NONAME'S JOURNAL... ## Weight loss time!!! ##

Yeah, pleased with the deads, feel pretty good so far this week... other than the late nights that is!

The few days rest was good and definitely helped me. I'd been thinking about just a few days off the last couple of weeks or so, just felt i could do with it. Providing you understand it, listening to your body can help a lot.

For sure mate i always listen to my body

Too many people who train think that time off is a bad thing which it is not

Good to hear everything is going well

This evening i worked my triceps.


Close Grip Bench Press

12 reps with 60kg (warm up)
10 reps with 95kg
9 reps with 97.5kg
8 reps with 97.5kg
5 reps with 100kg
4 reps with 100kg


Lying Tricep Extensions (EZ bar)

10 reps with 45.5kg
7 reps with 45.5kg
5 reps with 48kg
5 reps with 48kg
5 reps with 48kg


A nice increase in reps compared with last weeks workout.

Got a slight bit of pain back in my left arm again, but nothing too bad.

Also got my cardio done this morning again!

Seen there has been a bit of focus here on the morning cardio, and in Griff and Tommy H's journals, with spin bike pics as well... i thought i'd join in and, although not a spin bike, post mine up.

very nice mate i have always seen that type of bike in the gym but never actually got on it. you really are getting back into the cardio now,as nyjam(sp) said to me the hardest bit is getting started.

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you really are getting back into the cardio now,as nyjam(sp) said to me the hardest bit is getting started.

Yeup, or as i like to put it "getting back into a routine"

...and speaking of which... i've just finished half hour on my exercise bike!

This evening i worked my biceps.


Barbell Curls (EZ bar)

30 reps with just the bar (warm up)
10 reps with 50.5kg
9 reps with 50.5kg
7 reps with 53kg
5 reps with 55.5kg
4 reps with 55.5kg
3 reps with 58kg


Seated Alternate Dumbell Curls

7 reps with 24kg
5 reps with 24kg
3 reps with 27.5kg
5 reps with 24kg
4 reps with 24kg


Weights and reps up since my last bicep workout, which was 2 weeks ago.

My left arm really hindered me when i used the 27.5k dumbells, the tendon (??) pain that is. Other than that it was a fairly decent workout.

Measured my bicep whilst pumped and it was 16 3/4 inches, thats a big as it's ever been. At 5'9" and 88kgs i'm quite pleased with that. It was 16 1/2 inches cold when i measured it earlier today.

ORIGINAL: noname
I was undecided whether or not i should try it, but thought "sod it, i'm gonna go for it".

and ain't it fun?

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Providing you understand it, listening to your body can help a lot.

& again. You are learning the kind of knowledge that doesnt come from books or films, but from experience. Good on you mate

Yeah, i've often trained on instinct as opposed to having a plan set in stone.

I do find it amusing at times when people rigidly stick to their 5x5 plans, or whatever the latest trend is, rather than train with a bit of instinct.

I understand a need for a basic plan to follow, but the human body is a living, breathing organism that is always changing as opposed to being stagnant like a robot, i consider that when i'm training. Just because the 'plan' say's 5 sets of 10, if i feel i can do 7 sets then i will, but then on other days it may be a struggle to get the 5 sets done.

This evening i worked my legs.


Squats

8 reps with 60kg (warm up)
6 reps with 110kg
5 reps with 115kg
3 reps with 120kg
2 reps with 120kg
2 reps with 120kg
1 rep with 125kg


Reps were up tonight compared with my last leg workout which was 2 weeks ago.

great stuff noname a wacking great set of Quads for you for crimbo as well as TT

Hmmn... not sure about the big quads for myself. I say that because i really want to focus on the strength side of things with them. Although i do also want them bigger (my lower body is pretty naff when compared to my upper body) the strength gains are my main priority for them at the moment.

Although saying that i can notice them taking a bit of shape now, but i do mean only a bit.

Nice squatting mate strength still going up i see

Yeah, it's slowly ceeping up.

Seen as squatting is fairly new to me i would like to think i should see some good gains. In my mind i'm viewing 150k plus as a reasonable figure to be squating and that is my aim. Probably a little way off yet but it should get there.

This evening i worked my chest.


Flat Bench Press

25 press ups (warm up)
15 reps with 60kg (warm up)
4 reps with 110kg


Flat Dumbell Bench Press

9 reps with 44kg
8 reps with 44kg
6 reps with 44kg
6 reps with 44kg


I went out on the town last night and did'nt get home till around 7 o'clock this morning! Slept on and off during the day and am left with a slight hangover, it was a good night though. Did'nt have much physical energy to train but in my mind i still wanted to.

The barbell bench was pretty much a nogo! The 110k felt pretty heavy so i decided that going straight to dumbells will be more beneficial... and i was right. I ended up getting a personal best in terms of reps with the 44k bells, although i realise that was mainly due to my chest being fairly fresh due to not doing much barbell work.

Overall i'm glad that i at least got some training done and got some half decent reps with the dumbells.

Hi mate, the 210kg is awesome work!

your strength has gone up massively!

Do you use you bike for am cardio atm??

all the best

Tom

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Do you use you bike for am cardio atm??

Er, erm... *cough, sometimes, cough*

Well, the aim is 30 minutes in the mornings at a steady pace on the bike, but my sleeping habits are not always the best and i don't get the cardio done. At the moment my weight training is priority over the cardio. Although i'm not over fussed because i know i will get it all sorted and up to standard in the end.

This evening i worked my back.


Deadlifts

12 reps with 60kg (warm up)
8 reps with 100kg (warm up)
2 reps with 140kg (warm up)
5 reps with 200kg
4 reps with 200kg
2 reps with 205kg
2 reps with 210kg
2 reps with 210kg


Wide Grip Chins

8 reps with 10kg
5 reps with 10kg
7 reps with bodyweight
5 reps with bodyweight


Tonights workout was hard! I did'nt get up till gone 12 today, not eaten much and felt weak as piss! Had 4 Pro Plus (200mg caffeine) before training and recon that made it worse!!

The first working set of deads was by far the hardest tonight. Felt very light headed after each rep and was taking around 5-10 seconds of deep breaths between each rep. Legs were like jelly! I nearly stopped the workout and thought 'i ain't doing no more' ...well thats what my body was telling me, but my mind said otherwise and i stuck it out.

good to see pure dedication noname i am pretty used to caffiene now but if i took a straight 200mg when i started my hands would shake

also Noname i remember you talking about taking ECA befomre. how do you rate it. i was thinking about it for the final part of my cut. i don't particularly need energy and my appetite does not really really need suppressed (its not that big to begin with) im not expecting alot anyway did it do much for you?
cheers mate keep up the excellent effort


whispers* cardio? whispers*