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

[didelydoo]

Halb said:

Yeah. I've noticed that randoms add you and then post cookie-cutter things. THen there's these apps that say get followers, I guess some people use them and it posts stuff on people's walls to get followers. I don't see the point.
Had a funny chat yesterday about twitter with someone, but it could just as well be insta, ultimately it boils down to no-one really gives a st what you're doing if you post tedious repetitive crap.
But for exercise related stuff, seeing technique and the like and intense sessions is interesting for me. PLus the 'models.'

Bots and automated likes, with follows and unfollows is annoying.

TBH, nobody cares really, and a big majority just do it for the likes/follows. I tend to do it to track progress (did it on youtube too) and to let others I know see where I'm at.

I like to see how others progress to, and to follow a few big names to keep up with things.

[chris watton]

Nice to see you back DD - I was beginning to worry you had done one PB too many!

Today:

Box Squats - 8x12-2 reps (up to 160kg with chains)
Bench Press - 6x12-3 reps (up to 115kg with chains)
BB Clean and Press - 5x12-5 plus 3x1 rep (up to 85kg)

T-Bar Row - 5x12-8 reps
Wide grip Pull Up - 4x12-8 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x16-12 reps

Dips - 3x20 reps
Pulley Preacher Curls - 3x12-8 reps

[ORD]

Awesome and humbling stuff from DD and Chris, as ever.

I am continuing my bizarre 'progress' of looking increasingly muscular and getting no stronger. Higher volume and lower weights, I guess.

Squats:
112.5kg x 8,6,6,5 (+ 3 just to get to total reps for the exercise)
Horrible & didn't hit my target of 28 reps in 4 sets. I find this kind of weight and rep range very hard (75% of 1RM).

DB bench press:
38kg x 9,8,7,7 narrowly missed target of 32 reps in 4 sets

Pull ups:
Bodyweight x 10,9,8, 5 wide and paused (hit target of 32 in 4 sets)

Tricep stuff and ab work to finish. Took an hour and was horrid. I can't wait for the weight to go up and reps come down.

[Johnny]

Nice work ORD.

10.6 miles at a much more sedate 15mph this afternoon on the road bike.

Glorious

Still very much feeling Tuesday's squats

[mcelliott]

Another good week on the bike - slight head cold at the start of the week but seem to be over that now. I'm continuing with my pull ups every day for the foreseeable. To the gym this afternoon - 10,000kg benched, amongst other things. All done within the hour, just.

[Granfondo]

Strava 8k Climbing Challenge completed yesterday in 10 rides.

[didelydoo]

Free day today>

DB row: 125kg x 14
Push press: 120kg x 7
Ez preacher: 70kg x 6
Hammer curls, side and rear felt stuff.

Home. Good

[DSharp]

Good weekends training

Yesterday
Raw bench up to
160x5
180x2
190x1

Superram (like a slingshot) bench
220kg x3x3

Light squats
Messing about with axle pull over and press and tried a sots press. But fell over a bit.

Today
Lever row
Upto +85kg x10 both L and R side

Barbell shrugs
Upto 300kg x11

Light lat raises and curls

Felt good !

[didelydoo]

Hard morning Session.... >

(sets x reps)

Squat, HB: 3x7 x 200kg ( www.instagram.com/p/BYU8KCfjCPr/?hl )
Bench: 3x7 x 137.5kg
Dead, beltless: 7x1 x 220kg

Sweaty, puked half way through....everything was tough this early. However, squats moving well, tech is looking good. Bench feeling strong & deads quick. Using hook grip for deads now, if my thumbs can hack it.

[Burwood]

didelydoo said:

Hard morning Session.... >

(sets x reps)

Squat, HB: 3x7 x 200kg ( www.instagram.com/p/BYU8KCfjCPr/?hl )
Bench: 3x7 x 137.5kg
Dead, beltless: 7x1 x 220kg

Sweaty, puked half way through....everything was tough this early. However, squats moving well, tech is looking good. Bench feeling strong & deads quick. Using hook grip for deads now, if my thumbs can hack it.

