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

I used to turn my nose up at whey, dextrose, glutamine etc PWO, but since I started taking whey+dextrose immediately post workout my recovery has improved a lot, hardly ever get any DOMS to speak of these days, which is disappointing in a masochistic way of course, but good in other ways.....

ORIGINAL: daKensta

I used to turn my nose up at whey, dextrose, glutamine etc PWO, but since I started taking whey+dextrose immediately post workout my recovery has improved a lot, hardly ever get any DOMS to speak of these days, which is disappointing in a masochistic way of course, but good in other ways.....

I am finding it much the same with the glutamine.
Which is good news for me given that I have a very low level of function first thing in the morning even when I'm not training.

All your talk of 130 for next week has planted a worrying idea that suggests I should try 120 on for size tonight.
I couldna, shouldna, oughtn't to
....but

Hopefully sanity will prevail and I'll stick with the 115.

ORIGINAL: jedi
Hopefully sanity will prevail and I'll stick with the 115.

There was a flaw in the plan right from the start

Spotted my mate for a 1RM at 140kg, which he has been trying to get for a few weeks.
Had already done my planned double on 115 but couldn't resist when he he suggested trying the 120.
I didn't get it
...but I got a lot more of it than I thought I would.
Not long now.

Shoulder pressing continues to improve and have found I can do lateral raises on cables wihtout upsetting the shoulder too much.

ORIGINAL: jedi
I didn't get it

my commiserations.
you should have bounced it off your chest harder

whoooops!
looks like my bro' didn't log off before he bogged off tonight.
and now I've stolen his first ever post.
sorry to all involved

ORIGINAL: daMikesta
my commiserations.
you should have bounced it off your chest harder

Ah, I see your brother is giving away all the secret daKensta lifting techniques there, requiring an instantaneous, although not very convincing, attempt at a cover story.

Hang on a second, your brother?
OMG there's two of 'em

ORIGINAL: jedi

Feel a lot less knackered today than I did after last weeks leg debacle.
I think it's the glutamine.
Which is funny as I've just read a few articles advising me that it isn't.
I confound medical science again

I also found this interesting article on "dynamic tension" during my extensive readings on pubmed.



If I understand the article correctly, big pants pulled up to your belly button create "dynamic tension" which works as some kind of test booster. I see there are dramatic sides though, check out the 'roid rage on that guy.

dont knock the article mate this is what first got my brother into lifting.
5 commonwealth games and 3 olympic games later he still going LOL ????

ORIGINAL: Rusev
dont knock the article mate this is what first got my brother into lifting.
5 commonwealth games and 3 olympic games later he still going LOL ????

I just hope none of the medal ceremonies involved a big bloke in a check suit or there was probably a nasty international incident.

I remember reading an article about two Welsh weightlifting brothers in a copy of Sportsweek magazine back in the late 80's possibly early 90's. I take it that would have been you two?
I was involved in pitching for the mag's advertising business at the time and the article stuck in my mind.
We didn't get the account although I thought the campaign would've been pretty good.
....perhaps if they'd gone with it they might not have gone bust within a year of launch



If it was the two of you then I have to say that I salute your achievements and promise to treat your journal with a touch more respect in future.
Probably.

ORIGINAL: jedi
Ah, I see your brother is giving away all the secret daKensta lifting techniques there, requiring an instantaneous, although not very convincing, attempt at a cover story.

nah. chest bounceage isn't really an option with the weights I'm (we're) doing these days, though I will admit to doing it in the past

Hang on a second, your brother?
OMG there's two of 'em

yes.
though he's still a greenhorn, so don't start worrying.
yet

Goddammit!!

Started feeling ill again over the weekend.
Same abdominal symptoms that have been the bane of my recent history.
Absolutely gutted about this as I thought I would be putting this behind me after the appendix came out.

Am off to see the Doc in a minute
...which isn't all bad news coz she's hot
I guess I'm not feeling that bad then

yes it was me and my brother with my parents and the yorkie dog in the picture if i remember corectly sitting on our sofa at a strange angle looking up at the lense.

so how's the old guts then?
fine I hope

Went to the gym despite still feeling a bit crummy.

Anyway not expecting too much I was surprised when 100kg went for 7, then did 5 on 110 (spotted) and back to 5 on 100 (spotted). I mention the spotter because he was of the hands off, watch you suffer variety, stationed for emergency rescue only. Consolidated on 80 for steep incline and up to 90lb dumbbells again on shallow. Plenty of dips, a bit of close grip and then rope to finish.

I must've been doing some work somewhere as I now seem to have Lip up fatty and lip up fatty fatty reggae* in my arm.


*
busta blood vessel

Still not feeling 100% but decided to do Monday's missed legs.
300kg on the leg press again, and more reps than usual on the hack squat.

I would've been thinking I was quite strong but the East European Krew (EEKs) were in residence again and doing 120kg powercleans for fun and then some 140kg jerks off the rack (all weights not including the oly collars).

3 x 10 widegrip, strict as possible chins.
Grip felt totally rock solid and just kept managing 1 more rep til they were done. I guess I might as well try adding weights next week. Can't say I am looking forward to it much.

Curls were all good as am working on stricter form so that elbows dont move away from side of body and the bar is just squeezed up to a tad more than 90degrees. Easier said than done but I'm sticking with it have had good results with this before.

Got a slight shock in that I weighed myself on the gym scales and came to 13st 3lb whereas I'd thought I was still just under 13.
No wonder I look f00kin massive

Warmed up on light shoulder isolation stuff; front raises, upright rows, cable laterals and the like.

Then some 1s and 2s on bench.
Did a few singles on 100kg to get warmed up then loaded 120 and absolutely smashed it.
I really can't believe it, it went up nice and smoooooooth, without too much of a struggle
...although not too sure I agree with my mate's insistence that there was another rep

Absolutely chuffed.
When I started back I thought this was something I would be very lucky to achieve by Xmas but have killed it 2 months early.

Where next?

well done Jedi, there must be something in the air tonight

Pretty standard leg workout tonight.
Although this in itself is noteworthy given that I only did them last Wednesday so they haven't had a full week to recover and I still made it through everything.
Thumbs up for the glutamine.

Also worth noting is my lack of running this weekend. This is a slightly worrying development in that the reason is
...I just don't like doing it at the minute.
Bit of an irony, now that I can run pain free, I don't want to.

Good bench and tri's tonight.
8 x 100kg 5 x 110kg 5 x 100kg, on flat bench.
90kg x 5 on steep inclne which I was pleased with.
Less reps on the 90lb dumbells on shallow incline though.

Dips, close grip and pushdowns to finish.

ORIGINAL: jedi

Good bench and tri's tonight.
8 x 100kg 5 x 110kg 5 x 100kg, on flat bench.
90kg x 5 on steep inclne which I was pleased with.
Less reps on the 90lb dumbells on shallow incline though.

Dips, close grip and pushdowns to finish.

Are you training for strength or size mate?

Are you looking to up all your working sets up to 8 reps or just keep them to 5 for your chest?