Revolution is My Name

Training
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Wanna know how lazy I am? I copied the info from O’s log and just changed the weights around heehee.

Wednesday October 29, SC

Bench
45x1x10
65x1x5
82.5x1x5
85x1x4
87.5x1x3
90x1x2
92.5x1x1 → PR :smiley:
82.5x1x5 (with pause on last rep)
72.5x1x10 (with pause on last rep)

DB Bench
25x3x8

CG Bench
65x3x8

Squat
45x1x10
95x1x5
135x1x5
170x3x8

I was given the go-ahead by my physio today to bench and was told I could squat as long as I didn’t feel ANY tightness/pain while warming up - which I didn’t. I also focused more on just ‘doing’ instead of thinking while squatting and my coach was much happier with how it looked. It also felt tons better!

I feel my bench is going to keep increasing - already the 25lb DBs for flat bench are “almost too light” according to my coach whereas last week I was struggling. Also, I’ve been increasing my weight for CG and at the weight I did this week I only managed 4 reps my first session. I think it has to do more with technique than anything, but I’m okay with that. My weights will stay the same on Sunday for my upper body stuff but my squat will increase by 10lbs.

I also found out that I will be keeping the same format while my coach is away for 2 weeks and when he gets back I’ll finally, maybe start doing some singles. Since I haven’t gone through a cycle before it’ll be a guessing game, but I’m trusting in his 30+ years of experience to lead me in the right direction.

Nothing too interesting tonight… I think the four of us are getting used to training together cuz some of the other guys haven’t been around lately. Oh I almost forgot, I have to measure my quad both flexed and unflexed for my young friend who has an obsession with them hahahaha.

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The young guy that has a crush on you? You’re torturing him! So…what are those stats? =D

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[quote]Sayjin wrote:
The young guy that has a crush on you? You’re torturing him! So…what are those stats? =D[/quote]

He totally has a crush on her. When she said she would go with him to the next World’s if he qualifies, he was all over that idea. That incentive alone should get him there. This is the carrot method of training. I provide the stick method.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Sayjin wrote:
The young guy that has a crush on you? You’re torturing him! So…what are those stats? =D

He totally has a crush on her. When she said she would go with him to the next World’s if he qualifies, he was all over that idea. That incentive alone should get him there. This is the carrot method of training. I provide the stick method.[/quote]

Hahaha I was just about to respond saying he didn’t have a crush on me and it was all in your head. However I like how even Bill laughed at your comment about me telling him I’d go with him to World’s if he qualifies should be enough to get him there. Steel City party in Rio?

And Sayjin, I haven’t measured yet hahaha.

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Thursday Oct 30th Training (Gym):

Bartl’s super duper killer ab circuit numero deux.

YTWL - 2.5x12x2
Seated Face Pulls - 30x15x1, 30x12x1

Assisted Chins - 10@8x1, 12@10x2, 10@10, 12@12x2
Assisted Dips - 12@8x1, 12@10x3, 10@10x2

I’m not nearly as cool/intense as O and I can’t do ‘real’ chins OR dips!

Decline Skulls - 20x8x2, 30x8x1 (I was soft but should have used 30lbs from the beginning)
Pull Throughs - 45x15x3

Cable External Rotations - 15x10x2
L Laterals - 5x15x2

Reverse Pec Deck - 45x8x2
Sleeper Strech 10s/armx4

And, because I wanted to put our power rack to use, I did some rack pulls:

Rack pulls (below knee height):
135x5x1
185x5x1
225x3x1
275x2x1
300x1x0
185x5x1

I was at the gym for ages, but was waiting for the boy to meet me, so I kinda dicked around at the end for a while (hence the rack pulls). My shoulder is still sore from Wed when the squat bar was digging into it funny. It hurts this morning like a bitch!

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Last night I was in a rather intense mood at the gym, but when I was doing my chins/dips, the other guy from our gym that was in the same bodybuilding show as Todd (except competing as a male fitness model) was doing weighted dips. I was his assisstant to get the 75lb DB from the floor to between his feet.

Anyways, I decided to make him as awkward as I could and told him when he was onstage on Saturday night I was having dirty thoughts about him and it was a good thing the boy didn’t come with me. At first he blushed but then tried to play it off cool.

