What training are you doing/have you done today? Vol.2
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mcelliott said:
Great weekend of cycling in France - Friday was a good solid ride, 90km with 1,000m of climbing, and then yesterday 110km with 1,300m of climbing and an average speed of 36kph. Despite both rides being near 3,000 calorie burn, I've come back heavier. The boys said they've never seen anyone eat so much food!
Tonight back to the gym, no great shakes but a good pump. Got an even next Saturday on the bike, then it's going to be balls to the wall in the gym until Christmas. Want to gain some decent muscle.
That's an incredible average speed! Good going sir, chapeau.Tonight back to the gym, no great shakes but a good pump. Got an even next Saturday on the bike, then it's going to be balls to the wall in the gym until Christmas. Want to gain some decent muscle.
fking Mondays......
(sets x reps)
Squat: 3x6x 207.5kg
Bench: 3x6x 142.5kg
Dead: 6x1x 230kg
Terrible sleep last night, horrendous session today..... got it all done, but it wasn't fun or pleasant. More painful and st.
However, stuff was moving ok, and looked decent, just felt awful. www.instagram.com/p/BZLCDtugXK_/?
(sets x reps)
Squat: 3x6x 207.5kg
Bench: 3x6x 142.5kg
Dead: 6x1x 230kg
Terrible sleep last night, horrendous session today..... got it all done, but it wasn't fun or pleasant. More painful and st.
However, stuff was moving ok, and looked decent, just felt awful. www.instagram.com/p/BZLCDtugXK_/?
jontysafe said:
mcelliott said:
Great weekend of cycling in France - Friday was a good solid ride, 90km with 1,000m of climbing, and then yesterday 110km with 1,300m of climbing and an average speed of 36kph. Despite both rides being near 3,000 calorie burn, I've come back heavier. The boys said they've never seen anyone eat so much food!
Tonight back to the gym, no great shakes but a good pump. Got an even next Saturday on the bike, then it's going to be balls to the wall in the gym until Christmas. Want to gain some decent muscle.
That's an incredible average speed! Good going sir, chapeau.Tonight back to the gym, no great shakes but a good pump. Got an even next Saturday on the bike, then it's going to be balls to the wall in the gym until Christmas. Want to gain some decent muscle.
Saturday - I foolishly tried another Bench PR for 145kg, despite doing bench the day before, and doing the last three heavy sets to failure. Needless to say I failed, knew I would as the warm up weights felt heavier... idiot...
Today:
Leg Press - 5x20-8 reps
Bench Press (with BB Chains) - 5x15-3 reps (15/14/6/4/3 reps)
Standing BB Military Press - 5x12-5 reps
Power Clean - 6x6-2 reps
BB BOR (Reverse grip) - 4x12-8 reps
Wide Grip Pull Ups - 4x12-8 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x16-12 reps
Had to stop short on Power Cleans, as my wrists and grip seem to have gotten worse over the past week, am assuming Bench Press may be the culprit...
Today:
Leg Press - 5x20-8 reps
Bench Press (with BB Chains) - 5x15-3 reps (15/14/6/4/3 reps)
Standing BB Military Press - 5x12-5 reps
Power Clean - 6x6-2 reps
BB BOR (Reverse grip) - 4x12-8 reps
Wide Grip Pull Ups - 4x12-8 reps
Seated Pulley Row - 4x16-12 reps
Had to stop short on Power Cleans, as my wrists and grip seem to have gotten worse over the past week, am assuming Bench Press may be the culprit...
Shaking it up on squats to see if I can get out of the rut I'm in. I'm going lower volume but more frequency. I know I jump around on squats, but I just can't find anything that suits me very well.
Squats:
5 x 100,110,120kg
3 x 130kg
DB bench:
38kg x 10,8,8
50 pull ups in 5s across the workout (greasing the groove)
Tricep and abs stuff to finish.
Squats felt strong.
I'm going to do squats 3 x per week for a month or two and see what happens.
Day 1: 3 x 5 Heavy
Day 2: 1 x 15-20 Light
Day 3: 3 x 10 Medium
Squats:
5 x 100,110,120kg
3 x 130kg
DB bench:
38kg x 10,8,8
50 pull ups in 5s across the workout (greasing the groove)
Tricep and abs stuff to finish.
Squats felt strong.
I'm going to do squats 3 x per week for a month or two and see what happens.
