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

[didelydoo]

Halb said:

didelydoo said:

I'll have you know I rekon I could hit an 800kg total with a few months of specific prep!

Dang, that would be impressive. I guess your huge leap in bench helps.

300/200/300 would definitely be doable with a a few months, provided injury/pain free.


To add- I rekon if I tried tomorrow, I could go 290/190/250. Squat has just started up a few weeks back- loads to come there if it stays pain free. I’ve not done dead’s for a while. Bench, I paused 190 a few weeks back. Some wraps and a decent build and it could be reasonable!

Edited by didelydoo on Tuesday 22 January 19:41

[ambuletz]

j_4m said:

Rubbish excuse It's cold, but I still manage the walk to my gym.

As for lifting once a week it's just really not enough frequency. But if that's you're only option, maybe just do a monster big three workout once a week and then cardio/calisthenics.

to walk to my gym would probably take 40+ minutes in one direction

ORD said:

My best guess is that you'll get weaker and fatter if you workout just once a week. Twice would be vastly better.

i can understand always getting weaker from being on a deficit.. but instantly becoming skinny fat from 6-8 weeks?

V8mate said:

If it's just a few weeks, couldn't you come up with a bodyweight routine: press-ups, tricep dips etc

i quite enjoy doing big lifts. i can understand the usefulness of doing lifts using dumbells..but i dont feel interested in them. i wouldn't feel comfortable doing bodyweight stuff in my work gym.


whilst I have lifted casually for afew years, based on my height/weight what i can lift i'm still pretty much beginner/borderline novice having said that there have been instances where i haven't lifted/exercised in over 2-3 months or more. i guess the answer I'm looking for is that 6-8 weeks of steady state cardio with possible lifting once a week wont really be that deterimental will it?

[Tim1989]

Halb said:

I think everyone who posts in this thread is into their fitness in some big way.
It always amuses/puzzles me when I see posters elsewhere on the board claim 'xyz' and they have never set foot in here.

Suspect I might fit into this bracket. Lift regularly but haven’t posted in here before.

Six day pattern. Standard day one chest/tri, day two back/bi and then day three legs. On these three I push for 1RM, lifting as heavy as I can.

Next three days are the same, but instead of pushing for 1RM I try for 3x8-10 reps. Shoulders get fitted in where I can.

Not lifting anywhere near as much as some of you on here and that’s probably why I’ve not posted before, but 1RM is 80kg bench, 130kg deadlift and 160kg squat. I’ve posted on the ‘2019 losers’ thread as there’s a bit of chub to shift, but am still eating enough to keep lifting.

[V8mate]

ambuletz said:

V8mate said:

If it's just a few weeks, couldn't you come up with a bodyweight routine: press-ups, tricep dips etc

i quite enjoy doing big lifts. i can understand the usefulness of doing lifts using dumbells..but i dont feel interested in them. i wouldn't feel comfortable doing bodyweight stuff in my work gym.

Eh?

You asked if it was ok to only lift once a week because you're finding it hard to get to the gym more than that.

I'm suggesting that you go to the gym and lift once a week, and then do some bodyweight exercises at home in-between times.

[smiffy180]

ORD said:

Big rep PR today - 10 x 60kg on the seated barbell press. (I have to do seated because my garage is too low for standing!)

After pressing, 4 rounds of this giant set thing:
Squat: 5 x 105kg
Chins: 8
Deads: 5 x 125kg

Some tricep extensions and face pulls.

I've written myself a new programme that is working well so far - one main lift per workout (front squat, OHP, bench, deadlift) and then a giant set of 3 big lifts at sub-maximal weights. It should help me lose 2-3kg of lard while maybe even getting slightly stronger.

Decent!

[mcelliott]

ambuletz said:

j_4m said:

Rubbish excuse It's cold, but I still manage the walk to my gym.

As for lifting once a week it's just really not enough frequency. But if that's you're only option, maybe just do a monster big three workout once a week and then cardio/calisthenics.

to walk to my gym would probably take 40+ minutes in one direction

ORD said:

My best guess is that you'll get weaker and fatter if you workout just once a week. Twice would be vastly better.

i can understand always getting weaker from being on a deficit.. but instantly becoming skinny fat from 6-8 weeks?

V8mate said:

If it's just a few weeks, couldn't you come up with a bodyweight routine: press-ups, tricep dips etc

i quite enjoy doing big lifts. i can understand the usefulness of doing lifts using dumbells..but i dont feel interested in them. i wouldn't feel comfortable doing bodyweight stuff in my work gym.


whilst I have lifted casually for afew years, based on my height/weight what i can lift i'm still pretty much beginner/borderline novice having said that there have been instances where i haven't lifted/exercised in over 2-3 months or more. i guess the answer I'm looking for is that 6-8 weeks of steady state cardio with possible lifting once a week wont really be that deterimental will it?

There is a myriad of bodyweight exercises that will get you incredibly strong, and improve your physical appearance all doable from home.

[popeyewhite]

ambuletz said:

Is there anyone here that only lifts once a week? and anyone who might have done it whilst on a fatloss/cut?

