Jonny said:
Its good if I do it once per week at the moment and I can feel tightness starting to accumulate.
What about thickness?
I don't even lift.
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June 27, 2012 - 06:41 PM #
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Yea some thickness along with a general sense of "solid" but it's hard to explain.
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.June 27, 2012 - 09:51 PM #1 like (Ben) -
Been away for a few days and used the time to increase calories (including a box of 12 donuts in under 5 minutes) and other goodies. Holding a bit of water but not a lot considering. I trained once of twice while away, hit a 160 easy bench, pulled a quick 230 and worked on squat technique. Back to training consistently now with eye on the prize to hit my goals by 1st October. Over the weekend I found out I got a 2.1 and so will be starting work in October, looking forward to it.
2/6/12
30 minute walk to gym, no car for a few daysMobility drill, foam rolling, glute activation
Back squat (re-appearance after not consistently squatting for almost a year)
60x2
100x2
120x2
130x2
140x1 (dodgy line) - belt on
150x1
160x1
170x1
180xmiss (lost line) - adjusted stance
180x1 (easy)
190x130 minute walk from the gym.
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 2, 2012 - 01:12 PM #1 like (Ben) -
PM
Bench: felt really light today, tried 175kg and got it a few inches off chest. Second time I've attempted this and it was certainly an improvement. 160kg prior to this was really quite fast.
Dropped down and got 2 sets of 5 with 140kg, not really any grinding.
OHP: 60kg x 5,5,4,3,3 (shockwave style) 10 breaths between sets.
Incline chest press: 4x8
lateral raise: 2x25 (heavy), 2x12 (moderate), 2x15 (light)
face pulls: 4x12
6 ways: 3 sets of 6
Bicep work with Ben, heavier than usual, felt good.
crunch on lat pulldown machine: 3x12
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 2, 2012 - 10:35 PM #1 like (Ben) -
3/7/12
"AM" Session, ended up being at around 12pm annoyingly. I'll push my evening session back a bit today.
Mobility drills, foam rolling, flexibility.
Front squat - used clean grip, holding straps. Liked it a lot.
worked up to 140kg, did two singles. Felt a little heavier than I would have liked so stopped it there.
Did 1 set of 3 with 110kg.Push press - kept shoes on, belt and used wrist wraps, Felt good and stable.
worked up to a quick single with 90kg. Tried 100kg but it wasn't going anywhere - this has been stuck here for a year now. Granted I dont train it often enough but still frustrating. Hoping to make some progress here.Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 3, 2012 - 03:43 PM #1 like (Yusef) -
Do you use a multi vitamin or supplement any specific vitamins?
"For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer" - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"the ones wanting to be 'toned' still have bodybuilding goals, they just don't realise it" - YusefJuly 4, 2012 - 03:23 PM # -
Yea, I use a multi vit, vit D, vit C and desiccated liver.
3/7/12 - PM
Deadlift:
200x3,3,3
210x2,2,2
220x1,1,1,1Single leg press: 3x8
Bulgarian split squat: 3x10
Body weight squat: 3xfailureSeated calf raise: 1x100
Calf raise: 6x6Cable crunch: 6x15
4/7/12
Mobility + flexibility workBack squat:
60x2
100x2
120x2
140x1 belt on
150x1
160x1
170x1
180x1
190x1
200x1
160x2
160x2Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 4, 2012 - 05:53 PM # -
I remember you saying about your megadosing of vit d now actually. How much vit c a day and what multi d you use?
What's the dessicated liver for?
"For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer" - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"the ones wanting to be 'toned' still have bodybuilding goals, they just don't realise it" - YusefJuly 4, 2012 - 05:56 PM # -
ruaidhri said:
What's the dessicated liver for?inb4 voodoo ritual
Choose Pancakes. Choose a filling. Choose a topping. Choose a fucking glass of milk, choose butter, chocolate and electrical food mixers. Choose good carbs, low fat and protein insurance. Choose DYEL and wondering why aren't you deadlifting on a Sunday morning.
