What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2
Discussion
Looks like I may have a double inguinal hernia to contend with now!? Will have to back off the abs training again. Had a single minor hernia 7 or 8 years ago that miraculously managed to heal itself when I laid off all ab work for a year, thus avoiding invasive surgery. Let's see what the doc has to say next week.
Grrrr!!
Grrrr!!
Just finished putting the engine back in my tuscan but its played havoc with my tendonitis, so triceps and back are giving me grief.
Going back to Heavy Duty for the next few months, it works well if done to the book.
Yesterday
Squats
140kg x 20reps (1 set)
http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/forums/training...
Going back to Heavy Duty for the next few months, it works well if done to the book.
Yesterday
Squats
140kg x 20reps (1 set)
http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/forums/training...
Edited by m4tti on Friday 1st August 15:49
didelydoo said:
Funny you should say that! .....
Stalled out today- everything just too sore and weak to do anything. Possibly I started too heavy with the squat, and just couldn't complete the last week.
Going back to my previous plan which suited me. Keeping the pressing as it is as it seems to be working well, but legs/back/hips are in bits now so will need a bit of a break to recoup. Glute has started to hurt all the time too, which is messing up everything- squats becoming increasingly lopsided, which won't end well.
Interesting change, which was needed- but too much to keep going with on. I know what works well for me, so that's what I'll go back to. Deadlifts are out (too sore), Front Squats back in.
Been a tough few weeks.
Interesting that you're dropping the squats. Ever since you posted the first session I started following it myself(at much lighter weights I might add). You mention you think you started too high, what sort of % of 1rm were you using? And what are you going to follow for squats now instead?Stalled out today- everything just too sore and weak to do anything. Possibly I started too heavy with the squat, and just couldn't complete the last week.
Going back to my previous plan which suited me. Keeping the pressing as it is as it seems to be working well, but legs/back/hips are in bits now so will need a bit of a break to recoup. Glute has started to hurt all the time too, which is messing up everything- squats becoming increasingly lopsided, which won't end well.
Interesting change, which was needed- but too much to keep going with on. I know what works well for me, so that's what I'll go back to. Deadlifts are out (too sore), Front Squats back in.
Been a tough few weeks.
Apologies for all the questions, just keen to get my squat up, and without blowing your trumpet too much whatever you've done to get your squat so high obviously works!
_bryan_ said:
Interesting that you're dropping the squats. Ever since you posted the first session I started following it myself(at much lighter weights I might add). You mention you think you started too high, what sort of % of 1rm were you using? And what are you going to follow for squats now instead?
Apologies for all the questions, just keen to get my squat up, and without blowing your trumpet too much whatever you've done to get your squat so high obviously works!
I was using around 80% 1RM- to be fair, I don't think it was the squats causing the problem, but the deadlifts- they make an injury flair up which messes up everything else I do. My favourite squat program is one I made myself, it's what I'll be going back to:Apologies for all the questions, just keen to get my squat up, and without blowing your trumpet too much whatever you've done to get your squat so high obviously works!
Monday: Back Squat- work up to 1 top set, as many reps as possible with around 70-80% 1RM (stop one rep before failure, want to be getting 8+ reps the first week). Set of 10 with lighter weight to finish. Abs & ham curls if time
Friday: Front Squat- Work up to a heavy single. Set of 10 Back squat with what ever you did on Monday to finish. Abs & ham curls if time
Add 10kg to the back and 5kg to the front the next week (possibly 5 & 2.5kg depending on what you squat) Keep doing that until you only get 3 reps on the top set, then try a max the next week. Rinse, repeat with a slight increase in the starting weight.
That's it, press/deadlift/whatever on the other days you want to train.
Not sure it's for everyone, but it works very well for me. Hope this is of help
k me its no wonder Americans are fat.Thoroughly enjoyed it, moreso than last time. Spent nearly 4 hours on the course, helping out others and generally just messing about in the mud, also did the 'mud slide' more than once (running up the hill was a bugger though 
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This was the slide, some people got plenty of air and hurt themselves, I only got winded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1iDWFN6tsI
)This was the slide, some people got plenty of air and hurt themselves, I only got winded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1iDWFN6tsI
mcelliott said:
Bloody well done mate, awesome effort 
What he said- well done!6 days off, some hiking with the kids and other family stuff, thought I'd head back to the gym for a mess about. not been eating as much as normal for my rest time, hiking yesterday too, knees and legs a bit tired.
Did a wee powerlifting meet by myself>
Squat:
220,240,250kg
Bench:
120,140,F 155kg
Dead:
220,250,F 270kg
Positive- pretty much pain free, not pushing too hard, if i'd chosen 5kg less on the bench & dead they'd have likely gone.
Negative- felt pretty weak, max lifts down all round.
Time to get back on track diet wise, glad of the rest, but the hiking/carrying the kids on my shoulders yesterday has taken it out of me a bit, but has also gotten rid of a lot of niggles. Will repeat this in 4 weeks time and see how it goes- looking for a 700kg total 260/160/280.
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