What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2
Discussion
ViperPict said:
As I get older, I am assuming that PBs/ PRs will become a thing of the past. However, at nearly 47 and having trained fairly seriously for ~25 years, that has not really happened yet. With some hard work I think I'll see new (albeit higher rep) PBs before the summer. I've seen the strength standards corrected for age table/ chart thing but I'm not sure how much that is based on a general assumption of declining strength with age or on any empirical information. It is certainly not borne out by my own experience (so far at least). Any of the more mature lifters have any thoughts/ experience on this to add?
They may not be doing PB's but these two are still at it: youtube.
Terrible session today, mind not on it at all! Had an email this morning from one of the companies I work for, telling me I need to finish a project in an impossible timeframe, so been working on that all day.
Wasn't going to train, but concentrate on work - but I couldn't get my head around not training, so I did. Trouble was, when I was down there, I couldn't stop thinking I should be working! Argghhhh!
Just did:
Squats - 7 sets of 10-5 reps
Front Squats - 4 sets of 8-5 reps
Hamstring Curls - 4 sets of 20-12 reps
Calf raises - 5 sets of 15 reps
SLDL - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4
Good Mornings - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
Squats were crap, couldn't fully concentrate, dammit...
Back to work....
Wasn't going to train, but concentrate on work - but I couldn't get my head around not training, so I did. Trouble was, when I was down there, I couldn't stop thinking I should be working! Argghhhh!
Just did:
Squats - 7 sets of 10-5 reps
Front Squats - 4 sets of 8-5 reps
Hamstring Curls - 4 sets of 20-12 reps
Calf raises - 5 sets of 15 reps
SLDL - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4
Good Mornings - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
Squats were crap, couldn't fully concentrate, dammit...
Back to work....
Deadlifts up to 5x1@150kg
Seated Cable Row 5x10@40kg
Seated Upper Back Row 5x8@60kg
4x15 Decline Weighted Sit Ups w/10kg plate
4x30 Decline Russian Twists w/10kg plate
Struggled with the Deads tbh, wasn't feeling it. Had planned to do tomorrow but Mrs Johnny has rearranged her schedule so we have a day together, so I ended up doing prior to work this evening. Then realised I only did back yesterday. Still, ground them out and it was a decent ish session in the end.
First thought when she called me all excited to say she was working late tonight to ensure tomorrow was free was 'great... But there goes my training'
Seated Cable Row 5x10@40kg
Seated Upper Back Row 5x8@60kg
4x15 Decline Weighted Sit Ups w/10kg plate
4x30 Decline Russian Twists w/10kg plate
Struggled with the Deads tbh, wasn't feeling it. Had planned to do tomorrow but Mrs Johnny has rearranged her schedule so we have a day together, so I ended up doing prior to work this evening. Then realised I only did back yesterday. Still, ground them out and it was a decent ish session in the end.
First thought when she called me all excited to say she was working late tonight to ensure tomorrow was free was 'great... But there goes my training'
chris watton said:
Terrible session today, mind not on it at all! Had an email this morning from one of the companies I work for, telling me I need to finish a project in an impossible timeframe, so been working on that all day.
Wasn't going to train, but concentrate on work - but I couldn't get my head around not training, so I did. Trouble was, when I was down there, I couldn't stop thinking I should be working! Argghhhh!
Just did:
Squats - 7 sets of 10-5 reps
Front Squats - 4 sets of 8-5 reps
Hamstring Curls - 4 sets of 20-12 reps
Calf raises - 5 sets of 15 reps
SLDL - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4
Good Mornings - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
Squats were crap, couldn't fully concentrate, dammit...
Back to work....
I know it's easier to say than do, but impossible is not possible. No point in stressing over it.Wasn't going to train, but concentrate on work - but I couldn't get my head around not training, so I did. Trouble was, when I was down there, I couldn't stop thinking I should be working! Argghhhh!
