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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/25 16:02:57
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Weekly weight in- 99.7kg, grand loss of 0.2kg in 7 days. That’s 2k calories a day, low carb, 3 x fasted hiit and 3 x resistance training. After the initial disappointment I rationalised that I don’t actually have that much BF left to lose, there has been a degree of muscle gain and it’s still a loss!
So refeed was about 6k cals with 700 ish from mainly complex carbs (aside from large dominos)
Chins Bw x 12 x 3 Pull ups Bw x 12 V handle pull ups Bw x 10 Chins Bw x 15
Dumbell row 40 x 10 60 x 12 x 3
Underhand oly bar row 60 x 20 80 x 12 100 x 12 80 x 12
15” dead’s 140 x 10 180 x 10 200 x 8
Chest supported row Up to 60 x 12
Chins Bw x 12
Various cable type back things
45 degree hyper Bw x 12 x 3 + 20 x 12 x 3
Random push-ups Bw x 70
Ski erg to finish 300m in 56 secs
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/26 12:57:27
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25/11 Weight: 101.6 after refeed Quick session (45 mins) Cg feet up bench 60 x lots 80 x 10 100 x 10 120 x 5 (it was then I realised the bar was very bent, which made it a lot harder) 100 x 10 x 5 Seated lat raises superset 10 x 10/ 12x 15/ 14 x 10 Bw dips 40 x 2 Seated Dumbell front raises 10 x 10 14 x 10 18 x 10 x 3 Rear dumbell delts 10 x 10 x 3 Seated machine press 40 x 30 x 2 Shrugs Up to 200 x 10 Oly bar overhead ext (standing) 40 x 10 x 2 One arm handle tricep ext Cg push ups Bw x 40 x 2 Tricep pushdowns (one arm/ straight bar) Face pulls Lat raises 10 x 40
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/27 07:23:53
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27/11
5.30am - first time attempting pure strength work this early
Leg ext X 8 x 10
Leg press (Terrible commercial gym sled) Up to 300 x 20
Squats 100 x 20, x 12
Reverse hack squat
Stiff leg dead’s
45 hyper Bw x 12 + 30 x 12 x 2 +60 x 5 +30 x 5
Ham curls x 10 x 5
Leg ext x 10 x 4
Seated calf raises
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/28 07:28:26
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28/11
5.30am fasted sscv
30 mins stairclimber 20 mins static bike
Maybe 500 cals?
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/29 08:36:10
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29/11
5.30am
Flat bench 60 x lots 80 x 10 100 x 10 120 x 8 Feet up 100 x 10 x 3
Cable crossovers 4 x 20
Incline 60 x 10 80 x 10 100 x 10 x 3 Drop set 100 x 8/ 80 x 12/ 60 x 20
Seated crossovers
Dumbell crossover things 16 x 10
Push ups Bw x 30 x 2 Feet up x 30 Then messing around with hands very wide, far in front, or hands ninety degrees to body
Machine pullovers
Cable crossovers
Need to mentally get over being rubbish at pressing at minute- rapid (ish) weight loss and low cals/carbs do not make for pressing fun.
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/30 02:09:35
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Pressing is still pretty strong mate! Are you just trying to maintain that strength as you drop weight then? Maybe more volume at the upper end of weight?
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/11/30 11:30:56
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Some strong work going on here mate.
1RM's @ BW 90kg:
Squat - 170kg / Bench - 120kg / Deadlift - 210kg / Strict OHP - 77.5kg Instagram - h0m3r_j4y
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/01 17:23:06
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Brett Pressing is still pretty strong mate! Are you just trying to maintain that strength as you drop weight then? Maybe more volume at the upper end of weight? [/quote
I would love to maintain strength as I lose weight but think I need to appreciate that it’s going to drop, get over it and then hopefully it’ll go up again as I gain weight in a cleaner fashion. It’s odd in so much there is only about 20kg between what I can rep for double figures to what I can only double. Perhaps it’s just lack of practice!
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/01 17:35:35
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30/11
Feet up close grip 60 x lots 80 x 10 110 x 10 120 x 2!!! 100 x 10 x 3
Dips Bw x 20, 30 + 20 x 20 +40 x 20 + 60 x 10 Bw x 60
Floor press close grip 100 x 6
Pushdowns etc
Seated alternate Dumbell curls 14x 10 18 x 10 22 x 10 26 x 10 30 x 6
Spider oly bar curls Rope curls Preacher curls Machine curls
Abs Knee/ leg raises Planks (bird dog/ arms extended/ wall walk / knee to elbow) Palov press Cable crunch Machine crunch Turkish get ups with kB (think that’s what they called)
01/12 ...... weekly weigh in. 99.7kg (0.0000 lose or gain)
Chins Bw x 10 x 2 + 20 x 3 + 40 x 3 + 60 x 1.75 + 20 x 10
Pull ups Bw x 10
Pull ups to alternate hands thing
Chins Bw x 10
Bor underhand grip 50 x 20 80 x 10 110 x 10 140 x 2 (terrible crunching noise from elbow, first thought bicep had torn, but thankfully just a t neon pull I think) 70 x 20 x 2
Very light Dumbell row
15” dead’s 70 x 10 100 x 5 140 x 5 180 x 3 220 x 3 180 x 5 (very fast)
Chest supported row Up to 80 x 5
Handle pull downs Very light x lots
I’m going to have a week off training totally I think (my knackered elbow is just the most recent niggle in a list that’s mounting up) I’ve probably not gone more than 3 days in the past 12 months without training. Coupled with working and two small kids I’m due a rest! I think lots of ibuprofen and heat/cold and hopefully I’ll be fixed a little in a week
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/02 15:38:28
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I am guilty of the same thing mate. Only just started doing regular deloads in the last year. Having said that I am overdue one myself but currently on a cycle so will postpone.