Nothing says 'i'm back' like a good puking

[Halb]

didelydoo said:

Hard morning Session.... >

(sets x reps)

Squat, HB: 3x7 x 200kg ( www.instagram.com/p/BYU8KCfjCPr/?hl )
Bench: 3x7 x 137.5kg
Dead, beltless: 7x1 x 220kg

Sweaty, puked half way through....everything was tough this early. However, squats moving well, tech is looking good. Bench feeling strong & deads quick. Using hook grip for deads now, if my thumbs can hack it.

I like hook grip, I was using it for my heavy circuit, but switched to powergrabs for a stronger lift when tired. Still use hook for heavy lifts but less intense sessions though.

[didelydoo]

Halb said:

I like hook grip, I was using it for my heavy circuit, but switched to powergrabs for a stronger lift when tired. Still use hook for heavy lifts but less intense sessions though.

I like it, 220 felt ok. Got some heavier deads later this week (260-70ish I think), so that'll be a good test. My prediction is it's going to hurt like f*ck.....but, worth it in the long run I think when my thumbs get used to it.

[didelydoo]

Burwood said:

Nothing says 'i'm back' like a good puking

it was mid way through bench too!

[Halb]

didelydoo said:

I like it, 220 felt ok. Got some heavier deads later this week (260-70ish I think), so that'll be a good test. My prediction is it's going to hurt like f*ck.....but, worth it in the long run I think when my thumbs get used to it.

I used zinc tape and full finger addidas gloves when the inside of my thumb couldn't take it anymore. In my circuit though my deadlift was only 190.

[chris watton]

Today:

Squats - 5x12-5 reps

Bench Press - 5x12-2 reps (2x12 with 60 and 80kg plus 2x8kg chains, 1x6 with 110kg with chains, 1x4 with 115kg, and 1x3 with 120kg, all plus chains)

BB Clean and Press - A couple of warm up sets with 40-50kg and then:
1x60, 70, 75, 80, 85kg. I then failed a 90kg C&P, but wife was watching and said I almost did it, and told me to try again, which I did, and I did get it on the second attempt.

Deadlift - 5x5-1 rep (only up to 170, felt wasted by then)

Pendlay Row - 5x8-5 reps (up to 120g)
Wide grip Pull Up - 4x12-8 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x16-8 reps

Strength gains are seemingly glacial now...

[ORD]

They would be, Chris! You're a smallish man and bloody strong.

120kg for 5 on a Pendlay Row is excellent.

My workout today:

Neutral grip OHP:
50kg x 6,6,6,6 (+1)

RDLs:
80kg x 10,8,8,6
S/S with Pendlay Row:
75kg x 6,6,6,6 (+1)

Now the fun stuff:
Curls (35kg x 13.10,8) with 80kg prowler pushes.
50kg per hand loaded carries with RKC plank each time my grip gave out. Brutal but outside on the sunshine and fun.
Hanging leg raises and leg crunches.

[chris watton]

ORD said:

They would be, Chris! You're a smallish man and bloody strong.

120kg for 5 on a Pendlay Row is excellent.

My workout today:

Neutral grip OHP:
50kg x 6,6,6,6 (+1)

RDLs:
80kg x 10,8,8,6
S/S with Pendlay Row:
75kg x 6,6,6,6 (+1)

Now the fun stuff:
Curls (35kg x 13.10,8) with 80kg prowler pushes.
50kg per hand loaded carries with RKC plank each time my grip gave out. Brutal but outside on the sunshine and fun.
Hanging leg raises and leg crunches.

Thanks! You're going great guns, too.

have felt physically tired the past couple of weeks, but can't bring myself to have a week off...

[mcelliott]

Quick update from me. Things are going really well, brutal workouts at the gym this week and nearly 300km on the bike, which brings me to just over 10,000km for the year and 80,000m climbed. Body weight is around 80kg still, reasonably lean and strength levels are good. Current condition below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYTnXCnhBQA/?taken-by=...

[Burwood]

Looking great Marcus.

[mcelliott]

Cheers buddy