Choose your bros.July 4, 2012 - 07:39 PM # -
ruaidhri said:
What's the dessicated liver for?inb4 voodoo ritual
Choose Pancakes. Choose a filling. Choose a topping. Choose a fucking glass of milk, choose butter, chocolate and electrical food mixers. Choose good carbs, low fat and protein insurance. Choose DYEL and wondering why aren't you deadlifting on a Sunday morning.
Choose your bros.July 4, 2012 - 07:40 PM # -
@ Roo: The liver is mainly for the B vitamins.
I use about a gram of VitC - needs to contain bioflavinoids
I use Alpha Men from MyProtein.@Dom: I'm pain free at the moment, squatting does aggravate my knees a bit still but nothing a hockey ball cant sort out.
6/7/12 - Started using RPT and Leangains again, felt it was time for a change
Bench: ramped up in singles to 160kg
150x5 PB (Yusef touched the last rep but assures me he hardly assisted)
135x6 PB (easy)
120x12 PBIncline DB press - will do barbell next time, too cumbersome. Bench was higher incline than I'm used to.
52.5x5
47.5x6
42.5x7Strict press
60x5
55x7
50x9Granted my shoulders were tired from benching etc but this is balls atm. Need to make improvement here.
Chin up (varying grip) - on Ben's advice I omitted the top and bottom 10% of the ROM to try and achieve some occlusion
bodyweight, 42 reps (Myo-reps)Dips
bodyweight, 35 reps (Myo-reps)Lateral raise
10kg x15, 15kgx10, 17kgx10, 20kgx8Rear delt raise
3x10, 7.5kgBarbell curl
2x10 40kgUntil a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 6, 2012 - 09:13 PM # -
Very good benching. "hardly assisted" is still assisted though, even a pinky touch can make a big difference in getting that last rep up.
I got a 200 bench the other day. Was a real struggle but spotter said it was all me so I'll take it.
"For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer" - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"the ones wanting to be 'toned' still have bodybuilding goals, they just don't realise it" - YusefJuly 6, 2012 - 09:25 PM #1 like (Ben) -
ruaidhri said:
Very good benching. "hardly assisted" is still assisted though, even a pinky touch can make a big difference in getting that last rep up.I got a 200 bench the other day. Was a real struggle but spotter said it was all me so I'll take it.
WHAT?! You kept that quiet! (or is that sarcasm and we're being thick?)
"metal is just gabba for pansies" - HarrisonJuly 6, 2012 - 09:34 PM # -
Lmao no. In my dreams. One day we'll both get there!
Reading that post back it reeks of jealousy. Well, you know what, I am jealous lol. My bench and shoulder press are going down slightly (certainly not worrying) but hitting PB's on just about every other exercise which is odd.
"For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer" - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"the ones wanting to be 'toned' still have bodybuilding goals, they just don't realise it" - YusefJuly 6, 2012 - 09:35 PM #1 like (Ben) -
8/7/12
Squats: 180x5,160x6,145x11
Put a box at parallel just to ensure proper depth, didn't pause on it, just squatted until I just touched it and put no weight on it. Squats are quite shit but happy given Ive only just started training them again.RDL: 180x6,160x7,145x8
Leg press: 100-150 ELECT (5 reps)
Split squats: 3x10, 12kg
Leg extension: 3x20 50kg
Seated calf raise: 1x100 (20/side)
Straight leg calf raise: 6x10, 110kgWeighted decline crunch: 30kg
3x10Dorsal raise: 2x25, 24kg
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 8, 2012 - 11:10 PM # -
10/7/12 (different gym)
Not feeling brilliant today, spent all morning moving out of York, low calorie yesterday and very poor sleep (5 hours-ish) so wasn't expecting a good session. This considered, I'm happy.
