I Lift, I Lower...I Lift Again

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17/6/23

  • chins (semi supine grip)
    BW (117kg) x 30 reps total in clusters
  • Seated cable row
    130kg stack +10kg x 2 sets of 8
  • Parallel shoulder width grip pulldowns
    120kg x 7

Went for a wee dip at 10pm last night with several others, nice because we’re a heat wave this week.

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19/6/23

  • Smith machine bench press
    140kg x 7 with slingshot
    150kg x 3+2 forced reps with Slingshot
  • Machine dips (life fitness)
    Stack x 2x10
  • DB lateral raise
    2x18 x 2x9,8
    Hols made me do the laterals lol

Got told off today by a staff member for filming in this new gym. I guess i can understand given theres underage children in the building.

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Recently saw a sign in one of the gyms I use to that effect.

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Yeah this gym im at now is government run, and just 2 weeks ago a number of underage girls where being propositioned by illegal migrants. Huh, obviously their not up to date with Northern Irelands history and as to what happens to such people when loyalist paramilitary groups get wind of such activities.

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Eh up, still training, earlier this week lost my big furry son this week…he’d heart failure. Ill miss that boy…he help me get through some hard times like my mum and dads deaths, covid lockdowns etc.
This is how he slept…snoring hes loaf off lol

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But gotta keep marching forward.

30/6/23
At home…

  • Hex bar deadlifts off a 4"blocks
    230kg x 8
    Then to the gym…
  • Smith machine Incline press
    125kg x 3+2 forced reps
    85kg x 10 with 4 sec negatives and a pause
  • Wide grip front pulldowns
    110kg x 2 sets of 8
  • DB lateral raise
    2x14kg x 2 sets of 10
  • 40 minute swim
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sorry to read this.

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Thank you matey…hope you well and kicken arse as always:)

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They’re like our children. Hard when they go.

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Yeah its been difficult Harr, Maximus that passed away was rescued, he’d been treated terribly, the people at the rescue centre said i was the only person he would let in the cage with him without becoming aggressive. We hit it off right away…7 good years with my bestie. We’ve two other recuses aswell. Their tearing the house apart as i speak lol.

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He looks like he had a good life with you.

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So sorry for your loss.

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Sorry to hear about you loss mate. Will you get another ?

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Thanks mate, not right away, but yeah we’ll probably go to the rescue centre and see if theres a cat that is more social with other cats needing a good home. We’ve two others, but maximus was my boy. Never left my side.

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Right back to it…

9/7/23

  • Bulgarian spilt squat bench
  • Goblet squats (heels raised)
  • DB RDLs
  • weighted calf raises

8/7/23

  • DB incline press
  • Semi pronated grip chins
  • Feet elevated push ups on bars (deeper stretch)
  • Seated cable row

Somehow came 2nd out of 17 in a 5 rep max deadlift challenge in the gym am at last wednesday, i got 235kg for 5. Ha, won free months membership for me and the misses lol.

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Congratulations, what was the winner able to do?

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Thanks bam, he got 245kg for 5. Rugby player, shorter and heavier than me, and is in his prime. But im better looking so theres that lol

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On the deadlift that officially counts for at least 20kg.

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See i thought that Bam :rofl:

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nice job on that deadlift mate. Way to show the young ones you have still got it.

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Nice going on the deadlifts, pity distance moved isn’t included.

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