps for the giggles. I could do more now. Heck, I could have done 700kg yesterday (I'll be there in 3 weeks max). If I win the lotto I'll buy a 4 pin machine from Watson - takes 1000kg/2200lbs

It's worth being clear on three points.

1) It's all relative. I squat a load so I ought to be able to leg press a load. I mean I sat, tight, onto a bench with 700lbs+ in the Hatfield Squat. I'm only leg pressing double. And I'm well over 300lbs etc with 45 years lifting.
2) How I do it. I have the exact same leg press at home - I mean EXACT (just a diff color). On mine I put a big foam pad on the back rest and, as I do at the commercial gym, on the super heavy sets I push off of the safeties (I mean who's gonna save me with 600kg?). I'd actually argue I have a better range of movement at home. My foot position means I'm pushing from where my legs/knee etc are at a right angle. I can and have gone deeper (I let it sit me in the hole with 420kg a few years back and repped it).

IF I was a bodybuilder I'd actually use less. Like no more than 400kg probably. But DEEP, slow and circa 20 reps. I'd also switch up between 1 and 2 legged presses and different food positions

There's a vid of me doing reps with 765kg circa 2005-2010 on my old YT account

 

[Allupfromhere]

850kg/1870lbs

The local gym had more 25kg plates then and so I could get 700 or 705kg on it. And then 'Brownie' aka Chris Brown a 150kg/330lbs lifter climbed on it. Just a few reps for the giggles. I could do more now. Heck, I could have done 700kg yesterday (I'll be there in 3 weeks max). If I win the lotto I'll buy a 4 pin machine from Watson - takes 1000kg/2200lbs

It's worth being clear on three points.

1) It's all relative. I squat a load so I ought to be able to leg press a load. I mean I sat, tight, onto a bench with 700lbs+ in the Hatfield Squat. I'm only leg pressing double. And I'm well over 300lbs etc with 45 years lifting.
2) How I do it. I have the exact same leg press at home - I mean EXACT (just a diff color). On mine I put a big foam pad on the back rest and, as I do at the commercial gym, on the super heavy sets I push off of the safeties (I mean who's gonna save me with 600kg?). I'd actually argue I have a better range of movement at home. My foot position means I'm pushing from where my legs/knee etc are at a right angle. I can and have gone deeper (I let it sit me in the hole with 420kg a few years back and repped it).

IF I was a bodybuilder I'd actually use less. Like no more than 400kg probably. But DEEP, slow and circa 20 reps. I'd also switch up between 1 and 2 legged presses and different food positions

There's a vid of me doing reps with 765kg circa 2005-2010 on my old YT account

Your very articulate mate and your strength and experience is why I genuinely enjoy asking the questions. Appreciate you and you taking the time to answer brother your log is honestly motivating!

 

[Mobster]

Tuesday
Seated Press
w/ups, bar x 8, 60kg x 8, 90kg x 6 and 117.5kg/258.5lbs x 4 reps

Saxon Bar Work - 2 Hands
w/up x 8, 52.5kg x 6, 92.5kg x 3, 102.5kg x 3, 112.5kg x 3, 115kg x 1, 117.5kg x F (old PB)

 

[Mobster]

Thursday
Trained in the home gym as my local gym was closed. Cold etc but I soon got a sweat on
Dumbbell Hammer Curls
W/up, 76lbs x 8 reps, 108lbs x 8 reps, 92.5kg/203.5lbs

s/s

Skull Crushers / Tricep Pressdowns
bar x 20 reps, 29kg x 8 reps, 49kg x 8 reps, 91.25kg/200.75lbs x F (possibly as I use rubber covered plates at the local gym). Switched to TPD - 3 sets working to 80kg/176lbs x 8 reps

Two Hand Work on Guillotine Style Grip Machine
40kg x 8 reps, 60kg x 8 reps, 100kg x 4 ugly reps

 

[Mobster]

Thursday
Trained in the home gym as my local gym was closed. Cold etc but I soon got a sweat on
Dumbbell Hammer Curls
W/up, 76lbs x 8 reps, 108lbs x 8 reps, 92.5kg/203.5lbs

s/s

Skull Crushers / Tricep Pressdowns
bar x 20 reps, 29kg x 8 reps, 49kg x 8 reps, 91.25kg/200.75lbs x F (possibly as I use rubber covered plates at the local gym). Switched to TPD - 3 sets working to 80kg/176lbs x 8 reps

Two Hand Work on Guillotine Style Grip Machine
40kg x 8 reps, 60kg x 8 reps, 100kg x 4 ugly reps

 

[Mobster]

Friday
Close Grip Bench Press
Usual warm ups then 172.5kg/379.5lbs x 3 x 3 reps

Mid-Iso Row
40kg x 8 reps, 80kg x 8 reps, 110kg/242lbs x 6 reps

Rolling Thunder Work
BH: 60kg x 8 reps, 80kg x 3 reps
LH: 110kg/242lbs 3 x 3 reps
RH: 120kg/264lbs x 3 x 1 reps

