No.13's training.

Heh, bit of mis-matched, was trying a different approach Last time was 5x5

This time: 8, 3, 6, 3, 4, 1

Odd ey.

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Did that 3rd set see a little leg hitching LOL or was that when you took most of that 4'59 up while resting

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Haha, not at all! Chins today actually felt great. I did the 8, had about 20secs rest then 3 more... About 60secs rest then 6 more. 40secs rest, 3 more. About 80secs rest then 4 and so....

Rest times were staggered. I may try a more conventional 3x8 or 4x6 next week.

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oooh, check you out mr 5 star 1000 posts.

Let me do the honours for you

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Heh cheers mate, but I think that thread died a death long before it started.

I'm not 'down' with the GSP. (General Section Possee).

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LOL, no shame there. If you were you'd have about 10,000 more posts but due to me having had to lock half of them you'd miss the pleasure of my posting in your journal

I'll spent the next month bumping it until it goes to a second page

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It's obviously quality not quantity eh! This way I get to attract a more sophisticated clientele *ahem*...

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Average session today. I've had a pretty hectic week so far, late nights/early mornings trying to meet deadlines etc. As a result a cold has finally caught up with me and felt pretty rotten this morning. My nose managed to expel a ridiculous amount of mucus it was scary. I'm ashamed to say I think I took things abit easier today...

10/12

Squat
20 x 10
60 x 5
80 x 5
90 x 3
100 x 3
110 x 3
120 x 3
130 x 3
110 x 6

MP
(...first rep always cleaned from floor)
20 x 8
40 x 3
50 x 3
60 x 2
70 x 1
80 x 1

Push Press
85 x 3 **

MP
50 x 10
50 x 10

DB Row
40 x 8
40 x 8
40 x 8

Supersetted With...

Weighted Situps
+15kg x 10
+15kg x 10
+15kg x 10


**The 85 overhead was meant to be a strict PB attempt. My mind wasn't on the ball at all and ended up pushing pressing it. 85x1 PP is lame, hence why I then pushed 2 more out. Bit crap but what the heck. Hoping to manage a 50kg x 1 DB PP over Xmas/new years, see how I cope.

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I got 80kgx1 for PP'ing on monday.

Does that make me lame?

Ahum... er, yeah but you squat for sets of 15, so it all balances itself out

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LOL.... you going for a pair of 50kg DB PP that'll be pretty impressive. Solid session tho, there's a lot going about, sniffing like a good'un myself

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No.13


It's obviously quality not quantity eh! This way I get to attract a more sophisticated clientele *ahem*...

Not now you don't I'm in here.

Do you do your Dbell Ppressing one arm at a time?

DV. Pair of DB's? No ****ing chance

T0NY, cheers for popping by. I've only done DB PP'ing once before and it's single arm. In no way would I have the co-ordination to do two. 50kg is very much a conservative goal, but therefore achievable! Anything more is a bonus.

Don't worry though, your 77kg PB will be safe

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Decided to go with a fairly simple 4day split when I go home for xmas.

Shoulders
DB Push Press
Seated DB Press
Lateral Raise
Shrugs

Back
Pullovers
DB Row
Rear Laterals
Curls

Chest
DB Bench
Pushups
DB Flyes
Tri. Ext

Legs
DB Squat
Split Squat
DB SLDL
Calf Raise
Weighted Situps


Or something along those lines anyway!

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Looks fine mate, should keep things ticking over

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Haha **** yeah. Great session. Weight this morning was 14st 8lbs! 1 stone lighter than my summer weight, with no loss of strength (makes you wonder what that 1stone was made of). I'm not actually trying to lose weight so I hope this trend doesn't continue

I've just realised that it's been 6days since I last trained, been pretty busy with work etc. So today was spent experimenting with PP-ing technique.

16/12

Push Press
(...first rep cleaned)
20 x 3
40 x 3
50 x 2
60 x 2
70 x 2
80 x 2
90 x 2
95 x 3 PB

Flat Bench
60 x 5
90 x 5
110 x 2
110 x 2 (wide grip)
110 x 2 (wider... too wide)
110 x 2 (back to normal grip)

Seated Rear Laterals
7.5kg x 15
7.5kg x 15
7.5kg x 15

DB Tri Ext.
20kg x 15
20kg x 15
20kg x 15

Supersetted With...

Situps
bw x 20
bw x 20
bw x 20


Done and dusted in about an hour. Very happy with PP. It was only a couple of weeks ago I failed 95x1. Last time I hefted 95kg over my head I was a stone heavier so feeling rather chuffed with myself Aim was for two, but everything seemed so right. Had 4-5minute rest, the beat to my song I was listening to was just kicking in, NO Xplode was obivously just kicking in. It all seemed so perfect.

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Well done, mate, very nice lifting.... but of course I now officially hate you and cannot believe I even started a thread in Gen for your 1000th post - bastard!!!!

Quite a lot of build up work to it too, making it more impresive TBH. A good way to round off to your year

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Cheers matey am pretty made up tbh. The last week has seen me mostly glued to my laptop and my head in books. My eating was pretty poor over the weekend too and I didn't have high hopes. But this was my last OH barbell session for a while so am very happy with how it went. I just kept thinking of what Tony said, "jumping with weights", seemed to do the trick... even though I did smash the ceiling at one point.

Your still allowed to smash me on benching, deadlifting, squatting... so let me have my moment

Or you can use this to spur yourself on for your next session?

And we don't talk about that thread... Lead balloon anyone?

