I do recall reading that you arn’t meant to do Joker sets on the 5,3,1 cycle (is it called a cycle) but it was 30 plus degrees today and even hotter in the garage so I coud not be stuffed reducing the weight so I just added weight. ( have bb jacks but cbf too hot!)
Lat Pulldown (Superset with Straight Arm Pulldown)
68kg x 12 (3 sets)
Straight Arm Pulldown: 32kg x 12 (3 sets)
Tonights work out was really good, I’ve been focusing alot on controlling the movents and being explosive as well. Tonight everything just clicked and I am really feeling it post work out.
No FSL sets today. While my knee was pain-free, I still felt some tightness or strain. I’m not sure if it’s mental, but I chose not to push it too much. Writing this two days later, and there’s been no pain since.
Leg Press
130kg x 20
130kg x 15
130kg x 15
130kg x 17
Leg Extension
40kg x 12
40kg x 12
40kg x 10
40kg x 11
I’ve been fighting off a cold, so I missed an upper-body workout, but overall, I’m happy with the progress I’ve made.
Today, I completed my cardio session with a 7km walk and a 7km bike ride.
I’ve been away for a few days, so I haven’t lifted since the above. I’ve done a couple of 10k walks.
I am generally not a drinker, but I did have more than a few drinks each night we were there.
I’ll try to get better camera angles in the future, but here are some updated pictures.
There haven’t been a lot ofchanges so far, but I wasn’t expecting there to be any at this stage. I was mindful of what I was eating during my time away, but I am aware it wasn’t great.
Get yourself some straps. Even as a climber, who should specialise in grip strength, i need straps for heavy rows.
In my experience, noticeable progress sneaks up on you. You’ll feel like you’re bashing your head against a brick wall, then someone will make a comment or you’ll catch a reflection of yourself at a weird angle and the progress will suddenly become clear.
Unfortunately I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock and won’t be working out for a little while.
I spent the night in hospital with an elevated heart rate. I went for a walk and felt some chest pain, it took me a good 3 or so hours to recover for the walk which was only a warm up walk before working out (which i never got to do).
The good news is I didn’t have a heart attack; the bad news is they don’t know what’s wrong.
My Iron is very low so they think the lack of iron could be placing extra stress on my heart. But they can’t do an Iron infusion because of something else I think its the hemoglobin or something along those lines. I’ve got a specialist appointment on Friday (my wife works in a hospital so got me in) hopefully they can give me more information.
