The Return of the jedi-This is not Sparta. This. Is. Madness.(now incl. Race to 100kg OHP)

No.13


Very impressive jedi! Beastly pb!

Which one? bigHead.smiley
200 for D/L -120 x 15back squat - 100 x front squat
All of the above came Thurs-Fri last week; a clue as to why I spent the weekend feeling as though I'd been bitten by a zombie.

Didn't feel too bad by yesterday and realising that there was the possibility of sneaky early closing at the gym, I phoned up after lunch to check when they were open 'til. To be told the gym had just shut.
One 'o' clock.
One o chuffin clock!
What the f*ck use is that to anyone?
Dis. a. pointed.
I f*kkin HATE Bank Holidays.

Fortunately Mr. Jackman was in touch and was likewise disappointed. To the extent that he extended an invitation to train in his garage fully fitted home gym facility. I was a little disappointed that Castle Jackmanstein was more of a house than something a mad scientist should live in. This disappointment quickly disappeared when it turned out to be the house I had woo-ed my childhood sweetheart in.

Oh Sarah-Jane
You sexy young sophisticate
I'll never forget your Arctic Roll
It was cold but sweet
A frosty treat
....I still like to masticate.

Training was good, starting with incline pressing which is something I often think would be a good idea to start with but never do. Which pretty much sums up guillotine pressing and 'proper' close grip on the Oly bar. Good stuff.

I don't think I've ever trained at someone else's house without said training involving 15 sets of curls on plaggy Argos weight sets. It was an education.
 

my gym was open 9-11am or 7-9pm

what the fck?!!

good pb's!

Incredible Bulk

my gym was open 9-11am or 7-9pm
what the fck?!!

Can't imagine 9-11 had many takers but I wouldnt've minded a 7-9 option yesterday.
You should all have arranged to turn up en masse at about 8.35.
He woulda loved that.

BacknBis

Chins
21's x2 but needed spotting 5/6/7 of the full reps second set
Plus one set of side to side.  -too hard after the above will switch to 1 x 21's and some full reps next week

High Pulldown
110kg x 12/10/8
+dropset

Closegrip Pulldown
77kg x 12/10/8
+dropset

Seated Row
70 x 12/10/8

EZcurl
40kg x 8/7/6 -down again due to elbow soreness

Incline curls
14kg x 12/10/8

Seated curl
30kg x 12/10/8 (back to 30kg strict =more work in biceps)

15min cardio

Still feeling a bit knackered last night so it was an okay workout. Might have to give Oly bar curls a go or, as there are only two Oly bars, more realistically close grip or heavy cable. The rest of the curls are now spot on for form and getting plenty enough direct bicep work.

Am suffering from some mysterious joint soreness in elbows and knees can't think what's triggered it other than plenty of hard work catching up with me. Bit of a bugger though, not had this for ages.

Shoulders
 
Military Press
50kg 10
60kg 6
50kg 8

front raise hammer grip
16kg x 12/10/8

lateral raise knuckle forward standard style
14kg x 12/10/8

rear raise
12kg x 12/10/8

Arnold press and v-press
24kg + 14kg x 12/10/8

plus some cable laterals and wide-grip upright row.

Dragon Flags

15min cycle

Not too bad for sayiing I felt a bit under the weather. Military press wasn't as bad as the numbers suggest in that both weights felt more comfortable than last week. Have to get that set on 60 to a respectable 8 quick smart though. The isolations were interesting in that we were joined on the bench next door by two lovely young ladies doing a fully formed and properly structured shoulder workout of their own. Was good to see (which sounds less pervy than 'nice to watch'). 'Course this novelty wore off a bit when it came to the pressing superset with the heavier weights as scrunging, gurning, swearing and noises had to be kept to a minimum.
Managed a decent (shoeless) run through my new dragon flag routine. Young Michael doesn't think they look that hard and gives it a go.
He changes his mind.
He did manage a passable attempt though
...that boy's not right.

sex machine !

as soon as i saw the pics i could feel the force.....







...of my nob against my underpants.

boar


sex machine !

as soon as i saw the pics i could feel the force.....







...of my nob against my underpants.

qft

daKensta

boar


sex machine !
as soon as i saw the pics i could feel the force.....


...of my nob against my underpants.

qft

Boys, whilst this was no doubt exciting for you it is naught but an aperitif to the mind altering thrill of feeling the force

...of my nob in your underpants.

Grooming stage 1 complete.

Off for my powerlifting fix in a sec but feel worn-out, weak and 'a bit poorly'.

Surely the exact scenario PB's are made of.

Powerlifting did not get off to a good start thanks to the quat rack being occupied by

..only without the hat and more of a tw..

Anyhoo, we started with some bench and we worked up via 90 - 125 - 140x
Oh godddddddaammmmmm that was annoying
First time I've really thought I was going to press it.
Jackman went first and shot it off the chest but got so busy celebrating the new PB he actually forgot to lock it out. He will probably not make the same mistake next week. Which puts a bit of pressure on yours truly. I got it further than I ever have though so it is really starting to look do-able. I'd give myself a .59.

Squats and misson for the day was to confirm depth without going too heavy so worked up to 150 then 160 which I am confident went as low as I can physically squat, involving a good deal of time spent at the bottom... very nearly paused reps. Pleased with the 160.

