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Attention Galloot lovers everywhere, this is my journal. A home for lunacy, madness, progressive rotundity and the blood, sweat and tears of lifting heavy things for fun ( are we mad ) !
Like the Nun sat in front of her sewing machine, it will become a habit...
As this is the first post in my new journal it seems appropriate to give you a little background. I have been into bodybuilding since the age of 14 ( now 38 years young, daft and indifferent ). I used to swim for my School team and the coach put us on weights to improve our swimming. I prefered the feel of cold steel in my hands, and relished the opportunity to use such cliches in a real sentance, just like that. Anyways, I was a very lean, thin kid - with Ginger hair ! I dont know what I weighed but my folks got worried when the wind got up.
I trained hard under a guy called Dave Young, who had been Mr. East Coast and possibly won other such comps. He would be at least 50 by now I would guess, in case anyone knows him. Anyway, by 16 I was 14 stone and in reasonable shape. By 17 I was closer to 15 stone, and looked pretty good if I say so myself, still very lean with the classic Bodybuilder shape, large chest and shoulders with a slim waist - and no legs ! At that time I had a 52 chest and less than 34 waist with 16.5 inch biceps. I was close to competition ready, but to be honest I did not have the bottle to compete. The idea of stepping on stage in skimpy undies, with several hundred onlookers scared the crap out of me. Especially with the Ginger hair.
I stayed in decent shape right through my 20's. Did an 8 year stint as a doorman, and spent the same 8 years doing Go Shin Kempo Ju Jitsu under Martin Dixon, which was fun. I never stopped training, but did stop pushing myself. I lifted the same weights, more or less, for years, just doing kind of maintenance type workouts, staying in shape but not progressing.
At 33 I started my own business, car sales, and as we got busy I had less time to train, and more money to spend in flashy restaurants. Consequently my waist line started to expand at velocities never before witnessed. I never actually stopped training but got flabby and lost muscle mass. Anyhow, around about July last year I found a renewed interest in the sport, basically because I didnt feel like me. I had always been in decent shape and I just didnt feel myself in that condition, so I got stuck in. I also started running, although for me a run is more like a barely controlled fall.
By October 05 I was 17.5 stone and moderately slim. And then came the interest in strength training. Prompted largely by communication with Fat Pete and Andy Littler, who you may know, and Jonny Wildboar who you definitely do know. I started training heavy, by my standards around Christmas time and ate like a horse. By April 06 I was 20 stone 4 pounds and showing a reasonable increase in muscle mass, aswell as a quite impressive "power belly".
I had trouble with Squats, being a bodybuilder I did something which I thought was a Squat but was really better described as a slight dip, or a moderate bend of the knee with a barbell across your back. On the advice of Andy Littler I played around with a board under my heels and practised getting the depth, ass to heels, with a light weight. At Christmas I was Squatting 100kg while I learned the exercise, and it was heavy !!!
So the state of play is this. 3 weeks ago I did my first ever 1rm lifts, just to see where I was at. I made a 210kg Squat, ass to heels, 170kg Bench, and 210kg Deadlift. My low back is my weak point, and needs work. These lifts are raw, just shorts and T shirt and chalk for the deads, no straps etc. but I am fully aware these lifts are most unimpressive for a 20 stone bloke !
And so onto the journal. It should be noted at this point that I have just returned from 2 weeks in Tenerife, and the week before I left I did 1rms on everything, rather than my normal workout. I have all the lifts on Video, and if you are nice to me I might let you have a look at them !
I have therefore not done a proper session for 3 weeks.
As today is the first day of the rest of my life, I will start with yesterdays session :
Bench Press, 130kg, 5,5,5,5,4. The spotter ( my wife ) helped with the last two reps on the last two sets. This weight is 5kg down from before the Holiday.
Barbell Curl, 65kg, 5,5,5,1,0-forget it ! This was a little optimistic given the 3 week break. I should have used a little less weight. The form went at the end of the 3rd set, so no point continuing.
More from me tommorow. Thanks for reading, and I aplogise for the long rambling post.
Best 1st post ever mate !!!
I will dig out the links to your vids Dan.:confused:
Best 1st post ever mate !!!
I will dig out the links to your vids Dan.:confused:
Aw, you'll tell me anything Jonny :D
Thanks mate.
Galloot deadlifts 180kg x 3
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Galloot deadlifts 205kg
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Dan on Putfile (http://www.putfile.com/crossfieldcarsales)
Jonny you are a complete and utter superstar.
Thanks mate.
We should warn people to turn the sound down for the Putfile videos :-D
jonnymills
05-31-2006, 07:00 PM
I just got in trouble for spending "too much time on the computer" reading your autobiography. Thanks.;)
Nice benching by the way:)
Justin Hurley
05-31-2006, 09:18 PM
You will make big progress this next 12 months as your body adapts to the heavy training.
Rob Thomas
06-01-2006, 08:28 AM
Like Jonny, my missus was moaning at me spending all night on the computer as I read your intro so I had to wait until I got to work before I could reply!
As Justin said, I'm sure you're going to make some good gains over the next year Dan as you seem to have the right sort of attitude to go with your big frame.
rickymullan
06-01-2006, 03:32 PM
Superb post......well worth flicking up and down as the boss walks about the office!
Dood....everybody has to start somewhere, and you seem to have a real decent platform to begin on. As Justin says, it just takes time and you will see huge gains in the first 12 months. A mate of mine has just done the same thing and in 8 months has put 50kg on his squat for reps, 30kg on his bench and 30kg on his deadlift. He has a background in bodybuilding type training for 10+ years and then just decided to get strong and compete.
So good luck and keep 'er country.
Neil Deighton
06-01-2006, 08:57 PM
lmao off great post!! good luck with your training!
Thanks for the encouragement lads. Today is Squat day and as it's been nearly 4 weeks now since I last Squatted ( there was no Squat rack in the Hotel Gym ) I'm gonna go nice and steady, probably 165kg-170kg for 5x5.
I generally train at 4pm, so more from me in a couple of hours.
Meanwhile some pics to letch over :
The best laid plans and all that :
Squat, 165kg, 3,3,3,3,3. Cramp in the hams was interesting !
Calf raises, 3x25reps.
5x5 Squats was not happening today, proof once again that weeks off do not agree with this buffoon.
I'll make the 5x5 next session, and then we'll start moving the weight up again.
Same for me dan mate,ive had a wierd coupl of weeks - i hurt my knee a little and then faffed around not training to fit the MT meet in so when i finally got back my lifts were a little off to say the least !!!
Im just gonna knuckle down and work thru it !!!
just out of interest, what body parts would you be training next friday ??:confused:
Aye it doesnt seem to take much to throw you back a couple of steps when you are only just moving up, if you know what I mean. I made 185kg for 5x5 for the first time before the Holiday, so I'm 20kg down AND doing triples. It's gonna take at least 3-4 sessions to get back where I was I reckon.
Difficult to predict what next Fridays session will be Jonny as it depends on how my week goes. I fit my training in around the business, so my training days vary every week. I would guess I would be back round to Squats again by then. What are you planning ?
Targets...
I want to put my targets in writing, in public so that you can all berate me if I fail to reach them ! I would like to hear from the experienced people if they are unreasonable, or too easy.
By Christmas I will 1rm :
Squat 250kg, ass to heels. Current PB is 210kg. I'm guessing that will need to be 5x5 at 200kg-210kg or so.
Bench 200kg. Current PB is 170kg. I'd guess 5x5 at 155kg-160kg would be needed to make that happen.
Deadlift 250kg. Current PB is 210kg. And once again I would guess I need to be making 5x5 with 210kg or so to make that weight.
That will give me a 700kg total ( purely coincidental, I havent worked it backwards ) which is 100kg more than my current total ( again, coincidence ).
Bodyweight I'm not too concerned with just now, but I'd like to stay reasonably fit and in moderate shape.
236kg in standard weight plates in leeds... (on ebay) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/236kg-of-Cast-Iron-free-weights-4x20kg-2x15kg-4x10kg_W0QQitemZ7245549693QQcategoryZ44083QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem)
cant have enough plates big lad,especially the way your liftin !!!:mrgreen:
Only one thing to say today - DOMS
I can't bloody walk :)
Went out on the motorbike today, been riding for half an hour or so, came to a junction and almost fell over. I could barely get my foot to the floor in time.
Deep joy, deep pain, and deeply burning quadriceps !
Funky_monkey
06-04-2006, 08:18 PM
deadlift looked easy. great lifts and good luck with the goals.
Thanks Funky Monkey.
DOMS in the Quads have subsided today...
Overhead Press, 95kg, 5,5,3,1,2. To be honest I read my journal incorrectly and loaded the wrong weight on the bar. 90kg would have been nearer the mark today, maybe even 85kg.
French Press, 52.5kg, 5,5,5,4,3.
I'm struggling getting back into this after the Holiday. Still feeling dozy and lethargic but it will come.
Just a quick note from me to explain the complete lack of training related posts in my journal.
It's a busy time for me just now, those who know me will know of my recent involvement with a Nissan dealership ( I'm a car dealer ). Well, long story short the current owner of the dealership is in financial dire straits so I am taking the sales side of the business off his hands completely from Monday. It will be my business, completely independent of his, so you can call me Dan Dan the Nissan man !
We hope to have normality restored as soon as possible and then we can get stuck into training with renewed vigour :)
Fear not amigos, I am still alive and well and selling Nissans :D
I'll be back into a training routine very soon, hopefully by the end of the week. I'm wasting away, I need the iron !!!
I'll be back :p
you need a new super hero suit dan mant,with a nissan sign .....
i too an semi starting a fresh ...... let the good times roll my friend !!!
throw another shrimp on the barbie !!
Well this journal kind of stalled before it really got started didn't it !!!
Fear not, things are settling down nicely. I'm in Scotland Tuesday/Wednesday attending an Auction, so training WILL commence with renewed vigour on Thursday.
:mrgreen: Thursday eh ???
Time to get nasty on the iron chunky fella!!!
Oh,Dan got a new car today , so i have transport for the competition on sept 3rd - if you can make it i will drive and YOU can sit in the passenger seat, possibly massaging my thighs.
Top man dan.:mrgreen:
bulldog
06-26-2006, 09:52 PM
the comp is 3 months away you will all be burnt out worring about it.whos going to be first with an excuse not to do it ,what are your aims
If dan comes along it will be purely to hold my camera and shout as loud as he can !!
my aims are to get 9 good lifts in and come away happy.:mrgreen:
Black Knight
06-27-2006, 07:55 PM
:mrgreen: Thursday eh ???
Time to get nasty on the iron chunky fella!!!
Oh,Dan got a new car today , so i have transport for the competition on sept 3rd - if you can make it i will drive and YOU can sit in the passenger seat, possibly massaging my thighs.
Top man dan.:mrgreen:
Which comp is it?
I'd like to come and watch just for the experience-never been to one before.
Im aiming to make my debut at the Manchester & District on 29/10
its in birmingham in sept - right down the M6 !!! should be a good day.
I'll be there on the 29th watching mate,will be plenty there so it should be a good show.
little a
06-29-2006, 12:53 PM
I'm in Scotland Tuesday/Wednesday attending an Auction.
LMAO. Arnt you best staying away from Scotland?;)
Found you. You can run but you cant hide:D
Again I've found my font of buffoonery from which to dip my beak. I'm feeling sillier already and it feels good. Hope all's well Young man.
BK - glad you made the move even if you dont like 'Freinds'. I find a Sunday afternoon session of 'Takeshi's castle' helps with sqts, & Gladiators still rocks:cool:
Superb, my journal continues in my absence and LittleA joins the fold. Welcome aboard Andy, its good to have you on here mate ;)
It's kind of a shame to be back, you were all doing so well without me.
Anyway, it's been a long long time since I trained now thanks to the Holiday and the new site etc. it must be 5 or 6 weeks. I've lost a full stone, weighing 18 stone 4 pounds thanks to Auction food and not eating enough of it and I'm further around the middle than I was, so I must have lost some muscle. My arms are visibly smaller, my traps are disappearing and my boobs are sagging just like Grandmas, only bigger and with more hair around the nipples.
I'm gonna break in steadily over 3 full circuits before whacking the plates on, to prevent injury and get back in the groove. And because I'm a marred arse and dont wanna hurt too much ! Whatever I do I'm gonna be sore :(
Squat ( kg )
100x8, 120x8, 140x5, 160x4, 180x2 and thats me collapsed in a heap.
That 180 felt very heavy, if I'm honest the 100 felt bloody heavy !
Its too damned hot and I'm a fat bastard :p
But I'm back :D
yay !! Hi dan me oldmucka , good to see your breasts are sagging like mine,i dont feel left out now.
I enjoy dumbell bench - only really coz i dont have a spotter due to him being a spack when it comes to gym attendance !!
im building a powercage so i can train in my own shed a bit:
deadlift.co.uk/the mighty boars powercage (http://www.eazypz.co.uk/wildboar/powercage.htm)
when its done i will reach out and reel you into my shed of desire,weights and sagging busters.
:mrgreen:
Home made power cage sounds like fun Jonny. Depending on your standard of workmanship I guess its a good incentive to not fail the reps :)
Legs were tight today, tommorow will be interesting when the DOMS set in.
Bench Press ( kg )
100x8, 115x6, 130x3 ( shocked to fail the 4th ), 140x1 and failed the 2nd.
Hmm, I was making 5x5 with 130kg before my prolonged lay off so my performance tonight was very disappointing, but I'll bounce back. I'm keeping them short and sweet on purpose right now, until I get back into it. Leave myself wanting more, and all that.
I experienced a strange tearing sensation in the pecs tonight as I strained manfully against the weight. Some may call it pain, but to a trainee Super Hero like myself its just a mild irritation. Yeah, right ! ;)
Just to add to my ever growing list of excuses why I havent trained much recently...Thursday we opened till 8.00 pm, I got home going up for 9.00, hadnt eaten much and wasnt in the mood for training, so didnt, and Friday I sold a car and agreed to deliver it to Scotland ( from Bacup, Rossendale ) after work and drive back in the customers part exchange...so got home nearly midnight and collapsed in bed, but the deal was done so worthwhile.
The salesman is back in work on Wednesday, so training should assume its normal priority from that point. Anyhow its Deadlifts tommorow, without fail.
jonnymills
07-23-2006, 11:20 PM
So - how did the deadlifts go Dan, or did they not?;)
And so the buffoonery began anew, and stopped anew and then recommenced and then stopped all over again...but now it really will begin anew and will gather momentum because I have Jonny Wildboar and Jonny Mills and Fat Pete kicking my ass. No more excuses, time to get stuck in.
Christ it's been over 2 months since I last trained properly...I have opted to train around 9pm at night, for the simple reason that if I plan to train at 6pm and get stuck at work then I have handed myself an excuse to miss a session. So by selecting 9pm as my training time I should very rarely have good reason to miss a sesh.
So this all happened last night...
Deadlift. Mixed grip, no straps, no belt etc.
120kgx8, 140kgx8, 160kgx6, 170kgx4, 180kg x 3 singles.
I was absolutely AMAZED how hard this was. Did I really lift 210kg in May ???
Smith Machine Rowing - which I may have invented :???: This is like an upside down press up, suspend yourself from the Smith machine at arms length, body parallel to the floor, and "row" with your bodyweight. I like it.
3 sets of 10.
Lat Pull Downs, 60kgx8 wide grip, 60kgx8 narrow, 60kgx8 wide.
And that was me soaked to the skin.
Tonight is Shoulders and Triceps, I'll post the results tommorow.
Thanks for sticking with me. I'm not one for excuses, those of you who know me know that. I took on new business premises in June and it's been a pretty busy last few weeks, but now, like all good Super Heroes, I have returned.
So there :)
DrRick
07-26-2006, 10:30 PM
Welcome back, big man.
Chris Williams
07-27-2006, 08:30 AM
Smith Machine Rowing - which I may have invented :???: This is like an upside down press up, suspend yourself from the Smith machine at arms length, body parallel to the floor, and "row" with your bodyweight. I like it.
3 sets of 10.
Hi Dan. These are called 'Body Rows' or 'Fatman Pullups.'
Dr. Rick, thanks mate. I've sent you half a dozen emails and they bounce back. Dunno what the problem is.
Chris, DOH ! Did you have to tell me that. Shattered all my illusions. Fat man pull ups indeed :(
Last nights session went like this :
Shoulder Press, 60kgx8, 70kgx8, 80kgx6, 90kgx2
Shrugs, 90kg for 3x8
French Press, 30kgx8, 35kgx8, 40kgx8
Breaking into it nice and steady, don't want to be too sore as I still have to function as a "normal" human being in the daytime - and Super Hero of a night. Damsells in distress, cats in trees, the usual stuff ;)
I open till 8pm on Thursday, so it's going to be a regular rest day for me. I'll be back on Friday with Squats...
P.S. Bodyweight is 18 stone 6 lbs, 117kg. I am 2 stone down from my "best" weight, but on the bright side I have gained 2 pounds since Monday :)
Eat, eat, eat !
Chris Williams
07-27-2006, 11:59 AM
Chris, DOH ! Did you have to tell me that. Shattered all my illusions. Fat man pull ups indeed :(
Sorry Dan! I prefer to call them body rows as it makes me feel less fat. To be honest I don't find them a particularly natural feeling movement but it's nice to have them as an option to throw into the mix from time to time.
cuntos
07-27-2006, 12:16 PM
Welcome back Dan. I can't believe you're a fair bit lighter than me now, you skinny fucker! :p
Welcome back Dan. I can't believe you're a fair bit lighter than me now, you skinny fucker!
Chris, not a natural movement eh, you ain't see me move mate ;)
Cuntos, is that your real name ;)
Done anything creative with Tin Foil and Gravy recently Tom :D
Feel free to bask in your glory, for it will be short lived :)
I'm off to eat.
little a
07-28-2006, 07:47 AM
I can't believe you're a fair bit lighter than me now, you skinny fucker! :p
No he's not, you're just a fat Cuntos.
Will you be tagging along with Millsy, JWB & Fat Pete to Addlington then Dan?
Fuck me Alan will have a field day with you lot. He'll lose his voice:confused:
When is this Adlington excursion ? I might just tag along, provided I get 3 or 4 weeks to get back into moderate shape !
Squats were scheduled for tonight but in my excitement I did them a day early, so this is from last night :
Squat, 100kgx8, 120kgx8, 140kgx6, 150kgx5, 160kgx5, 170kgx2, 180kgx1
Ham Curl, 40kgx3x8
One Legged Calf Raises, 3x20 with each leg
I'm such an idiot for taking such a long break. Today, walking is a challenge...
Tonight is month end and my head is buried in invoices and receipts, and money:D
So tommorow will be Bench Press etc.
Dan my maaaan,
I was hoping to train regularly@ adlington but i finish work too late, however i am hoping to go down for a session sometime in august to sort out either my squat or bench ..... or deadlift:???:
got yer mail, bummer bout friday - such is life,will reply soon.
your squats are lookin ok, just pick up where you left off big man !!
love boar
Holy Mary Mother of God.
Ouch :o
My Legs no longer function and I have two strange lumps on the back of my shoulders, obviously from where the barbell was resting. I've never had that before.
Serves me right for being a lazy sod and taking 2 months off.
If I am ever tempted to take a break again someone please remind me how much it hurts when you start back...
Tonight is Bench Press but I have a sneaking feeling it might actually happen tommorow. I've sat down now and don't know for sure if I can get up again...:???:
Fook me, my legs are worse today than they were yesterday :o
I spent my day hobbling around a car auction getting some very strange looks and a couple of knowing smiles from two lifters who recognised the symptoms ;)
Bench Press, 100kgx8, 110kgx6, 120kgx5, 130kgx2, 130kgx2
My 170kg PB from May seems impossible !!!
Barbell Curl, 35kgx8, 45kgx6, 55kgx6, 65kgx2
Weight now 18 stone 9 pounds...
Thursday is a rest day because I'm open until 8pm.
More from me on Friday.
Grr, Mondays routine was spoiled by some strange fleeting illness, an illness which I have experienced before and appears to follow any night during which several pints of Vodka have been, accidentally, poured down my throat. Of course this could just be a coincidence...
Tuesdays routine was spoiled by a customer who insisted on getting lost on his way to see me and arrived much too late for me to train afterwards.
So tonight will be my first session this week.
Fat, dopey, useless, Ballock ( note correct spelling of the word ! ).
I need a training partner to kick my ass.
Any volunteers ?
I'll provide the garage, weights and training aids...a pair of matching Rotweillers trained to bite your ass if you fail a rep.
I will volunteer right now !!!
no excuses,i will come down next week for a session......
monday - is there anyway you can train on monday evening dan ?? i am doing deads
or
friday evening - bench/shoulders ....again it will have to be in the evening, i know you like to be naked,infront of your computer befor 8 ......... :mrgreen:
And verrily, young Jonathan Wildboars offer was graciously accepted.
Hope to do sessions with the Boar every Monday and Friday, in the evenings. And I'll do Wednesdays alone while JW is at Adlington.
I'm sure Jonny will make me sore in all the right places :)
Tonight is Deads, Rows and Curls...jolly good.
And thusly the training commenced, and blow me if I didn't work up to 200kg on the deads with Jonny's encouragment.
JW continued onto a comfortable 210kg but it was too much for me today and my lift ended about 4 inches off the ground.
Fat boy pulls ups and 3x5 arm curls with 40kg + the 6 foot bar ( 10kg ??? ) finished off the sesh.
We're off and running, and this time with Jonny shouting at me there will be no excuses.
awsome sesh mate,just what i need pre-comp.
good lift on the 200 dead - raw , got the 190 on vid....
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Hanley
08-15-2006, 01:51 AM
No belt on the DL Dan??
Hanley, no mate I train without a belt on account of the fact that my belt was eaten by a pair of marauding Rotweillers and I am too tight to replace it. I blame Andy Littler, because I think it was he who told me to train without a belt - at least for now.
Jonny, you tricked me matey :D
I have always counted my 7 foot bar as 20kg, so in my head, last nights lift was 210kg, so only 5kg away from what I was pulling in May. I think you may be right though and the bar may well be less than 20kg - I'll weigh it tonight. Even so, as I was using the same bar in May that means I haven't lost much, despite being on a "see food" diet and supplement free.
I'm a happy boy, with a sore back, traps and forearms :D
Can't wait till Friday.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. About 1 hour to go till squats and I'm still feeling like I have been run over from Mondays Deadlift session. My back, traps, abs, biceps and forearms are all stiff as fook and pretty sore.
I am genuinely dreading this squat session because I know how much it's gonna hurt and how hard walking is gonna be for the next 2 or 3 days !
Serves me right for being such a lazy ballock for the last couple of months.
Ah well, here goes, I'm gonna fry 'em and get it over with :)
Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Squat. Couple of warm up sets then :
120kgx5, 140kgx5, 160kgx5, 170kgx2 - failed the 3rd, left it at the bottom of the rack. At this point my low back was killing me, still sore from Monday.
Smith Machine Hack Squat, feet well forward, ass very nearly on the floor, all the load on the Quads.
125kg 3 sets of 5.
Nearly died. I can barely stand up, I'm so out of shape it's unreal.
The next couple of days will be interesting :)
uk machine
08-16-2006, 09:22 PM
Allright galloot! good to see the training back on track!!Just some of my views im giving here, but to easing back into the training moderate and lots of volume is the way forward in my experience. take warms up more slowly as well like bar 60kg 80kg 90kg 100kg etc and do a top set of 5x5 with decent ish weight. this way your lifts will come back quicker and you will wont be walking a cripple either. well this what i find to work well. yoru cns needs a week or two of just doing the actual movements, the weight is fairly irrelevant. anyways looks like you wll be upto big weight s in no time!
Uk machine, good to hear from you mate. Hope things are going well for you.
I'm sore as fook this morning, wish I had read your post BEFORE I did that workout :)
I'm more of a "kill or cure" mentality and to be honest I am very mad at myself for letting myself take 3 months off just because every day life got in the way !
I was so mad at myself last night for failing at 170kg. I fully expected to knock out 5 reps and then drop to triples at 180 and 190, these weights were already written in my diary, ready to write the reps next to them...the mind was willing but the flesh was very weak. So I made myself suffer to failure within the safety of the Smith.
The soreness will be a reminder to me to stop taking time off, and it serves me right for being a lazy bleeder :)
I'll be back in no time.
Keep in touch mate.
In a moment of deep contemplation last night I decided it was time to set myself some new targets. My last targets were a little pessimistic, being new to the game and all that, so it's time to move the goalposts as they say.
After careful consideration - and with a tiny little bit of belief in myself beginning to blossom - I have decided that I will do a 250kg Squat, 250kg Dead, and 200kg Bench before New Year.
For the record, I did a 210kg Squat, 215kg Dead and 170kg Bench in May.
These are all "raw", in shorts and T shirt and low cost Hiking Boots, because I am a complete buffoon and know no different. No belt, straps, wraps or, come to think of it, proper technique either !
I mean, how the hell do you use your legs in a Bench Press ???
This is obviously pure fantasy and, like the fairies at the bottom of my garden, Father Christmas and premature ejaculation, I refuse to believe in it...
I hereby give you all written permission to kick my ass until I hit these targets.
Then set me some new ones :)
i totally believe you can get them lifts dan mate !!!
let the brutal training begin !!!
Too true Jonny.
Oh, I forgot to mention, if I do it, you do it too :)
DrRick
08-17-2006, 10:44 PM
Are you guys coming to the north-west bench in Oldham on Sunday to watch Martin et al? There's talk of a few of the Sugden boys coming over.
And if you are, do you know what time it starts??
hi rick - joe from adlington is taking part and i heard fatpete talking to littleA about it, im fairly sure they are going, i cant im afraid - the wife is taking the kids to a birthday party and i have to finish flagging the back yard.
bummer.
rick,are you still gonna do the oct comp ?? im deffo deffo goin and loads will also,should be ace.
DrRick
08-17-2006, 11:16 PM
I intend to assuming I've learned to squat less like a pillock by then. I'm filled with hope.
I wonder if there's a record for the lowest total ever posted by a 125kg senior lifter?
Black Knight
08-18-2006, 09:41 AM
I intend to assuming I've learned to squat less like a pillock by then. I'm filled with hope.
I wonder if there's a record for the lowest total ever posted by a 125kg senior lifter?
I might be pushing you for it-as I get heavier my squat goes down!
Hi Doc, sorry mate but Sundays are a difficult day for me just now, until I can persuade my salesman to work 7 days a week - he currently takes Sundays off and the Wife and I do them in his place.
As for the squatting, I had a lengthy discussion with Fat Pete some time ago and he convinced me that confidence is a huge part of the squat. My squat improved no end after I realised that. You can lift more, you just don't think you can or are afraid of falling over. Get some good spotters and go for it. Good luck Rick.
JW, don't worry, I've made arrangements for Sept 3rd and will definitely be there to hold your coat. Whats this other comp in October ?
As a side note I can barely walk today, so tonights training sesh with the Boar will be interesting :)
Disappointing Bench session tonight, but semi decent Overhead Press session...
Bench 110kgx5, 120x5, 130x3, 140x1 then the second rep was spectacularly left on the rack :mad:
Jonny proceeded to make 3 smooth reps with the 140, then went onto 150 and I could only stand and watch. I did actually decide to do a controlled negative, unracked it and felt a sudden rush of ambition so went for it.
And completely failed.
Overhead Press. 56kgx10, 66x10, 76x6, 86x1 plus 2 push presses.
It's nice to be back at it, but I'm very frustrated at how much I can lift.
I need to get on the Creatine and Protein, sort my diet and really get stuck in.
Bodyweight 119.5kg ( 18 stone 11 pounds )
Just a quick visit to say how wondrous I feel after my first proper weeks training. I feel full of energy and ready to go. Buzzing. My legs especially, although STILL sore, seem to have responded well to the volume and intensity I gave them this week ( in relation to my present condition, of course ). They feel really good and ready for more, so I'm going to finish every leg session with 3 sets to failure on the Smith to really fry those Quads.
little a
08-21-2006, 01:55 PM
Dude. Badboy007 has just got back from Thailand full of pox and self made porn DVD's. He'll be up North back end of next month and is after a Saturday workout followed by an impromptue chippy Saturday. He was asking if you and JWB would be game or pussy's. I told him I reckoned game, but I have been wrong before.
Aye should be up for that as long as it's PM.
As for Chippy Saturday, can I get away with that after Chippy Monday, Bacon Butty Tuesday, Kebab Wednesday, Chippy Thursday, Chinese Friday and several pints of Vodka Sunday :)
I hear Landrover are planning an adventure trail around my waistline !
little a
08-22-2006, 08:11 AM
PM's fine by me mate. I'm usually unemployed most weekends anyway.
Landrover should officially sponsor you as an off roader Super G. What you're describing is the makings of a power belly. Greatness has to come.
Weight now 19 stone 2 pounds.
I'm not too concerned about keeping it clean just now, I'm eating anything that stays still long enough :)
Deadlifting with The Boar...at Reps Gym instead of my Garage.
Warmed up through 100kg, 140kg, 180kgx3, 200kgx1, 210kgx1, 215kgx1.
Tried 220kg and failed, but was convinced I could do it, so tried again.
And failed.
215kg is a PB, but I will get 220kg next week.
Shrugs with 96lb Dumbells in each hand, 3x8. Didnt like the feel of Dumbells, never used them for shrugs before. I'll use the barbell in future.
Moved onto some rows on a fierce contraption that fries the lats. Moved a certain number of plates on the stack for 8 reps, then added 3 for another 8 reps, and then added 3 more for a final 8. Next time I will count how many plates I am using, it might be helpful !!!
Finished with some curls on a EZ bar. Once again I've not used an EZ bar before and 40kg plus the bar was challenging. I'm guessing the bar is heavier than my bar at home because I am happy for 3x6 with that at home.
Then again I was tired by this point so maybe it was that.
Squats with The Boar on Friday.
Deep joy.
good stuff dan,you godda be well pleased with the sesh, getting 220 to your knees is a whisker away - all with no belt !!!
uploading your vid right now !!!:mrgreen:
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:mrgreen: :-D :mrgreen:
Cheers for the vid Jonny, those things are so useful. I keep telling you that your ass is too high, and then I see that and realise I'm doing the bloody same !
Need to work on form. Need to get someone to show me/us how to deadlift properly.
I also need to get some calves and some Sunshine on my Milk Bottle complexion :p
Squats till we drop on Friday JW.
Squatting avec le Boar, at Reps iron emporium, in a highly unlikely pair of shorts.
100kgx5, 140kgx5, 160kgx5, 170kgx3, 180kgx1, 190kg conveniently left on the rack because I couldn't get up. Grrr. I should be laughing at that weight.
Jonny proceeded to show me the road home, making 190 and 200 look very comfortable. Chunky bloody Monkey.
Smith Machine Hack Squats for Quadricep annihiliation. 100kgx6, 100kgx5, 100kgx5. Fried.
Calf Raises, first time ever. I think it was 50kg or something but felt like a lot more because of the leverage on the machine.
Next session Monday, chest and shoulders.
Have a good weekend dudes and dudettes.
EDIt:vid isnt available yet , please be patient and whilst your waiting try a cool pepsi cola from the lobby.
edit 2:its now working .....my camera ran out of juice, but you get most of it !!!
Dan,are you now confident as my chief camera man ???:???:
Dans very deep 180kg squat !!! RAW !!
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top stuff matey.:mrgreen:
Cheers JW, these vids are brilliant training aids and serve to highten my morbid awareness of the ever growing bald patch on the top of my head.
P.S. Did my ass look big in those shorts :)
Bodyweight now 19 stone 8 pounds, 124.5kg
Eat eat eat.
Oh, and lift things.
Tonight was a strange one. Felt slightly below par until I started lifting, then I started to feel more like my old self. This was the most encouraging session I've had recently, suddenly my old form doesn't seem so far away. The strength, such that it was, is coming back, but not for the same reps. Don't think they will be too far behind though :
Bench Press.
50kgx10, 90kgx6, 110kgx5, 120kgx5, 130kgx3, 140kgx2, 150kgx1, 155kg - fail. Lowered it nicely under control, but couldn't get it back up today, nowhere near in fact. I was training alone, so thank heaven for racks :)
Overhead Press.
25kgx10, 50kgx6, 70kgx5, 80kgx5, 90kgx3, 95kgx1
The 3rd rep with 90kg took a lot out of me, it was one of those reps that takes about 3 seconds to lock out. I wouldn't have made 100kg, so that was enough for this session.
I didn't see the need for any direct tricep work tonight. I'll start including that from the next session.
Splendid pumps in the pecs and traps. The traps are once again heading for my ears, which is just where I like them 8-)
Rob Thomas
08-29-2006, 06:59 PM
Nice effort on that squat Dan!
Thanks Rob. I'm going too deep apparantly, but desperately need some growth in the quads so better that way than not deep enough. Still 30kg shy of the PB - which was also too deep - but it's coming.
Deadlifts tonight, and to cut to the chase I missed the 220kg again, dammit. Innappropriate string of expletives deleted :mad:
60kgx5, 100kgx5, 140kgx5, 180kgx3, 200kgx2, 220kg fail, 220kg fail, 180kgx3 singles.
My low back didn't feel particularly fresh tonight, a bit tight and stiff, but I still thought I would make that weight.
Lat Pulldowns, 3x6 wide, 3x6 narrow. A certain number of plates on the machine that I neglected to count, again, but it ended up heavy enough !
Machine Rows, 3x6. Again added plates until it felt heavy enough. I really must start taking my log and counting the plates...
Barbell Curl, dunno what the EZ bar weighs, 10kg seems about right, it's a solid old cast iron device so :
30kgx6, 40kgx6, 45kgx6, 50kgx6, 50kgx4
My conditioning is completely out the window. I've gained weight very quickly over the last couple of weeks and I'm blowing like buggery, drenched in sweat and tiring far too quickly.
I can see some cardio on the horizon...but not yet :)
On the plus side we spotted a very attractive young blonde lady in the Gym wearing black Lycra pants - makes mental note to write to the inventor of Lycra and thank him most sincerely for his efforts - so I think I will become a member...it's either that or hang around on the car park until I get arrested.
yea, she was fit as !!!!
220 will be pissed all over very soon big dan
DrRick
08-31-2006, 05:30 PM
Wouldn't that make it hard to grip?
Dr Rick has a good point JW, urinating on the bar, whilst undoubtedly being a very macho thing to do in a crowded gymnasium whilst wearing nothing but low cost hiking boots, would lower the co-efficient of friction between skin and metal, and would make a nasty, sticky goo out of the chalk. Not recommended...although we will probably see some holier than thou conservationist green peace type geek on the TV this very eve, sporting a wooly jumper that he knitted himself ten sizes too big and covered in Pig shit, trying to convince us that it's good for your skin.
On the subject of friction, I was planning to do some very intense, high rep grip work this evening but my willy is already too sore...I might have to service the wife instead.
Dr Rick has a good point JW, urinating on the bar, whilst undoubtedly being a very macho thing to do in a crowded gymnasium
PMSL, i will do anything to up my max !!!
see you sunday dan,pip pip 7.30......
No training today due to a funeral. It's not because of the tears and sadness, its because the whole family ended up in the pub - just as my Uncle Mack would want it - and I don't fancy squatting half cut.
I'll squat tommorow.
RIP George McKenna, you will be missed.
cuntos
09-01-2006, 07:26 PM
Sorry to hear that. My condolences mate.
I'm looking forward to meeting you lot on Sunday. Look out for the VERY FAT goateed cunty-looking bloke, that'll be me.
Thanks Tom, I'm looking forward to meeting you too. In fact I am mixing the Gravy at this very moment and have stocked up on Tin Foil...
However, there will be no tomfoolery - or Danfoolery - until after the lifting :)
Top day at the BPC Open Championships yesterday, some very impressive performances there. I was well pleased for my mate Wildboar who made a 210kg Squat, 155 Bench and 235 Deadlift, all 3 lifts being PB's and you can't ask for more than that.
I met several of the members on here and they all seemed like top blokes, although I was rather pissed off at being the smallest bloke in the room :(
We saw 3 new British records, which were a woman doing a 200kg deadlift, Cornelius Parkin doing 332.5kg deadlift and Rich Ellis doing a 245kg Bench. Proper stuff. I was also blown away by Chris Jenkins squatting 375kg...
