daz's offseason journal fresh from the brits and stars. stars pics pg 308!

120g oats .. I can only dream

yeh strength looks great fella!!
and yeh, thats some hefty food bill :-(
i take it ur a fan of the MP stuff as well yeh?!! :-)..
diest looks good mate.. strange how some people can eat so much and not put much fat on.. quite a lot of carbs in there, probs more than i would eat on a bulk :-(... maybe..

Welshy


120g oats .. I can only dream

as long as it is just dreaming not eating!

Mr.M


yeh strength looks great fella!!
and yeh, thats some hefty food bill :-(
i take it ur a fan of the MP stuff as well yeh?!! :-)..
diest looks good mate.. strange how some people can eat so much and not put much fat on.. quite a lot of carbs in there, probs more than i would eat on a bulk :-(... maybe..

i am bulking mate, though im trying to do a balancing act and keep fat levels low, carbs have been higher for the past few weeks since the show, but i trimmed them back a bit now to slow down the fat gain, im in the same condition as about 7 weeks out, i dont want to be any further than 10 weeks out condition wise. 
 
yeah i love the MP stuff, have used their stuff for a couple of years now, average a spend of 100 a month with them!
 
another few months of high reps, and im going to bring the reps right down and really increase the strenth, but keeping a good eye out for any sign of stress on the joints.  Id like to rep 180kg on the bench at some point

on cycle i was at about 140x12 ish, but i stayed away from high reps really, i managed to get 170x2, for 2 sets.. so im pretty sure ur well on ur way to reppin 180.. would love a 180 myself dude.

yeh, forgot u were bulking..
would love t have the luxury of bein able to spend 100 a month on MP... love their stuff too.. unfortunately they dont factor this into student loans!! pah....

i think the lower reps will really help pack on some dense mass which would be great mate.. especially with ur goals of competing in the U90's in a few yrs time.. but yeh, obviously injuries can set u back some time so u'd be right to keep an eye on them, especially if ur suceptable to them...

Ditto on the 140x12, fooooooking good lifting that mate.

back and tris tonight, awesome session!

found an even better way to really hit the upper lat, and work on having the best v taper possible, and avoiding working the lower portion too much, which is fairly low on me and makes my waist look thicker

so i did stiff arm pushdowns, straight onto lat pulldowns, straight onto stiff arm pushdowns again,  after 3 sets my very upper lats were absoloutley blasted, and i was getting cramp in them! never had that before, few months of this and upper lats should be really popping out!

followed up with v bars rows. 

then for tris, pushdowns 6 sets, and 3 sets of kickbacks.  Not a great exercise, but every few months doing them will give a good ache on the tris the next day

havent gained any weight this week yet, BUT condition seems to have tightened up!  double bi's pose is showing lots of little veins snaking over the inside of my arms accross the tris and bis :-)

still have mega doms at the very top of my lats, cant wait to hit them like that again next week!

but, had a bit of a mood change the last few days, and dont really feel like im making any progress in LBM gains. 

this life really messes with your head!

teardrops, calf and shoulders.

leg extension.
40kgx40
60kgx25
90kgx18
90kgx13
90kgx11 no rest onto 50kgx15

calf raises.
50kgx40
60kgx35
60kgx35

single leg calf raises (in same machine weight feels very heavy this way)
30kgx6
30kgx4 onto20kgx8 onto 15kgx8

double leg calf raises
60kgx35


shoulders

lat raises setted with shoulder press
15kgx15 then 60kgx21
15kgx15 then 90kgx16
15kgx11 then 90kgx11
15kgx12 then 90kgx 8
15kgx10 then 60kgx11

rear delt flys.
3 sets 15 repsx15kg

rear delts in pec deck
30kgx15
35kgx12
40kgx11
35kgx12

arnold presses (very tired so low weight)
25kg x 11
30kgx 9
25kgx 9
20kgx 8  (totally fooked!)

30 minutes low level cardio (base conditioning)

All going well in here

Welshy


All going well in here

very :-)  i love training! just a shame life and work get in the way!  lol

Good work - how clean are the 140kg reps for 12 mate?  Most impressive work.

How are you finding dom's in your legs atm? and do you think CV prolongs them?
Daz

forddee


How are you finding dom's in your legs atm? and do you think CV prolongs them?
Daz

am targeting just teardrops, hams and calfs at the moment, so no full leg workouts.  But doms is pretty strong, teardrops are killing me today. I dont seem to notice any effect from cardio on doms when done straight after, but i think it does prolong it if i do a hard cv session in the days after, slows recovery right down

This is setting me back alot training legs, 12 hours shifts at work and CV.
The main things is leg pumps after 8 hours on my feet at work.
And of course leg whinny/prop shots and i am asking for painful legs
Daz

forddee


This is setting me back alot training legs, 12 hours shifts at work and CV.
The main things is leg pumps after 8 hours on my feet at work.
And of course leg whinny/prop shots and i am asking for painful legs
Daz

yeah can be a nightmare!  though i find legs easier when i have been stoodup all day rather than sat down!

dazc your not from the deeside area are you mate

mr_pink


dazc your not from the deeside area are you mate

hi mate, no im from leeds!

different person then bud great read threw your journal tho mate great work keep it up

great session tonight on hams, back and bi's!  dropped the volume a little to have a heavy week this week.

SLDL
bar x 20
60kgx20
80kgx12
100kgx10
120kgx9
130kgx8

leg curls
60kgx8
60kgx7
50kgx9

Lat pull down.
60kgx12
90kgx12
90kgx11
90kgx9
80kgx12

stiff arm pushdown
35kgx12
40kgx9 (shoulder was giving some discomfort so dropped the weight)
30kgx12
25kgx12

DB rows  (not done these for ages)
45kgx12
45kgx11
45kgx9
45kgx9

Preacher curls
25kgx11
27.5kgx9
30kgx6
25kgx11
25kgx9

Hammer curls
25kgx 10
25kgx10
25kgx9

biceps were toally fried by now!

45 minutes cardio

job done!

weight is now sat at 89kg, and condition is still aroung the 7 week out mark.  all i need to do over the next 8 months is slowly trim off 5-6%fat and add on another 5-6lbs of muscle, and i should land in the middle of the U90's in really good condition, which is what i was aiming for