Dale 1989 - Training log (Pics pages 1,5, 22) *Deadlift vids p34*

ORIGINAL: dale1989

Chest tonight.

Only ate some pasta this morning with cheese, ate a chicken breast with some bread and mash about 2 hours before training.

Not expecting much.............



Flat Barbell Bench, all paused

26kg x 10
46kg x 5
66kg x 2
79kg x 1
90kg x 1

Warm up finished, work sets, not feeling great here, plan is 97kg for 4 paused singles.

97kg x 1

That was fcuking pathetic, shat, hard to lockout, mental telling off, we`ll have one more go, then call it a day.

97kg x 1 - thats more like it, but wtf was that first rep
97kg x 1
97kg x 1 - flying now, 1 more because these are too easy.
97kg x 1 - still easy.

Very good benching with the pause.

How comes you did light benching today?

ORIGINAL: jack5r

ORIGINAL: dale1989

Chest tonight.

Only ate some pasta this morning with cheese, ate a chicken breast with some bread and mash about 2 hours before training.

Not expecting much.............



Flat Barbell Bench, all paused

26kg x 10
46kg x 5
66kg x 2
79kg x 1
90kg x 1

Warm up finished, work sets, not feeling great here, plan is 97kg for 4 paused singles.

97kg x 1

That was fcuking pathetic, shat, hard to lockout, mental telling off, we`ll have one more go, then call it a day.

97kg x 1 - thats more like it, but wtf was that first rep
97kg x 1
97kg x 1 - flying now, 1 more because these are too easy.
97kg x 1 - still easy.

Very good benching with the pause.

How comes you did light benching today?

I'd hardly call it light...at least by my standards

Cheers guys bench is coming along nicely now, getting very easy, i find paused a lot better, i loose my groove completely if i touch and go.

I`m having a light week Jack, few niggles coming to the surface, feeling generally burnt out, so an easy week is in order, bit of active rest, been at it hard since ive been back, PB bench attempt next week, i`ll go for a PB push press too, and may also get chance to deadlift heavy, should see a decent number on deadlift, and we`ll see if the rows get any gain from the steady week.

Then the week after i`ll jump back into my routine.

No training, cleaned my car inside and out, carried on with the wallpaper stripping, room was about 40 degrees


Been out tonight, inspired by Tony as his car puishing, i had a go.

Pushed my mates S40 on the local car park, about 70meters, then most of the way back, that is farking disgusting breath gone for 10+ minutes, legs ruined, i am doing that again should sort some leg power, and some cardio ability out nicely.


I`ll do some powercleans later in the week, some timed runs with the car, so may not be as easy a week as i planned, ah well.

Fair play Dale i dont know how you do it without a gym mate. i certinly couldn't.

Its all i know mate, i could count on my hands the amount of times ive been in a gym, and they have always been crap.


Its only deads and squats that are held back, bench a bit too as i`m alone, i think ive done ok for so little equipment.


I`ll end up getting a setup when ive got some spare cash.


All ive got is a cheap bench from argos, (too narrow for my back) a 7foot unknown peice of metal with no knurling or the peices that stop the plates moving in, a scaffold bar and some viynl plates lol.



And for anyone whos interested.

No training, going to do some timed runs with my mates car tonight, plan to do 4 lengths of the car park, its a slight incline too, i predict pain, 30 seconds should be a nice target, its about 70meters.

Powercleans on sunday, then doss till wednesdays bench sesh.

Been using the barstard steamer from 9 till 3 today i must have lost a good liter of sweat its about 40 degrees in the room

sound bro i will weld you up a set of bolt to the wall dippin bars/squat stands when the time comes sure

Crap week of eating, feel generally crap because of it, 5 pounds down, **** session.


Chest

Flat bench, all paused


26kg x 10
46kg x 5
66kg x 2
76kg x 1
86kg x 1
96kg x 1 (far harder than it should have been, many times harder than last times 5 singles at 97)
102kg x F - just failed

Straight into 1 big set
70kg x 11
60kg x 8
50kg x 7
40kg x 12
30kg x 10


That made me sweat, total failure on each.


When i used to train, if i had a week off i couldnt replicate my good performances, thought it may have changed now, appears not, back to 4 singles next week.


Plus note, i look better because ive not been eating my usual 500carbs a day, so not much as much water as usual, i`d go so far to say i looked good with a pump, been eating sub 100 a day.

I know what was wrong yesterday, when i get a lift out it messes me up, so i fell out of my normal groove by about 4 inches, doms in my upper chest is severe today, same for tri`s after the big set.