Deadlifts straight after squats was never going to be a massive success and I didn't want to push myself too much anyway. Settled for a 180 that wasn't too bad but then Vic did 5 reps on it

There's a massive geezer up there who curls using the 32kg dumbbells and I've been itching to have a go, so when young Michael brought them down to do some hammer grip deads, I had a sneaky bash. Managed 3 reps each side but noticeably weaker on the left side. Was pleased ...but slightly disappointed that 'pigtails the runner' did not immediately swoon with desire for my extreme manliness.
Might swap the EZ bar for heavy 'bells though.

...but slightly disappointed that 'pigtails the runner' did not immediately swoon with desire for my extreme manliness

Obviously need a superpump my man!

Very flat legs session.
There was just nothing in the tank.

Fronts.
60 x 12
80 x 8 x 3
These were a slight disast on the grounds that they were fecking choking me. I don't mean resting slightly uncomfortably on my neck, I mean starting to make noises of strangulated breathing and going purple. Just can't get them resting in a comfortable place. If I try and get it behind my front delt it is very close to my windpipe. If I rest it on my front delt
...it slips off.
Josh2tall arrived just after and a quick conflab concluded why the feck would I cross my hands and press the bar at the point of my windpipe rather than cross them further and press each hand onto a delt.
Felt a bit silly.
Will try it next week.

Back Squat.
Totally poopered everything felt heavy.
60-100-120-
130 x 8
110 x 12/10/8
absolutely spent

Did some leg ext and press but heart wasn't in it was absolutely dunzo.

I forgot to add..
In other news; thought I'd lost my beloved wristwraps which are quite unique in that they were manufactured by yours truly from a pair of Everlast wrap gloves (surgical removal of sh!tty gloves and added neoprene backing and some thumb-loops). But yesterday one of a group of three brummy lads asked me if I'd got them back yet as he'd handed them in.
I was chuffed and told him so, saying that usually anything left on its own for >5min disappears for good. He admitted that the thought had crossed his mind I added that I was glad he'd decided against it, telling him that they were unique and easily identifiable and that I'd already decided that if I saw anyone up there wearing them they were going to be due an uncomfortable interview. He said that, that thought had also crossed his mind and was a major factor in his handing them in saying that they belonged to 'the big lad...the skinhead'
I am small and bald but Grrrrrrrrrr get me
*so. ma.cho

Can't beat Brummies though -salt of the earth.
He was dead chuffed when I popped back after getting changed with his reward

...well he made out he was

Hi mate, will have a propper catch up asap.  Looking really good in the pics.

RACK


Hi mate, will have a propper catch up asap.  Looking really good in the pics.

Hope you had a really good hols mate. Not looking as sharp as those pics now the diet has been relaxed and my knees have been killing me, so not too much cardio either.
Bye-bye abs

Holiday was something else.  Find me on facebook if you're on and you'll have a top laugh.

You know the abs will be back in no time after a little rest mate.

Had a slight case of the 'I don't like it; I don't wanna'-s before training.
I got myself frozen into a shivering icicle at a BBQ on Saturday night and have felt a bit of a cold coming on ever since. But when it turned out everyone else wasn't going, I felt kind of duty bound to turn up and do their pressing for 'em
Anyway,

so off I poddled.

Bench
Only nervous looking youngsters on spotting standby so I told 'em not to spot just to get me back to base if I got stuck. As it turned out their assistance was not required
100kg x 12/10/8 PB and general high-five ..oh hang on there's no-one here to five me.

Flat Dumbbell pre exhaust
34kg x 15

Incline Fly
24kg x 12/10/8

Chest Dips
15/12/10

Skull/Close Grip
35kg x 8 x 3 felt easy

Some pushdowns/pulldowns but triceps started cramping a bit.

15min cardio perving (her hair isn't blonde it's white...like polar bear fur)

Well, I have to say that was very satisfying. I've been trying for that for a couple of months at least and around Xmas I wouldn't have backed myself to 'make it so'.
Almost as pleased with that as if I'd pressed 140
...almost.
Not quite a Godzilla cry either but damn close. How the chuff I can't press 140 I have no idea. Am starting to wonder whether the Wednesday shoulder marathon might not be something of a suspect. Can't stop the quest for mahoosive delts though.
Reps on 110 next week.

jedi

100kg x 12/10/8 PB and general high-five ..oh hang on there's no-one here to five me.

GJJM

Reps on 110 next week.

woo woo! bring it on! kick some ass etc.

Nice benching mate, out of interest how are you warming up now?  I remember at one point you did quite a bit of work before getting to 100kg.

daKensta

jedi

100kg x 12/10/8 PB and general high-five ..oh hang on there's no-one here to five me.

GJJM

Reps on 110 next week.

woo woo! bring it on! kick some ass etc.

Ah should've known I could rely on daKensta for fives but promoting me to jedi-master(?) may be a bit premature
..although if I get the 140 on Thursday

I shall attempt to 'just do it' on the 110 whilst whistling Dixie and eating a burger.
I'm not kicking a donkey though, that seems a bit cruel.
Maybe you're right and I should adopt a bit of British Reserve


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