What training are you doing/have you done today? (Vol.3)

[mcelliott]

popeyewhite said:

mcelliott said:

Yesterday, chest went really considering I woke up feeling a bit st, pressed the 110s for the first time ever, 4 good reps, will build on that, then a few 80kg lifts, becoming a bit easy now so 90 would be logical however there isn't one just a 100kg bag... finished the day with an hour on the bike a a lovely sunset swim.

Today, 40km road ride, then 20mins of L sits and pull ups in the garden, 2 swims to bookend the day.

Still got the L sit bug I see. Tried combining pull ups with L sits? A great leveller. I'm on a 3x20 strict hanging leg raise (toes to bar, no back involvement and head stays vertical) challenge at the moment. That's abs sorted for most of the summer

Yup still er enjoying them, thing is you can do say 10 30 holds in quick fire fashion and have a near full body workout, yeah throwing in pull ups is great, also finishing the L sit and going straight into dips is another, hanging leg raises are proper horrid there's a reason you don't see many people doing them, been doing them off the rings

[biggbn]

Popped into gym at 05.45 for quick 40 minute workout. Squats up to 140kg x 6, incline slight dumbell fly up to 40kg x 8, triceps seated press stack x 20, three sets of core exercises and home. Off to work now but feel better already.

[popeyewhite]

mcelliott said:

Yup still er enjoying them, thing is you can do say 10 30 holds in quick fire fashion and have a near full body workout, yeah throwing in pull ups is great, also finishing the L sit and going straight into dips is another, hanging leg raises are proper horrid there's a reason you don't see many people doing them, been doing them off the rings

You're a machine Marcus

[mcelliott]

popeyewhite said:

mcelliott said:

Yup still er enjoying them, thing is you can do say 10 30 holds in quick fire fashion and have a near full body workout, yeah throwing in pull ups is great, also finishing the L sit and going straight into dips is another, hanging leg raises are proper horrid there's a reason you don't see many people doing them, been doing them off the rings

You're a machine Marcus

Ha well one that takes a while to get going these days, I see too many people our age fading and turning into shrivelled husks!

[popeyewhite]

mcelliott said:

Ha well one that takes a while to get going these days, I see too many people our age fading and turning into shrivelled husks!

I see some shocking examples too. I've come to realise that the bottom line is some simply get nothing from exercise. No satisfaction, pride, health goals, vanity etc etc they just don't care/can't be bothered. That being said my pursuit of exercise goals can be obsessive in the extreme, and isn't always healthy itself.

Handstand pushups tonight. Warmup takes longer than the working sets.

[mcelliott]

popeyewhite said:

mcelliott said:

Ha well one that takes a while to get going these days, I see too many people our age fading and turning into shrivelled husks!

I see some shocking examples too. I've come to realise that the bottom line is some simply get nothing from exercise. No satisfaction, pride, health goals, vanity etc etc they just don't care/can't be bothered. That being said my pursuit of exercise goals can be obsessive in the extreme, and isn't always healthy itself.

Handstand pushups tonight. Warmup takes longer than the working sets.

It is odd that the biggest lever you can pull to enhance quality of life and increase lifespan gets completely ignored by so many people, and it can be done at zero cost

[chris watton]

OK, now 6 weeks since I started training again, after a few months off because I hurt my shoulder at the end of last year, probably due to trying too hard to get that 150kg Bench Press...

Anyway, I have been taking it easy, and working upwards in weight slowly, with a nice mix of sets and reps, but always the same, or variations of the main compounds - I think these 5 exercises give the biggest bang per buck..

Today, I decided to see where I am up to..

Squats - 9x12-2 reps (up to 150kg)
Bench Press - 8x12-1 rep (up to 140kg) Followed by a drop set of 120kg
Clean and Press - 6x8-1 rep (up to 85kg) and a final clean and push press with 90kg
Pendlay Row - 5x5 (90-130kg)
Deadlift - 3x5 (up to 165kg - was spent by then.,,)

[75Black]

Have today off, so went to a circuit class at the gym, have been sick so been out of the gym for almost 2 weeks. Thought I was gonna throw up at the end...next time I should actually eat before the gym.

[mcelliott]

Today, circuit of standing over press 70kg leg extensions full stack and weighted pull ups, 40 odd minutes, tried a 100kg bag lift, managed to get almost to my knees which was better than last time, much work to be done, then a steady hour on Zwift followed by a long after sun down swim in the bay, step count around 21000 avg for this week so sleep is not a problem.

