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Are you an economist? :PFirst off I'm going to drop to at least 75kg bodyweight and keep that as my max weight going forwards. I'm half contemplating some kind of squat specialization for a month before getting in to Westside! Maybe Westside will help if I just hammer the squat and leave deadlifts out for a while.Kinda annoying 'cos I've spent lots of time in the last year or two on lower body stuff (squats / deadlift) but it is still lagging behind.
Fwiw I wouldn't say your lower body is lagging really, you're 25kg lighter than me and your lifts aren't far off mine.
And you've a bigger bench. Perhaps trying to keep your weight down is going to impact how much you can make gains to an extent? Just thinking out loud here i guess... 0 -
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brianthebard wrote: »Are you an economist? :P
No
brianthebard wrote: »Perhaps trying to keep your weight down is going to impact how much you can make gains to an extent?
I'm going to try getting my full moneys worth from current weight first.i think it might look a little dangerous.
I think the same. Need to work on keeping back straighter.0 -
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brianthebard wrote: »Can't find the last time you did 20 squats, but perhaps you took too big a jump in weight? For some reason I thought you did 70x20 the last time?
My last 20 rep squat was 75kg some time in the past 2 weeks.
80kg probably would have been ok if I had done the squat first. I was just tired this morning - the lunges and stiff leg deadlift on Tuesday had me crippled walking around the past few days
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From a strength perspective, I think you could benefit from doing less!
Sometimes I have to stop halfway through your log entries because I can actually feel my CNS becoming fatigued!
The problem is you're a fit bloke and I'd say you keep going until you feel knackered. That doesn't always mean you're doing what's best to come back stronger.
Obviously you have loads of other elements to your training than just pure strength but that is just my 2 cents on the strength side of it 0 -
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Sunday June 7th:
Squat
20kg - 1x8
40kg - 1x4
60kg - 1x2
70kg - 1x2
80kg - 1x2
90kg - 1x2
100kg - 1x2
105kg - 1x2 ... vid to follow. Will use this one for the records thread
110kg - 1x0 ... fail. So close! Got the depth too (on vid) but stalled about 1/3 of the way up. Held it there for a few seconds then crashed
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Press Ups
45 reps in a minute ... video to follow. Could do more if I work on them. Didn't have a stop watch so was just aiming for 50 to see what would happen.
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Pull Ups (palms away unless stated otherwise)
BW - 1x10 ... on smith machine bar. This was the first thing I did in the gym whilst waiting for the squat rack above. Just putting it here to keep it tidy
BW - 1x11 ... vid to follow. 11 reps in 30 seconds, no breaks. If I had known I had that much time left I would have kept going for more after a bit of a breather. Probably could have squeezed out a few more
BW + 5kg - 2x5
BW + 15kg - 1x2 ... neutral grip, failed on third
BW + 15kg - 3 (or 4?) x3 ... negatives, with Green Athene military pressing me upwards
BW + 15kg - 1x1 ... palms in, i.e. chins. Wrecked by this stage. kevpants, you have a point
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Face Pulls
11.25kg - 1x10
13.25kg - 1x10
16.25kg - 1x10
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Ab Pull Down
31.25kg - 1x15
41.25kg - 1x15
48.25kg - 1x15
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This was probably my last workout for a week or so as heading to Cyprus on holiday on Tuesday (yay!). I therefore wanted to get a proper squat video for the records thread... and try the push up challenge too.
Good to see Michael Cravez post some excellent pull ups. I broke out the dip/pull up belt and strapped on some weight..... --> first steps in getting that record back
All in all a great session.0 -
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Squat
105kg - 1x2 ... vid to follow. Will use this one for the records threadPress Ups
45 reps in a minute ... video to follow. Could do more if I work on them. Didn't have a stop watch so was just aiming for 50 to see what would happen.Pull Ups (palms away unless stated otherwise)
BW - 1x11 ... vid to follow. 11 reps in 30 seconds, no breaks. If I had known I had that much time left I would have kept going for more after a bit of a breather. Probably could have squeezed out a few more
Bodyweight 76kg today.0 -
I will read your log with interest. I guess having that bit of competition will keep me motivated also for training pull-ups. One thing weighted pull-ups is great for is the carryover of strength of bodyweight pull-ups when you increase your actual bodyweight. I found that if you just do bodyweight pull-ups and then start adding bodyweight the bodyweight pull-ups become a little bit harder. This doesn't really happen if you are doing weighted pull-ups so i think its always good to have weighted pull-ups as staple in training, particularly if you plan on increasing bodyweight. 0
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Monday June 22nd:
Run 2km (11:27, ~170 cals)
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Squat
20kg - 1x8
40kg - 1x4
60kg - 1x4
80kg - 1x4
90kg - 1x4
100kg - 1x1
60kg - 2x8
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Military Press
20kg - 1x8
30kg - 1x6
40kg - 1x4
50kg - 1x2
60kg - 1x1 ... got pretty dizzy and had to sit down suddenly after this. It was 99% strict. Not 100% sure as I was seeing stars
Pull Ups ... easy supersets keeping count with the military press above
BW - 1x8
BW - 1x6
BW - 1x4
BW - 1x2
BW - 1x1
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Sit Ups
2x15
Lying Back Extensions
2x10
Shoulder Dislocates
2 sets of lots
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Front Squat
20kg - 1x5
30kg - 1x5
40kg - 1x5
50kg - 1x5
60kg - 1x5 ... wrists almost snapped off. Heaviest yet
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Chin Ups
BW - 3x8
Calf Raise
40kg - 1x20
60kg - 1x20
80kg - 1x20
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Forgot to mention I signed up for the London triathlon a few weeks ago. It's on in early August. Incentive to train = possibility of giving Jenson Button a pasting Well, hopefully if he is doing the sprint distance too: swim 750m, cycle 20km, run 5km. I know he is taking part in one of the distances.
If I manage 1hr 30 mins I'll be happy enough. Would like to do maybe 1 hr 25 mins. That kind of distance should allow me to keep making progress on the weights.0 -
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