Eating still way off, had 4 breaded chicken breasts today and an icecream, just got no appetite down from needing to eat everything i see.


Back tonight

Clean Pulls

Just to warm up


66kg x 2
66kg x 2
86kg x 2
86kg x 2


Powercleans

Not been done in a while.


46kg x 2
59kg x 2
66kg x 2
74kg x 2
78kg x 1
82kg x 1
82kg x 1


Clean pulls have helped, miles faster off the floor to mid stomach, but because i havnt done these in a while, the top bits a bit behind.


Rows, found out what ive been doing is commonly known as a pendlay row.


Pendlay Rows

Thumbless

46kg x 6
56kg x 6
66kg x 6
74kg x 6
78kg x 6
82kg x 4
82kg x 4

With thumbs
86kg x 4 - that hurts my hands - PB

Thumbless
86kg x 3 - PB


Pump work!

Thumbless

66kg x 8
59kg x 13 - failure, dropped the 14th
46kg x 12



Felt ill, had to lie down on the decking as i felt a bit faint.


Well thats a good improvement from last time so i`m certain it was my crap set up on bench what let me down yesterday, not to fret, next session will be better, feeling hungry now......

Couldnt be arsed to train yesterday, i`m living on next to nothing atm no want to eat at all.

Quick one tonight, light.

Shoulders

Strict press
26kg x 5
26kg x 5

Pclean + psuh press

46kg x 6
59kg x 2
66kg x 1
70kg x 1
74kg x 1
66kg x 2


Slowly build back up when i can force feed mself.

Sorry mate havnt checked up for a while, how is life in genral bud??

Erm, alrite suppose, just need a fcuking job but theres nothing in my area, had nothing off agencies in a while either, getting very aggressive and loosing my rag a lot lately too, so ive been better if i`m honest mate.

You still living with your folks?

Seriously consider making a move mate, tones of work up london way and if you get a place to rent 50miles outside and comute each day you can earn a fair bit.

Ye still at home bud.


I`d like to do something like that, but i wouldnt have a clue where to start mate, i just dont know what to do with myself at all.


Is it easy to get work down your way then?

Whats your field mate, lots of labouring work near and around london for 70-100 quid a day lot of my mates work on the tracks, put up fencing and do stuff on site.

Ive done sports/gym work since 16 so dont no much other than my own trade tbh mate.

Not anything specific bud, i got messed about on an apprenticeship and its put me in a crap position to find another due to my age.


Sounds good though, theres next to no labouring going round here, the agencies are having trouble finding anything.


Whats the basic qualification you need to be a gym instructor bud? Ive seen a few positions advertised in the last few weeks, and theres quite a few gyms local to me, so seems an alrite time to train for something like that.

If your unemployed (sign yourself on) the goverment pay for level 2 ymca fitness instructor course free of charge.

This is what you need to sit behind a gym desk checking people in - but i meen its ok 40 hours a week £6/6.50ish an hour.

Cheers mate, ye i think i`ll get myself signed on if you can do that, i`ll have a word with one of the people and see when i could get it done.


Tbh mate anything will do for now, i`d prefer to get a basic qualification that i can add to later, and sit on my arse in a gym all day, than doing nothing as i am now, theres plenty of gyms near me too.


What kind of things does the level 2 cover bud? Is it quite basic stuff?

Grip, not done in a while, not expecting much.


1 hand deads


1 inch bar.


26kg - L+R x 1
39kg - L+R x 1
50kg - L+R x 1
56kg - L+R x 1
62kg - L+R x 1
68kg - L+R x 1
74kg - L+R x 1
78kg - L+R x 1
82kg - L+R x 1
86kg - R x 1
86kg - L x 1 - only just, got unbalanced so dropped it

90kg - R x 1 - PB - nice
86kg - L x 1 - perfect this time - PB with left i believe
92kg - R x F - just nothing left here



Well, pb`s after not doing grip for a while is nice, happy chappy

ORIGINAL: dale1989

Cheers mate, ye i think i`ll get myself signed on if you can do that, i`ll have a word with one of the people and see when i could get it done.


Tbh mate anything will do for now, i`d prefer to get a basic qualification that i can add to later, and sit on my arse in a gym all day, than doing nothing as i am now, theres plenty of gyms near me too.


What kind of things does the level 2 cover bud? Is it quite basic stuff?

I got level 2 out the way in 5/6 weeks, its one multi choise exam, one practical assesment, really easy mate. (you may need a 10 hours of experiance shadowing a PT - give me a shout mate and il give you my YMCA qualified number and details and il say you were a prime candidate for a gym job)

Yer deffo have a word with the giro people/study line and get booked on one mate.