[Chicken Chaser]

3 months of training, probably 10 weeks consistent has definitely seen gains. 3x a week, full body (ish) workouts. Start alternates between Squat or deadlift before pull ups or pull downs. I then revert to the bench for flat or incline and the. Seated shoulder press or machine press. After that it's bicep curl or drag curl and triceps, either extensions or push downs on the cable. I throw the odd extra lateral raise, cable crossover or waiter curl in at the minute end occasionally..still progressively adding more, just smaller increments now.

Try to get plenty of sleep and im tracking protein intake and slightly rougher on the calories. It's probably an area I should take more care with. Weight is similar to the start but I don't have as much fat around the middle as I used to.

[mcelliott]

Yesterday, hilly hour on the bike, 34 kph average legs feeling great, then a 1km swim around the bay with my daughter who’s over from the Uk.

Today, 50 minutes of bw movements at the gym, so L sits L sit pull ups mixed with straight bar dips and regular pull ups, daughter came too, smashing the pull ups and dips, the amount of muscle she has grown over the last 18 months is insane and slightly depressing to to this old fart.

[Another project]

I was going to go to the gym this morning but I woke up ridiculously early so I went for my first run since I done a tough mudder last month. My first run outside in years, definitely not a great pace but I am a bit on the chunky side (97kg).

After that I had a go with my new battle rope.
I done 6x1 min rounds with 45seconds rest inbetween.

My goal is to get myself in better shape for my next 10k tough mudder in September and then look at doing the 15k next year

[75Black]

Not today, but yesterday. My personal trainer done a sort of "fitness test" to gauge my progress. Consisted off 100 medicine ball squat + throws, 1km on the ski machine, 1km rower, 10 lengths of the functional area farmer walks with 16KG kettle bells, 75kg sled push - 5 lengths and 50kg sled push also 5 lengths.

[Animal]

Went to a friend's gym last night for a bring a buddy group session and it was excellent!

Only a small group of 10 and we did circuits of the following:

5 mins of Ski-Erg (5cal) and Plank. Done in pairs in a you go, I go format.
10 mins of front squat x 6, suitcase carry x 2, weighted deadbug x 12
10 mins of kettlebell high pull x 8, split squat x 8, single-leg plank 30 sec
10 mins of barbell curl x 10, barbell push press x 10, bodyweight squat x 10

[mcelliott]

Yesterday, mostly ring work, so dips and L sits pull ups followed by some prowler pushing, sunset swim in the bay which was super, feeling proper sore today.

[chris watton]

Decided to split exercises a little this week, so..

Yesterday:
Squats - 10 x 12-1 rep (up to 170kg) followed by a couple of drop sets
T-Bar Row - 6x12-6 reps
Seated Pulley Row (Reverse Grip) - 5x12-6 reps

Today:
Bench Press - 6x12-1 rep (up to 150kg, finally got it!) followed by 3x drop sets
Clean and Press - 6 x8-2 reps (up to 85kg)
BB Bent Over Row - 5x12-6 reps
Deadlift - 1x5 (170kg)
Seated Pulley Row (Close grip) - 4x12=8 reps

[mcelliott]

Yesterday, easy hilly hour on the bike, 32kph avg, then a 1km swim.

Today, full body workout, OHP paused pull ups and prowler pushes, finished off with a 90kg bag lift which is a pr, then a pretty tough hour on Zwift, great swim in the bay to cool off.

[biggbn]

Incline fly up to 40kg x 8, close grip bp up to 90kg x 6, seated triceps machine, stack x 30, 20, dumbell curls up to 30kg x 6, back and legs tomorrow. Feel like I'm just treading water but enjoyed it

[2354519y]

2.5 mile on treadmill at the gym

[Got4wheels]

Being a wheelchair user, I do a lot with free weights. I've struggled over the last few weeks getting back to the gym regularly owing to depression, motivation and a bit of burn out.

But today and yesterday I dragged myself in for my workout on my arms (more left as my right arm/hand is badly affected by my disability), shoulders, chest and hips. I have hip dysplasia and muscle building in your hips does wonders for coping with the pain, forget painkillers. I'm feeling it a bit today as I'm trying to get back on the wagon. Tomorrow will be rest day and I'm back Wednesday to concentrate on my core and back.

I'm hoping this thread will allow me to hold myself to account.

Michael