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haha.. 90k Db is some f*ckin weight tho mate.. :-)

rio- nah the gym's not a pansy place mate.. its not hardcore but its full of PLer's and some big ol' men.. but then to the left of that vid is where all the machines are and cardio stuff..
still, its a good gym, plenty of plates and DB's etc..

I remember you saying about the gym now mate, i wasn't being funny by the way, just looks like the fairy ass place i train at, full of bicep boys and noone who trains legs lol

haha.. o there's a ton of those kind of lads mate too.. p1sses me off.. lads trainin in their 10's all stood around the benches chattin etc etc.. but most the folk there are decent enough.. we get quite a few of the gateshead harriers athletes train there too..

  

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ok, so i went thru all my squats etc today and realised i hadnt filmed anythin!! bit pist off as things felt very nice today, lower back holdin up incely.. must be the bit of stretchin ive been doin.. :-)

anyway, here it is

back squats-
110x3
130x3
150x3
160x3
170x3
180x2 -- very happy with these today, very slow and controlled and parallel!!!
140x12 - think i actually could have got 15 out on these but was feelin 'whinded' rather than fatigued..

front squats-
90x3
110x3
130x3
150x2
90x12*2

finished with a couple of sets of lunges for a good stretch and burn and some planks for the old abs..
good session.. as i said, felt really good today.. body feels pretty solid today, no stiffness or aching :-)

  

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o, and Mars- i know what u mean about those elieko (sp) bars... dint realise but w also have one at our gym and it was in fact th ebar i was usin to squat with today.. and ur right, the flex in the bar definately helps!!

  

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Strength is still hanging in there nicely, mate.... don't blame you for stopping at 12 TBH

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haha.. cheers fella!
yeh everythin was solid today mate which im happy with.. if i can keep it all 'solid' throughout pct, i'll be hopin for as little loss as possible, and i think i may be ok too..try and consolidate what i have gained and bed it in..
yeh the 12 was t just get some blood through my legs again, nice pump from it!!

  

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f*cking strong 140 x 12, after all the rest of your sets, quality!

cheers mate..
i was very surprised t be honest.. kinda made me wonder why im only gettin 180 for a double tho, if after all my heavy sets im still reppin out nicely on 140..?? ah well

  

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nice mate, told you those eleiko bars are sexy - I had to use a cheapo standard bar today as I trained in my dads garage.  Totally dead bar,  no flex at all and knocked a good 20-30k off my lifts

Put the double/heavier set inbetween some lighter sets. Its what i do and seems to work.

wat i may doi build up to a heavy set, but slightly lighter than my heaviest, then drop it again, and move up in singles...
the 140x12 was soo much easier than the 130x3 warm up... maybe i need t find more of a groove before my heaviest set!!

  

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Yeah, warm ups do wonders for working sets as i found out recently.

Ohh i see its like that you jump on the video band-wagon now i have some in my journal lol!

Nice chest pressing mate!!

cheers fella.. haha, yeh im likin the vids.. completely forgot today tho which is gay!! as it was a good session..

  

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today- overhead work

push press-
70x5
80x5
90x3
100x3
110x1
115x1 -- fairly comfortable, but not as comfortable as i would have liked seein i have strict pressed 110 before..

strict press-
80x8
90x5*2

seated DB press-
44x8
44x10 ??

finished with some lateral raise stuff

dont normally do as much pressin, especially over 3 exercises. but no training partner today.
from now on im gonna be hittin push press first instead of strict press, so it will be-
PP
strict press
CGBP

anyone have any advice for push presses?? i cant quite nail the technique in the push, dont seem to be gettin much drive from it hence why im only PP'in slightly more than i can strict press.
also, anyone have any ideas for an overhead gym medley? im gonna try throw one in every 2 wks or so.. gym doesnt have strongman stuff so a mix of DB and BB stuff, various exercises would be good..

cheers

  

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You may well find a lot of teh issue with yoru PP could lay in the mentality a bit. It's heavy, heavier than you press over your head, so you maybe don't have confidence in it. Persevere and you should soon find you get used to the feel of the weight and then it will move easier.... now you are prioritising your PP, that'll probably iron itself out

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just feel like i cant get much extra from my legs.. im only just PP'in more than i can strict press.. :-(

  

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push press is a fine art... think of momentum rising from the feet upward...

bend the kness, sink the elbows inwards as you rest the bar on your clavicles....breathe in and hold it for a split second.

then as if you are forcing a sudden surge of energy upwards as you drive your legs up, you feel the back muscles tighten as you take the load onto the arms and power them upwards overhead.

the energy has to be a clean blast upwards, and stops and jerks breaks the flow of momentum.
stop/starting kills it and you start pressing normally again.

hard to describe.... i'll try and get a vid up if i get a camera one time

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yeh sounds like what im doin.. ive watched a few vids, its just a bit harder puttin it in to practice.. ion theory i can do them, but just feel im not gettin enough from the drive from the legs, and still feel a lot of the movement, maybe too much, is coming from the press ..

cheers I.B

  

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today's session shall be summed up in 1 word- PROMISING!

deads-
130x3, 150x3, 170x2, 190x1, 200x1, 210x1 -- all went up pretty easy too, there was definately a 220 in me which would have equalled my PB the last time i deadlifted over 3 yrs ago.. so im happy with that.. touch wood my back feels fine and flexibility wasnt much of an issue today.. :-)

chins-
+10k x10*3
pulldowns-
97x15

BB rows-
90x10
100kx10*2

BB shrugs-
110kx10
110kx 20 mixed grip, switched hands after ten (pronated/supinated)

finished with a few sets of Db curls and a high rep EZ curl set.

good session today.. felt good, and felt great to start deadlifting again!
with speciall attention paid to my flexibility issues and some consistency in doin th deads, i think i'll be up and past my old PB in no time and soldiering on thru to 250 within a few months!! well thats the plan anyway! :-)

  

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good news on the back :)  keep using that eleiko bar and you should smash past 250

yeh i'll give the eleiko bar a shot next wk mate, today dint seem too bad at all, and that was with a standard BB so fingers crossed the eleiko bar will help..