Then later, I promised to go to his next show (the top 5 in each category were invited to this follow up show in a few weeks) but only if I could grope him afterwards.

Then, the boy showed up and we were all walking towards the exit together. I introduced them and said to the boy “This is the guy I was having dirty thoughts about while he was onstage on Saturday night”. The fitness model guy’s mouth dropped as if he couldn’t believe I said it in front of my boy. I giggled because I had already told the boy this and he knew I was up to something by saying it in front of him. I had fun :smiley:

I also remembered why I will never train at a women’s only club. I did my ab circuit in our women’s only section because where I would do them in the coed portion was jammed. I swear I saw people moving from machine to machine, but not changing the weight that was on it. You’d think a 130lb woman would need a bit more weight on the ‘sex muscle’ machines than the 95lb girl that was on it before them? At least I don’t see these chicks on a regular basis because they would never head over to the free weight section.

And finally, I saw my friend the “I like to do my hair and makeup BEFORE going on the eliptical” girl when I was in the changeroom grabbing my stuff. I swear she’s always on her cellphone so I know way too much about her life. Last night I learned that she was thinking of getting back together (and had gone on a date earlier) with her ex that cheated on her multiple times. Now THAT’S a winning decision! (PS. I was only in the gym for about 2 minutes and I got all this info)

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[quote]Court wrote:
Thursday Oct 30th Training (Gym):

Bartl’s super duper killer ab circuit numero deux.

YTWL - 2.5x12x2
Seated Face Pulls - 30x15x1, 30x12x1

Assisted Chins - 10@8x1, 12@10x2, 10@10, 12@12x2
Assisted Dips - 12@8x1, 12@10x3, 10@10x2

I’m not nearly as cool/intense as O and I can’t do ‘real’ chins OR dips!

Decline Skulls - 20x8x2, 30x8x1 (I was soft but should have used 30lbs from the beginning)
Pull Throughs - 45x15x3

Cable External Rotations - 15x10x2
L Laterals - 5x15x2

Reverse Pec Deck - 45x8x2
Sleeper Strech 10s/armx4

And, because I wanted to put our power rack to use, I did some rack pulls:

Rack pulls (below knee height):
135x5x1
185x5x1
225x3x1
275x2x1
300x1x0
185x5x1

I was at the gym for ages, but was waiting for the boy to meet me, so I kinda dicked around at the end for a while (hence the rack pulls). My shoulder is still sore from Wed when the squat bar was digging into it funny. It hurts this morning like a bitch![/quote]

What boy were you waiting for? Not our boy? Is there another one? I shouldn’t make fun though. He and I did meet up one day at my gym to train together so I could try my squat suit.

How did the rack pulls feel? I couldn’t budge 265 off the pins. I still feel done in today.

And yes, I am a super rock star for finally finding the dip station and actually using in. I didn’t even scream as loud as I did the evening I was working the rack at Bills.

What’s a YTWL?

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:

What’s a YTWL?[/quote]

I usually do them on the 45-degree or incline t-bar. Be careful how much weight you use (to protect your shoulders).

Some of the authors here have written articles that discuss the YTWL and its merits.

Here’s one of said articles:

http://www.T-Nation.com/article/bodybuilding/the_no_curl_biceps_program

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[quote]sdspeedracer wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:

What’s a YTWL?

I usually do them on the 45-degree or incline t-bar. Be careful how much weight you use (to protect your shoulders).

Some of the authors here have written articles that discuss the YTWL and its merits.

Here’s one of said articles:

http://www.T-Nation.com/article/bodybuilding/the_no_curl_biceps_program

[/quote]

Yeah I do them prone on a 45 degree bench. And I only use 2.5lb plates. We did these when we trained with Alwyn Cosgrove and they are killer even at 2.5lbs!

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
What boy were you waiting for? Not our boy? Is there another one? I shouldn’t make fun though. He and I did meet up one day at my gym to train together so I could try my squat suit.

How did the rack pulls feel? I couldn’t budge 265 off the pins. I still feel done in today.

And yes, I am a super rock star for finally finding the dip station and actually using in. I didn’t even scream as loud as I did the evening I was working the rack at Bills.

