Seated machine shoulder press full stack + 25lb/14, 12, 10
Cable row full stack 13, 10, 8
Incline log press in rack (from the pins) 97kx3x5 on last set I dropped to 77k/4 then 55k/4
Hammer row (1 arm at a time) 90k per arm 10, 8
Steel log 67/5 77/5
Rear lateral machine 12, 10
Pinwheel curl 20k/14, 12, 10
Pushdown 16 plates on stack/ 14, 12, 10

Weighed in at 15st 6lb .. very pleased with how things are going at the mo.

good stuff mate, hows your bro getting on? i remember him saying on tds that he wasnt sure what he wanted to do after trying strongman for a bit

good luck with the rest of your training!!

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he's okay mate .. he got into MMA for a bit but realised that weights was his first love. He's just lifting hard and heavy these days .. he managed an 800lb rack pull from above the knees the other day
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8YB7i9aLivg

Conditioning workout

Thrusters w/ball x20 superset with burpees x15 - 5 rounds of this
Mountain climbers x 20 superset with pushups x5 - 5 rounds of this
Ab roller 2x10
Plate swing and catch - basically throw plate with right then catch with left - x20 - 3 rounds of this
Plate curl and press - x10 3 rounds of this
Dumbell snatch did 5 reps alternating each side with no rest unril I'd done 20 reps each side
Dumbell swing using towel - as above
Dumbell pass hand to hand using towel x20
Floor wipers x10 superset with crunches x10 - 3 rounds of this

Idle curiosity trawling through Journals brought me here..it's interesting Journal mate..you throw workouts around don't you..random stuff like the Gironda arms thing..I like your approach..

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Cheers oasis .. I did the gironda thing cos I was bored mainly but I do like to mix thing sup sometimes. Am tempted to do the arm w/o again this saturday cos I really enjoyed it (and my arms looked brill afterwards ;)

Today was legs

Squats 60/5 100/5 140/5 160/2 170/3 150/5 5 had silly pumps in my lower back and water in my legs so had to foerego front squats
Machine hack (lying on back) 100/5 120/5 140/5 5
Sissy squat BW 2x15
Pull thru's stack on cable machine 2x10 - lower back couldn't take more
Negative accentuated leg ext (up with 2 down with 1) 60/12 8

Legs looked like water filled balloons afer I'd finished and pants were spray on ..walk back to work was v uncomfortable. All I've wanted to do all afternoon is go to sleep

I'm doing HIT for the next say 4/5/6 weeks or till I feel blown up from it..I then as a rule return to a more conventional 8x8..I'll keep popping in here though..as your approach does appeal to me..

It's hard to be humble when I'm so great...

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize...Muhammad Ali

My journal:
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/Uphill-to-the-big-50-m2797720-p14.aspx

feel like sh!te at the mo .. think it may be a touch of test flu :(

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feel like sh!te at the mo .. think it may be a touch of test flu :(

That sucks. You just feeling tired/exhausted, or starting to get aches/cold?

Just tired and my a real 'fuzzy' feeling in my head .. like a semi headache all the time. On the plus side I feel pumped to fcuk all the time now ;)

how much you weighing in at marsie mate ?

Idle curiosity trawling through Journals brought me here

LOL, so I'm no the only one that does this then?

All round better member then iaink.

boar .. I'm a reasonably lean 15st 7lb at the mo.

Tony .. aw thanks .. and I thought you popped in here because you care :(

Another plus .. my brother has rigged up a viking press using the standing calf raise at the gym so looking forward to giving that a go tomorrow :)

Should be fun. I used to kind of viking press the shoulder press machine in my crappy Fitness first (till I got told off as it comes off the ground). I enjoy the dynamics of the leverage, forward motion etc on the shoulder.

Sounds like you get the chance to do a lot of interesting and less common exercises where you train. Great way to keep things varied.

Heavy upper body day today (onoy work sets listed)

Decline bench (from a dead stop off teh pins at chest height) 120k/5, 3 PB!!! not that heavy I know but as a poor bencher I am over the moon with that :) 100k/9
S/arm rope pulldown stack/14, 11, 9
Gironda dips on hammer dip machine 160k/ 15, 10, 8
Dumbell row 55k/ 3x6
Viking press (on calf raise machine) 80k, 7, 6,5 then drop to 40k/7... these were awesome .. really felt these in my delts .. deffo a keeper
Cable preacher 60/7 50/7 07 then a drop to 20k/7
Lat raises on machine stack/10,8

Starting to thicken up noticablely but staying reasonably lean, very pleased with my size and condition at the mo. Am starting to question whether or not do another bb'ing comp next year, mainly driven by the potential expense. As a family man I have a lot of other financial commitments which do limit my bb'ing budget and I can't expect these to suffer due to my desire to compete. On the other hand I am toying with the idea of doing an amateur strongman comp if I can get my strength up to a reasonable level (which I think is quite do-able) as it is another challenge and less costly than a bb'ing comp. But all just thoughts at the moment.

This is a cool Journal..always expect to find the unexpected..Bodybuilding comp or Strongman..it's an interesting Journal

It's hard to be humble when I'm so great...

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize...Muhammad Ali

My journal:
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/Uphill-to-the-big-50-m2797720-p14.aspx

thanks oasis .. just been to pick up some weights from my dad for some gironda stylee 8x8 arm pumping in the garden tomorrow ;)

Also noticed today I seem to crave simple sugars more lately .. not sure if my body is telling me something or I'm just loving the chocolate biccies at the mo!!!!

Yer welcome mate I admire your diversity..and how you seem to keep training interesting..I'm not saying your training isn't results orientated it obviously is..also this "garden training" is starting to appeal as well..

It's hard to be humble when I'm so great...

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize...Muhammad Ali

My journal:
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/Uphill-to-the-big-50-m2797720-p14.aspx

Re: garden training .. I think Tony has started a trend. TBH it would be very hard for me to get to the gym at the weekend so this suits.

With regard to my training it is based on the westside for skinny bastards (terrible name) template by Joe DeFranco and the beauty of it is that it is a template .. the structure of the workout split remains the same i.e. heavy upper day, posterior chain, light upper day, lower body but there is a selection of exercises to choose from so you are not just restricted to traditional squat, deads, bench etc. I really enjoy the variety and as long as my lifts are moving upward (and there is some development of mass) I'm happy.

Tony .. aw thanks .. and I thought you popped in here because you care :(

I come in here for your naked torso shots and thats it.

All round better member then iaink.