Just did:
Squats - 7 sets of 10-5 reps
Front Squats - 4 sets of 8-5 reps
Hamstring Curls - 4 sets of 20-12 reps
Calf raises - 5 sets of 15 reps
SLDL - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4
Good Mornings - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
Squats were crap, couldn't fully concentrate, dammit...
Back to work....
Fine for the kids to burn the candle at both ends, but we should be able to tell the client/boss they can have it on time or they can have it right - choose one or the other.
I've taken a degree of self satisfied pleasure telling the powers that be that their deadlines are all very nice when they're selling, but achieving the impossible is just nuts, especially when relying on third parties and other things outside my control. If a boat takes six weeks to arrive, promising it in four is just plain silly.
However, having lifted 185kgs last week it's clear 187.5kgs this week is do-able. So just do it.
chris watton said:
Terrible session today, mind not on it at all! Had an email this morning from one of the companies I work for, telling me I need to finish a project in an impossible timeframe, so been working on that all day.
Wasn't going to train, but concentrate on work - but I couldn't get my head around not training, so I did. Trouble was, when I was down there, I couldn't stop thinking I should be working! Argghhhh!
Just did:
Squats - 7 sets of 10-5 reps
Front Squats - 4 sets of 8-5 reps
Hamstring Curls - 4 sets of 20-12 reps
Calf raises - 5 sets of 15 reps
SLDL - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4
Good Mornings - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
Squats were crap, couldn't fully concentrate, dammit...
Back to work....
Here's an old trick Chris - If the same scenario occurs again just switch your normal workout to a strength one:Wasn't going to train, but concentrate on work - but I couldn't get my head around not training, so I did. Trouble was, when I was down there, I couldn't stop thinking I should be working! Argghhhh!
Just did:
Squats - 7 sets of 10-5 reps
Front Squats - 4 sets of 8-5 reps
Hamstring Curls - 4 sets of 20-12 reps
Calf raises - 5 sets of 15 reps
SLDL - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4
Good Mornings - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
Squats were crap, couldn't fully concentrate, dammit...
Back to work....
4x5 squats, very aggressive, very heavy. Only requires concentration for 20 minutes
You'll keep - maybe even gain strength - and everything else gets a rest.
Win/win
LordGrover said:
I know it's easier to say than do, but impossible is not possible. No point in stressing over it.
Fine for the kids to burn the candle at both ends, but we should be able to tell the client/boss they can have it on time or they can have it right - choose one or the other.
I've taken a degree of self satisfied pleasure telling the powers that be that their deadlines are all very nice when they're selling, but achieving the impossible is just nuts, especially when relying on third parties and other things outside my control. If a boat takes six weeks to arrive, promising it in four is just plain silly.
However, having lifted 185kgs last week it's clear 187.5kgs this week is do-able. So just do it.
Cheers Fine for the kids to burn the candle at both ends, but we should be able to tell the client/boss they can have it on time or they can have it right - choose one or the other.
I've taken a degree of self satisfied pleasure telling the powers that be that their deadlines are all very nice when they're selling, but achieving the impossible is just nuts, especially when relying on third parties and other things outside my control. If a boat takes six weeks to arrive, promising it in four is just plain silly.
However, having lifted 185kgs last week it's clear 187.5kgs this week is do-able. So just do it.
Work is a nightmare right now. Still, better to be busy than not, I guess..185kg, that is very good! I am still working up to 180kg, which seems some way off yet, doing lighter sets but more reps to build up my lumbar region. (still a little sore after over 3 months on from hurting it.
popeyewhite said:
Here's an old trick Chris - If the same scenario occurs again just switch your normal workout to a strength one:
4x5 squats, very aggressive, very heavy. Only requires concentration for 20 minutes
You'll keep - maybe even gain strength - and everything else gets a rest.
Win/win
Thanks for that. I'll try that if I ever get flustered again. Ended up working 'till 8..4x5 squats, very aggressive, very heavy. Only requires concentration for 20 minutes
You'll keep - maybe even gain strength - and everything else gets a rest.
