What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2

[didelydoo]

Cheers gents still not where I want to be, but heading in the right direction.

Morning Session:

CG bench: 4 sets
Standing Strict BB: 3 sets
Dips SS Tri Pull downs: 3 sets
Single arm pull downs: 3 sets
BB Curl: 3 sets
EX preacher: 3 sets
DB preacher: 2 drop sets
Reverse grip BB curl SS DB hammer curl: 3 sets

Pumptastic. Love arm Friday

[Animal]

MC Bodge said:

Do you subscribe to Gym Jones?

I bought Mark Twight's Extreme Alpinism book many years ago and it was very good for fitness advice.

Yes. As a Convert (free online membership) you get a few free training programmes to try and some limited additional info. Also follow Bobby Maximus on Instagram - he gives lots of info away.

[Animal]

5am this morning:

Short complex - Clean, Front Squat and Hang Clean. One triplet every 30 sec for 10 minutes.

Circuit: 'Those Burpees Suck':
10 Pullups
20 Kettlebell Swings
30 Box Jumps
40 Pushups
50 Sit-ups
60 Burpees
10 Pullups

Dumbbell Push Press 4 minutes of 30 sec work/30 sec rest. Rest is in the top (overhead) position.

Deadlift 3 x 10

Single-Leg Deadlift 5 x 2 (2 reps per side)

[MC Bodge]

I went hardcore today and didn't actually enter the gym.

Staying outside and doing multiple sets of press ups, steep decline press ups and handrail Pullups (for more volume than if I were to do full Pullups).

Glutes were a bit stiff after yesterday's kettlebell swings and squats.

Animal said:

Circuit: 'Those Burpees Suck':
10 Pullups
20 Kettlebell Swings
30 Box Jumps
40 Pushups
50 Sit-ups
60 Burpees
10 Pullups

That sounds quite taxing, but the sort of thing I am working towards.

Box jumps are a good idea. There are some stools for that in the gym.

I've never actually tried burpees, but they are on my to-do list.

[Animal]

MC Bodge said:

I've never actually tried burpees, but they are on my to-do list.

They suck!

[Johnny]

Squats and shoulders yesterday.

Heavy night last night so nada today and probably tomorrow as I need sleeps!

[chris watton]

Right my last session for the next week, as we're away for a few days on Sunday (Oh noes, I will lose all my gainz!), so I gave it all I have..

Strict BB Press - As I won't be doing anything next week, I thought I'd try an 80kg PB (7kg over my BW), which would be great, I thought. So, following on from Didely's warm up notes I kept for a PB advice, I did:
1 set of 5 with 45kg
1 set of 3 with 60kg
1 set of 1 with 70kg
1 set of 1 with 75kg

Then I went for the 80kg - and I did it! I am very happy about that, going low reps and heavy with the compounds seems to be the way to go for me.

I then did (because I felt guilty the standard reps and sets took a beating, volume-wise)
4 sets of 4-6 reps with 60-70kg

BB Upright Rows - 5 sets of 10 reps (up to 52.5kg)
Shoulder Shrugs - 5 sets of 10-16 reps (115-130kg)
DB Reverse Fly's - 4 sets of 10 reps

EZ Triceps bar Extensions - 4 sets of 8-12 reps (40-45kg)
Triceps Rope Pull Downs - 4 sets of 8-12 reps (40kg)

EZ Preacher Curls - 6 sets of 8-12 reps (45-52.5kg)
DB Alternate Curls - 3 sets of 8 reps

Now have a forced week off!

Edited by chris watton on Friday 28th August 18:01

[smiffy180]

Anyone going to Britain's strongest disabled man tomorrow?
I'll be down helping/live streaming the event

[hajaba123]

Squats going well, slowly getting my shoulder sorted with loads of mobility and rehab.
Mostly chuffed by getting a 160kg deadlift. PB. Thanks to some gentle bullying from the boys at the gym.

Nearly 2x body weight, so getting there slowly.

