I rely on you to talk me away from the cliff face. That was my first mistake. LOL
Friday 5th April - week 1
Squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80’x 3
90 x 8 x 3 sets
Was very worried about these. Legs still totally trashed. Reps ended up smooth and fast but inner thigh pain was real. Was glad when they were done.
Bench
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
100 x 5 x 4 sets (220 lbs) - RPE - 7, 8, 7, 8
These moved ok.
Bent over row
60 x 10 x 3 sets
Kept these light and it still felt like my hammies would rip.
Lat pull downs
50 x 12 x 3 sets
These felt very easy. Good lat stretch
Rolling tricep ext
12.5 x 15 x 3 sets
Good pump
Good session. All the exercises flow well together, just need my legs to hurt less.
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Bench looking light
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Strongman Saturday
Dusted off my log for some overhead practice.
Worked up to singles at 80.5KG (178 lbs), then finished with a set of 10 clean and press with 63kg.
30 mins all up. Good session
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I need to step up my pressing game…
#damnmyorangutanarms
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I always feel like I need to get better at pressing. I feel like nothing bad can come from having a stronger overhead.
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Monday 8th April - week 2
Squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
100 x 2
120 x 1
Belt back on for this block. Getting in some practice
130 x 5 x 5 sets - (286 lbs) - RPE 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Smooth and solid.
Bulgarian
32.5 x 6 x. 3 sets (72 lbs)
Left leg hurting from the first set. Right let which is my dodgy knee felt fine. Weird.
Dumbell bench
32.5 x 5 - warm up
42.5 x 8 x 4 sets - ( 94 lbs)
Good old solid heavy pump work. Really solid lifting. “John I feel good, just like old times”
Dips
BW
3 sets - max
17, 14,
Pump city, yeah baby.
Dumbell row
42.5 x 15 x 3 sets (94 lbs)
Back, arms, even abs hurt. Very nice.
This was a very very good training session. Squats were so solid, and the accessories were pure 90’s bodybuilding. Quality
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Tonight’s squats
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Had a lady in the gym stop and tell me how much she liked my shoes yesterday. Made me laugh and think about @Cyrrex
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Conditioning session tonight.
30 mins of sled drags up and down the car park at the gym
10 mins steady pace on the echo bike, alternating every minute between just legs and arms n legs together.
Great low impact cardio, flushed the legs with blood which will hopefully help with recovery. Raised the heart rate and hopefully burnt some fat.
Silly 6 consecutive post limit
@davemccright @TrainForPain @boilerman, post here and help me out
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You got it buddy- weird how the post limit thing works.
By the way… Your traps are mesmerizing! You’re jacked!!!
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My hero. LOL
I was pretty happy with that back shot. Hopefully I can keep that size and shape as I drop a little fluff. I have realised that I need to do a lot more back work. The 9 weeks of hypertophy showed me I can cope with a lot of volume and the more I do the better it feels. Adding more back accessory work to the strength blocks going forward.
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I have an experienced buddy who I’ve lifted with a few times over the years… Every time we get to accessory work he says “when in doubt, hit back”. A strong back is never, ever a bad thing!
Keep killing it dude!
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You are looking jacked!
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More importantly I am feeling jacked. Shirts are tight, I feel fully pumped when training. Caught my reflection in a shop window when out walking with my girls (alright I was checking myself out really) and thought ‘damn I look like a solid unit right now.’ Happy
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My brother, your back is THICK AS FRICK!!
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He’s on his way to being the top chook!
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High praise coming from the Hardcore Holly of TN,
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I wear that with pride. Thank you simo, you da man!!
@freshyfresh he’s absolutely bulbous and engorged!
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