What training are you doing/have you done today? (Vol.3)
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Managed another session today; still no word from the specialist... Hoping I get a letter/text through in the next day or so. I'm down 5kg now in just over a week (mainly through lack of eating); but it's not good either way!
Managed 5 x 5 bodweight pull ups, wide grip/thumbless (tore my right hand callus even more)
Time to snip it off I'd say!
Then a tri-set of 30kg narrow grip tricep pushdowns, with 20kg EZ bar curls with the Fat Gripz Extreme and 25kg dumbbell (each hand) SLDLs with the normal Fat Gripz
Finished with bodyweight hangs again, x4 for 45 seconds
Think I'm going to try back & chest tomorrow, see how I get on for being pained etc
Managed 5 x 5 bodweight pull ups, wide grip/thumbless (tore my right hand callus even more)
Time to snip it off I'd say!Then a tri-set of 30kg narrow grip tricep pushdowns, with 20kg EZ bar curls with the Fat Gripz Extreme and 25kg dumbbell (each hand) SLDLs with the normal Fat Gripz
Finished with bodyweight hangs again, x4 for 45 seconds
Think I'm going to try back & chest tomorrow, see how I get on for being pained etc
d_a_n1979 said:
Managed another session today; still no word from the specialist... Hoping I get a letter/text through in the next day or so. I'm down 5kg now in just over a week (mainly through lack of eating); but it's not good either way!
Managed 5 x 5 bodweight pull ups, wide grip/thumbless (tore my right hand callus even more) Time to snip it off I'd say!
Then a tri-set of 30kg narrow grip tricep pushdowns, with 20kg EZ bar curls with the Fat Gripz Extreme and 25kg dumbbell (each hand) SLDLs with the normal Fat Gripz
Finished with bodyweight hangs again, x4 for 45 seconds
Think I'm going to try back & chest tomorrow, see how I get on for being pained etc
Nice Managed 5 x 5 bodweight pull ups, wide grip/thumbless (tore my right hand callus even more)
Time to snip it off I'd say!Then a tri-set of 30kg narrow grip tricep pushdowns, with 20kg EZ bar curls with the Fat Gripz Extreme and 25kg dumbbell (each hand) SLDLs with the normal Fat Gripz
Finished with bodyweight hangs again, x4 for 45 seconds
Think I'm going to try back & chest tomorrow, see how I get on for being pained etc
My pal is into CrossFit and that's callus central. He's got one of them little scrapers for shaving them off, makes me sick thinking about it.
Thankfully never get bad ones myself, or blisters on my feet.
Yesterday, impromptu gym session seeing as I was close by, chest supported rows 3 and a half plates, lat pull downs full stack, then weighted pull ups with a 20kg plate, felt a bit sick after that, then a race on Zwift, 4th or 5th out of 350 I think, then a quick swim before the bay turned into something you have nightmares about.
Today the same minus the gym.
Today the same minus the gym.
horsemeatscandal said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Managed another session today; still no word from the specialist... Hoping I get a letter/text through in the next day or so. I'm down 5kg now in just over a week (mainly through lack of eating); but it's not good either way!
Managed 5 x 5 bodweight pull ups, wide grip/thumbless (tore my right hand callus even more) Time to snip it off I'd say!
Then a tri-set of 30kg narrow grip tricep pushdowns, with 20kg EZ bar curls with the Fat Gripz Extreme and 25kg dumbbell (each hand) SLDLs with the normal Fat Gripz
Finished with bodyweight hangs again, x4 for 45 seconds
Think I'm going to try back & chest tomorrow, see how I get on for being pained etc
Nice Managed 5 x 5 bodweight pull ups, wide grip/thumbless (tore my right hand callus even more)
Time to snip it off I'd say!Then a tri-set of 30kg narrow grip tricep pushdowns, with 20kg EZ bar curls with the Fat Gripz Extreme and 25kg dumbbell (each hand) SLDLs with the normal Fat Gripz
Finished with bodyweight hangs again, x4 for 45 seconds
Think I'm going to try back & chest tomorrow, see how I get on for being pained etc
My pal is into CrossFit and that's callus central. He's got one of them little scrapers for shaving them off, makes me sick thinking about it.
Thankfully never get bad ones myself, or blisters on my feet.
This time it's because they've got a bit soft through lack of lifting heavy etc... But it's my thumb that I've torn weirdly as I've been doing most stuff thumbless.
I split it a week or so back digging tha raised beds over and it's just not healed...
It's off now thanks to my razor sharp Opinal knife
Worst I've ever had was deads for reps, 255kg on a brand new Texas power bar. No bend at all, massively stiff and it ripped both my hands on about the 4th or 5th rep... It took weeks to heal and hurt like hell
mcelliott said:
Yesterday, impromptu gym session seeing as I was close by, chest supported rows 3 and a half plates, lat pull downs full stack, then weighted pull ups with a 20kg plate, felt a bit sick after that, then a race on Zwift, 4th or 5th out of 350 I think, then a quick swim before the bay turned into something you have nightmares about.
Today the same minus the gym.
Mind if I ask where in the world you are?Today the same minus the gym.