 

[LevButlerov]

Friday
Close Grip Bench Press
Usual warm ups then 172.5kg/379.5lbs x 3 x 3 reps

Mid-Iso Row
40kg x 8 reps, 80kg x 8 reps, 110kg/242lbs x 6 reps

Rolling Thunder Work
BH: 60kg x 8 reps, 80kg x 3 reps
LH: 110kg/242lbs 3 x 3 reps
RH: 120kg/264lbs x 3 x 1 reps

big lifts today @Mobster

 

[Mobster]

big lifts today @Mobster

Rows were per side

 

[LevButlerov]

Rows were per side

wow thats even more impressive

 

[Mobster]

wow thats even more impressive

And I'm just working back to top weights. I'd like to max the machine out - so 150kg

 

[Mobster]

Monday
Hatfield Squat
w/up, 100kg x 8, 200kg x 8 and 330kg/726lbs* x 4 reps (1st rep was kinda hard and I realized after I was sitting back further and folded over more - the rest were more upright

Leg Press
200kg x 8 reps, 420kg x 8 reps, 665kg/1463lbs* x 8 reps

*belt n knee wraps on

Lying Leg Curls
8p x 8 reps, 17p/102kg/224lbs x 7 r/p reps

Leg Extensions
stack (90kg/198lbs) x 8 reps 2 legs, stack x 7 reps 1 leg at a time

 

[RoidRageWife]

Nice week of weights @Mobster! is that an asterisk by your squat n leg press be PRs? Haven’t used knee wraps in years and years. Might be fun to try them again one day. But I lift Raw so Use size XL SBDs but I have competition sleeves LG by SBD. The federation said we have to put on sleeves on without assist or any cheating so to speak. If you can get the on yourself without a bag or sock do t matter how tight!! legs might go numb tho. That be bad. Ha. Always inspiring to read bro!

 

[Mobster]

Nice week of weights @Mobster! is that an asterisk by your squat n leg press be PRs? Haven’t used knee wraps in years and years. Might be fun to try them again one day. But I lift Raw so Use size XL SBDs but I have competition sleeves LG by SBD. The federation said we have to put on sleeves on without assist or any cheating so to speak. If you can get the on yourself without a bag or sock do t matter how tight!! legs might go numb tho. That be bad. Ha. Always inspiring to read bro!

I did a post 2 days ago on Facebook. Sleeves are allowed in what is called 'raw powerlifting'.

Squat: I go no support at all warming up and 1st set (100kg/220lbs). 2nd set (200kg/440lbs) is a back support (elasticated etc) and then 330lg/726lbs was the lifting belt and knee wraps

Leg Press: support belt on and then only wrapping the knees on the max set.

It's as much about knee and back health (so far so good) as max lifting

 

[Mobster]

Tuesday
Seated BB Press
w/up, bar x 8 reps, 60kg x 8 reps, 85kg x 6 reps and (with sleeves on) 117.5kg/259.,5lbs x 6 reps (Ken egging me on)

Adjustable Thick Bar
BH: 60kg x 6 @, 90kg x 3 @
LH: +125kg/275lbs x 4 x 1
RH: bombed at a planned +130kg/286lbs so dropped to a harder than the left 125kg x 3 x 1 reps

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

Monday
Hatfield Squat
w/up, 100kg x 8, 200kg x 8 and 330kg/726lbs* x 4 reps (1st rep was kinda hard and I realized after I was sitting back further and folded over more - the rest were more upright

Leg Press
200kg x 8 reps, 420kg x 8 reps, 665kg/1463lbs* x 8 reps

*belt n knee wraps on

Lying Leg Curls
8p x 8 reps, 17p/102kg/224lbs x 7 r/p reps

Leg Extensions
stack (90kg/198lbs) x 8 reps 2 legs, stack x 7 reps 1 leg at a time

Tuesday
Seated BB Press
w/up, bar x 8 reps, 60kg x 8 reps, 85kg x 6 reps and (with sleeves on) 117.5kg/259.,5lbs x 6 reps (Ken egging me on)

Adjustable Thick Bar
BH: 60kg x 6 @, 90kg x 3 @
LH: +125kg/275lbs x 4 x 1
RH: bombed at a planned +130kg/286lbs so dropped to a harder than the left 125kg x 3 x 1 reps

@Mobster you killing it 665kg lol thats like a small car you leg pressing bro happy new year

 

[stevesmi]

Great work out it's definitely tough

 

[ceo]

bros mobster you are a beast!
nobody is stronger!

 

[ROIDDERS]

thank you for posting this excellent workout.

its solid and advanced.

 

[chesty]

there is truly only one mobster.
and we love you on the podcast as well.

 

[Ulter]

keep up the good work man.
it's so impressive to see a guy your age pushing this much weight.