AWG's Journal-Aw Yeah Cutting Yeah!

i remember after my first judo session my core muscles felt like they had been scrubbed with a rasp !

enjoy the pain !

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The Midlands strongest man u90kg 2011
Yorkshires strongest man u90kg 2011
uk Open powerlifting champion 90kg 2010
PAGAN humilator since 2009

LOL.....but it's not good pain like Leg DOMS...it's horrible I want to die pain.....didnt have DOMS with it though suprisingly, guess I'll have to work harder next week.

Back today, got a New PB which was good.

Deadlifts
140kg 2x1
150kg 1x1

Lat Pulldown
70kg 4x5
65kg 1x6

Close Grip Pulldown
65kg 5x6

Seated Row
55kg 5x5

Tricep Pulldown
50kg 1x12
60kg 1x6
50kg 1x6
50kg 1x6
60kg 1x4

Skullcrushers
30kg 3x5

Close Grip Bench
30kg 3x5

New Deadlift PB made me happy....other then that it was fairly bland

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Went to my old gym today with my Dad who has recently become a member there and put him through his paces.

Lateral Raises
10kg 4x5
9kg 1x5

DB Shoulder Press
18kg 1x7
20kg 4x5

Shrugs
50kg 1x12
100kg 3x6

Smith Squat
80kg 1x10
100kg 1x5

Leg Press
80kg 1x15
120kg 3x10

Single Leg Press
45kg 3x7

Hamstring Curls
50kg 1x10
40kg 2x10
25kg 1x10

Smith Squat was crap for obvious reasons, other then taht it was OK.

Weighed in on the scales at 13'1''....although they are not the same scales as a usually use so I'll have a proper weigh in this monday

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Pec Dec
50kg 5x7

Smith Bench
60kg 1x5
70kg 5x5

Decline Bench
60kg 3x5

Incline
40kg 5x5

Hammer Curls
40ibs 1x6
40ibs 1x5

Bicep Curls
40ibs 1x5
35ibs 1x5

Preacher Curls (Drop Set)
40kg 1x6
35kg 1x5
30kg 1x7
25kg 1x5

All weights will be increased next week, especially on Incline Bench,could easily add another 10-15kg IMO...but I guess that we'll find out next week

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Chins
3x5

Lat Pulldown
70kg 3x5
65kg 2x6

Seated Row
55kg 5x5

Single Arm Row
65ibs 5x5

T-Bar Row
20kg 1x10
40kg 2x5

Tricep Pulldowns
50kg 1x10
60kg 2x6
50kg 1x10

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Didnt go to the gym on Friday due to work commitments, but I'll make up for it this week.

Bench Press
70kg 4x4
60kg 1x7

Decline Bench
65kg 5x5

Incline Bench
50kg 1x5
40kg 3x5

Pec Dec
45kg 5x7

Hammer Curls
40ibs 3x5

Bicep Curls
40ibs 1x5
35ibs 2x5

Preacher Curls (Drop Set)
40kg 1x5
35kg 1x5
30kg 1x5
25kg 1x5
20kg 1x5

Massive pump in my arms today....which was nice.

also weighed myself 12'13'' so dropped 1pound,I attribute this to me having run out of mass gainer and I haven't really upped my food content to accomodate this....this will be fixed over the coming weeks though

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Final Session at the gym today before I leave for Univeristy on Friday...quite sad to be leaving it TBH as most of the people there are awesome...be back next summer though.

Lat Pulldown
70kg 4x5
70kg 1x2
65kg 1x5

Seated Row
55kg 5x5

Single Arm Row
65ibs 5x5

Shrugs
80kg 1x10
100kg 3x10

Cable Pulldowns
50kg 1x10
60kg 2x7
50kg 1x6

Skullcrushers
30kg 3x5

Close Grip Bench
30kg 3x5

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So where are you going to be training at uni? Does the uni have a gym?

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Sorry the replys a bit late....only had my first Training session today after 5 days straight of drinking...not good :(

yeah the Uni has a gym, it's a bit ****e though....gonna find a new one when it's conveinent....got loads of leaflets and there is 1 relativly hardcore sounding one bout 7 mins walk away.

anyway....today was a suprisingly decent session...It also felt pretty good to be (nearly) the biggest guy there....and watching the Uni Bicep boys is funny as hell.

