Westside, Kiwi's and Training OCD!!!! welcome to my world...

Well you beat me git lol!

ive never gone for a single.. best before last couple of wks has been 155x2..
im goin for a low volume week in a couple o wks, gonna hit singles on the big lifts t see where i am, and yeh im hopin for a 180 single..i'll probably thrwo some pics up at the end mate yeh.. t'is hard tho, dont have a digi cam and pics on my phone dont come out right at all..

but weight is now stablising at around 109-110k.. gonna increase cals for a couple of wks after this one, then drop em down again, then increase for pct etc.. just tryon to hold this condition really..

I.B- did reborn hit the 180 or not??

Dont think so... he kept his mouth zipped so i would say no. Otherwise he'd be in my journal waving his e-penis

Dont forget, maintain cals for up to 8 weeks after your last shot!

yeh will do mate.. was thinkin i'll be losin water durin pct too so will be able to increase cals again without worryin too much about condition as i'll be tightening upo slightly anyway..

You have to watch yourself during PCT. As you say, your condition gets sharper as you lose any bloat. You need the cals to help keep yourself as anabolic as you can while your body is trying to correct itself. You still need to train hard but careful you don't go OTT.

I've really dialled in the last 10 days, so that should balance off now, but the first week of PCT, despite me thinking I wasn't holding much, saw a good 5lbs fall off me.

yeh im expecti some water weight drop, but will help combat any potential lean mass loss with an increase in clean cals.. ishould be ok..

as for today-  HOLY LOWER BACK PUMPS BATMAN!!

front squats-
110x8 -- was used as a warm up but had t cut short as lower back was mental
130x4
110x10- was gonna stick with heavier weight and hit 6-10, failed on the 6 for 130, but not cos it felt heavy on the legs, my lower back has just been excrutiatingly pumped.. bein sat over a desk all wk revisin isnt doin it any good at all.. anyway, was good t get t grips with the heavier weight..

split squats-
18k db's x 10*3

leg press-
100kx10*4 - 20 sec rest between sets. was supposed to be 5 sets but again, lower back was causing major problems!!

leg extension-
20kx10*7 - FST-7..... OUCH!!

db preacher curls-
20kx10
20kx8
20kx7

EZ curls-
55k x8*2
55kx9 ?? slightly longer rest me thinks was had before last set.. oops.

seated DB curls- not a good idea for FST-7 set.
14kdb's x10 *7

cos my bis were so pumped i could hardly supinate my wrist to curl properly, so these werent great for my FST set, but still got a crazy pump from them..

overall was a good session. just buggin me that my lower back is playin up.. bein hunched over my desk at home all day in a really uncomfortable chair is keein my lower back pumped all day every day, so then hittin heavy front squats after just doesnt help.. :-(

Was it pumped or just tight from the position you were in?

If it's pump issues (water) then drink my good man, drink like there's no tomorrow but TBH, front squats should not bother a back pump, I think it was just 'out of sorts'.

You got 130 tho, you'll have the reps next week I'm sure

hope so mate..
it was defionately a pump.. like i said, leanin over the desk all day has it pumped 24/7..
therefore left it feelin a little weak when doin the squats, then the split squats nailed it cos i use dumbells..
water intake hasnt been as high as i would like it to be recently, gettin in a revision groove makes me forget bout everythin so water intake will be upoped again, a conscious effort wil be made

TODAY-
OHP-
95kx6
90kx5
85kx7
seated machine press-
65x12
75x7
67x8
upright rows-
65kx9*3
lateral raise machine- FST-7
25kx10*7

lying ham curl-
60kx10
x9
x8

SLDL-
110x6
120kx6
125kx6 ---will start here next week

seated ham curl- FST-7
40k x10*7

good session.. crazy pump in my shoulders...

had an exam today, constructin management and procurement!! awful, simply f*ckin awful!!

another one tomorro too, construction measurement.. :-(
revision for me!!

Nice OHP mate, dont envy you with the exams

fcuk the exams, 95 for 6....

I treuly fcuking hate you with a passion. You must throw up a vid of it. I might learn some tips LOL

haha.. well now i train wi someone i'll get them to vid some of my stuff as its not somethin ive done on here..
gona go for my heavy week the week after next so will try film the bench, squat, OHP on those days too...

back home in cumbria for the weekend now, doin some revision and gettin ready for a day out wi some mates tomorro..

update on yesterdays session-

pull ups-BW
20
10
8
7

chest supported suppine rows- lying face down on a raised flat bench using a barbell
70kx10
75kx10*2 --- IIRC.. these felt a lot better than bent over rows. will stick with these.

CG palm facing pulldowns-
87kx10
97kx8
97kx7

seated rows-
87kx12 *2
87kx10

straight arm rope pulldowns-FST-7
25kx10*7

CGBP-
130kx5
130kx6*2--- grip slipped on first set.

skuls-
60kx10*2-- runnin out of time so we did 1 set less here and got on the FST set quickly.

pushdowns-
45kx10*7

good session.. im pretty sure all of the back weights are right, need t start loggin them down in my book again..
but felt great afterwards.. really enjoyin the back session a lot at the moment.. although last night, went out for a meal, had a couple of glasses of wine with the meal and all of a sudden my right lat spasmd and cramped up which was f*ckin excrutiating..felt horible.. kept doin it all night, thinkin maybe slightly dehydrated after the gym and the wine didnt help much?!!hah..
none the less, a good session.

your MP is sick mate....i agree with DV that if you could get a vid, it would complete the journal!

cheers I.B.. yeh wil get some vids up over the next few wks..

Putting in some good work, nice CGBP.

cheers fella.. lack of updates this week, was back home for bank holiday so dint get back to the toon til last night, had a farely hefty night on sunday too so not feelin great today still, wil have the day off from trainin and normal service will be resumed as of tomorro..

Mr.M


cheers fella.. lack of updates this week, was back home for bank holiday so dint get back to the toon til last night, had a farely hefty night on sunday too so not feelin great today still, wil have the day off from trainin and normal service will be resumed as of tomorro..

Your getting old mate, cant handle it any more lol

i really cant mate, but when i say hefty i mean 'hefty'!!!
:-(
my stomach doesnt like hangovers anymore either... guts cant hack it!!
cant wait t get into the gym tomorro tho.. feel like i havent trained in yrs..

ok so cos i have missed the gym up until tonight, i wil do a full body sessin tonight, some cardio tomorro, and another full body split on friday.. then should be resuming as normal next monday..

been lookin at some chad waterbury stuff and there are some good routines he has.. will be following the weds and fri sessions of his 'waterbury method' routine.
some nice heavy strength stuff in there with some other hypertrophy range reps too..

oh the 10X3 squat the 4X6 dips and rows one?? i liked it too caught my eye. iwant to do it next