Day 1: 3 x 5 Heavy
Day 2: 1 x 15-20 Light
Day 3: 3 x 10 Medium
Lovely chest session today
Bench:
3x20@60kg
4x10@60kg
Incline Bench:
5x8@60kg
Incline DB Flys:
3x5@30kg
3x10@16kg
Decline Cable Flys:
5x10@25kg
Current condition @96kg
https://instagram.com/p/BZMY10TFysW/
Bench:
3x20@60kg
4x10@60kg
Incline Bench:
5x8@60kg
Incline DB Flys:
3x5@30kg
3x10@16kg
Decline Cable Flys:
5x10@25kg
Current condition @96kg
https://instagram.com/p/BZMY10TFysW/
None, but I am dipping my toe in here.
6"4 and very slim. Looking to get some meat on my bones for a holiday in 12 weeks. Have a good set of dumbbells indoors but no motivation getting to the gym local to me as it isn't my scene.
I eat a good diet so shouldn't be too difficult. I will post up some before and after pictures in 12 weeks.
A journey of a 100 miles starts with a single step...
6"4 and very slim. Looking to get some meat on my bones for a holiday in 12 weeks. Have a good set of dumbbells indoors but no motivation getting to the gym local to me as it isn't my scene.
I eat a good diet so shouldn't be too difficult. I will post up some before and after pictures in 12 weeks.
A journey of a 100 miles starts with a single step...
sc0tt said:
None, but I am dipping my toe in here.
6"4 and very slim. Looking to get some meat on my bones for a holiday in 12 weeks. Have a good set of dumbbells indoors but no motivation getting to the gym local to me as it isn't my scene.
I eat a good diet so shouldn't be too difficult. I will post up some before and after pictures in 12 weeks.
A journey of a 100 miles starts with a single step...
"Not my scene" ?6"4 and very slim. Looking to get some meat on my bones for a holiday in 12 weeks. Have a good set of dumbbells indoors but no motivation getting to the gym local to me as it isn't my scene.
I eat a good diet so shouldn't be too difficult. I will post up some before and after pictures in 12 weeks.
A journey of a 100 miles starts with a single step...
Just try it, like anything it seems daunting and strange,and before you know it, it seems normal, and eventually you start to like it.
I was doing stuff at home but to be honest rarely go out to my man shed/gym now and prefer to go to the actual gym. It seems like all the folk look down on newbies and it really isnt the case, too busy staring at their reflections usually to notice anyone else
You can do a lot with body weight exercises at home, loads of good videos on Youtube but going to a gym gives you pointers and loads of equipment to try, worth getting some PT sessions and if you want to put muscle on, look at the Stronglifts programme, diet wise get plenty of Protein, get some Whey and have a couple of scoops of that in a shake after working out. Do an hour three or four times a week, work hard but pay attention to form and not injuring yourself and you should be able to add a few pounds of muscle in that time.
J4CKO said:
"Not my scene" ?
Just try it, like anything it seems daunting and strange,and before you know it, it seems normal, and eventually you start to like it.
I was doing stuff at home but to be honest rarely go out to my man shed/gym now and prefer to go to the actual gym. It seems like all the folk look down on newbies and it really isnt the case, too busy staring at their reflections usually to notice anyone else
You can do a lot with body weight exercises at home, loads of good videos on Youtube but going to a gym gives you pointers and loads of equipment to try, worth getting some PT sessions and if you want to put muscle on, look at the Stronglifts programme, diet wise get plenty of Protein, get some Whey and have a couple of scoops of that in a shake after working out. Do an hour three or four times a week, work hard but pay attention to form and not injuring yourself and you should be able to add a few pounds of muscle in that time.
Maybe scene was the wrong word. I don't like that particular gym so have cancelled the membership. I may look at going to a different gym but for the time being I have no membership.Just try it, like anything it seems daunting and strange,and before you know it, it seems normal, and eventually you start to like it.
I was doing stuff at home but to be honest rarely go out to my man shed/gym now and prefer to go to the actual gym. It seems like all the folk look down on newbies and it really isnt the case, too busy staring at their reflections usually to notice anyone else
You can do a lot with body weight exercises at home, loads of good videos on Youtube but going to a gym gives you pointers and loads of equipment to try, worth getting some PT sessions and if you want to put muscle on, look at the Stronglifts programme, diet wise get plenty of Protein, get some Whey and have a couple of scoops of that in a shake after working out. Do an hour three or four times a week, work hard but pay attention to form and not injuring yourself and you should be able to add a few pounds of muscle in that time.
My sister is a PT so I have that covered.
Thank you for the advice.
I would opt for one of the well-known beginner programmes and just stick to it like glue for 3 months. I would be very sceptical about the idea of very quick gains working out at home with just dumbells. It is possible but unlikely. I can count on one hand the number of people I have met who are in any kind of shape and dont use a well-equipped gym (whether at home or elsewhere) for at least some of their workouts.
I am going to start doing 50 press ups, 50 pull ups and 50 bodyweight squats every non-workout day just for a laugh.
