Your Training Goals for 2015

[V8mate]

Ha! It's getting us all!

I had half a (large) Lindt chocolate bunny while watching TV last night, and a Welsh cake after my bacon sarnie for breakfast today

[Digger]

I took home £46 worth of Nandos finest last night! Luckily I have some leftovers for tonight as well!

[didelydoo]

Big tub of ice cream, bunch of pork pies and lots of Copella apple juice to wash it down. Some more treats for later too. Not had a blow out since Last year, so it's well deserved.

[Halb]

didelydoo said:

Big tub of ice cream, bunch of pork pies and lots of Copella apple juice to wash it down. Some more treats for later too. Not had a blow out since Last year, so it's well deserved.

HAha, last year! Bet you were looking forward to it!

[smiffy180]

wkers. I'm strictly on a low fat diet

Even better news, I've recovered really fast (except I'm still in a little pain), now on a ward so may be able to leave tomorrow

[Hoofy]

Feck. Stop eyeing up the hot nurses.

[smiffy180]

Hoofy said:

Feck. Stop eyeing up the hot nurses.

There's been non I'd consider "bangable".
Got my OH waiting for me when I get home though

[Hoofy]

smiffy180 said:

Hoofy said:

Feck. Stop eyeing up the hot nurses.

There's been non I'd consider "bangable".
Got my OH waiting for me when I get home though

That's a shame. (Re the hot nurses.) Comes from NHS cuts, methinks.

[smiffy180]

Got home yesterday after much pestering

The damaged is 4kg weight loss in 4 days though :/

[Hoofy]

I was thinking - you've been to the docs a lot this year, haven't you?

[smiffy180]

Hoofy said:

I was thinking - you've been to the docs a lot this year, haven't you?

Yeh

To be fair I've only been in hospital for my appendix 7 years ago and since then I haven't really been to the Drs.

Once this is sorted I can't see me being ill again (touch wood) unless it's something I caught off someone else

[Hoofy]

I'll let you off then! Just wondered if you were overdoing something.

[chris watton]

I would imagine that if you're lifting as much as Smiffy does, it is inevitable that problems will arise from time to time?

[smiffy180]

Hoofy, I'm drug free you cheeky st

chris watton said:

I would imagine that if you're lifting as much as Smiffy does, it is inevitable that problems will arise from time to time?

Doubt it, just unfortunate! The things I've had can be inherited and down to poor diet when I was younger!
I'm hoping since getting into lifting and taking diet more seriously I'll be good from now on. One of the main reasons I'm having bloods/full health check quarterly now

[Hoofy]

Probably get different problems if they're from lifting ridiculously heavy things. Thought all the issues were "organ-based".

[andycambo]

I'm trying to increase my squat weight but have got absolutely nowhere over the past 2 months so I was wondering if anyone has some good advice?

I can think of a few reasons why I haven't been able to improve at a higher rate but I have seen very little improvement which has got me thinking that I'm doing something completely wrong. These are running the day before squatting and poor(ish) mobility.

Unfortunately I can’t really change the day I squat as the gym is too busy on weekdays so I get my long run in on Saturday (normally 30km+) and then train legs on Sunday. Obviously I’m not going to get the best out of my legs following a long run but I thought I’d still see some improvement (I also run at least another 2 times during the week).

Poor mobility is at my ankle and hips. I had a football accident 5 years ago which has affected my left ankles and I’ve always had fairly tight hamstring and hips which I’ve tried loosening with a bit of yoga here and there.

My current workout is once a week and I do a pyramid style set. My latest set, not including warm up, was: -

10 x 20kg
8 x 30kg
6 x 40kg
6 x 45kg
4 x 50kg

the above doesn’t include the bar weight (do you normally add that in what you lift?)

I also do leg press or lunges and calf-raises to finish off leg exercises.

I recorded myself squatting during my last session to see what my technique was like and it all looks pretty good so what am I doing wrong? Is it too many reps? Do I need to concentrate on mobility more?

Any advice would be great!

[smiffy180]

andycambo said:

I'm trying to increase my squat weight but have got absolutely nowhere over the past 2 months so I was wondering if anyone has some good advice?

I can think of a few reasons why I haven't been able to improve at a higher rate but I have seen very little improvement which has got me thinking that I'm doing something completely wrong. These are running the day before squatting and poor(ish) mobility.

Unfortunately I can’t really change the day I squat as the gym is too busy on weekdays so I get my long run in on Saturday (normally 30km+) and then train legs on Sunday. Obviously I’m not going to get the best out of my legs following a long run but I thought I’d still see some improvement (I also run at least another 2 times during the week).

Poor mobility is at my ankle and hips. I had a football accident 5 years ago which has affected my left ankles and I’ve always had fairly tight hamstring and hips which I’ve tried loosening with a bit of yoga here and there.

My current workout is once a week and I do a pyramid style set. My latest set, not including warm up, was: -

10 x 20kg
8 x 30kg
6 x 40kg
6 x 45kg
4 x 50kg

the above doesn’t include the bar weight (do you normally add that in what you lift?)

I also do leg press or lunges and calf-raises to finish off leg exercises.

I recorded myself squatting during my last session to see what my technique was like and it all looks pretty good so what am I doing wrong? Is it too many reps? Do I need to concentrate on mobility more?

Any advice would be great!

Yes you include the bar
Any chance of putting the vid up so we can review it?

Not enough squats IMO

My squat session is different now I'm dieting but the best progress I made was on 10x3. There's a bit more too it than below like increasong weight and sets dropping off etc but one of my sessions would go:

10x60kg
5x100kg
5x140kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg
3x180kg

Then I would do quad/hamstring work too. I suggest having a look in the wiki/google for strength programs too

[LordGrover]

Glad you're out.
When can you get back on it, Smiffy?

[smiffy180]

LordGrover said:

Glad you're out.
When can you get back on it, Smiffy?

I'm going back tomorrow even if it kills me

I don't feel in pain today so going to go back in tomorrow and see how it goes, will only have a week of training though, have 26th booked for my op to remove my gallbladder.....

[Halb]

Halb said:

The Mighty Thor said:

bf @ 10% @ 225lbs.
Parkrun PB
Manc 10k in sub-50 time.
100kg Overhead Press
muscle-up
pistol
maybe look at 2000 and 500 metres on the power-rower again.
Adding joining the 1,250 club to that
200kg high-bar squat
285kg deadlift

Well the sub 50 min 10k looks to be getting further away. Had to cut back training so as to not aggravate my ankle too much. Still should get a sub 55 so long as nothing gets injured.

So got just over 52, not bad, get sub-50 next year.
Now the easy stuff...