It's Never Too Late

After recovering a bit, Tuesday night was Push Day, yay! Felt like crap though, bit sick maybe so felt weak and pathetic but it went ok in the end.
 
Bench press
3 x 12 @ 0
8 @ 30
8 @ 34
8 @ 34
8 @ 40 (+1 rep, after several deep breaths!)
 
Flyes
3 x 10 @ 12
 
Incline dumbbell press
10 @ 16 (+2kg)
10 @ 18 (+2kg)
10 @ 18 (+2kg)
  6 @ 20 (+2kg)
 
Seated dumbbell press
3 x 8 @ 12 (-2 reps, arms were ruined)
 
Pushdowns
10 @ 40
10 @ 40
10 @ 40 (+2 reps)
 
Bent over lat raises
3 x 10 @ 7 (still getting bad pain in left shoulder joint from these, might be last time for a while...)
 

Time for confessional...

It's been a bad couple of weeks since last session. Got up off the sofa one evening (that will teach me...) to find my lower back was screwed and could hardly stand. It's taken over a week to get back to normal and no chance of training in that time, I daren't risk it. All seems ok now but this week has been chaos Christmas prep, socialising, and yesterday getting the wonderful news that my girl is 5 weeks pregnant :D

Diet has been very up and down though not gaining weight at least. We have two more busy evenings to survive and then I can get back to the torture chamber, I'm hoping to get in there on Saturday & Sunday but we will see. Fingers crossed no more injuries for a while, feel 80 years old some days after a year of neck/back/shoulder/neck/back/shoulder problems. I find myself wishing I was healthy enough to go to a gym :) But I suspect it doesn't work like that...

Anyway, that's why there has been no update for a while but back in the saddle very soon, no doubt I will be lifting even more pathetic weights than last time but I'm looking forward to getting in there again.

Congrats on the news mate!

Best to do what you're doing, take it easy for abit, no need to risk injury!

Finally dragged my sorry carcass into the gym last night, confident that my back had no more issues and also aware that time and membership are whizzing by. So I went in for a bit of everything just to break me in again and make me ache all through Christmas :D

Foolishly I didn't eat in the afternoon so had the shakes by the time I got there which didn't help, but I would have been pathetic anyway...

The place was nearly empty and cold as a witch's tit, but I still had to wait for a guy to finish upright rows in the squat rack so I could do:-

Squats
3 x 12 @ 0
4 x 8 @ 30

Seated calf raises (first time ever, man they hurt!)
4 x 10 @ 20 (how does this hurt so much more than 100 while standing?!)

Bench press
3 x 12 @ 0
4 x 8 @ 30

Seated rowing
4 x 10 @ 35

Pulldowns
1 x 10 @ 35
3 x 10 @ 40

Strangely not sore yet, but I am sure it is coming...

Having been sat on my backside for a couple of hours, I finally stood up, and legs are really starting to suffer now. It's great to be back! Just need this damn Christmas to be over so I can get back in there again. It's so nice not to be injured :)

thought i would drop in and see what you had been up to!  Great intro to your journal  on the first page! 

Take it easy with the back mate.  have you had problems with it long term?  any idea what it is?   i know your pain as i have back problems all the time!

You live in Brno?  love that part of the world, spent quite a bit of time there over the years watching bike racing and doing trackdays at the race circuit.  even had a bit of a thing with a girl from there a few years back!

Thanks Daz :D Yes I'm in Brno now, with my girl and expectant bump on the way! I had to part company with the bike when I came here but will definitely be off to the MotoGP and WSBK next year here.

Back problems may have been caused by a bike accident long ago which hurt my back badly, though in a different area and it has not affected me in a very long time. But a few months back I displaced 3 neck vertebra and then 2 back vertebra and suspect it's just weakness left behind from that. Much like yourself, I just want to be ok long enough to get back in the gym, to get strong enough to stay ok etc etc...

Finally back in the gym for a session last night! Dead tired as still not sleeping but went anyway...

Squats
3 x 12 @ 0
8 @ 30
8 @ 40
8 @ 40
8 @ 50
Just about puking at this point but still alive :)

Extensions
10 @ 35
10 @ 40
10 @ 45
10 @ 50

Leg curls
10 @ 30
10 @ 30
10 @ 35
  6 @ 35

Calf raises
10 @ 80
10 @ 100
10 @ 100
10 @ 100

Walking down the stairs out of the gym was much like an Elvis impression, but very pleased with myself for getting back in there. And again tonight...