Seated Row
40kg 5x5

Lat Pulldown
70kg 2x5
65kg 3x5

Single Arm Row
30kg 5x5

Tricep Pulldowns
50kg 1x10
50kg 4x6

Skullcrusher
30kg 3x5

Close Grip Bench
30kg 3x5

Dips
3x5

Decent enough considering my diet has consisted of Drink for the past 5 days...back on proper diet next week

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Didn't go to the Gym today, instead I went to the Muay Thai trial session...pretty good and will definlty be giving it a go for a few weeks at least.

Jiu Jitsu on Sunday aswell

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jiu Jitsu today for 2 hours....30 mins of conditioning to start of the session...It totally highlighted my lack of CV Fitness as I was knackerd after the first 10 mins.

I hope that will improve with time

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First proper training session in my Uni gym....it really doesn't compare to Healthrooms :(

Smith Bench Press
60kg 1x10
70kg 5x5

Pec Dec
45kg 1x8
45kg 4x7

DB Fly
12kg 3x5

Hammer Curls
18kg 3x5

Bicep Curls
18kg 3x5

Also did my second Muay Thai session in the evening,....I really shouldnt have gone to the gym earlier in the day cause I was bloody knackerd.....great fun though

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Decided to scrap Jiu Jitsu and just do Muay Thai instead...had another session yesterday and it went ok apart from getting pissed of with myself near the begining cause I couldnt get a kick right, but sorted it out eventually.

Going to the gym today as I've got nothing else on

Interesting fact....our Muay Thai instructor is also Paul Daley's instructor

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Went to the gym this evening, a fair few big guys in there which annoyed me lol

Seated row
40kg 1x8
50kg 4x6

Lat Pulldown
70kg 3x5
65kg 2x5

Single Arm Row
30kg 5x5

Tricep Pulldown
50kg 1x10
50kg 1x7
50kg 1x5 45kg 1x2 40kg 1x2 30kg 1x3 20kg 1x4 10kg 1x5 (Drop Set)

My excuse is that I forgot my gloves

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Shoulders and Legs today for the first time in 3 weeks.....and it went suprisingly well all things considerd.

Lateral Raises
10kg 5x5

DB Shoulder Press
20kg 1x5
18kg 1x5
20kg 1x5
18kg 1x5
20kg 1x5

Smith Shrugs
60kg 1x10
80kg 2x5

Leg Press
50kg 1x20 (warm up)
100kg 1x15
140kg 3x10

Hamstring Curls
40kg 3x10

Calf Raises (Smith Machine)
60kg 3x20


Only thing to note is that Smith Machines aren't very good for Shrugs, guess I'll have to use DB instead next time.

Muay Thai tomorrow and I very much look foreward to it

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Muay Thai was cancelled on monday due to the Freshers Ball :( but It's back on this evening which is good.

Chest and Bi's yesterday

Pec Dec
50kg 5x6

Smith Press
60kg 1x10
70kg 5x5

Hammer Curls
18kg 3x5

Bicep Curls
18kg 3x5

This session took 40 mins cause the gym was so busy, really need to find a time when the gym is actually dead so I can get a good session in for once

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Sporting a fat bruise on my right bicep from Muay Thai on Wednesday....not as big as it was but still pretty large.

decided to go training at 9:00PM today as I knew the gym would be dead and I was right, guess I'll have to start doing that from now on

Lat Pulldown
70kg 5x5
60kg 1x6

Seated Row
50kg 5x5

Single Arm Row
30kg 3x5

Tricep Pulldown
50kg 2x10
50kg 1x5 45kg 1x3 40kg 1x2 30kg 1x3 20kg 1x3 10kg 1x10 (Dropset)

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Did Muay Thai on Monday, 40mins of conditioning/streching to begin with and woke up this morning with the most killer DOMS in my Calfs...not cool

Today had a **** session in the gym, went at 9:00pm cause I assumed that no-one would be there so I could get everything done....turns out every man and his dog is there so I was unable to do my planned workout so just cobled together a shoulder workout with some hams thrown in...it's **** like this that ****ed up my chances of winning the shape up.

