What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2
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Started back on the bike earlier this week, riding to work.
Also back into swimming, which has me absolutly knackard.. even though i'm basically doggy paddling through an hour. Havent swam since school days back in like '93.
Finally getting into stride with my hiit treadmil routine.
Now i just need to sort the diet out and reintroduce weights.
P.s this is all after injuring my knees on a very heavy deadlift lift... even feel a twang when i come down the stairs today.. nearly a year later.
Also back into swimming, which has me absolutly knackard.. even though i'm basically doggy paddling through an hour. Havent swam since school days back in like '93.
Finally getting into stride with my hiit treadmil routine.
Now i just need to sort the diet out and reintroduce weights.
P.s this is all after injuring my knees on a very heavy deadlift lift... even feel a twang when i come down the stairs today.. nearly a year later.
Today:
Bench Press - 5x12-6 reps
Machine Bench Press - 5x12-8 reps
Cable Crossovers- 5x18-8 reps
DB Cross-Bench Pullovers - 4x12-8 reps
Chest Dips - 4x12-8 (Dead triceps, these were a real struggle)
Lat Pull Down - 4x12-8 reps
T-Bar Rows (Platform) - 4x12-8 reps
Preacher Curls (why not)! - 3x10
My wife was at the gym too and she tried a few things before going onto her stuff. When I finished I went upstairs and tried a rowing machine, next to the cross-trainer my wife was using. I honestly could not do that for an hour, so boring, even on the highest setting!
Bench Press - 5x12-6 reps
Machine Bench Press - 5x12-8 reps
Cable Crossovers- 5x18-8 reps
DB Cross-Bench Pullovers - 4x12-8 reps
Chest Dips - 4x12-8 (Dead triceps, these were a real struggle)
Lat Pull Down - 4x12-8 reps
T-Bar Rows (Platform) - 4x12-8 reps
Preacher Curls (why not)! - 3x10
My wife was at the gym too and she tried a few things before going onto her stuff. When I finished I went upstairs and tried a rowing machine, next to the cross-trainer my wife was using. I honestly could not do that for an hour, so boring, even on the highest setting!
didelydoo said:
Thanks 
there's a vid on my insta, but can't link to it on my mobe.....
Solid lift, especially in the 2nd half. Bound to have the core strength and the arm strength for overhead and lockout, so it's just about strengthening that first half of the movement. there's a vid on my insta, but can't link to it on my mobe.....What's your OHP/bench ratio?
Quite a busy day today, nice easy bike ride with my wife this morning and then a brutal one lap race on Zwift - 4th out of about 30 I think - serious bit of HITT. Then this afternoon to the gym for my farmer's walk and other things. Measured the walk - it was 30 seconds altogether which is the full circumference of the gym. Started out with 80lb in each hand - that was pretty f
king heavy quite frankly. Went back to my workout then grabbed the 90lbs, which didn't feel too bad at all. So I skipped the 100lbs and went to 110lb - yep I was wobbling at the end, in true strong man style, but done a complete circuit and racked them as well. Super chuffed.
king heavy quite frankly. Went back to my workout then grabbed the 90lbs, which didn't feel too bad at all. So I skipped the 100lbs and went to 110lb - yep I was wobbling at the end, in true strong man style, but done a complete circuit and racked them as well. Super chuffed.
Halb said:
How new is new? I'm sure it's been around at least the last 2 years?Unless there's one with a very similar name.
Tough few days of training, yesterday 2 hrs 40 mins on Zwift - 100km race, got 2nd. Almost killed me though. Summoned just about enough energy to go the gym last night - once I got there everything was fine, although not as productive as the previous night. Today was an hour and a half on the turbo recovery.
https://www.strava.com/activities/964193394
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Started back at the beginning of Beyond 5/3/1, obviously at higher training maxes, and the first few workouts are very easy compared to how I remember them.
Deadlifts: 5 x 3 @ 120kg (short rest periods)
OHP: 7 x 57.5kg
(Main working set. The build up sets were really light)
Single arm landmine rows supersetted with curls.
Facepulls & band pull aparts to death.
Deadlifts: 5 x 3 @ 120kg (short rest periods)
OHP: 7 x 57.5kg
(Main working set. The build up sets were really light)
Single arm landmine rows supersetted with curls.
Facepulls & band pull aparts to death.
A friend of mine had one of the best gym sessions I have ever heard about last night:
went to the gym about half 6. Left at 6:35.
Students are back and the place was rammed. Guy on the door just shook his head and said "you're best off not bothering".
Apparently there were people just moping around waiting for something, anything to become available. And its not that small a gym. They have a full rack of dumbbells that go to 50kg and there are triple count of popular weights like 20's. About 8 benches not including the incline/decline bench and the two flat benches. 4 lifting cages + smith machine. A set of hammer strength machines and a set of techno-gym cable operated machines plus about 5 cable stations of various designs and other miscellaneous kit. Loads of bikes, ergos, running machines. Big area for core work (with another rack of db's and weighted bars up to 50kg).
Its a well stocked gym. Just over subscribed.
I went in the morning and whilst it wasn't stacked, it was fairly busy and I had to wait ages to get on a rack. I guess that is what you get for being at a sporting university.
went to the gym about half 6. Left at 6:35.
Students are back and the place was rammed. Guy on the door just shook his head and said "you're best off not bothering".
Apparently there were people just moping around waiting for something, anything to become available. And its not that small a gym. They have a full rack of dumbbells that go to 50kg and there are triple count of popular weights like 20's. About 8 benches not including the incline/decline bench and the two flat benches. 4 lifting cages + smith machine. A set of hammer strength machines and a set of techno-gym cable operated machines plus about 5 cable stations of various designs and other miscellaneous kit. Loads of bikes, ergos, running machines. Big area for core work (with another rack of db's and weighted bars up to 50kg).
Its a well stocked gym. Just over subscribed.
I went in the morning and whilst it wasn't stacked, it was fairly busy and I had to wait ages to get on a rack. I guess that is what you get for being at a sporting university.
Weights are out until I fix whatever is wrong with my elbow/forearm, so I thought I'd have a go at a fartlek (walk/jog/sprint) program I used to do when playing rugby.
40mins (plus warmup) with an mp3 telling you to walk, jog, 3/4 pace, max. Holy crap, I must have been fit when I used to do that, I got 25 mins in and couldn't walk straight or see properly so stopped.
Then I found I have 2 mp3s and that was the 'easy' one.......
I think I might need to do some more exercise....
40mins (plus warmup) with an mp3 telling you to walk, jog, 3/4 pace, max. Holy crap, I must have been fit when I used to do that, I got 25 mins in and couldn't walk straight or see properly so stopped.
Then I found I have 2 mp3s and that was the 'easy' one.......
I think I might need to do some more exercise....
Today>
EZ preacher: 70kg x 4, 52.5kg x 11 +3RP
Hammer curls: 30kg's x 13
Calf press: 20
GHR: BW x 10, blue bands x 8
Squats: hurt my glute
Done- will replace squats with front squats for the foreseeable to avoid pain..... First week back is kicking my ass, calories are back up and it's hard work again!
EZ preacher: 70kg x 4, 52.5kg x 11 +3RP
Hammer curls: 30kg's x 13
Calf press: 20
GHR: BW x 10, blue bands x 8
Squats: hurt my glute
Done- will replace squats with front squats for the foreseeable to avoid pain..... First week back is kicking my ass, calories are back up and it's hard work again!
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