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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 22 2008 18:33:20
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And here's my abject fail at 202.5. Note to self... Must do better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTuZFiXjRo
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 22 2008 18:34:35
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looked good to me goldie, i reckon they failed you for your singlet
Thanks Carl. Luckily two of the refs agreed with you!
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 23 2008 22:54:58
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Shoulders tonight. Forgetting the warm up sets...
Shoulder Press Machine (hinged) - 5 sets of 8 with 40 kilos a side
Incline Bench Press - 60 for 8 x 3 sets; 70 for 8; 80 for 8
Upright Rowing - sets of 10 with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 plates
Machine Side Lateral Raises - 5 sets of 10 with 4 plates
Did incline with shoulders because it's very incline and works front delts more than pecs. Not done these in over two years so there was some trepidation but they went ok once I got used to pressing on a completely different line. I'll just take it nice and gradually. I felt a tweak in the left shoulder on the last set of upright rows, so I'll keep it 7 plates and below for the time being.
Nice to be doing different things and not busting a gut on every rep!
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 24 2008 15:15:08
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Enjoy taking it easy!
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 24 2008 21:59:07
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Enjoy taking it easy!
Not easy, mate, just different. The body's not used to doing 8s, so they're hard. And tonight was as hard as I've worked for ages. The close grip sets with the bands were just pure pain, every last one.
Speed bench tonight. Just me and Little Dave.
100 for 3 x 9 sets (three standard, three wide, three narrow)
80 + 2 bands for 3 standard, 30 seconds rest, then 3 narrow x 5 sets
Cable Flyes - sets of 10 with 5, 7, 9, 9, 9
Machine Flyes - sets of 10 with 8, 10, 12, 12, 12.
That was bloody hard. Not done close grip with bands before. Not done any flyes since before shoulder injury. Doms setting in already.
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 25 2008 21:41:22
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Lat Pulldowns - 5 sets of 10 with 10 plates
Seated T Bar Rows - 5 sets of 10 with 10 plates
Facepulls - 5 sets of 10 with 8 plates
Reverse Flyes - 5 sets of 10 with 6 plates
Curls in Squat Rack - 5 sets of 10 with 30 kilos
Bit of a walk in the park tonight. Everything nice and manageable except biceps, and that was sore wrists rather than sore arms - even wearing wrist wraps. I think I may have to stick with dumbells. Some bench coaching interspersed between sets.
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 26 2008 16:20:57
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A reaquaintance with compounds today, after some time away.
Overhead Press - 5 sets of 8 with 40 kilos
Deadlifts - 5 sets of 5 with 100
Planned dips and hammers as well, but the young lad on duty in the gym today decided he wanted to close at 3.30 because the gym was quiet!!
Hadn't done overheads for several weeks, so decided to stay light and enjoyed them. I'll up the 8s to 45 next week. Similarly with deadlifts. I'm not going to make 185 by 18th May, so the pressure is off and I can focus on technique and progressive strengthening of tendons and ligaments. The technique today felt spot on, better than ever before. I was pushing the feet through the floor, so to speak, and the bar flew up.
Enjoyed everything but the early finish!
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 26 2008 16:24:43
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Curls in Squat Rack 30 kilos
You and I need to have a little chat GO, this is wickedness of the highest order. You may be devilishly handsome and undeniably charming, but this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated 
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 28 2008 21:20:44
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Bench tonight with Paul, Joey, John WWW and Big Dave. Warm up, then...
122.5 for 8 x 5 sets
100 + 1 band for 5 x 5
Dips - 3 sets of 10.
Forgot until afterwards that I should have done 3s with the band with the same bar weight as the 8s. Not to worry. 5s worked me well. Doesn't read like much, but I worked pretty hard tonight. Up another 2.5 kilos next week. Seemed weird lifting less weight than the others. Such is the joy of deloading. Only second time I've done dips in about 18 months, so they hurt a bit, but they'll bring me on once I get into them again.
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 29 2008 18:51:25
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Tonight's workout - bench balancing stuff...
Lat Pulldowns - 5 sets of 8 with 12 plates
Seated T Bars (Hammer Grip) - 5 sets of 10 with 12 plates
Facepulls - 5 sets of 8 with 8 plates
Reverse Flyes - 5 sets of 10 with 6 plates
Followed by various arm curling movements designed to promote biceps hypertrophy, so I can better fill the shirt and look hench on da beach in ma vest and make all da chicks swoon ova ma chizzeld bod.
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RE: A Golden Log - Apr. 30 2008 23:47:15
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Shoulders, including incline presses, tonight. Excluding warm ups...
Incline Press - 5 sets of 8 with 80 (comfortable - weight goes up next week)
Machine Shoulder Press - 5 sets of 8 with 42.5 per side (mega hard, just made 'em, no increase next week)
Upright Rows - 5 sets of 8 with 7 plates (comfortable, reps go up next week)
Machine Side Lat Raises - 5 sets of 10 with 4 plates (easy, weight goes up next week)
On to pub for PWO shandy and second half of match.
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RE: A Golden Log - May 1 2008 0:33:55
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Followed by various arm curling movements designed to promote biceps hypertrophy, so I can better fill the shirt and look hench on da beach in ma vest and make all da chicks swoon ova ma chizzeld bod.
You joining the jjb then? 
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RE: A Golden Log - May 1 2008 9:17:51
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Sorry for this random comment, but when I read the name of your log I instantly imagined golden showers...
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RE: A Golden Log - May 1 2008 23:34:45
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Speed Bench tonight
100 for 3 standard grip/30 seconds rest/3 wide grip x 3 sets
100 for 3 standard grip/30 seconds rest/3 close grip x 3 sets
2 purple bands on and
80 for 3
90 for 3
100 for 3 x 2
90 for 3
80 for 3
60 for 10 flush set
Cable Flyes - 5 sets of 10 with 8 plates
Dips - 3 sets of 10.
Really felt my right elbow tonight. A difficult pain to explain - something between a trapped nerve sensation and a muscle strain, a carryover from my accident in 1980 when I smashed my leg up and also broke my arm in two places. Dips really hit it, but I'll persevere unless it gets worse.
Bit disappointed to find the guys I was supposed to be training with tonight just finishing their workout as I arrived. I don't mind training alone - I quite like it, in fact - but I would have preferred to train at 4.00 today and didn't so as not to let others down. Not the first, or the second, or the third time this has happened this year. I think it's about time I started training at a time that suits me, which I will do from now on.
That gripe apart, quite pleased with tonight's session. 8s again next Monday, a triples session the Monday after, then 8s all the way to the British Raw. I should get there unpeaked yet pleasantly rested and refreshed. Looking forward to it.
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RE: A Golden Log - May 2 2008 10:50:44
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Nice work Martin. Didn't realise you where doing BWLA raws. Good stuff!
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RE: A Golden Log - May 2 2008 11:36:07
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Nice work Martin. Didn't realise you where doing BWLA raws. Good stuff!
Title to defend, mate! plus who knows in the open if the big shirt lifters stay away? Got second in the open last year...
I'll be there both days. I've got a new 75 Kilos junior lifting on the Saturday.
You going to be there, Iain?
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