Muay Thai again tomorrow.....should be painfull/tiring/insert other description

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Had to sit out of Muay Thai on wednesday due to an ankle injury....initially thought it was DOMS but was told it may be my achiles tendon so was told to rest....just did punching drills instead.

Chest and Biceps today

Bicep Curl
18kg 3x5

Hammer Curl
18kg 3x5

Smith Press
60kg 1x10
70kg 4x5
60kg 1x7

Pec Dec
50kg 2x5
50kg 1x3, 40kg 1x5 30kg 1x5 20kg 1x6 10kg 1x10

Chest Press
40kg 3x5
25kg 1x10

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Yo man, hows it all goin? did some weights today which is a nice change from cv work! got some good pumps in the old biceps and the chest pumps werent too bad either. diests been pretty good as well. Hows the muay thai or however you spel it? ou sparing with anyone? enjoy carnage?

 

Yo J-man, glad to see your still training hard. Just to let u know we have a Muay Thai class on a sunday here now. Its an hour and a half class at 1pm and is only £2.50 I think. When you back in the hood?

Bump Journal cause I think I should.

Got a new PB on bench today 90kg for 1 rep.

and did 4 sets of repping at 80kg for 4/5 reps.

Happy as a pig in ****

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good read mate.

Where do you train in notts? I'm at trent and am looking for a new gym for september am tempted by hoofers when they have the student introductory offer on.

The streets are still, the final struggle's ended;Flushed with the fight we proudly hail the dawn!See, over all the streets the fascist banners waving,Triumphant standards of our race reborn!

jackson


good read mate.

Where do you train in notts? I'm at trent and am looking for a new gym for september am tempted by hoofers when they have the student introductory offer on.

Wow a question, you really don't know how happy I am really should post in here more....gonna do a new one at the start of the shape up.....or tonight, whatever

Train at Liberty Gym in Sneiton, opposite Nottingham Arena

Liberty is 120quid a year for Students and a guy in my halls trains at Hoofers and i think he paid 250? or something like that anyway....all depends on what you want doesn't it.

do you train in the Uni gym? probably seen you there

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yea I do train at the uni gym but usually first thing in the morning can't stand it any other time.

Hoofers is £240 for the year but if libertys is £120 then will look there. How long does it take to get to from city centre? You planning on training there next year?. cheers mate

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10-15 minute walk.....nothing really. I only joined in January cause I'd had enough of the ****ty Uni gym...although I do like going in there sometimes...it's good to be the big fish

Yeah I am training there next year, so much better then the Uni gym....although it is rammed at Peak times though...good gym, good staff and good members (for the most part)

You in 2nd year I take it?

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anyway....today was a suprisingly decent session...It also felt pretty good to be (nearly) the biggest guy there....and watching the Uni Bicep boys is funny as hell.

Uni bicep boys !!! lol. What uni is it?

We have two gyms at Leeds met uni, a commercial gym with the "bicep boys", then the proper gym with squat racks and bench and heavier dumbbells which has all the coaches with the rugby boys etc training. Certainly not bicep boys in them parts. Do you not have seperate rooms at uni?

Hello my friend, I see you're back again.

yeah im in 2nd year and may be joining you there next year.

I've heard about libertys from a mate who used to train there said the guys who run it are huuuge.

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anyway....today was a suprisingly decent session...It also felt pretty good to be (nearly) the biggest guy there....and watching the Uni Bicep boys is funny as hell.

Uni bicep boys !!! lol. What uni is it?

We have two gyms at Leeds met uni, a commercial gym with the "bicep boys", then the proper gym with squat racks and bench and heavier dumbbells which has all the coaches with the rugby boys etc training. Certainly not bicep boys in them parts. Do you not have seperate rooms at uni?

Nottingham Trent Uni mate.

And no we have one gym on the city campus...and one at the clifton campus which is apparently better but to far away for me.

Uni gym has no squat rack, only one smith machine and 2 flat benches for dumbells, no olympic bar...a shed load of **** machines and a load of cardio.....it's proper ****, which is why I don't train there

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New update....Bench PB is now 95kg.

Almost got 100kg...should be good for it in about 3 weeks.

