I mean, I think you are the type that breaks a sweat just getting out of bed in the morning.
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Been watching me through the window?!
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I am your Top Fan on OF, hornypython_69. I know every pore on that gorgeous body.
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T&T w2 D1
Poundstones: 20kg axle X 100
Bench: 60, 80, 90, 100 X 5 X 5 sets
S/s
Ez curls: 28, 38, 48kg X 5 X 4 sets
Rest 2 mins
Inc BB: 70kg X 10 X 3 sets
S/s
Standing alt DB curls: 15kg X 12 X 3
90 secs rest
Dips: 15 X 4 sets
S/s
Ez Preachers: 18kg X 15, 12, 10
45 sec rest.
Last rep of preachers was such a grind that I strained something around my lat/rib area seems to have gone already but hilarious how something so light can pose that much of a challenge, again just a reminder of cumulative effects and how this is a very different type of hard work, started with the poundstones as my elbows have been very cranky last few days, thought best hit a press and curls session without adequate protection!
Pleased that I managed to increase everything, apart from those preachers, but keeping those the same after upping the weight for everything else is a win, thinking to leave the flat bench where it is for a week or two, same with ez curl they weren’t as BBing style as last week so working myself into those weights, Inc can go up alt curls stay same, dips might benefit from some weight, but will almost certainly drop reps, on second thought, maybe get to 20 X 4 then add weight.
Taking of weight BW 211. Also my chest still feels not so great post virus, not much to be done there, but the liss I’m not doing might improve and speed recovery! Do it you moron.
Final note this was fasted, just for practicalities sake (6am) I feel sick now.
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T&T w2 d2 weight 211
Wgpu: 10 X 4 sets 2 mins rest
Dead hang and slow reps first set, 2&3 were performed in the regular way and set 4 was rest pause I was so beat!
BB rows: 60kg X 8, 70kg X 8, 80kg X 8 x 4 - 2 mins rest
Straps for working sets.
DB rows (bent over bench): 27.5kg X 12 X 3 - 90 secs rest
S/s
Lying leg raises: 8 x 3 sets
Seated cable row: 80kg X 15 X 4 sets - 45 secs rest
S/s
Cable crunch: 80kg X 10 X 3 sets
Bit frustrated with the pull ups, but gives me something to work towards, rows were probably slightly to heavy, reverted to movement focus, but movement itself was pretty strict, so I’ll probably keep this weight for next week and focus on MMC throughout.
Seated cable row had a change of position which made this much more challenging, so keeping weight as is for the next week or two with this position.
Pretty quick run to get through, still don’t love this style of training but it’s definitely ticking the box of more joint friendly and training effect, alongside forcing me to do something I have no desire to do.
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What’s wrong with those pullups? 4 sets of 10 reps is really good for anyone, especially people who are a bit chubby like yerself.
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When doing Burpee pull ups I can do 60 in 10 mins, so I came into this feeling like I should probably be adding weight straight away, but when I slow it down and keep form to focus on the muscles not the movement I struggle to get 40 in a similar amount of time. Nothing wrong with the pull ups, just my expectations!
Love the back handed compliments!
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Personally, I think that the pullups can wait until I am damn good and ready.
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T&T w2 d3
Ohp- 40, 50kg X 5, 62.5kg X 5 X 4 sets
2 mins rest
Lat raises: 10kg X 12 X 4 set
90 secs rest
Arnold press: 15kg X 12 X 3 sets
45 secs rest
Actually had to give myself 2 mins additional rest at the end, pushed this hard and could barely lift a 20kg barbell to move it across the gym, couldn’t lift my arms past shoulder height, exquisite pain, fully earned and in someway appreciated, but I still hate this methodology!
Dips: 10, 10kg X 10 X 3 sets
90 secs rest
Shoulders slightly cranky at this
Cable rope overhead ext: 40kg X 12 X 3 sets
90 sec rest
That hit the right spot, felt that much more in tris than cgbp.