  

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oh yeah .. and keep mega dosing the creatine

did you vid the deadlifts or are you only videoing your best lifts ;)))))?

haha, no i forgot to today..
no mate not at all, i'll vid all the big lifts next wk, apart from bench as ive done that!
ill get squats and deads and OHP done next wk.. training partner dint trai yesterday and forgot phone again today..

definately mega dosing the creatine, im on like 20g a day now haha.. feelin good hto, still gettin great pumps in the gym and lifts are stickin around still.. 4-5 days in now... :-(
(back on end of october.....) ;-)

  

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Nice deads mate, hows pct treating you?

PCT's a b*tch!!!!
every hr im out of the gym i feel flat, my mind is playin tricks wi me makin me think that ive already lost everythin.. which i havent.. but its just p1ssin me off now tho!!!
only just over a wk in too :-(..

chest tonight..
bench
incline
and will finish with some arm work..

  

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no training partner today so left bench alone and focused on incline work-
Incline bench-
90x5
110x3
130x3
140x1
150x1
155x1+1 assisted
130x3*2
110x10, 110x9

incline CGBP- dint like these at all
70x6
90x5 - left it there.. didnt feel nice

10 degree incline DB bench-
50kx8,
50x8
50x7

finished with some hammer curls.
decent session.. think i may stick with somethin more like this from now on. except do the DB's after incline bench.
flat bench may be thrown in every now and again.not sure yet... i have made good progress on the bench and im happy with where i got to, and seeing as it isnt totally necessary for what im aiming training at now i can afford to drop it for a while and work on heavy incline work.plus, from a slight BBin angle, my upper chest is laggin.. :-) haha
weighed in after the gym fully clothed and my light gym bag on at just over 110kilo.. so im guessin around 105 in my shorts or somethin around there.. however in better condition than i was when i started my cycle at a similar weight.. :-)

  

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sh1t day today, far too p1st off t go down to the gym so i settled for a bit of conditioning work in the garage...
i did,

15 reps kettlebell swings (with a dumbell) straight into
15 reps ab rollouts, with 30 sec rest between the rollouts and the next set of swings..
did this for 10 sets.
got a reet sweat on now.. feels good! will be doin this a few times wk i think..

  

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why the close grip inclines??? And ur scaring me with your pct mood , iam dreading it

i live around clowns and ppl with no testosterone

check my journal

haha.. mate ive been 'on' for 4 months tho in one way or another, so dont worry bout it..
ive seen a few people give them a bash in their journals so fancied givin them a go.. much prefer flat CGBP tho... im thinkin from now that will be the only flat  benchin will do consistently tho.. will maybe throw flat bench in every 3rd wk or so instead of CGBP..

  

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bit mnore conditioning work today.. feelin a bit beat up at the moment, kness pretty sore so thought id take an extra day off..
overheads tomorro
deads and back on friday
then i'll do a short squattin session on saturday.

  

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Mr.M


.. feelin a bit beat up at the moment, 

I know the feeling :(

u feelin it too fella?!!
the monster events session at olympic wont have helped! :-(

  

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tbh I think that may have been that catalyst - just feel sh1t, small and weak.  Maybe time to consolidate things as I've hit some good PB's recently so probably a good isdea to drop back a bit and cycle them back up.  Aaahh I hate feeling like this.

yeh i lknow how u feel mate.. and all this is compounding by the fact im in the middle of PCT too... its playin silly buggers wi my head.. look at myself in the mirroir and im seriously just seein a small 12 yr old skinny boy who's never stepped foot in a gym!!! :-(
probs right t reduce load/ weight and build back up again mate.

  

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ah the PCT blues!
dont forget that the real fun starts after PCT.
 
Initially the natural test levels will be higher than baseline as the body thinks your cycle level was the baseline... then realises it wasnt and drops down again.
 
i wouldnt be going for PB's but on the same note i dont think you should train lighter...keep the stimuli there for as long as possible to maintain as much mass as you can

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yeh the blues big time mate! although im feelin  much better today!

today-
OHP-
60x10
70x5
80x5 --- all warm ups, added in a couple of warm up clean sets, then into a medley-

Push press, DB clean and press (both arms), BB clean and press
90, 40, 80
100, 44, 90
110, 44, 100

Push press-
100x3*3

Seated DB press-
44x10
48x10
48x7

great session today.. felt very strong, medley felt really good too.. havent really done much 'cleanin' so goin t start adding these in now and again and get used to the movement again..

  

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you still using the p-plex???

nah mate im almost 2 wks into pct now..

  

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Only another week or so to go now mate.  If it helps clomid makes me cry A LOT!!!  I get so emotional it's unreal.

Hope it goes quick for ya.  As IB says don't go for any PB's as this might have a negative effect on your moods.  Just keep diet and training spot on and you'll be sound soon (sorry for pointing out the obvious )

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