Will give my journal a proper kickstart next week when my cut gets underway

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Right, kickstarting my journal again and am actually gonna keep it maintained

My 'cut' partially started 2 weeks ago when I started doing 2 cardio sessions a week just to ease me back into it...will be building up to 3 and then 4 sessions over the coming weeks.

starting weight is 14stone, 200lbs or 88kg, whatever you want to call it, aiming for about 13stone....or whenever I start to look half decent really.

Also going on holiday in about 8 weeks so I need to at least look in half 'beach worthy' condition....sounds shallow I know, But I haven't been on a proper holiday like this for 4 years so I might as well make the effort.

Complete measurements will be taken tomorrow but from the measurements I took a few weeks ago I was something like the following

Biceps-15.5 inches
Chest-42 inches (tensed) 40 Inches relaxed
Waist- From belly button 36 inches, But I were 32/34 trousers so I'll say 34
Left Quad-21 inches
Right quad-25 inches
Calfs-17 inches.

again official measurements will be up tomorrow....I will also be entering this years shape up for extra motivation. and hope that the fact I am starting before everyone else won't go against me.





So theres the shocking pictures of my out of shapness.....things can only get better I guess

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Measurements

Chest: Relaxed-40 inch
           Tensed- 43 inch
Biceps: Both 15.5 inch
Waist: From Belly Button-37 inch
Right Quad-25 inch
Left Quad-22.5 inch
Right Calf-17 inch
Left Calf-16.5 inch


All gone obviously be improved on

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40 mins of steady state cardio today...15 mins on the corss trainer and 25 mins on the bike.

Will weigh myself on saturday and see If I've made any progress

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Absolutely terrible workout today.

Was training chest but my shoulder started playing up (does this every so often) resutling in less then half a chest workout...not cool

Bench Press
60kg 2x5
80kg 2x5
70kg 2x5

Decline Bench
60kg 3x6

DB Fly
35lbs 3x10

Rubbish total rubbish

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Back Workout on Friday

Seated Row
55kg 6 sets...reps varying between 5-8.....slow and controlled Negative, really felt back streching

Lat Pulldown
70kg 5x5

Single Arm Rows
65lbs 5x10

T-Bar Row
20kg 1x20
40kg 3x10

Tricep Cable Pulldowns
50kg 2x20
         1x10

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Tonight was the best session I've had in about 2 months, everything seemed right for some reason or another.

Lat Pulldowns
67.5kg 1x15
75kg 5x7

Seated Row
55kg 1x3
50kg 1x4
45kg 4x5

Seated Row (different one)
65kg 4x10

Single Arm Row
30kg 5x5

T-Bar Row
20kg 1x20
40kg 3x10

Tricep Cable Pulldowns
50kg 2x10

Close Grip Bench Press
40kg 3x6

Had a pose down in the mirrors after, looked awesome, must be the favourable lighting that they have

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Just did my first cardio session in my Uni gym, I have never sweated so much in my life, windows 360 degress round made it like a greenhouse in this heat, I honestly thought I was going to die when I was walking back

25mins Cross Trainer
15Mins Bike

Lots of talent about though, which made a nice change.

today has also been the first day in a while where I've actually had a 'clean diet' this will no doubt change over the next 4 hours though

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Shoulders today, felt pretty good and I had a good pump going on which please me greatly....however I was sightly drunk when training having been drinking in the park since 2 o'clock

DB Shoulder Press
20kg 5x6

Military Press
40kg 3x5
25 kg 3x10+40kg 3x1

Lateral Raises
7.5kg 6x5

Rear Deltoid Fly
30kg 2x10
35kg 3x10

Shrugs
60kg 3x10
70kg 1x8

Good session, goona be another good session when I hit the town tonignt

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haha I know what you mean about the uni gym in the summer but do you think they actually thought about this when they built/designed the building?

Take it you've been spending your days in the arboretum....dosser.

Good luck with the cut mate.

The streets are still, the final struggle's ended;Flushed with the fight we proudly hail the dawn!See, over all the streets the fascist banners waving,Triumphant standards of our race reborn!

jackson


haha I know what you mean about the uni gym in the summer but do you think they actually thought about this when they built/designed the building?

Take it you've been spending your days in the arboretum....dosser.

Good luck with the cut mate.

Nothing wrong with that is there?

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