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

[AntiLagGC8]

BlackST said:

Got 25 days to lose more fat. Fell off the bandwagon over the past few days and ate some st. Cornettos seem to have been sent from god as i've been stressed to hell due to various reasons and they've just boosted my mood immediately. Dominos last night. Nearly ate a large pizza to myself and an order of cookies
Back training today, low carbing all the way now till maybe a few days a couple days before my hol so I don't just balloon up the day I get there and have a few drinks
Cardio everyday up until the 19th. Just wish I had done more cardio a few weeks ago. Abs have came on a little since these two pictures as they were taken a week ago.

Your back is looking great bud! Although I'm not sure about the sun glasses!

[chris watton]

BlackST said:

Got 25 days to lose more fat. Fell off the bandwagon over the past few days and ate some st. Cornettos seem to have been sent from god as i've been stressed to hell due to various reasons and they've just boosted my mood immediately. Dominos last night. Nearly ate a large pizza to myself and an order of cookies
Back training today, low carbing all the way now till maybe a few days a couple days before my hol so I don't just balloon up the day I get there and have a few drinks
Cardio everyday up until the 19th. Just wish I had done more cardio a few weeks ago. Abs have came on a little since these two pictures as they were taken a week ago.

Looking good!

For pizzas, try these, not sugar, very low fat and only around 660 calories for the whole thing - and tasty to boot!

[BlackST]

AntiLagGC8 said:

Your back is looking great bud! Although I'm not sure about the sun glasses!

cheers Didn't want to out a huge circle over my face. Thought i'd be a bit different.

chris watton said:

Looking good!

For pizzas, try these, not sugar, very low fat and only around 660 calories for the whole thing - and tasty to boot!

Cheers Chris. Tried the musclefood pizza at Bodyexpo a couple of weeks ago. Next time I order from them I think i'll buy some. Last night was just a blow out
Feel bad about it today but i'll lower carbs and do some cardio to make up for it

[chris watton]

This morning, I was convinced I wasn't going to train today. I felt totally wasted when I woke up, and my shoulders ached like hell. I have had minimal fat and sugar over the past two weeks, and I think it's beginning take its toll..

Anyway, I did feel a little better, so did shoulders today, with 20 minutes of warm ups before the sets proper..

BB Clean and Press - 6x5 reps, plus 1 x 3 reps with 75kg, and a final rep with 80kg. I wanted to do 2 reps with 80 and then go for a single with 85kg, but I was spent..

Low Pulley lat raises - 4 x 12 reps
Wide Grip Upright Row - 3 x 10/6/4 reps
Face Pulls - 4 x 12-9 reps
Bent over DB lat raises - 4 x 12-9 reps
BB Shoulder Shrug - 5 x 20-10 reps

[ViperPict]

Another decent session tonight:

Squat: 25 x 145kg (seriously hard, aerobically)
Dumbbell shoulder press: 8 x 45kg, 8 x 40kg

Also some machine rows, seated dumbbell bicep curls, delt raises and tricep pushdowns (none of which were very impressive!)

[didelydoo]

Today>

CG bench: up to 142.5kg x2, shoulders tired form yesterday.
Dips: 5x +20kg,+40,+60,+80>bw dropset, +40>BW
DB curls SS Tri pull downs (over): 3 sets
preacher 21's SS Tri pull downs (under): 3 sets
Hammer curls SS Tri pull downs (V bar): 3 sets
Wrist curls: 3 sets

Pumpy.

[Gecko1978]

ViperPict said:

That was 50kg each hand. The 50s were too light and I should have started with the 60s. After the first high rep set with the 50s, the 60s were quite a struggle!

well much respect to you there that's some big dumbells (I know when they are dropped it sounds like the building is about to collapse). I am up to 22.5 per hand lol so not in your league but this is after stating exercisre again in March after doing nothing for about 20 years (basically since I left schoo). 3 sessions a week and I can see improvements already. Not sure I will ever get to 50kg BP per hand but would like to reach 32kg which is where my kneeling shoulder row is at currently.

[chris watton]

Last day on my 6 day split, and it was legs to finish on..

Squat:
3 x 12-8 reps
3 x 5 reps
1 x drop set at 10 reps

DB Lunges - 4 x 12-8 reps
Lying Hamstring Curls - 4 x 12 reps
Standing BB Calf Raises - 5 x 15 reps
SLDL - 3 x 10/6/4 reps
Good Mornings - 3 x 10/6/4 reps

Finished by hanging upside down with gravity boots for 5 or so minutes..

Squats were a bit crap, my legs could take it, but my lower back couldn't, so ended up going up to 140kg - daren't go higher as my back hurt once near parallel. My fault, probably overworked it. Time for a little break..

[militantmandy]

chris watton said:

Last day on my 6 day split, and it was legs to finish on..

Squat:
3 x 12-8 reps
3 x 5 reps
1 x drop set at 10 reps

DB Lunges - 4 x 12-8 reps
Lying Hamstring Curls - 4 x 12 reps
Standing BB Calf Raises - 5 x 15 reps
SLDL - 3 x 10/6/4 reps
Good Mornings - 3 x 10/6/4 reps

Finished by hanging upside down with gravity boots for 5 or so minutes..

Squats were a bit crap, my legs could take it, but my lower back couldn't, so ended up going up to 140kg - daren't go higher as my back hurt once near parallel. My fault, probably overworked it. Time for a little break..

High bar or low bar squats?

[chris watton]

militantmandy said:

High bar or low bar squats?

