Yeeeeeeaaah Buddy- dave's log

Hmm, not a bad idea. I've never done them, but may give them a try when I'm back with my barbell. If I am to enter a bench comp sometime next year then I think I may throw in a couple band press/floor press cycles into my training. I've tried board presses before and got alot from them, they're just abit awkward to set up when training solo.

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Give it a try mate, you ll never know unless you give it a reasonable swing. Personally I wont stay with floor press or rev band for over three weeks going heavy because they tend to start to **** me up a little after that. 

If you re going to rotate your main pressing exercise then id perhaps suggest using full range benching, floor pressing, incline and rev band

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One week today until I can put more than BW through my knee again (ie squat). Ive been really careful with it this week so as to put no extra pressure on the tendon but I feel like I should get it moving about a bit now. Im going to stat doing a few BW squats every day and some mobility and see how it handles it. If I can do 10 squats pain free today, I ll do 20 tomorrow etc etc.

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Bench, bands and floor presses I can do, incline however I can't! I'll see what happens anyway.

Hope the knee sorts itself out bud.

Journal

What ive always done is bench first but varied the intensity accordingly and changed up the main assistance lift, rather than rotating exercises Westside style. Im sure either way works!

Just been for an hours walk. Knee ****ing loved it.

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Good news.

Looking at MP now, £3.50 for straps. And am going to give liquid chalk a try too. Fed up of having my living room covered in chalk.

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Liquid chalk is good stuff mate and a pair of straps will last ****ing ages as you wont use them much. both good investments!

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Big PR












We re talking huge










Life changing

















Record smashing














World changing

















bw squat........x 10  











BOOOOOOOM!

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Considering your post-Xmas fatboy weight, 10 BW reps is no mean feat. Big up yerself!!!!

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." Mark Twain

Only 85kg today 

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Some squatting is surely better than no squatting Dave. Besides, if starting low results in a full recovery for your knee, definately worth it?

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Yep week today Im back in the game so I ll squat twice that week, up to 60-80, then 80-100, week after 100-120, 120-140 then crack on. Or get the other knee roided up...either or!

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Mate pump those knees full of whatever you can

Journal

I will mate, steroids are ****ing legendary it seems. Been in london doing PhD research today. Ive learnt that everyone who uses public transport in london is a ****ing total ****face arsehat ****face wankstain

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Dave284


I will mate, steroids are ****ing legendary it seems. Been in london doing PhD research today. Ive learnt that everyone who uses public transport in london is a ****ing total ****face arsehat ****face wankstain

Well be greatfull that you don't have to use it everyday!

 Body Weight - 75kg
Bench - 135kg
Squat - 180kg
Deadlift - 180kg

Total - 495kg

I do mate. Public transport is ****ing horrible and ****ing expensive. A return from my house at home (hampshire) to greenwich cost 42 quid! its only a ****ing hour and a half in the car!

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Thats why i moved out of London!

Jimbo

Formerly 'lil_jimmy'

JimRat


Thats why i moved out of London!

Jimbo

****ing good shout mate! good to see you dropping in

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Accessory

DB bench

10kg x 10
20kg x 5
36kg x 3
45kg x 10
45kg x 7
45kg x 9

took a while to remember how to do these seeing as its been over a year! got it sorted last set, probably couldve done 15 fresh. I think I ll keep these in and try to work up to 55 x 6-8.

chins, various grips

bw x 10
bw x 10
bw x 10
bw x 6

Lat raise

10kg x 10, 10 10

band pull apart, mini x 10, 10, 10

band pushdown light x 20, 20, 20

palm away curl 14kg x 10, 8, 4

Bit of something. Probably wont train until sunday now for some back.

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Here's your Floor Pressing from earlier in the week. Only got the 125kg x 2:




And for comparison here's the session from 3/8/08:

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." Mark Twain

Cheers champ. Thats 125 x 2 though!

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Ah yes, so it is. Updated now.

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." Mark Twain

Hockey ball erectors, pecs
stretch
mobility
band pushdowns

floor press

bar x 10
60kg x 5
80kg x 3
100kg x 3
120kg x 1
130kg x 1
135kg x 1 - PR
120kg x 4 - PR
100kg x 10

MP

bar x 10
40kg x 5
50kg x 5
60kg x 6
60kg x 5
60kg x 4

Rolling db extension

10kg x 10
10kg x 10
10kg x 10

plank 3 x 45s

side bend 2 x 10

hanging leg raise x 5, 5, 5

Elbow felt a tad dodgy so happy with the 135, almost at 300lb. Hopefully this will give me some gains when I get back to benching in a week or so.

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Well done. Solid indeed.

Stonehenge
 
Where the banshees live and they do live well

Cheers ears, LM took a video which should be up at some stage

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I should add that this was done at a chubby 84.7kg 

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Solid work. Im guessing your going down to 82kg?

Absolutely not mate although I think I easily could be an 82. I only weighed 87.4kg at the comp. Id rather be heavier but not being able to squat or pull combined with some gash diet in the last 6 weeks has taken its toll.

Now my knee is back in action again (well tuesday) im going to start doing some cardio and training harder so hopefully I should get up to a solid 90 quite fast.

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Cushty pressing dave. Good to see the festive period hasn't totally wrecked your body

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Cushty pressing dave. Good to see the festive period hasn't totally wrecked your body

Cheers mate. Hopefully smash either 300lb or 140kg before I get back on the bench proper.

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Damn strong floor pressing dude, but those rolling extensions are liiiiiiiiiiiight. You should be hittin more then that with your pressing strength haha!

Will try and add vid tonight. Shame you didn't film that legend hitting 120kg for 6

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." Mark Twain

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Damn strong floor pressing dude, but those rolling extensions are liiiiiiiiiiiight. You should be hittin more then that with your pressing strength haha!

Lol yeah i know mate, im being uber careful as that was the first time ive been able to do any form of extension in over 5years, my elbows just dont get on with them so i ll build it up slowly!

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20 mins exercise bike

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mobility

db row

10kg x 10
20kg x 10
32kg x 10
45kg x 10
*straps*
45kg x 20
45kg x 20

pretty easy but heaviest DB's in the taro

chins

bw x 10
bw x 10
bw x 5
bw x 5

DC shoulder health circuit

3kg, 4kg

mini band pull apart x 20, 20

DB palm away curl

16kg x 8
10kg x 14
10kg x 8

I hate having to split ****ing 'pull and 'push', but thankfully this is the last time I ll have to do it...squat and deadlift tomorrow!!!!!!!

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floor press vid from the other day. thanks to LMC for the film and spot

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Dave284


Absolutely not mate although I think I easily could be an 82. I only weighed 87.4kg at the comp. Id rather be heavier but not being able to squat or pull combined with some gash diet in the last 6 weeks has taken its toll.

Now my knee is back in action again (well tuesday) im going to start doing some cardio and training harder so hopefully I should get up to a solid 90 quite fast.

Ah, I thought you meant you where fat and trying to loose weight. Should come back in no time. Good to hear the steriod and that helped the knee.

Cheers buddy, seems to have done the trick. As I know exactly what irritates it I ll just make an effort to stay away from that and hope that the next stage is some orthotics.

35 mins exercise bike - was meant to be squatt/deadlifting today but the gym was shut due to the snow, hopefully they ll be open tomorrow.

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****ing gym shut again after ****ing snow is now a metre ****ing deep, id imagine i ll be spending most of the afternoon shovelling the ****ing stuff. ****ing ****s.

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How ****ing ****ty **** ****ing ****ing **** mate !

Go make Dave284 shaped snow angels instead.

Journal