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Darren and I will be running a static journal with meal plans, training, progress information and pics.  This will be throughout 2009 all the way to him at the 2009 UKBFF British Finals.

Darren and I will be posting in this topic most days, but feel free to chime in with any comments, questions or queries.  Daz can also be contacted through this topic.



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I will enjoy reading this! Looking good in the pics!

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look forward to reading your journal mate

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Man this sounds like it will make for some great reading :) Awesome pics !

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Brilliant stuff, well done James - Daz has an awesome physique. Should be an inspiring topic for 2009.  Has he also got his own website?

 

Realy looking forward to this one guys can look at it from the out-side now!! good luck mate!!

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I'm very intersted to watch Daz's progress - good luck mate, hope 2009 is a great year for you

31st december chest and biceps

hi everyone started my prep for 2009 hope you all enjoy just so you all know am not a normal trainer i like high reps lots of sets and a fast pace.

CHEST
                     Pec deck 4 sets 20 reps 45 secs rest
                     Bench press 4 sets 15 reps 45 sec rest
                     Incline dumbbell press into flyes so a super set 15 reps 
                     on each so 30 reps total 4 sets 30 sec rest
                     Decline flyes 4 sets 15 reps 30 sec rest
                     Cable crossover 1 set 100 reps


BICEPS      
                     Cable curls 5 sets 15 reps 30 sec rest
                      Incline dumbbell curls 4 sets 15 reps 30 sec rest
                      EZ curls 3 sets 15 reps 30 sec rest
                      Posing curls 4 sets 20 reps 30 sec rest


 take my post work out drink then home to rest and eat.

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Daz, when did you start training like this and what made you switch from let's say a more conventional routine?

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What sort of weights do you shift Daz?

Lots of volume/short rest so I would expect weight to be low.

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this will make for a good journal.

iirc you used to train twice a dy, is this not the case anymore?

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Daz, when did you start training like this and what made you switch from let's say a more conventional routine?

hi mate been doing this on off for two years its the best way for me to add good muscle try it out dont worry about weights just go for punp and keep rest time down. Good luck
 

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What sort of weights do you shift Daz?

Lots of volume/short rest so I would expect weight to be low.

hi mate i dont worry about weight mine is about making more muscle and i dont beleve in heavy to make more muscle  try more on good reps we are bodybuilders not powerlifting good luck mate

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this will make for a good journal.

iirc you used to train twice a dy, is this not the case anymore?

hi mate will start twice about 8weeks from the show pal thanks mate

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What's a typical days eating involve Daz??

james will post that if thats ok mate he does that side to things thanks for the post

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today workout 6th jan 


Chest 
                              Pec Deck 4 Sets 20 reps pose in the middle
                            
                              1 big set  starting with incline press,
                              incline flyes, dumbbell press, chest press,
                              pec deck, bench press 4 sets 10 reps on each 
                              1 min rest between sets 
                              Then to finish 4 sets infcline press going up little bit 
                              each time 45sec rest betweenj set


Arms
                             Seated dumbbells into Hammer curls 4sets
                             preacher culs 4 sets 15reps
                             barbell curls 4 sets 15 reps
                             cable curls 1 set 100 reps 

finished up with 6 sets abs 15 mins walking and 10 mins posing then home to rest and eat and sort my little girls party out she is 4 in 6days 4 going on 14. She is having a party and they is lots of boys coming its started already i have told her no boyfriends till she is at least 24. You will see ellie if you watch me guest pose she comes on stage and hits a few shots anyway got to go and grow now speak soon.

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Ello people, Daz got me doing his '20 reps and squeeze for 3 seconds' today. He has persuaded me to try it for a month, so I will and see how it goes. Might I add he still got me to do it half hour after finishing chest, no rest for wicked in our gym im afraid!  FZRBANDIT (Si)

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Ello people, Daz got me doing his '20 reps and squeeze for 3 seconds' today. He has persuaded me to try it for a month, so I will and see how it goes. Might I add he still got me to do it half hour after finishing chest, no rest for wicked in our gym im afraid!  FZRBANDIT (Si)

thats ok si just want you to get the best gains you can this my way of doing things and it works really well but it is very hard way of training but stick with it pal

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7th jan


BACK
                           today we trained back and it was a lot of pulldown movements we started with st,arm pulldowns doing 4 sets of 20 reps.
 after rev,grip pulldowns 4 sets of 15 reps. then behined neck pulldowns
5sets 20 reps, pull ups wide 4 sets of 10 reps 1 arm puklldowns into cable row 4 sets of 15 on each movement.