Cable pushdown: 40kg X 12 X 3 sets
45 secs rest
Dec crunches: 10 X 4 sets
90 secs rest.
Solid session, despite my fairly strong desire to sack it off and quit lifting altogether, also maybe quit my job and move country, clearly my mental state isn’t in the best place right now, been a lot of very disturbed sleep (multiple nights of 3 hour broken) leading some dopamine chasing behaviours/desires. I’m in tune enough recognise it, sleep will definitely help, when it eventually settles down.
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Hilariously my wife just looked at me (topless with a pump) and said I wish I had your motivation to get in shape, queue brief explanation of discipline Vs motivation in my training life and how little pleasure I actually derive from doing this.
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My man, what is up with your state of mind? Your gym is supposed to be your happy place.
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It hasn’t been that for a long time, I’m ok with that because it means my training doesn’t rely on my enjoyment or motivation, it means I’m not really any more or less desiring to train legs than I am bench, I dislike all of it. I used to enjoy it and couldn’t fathom why you wouldn’t, now I dislike it and can’t fathom why you would. Might be a phase of life and by-product of busyness and stress, maybe when I retire I’ll love it again, who knows.
Yeah, I kind of already knew all of that. Just cannot quite relate. The only time I am bored in the gym is when I am not doing something that terrifies me a bit.
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I’m terrified of hard work, being sweaty, Doms, immediate muscle pain and force feeding myself, life’s great.
Also I know, because I never could either, seems weird, but it is what it is.
For someone terrified of being sweaty….you sure do sweat alot.
But whatever man. You are getting shit done in spite of all of this, and that itself is impressive.
Cheers!
T&T w2 d4
Belt squat: 60kg X 12 X 4 sets
90 secs rest
SSB: 100kg X 8 x 5 sets
2 mins rest
Found out during belt squats that closer stance was more comfortable for my knee, which I found weird, but hey I’ll take it, so switched out box FS for SSB kept stance narrow and belted these out, felt good, as did belt squat that’s a nice movement. Sweating profusely. Also my bulk is affecting my belt size, might need to move the lever out, fat and sweaty.
SLDL: 100kg X 6 X 4 sets
S/s
SSB calf raises: 100kg X 15 X 4 sets
90 secs rest
Trained my son (11) for about 30 mins before I started working, was a great time, normally he wants to just do chin ups (he can do them so he’s always keen to do them), so let him have some fun but introduced soms other movements, bench, db bench, db Inc, dips and ez curls, by the end of messing around with that lot he couldn’t do a chin up bless him haha. This meant I had less time, but I’ll happily sacrifice seated calf raises and pull throughs for (pretty much anything) getting him into lifting.
Funny had the conversation with him about doing it even though I don’t enjoy it (he does at the moment which is good) came up naturally, I wasn’t moaning about it haha, but he asked why I do it if I don’t like it: because I want to be big and strong, queue “why”, because it’s better than being small and weak, that seemed to satisfy the why haha.
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Poundstones: 20kg axle X 100
Bench: 60, 80, 90 X some, 100kg X 5 X 5 sets
S/s
Ez curls: 28, 38, 48kg X 5 X 4 sets
Rest 2 mins
Inc BB: 80g X 10 X 3 sets
S/s
Standing alt DB curls: 17.5kg X 10 X 3
90 secs rest
Dips: 15 X 4 sets
S/s
Ez Preachers: 18kg X 15, 14, 10
45 sec rest.
Left first superset same as last week, will bump bench up and hold ez curls same for next week. Increased Inc BB and alt curls, managed to keep reps the same on Inc, last rep on last set was the limit, so good to find the sweet spot here, will hold weight for next week, Dropped a few off the curls, that’s good gives me somewhere to go. Gained 2 reps on the preacher which was hard going at that point.
Fatigued in everyway possible, callouts and baby have been relentlessly disturbing my sleep, multiple times every night, feeling it right now.
A well, control what I can when I can…by getting a pump:
Terrible mirror for photos, but not buying a new one for my pump shots!
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Damn. All kinds of jacked! Impressive physique man.
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