I was on a pretty radical fatloss protocol year before last. Over the summer I could only manage one decent day's training a week. Just did 3 sets of the major compounds, no ancillaries. No deads, just not necessary when 'ticking over' IMO. The result was I kept everything - no improvement, obviously - and when I resumed normal training again within two weeks I was back to normal.

Edit. Thinking about it I eased myself back into a four day split over about four weeks, not two. Very little extra effort required though.

Edited by popeyewhite on Tuesday 22 January 22:46

[Animal]

Currently at 86.6kg, which is 4.3kg down on 2 weeks ago.
This morning:
Pullups - bodyweight x 10 reps, +10kg for 7 sets 3 reps
Machine row 4x15
Snatch grip high pull 5x5 at 60-70kg
Preacher curl 3x8-12
Hammer curl 4x8-12
Lateral raise 3x20-25

[didelydoo]

Legs>

Front squat: to 140kg (warm up)
Back squat: 1x 230kg, 4x5x150kg
Romanian Dead: 5x 215kg, 2x10x140kg

That was that. 10kg more on the top squat single than last leg session, felt decent too. Same with the Romanian deads.
Set my stance a smidge too wide for squats, but that's easily rectified.

I figured that I don't recover if I do heavy leg pressing each leg session- so one session has it, and the other session is basically barbell work.

[Halb]

Tim1989 said:

Not lifting anywhere near as much as some of you on here and that’s probably why I’ve not posted before, but 1RM is 80kg bench, 130kg deadlift and 160kg squat. I’ve posted on the ‘2019 losers’ thread as there’s a bit of chub to shift, but am still eating enough to keep lifting.

we're all at different stages here, and it's a fairly good sub-community. an 80kg bench for me now is a lot of effort!

didelydoo said:

300/200/300 would definitely be doable with a a few months, provided injury/pain free.
To add- I rekon if I tried tomorrow, I could go 290/190/250. Squat has just started up a few weeks back- loads to come there if it stays pain free. I’ve not done dead’s for a while. Bench, I paused 190 a few weeks back. Some wraps and a decent build and it could be reasonable!

I think I could get to a 200/100/260 in reasonable time if I flicked to that sort of training. Which I may do post May, though I won't chase numbers because that's what did me in last time (I think it was around 220/170/270ish when I was doing smolov and the rest a few years back). ALmost 200 down from my total from around 2006-8ish.

[j_4m]

Tim1989 said:

1RM is 80kg bench, 130kg deadlift and 160kg squat.

That's quite an odd dl/squat split. Do you not deadlift all that much?

[ORD]

j_4m said:

That's quite an odd dl/squat split. Do you not deadlift all that much?

Or a high squat!

[gregs656]

Yesterday:

3x10 bulgarian dips
1x6 2x5 wall assisted HSPU

1x6 one arm push ups left arm
couldn't do right arm due to shoulder

3x10 ab wheel roll outs

3x5 L sit pull throughs
2x2 tuck planche push ups

Handstand + mobility stuff

[Tim1989]

ORD said:

Or a high squat!

It’s a high squat more than anything else. A combination of very good leg genetics (no chicken legs even pre-lifting) and just being slow and steady with deadlifts to prevent injury.

One of my goals for this year is to improve the deadlift figure.

[ORD]

Tim1989 said:

It’s a high squat more than anything else. A combination of very good leg genetics (no chicken legs even pre-lifting) and just being slow and steady with deadlifts to prevent injury.

One of my goals for this year is to improve the deadlift figure.

I meant that most people who have a stronger squat than deadlift turn out to be not squatting to depth (i.e. they are squatting "high"). What I said was not at all clear. Sorry.

[Tim1989]

ORD said:

I meant that most people who have a stronger squat than deadlift turn out to be not squatting to depth (i.e. they are squatting "high"). What I said was not at all clear. Sorry.

No problem. No thankfully not, always tried for good form and proper range of motion over ego!

[TheJimi]

Just for reference, ORD is our resident form-stasi

Sneakily suggesting that you aren't lifting correctly is his speciality.

Good going, ORD. Brand new forum contributor and your first post to him is suggesting he isn't squatting to depth

[j_4m]

Tim1989 said:

It’s a high squat more than anything else. A combination of very good leg genetics (no chicken legs even pre-lifting) and just being slow and steady with deadlifts to prevent injury.

One of my goals for this year is to improve the deadlift figure.

Chuck the weight on, think you'll be surprised at just how much you can pull. With a meagre 140 squat I managed 190.

[Tim1989]

TheJimi said:

Just for reference, ORD is our resident form-stasi

Sneakily suggesting that you aren't lifting correctly is his speciality.

Good going, ORD. Brand new forum contributor and your first post to him is suggesting he isn't squatting to depth

Thankfully I’m fairly thick-skinned! For what it’s worth I squat well below the 90 degree point.

[Mothersruin]

5,5,5 - Assisted Pistol Squats
7,7,7 - Neutral Grip Pull Ups - did the last one, just.
6,6,5 - Diamond Pike Push Ups
4,4,4 - Hanging Bent Leg V Raises
6,5,5 - Uneven Push Ups
5,5,5 - Elevated Inverted Rows - one leg extended
5,4,4 - Dips, forward bent legs
80% Deads.