TRICEPS
                         wide pushdowns into pushouts with a rope 4 sets of 15reps on each movement. Then rev pushdowns into rope pushdowns 4sets of 15reps on each. one arm pushdowns 4 sets of 15 reps, to nfinish 1 arm extensions 4  sets of 15 reps and 1 set of 30 reps.

had good sessions today just had post workout drink and started resting then home for sleep and food hope you all enjoy this read we will be putting pics up i weigh about 275lbs at the min.


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lookin forwrad to this journal progressin Daz.. good luck for the comin yr mate.

  

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They'll be the static journal going up early next week folks - this will have Daz's meal plan and more

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lookin forward to alot of reading

great work

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lookin forwrad to this journal progressin Daz.. good luck for the comin yr mate.

thanks mate will be good read get better as shows gets closer thanks for the support

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sunday 11th

Cardio 

Today  cardio starting with 10mins on bike then jump off nd do 15 mins walk jog on the runner then off on cross trainer for another 10 mins keeping 1 fast pace for all 10 then off to boxing room to finish with 5 2 mins rounds with 1 min rest in between after have post work out shake then off to watch the gym football team but game was called off due to hard ground. The gym team have won all games this year played 7 won 7 and hit 57 goals great star to the season lads all the best for the rest.

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Hello Champ

Looking forward to reading this thread.  Thank you for all the help and advise you've given me and my bro... really do appreciate it!

Little Basra

I took a friend to train at Daz Ball's Extreme Gym today - we had a great workout.  The gym has a great positive atmosphere; no doubt this is a result of Darren's own positive aura.

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Interesting sessions. I've recently come to appreciate the benefits of the higher intesity (rest wise) but still follow the 'regular' reps/sets protocol. If I can get the ego in check I'll give this a go sometime..... not too sure I'd have the bottle to hit legs with that sort of volume AND intensity tho LOL  - do you (try to) use the same weight for all sets incidently or do you pyramid the weights down taking each set to ~max effort?

James, how did you find this style of training?

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I'd be interested to know how long each session takes you Daz.

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Hello Champ

Looking forward to reading this thread.  Thank you for all the help and advise you've given me and my bro... really do appreciate it!

Little Basra

hi basra thanks for the support mate love helping you lads at the gym

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I took a friend to train at Daz Ball's Extreme Gym today - we had a great workout.  The gym has a great positive atmosphere; no doubt this is a result of Darren's own positive aura.

glad you enjoyed it mate always a good vibe in the gym try to keep the lads positive about they training nice to see you guys at the gym and hope to see some more lads
 

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Interesting sessions. I've recently come to appreciate the benefits of the higher intesity (rest wise) but still follow the 'regular' reps/sets protocol. If I can get the ego in check I'll give this a go sometime..... not too sure I'd have the bottle to hit legs with that sort of volume AND intensity tho LOL  - do you (try to) use the same weight for all sets incidently or do you pyramid the weights down taking each set to ~max effort?

James, how did you find this style of training?

I have used this type of training on and off for two years i did it in 2007 and won the brits still put the weights up each set if i can. 1 tip is to get your ego in check cus lifting big dont mean you are going to get big if you come down and try one of my sessions i would have you so pumped up and in the most pain you have been in by using little weights and lots of holding the contraction at the top of the movment. As for reps i aim for 15 to 12 reps but if i dont make it and fail i dont worry just rest another 30 to 1min then back in all the best with this and let is no how it goes

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I'd be interested to know how long each session takes you Daz.

if i train on my own session take abouyt 30mins to 45 mins tops if its me and my training partner chet who has great body watch out under 70 kgs inter at the brits he won the under 70 kgs inter show in hayes and i train and do hes diet witch james is going to look over with me. Anyway about 45mins to 1 hour with training partner. thanks

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Cheers for the reply Daz... so you try and increase the weight for each of your 4 worksets? Does this mean you work between the top end to the bottom end of your rep ranges as you increase weight or are your earlier sets more like a warm up and it's the final set (or 2) where you take it to the hilt (so to speak).

Do you catch my drift? I just assume if your aim is to increase the weight each set then the first set or 2 are workable but 'comfortably' within yourself.

I've never really worked consistantly with the rep ranges you subsrcibe to. I use 3 work sets with the same weight and while the first 2 are doable they are tough but if I upped the weight for each set, to be in my range by set 3, sets 1 and 2 would be far more comfortable hence my quizzing.

(it's not wasted time, I will genuinely give this a legitimate try once I have got my head round benching less than the part-timers LOL)

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Hi Daz,

       Really interesting reading, going to come aong with james when I get a chance, hopefully soon!! Just got my head back into training funny my training principles are very similar to yours!!!

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