Bought a workbench and weights...
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didelydoo said:
As I've mentioned in the training thread, you've made great progress and look great as a result! Particularly impressive is the dedication to stick with the plan, even more so a 6 days split- the volume is very high and you've stuck at it for a very long time. 6 day splits are a killer.
the only downside is you'll now feel lazy doing a 3 day split- mark my words, you'll add in extra days soon
Great work and well done
Thank you! I admit that it is reading your posts that help give me the inspiration at times.the only downside is you'll now feel lazy doing a 3 day split- mark my words, you'll add in extra days soon
Great work and well done
The 6 days per week has been a killer, especially the past 2-3 weeks, after I dialled back my calories a little. I think I have ached constantly throughout this program, but it's a good ache, and once warmed up properly, it's (9.9 times out of 10) business as usual.
I think patience is important, and progress is best measured in 3/6/12 month blocks, rather than weeks. I believe that if you keep slogging away, eventually small changes do happen - but it's not quick (at least for my age and doing it naturally..).
I think you're right, regarding a 3 day week, and I am sure I won't be able to help myself. But right now, I am tired, my body is telling me to dial it back slightly - but I was determined to do 5 months of this routine.
I feel that to get the leg work in (and the volume/multiple sets/rep ranges for the main compounds), it has to be a 3 day split, as a 2 day, twice weekly split would need too many exercises per session and take at least 2 hours - or a lot of the stuff I already do would need to be cut back.
Anyway, will get back to my 6 day split in a month or so. In the meantime, my step son has started, and he too is loving it.
Most excellent. Old feckers rock!
I sometimes wish I had your steel. I get to about 6 or 9 months and get so full of myself I fall off the wagon - once I Iose the fat and some decent muscle appears I get back on the booze & curry and start skipping sessions.
Great work and deserved results.
I sometimes wish I had your steel. I get to about 6 or 9 months and get so full of myself I fall off the wagon - once I Iose the fat and some decent muscle appears I get back on the booze & curry and start skipping sessions.
Great work and deserved results.
LordGrover said:
Most excellent. Old feckers rock!
I sometimes wish I had your steel. I get to about 6 or 9 months and get so full of myself I fall off the wagon - once I Iose the fat and some decent muscle appears I get back on the booze & curry and start skipping sessions.
Great work and deserved results.
Thank you!I sometimes wish I had your steel. I get to about 6 or 9 months and get so full of myself I fall off the wagon - once I Iose the fat and some decent muscle appears I get back on the booze & curry and start skipping sessions.
Great work and deserved results.
Had a great weekend off - have slept loads the past couple of days!
OK, just a little update. I hurt my back slightly when doing some Box squats. Nothing too serious, but decided to lay off Squats altogether until my muscle in the back has healed completely.
With that in mind, and not wanting to skip heavy leg work, I bought a leg press/hack squat machine, which I now love! I had to order another 165kg weight plate set (plus a pair of standard 10kg Oly rubber plates, as the machine used all of my Oly plates.
I must weigh the sled of the leg press, as I am sure that's at least 35kg.
I have also bought some new rubber flooring, which I need to lay at some point...
With that in mind, and not wanting to skip heavy leg work, I bought a leg press/hack squat machine, which I now love! I had to order another 165kg weight plate set (plus a pair of standard 10kg Oly rubber plates, as the machine used all of my Oly plates.
I must weigh the sled of the leg press, as I am sure that's at least 35kg.
I have also bought some new rubber flooring, which I need to lay at some point...
LordGrover said:
Can't see any catch bars on the cage - do you not use them?
Great set-up - wish I had the space.
I remove the spotter bars when not in use, it makes manoeuvring around the cage easier. I always use them for Squats, Shrugs, Bench and incline Bench. Also when doing Rack Pulls, on the lowest setting. They get plenty of use, and are one of the main reasons I went for a cage.Great set-up - wish I had the space.
LordGrover said:
Good, otherwise it'd be a suicide cage.
True - I would have never attempted my 135kg PB on Bench Press without them, and they saved me when I failed with 137.5.
Oh, last week I was the lowest weight I have been since my early teens, 70.5kg. I like that weight, it makes my PB's look better!
LordGrover said:
... except in Didely's case it's short by about 20 x 20kg plates.
I need to get some more pairs of 25kg plates. The most I can put on right now is 260kg with one pair of 25's, 3 pairs of 20's and the rest 15's.
ETA - I have to admit that hurting my back has really dented my confidence in lifting (squatting/deadlifting) heavy weights - I hope that goes away as it gets better..
Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 21st June 15:16
chris watton said:
ETA - I have to admit that hurting my back has really dented my confidence in lifting (squatting/deadlifting) heavy weights - I hope that goes away as it gets better..
Just work on the assumption that you're invincible, works for me most of the time- held true thus far too Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 21st June 15:16
didelydoo said:
Just work on the assumption that you're invincible, works for me most of the time- held true thus far too
It was probably that assumption that got me into trouble! I keep thinking back to how it happened, and I don't think I did anything wrong, I created a block before squatting down, kept my back as straight as I could, but I still felt something go as my backside touched the bench. I guess I was hoping my form was sloppy. If not, it could happen again, no matter how careful I may be. I suppose it's one of those things that we have to accept from time to time...
chris watton said:
It was probably that assumption that got me into trouble!
I keep thinking back to how it happened, and I don't think I did anything wrong, I created a block before squatting down, kept my back as straight as I could, but I still felt something go as my backside touched the bench. I guess I was hoping my form was sloppy. If not, it could happen again, no matter how careful I may be. I suppose it's one of those things that we have to accept from time to time...
I think box squats may be the issue- you may have subconsciously loosened up as you knew you'd reached the bench, so were 'safe' so to speak- not something you would do in a standard squat.I keep thinking back to how it happened, and I don't think I did anything wrong, I created a block before squatting down, kept my back as straight as I could, but I still felt something go as my backside touched the bench. I guess I was hoping my form was sloppy. If not, it could happen again, no matter how careful I may be. I suppose it's one of those things that we have to accept from time to time...
didelydoo said:
I think box squats may be the issue- you may have subconsciously loosened up as you knew you'd reached the bench, so were 'safe' so to speak- not something you would do in a standard squat.
You may be onto something there. I just tried a Squat with just the bar and then a Box Squat - my backside seems to come out more with the Box Squat, before touching the bench, meaning I lean slightly more forward than when doing the standard Squat! Or it could be that my lower back is still a little stiff..Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff