What training are you doing/have you done today? (Vol.3)
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Quick home workout. Struggling with a cramp or similar in my lower back & a twinge in my right shoulder (cocked up set up with 40kg DBs for bench press).
Pull ups ladder S/S with DB OHP.
Ladder of 5,6,7,8,7,6,5
OHP: 5,6,7,8,9,10 reps with 20kg
Press ups S/S with Bulgarian split squats (20 reps each) x 3
Using some horrible press up technique I saw online - try to pull your hands toward each other constantly. Brutal.
Pull ups ladder S/S with DB OHP.
Ladder of 5,6,7,8,7,6,5
OHP: 5,6,7,8,9,10 reps with 20kg
Press ups S/S with Bulgarian split squats (20 reps each) x 3
Using some horrible press up technique I saw online - try to pull your hands toward each other constantly. Brutal.
k mcelliott said:
Smitters said:
mcelliott said:
The weight...why?
How do you mean? Why lose it? Or why is my weight relevant to the challenge?
Didn't expect much today after yesterdays lack of eating....
Pull day- lots of pulling, mostly Rows.
Highlight was BB rowing 180kg x 8, 150kg x 20
Down to a level of reasonable leanness now, which I'm happy about, still a bunch of fat to shift though. Not long to go until I'll be looking nasty.
Pull day- lots of pulling, mostly Rows.
Highlight was BB rowing 180kg x 8, 150kg x 20
Down to a level of reasonable leanness now, which I'm happy about, still a bunch of fat to shift though. Not long to go until I'll be looking nasty.
Day 3 of taking one of those DHEA tabs daily, that are linked in the steroids thread. Today felt a lot better, but that is only because I felt a lot worse over the past two weeks, so can't really attribute that to a single little tab I have taken three times...
Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
chris watton said:
Day 3 of taking one of those DHEA tabs daily, that are linked in the steroids thread. Today felt a lot better, but that is only because I felt a lot worse over the past two weeks, so can't really attribute that to a single little tab I have taken three times...
Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
What!! you mean to say you didn't wake up with 22" arms and a 60" chest...you disappoint me bro.Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
chris watton said:
Day 3 of taking one of those DHEA tabs daily, that are linked in the steroids thread. Today felt a lot better, but that is only because I felt a lot worse over the past two weeks, so can't really attribute that to a single little tab I have taken three times...
Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
How long did that lot take?! How heavy were you going? Any one of those first 4 exercises would finish me off...Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
Animal said:
chris watton said:
Day 3 of taking one of those DHEA tabs daily, that are linked in the steroids thread. Today felt a lot better, but that is only because I felt a lot worse over the past two weeks, so can't really attribute that to a single little tab I have taken three times...
Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
How long did that lot take?! How heavy were you going? Any one of those first 4 exercises would finish me off...Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
Squats I went up to 165kg, Bench 145, C&P 85 (with 10 second hold at the top), Deadlift up to 165 (not trying too hard), Rows were 85-125kg and seated rows 70-80kg. I use Fridays to go as heavy as I can with certain exercises - I have done better before, but it's the best I have done thus far this year...
chris watton said:
Animal said:
chris watton said:
Day 3 of taking one of those DHEA tabs daily, that are linked in the steroids thread. Today felt a lot better, but that is only because I felt a lot worse over the past two weeks, so can't really attribute that to a single little tab I have taken three times...
Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
How long did that lot take?! How heavy were you going? Any one of those first 4 exercises would finish me off...Squats - 8x12-1 rep
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep
Clean and Press - 6x12-1 rep
Deadlift - 3x5 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (very slow movement) - 4x10-7 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x12-8 reps
If each set took 1 minute, that's 38 minutes. So that doesn't even leave 1 minute to rest between sets. Let alone change the weights.
V8mate said:
Really?
If each set took 1 minute, that's 38 minutes. So that doesn't even leave 1 minute to rest between sets. Let alone change the weights.
Yes, really!If each set took 1 minute, that's 38 minutes. So that doesn't even leave 1 minute to rest between sets. Let alone change the weights.
The first 3 or 4 sets are done very quickly, and the rest is only the time it takes to change the plates. I am sorry you don't believe me, but am not lying.
ETA - In fairness, today was an exception, that routine usually takes around 90 mins all in, but today, because I have taken it a little easier over the past couple of weeks, and not really pushed myself, I felt great, hence the time.
I know how long a routine takes as I set my Fitbit just before and after training, which gives the time taken.
Edited by chris watton on Friday 2nd February 16:14
When Chris says 12-1 reps, I think he means sets that go something like: 12,10,8,5,3,1.
I don’t think he does 12,11,10,9 etc
I’ve started copying him and doing sets that go like this: 8,5,3,1 or 10,8,5,3. It’s hard to go absolutely balls to the wall on the higher reps sets and still perform on the lower rep sets, but you can get reasonably close to failure on all sets without seeing a huge drop off in performance.
My own experience is that my heavier sets are still OK as long as I keep 1 rep in the tank on the 8 rep set. If I take that set too hard, I cannot get the reps on the 5 and 3 rep sets. Chris has vastly more endurance so can probably go very hard on all those sets.
For me, what I have just said holds true for squats and pulling exercises. By contrast, I have only 1 good set in me for bench press. If my 8 rep max is 95kg and I go anywhere near that, I cannot get anywhere near my rep maxes at higher weights in the same workout.
Anyone else have that? Different endurance for different exercises?
I don’t think he does 12,11,10,9 etc
I’ve started copying him and doing sets that go like this: 8,5,3,1 or 10,8,5,3. It’s hard to go absolutely balls to the wall on the higher reps sets and still perform on the lower rep sets, but you can get reasonably close to failure on all sets without seeing a huge drop off in performance.
My own experience is that my heavier sets are still OK as long as I keep 1 rep in the tank on the 8 rep set. If I take that set too hard, I cannot get the reps on the 5 and 3 rep sets. Chris has vastly more endurance so can probably go very hard on all those sets.
For me, what I have just said holds true for squats and pulling exercises. By contrast, I have only 1 good set in me for bench press. If my 8 rep max is 95kg and I go anywhere near that, I cannot get anywhere near my rep maxes at higher weights in the same workout.
Anyone else have that? Different endurance for different exercises?
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