Yeeeeeeaaah Buddy- dave's log

Unfortunately some trainers think that a heavily spotted lift is still deemed a valid lift so he probably thought he was doing you a favour by enabling you to get back up. Also many trainers don't push themselves anywhere near their own capabilities so seeing you struggle was probably something he'd only ever associated with a failed lift rather than someone grinding out a rep.

You can be as explicit and detailed as you like with your instructions but unfortunately there's no legislating for stupidity

Yeah your not wrong there. The place was full of idiots yesterday as it goes. The two power racks are placed side to side with about a metre or two between them, bothfacing the mirrors. As I started squatting this clown in a tiny white tshirt and short shorts rocked up and started squatting in the other rack. As I went 60kg he went 60kg, I went 80, he went 100, I went 120 he went 130 (all reps done with 5-6 inches ROM). He looked over after every set to see what weight I was putting on.

I quite enjoyed seeing him skulk off after 160!

two power racks !!!

You've got it good there.

He wasn't one of the spotters was he getting his own back on you?

lol nah he wasnt. Yeah TWO power racks. And an oly platform. Really good set up in there. Makes coming back to the Taro even worse! Are we going to be stuck in there all summer?

We only really have 2 other options:

1) See if we can score a good deal at Fitness First. They offered me a 12 month contract @ £25 a month. Don't know why I didn't bite their hand off then and take it. FF will possibly depend on how long you return for and what your future plans are re: going back to uni for a masters or getting a job. Also, I'm unlikely to be working in Newbury much longer (currently job hunting) so my work location and proximity of a gyms may be a mitigating factor in choosing somewhere.

2) Kings BBing gym. I don't know how well equipped it is but I know there's no shortage of weights nor decent trainers. Not open weekends but I've always struggled with getting myself in the mood for weekend sessions so not really a problem there.
I think you can PAYG so should be good for your part-time needs.
Maybe a trip over there one evening for a trial session and see how it is? Could even get you on the path to the dark side once you get amongst all the big fcukers there
(Not really )

Masters is around 95% on now, so I ll be around from July until mid-late September. FF was ok, but the only advantages which I saw over the Taro were

1). Heavier dumbells
2). Cable crossover
3). Massive roid man

I wouldnt be against training there, but whilst your still at Newbury it ll push back our training time to 7-30/8 untill 10 and I dont know how busy it is in the evenings. Also theres no way im committing myself to a 12 month contract when im not going to be around for 6 months of it.

Kings- I dont know what they re offering equipment wise but im not that keen for sitting around waiting for some bordon dickhead to finish curling in the squat rack. If the ppl are cool then I have no problem with it- pay as you go sounds good.

Theres a possibility that I may be joining you in the rat race for 6 weeks over the hols, working on a placement in Farnborough atm, so I may have a little money, but im hardly going to be flush!

Reconnaissance trip to King's it is then

I wont wear my leg under armour if you dont wear your MT tshirt!lol. Did you ever decide on your extra 10 x 3 movements btw?

Also id just like to say how AWESOME myprotein are, ordered yesterday, delivered today, no extra cost! Legends.

ME Upper

Dumbell press-

7.5kg's x 12
15kg's x 8
32.5kg's x 8
50kg x 8
50kg x 7
50kg x 6

Rack pull from the knee-

60kg x 3
100kg x 2
140kg x 1, 1
180kg 5x5

Cable row-

'10' x 15
'11' x 12
'12' x 10

DB power clean-

7kg's x 12, 12

Rugby training tonight, played touch and aussie rules for about an hour. Surprisingly hot outside so got a good sweat on!

Got the 1st of my finals tomorrow, off to start revising...

Good luck mate

Cheers mate, I think it went ok, so now just one more on Thursday and im done.

RE day 1-

Front squat-

bar x 7, 7
60kg x 8
80kg x 3
102.5kg 5x5

Dumbell press-

40kg's x 14, 10

Cable crossovers-

'3' x 12
'4' x 10

Alternating curl-

15kg's x 8

Hammer curl-

15kg's x 6

Going to do my pulling tomorrow since Ive got really really bad trap DOMS from ME Upper on friday.

Had rugby training for an hour and a half this afternoon, lovely weather, good run around.

RE day 2

Was supposed to me just a few pulling exercises today, but I got into the weights room and for some reason the need to overhead press overtook me...

Push Press-

40kg x 3
60kg x 3
80kg x 1
90kg x 1-PR
100kg x 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

100kg didnt feel 2 heavy, just a confidence issue. A Russian guy who was power cleaning on the other side of the hall gave me a few tips and then

100kg x 1- MASSIVE PR

Chest supported, elbows wide dumbell row-

17.5kg 3 sets of 10

Lat pull down-

84kg 3 sets of 8

Single arm self supported reverse fly-

10kg 2 sets of 10

Cuban press-

7kg 2 sets of 10.

Really happy with getting 100kg over my head. Wicked session.

Push Press-

100kg x 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0

100kg x 1- MASSIVE PR

Holy bejeebus

You strong fcuker!!!!

Was that really 7 fails before you made it?? I am more than slightly impressed. Sh1t I'd better pull my finger out of my arse and start getting into this weights lark properly or you're going to come back and I'm going to be struggling with your warm-ups weights......




















<did I mention that's one massive achievment >

Yeah 7 fails lol, hard to judge a fail though, the bar went 3/4 of the way up on all the attempts, just took some bollocks to get under it!

Get your sig updated with your new PR.

Only the big 3 in the sig mate! Elbows feeling fine now, so I might try and make a final run at the 3 plate bench when im back at the Taro.

Hoping for a BIG PR on wednesday in the squatting. Given that I had 165kg last week until the PENIS spotting me touched the bar Im hoping for a 170kg...

ORIGINAL: Dave284
Hoping for a BIG PR on wednesday in the squatting. Given that I had 165kg last week until the spotters PENIS touched the bar Im hoping for a 170kg...

Let's hope that doesn't happen again then eh

Im going to go sans spotter as I managed to wriggle out from the low bar position without 2 much trouble last week. If I hit the 170kg squat on Wed then i ll be under 10 kg from each of the 3/4/5 plate club on the bench/squat/dead.