Win/win
Remember kids, when squatting heavy, it pays to have a spotter:
https://goo.gl/photos/y678q2iy31HKQCFT9
...then with another man's junk hovering just behind my bottom:
https://goo.gl/photos/oqwR7DcGZ5dae96Y9
https://goo.gl/photos/y678q2iy31HKQCFT9
...then with another man's junk hovering just behind my bottom:
https://goo.gl/photos/oqwR7DcGZ5dae96Y9
7x5 90kg squat
5x5 30kg OHP.
Still kinda don't feel as confident lifting as I was before I went holiday. Sweated buckets though and had a greater HR then when compared to when I was doing 5x5 100kg last week. Made myself a PBJ sandwich which I ate 90minutes before going into the gym, I felt as though probably I didn't have enough energy for the whole thing and ended up not doing deadlifts.
5x5 30kg OHP.
Still kinda don't feel as confident lifting as I was before I went holiday. Sweated buckets though and had a greater HR then when compared to when I was doing 5x5 100kg last week. Made myself a PBJ sandwich which I ate 90minutes before going into the gym, I felt as though probably I didn't have enough energy for the whole thing and ended up not doing deadlifts.
chris watton said:
LordGrover said:
I know it's easier to say than do, but impossible is not possible. No point in stressing over it.
Fine for the kids to burn the candle at both ends, but we should be able to tell the client/boss they can have it on time or they can have it right - choose one or the other.
I've taken a degree of self satisfied pleasure telling the powers that be that their deadlines are all very nice when they're selling, but achieving the impossible is just nuts, especially when relying on third parties and other things outside my control. If a boat takes six weeks to arrive, promising it in four is just plain silly.
However, having lifted 185kgs last week it's clear 187.5kgs this week is do-able. So just do it.
Cheers Fine for the kids to burn the candle at both ends, but we should be able to tell the client/boss they can have it on time or they can have it right - choose one or the other.
I've taken a degree of self satisfied pleasure telling the powers that be that their deadlines are all very nice when they're selling, but achieving the impossible is just nuts, especially when relying on third parties and other things outside my control. If a boat takes six weeks to arrive, promising it in four is just plain silly.
However, having lifted 185kgs last week it's clear 187.5kgs this week is do-able. So just do it.
Work is a nightmare right now. Still, better to be busy than not, I guess..185kg, that is very good! I am still working up to 180kg, which seems some way off yet, doing lighter sets but more reps to build up my lumbar region. (still a little sore after over 3 months on from hurting it.
LordGrover said:
Sorry Chris, I didn't mean to imply 185kgs is my effort, just a number I picked as an example that small increases feel achievable, until you get to properly heavy. I'm still pussying about - my best was 127.5 x 5 IIRC.
Ah, OK, me not paying full attention again! I realised something today, when training. I much preferred the power training to the grind of hypertrophy sets, former being more fun for me, and perhaps more rewarding in the short term...Felt better today, got up at 6 this morning and worked 7am-1.00pm, then an hour and a half training, and now back to work (after writing this..)
Bench Press - 6 sets of 12-5 reps (12,10,8,8,5,5)
Incline Bench Press - 4 sets of 12-8 reps
DB Pullovers - 4 sets of 18-10 reps
Wide Grip Pull Ups (bar behind head) - 6 sets of 5 reps and then 2 sets of 10 reps with resistance band
BB BOR - 4 sets of 12-8 reps
Deadlift - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps
I'm still grinding away, not been doing anything particularly heavy/silly- highlights have been a 130 bench for 10 and a 70kg EZ curl for 8 (strict reps). Lots of other stuff too, though nothing that exciting. Calories have been upped again a bit- lost my mojo a bit last week and just couldn't be arsed (though I trained 3 days anyway...) but back into it this week with a bit more vigour.
didelydoo said:
I'm still grinding away, not been doing anything particularly heavy/silly- highlights have been a 130 bench for 10 and a 70kg EZ curl for 8 (strict reps). Lots of other stuff too, though nothing that exciting. Calories have been upped again a bit- lost my mojo a bit last week and just couldn't be arsed (though I trained 3 days anyway...) but back into it this week with a bit more vigour.