FatWallet


Thanks Daz :D Yes I'm in Brno now, with my girl and expectant bump on the way! I had to part company with the bike when I came here but will definitely be off to the MotoGP and WSBK next year here.

Back problems may have been caused by a bike accident long ago which hurt my back badly, though in a different area and it has not affected me in a very long time. But a few months back I displaced 3 neck vertebra and then 2 back vertebra and suspect it's just weakness left behind from that. Much like yourself, I just want to be ok long enough to get back in the gym, to get strong enough to stay ok etc etc...

 
congratulations on the little on on the way!  whens it due?
bet its cold there at the moment, but you get the payback in summer with the lovely weather!
 
brno is a different place on the GP race weekend! swarming with bikes and people from all over europe. 
 
ditto on the back problems!  bike crashes from years ago is the root of my problems, and a bad car crash last year that fractured 2 vertebra!
 
 

It is due early August we think, so still a long way to go.
The cold has been paralyzing sometimes but mostly around 0 now so not too bad. Summer will definitely be a furnace to remember :)

It sounds like you get all the bad luck, but the ride along the way is definitely worth it! I miss my bike but also glad to retire undefeated ;-)

Last night's session went well in the end, I ate better during the day which helped. Everything had slipped a bit since last time as expected, but not as bad as I thought it would be:-

Bench Press
3 x 12 @ 0
8 @ 30
8 @ 30
8 @ 30
7 @ 40

Flyes
3 x 10 @ 12

Incline Dumbbell Press
10 @ 14
10 @ 16
10 @ 16
10 @ 18

Seated Dumbbell Press
8 @ 12
8 @ 12
7 @ 12

Pushdowns
10 @ 40
  9 @ 40
  5 @ 40

Well, well, a miracle, I got back in the gym at last! After a month of no money, no sleep, lots of stress etc etc I finally dragged my sorry self back in for an easy session to induce full body DOMS, which is definitely settling in today...

Squats
3 x 12 @ 0
4 x 12 @ 20

Calf raises
4 x 10 @ 80

Bench press
3 x 12 @ 0
3 x 10 @ 20

Seated rowing
4 x 10 @ 35

So short and sweet but was nice to get back in there at last. I should be back in there Friday night all being well and will then start cranking it up a lot more :)

Yesterday was a lot better:-

Squats
3 x 12 @ 0
3 x 8 @ 30
1 x 8 @ 40

Leg curls
4 x 8 @ 30

Cal raises
1 x 10 @ 80
1 x 10 @ 90
2 x 10 @100

Seated rowing
1 x 10 @ 30
3 x 10 @ 35

Pulldowns
4 x 10 @ 30

Dumbbell curls
3 x 8 @ 10
1 x 6 @ 10 (failure, and very sore today!)

Good luck mate. you seem to be very simular to me in age,weight,training experiance and current lifts.
We also seem to have the same belly power pack lol, going off your pics,(can you beat 39"lol)? . I'm just hoping the weights bring this down a good 5 or so inches.
I'l be looking in from time to time to see where wer'e upto. 
laters

Cheers Crispy :) I'm also hoping for some changes this year, too many disruptions lately to be even remotely consistant. Got this week free for training, then back to the UK next week, then back here and things will settle down so can start making progress again...

Almost a proper workout tonight at last!

Bench press
3 x 12 @ 0
2 x 8 @ 20
2 x 8 @ 30

Flyes
4 x 10 @ 12

Incline dumbbell press
1 x 10 @ 14
3 x 10 @ 16

Seated dumbbell press
8 @ 12
6 @ 12
5 @ 12
Nearly dead now...

Tricep pushdowns
3 x 10 @ 30

After a trip back to UK and busy days and nights I made it back into the punishment room last night. Few more days doing other things and should be back to normal life from Monday/Tuesday :)

Squats
3 x 12 @ 0
4 x 10 @ 30

Bench press
3 x 12 @ 0
4 x 8 @ 30

Seated rowing
1 x 10 @ 30
1 x 10 @ 35
2 x 10 @ 40

1/2 hour on bike.

Collapse.

Made it back in for a little push session last night:-

Bench press
3 x 12 @ 0
4 x 8 @ 30 (made it at last, going up next time)

Incline Flyes
4 x 8 @ 12 (aching shoulder but got through it)

Incline dumbbell press
1 x 10 @ 14
1 x 10 @ 16
1 x 10 @ 18
1 x 6 @ 18 (happy with this!)

Pushdowns
1 x 10 @ 35
1 x 9 @ 40 (rubbish form)
1 x 10 @ 35

1/2 hour on bike, arms shaking like jelly all the time :)