First three sets were high bar, last three low bar. TBH, it didn't matter what position the bar was, I could feel it in my back as I went down (not spine, something on the right lower side, just above the buttock) I could feel it when just holding the bar across my neck for calf raises, too.

[militantmandy]

chris watton said:

First three sets were high bar, last three low bar. TBH, it didn't matter what position the bar was, I could feel it in my back as I went down (not spine, something on the right lower side, just above the buttock) I could feel it when just holding the bar across my neck for calf raises, too.

Sounds awfully familiar. Usually for me though I find that high bar makes me a lot more upright which in turn really takes the pressure of stuff in my lower back. Maybe you're folding a bit too much at the bottom? What are your elbows doing? Pushing them forward can also help keep you more upright.

Or maybe you've just hurt something and you need a rest!

[chris watton]

militantmandy said:

Sounds awfully familiar. Usually for me though I find that high bar makes me a lot more upright which in turn really takes the pressure of stuff in my lower back. Maybe you're folding a bit too much at the bottom? What are your elbows doing? Pushing them forward can also help keep you more upright.

Or maybe you've just hurt something and you need a rest!

Yes, definitely hurt something, it's been on and off for a few months - but I plan to take it easier for the next 5 weeks or so, just doing 3 days per week, so maybe that'll help.

I have never given my elbow positions a seconds thought, I have no idea what position they're in when I do the Squat - will pay attention the next time I do them.

[militantmandy]

chris watton said:

Yes, definitely hurt something, it's been on and off for a few months - but I plan to take it easier for the next 5 weeks or so, just doing 3 days per week, so maybe that'll help.

I have never given my elbow positions a seconds thought, I have no idea what position they're in when I do the Squat - will pay attention the next time I do them.

If they are way back it's probably worth addressing. Might be nothing more than being a bit sore though. I had pain in a very similar area a while back. Was out for a few months. Now getting occasional sciatica like symptoms so going to see a doc and try and get them to scan it to see if there's damage.

[chris watton]

militantmandy said:

If they are way back it's probably worth addressing. Might be nothing more than being a bit sore though. I had pain in a very similar area a while back. Was out for a few months. Now getting occasional sciatica like symptoms so going to see a doc and try and get them to scan it to see if there's damage.

Cheers

I plan to go light for at least a week or so, to see if that helps - am hoping it's just a symptom of overtraining..

[Jambob]

Finally I managed to get over a hurdle that has been stopping my progress for quite a few months, I made the leap (ok it's only 5kg) from 180 to 185kg deadlift. So chuffed with it I had to go and get my work colleague from another part of the gym and do it again!! Second lift was a real grind but it went up, third I failed on..

Have been being bothered by a wrist issue for a few months and it seems to have settled down now, so am going to start concentrating on my deadlifts more. Really am hoping for 200kg by next year.

[ViperPict]

Gecko1978 said:

ViperPict said:

That was 50kg each hand. The 50s were too light and I should have started with the 60s. After the first high rep set with the 50s, the 60s were quite a struggle!

well much respect to you there that's some big dumbells (I know when they are dropped it sounds like the building is about to collapse). I am up to 22.5 per hand lol so not in your league but this is after stating exercisre again in March after doing nothing for about 20 years (basically since I left schoo). 3 sessions a week and I can see improvements already. Not sure I will ever get to 50kg BP per hand but would like to reach 32kg which is where my kneeling shoulder row is at currently.

Thanks! They don't make too much noise when dropped as they are rubber bumper dumbbells. Wanting to build up to 10 x 60kg but that is a fair bit off yet! I have the 'advantage' of weighing 120kg so it is not really that heavy, relatively speaking.

[smiffy180]

I'm gutted, missed my 350kg
And only just!
Stuck bang on knee level so couldn't even hitch it, I think my best bet for now is to work from 15-18" primarily then do floor deads as an "accessory" so to speak
https://youtu.be/UfuNOrqDXLo <----- the fail.

[chris watton]

smiffy180 said:

I'm gutted, missed my 350kg
And only just!
Stuck bang on knee level so couldn't even hitch it, I think my best bet for now is to work from 15-18" primarily then do floor deads as an "accessory" so to speak
https://youtu.be/UfuNOrqDXLo <----- the fail.

Good effort, though. You got it off the floor! I am sure it won't be too long until you get it, smiffy.

[TheJimi]

smiffy180 said:

I'm gutted, missed my 350kg
And only just!
Stuck bang on knee level so couldn't even hitch it, I think my best bet for now is to work from 15-18" primarily then do floor deads as an "accessory" so to speak
https://youtu.be/UfuNOrqDXLo <----- the fail.

I'm genuinely very surprised that didn't go. The speed and drive of the initial movement is brilliant.

Actually, thinking about it, that's exactly what my fails look like - lots of drive from the floor then I get stuck at the knees.

It's interesting to compare lifting techniques. I'm quite an explosive lifter - like you are, it seems - but the downside is that when I'm at my limit, hitting a wall is fairly insurmountable - I'm rubbish at grinding it out.

On the other hand, diddely doesn't seem to be explosive from the ground but is fairly linear and sticks with it until the top.

Interesting stuff.

I also notice that you roll the bar. This is something I'm going to start experimenting with as I lift from static.

Edited by TheJimi on Sunday 29th May 12:31

[didelydoo]

Yesterday's legs>

Leg ext: 10 sets to failure, 1 min between sets
Ham curl: 10 sets to failure, 1 min between sets
Leg press: 10x 200,300kg 20x 400kg
Calf press: 5 sets

Done.