…or run out of golf balls.
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@littlesleeper @Frank_C - this is the result of a turning of a long corner - let’s see if it is here to stay. My wife has booked a re-match this weekend and we’ll find out whether I should start cleaning my clubs ready to join the Tour or whether I’m back with the hackers…
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Dude I seen you on Nick Mitchells IG today.
You’ve went viral 
Yeah…that’s how I roll (it’s really not). Cringe.
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28 January
Deadlift 4x6-8 60kg 8 100kg 8 140kg 5 150kg 8 8 8 8
Flat DB Press 3x10-12 35kg 12 12 12
Seated Cable Row 3x10-12 65kg 12 12 12
BB Press Incline 3x12-15 65kg 12 12 12
Pull down 3x12-15 65kg 15 15 15
Decline Cable Fly 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Cable Tricep Pull Down 16.25kg 3x12-15 15 15 15
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BDD sucks! I struggle with it as well. Obsessing over stupid shit all the time. I still haven’t been able to do it, but you’d be best off simply throwing the scale away. I find if I place my focus on others as much as possible it helps. In a strange way encouraging and offering help shifts your perspective… and your looking rock solid dude. Many would kill to have your physique. Keep after it dude!
29 January
Flat BB Bench Press 4x6-8 Warm up 60kg 10 80kg 10 10 8 7
Seated Cable Row 3x10-12 65kg 12 12 12
65 Degree DB Press 3x10-12 25kg 12 12 12
Straight Bar Pull Down 3x12-15 55kg 15 15 15
Cable Fly 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Preacher Curl 3x12-15 EZ bar plus 10kg 15 15 15
DB Lateral Raise 3x12-15 6kg DB 15 15 15
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How’s it all going? Is the weight coming off a little ?
@jackolee - thanks for your comments - really appreciated. I sort of agree with you. The scales and the daily weigh-in works, to some extent, in keeping my BDD in check. But, and this is key, it only works when my weight tracks in the right direction. When it doesn’t and I see a gain (even if it consists of predominately water weight) it can lead to a big spiral of self-loathing. So, really, it is a double-edged sword.
I like your suggestion about encouraging and offering help and hope that I do that to some extent here. I’m not making excuses, but here in Dubai there are simply too many posers in the gym I’m using at the moment to even want to engage in offering help to other people. I try to keep my head down and do my thing and then get out.
@simo74 things are good mate. Got back into the routine after a holiday to Uganda. Sort of following on from the paragraph above, I sort of know that after a break from training and a holiday, my weight is unlikely to have tracked down and so I’m sort of avoiding weighing in because I’m already beating myself up mentally and figure the beating will only increase if I categorically know that I’m not tracking down. Give it a week and I imagine I’ll be back in a more comfortable happy place physically and mentally. In any event, I plan to step up the cardio training, which will help immensely.
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30 January
Front Squats - 60kg 10 80kg 10
Back Squats - 100kg 8 120kg 8 8 8 8
OHP - 60kg - 6 6 6 3 (and 4 with half reps)
Seated EZ-Bar Curls Bar plus 20kg - 10 10 10
50 Standing BB Curls - 10 EMOM 1 2 3 4 5
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31 January
Flat BB Bench Press 4x6-8 Warm up 60kg 10 80kg 10 10 10 10
Seated Cable Row 3x10-12 65kg 12 12 12
65 Degree DB Press 3x10-12 25kg 12 12 12
Straight Bar Pull Down 3x12-15 55kg 15 15 15
Cable Fly 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Preacher Curl 3x12-15 EZ bar plus 10kg 15 15 15
DB Lateral Raise 3x12-15 6kg DB 15 15 15
8 February
Flat BB Bench Press 4x6-8 Warm up 60kg 10 80kg 10 85kg 8 8 8 8
Seated Cable Row 3x10-12 65kg 12 12 12
65 Degree DB Press 3x10-12 25kg 12 12 12
Straight Bar Pull Down 3x12-15 60kg 15 15 15
Cable Fly 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Preacher Curl 3x12-15 EZ bar plus 15kg 15 15 15
DB Lateral Raise 3x12-15 6kg DB 15 15 15
Delts Machine 3x12-15 30 - 15 15 15
Seated Incline Bench - 3x6x8 80kg 8 60kg 8
KB Hip Hinge 24kg 3x12
Crunches 3x12
10 February
Deadlift 4x6-8 60kg 10 100kg 8 130kg 5 150kg 8 8 8 8
Flat DB Press 3x10-12 37.5kg 10 10 10
Seated Cable Row 3x10-12 70kg 10 10 10
BB Press Incline 3x12-15 65kg 10 60kg 12 12
Pull down 3x12-15 60kg 15 15 15
Decline Cable Fly 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Cable Tricep Pull Down 16.25kg 3x12-15 15 15
Good work, how was the back pump after these
Pretty intense tbh. Sore in a very good way this morning. How’re things with you?
Actually really good, the hypertrophy volume block I am doing right now seems to be just perfect. It trashed me but I’m able to recover in time and get trashed again in the next session. Deload next week which will be very nice indeed. Weight is starting to drop but still pretty gross compared to some of you.
Caught up on your training log - seem to be absolutely smashing it and putting the effort in. Definitely a case of keep at it and the results will come. No need to drop in the short term and you’ll be considerably less likely to bounce in the long.
Doing deads for volume is taxing and you’re clearly going for it so keep it up.
I’m trying to dial it in for 2 weeks’ time when I am travelling home for a mate’s stag.
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11 February
Squat 4x6-8 60kg 10 100kg 5 120kg 8 8 8 130kg 8
Leg Press 3x10-12 130kg 12 12 12
Hip Thrust 3x10-12 80kg 12 12 12 12
Walking Lunge 3x12-15 bodyweight 15 15 15
Leg Extensions 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Leg Curls 3x12-15 45kg 15 15 15
Ab Rollouts 3x12-15 15 15 15
BONUS WORK
Seated shoulder press machine 60kg 4x10-12 12 12 12 12
Seated Cable Row 4x10-12 70kg 12 12 12 12
F*** me, if there is one exercise I hate with every fibre, it is lunges!
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Too many steps! I prefer sets of 10-12 steps so only like 5 or 6 with each leg.
Looks like you’ve been killing it man! How’s the nutrition holding up?