Time to Bite the Bullet!

Todays Training (push)


BB Bench
5x8
3x6

Wide dips
5x10

Bent over cable flys
4x8

Standing db shoulder press
5x8

Standing bb btn press
2x8
5x6

Cable tri pushdown
3x8

No motivation whatsoever today, dissapointing session 

lol all that bloody volume! Once I am back 100% fit and training 100% I am gonna drop you a line on facebook and take you to the gym with me for some proper hit training none of this volume **** ha ha

lol no points for guessing who that is   Do it mate, I like a good HIT sesh every now and again!

will do mate I can't handle volume at all. you will laugh at the minute cos am not sleeping and feeling run down am doing 3 sets in the whole workout! and yes I do ache like fook the next day too!

God thats terrible, you tried any supps for helping you sleep?

Yesterdays Training (pull)

pull ups
1x8 warm up

ice cream makers
4x5

bent over row
4x8

pull ups
4x8

high cable row
4x8

cable press - to cable curl
4x8 - 4x8

The icm's felt strong again, could of done with some more warm up time before though, noted for next time!  Chins still felt quite strong as a 3rd exercise, was surprised to still be getting 8 strict reps 

Todays Training (legs)


Squats
1x20 - bar
1x20 - 40
1x10 - 60
1x8 - 80
1x8 - 100
3x6 - 110
1x3 - 120
1x2 - 130
1x1 - 135
2x1 - 140

SLDL's
3x8

Leg extensions
3x10

bent leg calf press
4x10

hanging leg raises
3x8

Was really happy with the squats, havent managed 140 in a long time.  esp maintaining good depth!  Felt pretty solid, just need to be consistant with it now 

Todays Training (push)


BB press
2x8
5x5

BTN press
4x6

DB clean and press
2x8

DB snatch
2x5

10 mins mixed rotator cuff work

BW Dips
35,16,15

Decline sit ups
3x10

Bit rushed today , just had time to blast out the dips to failure for 3 sets after shoulders.

Todays Training (Pull)


500m rowing warm up

ice cream makers
4x5

tuck lever holds
4x15s

chins
4x8

seated row
4x8

static db hold - db curl
4x15s - 4x8

decline sit ups

Felt strong again today, preferred the seated row to the bent over row, stood up a little off the seat for better control. Also enjoyed doing static holds for bi's instead of my usual  straight arm press.  Used up to 12kg for the statics which wasnt too bad.

Legs are still tight and I have 5aside football tonight so will just do some light cardio tomorrow and train legs again on friday.

Just booked a last min holiday to turkey today  havent been on holiday in ages!

Yesterdays Training (Legs)


Deads
1x8 - 60
1x8 - 80
1x6 - 100
1x6 - 120
1x5 - 140
3x3 - 160

Narrow squats
5x8

Bent leg calf press
4x10

Decline sit ups
3x8

Deads felt good again today, could of probably managed another set on 160 but didnt want to overdo it.  Did narrow stance squats instead of fronties because they are more comfortable and feel nearly the same in terms of muscles used for me.

Push session later,  go work on my shocking bench and press strength 

Todays Training (push)


Bench
1x8 - 20
1x8 - 40
1x8 - 50
1x8 - 60
1x6 - 70
1x6 - 80
3x3 - 90  this felt hard!

Inc guillotine press
5x8

Bent over cable flys
4x10

BTN press
5x8

BTN Jerk
1 x 60
1 x 70
1 x 75
1 x 80
1 x 85
1 x 90 - hmmm not bad i suppose

Arnold press
4x8

BW dips
20,15,15

Decline sit ups
2x10

Hate benching, primarily because i am crap at it  Jerks were ok, 90 felt tough but sturdy, didnt want to push anymore though!

well mate the lack of sleep was more stress from old job and also problems with our appartment  (ie being opposite a bar and not having double glazing+many more things) but we have moved back to my mums for the time being so sleep is starting to improve now. tbh though I have found 3 days a week is best for me but doing a four day split so training each bodypart once every 9 days works really well plenty of rest and time to grow!! 

Sounds tough, at least things sound like they're on the up.  Hope the business picks ups quick for ya 

At least you can buy in things you wanna try youself lol .  Get yourseld some alri lean dreams or something!  Never tried it myself but heard good things.

Nice work on the BTN jerk I was really getting into those after seeing TONY's vids but had a real struggle trying to recover the bar after the press. How are you doing that?
I'd like to be able to just dump the bar if I'm honest

lol I got them from T0NYS vids aswell  

Id love to just be able to dump it lol.
Getting the bar up there isnt too hard so I like to hold it locked out for 5 seconds then lower down to chest and walk it back into the rack.  90kg hitting you in the collar bone is far from pleasureable though  so control it as much as you can!  Thats only if your grip isnt too wide though.  If its too wide (getting close to snatch grip) its really horrible trying to bring it down to chest so deffinately just dump it then 

Todays Training - Randomness


Warm up - 500m row 

Kettlebell swings
5x20

Powerclean + Press
1x50 (bar)

Treadmill tabata
20s sprint
10s rest
x8

5 mins shoulder rehab

10 mins mixed punchbag work

well at least i dragged myself to the gym and did something   My back was still aching a little from deads so I decided to leave back training till tomorrow and just do some sort of conditioning today.  
Did NOT have the motivation for it at all.  Enjoyed the punchbag cos ive never done it before, although i could have done with some gloves 

Any updates mate???

Now then!

Been a long time, too long infact!  Back in september I started my training for a new job and had little time on my hands to keep up with muscletalk.  So I'm no longer a rep for Genetic Edge.  My weight training from July to Janurary took a big hit because if lack of time and facilities.

Now in my new job and been back regularly weight training for a couple of months and back up to where I was when I started this journal last April.  Still the same weight, ish, around 12st 4.  Dont have any recent pics but id say im still the same as the pics on page 1.  I never change lol, my weight hasnt really changed now in about 5 years, at least!

Always been this lean before you ask, genetics are a bitch arnt they 


Anyway, as the title now says, im biting the bullet because i have the time and facilities to train and eat what i need.  Ive been on here for a couple of years now and seen everyone else do it and been getting jealous for too long. so heres my cycle.


weeks 1-6 - 30mg Epi 
weeks 7-11 - 4 caps of mass fx the destroyer per day ( i liked the name ) nolva on hand.


Its my first cycle. starting on saturday, how exiting 

Todays Training


Flat bench
1x10 - 60
1x10 - 70
2x8 - 80
1x6 - 80

Ring dips
4x6

Inc Guillotine press
3x10

Cable flys
3x8

Push downs
2x15

Underhand pull downs (for tris)
2x15

Bit of core stuff

Bench felt good, technique is getting better.  Took a sample of NOX extreme today that i was sent from ultralife.  WOW it tasted like diesel with some sour sweets in it  god knows what flavour it was supposed to be!  Effects wise i felt full of energy, good pump and focus.  But think ill just stick to taking beta alanine and creatine gluconate on thier own.

Welcome back , long time no see gonna be using a split bro?

Yeah very long time!

Split will be something along the lines of:

Back + Bis
Chest + Tris
Legs + Shoulders

But sometimes i will spread it over 4 days and do legs one day and shoulders and arms on the other.