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Fcuking rubbish session. Struggled to get the right mentality today.

Warmup;

30 mins of moderate ab/BW work, hypers, situps, leg raise, twists etc

Push Press

Bar x3
Bar x3
40kg x3
60kg x3
80kg x1
90kg x3, fast-ish, balance poor
90kg x2, strength there, balance not

Front Squat, Feeling a bit dizzy at this stage- lack of carbs?

bar x3
bar x3
60kg x3
80kg x3
100kg x3
122.5kg x3, nice and deep, feel like death so leave it.

Comment;

Not feeling right today, dizzy, faint and generally poor. Balance was terrible on the push press.

Think i've got to back off on push press for a while,

5x3 @75% (adding weight each week) for 6-8 weeks.

Need something to motivate at the moment. Ship without a rudder comes to mind.

Probably just a one-off mate - were you carb depleted? Hydrated? Too much 'horizontal gymnastics' the night before???

Jimbo

Hadn't drunk much this morning, i've been experimenting with low carbs this week and generally cutting carbs back.

I did feel starving hungry throughout the whole session, which suggests it's a food issue.

I've started takin AAKG, CM and Taurine pre-workout, maybe this is having an adverse affect?

May just increase carbs next week and see how things develop.

Even when I'm trying to keep carbs lowish I still make sure I get a bunch in pre-workout; I love feeling full (near bloated) going into a training session haha

Cheers Cricket, think thats what I'm going to do, i.e. most carbs pre-workout.

For a bad session it looked pretty good to be honest, mind you when I feel like s***, like you I jack it in, sometimes I reckon you cause more harm training on days like that lol.

Low carbs make me retarded. I am sure you'll get used to it and some carbs a bit before training would help. I'd take in carbs a good hour prior to training, dependent on what from of carbs you have.

I like a PB & J Sandwich and a cup of fruit pre training..prob not the best, but simple

low carb dieting works for me like magic and the tiredness goes within 4 days or so. good luck mate!

My preferred pre-workout snack is fruit (an apple, for instance) and a coffee - give it a go.

Jimbo

Thanks fellas, I'll give all the advice a go!

Benching later, so will try eating a bit more and see what happns

No spotters at all in the gym so had to change routine.

Strict Press

bar x5
40kg x3
60kg x1
80kg x3 PB
70kg x5
60kg x5

Incline DB Bench

15s x5
25s x5
40s x2, poor, think the MP knackered me!
30s x10, much better

Close Bench, No spotter so just a few sets

bar x5
40kg x5
60kg x5
80kg x10, easy apart from unracking!

DB Skulls

5s x8
7.5s x8
12.5s x8
15s x5

Single DB OH Ext

5s x8
7.5s x8
12.5s x8
15s    x5

Pressdown, 3x20

Comment;

Pleased with the MP, but was downhill from there, I tire very quickly. Think I may have to drop bench altogether, not much point when I can't get a reliable spot often.

No dizzyness issues today.

What does taurine do? and also what does CM stand for?

CM= Citrulline Malate, it's a cell volumizer

Taurine= Also a cell volumizer, works well with caffeine

Just trying out some different supps for fun, did have a very good 'pump' today, not sure if it actually benefits my lifting as having a pump can stop you lifting as well lol. Feels dirty to have a pump after years of anti-bodybuilding training hahah.

Try it, its cheap.

feel the burn !!

nice strict press mate !

Cheers fella,

I'm going to concentrate on overhead work over bench for a while. Not sure how my training is going to work out, but thinking;

Strict Press/DB Bench/Tricep

Deads/GM/Chin/Row

Push Press/Dips or Close Bench if spotter/Front Squat

Not sure, just going to see how it works out.

Want the 90kg Strict and 110 Push Press!

Totally agree with subbing in Heavy weighted dips/CG benching/OH pressing in place of benching. Surely 90k strict is within reach having done 87.5k not too long ago? Jealous of your push press!

Jimbo

Yes mate, I'm going for a double on 85kg within the next 3-4 weeks then a crack at 90kg, maybe a bit more.

My push press should be 10kg higher, just need to get the explosiveness going.

How does one develop explosiveness? This is something i lack bigtime. Im thinking of doing 10x3 @ 50% max ala Westside dynamic type day. Grrr

strong lifting fella!
 
What do you weigh?
Did you think anymore about taking up MMA?
 
I started myself this week, i did sub wrestling on monday and im hoping to do BJJ tomorrow, muay thai on thurs & sat.