What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2
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Morning Session>
Leg press (feet close) SS leg ext (bottom half only): 3 sets to failure
Leg press (feet wide) SS leg ext (top half only): 3 sets to failure
Decline Smith Bench: 5 sets, 60-100kg
High rep sets, leg press was only 200kg, but min 20 reps each set- after the superset with extensions it felt like my legs were on fire. Painful, but good.
Leg press (feet close) SS leg ext (bottom half only): 3 sets to failure
Leg press (feet wide) SS leg ext (top half only): 3 sets to failure
Decline Smith Bench: 5 sets, 60-100kg
High rep sets, leg press was only 200kg, but min 20 reps each set- after the superset with extensions it felt like my legs were on fire. Painful, but good.
LordGrover said:
That's PBs in Dead, Bench and Squat recently, Balders. Good going especially as you're towards the upper end of the scale already.
Didely looking strong too. You'll get blown away by a wisp of wind if you restrict your diet much more!
Thanks. Yeah pretty happy! I've pb'd squat and Deads every big session lately for a 2 rep or 1 rep pb. Love it. At the start of march the most I'd squatted and deadlifted was 200kg and 230kg respectively. Now at 217kg and 245kg. Bench has gone from 140kg to 145kg. Didely looking strong too. You'll get blown away by a wisp of wind if you restrict your diet much more!
Do you ever get used to having the equivalent of two large blokes sat on a bar on your shoulders ?
Am still finding at a piddling 50 kilos it isn't the weight that bothers me, its the bar digging in.
When I look at this thread at work, my colleagues think I am on the turn looking at muscly blokes on the internet
Am still finding at a piddling 50 kilos it isn't the weight that bothers me, its the bar digging in.
When I look at this thread at work, my colleagues think I am on the turn looking at muscly blokes on the internet
didelydoo said:
Tonight>
Pull ups: BW, +20kg,20,20>BW
Rack pulls: up to 280kg
T bar rows: 4 sets
Chest supported row: 80kg, 2 wide, 2 med, 4 close
CG pull downs: 3 sets, 1 drop
Rear delt stuff
Cable pull overs 3 sets
Good.
20 week contest prep starts Monday, will post progress pics every 4/5 weeks to see how I'm progressing- I'm not logging anything anywhere else, so here will do!
Today, around 95kg (rubbish photo though!)
Looking good didles Pull ups: BW, +20kg,20,20>BW
Rack pulls: up to 280kg
T bar rows: 4 sets
Chest supported row: 80kg, 2 wide, 2 med, 4 close
CG pull downs: 3 sets, 1 drop
Rear delt stuff
Cable pull overs 3 sets
Good.
20 week contest prep starts Monday, will post progress pics every 4/5 weeks to see how I'm progressing- I'm not logging anything anywhere else, so here will do!
Today, around 95kg (rubbish photo though!)
Can you give me an example of your diet for a day?
TheJimi said:
Looking good didles
Can you give me an example of your diet for a day?
Thanks Can you give me an example of your diet for a day?
My diet isn't interesting, but it's working.
breakfast: 500ml milk, 2 scoop protein
mid morning: 40g (1 scoop)oats in water
Lunch: 80g oats + 2 scoops protein in water
Mid afternoon: 40g oats in water
Tea: whatever my wife makes
bed time: 2 scoops protein.
Somewhere between 2200-2400 cals depending on how greedy I can at tea time. Very, very dull, but I don't mind as it's incredibly easy to follow, and it serves it's purpose well. I also have some extra vitamins & minerals if I remember.
J4CKO said:
How many times a week do you train Diddley and how long for ?
2400 calories doesn't sound like a huge amount for someone of your size who is training, is that trying to get your BF (if there is any) down as well ?
Just started training 7 days a week (plus a few cardio sessions) , but 2 days are quick/easyish sessions at home. Gym sessions last 90-120mins depending.2400 calories doesn't sound like a huge amount for someone of your size who is training, is that trying to get your BF (if there is any) down as well ?
I'm cutting BF down as low as I can get it over the next 20 weeks. My calories are low for my size, but I don't loose any fat unless I get them down that low. Not ideal as I'd like to be able to eat more, but I start to gain fat if I go over 2600ish. I'll likely have to cut them again in the next few months too.
For comparison, today:
Breakfast: Porridge made with whole milk and a good dollop of yoghurt on top.
Lunch (in the office): Couple of boiled eggs, apple, orange, cherries, 2 bananas and some mixed nuts.