70kg strict curl! 
Do you think that the standing strict Curl (with EZ bar) is one of the best exercises (I assume reverse grip pull ups are the top) for the biceps? I ask because this is the only exercise that make me feel (and sometimes involuntary do) screaming in the later reps.
chris watton said:
70kg strict curl!
Do you think that the standing strict Curl (with EZ bar) is one of the best exercises (I assume reverse grip pull ups are the top) for the biceps? I ask because this is the only exercise that make me feel (and sometimes involuntary do) screaming in the later reps.
I like them- strict until you can't, then a few cheat reps to finish. Hammer curls and cable curls are my other favourites. I tend to keep pull ups for back day, though they're great for Bi's too. Do you think that the standing strict Curl (with EZ bar) is one of the best exercises (I assume reverse grip pull ups are the top) for the biceps? I ask because this is the only exercise that make me feel (and sometimes involuntary do) screaming in the later reps.
2 arm days a week has definitely paid off, they are growing well.
militantmandy said:
Remember kids, when squatting heavy, it pays to have a spotter:
https://goo.gl/photos/y678q2iy31HKQCFT9
...then with another man's junk hovering just behind my bottom:
https://goo.gl/photos/oqwR7DcGZ5dae96Y9
What's your spotter going to do if you collapse under that?https://goo.gl/photos/y678q2iy31HKQCFT9
...then with another man's junk hovering just behind my bottom:
https://goo.gl/photos/oqwR7DcGZ5dae96Y9
Unless he's really good at curls or upright rows
Do you not have a proper squat rack?
HD Adam said:
What's your spotter going to do if you collapse under that?
Unless he's really good at curls or upright rows
Do you not have a proper squat rack?
working up slowly i'm never going to collapse. only need a tiny lift to rerack. no spotter...no choice!Unless he's really good at curls or upright rows
Do you not have a proper squat rack?
there are racks but i prefer to lift in this part of the gym.
eta - diddley could probably curl it!
Edited by militantmandy on Thursday 11th February 09:24
Arms and shoulders today with very little rest in-between sets. Now that I'm using more weight for clean and press, they are every bit as exhausting as heavy Squats and Deadlifts!
Clean and Press - 4 sets of 12-8 reps (up to 60kg)
Low Pulley Lat Raises - 4 sets of 14-10 reps
Heavy wide grip Upright Row - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps (up to 60kg)
Push Press - 3 sets of 6, 4 & 2 reps (up to 80kg - clean and press ruined me..)
Standing strict EZ Curls - 4 sets of 14-8 reps (up to 45kg with bicep isolator)
Close Grip Bench Press - 4 sets of 12-8 reps (up to 80kg)
Incline alternate DB Curl - 4 sets of 13-8 reps
Seated Triceps Extensions - 4 sets of 10-8 reps
Reverse Grip Pull Ups - 3 sets of 12 reps
Dips - 3 sets of 12 reps
Wrist Curls - 4 sets of 18-8 reps
Clean and Press - 4 sets of 12-8 reps (up to 60kg)
Low Pulley Lat Raises - 4 sets of 14-10 reps
Heavy wide grip Upright Row - 3 sets of 10, 6 & 4 reps (up to 60kg)
Push Press - 3 sets of 6, 4 & 2 reps (up to 80kg - clean and press ruined me..)
Standing strict EZ Curls - 4 sets of 14-8 reps (up to 45kg with bicep isolator)
Close Grip Bench Press - 4 sets of 12-8 reps (up to 80kg)
Incline alternate DB Curl - 4 sets of 13-8 reps
Seated Triceps Extensions - 4 sets of 10-8 reps
Reverse Grip Pull Ups - 3 sets of 12 reps
Dips - 3 sets of 12 reps
Wrist Curls - 4 sets of 18-8 reps
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