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

[chris watton]

mcelliott said:

Chris i'm only joking fella , your'e a bit of an inspiration truth be told!

Thank you! Although I get a lot of my own inspiration from you guys! I know you were joking, that's why I added the smiley at the top of my post.

ETA - Just had a bath and noticed I have a massive bruise on my knee! One of my wrist/BB straps split when Deadlifting and the one side of the BB (with 175kg) fell to the floor with a giant thud. As it was already up and my legs and torso straight, I thought it didn't touch me, but evidently, it did! Have ordered a stronger pair of straps...

Edited by chris watton on Friday 9th December 17:15

[ORD]

chris watton said:

Since I turned 50 a couple of weeks' ago, I have been getting at least 8 hours sleep a night, which is unusual for me. And then when I wake up, I feel absolutely wasted and achy. I thought that I must be turning into an old man, then I realised, I am!

Anyway, today..

Back Extensions - 3x25
Leg Press - 8x12-2 reps
Deadlift - 3x5 and 3x1
Power Clean - 10x3-1 rep
Pendlay Row - 5x5
Wide grip Pull Up (neck to bar, weighted) - 5x7-5 reps

Bench Press - 4x12-10 reps
Cross-Bench DB Pullovers - 4x12-10 reps
DB Fly - 4x12
Weighted Dips - 4x12-10 reps

EZ BB Preacher Curls - 4x12-8 reps

That'll teach me to feel old...

Cough cough overtraining cough cough.

[chris watton]

ORD said:

Cough cough overtraining cough cough.

Maybe. However, as long as I continue to make gains, physically and get stronger too, I shall plough on...

[mcelliott]

chris watton said:

ORD said:

Cough cough overtraining cough cough.

Maybe. However, as long as I continue to make gains, physically and get stronger too, I shall plough on...

Yep, agree. If you're making progress, don't stop! Even if the gains are just incremental at this stage, which they often are, the big gains will now be history.

[chris watton]

mcelliott said:

Yep, agree. If you're making progress, don't stop! Even if the gains are just incremental at this stage, which they often are, the big gains will now be history.

I know. When you first start, it's like a honeymoon period (only you don't realise it at the time), using lighter weights, concentrating on form, and having those noob gains. But when you get past that, I find that you have to dig really deep to keep eking out the more sporadic (not linier) gains and PB's - keeping your body on its toes so it doesn't get too comfortable with a stale routine. My routine is what I am used to (as yours is for you, and others are for them), so I do not think I am overtraining. If I didn't feel wiped out when I have finished, it's not working. At least, from my own personal PoV and experience.

Always got to challenge your limits..

[Digger]

Chris, I went from training 10/11 times a week to 6 times. I am now leaner, fitter and a tad stronger than back then, Admittedly 40-50 % of what I was doing was cardio-based.

Try an experiment, cut back your training for a month and see how it feels?


we all know he won't!

[chris watton]

Digger said:

Chris, I went from training 10/11 times a week to 6 times. I am now leaner, fitter and a tad stronger than back then, Admittedly 40-50 % of what I was doing was cardio-based.

Try an experiment, cut back your training for a month and see how it feels?


we all know he won't!

But I have cut down. I did 6 days a week for the first 5 months of this year (3 day, twice weekly split), and now doing only three, but do very little standalone cardio.

ETA - I now know why I feel so crap, I am ill!

Edited by chris watton on Saturday 10th December 16:55

[Johnny]

Deads & squats today.

Supersets again.

Started at 60kg/60kg

Up to 3 singles at 160kg/ 6x80kg squats

Finished with some raised DB Sumo deads @40kg

Failed a PB attaempt @170kg. Was never gonna happen!

[smiffy180]

Yesterday managed a 30x100kg bench PB which I was surprised at. Just had no motivation to do the actual session so pratted around.
3x2 225kg squat, kept falling forward and cramping calves up which I'm disappointed with, going to see a friend to help correct that then I should see a 250+ raw highbar easily.

[mcelliott]

A busy weekend of exercise and drinking, I've come through reasonably unscathed! Yesterday was spent nursing a pretty bad hangover but I managed a really good 1 hour session on the turbo, then this morning 65km on the bike (270km for the week), then a really good session at the gym. Really pumped. Just about 80kg at the moment, but oddly I'm still quite ripped, despite my slightly lackadaisical diet.

[chris watton]

I have a stinking cold right now, is it worth trying to do a workout today, perhaps a lighter de-load session, or would it be advisable to miss training altogether today?

This is the first time I have been ill since I started !

[didelydoo]

Morning stuff>

BB rows
T-bars
1 arm cable rows
Pull downs
Wide pull downs
Preacher curls
Hammer curls SS reverse BB curls
Wrist curls

Trying hard to get a lat pump, which didn't really happen, still ok though.

[TheJimi]

chris watton said:

I have a stinking cold right now, is it worth trying to do a workout today, perhaps a lighter de-load session, or would it be advisable to miss training altogether today?

This is the first time I have been ill since I started !

I think you know the answer to this dude

Take a break, nothing good very often comes from training when you've got the cold / flu.

[chris watton]

TheJimi said:

I think you know the answer to this dude

You're right, how could I even think about winging it just because of a sniffle!

I did do a little bit today, but used lighter weight and no extra sets (apart from the usual warm up back extensions and 2x12 reps of squats at 40 and 60kg), resulting in a lean 55 minute workout

Squat (Deep) - 5x5 (up to 120kg)
Bench Press - 5x5 (up to 105kg)
Power Clean - 8x5-2 reps (up to 90kg)
BB OH Press - 5x5 (up to 60kg)
Wide Grip Pull Ups (chest to bar) - 4x12-9 reps
Pendlay Row - 5x5 (100kg)

Edited by chris watton on Monday 12th December 14:37

[Johnny]

Decent chest session, tired quickly tho due to the weekend's sun & frivolity. Still, better than not goin.

Bench 10x10@60kg
Superset:
Incline Bench 5x8@60kg/ Incline Flys 5x10@20kg
Press Machine 5x15@40kg
Decline Cables 5x10@25kg

[Granfondo]

Turbo 50 mins Zone 4/5.

[mcelliott]

Pull ups/dips 120/240 then 1hr reco on the turbo.

[Johnny]

Great early session today:

Squats 2x10@70, 2x8@80, 4x5@100, 3x3@120, 1x3@140, 2x3@150, 1x2@155 (PB),
1x2@160kg (PB)
Legs press 5x10@200kg
Leg Ext. 5x8@60kg
Stiff Leg Deads 5x10@60kg
Smith Calf Raises 5x20@80kg

Need second breakfast!

Edited by Johnny on Tuesday 13th December 12:03

[didelydoo]

Leg press
Sissy squat
GHR
Leg curl
Calf stuff

legs legs legs, reps reps reps etc etc.

Squatting was sore, so gave that a miss.... tried out some new reps schemes- 1.5 reps, FST7, 21's - mix of stuff. Was good.

[Digger]

Wish mine had a GHR machine. One of the trainers and I cobbled together an equivalent using the seat and adjustable thigh pad on the cable pull-down machine. Sort of works.