What’s a YTWL?[/quote]

hahaha no, not our boy. MY boy. Aka RG.

The rack pulls felt like shit. I probably shouldn’t have been doing them, but I figured as long as I kept my back tight, didn’t feel any pulling/straining in it and I was arched I’d be okay. I tried to be a hero (hence my attempt at 300) but failed miserably. I think I must have been grunting pretty loudly (I had my music blasting so couldn’t tell) because I noticed some guys staring at me after I strained for about 7 seconds. Either that or they were just impressed that I even attempted it lol.

My chest is still really sore from Wednesday night. Maybe all this bench press will increase the muscle underneath and make us appear more “ample” than we are haha.

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[quote]Court wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:

My chest is still really sore from Wednesday night. Maybe all this bench press will increase the muscle underneath and make us appear more “ample” than we are haha.[/quote]

So far all I’ve noticed is a considerable lack of amplitude situated on some great looking muscle.

I’m going for the gym sock option myself.

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Sunday November 2, SC

Bench
45x1x10
65x1x5
82.5x1x5
85x1x4
87.5x1x3
90x1x2
92.5x1x1
82.5x1x5 (with pause on last rep)
72.5x1x10 (with pause on last rep)

DB Bench
25x3x8

CG Bench
65x3x8

Hero day for squats:
Squat
45x1x10
95x1x5
135x1x5
180x3x8
225x1x1 → knee wraps, belt

DL
135x5x1
155x5x1 → wasn’t feeling it today. My back was tight, so I called it a day.

So our coach is away for the next two weeks. As a result, the boy wanted to wrap my knees. So, after doing 24 reps at 180, he wrapped my knees, I threw on O’s belt and another guy’s wrist wraps and gave 'er.

O got it on video (as well as some interesting pictures from today) and will be posting it soon I suspect. I really need to get my own equipment…will be ordering this week :smiley:

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Okay, so I have pictures. I didn’t get one of boy wrapping her knees. I’m going one better, Court tieing his shoe laces :slight_smile:

It’s kind of like a kindergarten class.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Okay, so I have pictures. I didn’t get one of boy wrapping her knees. I’m going one better, Court tieing his shoe laces :slight_smile:

It’s kind of like a kindergarten class.[/quote]

Hahaha this is a good pic. Look at his monster quads. Actually he told me today he was jealous of my quads. Why? I’m not quite sure.

So the reason I’m tying his shoes is because it sounds like I’m the equipment/clothing bitch for him and O at Provincials in a few weeks so I’m just getting my practise in in advance :slight_smile:

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Here is the video of Court’s hero squat. This was after 3 sets of 8 at 180. We’re going to start a pool of what she can squat max in Niagara because this looked so easy.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Okay, so I have pictures. I didn’t get one of boy wrapping her knees. I’m going one better, Court tieing his shoe laces :slight_smile:

It’s kind of like a kindergarten class.[/quote]

You guys keep calling him boy, so I’ve been picturing this skinny little high school kid. I guess I was really off there.

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[quote]pch2 wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
Okay, so I have pictures. I didn’t get one of boy wrapping her knees. I’m going one better, Court tieing his shoe laces :slight_smile:

It’s kind of like a kindergarten class.

You guys keep calling him boy, so I’ve been picturing this skinny little high school kid. I guess I was really off there. [/quote]

Hahaha well he’s only 18…soon to be 19. But he competes in the 220lb weight class…and he’s not all that tall. It’s understandable that us calling him ‘boy’ or ‘kid’ threw you off haha.

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Crap that 225 looked like a walk in the park.
I’m in on the pool, are you going to gear up for February or just belt and wraps? What weight class, I gotta check out your competition.

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[quote]dianab wrote:
Crap that 225 looked like a walk in the park.
I’m in on the pool, are you going to gear up for February or just belt and wraps? What weight class, I gotta check out your competition.

[/quote]

It’s Jan 24th. Just belt and wraps. Hopefully my own by then haha. I’ll be competing in 67.5kg, open.

It felt tough, but watching it, it looked easy. Considering it was after a shit-ton of other squats, I’m pretty optimistic.

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So I ordered my belt and singlet. I’m going to see if Titan has wraps at the meet in Ottawa. I officially ordered a pink belt. I am such a girl.