30/6/17
Last DB row session before army (so probably the last heavy one in a while, I don’t believe I’ll have access to adjustable dumbbell handles that are big enough for a while)
I went into this workout thinking that I should just throw 2.5 kg more on the bar than last time (so 94kg) but I’m the last warm up set I decided that hell, I won’t be doing this for a while, so let’s just go heavy
30/6/17
-Upper body work-
DBRow 6x100.25kg /221lbs
I started with my right side, as it tends to feel a bit weaker and then I just matched the reps with my left side. I’ve got to say, rowing a hundred kilo dumbbell felt awesome. I remember when I was starting out and I saw this huge dude rowing the biggest fixed dumbbells (50kg) in our gym and I thougt that was awesome. So doing this definitely made me feel like I had accomplished something.
Now someone might feel like they want to really push the DB row, and I’m all for that. But a word of warning: no matter how clean your form is, when performed with really heavy (absolutely or relatively) weight there is always a higher risk of injury. So if you decide to push a movement to the extreme, be careful. Warm up properly and if you feel like something is off, you might want to back off a bit. Be smart with this stuff.
Now I’m off to eat, tomorrow will be the last behind-the-back deadlift session before army and I’m gonna make that a good one.
I think I could fit 5-10kgs more on the handle (there is still some room), but as I’m heading off to the army I probably don’t have a chance to try rowing it for a while - or maybe I just need to be really smart about my programming and try to chase that 110kg DB row while I’m in there.
A lot, hopefully. I’m going to eat the food they serve there and in addition to that I’ll bring as much whey, tuna, oil etc. as I can fit into my locker
There is always a first time you know
But in reality, the whole thing about training is that you can improve pretty much any physical aspect of yourself with it; in addition to muscle gain you can get stronger, faster, tougher and so on
And I’d say a strong and fast soldier is a better one
Mercury is one thing to consider there, yes. But on the other hand I ate two cans of tuna every day for two years straight and never had any issues (that doesn’t mean it was a smart move though)
Now all I need is a spandex outfit with a big D on it
Definitely this. Training at a near maximum capacity weather it be max strength, anaerobic or aerobic will always train your baser instinct and CNC to work and adjust at a higher workload.
I started reading some DC today. Always thought the D was for Dante have you got some more in-depth links on it?
Reading the stickies and the pound puppy forum on intensemuscle is a great start, from there the best way is just going deeper into the forums (you can see older topics after you change the settings, which you can find by scrolling down)
If you want to read the original (and a bit outdated) “Cycles on pennies” you can find it on an app called Scribd. - I gotta warm you, it’s a long one, but there is some really good info in there
That title could become really funny if I was to stay in the army
So, I’m heading off to the army tomorrow, which means this log will probably be less active than usually for a while. I’m going to try and keep posting when I have free time, so the log won’t disappear completely - considering that we have some free time every day, the log may not even slow down too much.
Actually, let’s not assume anything here - I’ll post when I can and that’s that.
Regarding training during army - heavy barbell presses are out of the question apart from overhead presses. That’s because I do not trust anyone else than my girlfriend and the squat dude with spotting. So, I’m limited to dumbbell presses.
Also heavy squats are not something I’m going to do without a belt, which I can’t bring with me, at least not in the beginning.
Now, the biggest problem: from what I’ve heard, the biggest dumbbells there are 40kgs/88lbs. Hopefully they’ve been upgraded.
Other than that, the gym should be decent, but I can’t say for sure before I see it.
have you got some more in-depth links on it?