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

cheers mate! much appreciated

DV- ahhhh i get ya.. haha, yeh nice and simple.. lunges and box steps etc done on friday, 1 arm deads on weds :-) haha..

how long u looking to stay on for mate??
im undecided.. i guess cash flow will dictate it.. it may also ,mean i can only really run a test + kickstart cycle again too.. but heavier in terms of test dosage, maybe a tad longer too :-o

Well I'm thinking 3 months on, 3-4 off then back on something for the summer maybe.

If cash is tight just keep it simple (no need to do otherwise anyway IMO) even just straight test, you'll still get gains coming on and who cares if you don't stack on 7lbs of water in wks 1 and 2. I much prefer slower steadier cycles now rather than hitting the ground at full sprint from day 1

yeh im not worried about adding much weight, as long as i stay in decent condition and add some nice mass then i'll be happy.. a nice little kickstart is always good tho, will probably add in somehtin like superdrol again as it does wonders :-)
will run test and adex too as i am susceptable to a spot of gyno it seems :-(

I'm a big fan of adex after running it last cycle

cardio tonight!! :-)
well in about an hr..

started some of my dissertation today too :-)
seems i wil be doing my diss on 'energy efficiency' and other things rolled in as to what can help us achieve the goals set by the government.. :-)
hopefulyl should be good and leep me interested

Excellent, then you can come round my house and sort it our for me cos the damn place pisses heat out of everywhere... and lecture my step-son on why stand-by is NOT off

haha...
im going to be looking into the use of a technology called KNX.. which is that 'intelligent' technology that can control ur home/ building from one central computer..makes heating and lighting more efficient as it can be programmed to come on when someone walks in a room etc, reach a certain tmp level and sustain it as long as its needed etc... so much literature to go thru tho its gonna be a hefty assignment!! but i want a good grade so gonna work my t1ts off...

I was chatting to a guy at my work who's involved with new housing and 'green' issues and apparently some houses nowadays can generate all the heat they need for the whole house just from the presence of people (even just pets) in it. Mental!

anyway, today-

did 30 mins on the bike
15 mins on the cross trainer

then moved on to do some calf work, single leg calf raises- few supersets with stretch etc
then did some setaed calf raise for a few sets, and finished with some cable oblique twists..

had a good chat as soon as i got in the gym too..
a guy stopped me who ive never chatted with before sayin how he has watched me train and was impressed with with the way i train etc.. said how i was in good nick and should think about competing if it was what i wanted t do.. :-)
told me how he had done 4 shows in the past and loved it .. was cool, nice little ego boost too.
t'is the little things that count, and not much better than a random stranger stoppin u to complement u on somehtin :-)

It's great isn't it... I had a few playing 'guess DVs BF%' the other day, no idea why, but they were all adamant I was 8-10% (which I feel is a tad generous). Then, like you, had someone asking me about competing.

But yeah, great ego stroke that even tho at 6'1 and 15'7 I'm a way off being able to hold my own on the stage but the thought was nice .

No-one ever asks if I've done PL or SM tho PMSL

I've been known to approach people, who like you, choose some of the less obvious exercise options (one arm stuff, or OH squats etc). Just cool to see why they do it and so on..... it also repays the compliment of having someone recognise your endeavours

yeh.. was literally as i walked in.. got my water and he just asked how it was goin, how trainin was etc etc.. got into a little chat with him about competing and he was tellin me about the shows up here in the north east... v nice guy and yeh kinda makes the effort worthwhile when someone acknowledges the hard workl u put in..

There could always be a catch....next week he'll start asking if you can get him AAS I think some of the compliments I have received have only been to sweeten me up for the latter question, fortunately I'm good at looking dumb  

haha.. we actually chatted about AAS too.. he told me how he needed to do a course of somethin if he were to compete genuinley so did some deca.. asked if i would do gear and i said , ' yeh, id be happy to do it if i needed to'... :-) dint really wanna get into the whole, 'yeh ive actually done a cycle already...'..

Don't blame you, I always play the ignorance game unless they are someone I've known for a while...

yeh, i never say ive done a cycle to anyone other than people who i actually told when i was doin it.. so just a handful kow i have..

late session today-

Pullups-
+15kx6* 3 sets

1 Arm Deads-
75kx6* 3 sets

OHPP-
95kx6
95kx5* 2 sets -- missed out on the 6th on both sets :-(

assistance work-

DB lat raises-
12kDB's x 15reps * 2 sets

DB shrugs-
38kDB's x 25reps * 2 sets

Lying Ham Curls-
60kx15
67kx8

good session today. weights up again and almost all reps achieved.. only missed out on the OHPP so will stick 95k next week too and try and get all 6..
feel good tho.. im startin t feel/ look almost as big as i was when on cycle, i think this may be down to slightly improved condition tho from the cardio.. im likin it tho, as the cardio is allowing me to eat a bit more carbs during the day and im not feeling bloated or looking fat either :-)

Trimming up the old waistline does wonders for creating the illusion of size. Even now at 1.5st under my cycle weight I'm looking better.... until I put a jumper on which then looks big on me LOL.

Still solid on the PP but alas I can't feel too sorry for you about missing the 6th rep of 95kg ya fooker

What the hell are you doing training at this time of night tho.... madness! I've just finished running around a bball court and feel ready to drop, no way could I hit the weights.

went to the gym at about 7.30... my mate who i train with was in warringotn on business all day and dint get back til late so just waited for him.. :-(
im not too worried about missin the 6th reps :-P, will just have t make sure i get them next week..
thats the thing, im not too far off cycle weight, definately a good 1/2 st down at least.. but condition is gettin good... not ur kind of condition, but getting there..... eventually :-)

The thing with breaking beyond the 5 reps mark, especially for a few sets, is that I find the other variables start to play more of a role.... such as hydration, fatigue, dietry energy etc. If you are just banging out 2 or 3 you either have the strength or not I find (at my level anyway LOL) there's little more to it.

ur right mate..
it does seem to kick in around rep 4 or so.. beyond that it is very difficult and ur right, more factors seem to come into play!! all i kow is that after nailing 6 on 95k i was goosed and was up against thwe wall seein stars!! :-( ha