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LOL - the 'thread that never was' thread

I'm PPing tomorrow, got my usual BBall game tonight tho and that never leaves me in the best physical nick for standing OH work. Fingers crossed tho.... and don't forget, I've got a stone on you so I really don't have any excuse

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Heh heh, ssshhh.

You've got a stone, experience, dare I say age too? Joke. I have every faith in you mate, nail it.

Besides, I've got a 'friendly' comp running with BadBoy/Sheeps Clothing for strict BW press, giving me an added incentive. Care to join in?

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I would.... if I wasn't a stone heavier than you and still behind you in PP weight let alone strict, I'm 100kg LOL

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We may have a slight headstart true. But doesn't a certain someone's cycle start soon? I know it'd spur me on trying to keep my lead

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True, in the New Year assuming this glute/hip/ham things heals up... I might join in in some unofficial capacity - what with being a drugs cheat and all LOL

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Nice PPing indeed!

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

Cheers Iain! Wasn't as smooth as your effort, but got it up nonetheless.

Not a great session today. Have had a weird back pain since the weekend, started off really painful but by yesterday it had subsided enough for OH/bench work. Squatting today however, was not going to happen, was popping codeine most of the night but it's still uncomfortable. Decided to give front squats a go having not done them for 6months. Not a great effort, infact pretty disappointing. Felt awkward on my back and seemed to have zero leg strength. Bah.

17/12

Front Squat
practised technique with bar
40 x 3
60 x 3
80 x 3
90 x 3
100 x 1 ...Stopped it after 1 .

Chins
50 reps in 7sets (PB I think)
10, 8, 8, 7, 7, 5, 5.

Shrugs
100 x 10
90 x 10
80 x 10
60 x 20


Over and done with in 45mins. Along with overhead work, decided im going to blast my legs over Xmas too, desperately lacking in strength. I'll also be blasting my back, calves, abs, chest, arms... *sigh* long road ahead of me!

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If you're BSing 130 then 100 for a first try in a while on FS is about right TBH. Usual difference is assumed to be around the 70-80% mark IIRC but as good as they are on the back in comparison, if you were in that much discomfort you were never on a winner.

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My head wasn't in it > failed.

DV, I squatted 150 a few weeks back

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Pish posh and nonsense.
A 100kg front squat first go is nothing like a failure.

Not doing them again for 6months on the other hand...

Team "Show Pony"

"...those aren't the roids you're looking for..."
"...those aren't the roids I'm looking for..."

Damn strong push pressing bro

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Pish posh and nonsense.
A 100kg front squat first go is nothing like a failure.

Not doing them again for 6months on the other hand...

Haha, your posts never fail to raise a smile Jedi
After yesterdays effort, I think I may leave it another 6months!

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Damn strong push pressing bro

Cheers Keenan, it's the one lift I seem to be holding my own in at the moment. Looking forward to deadlifting again


Date for my op finally came through today, 25th Jan! Giving me 5weeks to do what I can. I also ordered a pair of #2 (monster mini) bands today too

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First session back at home today. Felt more like cardio if I'm honest. Will have to get use to all this dumbbell malarky.

19/12

Single Arm DB Push Press
(each arm)
15kg x 5
25kg x 3
35kg x 1
40kg x 1
45kg x 1 (right only, left failed)
35kg x 3
35kg x 5

Seated DB Press
15kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10

DB Squats
25kg x 10
35kg x 10
40kg x 10

SLDL
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10

DB Curl
20kg x 10
20kg x 8
10kg x 20
10kg x 15
10kg x 12
10kg x 12

Lying Leg Raises
x12
x12
x12


Urggh. Not used to this high-rep stuff. DB Squats definately got the heart pumping, quite rewarding though, felt like a cross between squatting and deadlifting. First time in years Ive tried seated db press, I have no back support on my bench so made it quite awkward on the back. Took 70mins bang on, though spent most of the time changing over the DB's.

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Some horrible rep numbers there LOL should e a good shock to the system, you may well be suprised with what you get out of it

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Tell me about it mate! I didn't realise I'd neglected high rep training so much. I'll see how it transform my body over the next few weeks

DB Push Press aim for next week is 50kg.
Squats > 40kg x 3x10, and 50kg x 10 by New Year.

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More of this volume stuff tonight.

Warmed up with some pullovers and light db bench then...

20/12

DB Bench
30kg x 10
30kg x 10
30kg x 10
30kg x 10
30kg x 10

DB Flyes
12.5kg x 10
12.5kg x 10
12.5kg x 10

Incline Pushups
bw x 20, 15, 15

Skulls
(using oly db handle as a bb)
25kg x 6
20kg x 10
20kg x 10

Kneeling Ab rolls
x 8
x 8


Yes it's light, yes it got me sweaty. Done under 50mins. All weights will go up next time, 'fret not.

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Might be worth thinking about, while  you are limited to lighter loads, in doing the smaller muscles first (kinda pre-exhausting them) then moving on to the bigger one.... so do Tris before chest for example.

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Pre-exhausting? Is that bodybuilder talk? I'm kind of aiming for more volume after neglecting it lately, so a couple weeks to put some meat on my chest would be no bad thing. I'm getting some more 10kg plate for Xmas so i'll be able to go upto 52.5kg dbs for bench

My upper back feels ridiculously sore still from doing shoulders, as are my pectorals!

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Nice PP'ing recently man - both BB and single arm!

Now, how about some 15 rep squats?

Buuurrgghhhhh . Let me contend with 10reppers first please it's been months since I've done anything over 5. It is cardio.

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