[didelydoo]

Well done on the PB's all

Morning legs>

Front squats to 140kg (not feeling it today...)
Leg press: 280kg x 50,50,50
Leg ext SS Sissy squat: 5 sets
Nordic Ham Curls: 4 sets
Good mornings & some squats: nothing much.

Done. The high rep leg press ended me, rest of the session slowly tailed off... Still, was decent and got the work done.

[TheBALDpuma]

I need to take a step away from the cross trainer vs rower thread. People are making me angry!

Session at gym opening tomorrow - Sunday mornings are for lie ins and fraiser! missed today though so need to catch up!

[_bryan_]

TheBALDpuma said:

I need to take a step away from the cross trainer vs rower thread. People are making me angry!

Session at gym opening tomorrow - Sunday mornings are for lie ins and fraiser! missed today though so need to catch up!

Honestly pmsl...just read through it based on your post, exactly the same feeling as I had on the squat form thread, and hence stepped away from the thread lol.

I should have trained yesterday, I didn't, hoping to squash two sessions into one tomorrow depending on the hangover!

[MC Bodge]

Animal said:

MC Bodge said:

Do you subscribe to Gym Jones?

I bought Mark Twight's Extreme Alpinism book many years ago and it was very good for fitness advice.

Yes. As a Convert (free online membership) you get a few free training programmes to try and some limited additional info. Also follow Bobby Maximus on Instagram - he gives lots of info away.

Thanks for the info. I've just subscribed. There is some interesting info (and hard workouts) on there.

[didelydoo]

Tonight>

Decline Smith bench: 5 sets
Standing bb strict: 6 sets
Db fly ss cable fly: 5 sets
Db lat raise: 4 drop sets
Cable lat raise: 4 sets
Incline bench: 1 set.

Home.
Fun.

[smiffy180]

Footage from Disabled Strongman comp, amazing performance from the athletes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7CmsGauIzg

[didelydoo]

Today>

Cg bench: 5 sets
Dips ss tri pull downs: 4 sets
Reverse grip tri pull downs: 3 sets
EZ curls: 8 sets
Reverse grip ez curls ss hammer db curls: 4 sets

Home.
Crazy pump!

[Halb]

I've flipped to a 4 day split.
https://www.t-nation.com/workouts/tried-and-true-b...
Happy with my scuplting process, but three exercises for something like the biceps is too much.
It is weird how pumped they feel and the difference after only a month is noticeable. I am a stickler with rest periods though, so very few people in my gym are...amateurs!

Other three days will be parkrun, run and some fun bodyweight stuff.

[Johnny]

Bench 6x10@60/70/80kg
Decline Bench 5x10@50kg
Chest Press Machine 2x10@60
Chest Press Machine Side/Cross Press 6x10/side @20kg
Press Pullover/DB Press Superset 5x10@14kg
Incline Bench 5x10@40kg
Decline Cable Press 4x10@30kg

Not tried the side/cross press before but could really feel it hitting the inner chest, I like it.

Not a great session and really struggled on the bench for some reason. But left feeling good with a nice pump.

[didelydoo]

Halb said:

I've flipped to a 4 day split.
https://www.t-nation.com/workouts/tried-and-true-b...
Happy with my scuplting process, but three exercises for something like the biceps is too much.
It is weird how pumped they feel and the difference after only a month is noticeable. I am a stickler with rest periods though, so very few people in my gym are...amateurs!

Other three days will be parkrun, run and some fun bodyweight stuff.

I like the look of that split- well thought out. I'm only training 6/7 days a week as I love it, it also means I get to avoid doing cardio (for now at least, though I do a 2 mile walk everyday, but that's not really cardio...)

[Ahimoth]

Seriously cut down training this week as I'm doing a 27mi hike on Saturday

Yesterday
10mins mobility work with bands, working on hamstring and hip mainly
15mins - v-sit to tucked shoulder stand. One leg RDL
15mins - pike press on parallettes. Airborne lunge

Also did a fair number of pull-ups throughout the day

Today
KB swing 24kg - 150 one handed swings
Bike - 30 mins easy
Will also do pull-ups, goblet squats, pike press