Tea: Fresh cod (my brother caught, gutted and filleted yesterday), taters, spinach, kale, leeks and carrots.
Probably have a glass of sauvignon blanc with tea.
Numerous teas and coffees throughout the day.
No shakes, pills, supps.
I'm not in Didely's condition but not too bad for an old fecker. Just keep it clean-ish and plenty of fresh veg/fruit with meat/fish. At least one veggie day a week though.
Breakfast: Porridge made with whole milk and a good dollop of yoghurt on top.
Lunch (in the office): Couple of boiled eggs, apple, orange, cherries, 2 bananas and some mixed nuts.
Tea: Fresh cod (my brother caught, gutted and filleted yesterday), taters, spinach, kale, leeks and carrots.
Probably have a glass of sauvignon blanc with tea.
Numerous teas and coffees throughout the day.
No shakes, pills, supps.
I'm not in Didely's condition but not too bad for an old fecker. Just keep it clean-ish and plenty of fresh veg/fruit with meat/fish. At least one veggie day a week though.
Mine's like a cut-down version of Diddly's:
Breakfast - Protein shake - 250ml of water with one scoop of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey (with added glutamine, BCAA's, creatine, HMB and taurine)
Training days only - Lunch - Porridge oats and whole milk
Before and after training - Protein shake, with dextrose added for the post training shake.
Tea - Whatever wife makes, but I do buy my meat from musclefood.com
That is it, along with a few supplements - multi vits, cod liver oil etc.
More than enough for lil' ol' me!
Breakfast - Protein shake - 250ml of water with one scoop of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey (with added glutamine, BCAA's, creatine, HMB and taurine)
Training days only - Lunch - Porridge oats and whole milk
Before and after training - Protein shake, with dextrose added for the post training shake.
Tea - Whatever wife makes, but I do buy my meat from musclefood.com
That is it, along with a few supplements - multi vits, cod liver oil etc.
More than enough for lil' ol' me!
I did it - 120kg PB for Bench Press! Took the bar down to chest so it touches, and then an almighty struggle to press it back up, but up it went. Am chuffed with that. Did lots of warm up sets first..
Squats - 5x5 (80-140kg parallel)
Bench press - 7x1-5 (50-120kg) 120kg was one rep only, followed by another 2 sets of 5 with 100kg.
Power Cleans - 8x2 (62.5-85kg)
Barbell Press - 5x5 (52.5-62.5kg)
Curls - 5x6 (40-50kg - last two sets were cheats, first three strict)
Deadlifts - 5x1 (110-150kg) Then 1x5 with 130kg
(Did the same Wednesday, but did Stiff Leg Deadlifts - 5x5)
Squats - 5x5 (80-140kg parallel)
Bench press - 7x1-5 (50-120kg) 120kg was one rep only, followed by another 2 sets of 5 with 100kg.
Power Cleans - 8x2 (62.5-85kg)
Barbell Press - 5x5 (52.5-62.5kg)
Curls - 5x6 (40-50kg - last two sets were cheats, first three strict)
Deadlifts - 5x1 (110-150kg) Then 1x5 with 130kg
(Did the same Wednesday, but did Stiff Leg Deadlifts - 5x5)
chris watton said:
I did it - 120kg PB for Bench Press! Took the bar down to chest so it touches, and then an almighty struggle to press it back up, but up it went. Am chuffed with that. Did lots of warm up sets first..
Brilliant.I always say a 'Mississippi' when I bench, to ensure I hold for long enough.
J4CKO said:
Do you ever get used to having the equivalent of two large blokes sat on a bar on your shoulders ?
Am still finding at a piddling 50 kilos it isn't the weight that bothers me, its the bar digging in.
When I look at this thread at work, my colleagues think I am on the turn looking at muscly blokes on the internet
Simply put. Yes. I don't give the bar/shoulder issue any thought these days.Am still finding at a piddling 50 kilos it isn't the weight that bothers me, its the bar digging in.
When I look at this thread at work, my colleagues think I am on the turn looking at muscly blokes on the internet
Halb said:
Brilliant.
I always say a 'Mississippi' when I bench, to ensure I hold for long enough.
Cheers Halb I always say a 'Mississippi' when I bench, to ensure I hold for long enough.
I have been practising form a lot and dropping the weight, especially for the main compounds, and that practice is just now starting to pay off as I increase the weight again.
I also think an extra dollop of porridge on training days helps, too...
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