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/02 22:45:52
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Brett I am guilty of the same thing mate. Only just started doing regular deloads in the last year. Having said that I am overdue one myself but currently on a cycle so will postpone.
The problem for me is I just love training! If I could spare the time to do 4hrs a day, 7 days a week I would jump at it. I’m already twitching and wondering how I’m going to get through the week and it’s only been a day. But going to persevere and relax this week and also eat around maintenance. Really need to come up with a plan next year what I’m aiming for. When I was doing strongman it was easy - competition on this date and weights to be lifted etc. I don’t think I would ever do a bodybuilding show, but I do think with a water cut I would be in a reasonable ‘stage ready’ condition. Hopefully after crimbo is out of the way I’ll get a clue what to do!
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/06 09:13:17
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5 days into a week of rest. Not gone mad with eating but have been having a lot more carbs than normal. I’ve somehow put on 5kg in this time and feel so bloated. 5kgs in 5 days seems an inordinate amount of water to clap on?
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/08 06:19:10
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5 is a lot. But then we are assuming you weren't dehydrated when you took your first reading, or didn't need a crap, too much salt etc. etc. You will know if you've eaten enough to put on 5kg! See what it says next week and don't sweat too much.
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/08 09:41:17
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Brett 5 is a lot. But then we are assuming you weren't dehydrated when you took your first reading, or didn't need a crap, too much salt etc. etc. You will know if you've eaten enough to put on 5kg! See what it says next week and don't sweat too much.
I normally take readings at the same time every day (straight after waking and having a wee). The last two days I’ve been very low carb and drinking lots of water and was 100.7kg this morning. I wonder if I’m developed some type of carb sensitivity as I really didn’t eat that much! (Under 200g carb- maybe 400 for two of the five days) It had also told me that I don’t fancy bulking again as the bloat from the water retention made me feel ****e. Back in the gym this afternoon after a whole week off, and can’t wait!
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/10 08:03:02
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8/12
Neutral grip chins Bw x 12, 20 (elbow/bicep just too sore)
15” dead’s 70 110 140 x 5 170 x 5 200 x 3 240 x 3 200 x 5 220 x 5 170 x 20 These felt good, will concentrate on these for a while as my back is pretty much the only fully functioning part of my body
Chest supported rows
45 degree hyper ext Bw x 10 +30 x 5 + 60 x 5 Bw x 10
Incline press 60 x lots 80 x 1 100 x 12, 13, 15
Cable crossover x 5 (focus on outer chest)
Feet up cg bench
60 x lots 100 x 10 130 x 1 100 x 10 x 3
Dips Bw x 20 x 2 + 20 x 20 + 55 x 20 Bw x 60
Spider curls
Clapping push ups Bw x 10 (made bicep hurt so stopped again)
Abs- until cramp stopped play
9/12
Hungover session
Leg ext x 5
Low bar 60 80 100 x 10 Paused 100 x 1 120 x 1 140 x 1 Not paused 100 x 20
High bar 60 80 100 x 10 120 x 10
Reverse hack squat
Leg press
Ham curls
Lots of abs
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/11 09:05:20
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10/11
Lat raises 10 x 20 x 3 12 x 10 14 x 10 16 x 10 20 x 10
Strict press 60 x 5 70 x 5 80 x 3 90 x 1 100 x 1 110 x F (past head) 70 x 10 Shoulder still hurts so shouldn’t have done this really, but no major further damage caused!
Seated lat raises ss with rear delt raises 10 x 20 x 5
Dips Bw x 50
The rest of the session mainly consisted of cable work and abs, not really worth writing down!
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/11 19:08:00
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Another aimless session, really need to have something to focus on or at least an idea of what I’m doing it all for.
Anyway;
Seated rows to warm up
15” deads
60 x some 110 x 5 150 x 3 Add straps 180 x 5 210 x 5 240 x 3 180 x 5 200 x 5 180 x 5 This pretty much sums up my idiotic training at the minute, I only deadlifted three days ago and my lower back was still sore going into this. But I persisted in deadlifting as it doesn’t aggravate my arm/shoulder.
Chest supported rows Pull downs Straight arm pull downs
Loads of abs and core (because can’t think of owt else to do)
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/13 09:34:17
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12/12
Flat bench, feet up
60 x lots 80 x 10 100 x 15 120 x 10 130 x 3 100 x 10 x 3
Seated cable crossovers x 4
One arm cable crossovers
Incline bench 60 x 10 80 x 10 100 x 10 (felt easy) 120 x 1 (felt hard?) Wide grip to throat 80 x 20 x 2
Crossovers
Incline dumbbells (palms facing middle of chest thing) 20 x 10 24 x 10
Feet up push ups Bw x 30 x 3
Pullover thing x 3
Ab circuit
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/14 07:24:23
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13/12
Close grip pin press 60 x lots 80 x 10 100 x 10 120 x 10 140 x 6 100 x 15
Dips Bw x 20 + 20 x 20 + 40 x 20 Bw x 40
Overhead rope extension superset with drag push downs x 3
Rocking rope pushdowns x 3
Lying dumbbell tricep extension 10 x 10 16 x 10 20 x 10 26 x 10 30 x 10
Then curls- but bicep tendinitis made it virtually impossible.
Abs
Got chatting to a bloke in the gym who competes in classic bodybuilding. He reckoned I would possibly do alright. Think I might start actually considering doing this as I do need a target to aim for and a focus for my training
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Re: 6% or bust!
2018/12/14 17:45:09
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14/12
Five mins warming up in gym and then call from nursery to come and collect my little lad who had fallen over and bumped his lip.
Few ab circuits at home, the joys of parenthood!
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