Bench: 150x3, 135x6,120x7 (regression)
Strict press: 60x6,52.5x7,50x8 (progression but change in exercise order)
Dips: 45x9,40x10,35x11 (long time since I've done dips. Liked them a lot.Shoulder press: 50/side
11-29 repsCable row: 60kg
10-24 repsLateral raise: 15x15, 16x10,18x8, 20x8 - progression
Barbell curl: 40x10,10
Skull crusher: 50x8,8
Rear delt raise: 8kg 3x10
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 10, 2012 - 08:33 PM # -
Weight: 89.9. Looking leaner but some will be water due to low carbs for a few days. First time I've been under 90kg this year.
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 11, 2012 - 07:42 AM # -
11/7/12
Even less sleep as had to travel for york for graduation. Less than 5 hours. I've since caught up on much of the debt.
Deadlift: 230x6 (PB), 205x10 (PB)
Meant to front squat here but hamstrings are in absolute shreds fr RDLs and then Deads. Need to get used to this kind of training.Chins: 30x5, 25x6, 20x7
I'm heavier and out of practice and it shows.Lunge: 20kg 4x10
Pendlay row: 100x5, 80x5,5 (harder than I thought)
Single leg extension: 15x15,30x10,40x8,50x6 - last set paused
Leg raise: 3x10 +4kg
Weight: 90kg - this morning i looked the leanest I've ever been
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 12, 2012 - 11:14 AM # -
13/7/12
Not enough sleep AGAIN, sick of this now, training is really suffering.Few more days of graduation/birthdays then back to normal.Bench: 150x2 (felt heavy and i cut the set short, terrible - lower calories rearing there ugly head?) 140x4,125x6, 112.5x7 - regressed on bench again.
Ohp: 60x7 (PB), 55x8, 50x9
Dip: 50x8, 45x9, 40x10 - 3 PBs
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 14, 2012 - 01:44 PM # -
Ben said:
You'd hate to be me right now haha.2 weeks in Malia will be the end of me!
"For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer" - Arnold Schwarzenegger
"the ones wanting to be 'toned' still have bodybuilding goals, they just don't realise it" - YusefJuly 15, 2012 - 02:15 AM #1 like (Ben) -
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14/7/12
Finished session from the 13thChest press: 75/side
10+ 25 (more conservative than normal as chest really quite sore)Chin up: bw+10 8+21
Fly; 26x12,12,8
Barbell curl: 40x10,10,10 (+1 set)
Lateral raise: 14x15,16x12(+2 reps),20x8,22x6 (+2kg)
Skull crusher: 50x10,10 (+4 reps)
Rear delt raise; 8kg 4x10 (+1 set)
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 16, 2012 - 09:26 AM # -
16/7/12
Squat: 180x9, 165x10 (PB and progression)
Front squat: 130x6,115x7
RDL: 175x8, 160x9 (plate miscount, still progress)Leg extension: 55, 3x20 (weight progression)
Cable crunch: 3x10
Seated calf raise: 100 reps
Standing calf raise; 6x10Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 16, 2012 - 10:18 PM # -
17/7/12
10 minutes HIIT - 10 seconds on, 50 seconds off
30 minutes moderate intensity incline walking3x10 decline weighted crunch - 32kg (+2kg)
2x10 six ways - 6kgfeel very drained today, feel quite flat. Squats have hit me hard.
2 hours golf in PM
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.July 17, 2012 - 01:03 PM # -
Jonny said:
16/7/12Squat: 180x9, 165x10 (PB and progression)
Front squat: 130x6,115x7
RDL: 175x8, 160x9 (plate miscount, still progress)Leg extension: 55, 3x20 (weight progression)
Cable crunch: 3x10
Seated calf raise: 100 reps
Standing calf raise; 6x10Jebus ham murcy, merlin gainz on squat! Damn.
July 17, 2012 - 05:06 PM # -
Jonny said:
16/7/12Squat: 180x9, 165x10 (PB and progression)
Front squat: 130x6,115x7
RDL: 175x8, 160x9 (plate miscount, still progress)Leg extension: 55, 3x20 (weight progression)
Cable crunch: 3x10
Seated calf raise: 100 reps
Standing calf raise; 6x10Jebus ham murcy, merlin gainz on squat! Damn.
July 17, 2012 - 05:07 PM #1 like (Ben)
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