I have easy access to both sea and lakes and really don't make the most of it.
horsemeatscandal said:
mcelliott said:
Yesterday, impromptu gym session seeing as I was close by, chest supported rows 3 and a half plates, lat pull downs full stack, then weighted pull ups with a 20kg plate, felt a bit sick after that, then a race on Zwift, 4th or 5th out of 350 I think, then a quick swim before the bay turned into something you have nightmares about.
Today the same minus the gym.
Mind if I ask where in the world you are?Today the same minus the gym.
I have easy access to both sea and lakes and really don't make the most of it.
Edited by mcelliott on Wednesday 10th April 14:38
Absolute grind today, gonna drop weight till I'm getting tens for everything
Squat 140kg x 8
Deadlifts 160kg x 8
Standing barbell 'bent' Shrugs 100kg x 10, 2 sets
Clean and press 60kg x 6, 4
50kg dumbells shrug x 20
50kg single arm rows x 20
40kg clasp grip dumbell front raises x 10
Medicine ball wall slams x 15 per side
Floor slams x 10
Barbell curl x 15
Seated triceps push down stack x 25
Really low energy today!! Wondering of its training in afternoon instead of early morning, which my body is used to. Gonna go have a purely cardio session tomorrow about 05.30, see how that feels.
Squat 140kg x 8
Deadlifts 160kg x 8
Standing barbell 'bent' Shrugs 100kg x 10, 2 sets
Clean and press 60kg x 6, 4
50kg dumbells shrug x 20
50kg single arm rows x 20
40kg clasp grip dumbell front raises x 10
Medicine ball wall slams x 15 per side
Floor slams x 10
Barbell curl x 15
Seated triceps push down stack x 25
Really low energy today!! Wondering of its training in afternoon instead of early morning, which my body is used to. Gonna go have a purely cardio session tomorrow about 05.30, see how that feels.
Edited by biggbn on Wednesday 10th April 15:08
d_a_n1979 said:
Nothing for me today 
In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Hope things get better man In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
biggbn said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Nothing for me today
In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Hope things get better man In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Referred as urgent a week ago today; you're supposed to hear within a week for an appointment within 2 weeks... Docs have confirmed the referral etc..
This is why I ended up going private with my 2 other ops as the GP/NHS were just a shower of s
t d_a_n1979 said:
biggbn said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Nothing for me today
In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Hope things get better man In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Referred as urgent a week ago today; you're supposed to hear within a week for an appointment within 2 weeks... Docs have confirmed the referral etc..
This is why I ended up going private with my 2 other ops as the GP/NHS were just a shower of s
t biggbn said:
d_a_n1979 said:
biggbn said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Nothing for me today
In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Hope things get better man In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Referred as urgent a week ago today; you're supposed to hear within a week for an appointment within 2 weeks... Docs have confirmed the referral etc..
This is why I ended up going private with my 2 other ops as the GP/NHS were just a shower of s
t 
They soon discharged themselves out of the 'hotel' they thought they were in!
The poor old boys on the ward were very grateful... As were the small Indian nurses that couldn't reach the IV bag hangers; that was my job overnight
But our GPs are just utter s
te; they don't give a toss about anyone and you're made to feel like you're wasting their time. The reception staff are even worse and I've made them very aware of this with constructive feedback. They simply don't care!It's not their fault they're in the s
t; every government (no matter what colour they were) have not done well by the NHS and you can feel their pain; but unfortunately this is reflected on the patients and family and it's horrible.The private care/treatment/ops I've had are absolutely the other end of the spectrum; but that's what you get when you fork out close to £10k to pay for the care!
Edited by d_a_n1979 on Wednesday 10th April 18:44
d_a_n1979 said:
biggbn said:
d_a_n1979 said:
biggbn said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Nothing for me today
In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Hope things get better man In pain (can't get away from it), feeling nauseous constantly and hardly eaten again...
Tried to do some pull ups at least and had to stop at 4; a no-go today
Fires lit, sat on the sofa waiting for the painkillers to try and numb the pain a bit...
Referred as urgent a week ago today; you're supposed to hear within a week for an appointment within 2 weeks... Docs have confirmed the referral etc..
This is why I ended up going private with my 2 other ops as the GP/NHS were just a shower of s
t They soon discharged themselves out of the 'hotel' they thought they were in!
The poor old boys on the ward were very grateful... As were the small Indian nurses that couldn't reach the IV bag hangers; that was my job overnight
But our GPs are just utter s
te; they don't give a toss about anyone and you're made to feel like you're wasting their time. The reception staff are even worse and I've made them very aware of this with constructive feedback. They simply don't care!It's not their fault they're in the s
t; every government (no matter what colour they were) have not done well by the NHS and you can feel their pain; but unfortunately this is reflected on the patients and family and it's horrible.The private care/treatment/ops I've had are absolutely the other end of the spectrum; but that's what you get when you fork out close to £10k to pay for the care!
Edited by d_a_n1979 on Wednesday 10th April 18:44
Today, brutal back workout with the fam, love it that we share workouts together, any way felt great, weighted pull ups and bent over rows fried my back good and proper, then a reluctant swim in a dreary cold bay, felt better for doing it. On a side note I’m on a 3 day streak for 20000 steps or more, I generally average around 17000 a day and have seen really tangible benefits.
