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Thanks for the comments wiffers.

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Mate - you need to shave your chest hair

I'd stick with leg press over smith squats, when you get any decent weight they seem to f**k your knees. I was on 250kg for 3x6, seemed very good, but knees started to hurt.

Try putting the seat as close as possible, so your knees hit your chest/face and try heavy ... IMO a 2nd best to squatting. Also, this way, you can save your knees having a lower weight, get a full ROM, and lift so hard you wanna puke

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Seat is as close as it will go mate, (my guts would'nt allow it to go closer anyhow!) love the feel on that after sqautting.

"shave my chest hair" - thats my rug to keep me warm! The missus would think I'd starting batting for the other side!!!

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Trying a new gym out today for the first time. Doing chest with a mate/ex work colleague! He's a pretty big boy - hope he goes gentle on me?

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good solid base to build on mate. Pics are totally respectable and a fantastic effort to knock off 36Ibs. TBH your diet does concern me as it is extremely low carb. I would strongly advise getting a small amount of oats in for breakfast and plenty of fibrous carbs (veg, sweet potatoes, etc) in at lunch and then veg with lean meat at dinner. I'd also add some EFAs via flax seed oil to mid morning. mid afternoon and bedtime shakes. If you can have an oatcake piled with lean chicken slices instead of mid afternoon shake then even better IMHO.

As mentioned as well correct technique is most important when training so maybe worth getting all your lifts checked out and really concentrate on your form. The weight increases will come.

Good luck mate and keep at it.

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Thanks very much indeed cashman, very much appreciated. And very encouraging too!

Diet is slowly improving, TT's given me some advice elsewhere on the forum - again very much appreciated.

I will write out todays food intake plan later on, and I think you'll see a slight improvement, although I am only only gradually buying in what I need. I have a Tesco's order being delivered Wednesday morning which includes other items that will improve it further.

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Todays food intake (intended) 22nd May 2006

07:00 Protein shake, followed by Porridge (25g oats + 1 cup milk).
08:00 Mug of Tea
10:00 130g tuna.
12:00 100g Jambolaya (brown rice, pepper, mushroom, onion, bacon, toms).
13:45 Protein shake with about 30g of ground oats.
14:00 - 15:45 = GYM (chest and biceps)
17:00 Protein shake & 1x slice dry wholemeal bread.
18:30 150g chicken + 25g carrots + 25g cabbage + 25g broad beans (all
precooked weight) + 100 Jambolaya (as above).
20:00 3x eggs & handful of Cashew Nuts
21:00 pint of Jelly (crystalised no sugar).
22:00 50g chicken & Protein Shake (made with 200ml milk).


Flax oil and Casein on order, will be ordering some Dextrose. Cottage cheese, Quark, and a few other recommended bits arriving Wednesday,so should be to then improve it further.

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08:00 Mug of Tea

most important meal of the day !!!!!


mabie an old gits workout dvd is in the offing ???


keep goin mate

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mabie an old gits workout dvd is in the offing ???

Yeah, right!















.........don't fink so.

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Felt absolutely superb at the gym today, raring to get on the weights, but refrained from doing so. This is where I've gone wrong in the past, ie, not resting each body part long enough! Tomorrow is Legs, and I can't fu***ng wait!



Food intake 24th May 06:

06:00 Protein shake.
07:00 Mug of Tea.
08:00 25g Porridge Oats
10:00 2x Eggs.
12:00 1 slice Wholemeal Bread with Peanut Butter.
13:00 Protein shake..
13:30 - 14:30 = GYM (CV)
14:45 Protein shake.
15:30 1 slice dry Wholemeal Bread.
Intended below.
18:00 120g Gammon + 75g Mixed Veg + 100g Mushrooms +100g Jambolaya.
20:00 60g Chicken & 80g Broccolli & handful of Cashew Nuts
21:00 pint of Jelly (crystalised no sugar).
22:00 50g Quark & Protein Shake (made with 200ml milk).

I will post up my legs routine after tomorrow's sesh! I aim to go lighter, aiming for correct form, and take it from there again! The same Personal Trainer will probably be there and I'm sure he'll be keeping a beedy eye on me

Edit: I forgot to add took bodyfat measurements today:

Weight: I98 lbs
Lean Body Weight: 161.97lbs
Body Fat: 36.03lbs
Body Fat % 18.2%

Bad, but slightly better than I thought it would be.

EDIT:

I made a balls up regarding measuring body fat, so putting that right now:

Weight: 198lbs
Lean body weight: 154lbs
Body fat: 44lbs
Body fat % 22.2%

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Felt absolutely superb at the gym today

Can relate 100% mate... Looking forward to some weights updates...

 

I better add on a few K's to make it look impressive then!

..........and I am joking, I promise!

I'm slowly working my way towards a routine that I can encompass once I start the new job (12th June). But I'm in France doing sod all for a week prior to that, so I only have 10 days in which to get it sorted.

It will eventually be (I think):

Saturday: Chest, Triceps;
Sunday: Back;
Tuesday: Legs, Biceps;
Thursday: Shoulder.

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I'm no expert, however why not try the following:

Saturday: Chest Biceps
Sunday Legs
Tuesday Shoulder Triceps
Thursday Back

I would keep Legs just that, legs, keeps the pump in one part of the body.

Have your rest days after the two biggest muscles, Legs and Back.

By doing Chest Biceps and Shoulder triceps you are working biceps/triceps twice a week as triceps get hit hard during chest and biceps get hit during back, and seperating it out nicely.

What do you think?

 

Mate, thats a good idea, I think I will take your advice on that.

However, tomorrow, you will see that I will be doing legs and shoulders, but for the simple reason, its been just about a week for both! I have been fitting in training with a couple of other blokes, and had a look at another gym, so.....

Then on Saturday it will be back and triceps.

As I say, I'm working my way round to getting the routine I want.

Thanks for your help.

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Just noticed you're from Northants. Which bit? I was brought up... not going to say exactly where... but very, very close to Crick.

I used to train at No Limits in Hillmorton which is a very good gym. I also trained at Better Bodies in Northampton and that's good too.

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Hello Big Tom.

I was born in Northampton mate, I now live 8 miles from Crick! I should think I'm about 10 miles from Hilmorton!

Years ago I used to train at Mike Baker's in Northampton. I had a break from it, then trained at Image in Northampton.

Both great Gyms! I don't know if Mike's place is still going? The Image gym I used to go to, has closed now I believe and there is another Gym in town called Image & Unique, may be connected, I'm not sure.

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ooooh! Just noticed - I got two stars!

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Small world. You might be in Daventry or one of the smaller vilalges in the other direction.

Try the two gyms I said and see what you think.

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Ok mate, i certainly will, much appreciated.

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No Limits Fitness, 01788 551025. Morton Court, Hillmorton Road, Rugby, CV22 5HF

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Cheers mate.

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Waiting for today's update OG...