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

^cheers mate, I think that is the most satisfied I've been with a pic of my progress in this entire journal to date. It has been very slow and subtle progress over the last 6months since switching gyms but that pic is almost the kind of shape I had in mind. Will do a full review of the strategy/thinking at the end of this month or maybe next.

Looking good in the pic buddy. Slow and subtle is the way to go. :)

^Cheers Ste

BacknBis

Chins
Wide
19 (get ragged for stopping at 19 so back on to do the 20th)
12
Sidetoside
4each/ 3each
Narrow grip arching back
6

High Pulldown
120kg x 10/9/8 (-up10kg)

Dumbbell row
34kg x 12/12/12

Seated Row
49kg x 12/10/8

EZcurl
40kg x 11/8/6 -not bad

Incline curls
14kg x 12/10/8 (still dying on these no chance to increase)

Seated curl
35kg x 10/9/8 (up 5kg to v.heavy)

Workout quite comical in that it was quite busy but all the lads up there were found guilty of breaking that commandment about 'thou shalt not covet another man's wife'. It was just that it was impossible not to notice her truly epic boobery arrangements
(')(') -that's the boobs not everyone's eyes
which were drawn like some form of magnetism. People were tripping over weights and bumping into things, others were left struggling by their mesmerized spotters etc. I know it sounds a bit pervy but really it wasn't. You just..you just ..couldn't help but notice. In a way I think it would've been more polite for us all to stop what we were doing and give her a round of applause and her fella hearty handshakes.
No, on reflection, it does sound a bit pervy. If they come again (poss. unlikely) I will do my best to avoid looking
...will require some will power though

yeah pic looks good and its great news on the squatting front! Are you starting to get all excited about nearly reaching your 100th page of the journal!! maybe there should be an award for whoever is the first poster on the 100th page a bit like when supermarkets give the award for the millionth customer! (or maybe not) 


as for the perving! almost makes me want to stop training at home and join a proper gym!

Imsimon

Are you starting to get all excited about nearly reaching your 100th page of the journal!! maybe there should be an award for whoever is the first poster on the 100th page a bit like when supermarkets give the award for the millionth customer! (or maybe not) 

Oooooh I am now.
I hadn't noticed before, although I doubt I will be the first to reach a nundred pages as some BOAR-ing types will be nearer 2 hundred by now I should think as he's been posting since just after the war I think.

^ Jedi i was pissing myself laughing at your above post about the perving. We have a girl in the gym who does athletics for the uni team and the guys in there are just the same. People start dropping weights on the toes, spotters forget what they were doing, the radio has suddenly gone quiet and everyone has pervy smiles on there face. Me and my mates all glance at each other with just that smile and look that says "yes mate, WOW". lmao.

Cardio-OD

25min X-trainer
15min bike

abs

15min bike
10min X-trainer

Have been doing more cardio and making more effort on the diet front the last two weeks and have managed to push myself back up to 12st

Something is just not wired up quite right on the jedi model

Arrrgggghhhhh!!!
Poop.
Big fat chicken.
Found the 120 a bit hard on heavy bench so suffered mental failure re attempting 130.
Ummed and ahhhed and boc-boc-boc-bgaaaak-bailed out.
Pressed 125 but I mean really
...not the done thing old man

Chin up, theres always next time.

tsk.wav

Thanks Ste but daKensta is right to tsk.
I acquired the nickname jedi because of my derring-do not my derring-don't.

Shoulders (before heavy bench)
front raise hammer grip
16kg x 12/10/8 -shoulder not troubled may up to 18 next week

lateral raise palm forward
14kg x 12/10/8 -again scope to move up next week

rear raise
12kg x 12/10/8 -definitely due an increase

Arnold press and v-press (after heavy bench)
24kg + 14kg x 10/8/8 -oh momma that is a burrrrrrn

Felt like death on Friday but didn't want to miss the gym for errr various reasons
Not least being to see if the squat miracle was still holding good. Didn't want to go too heavy so went in triples up to 130 x 6 - which was a bi more than I was banking on given the fragile state. Then back to 100 for 12/10/8
Then did some plie type squats on the ground station = legs totally pumped but

Leg ext.
84kg x 12/10/8 plus dropset

Leg Press
97kg x 1 leg at a time x 9/8/7

finshed the job

+ some calves

excellent! great to see some proper squatting!!

Imsimon

great to see some proper squatting!!

Feels really good and am enjoying it at the minute, the lads i do the heavy bench with on the Thursday also do deads and squats for serious weight so am tempted to join in there. Not sure yet.

Cr@ppy weekend with this virus still tempted to go to the gym tonight.
Hate the thought of losing ground after all the work I've put in just recently.

just be carefull! sometimes you can do more damage than good when your ill!

How right you are, I felt okay whilst I was there but not so good after.
Can't say I regret going though

Flat bench
100kg x 11+fingers on bar-12 plus bit of a spot -13PB?
100kg x 7 +1spotted
100kg x 5 +1spotted
90kg x 5 +  + 60kg x 5

Smith Incline
70kg x 10/9/8

Flat Dumbbells
34kg x 12

Incline Flies (paused)
20kg x 12/10/8

Chest Dips
15/12/10

SkullCrush/CloseGrip
40kg x 7each -hang on this is easy (someone handed me the bar)
40kg x 7each (hang on this is too heavy -had to press it up off the bench myself)
35kg x 7 each
some pulldowns/pushdowns.

some abs

bit of cardio -which I shouldn't have done given my cold

Very pleased with that pressing, even if I did tail off badly after that first set on the 100 getting to 12 on that weight (albeit with fingers on bar) is a massive milestone for me

yeah its great to see you get the 12reps! probably would of done it without the fingers needed if you didnt have the cold!

Imsimon

great to see you get the 12reps! probably would of done it without the fingers needed if you didnt have the cold!

That's what I'll keep telling myself
The next target of getting up to 10 on the second set is going to be a bit of a challenge I reckon.

BacknBis

Chins
Wide
21
9
Sidetoside
4each/ 3each
Narrow grip arching back
6

High Pulldown
120kg x 12/10/8

Closegrip Pulldown
77kg x 10/9/8

Seated Row
49kg x 12/10/8

EZcurl
40kg x 11/7/5

Incline curls
14kg x 12/10/8

Seated curl
35kg x 9/8/7

Felt really good for the first set of chins
...and it was downhill all the way after that.

21 chins is pretty damn good though! you gotta be happy with that!

maybe next time stop at a few less to get more on the next sets

(its getting really exciting now! the 100th page will be any post soon!)