Horrible extra 'cardio' session just now.
140kg deadlifts supersetted with medicine ball slams
3 sets of 10,10,10
Battle ropes first time
3 sets single arm 25 per side.
2 sets double arm slams 12 reps ...these are horrible, so worth persevering with I feel. I'll try 30sec unilateral, then bilateral then jumping slams as an addition. Really felt traps and upper back burning.
Medicine ball squat floor slams x 12
140kg deadlifts supersetted with medicine ball slams
3 sets of 10,10,10
Battle ropes first time
3 sets single arm 25 per side.
2 sets double arm slams 12 reps ...these are horrible, so worth persevering with I feel. I'll try 30sec unilateral, then bilateral then jumping slams as an addition. Really felt traps and upper back burning.
Medicine ball squat floor slams x 12
Edited by biggbn on Thursday 11th April 15:56
biggbn said:
Horrible extra 'cardio' session just now.
140kg deadlifts supersetted with medicine ball slams
3 sets of 10,10,10
Battle ropes first time
3 sets single arm 25 per side.
2 sets double arm slams 12 reps ...these are horrible, so worth persevering with I feel. I'll try 30sec unilateral, then bilateral then jumping slams as an addition. Really felt traps and upper back burning.
Medicine ball squat floor slams x 12
No pain, no gain as they say. Horrible is good 140kg deadlifts supersetted with medicine ball slams
3 sets of 10,10,10
Battle ropes first time
3 sets single arm 25 per side.
2 sets double arm slams 12 reps ...these are horrible, so worth persevering with I feel. I'll try 30sec unilateral, then bilateral then jumping slams as an addition. Really felt traps and upper back burning.
Medicine ball squat floor slams x 12
Edited by biggbn on Thursday 11th April 15:56
Just done 3 bike workouts in a row since Tuesday and still feeling strong, One more workout coming up on Saturday and then another deload week (8 of 12). Week 9 has the hardest workout/ride I will have ever attempted so looking forward to that 
Will get some more upper body work in whilst cutting back on the cycling.
Will get some more upper body work in whilst cutting back on the cycling.
MaxFromage said:
biggbn said:
Horrible extra 'cardio' session just now.
140kg deadlifts supersetted with medicine ball slams
3 sets of 10,10,10
Battle ropes first time
3 sets single arm 25 per side.
2 sets double arm slams 12 reps ...these are horrible, so worth persevering with I feel. I'll try 30sec unilateral, then bilateral then jumping slams as an addition. Really felt traps and upper back burning.
Medicine ball squat floor slams x 12
No pain, no gain as they say. Horrible is good 140kg deadlifts supersetted with medicine ball slams
3 sets of 10,10,10
Battle ropes first time
3 sets single arm 25 per side.
2 sets double arm slams 12 reps ...these are horrible, so worth persevering with I feel. I'll try 30sec unilateral, then bilateral then jumping slams as an addition. Really felt traps and upper back burning.
Medicine ball squat floor slams x 12
Edited by biggbn on Thursday 11th April 15:56
Yesterday was just the commute on the bike.
Same again today, then I was planning to do 20-30 minutes with the dumbbells at home but partner couldn't drag her carcass out of bed this morning so wanted to go to the gym this evening. I tagged along as it was a nice opportunity to go 'off-programme' and test out the new grips.
Started with seated cable rows, upping the weight until failure. Managed to get up to 82.5kg for 6. Normally do 4 x 12 at the same weight at the end of a back/deadlift day, so the grips were working.
Then some sets of EZ bar curls for reps until failure, mixed in with some dead hangs with the grips. Again, can normally easily do a minute hanging but first one was 30 secs and that quickly went down.
Dumbbell rows and hammer curls. Feel like I'm holding a very heavy can of Stella at this point.
Few sets of rack pulls with a three second pause at the top. Thought I'd do 110kg, could barely manage 70kg. Some chin ups in between, 5 per set.
Expect sore forearms tomorrow and currently have claws instead of hands.
Same again today, then I was planning to do 20-30 minutes with the dumbbells at home but partner couldn't drag her carcass out of bed this morning so wanted to go to the gym this evening. I tagged along as it was a nice opportunity to go 'off-programme' and test out the new grips.
Started with seated cable rows, upping the weight until failure. Managed to get up to 82.5kg for 6. Normally do 4 x 12 at the same weight at the end of a back/deadlift day, so the grips were working.
Then some sets of EZ bar curls for reps until failure, mixed in with some dead hangs with the grips. Again, can normally easily do a minute hanging but first one was 30 secs and that quickly went down.
Dumbbell rows and hammer curls. Feel like I'm holding a very heavy can of Stella at this point.
Few sets of rack pulls with a three second pause at the top. Thought I'd do 110kg, could barely manage 70kg. Some chin ups in between, 5 per set.
Expect sore forearms tomorrow and currently have claws instead of hands.
Edited by horsemeatscandal on Thursday 11th April 21:17
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