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

ORIGINAL: daKensta

riddle me this, if ye dare.
how is The Alhambra like Pringlesâ„¢?

apparently, they're both very moreish.



that "joke" doesn't actually work with a scottish accent, but a suverner might get it

ORIGINAL: daKensta

ORIGINAL: daKensta

riddle me this, if ye dare.
how is The Alhambra like Pringlesâ„¢?

apparently, they're both very moreish.

I think my answer is funnier
...course it wasn't supposed to be


Am trying to figure out why the "joke"(sic) doesn't work in a Scottish accent. I hear Billy Conolly saying it and more-ish still sounds like Moorish, no?

I should have said it doesn't work as well.
here's another partially accent dependent joke for you.

why couldn't Bach play his harpsichord?
because it was baroque.

I'll stop now.

Tonight's cardio containing a couple of mini disasters

Run 1mile with pack (how am I getting slower at this?)
Cycle 20min
Row 15min no distance recorded (see below)
Cleans on 52kg for 1min as part of boars cardio and fitness thread. 17+ facial damage (see below)
Stagger 1 mile with pack


After last weeks blow-up and disintegration on the rower I noticed that a temporary radiator had been placed behind the track and I think I was conscious of its presence last week and had shortened my stroke. With this moved out of the way I set off and was indeed pulling a much longer stroke. Although average stroke rate was nearer 32-34 than last week's heady 36-37, I was eating up the course and feeling good. I passed my previous best with time still on the clock and was past 6750m with 30seconds to go. I was convinced 7000m was on the cards. I know it's only a LifeFitness and not a Concept2 but the machine has been around for years and not had a score starting with a 7 posted on it. I was imagining the roar of the crowd, the tears at the medal ceremony, well the inputting of JEZ on the leaderboard anyway, when
...it crashed and the screen returned to 'START'.
.........
Modesty prevents me from repeating the language but I was NOT a happy camper.

I certainly had plenty of temper to take into the cleans, the only trouble with that was, my co-ordination gang aglae at one point and I smacked myself under the chin with the bar.

...and people say cardio is boring.

ORIGINAL: jedi

. I was imagining the roar of the crowd, the tears at the medal ceremony, well the inputting of JEZ on the leaderboard anyway, when
...it crashed and the screen returned to 'START'.
.........
Modesty prevents me from repeating the language but I was NOT a happy camper.

I certainly had plenty of temper to take into the cleans, the only trouble with that was, my co-ordination gang aglae at one point and I smacked myself under the chin with the bar.

And now i know why i do not like or even hardly do cardio work...

ORIGINAL: Red Man

And now i know why i do not like or even hardly do cardio work...

Ah! Yes, but this kind of thing happens to me ALL the time not just when I'm doing cardio. I wouldn't worry about such things befalling your good self. Now get those running shoes on

Last night's shoulders

Front raises then lateral raises
10kg x 10
12.5kg x 8
12.5kg x 8

Seated rear row
60lb x 8 (3 sets)

Close grip upright row
30kg x 10 (3 sets)

Wide grip upright row
40kg x 10 (3 sets)

Rear shrugs
60lb dumbells x 10 (3 sets)

Seated dumbbell press
60lb x 8 (3 sets)

Cable laterals/Rear Delt machine to finish

Felt like hard work from start to finish. Was planning on upping the pressing this week but my elbows were too sore.
No heavy bench as it is going to be heavy on Mondays from next week
...in theory

What's up with the elbow's mate?

ORIGINAL: RACK
What's up with the elbow's mate?

Classic "lateral epicondylitis" ...tennis elbow.
Basically just as sore as b*ggery over the sharp bit of bone on the outside of your forearm (at the elbow end). Not had it for a while but will smother it in 5% ibuprofen cream over the wekend and hope for the best. It's a bit of a shame as I feel as though I am just about getting into shape to push on with some heavy work and this is going to hold me back unless I can get it dealt with. Typical.

Friday legs

Squats
60kg x 20
100kg x 10/ 10 (120 next week I promise)

leg press
190kg x 15
230kg x 10
270kg x 10
310kg x 8

hack squat machine
75kg x 6 (3 sets)

leg ext.
pin6 x 8 (3 sets)


ham curls
40kg x 10 (3 sets)

SLDL
60kg x 10 (3 sets)

+ seated calves and toe raises on the leg press

Some update pics to chart this month's progress.







Bit disappointed that the middle one doesn't show "daylight abs" so I guess I'll have to keep working on that.

omg! I can almost make out your face there!
I don't ever want to see it, it'll spoil the mental image I have of you.
and by that, I mean the image I have of you in my mind is completely mental
as in radio rental, and chicken oriental.
as in you're a maaaaad geezah!







not really, you're more of a pretty-boy in my imagination, less thuggish;)

ORIGINAL: daKensta
...more of a pretty-boy in my imagination, less thuggish;)

No, no you're quite right, I am actually quite striking


...no wait, that's not it, what was it, oh yes, I look as though I've been struck.

Last night's push

Flat Bench
60kg x 8 80kg x 8 100kg x 6 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 (errr was planning a dropset at the end which didn't get done)

Incline Barbell
60kg x 8 80kg x 6 80kg x 6 80kg x 5

Flat Dumbbells
80lb x 7 85lb x 6 85lb x 5

Pec Deck
stack x 8 (3 sets)

Skull Crusher/ Close Grip Superset
30kg x 8 each
40kg x 8 each
35kg x 8 each
30kg x 8 each

+ V pushdowns/ Close pushdowns/
+Rope pulldowns and extension superset

Not exactly setting the world on fire for the first day of heavy pushing but hopefully progress will be swift. I'd like to think it won't take more than 2 or 3 weeks to get back to 8reps on the first set of the 100 bench.

Warm-up
hanging ab workout including high crunches/half levers/feet to bar raises
(I may have to video this as I think I look like a graceful gymnast but the consensus of others is less flattering)

Wide Grip Chins
14/9/7 (well down on last week's heroics)

Lat Pulldown
pin11 x 10/pin12 x 8 /pin 13 x 8 + dropset

Close Grip Pulldown
pin10 x 8/ pin11 x 8/ pin12 x 8

Close Grip Row
pin10 x 8/ pin 11 x 8/ pin12 x 8

+some standing straight arm pulldowns

Thin Straight Bar Curls
45kg x 8/ 45kg x 8/ 45kg x 8 (elbows on fire at this point)

Close Grip Curls
30kg x 8 (3 sets)

Struggled to do seated dumbbells again
But finished off with some dropsets on top-pulley D-ring smash handles into side of head curls.

Looking well in the pics mate

Aye some gd pics there Jedi.

I always assumed u would be older with a grey beard

I always pictured him with a white plastic helmet covering his face - is the avatar not you then?

ORIGINAL: RACK
Looking well in the pics mate

Thanks Rack, as this is usually the time of year for mystery illness/hospital visits or surgery, the fact that I am upright on my own two feet is the most encouraging aspect really. It will be very strange to be able to train through the winter and arrive at spring without having to return to a square marked 1. If I am not regularly benching 120 by the summer I will be a tad disappointed.

Phoenix08: I always assumed u would be older with a grey beard

Hmmm could be a compliment re: the pics, or could mean I come across as a boring, old, beardy f@rt.

ticteaser: I always pictured him with a white plastic helmet covering his face - is the avatar not you then?

Of course it's me, I am a master of disguise.
Thank you for noticing my helmet though.

Nah, I just think of you as oh-big-wan-k-nobby