I am going to start doing 50 press ups, 50 pull ups and 50 bodyweight squats every non-workout day just for a laugh.
Long time no post!
I thought I would post this in here as a lot of this area of the forums gurus frequent this thread.
I've started over the past 4/5 weeks back in the gym with a proper formalised weight plan, the actual outcome I'm shooting for is as part of a weight loss plan, so I've been trying to do 60/70 minutes then a spin class or some cardio.
About 2 weeks ago some pain started presenting itself in what feels like my rear delt when doing anything push related. I am guessing this is rotator cuff, but I cannot guess for the life of me how I could have done it. My form is good, my weights aren't OTT and there was no 'injury' as such.
All I can think of is potentially sheer volume of sets? Drop sets / super sets etc...
I've done some googling and can't find any strengthening type excercise for this to stop it happening again and my Bupa cover doesn't seem too interested!
My question was has anyone else experienced rotator cuff type injuries and how did you overcome them?
I quite like this method of training but I've had to temporarily give the weights a break.
I thought I would post this in here as a lot of this area of the forums gurus frequent this thread.
I've started over the past 4/5 weeks back in the gym with a proper formalised weight plan, the actual outcome I'm shooting for is as part of a weight loss plan, so I've been trying to do 60/70 minutes then a spin class or some cardio.
About 2 weeks ago some pain started presenting itself in what feels like my rear delt when doing anything push related. I am guessing this is rotator cuff, but I cannot guess for the life of me how I could have done it. My form is good, my weights aren't OTT and there was no 'injury' as such.
All I can think of is potentially sheer volume of sets? Drop sets / super sets etc...
I've done some googling and can't find any strengthening type excercise for this to stop it happening again and my Bupa cover doesn't seem too interested!
My question was has anyone else experienced rotator cuff type injuries and how did you overcome them?
I quite like this method of training but I've had to temporarily give the weights a break.
So yesterday was an easy recovery ride followed by 120 pull ups at home. Today was a much harder effort, almost an hour at 33.5kph average and then 125 pull ups. Feeling nice and strong on and off the bike - weight is around 81kg. Pic below of present condition.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZO9s7IhOx3/?hl=undefi...
Also some stats from Saturday's ride in France - I think I was 100 metres out in my original elevation estimation. Particularly pleased with this big effort as the previous day I'd done 90km and 1,000m of elevation as a warm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMLehaBfPj/?hl=undefi...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZO9s7IhOx3/?hl=undefi...
Also some stats from Saturday's ride in France - I think I was 100 metres out in my original elevation estimation. Particularly pleased with this big effort as the previous day I'd done 90km and 1,000m of elevation as a warm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMLehaBfPj/?hl=undefi...
mcelliott said:
So yesterday was an easy recovery ride followed by 120 pull ups at home. Today was a much harder effort, almost an hour at 33.5kph average and then 125 pull ups. Feeling nice and strong on and off the bike - weight is around 81kg. Pic below of present condition.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZO9s7IhOx3/?hl=undefi...
Also some stats from Saturday's ride in France - I think I was 100 metres out in my original elevation estimation. Particularly pleased with this big effort as the previous day I'd done 90km and 1,000m of elevation as a warm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMLehaBfPj/?hl=undefi...
Blimey, respect to you. I've been a bit lax on weights but now it's getting cooler and the nights darker I'm going to get back on them.https://www.instagram.com/p/BZO9s7IhOx3/?hl=undefi...
Also some stats from Saturday's ride in France - I think I was 100 metres out in my original elevation estimation. Particularly pleased with this big effort as the previous day I'd done 90km and 1,000m of elevation as a warm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMLehaBfPj/?hl=undefi...
Mind if I follow you on strava?
mcelliott said:
So yesterday was an easy recovery ride followed by 120 pull ups at home. Today was a much harder effort, almost an hour at 33.5kph average and then 125 pull ups. Feeling nice and strong on and off the bike - weight is around 81kg. Pic below of present condition.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZO9s7IhOx3/?hl=undefi...
Also some stats from Saturday's ride in France - I think I was 100 metres out in my original elevation estimation. Particularly pleased with this big effort as the previous day I'd done 90km and 1,000m of elevation as a warm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMLehaBfPj/?hl=undefi...
I had an E46 M3 back in 2004. Carbon Black. Loved that car. Living in London, I sold it in 2006 with 5k miles https://www.instagram.com/p/BZO9s7IhOx3/?hl=undefi...
Also some stats from Saturday's ride in France - I think I was 100 metres out in my original elevation estimation. Particularly pleased with this big effort as the previous day I'd done 90km and 1,000m of elevation as a warm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMLehaBfPj/?hl=undefi...
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