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

[mcelliott]

More leg-mashing tonight - two pretty full on sessions on Zwift. You know, when every fibre is screaming at you to stop. A bit like that.

Can't believe how much fat I'm burning at the moment, and some muscle, my weight over Christmas was nearly 12 stone 7, I'm now sitting around 11 stone 9. Quite astonishing really. A marked difference in my appearance, but I have cycled over 2,000km in the last 6 weeks. Looking forward to three consecutive days in the gym. Super motivated.

https://www.strava.com/activities/837475530

https://www.strava.com/activities/837382824

[didelydoo]

smiffy180 said:

Training as of late has been all over..... Until tonight

With everything feeling like it's gone backwards no thanks to a bug, I decided to risk upping the weight and rep my old 1rm.
Really happy to hit 150kg x2 full reps + 2 soft lockouts/near enough a rep that I know I can hit, just didn't because I pushed up and forwards instead of up and back due to fear of dropping the bar on a floor that will go through.

8-12 weeks of building up (not for this particular lift) and will give it a go again at hopefully a much heavier weight

https://youtu.be/kZQan7TwAyg

Great lifting!

I was doing overhead today to >

Push press: 5x100kg, 1x110,110,120, FFFF 132.5 2x120, F 132.5, 60,80,10,110,120,60,60,60, 100x5,5,5

Kind of lost count! Just lots of reps. My mobility is hindering me massively, I can't get my arms overhead without leaning back unless I have a very wide grip, which isn't ideal.

[smiffy180]

didelydoo said:

Great lifting!

I was doing overhead today to >

Push press: 5x100kg, 1x110,110,120, FFFF 132.5 2x120, F 132.5, 60,80,10,110,120,60,60,60, 100x5,5,5

Kind of lost count! Just lots of reps. My mobility is hindering me massively, I can't get my arms overhead without leaning back unless I have a very wide grip, which isn't ideal.

Thanks, still nowhere near where I want/should be. It's only a bodyweight overhead that

I spent ages working on mobility at one point and now I just do what's needed - twice a day, a few minutes.
Massive difference to training, strength shot up when I started it too.

I tend to lean back initially, like a Incline bench push press, can move a bit more weight which is all that matters to me

[didelydoo]

smiffy180 said:

Thanks, still nowhere near where I want/should be. It's only a bodyweight overhead that

I spent ages working on mobility at one point and now I just do what's needed - twice a day, a few minutes.
Massive difference to training, strength shot up when I started it too.

I tend to lean back initially, like a Incline bench push press, can move a bit more weight which is all that matters to me

I've just started some mobility stuff for my shoulders/upper back- locking out over head is tricky just now as I just can't straighten my arms after a certain angle. Pain in the ass.....

[smiffy180]

didelydoo said:

I've just started some mobility stuff for my shoulders/upper back- locking out over head is tricky just now as I just can't straighten my arms after a certain angle. Pain in the ass.....

Tried a sports massage?
Mines a physio and massager, does a really good job at sorting me out when I need it

[Johnny]

Top work Smiffy.

Up early and in the gym for 0715 and the out for some cycling:

Deadlifts 3x10@60, 5x5@100, 2x3@120, 2x1@140, 1x1@150, 3x5@100kg
Stiff Leg Deads 5x10@60kg
Barbell Russian Twists 5x10@Bar +20kg

9.2 miles on the CX Bike

Enjoyed that.

[ORD]

That's a load of deadlift volume. I'd be crippled after that!

[Granfondo]

Turbo. 60 mins followed by 50 narrow press ups.

[chris watton]

I must admit, if I did 16 sets of Deadlifts, my back would be finished probably halfway through!

Anyway, today..

Leg Press - 9 sets of 12-2 reps
Bench Press - 5x12-5 (up to 120, finally got 5 reps with that weight) and few singles after that
Power Clean - 8x2 reps
BB Clean and Press - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (BW+15kg) - 5x7-5 reps
T-Bar Rows - 4x12-8 reps
Seated Pulley Rows - 4x12-8 reps

[dirty boy]

Advice...

Don't ever give up.

I'm back in the gym after a layoff (typical tt going back in the new year) and after 2 weeks my numbers are waaaaay off.

Highlights
Squats were 3 x 10 all at 60kgs and I was struggling!
Leg press 3 x 10 (120kgs, 200kgs and 260kgs)
Incline DB press 3 x 10 (20kgs, 32kgs and 36kgs)

Stick with it, it's so demoralising not being where you were after a lot of hard work.

[ORD]

Disappointing day today (fatigued at the end of the week, I think)

Bench: 5 reps at 80 & 90kg; 7 reps at 95; 10 reps at 80

Squat: 3 x 8 @ 60, 80, 100 then 12 @ 60

DB rows
Pull ups

Never felt strong.

[mondeoman]

1k row, 4:13

50 mins BodyPump 100

[smiffy180]

250kg x4 squat.
Bit wobbly, will have 10 by end of prep
https://youtu.be/7iWPFGIOcZY

[Halb]

Cable Pulldowns
Chest Press
Machine Row
Incline Hammer Press
Reverse Fly
Cable Flyes
pub

[Johnny]

I'll be honest, I was feeling that deadlift volume as the day wore on yesterday!

And still am...

[mcelliott]

Awesome couple of days of training, yesterday really good session at the gym - big back mash up. Seated rows, bent over rows, pull ups, finished up with some lat pull downs. Did some chest work too, db bench press - 190lb, 4 x sets of 5. Then this morning monster session on the turbo (Zwift) went really deep, my aerobic power is coming on a treat. Then this evening back to the gym for the some lighter pumpier stuff.

[mondeoman]

4 x 500m row to warm up,
500 single unders
press-ups
hanging leg raises
seated russian twist (16kg kb)

Then the finisher of 11 sets on the rower - 45s on, 45s off, for max distance (2382m)

Edited by mondeoman on Sunday 22 January 09:28

[Halb]

Easy 3 K....lungs felt the cold

[Halb]

The Bear
pistols
leg press
good mornings
preacher curl
dip machine
hanging upside down

[didelydoo]

Leg Monday @ 0500 >

Squats: 185kg x 10
Farmers: 6 speed runs @ 100kg/hand
Banded GHR: 5 sets to failure

GHR against bands is probably the best ham/glute exercise I've ever done, really feel it, which I don't (at all) with body weight. Squat is progressing, 200kg for 10 again in no time, but high bar this time.