I was very pleased to finally meet Big Tom ( Cuntos ) who may well have a bigger arse than the Boar, and is remarkably good looking for a fat cunt.
But the undisputed highlight for me was calling at KFC on the way home and watching Fat Pete destroy a bargain bucket with very little help from his friends. Truly an awesome spectacle.
Squats with The Boar at reps iron emporium.
140kg, 5x5, as low as I can go. Weight felt very comfortable, reps got hard. I was blowing like an old steamer.
I am officially a fat bastard.
Smith Machine Hack Squats, 100kg, 3x5. Nice pumps in the quads.
Calf Machine, 4x12.
Weight 19 stone 11 pounds.
Next sesh Monday, Deadlifts.
The lift of death, with The Boar...Jonny brought a wooden platform with him which he has skillfully constructed in his spare time, he's a very industrious little Boar you know. This device is a serious implement of torture, especially with a belly like mine. Just getting down that far to get hold of the bar was challenge enough and squeezed all the air out of me in the process, so I was content to use Jonnys deload weight...
Platform Deads, 140kg, 3x5 and I was fooked. I've never done these before, never even seen them done, but judging from the effort required I would guess they are very good for you. My heart was pounding against my ribs like an Alien which amused the hell out of Wildboar. I'm guessing if you can pull 200kg for sets of 5 off this platform then 250kg in a conventional dead would fly up.
Lat Pulldowns, 4x8 - Jonny suggested T Bar rows, but I needed something where I could sit down :-)
Barbell Curls, 50kg, 4x5.
By now I was totally wiped out, all from the platform deads. I was soaked through with sweat, looked like I'd been swimming with my clothes on.
Fat bastard.
Oh yes, weight was exactly 20 stones. The life of a true buffoon beckons once again.
Dans top tip : If your taking a chalk ball to the Gym, try and pack it inside a little plastic bag or something, rather than letting it rattle around your bag covering all your wordly goods in chalk...furthermore, if your taking a bottle of drink with you make sure the lid is on properly, otherwise the drink leaks out and makes an interesting sticky goo when it mixes with all the chalk.
Rob Thomas
09-12-2006, 12:41 PM
Dans top tip : If your taking a chalk ball to the Gym, try and pack it inside a little plastic bag or something, rather than letting it rattle around your bag covering all your wordly goods in chalk...furthermore, if your taking a bottle of drink with you make sure the lid is on properly, otherwise the drink leaks out and makes an interesting sticky goo when it mixes with all the chalk.
LOL, I've done that in the past too Dan (the chalk ball bit)!
cuntos
09-12-2006, 01:08 PM
I was very pleased to finally meet Big Tom ( Cuntos ) who may well have a bigger arse than the Boar, and is remarkably good looking for a fat cunt.
Great to meet you too Dan. Flattery will get yuo everywhere... ;)
Flaming nightmare it was Rob. My car keys were in the bag too and when covered in sticky chalky Vimto goo the remote locking no longer works. The car is of course for sale so I'm going to have to splash out on a spare, or get the valeter to valet the key fob. Buffoons always learn the hard way !
I sent you an email earlier in the week Tom, but then I forgot you can't work email. I'll send my six year old round to show you how :-)
Or are your fingers just too fat for the keyboard ?
Actually I shouldn't take the pee cos your far bigger than me. Except where it really counts :-)))
Mike Adams
09-12-2006, 02:25 PM
LOL .. this has gotta be the most entertaining progress/journal on the forum. Hope the training is going well Dan .. i'm sure you'll be starting to hit some pbs soon.
Was good to meet you although very brief at the BPC Open in Birmingham.
The lift of death, with The Boar...Jonny brought a wooden platform with him which he has skillfully constructed in his spare time, he's a very industrious little Boar you know. This device is a serious implement of torture, especially with a belly like mine. Just getting down that far to get hold of the bar was challenge enough and squeezed all the air out of me in the process, so I was content to use Jonnys deload weight...
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
5 x 5 next week dan, none of this ghey 3 x 5:icon_pee:
Thanks Mike. If I can spread a little happiness along my merry way it kind of makes up for all the evil nasty things I did to Frogs when I was a speccy little ginger kid with no mates. Much as I am today in fact...
JW, yes indeedy. I kind of wondered about a couple of sets of platform deads, then maybe 3 sets of conventional deads, but whatever you think is best is fine by me. Among my fine collection of weaknesses my low back is my main one. What are my strengths ? You may well ask, as like most Super Heroes ( trainee ), I keep them well hidden. Of course if I told you I would have to kill you, but I can say that among hamfisted myopics I am without equal.
Bench, Overheads and Triceps tonight JW, be there or be oblong.
I am now a fully paid up member of Reps Iron Emporium in Preston. They have a cool fingerprint recognition system for members which means I will never forget my membership card. This system is ideal for buffoons and, like attractive teenage refugees from the eastern block, should be more widely adopted :-)
Bench Press, 120kg, 5,5,5
100kg, 5,5
Very disappointed to have to reduce the weight for the last 2 sets, but my Triceps were failing. It was kind of strange, the first 3 reps of every set felt ridiculously easy, but then I would almost fail the 4th and really struggle with the last one.
Overhead Press. The boar wanted to try the seated variety and reps has a tailor made ( actually made by a welder I would imagine, not a tailor at all, unless he is a part time tailor, or a part time welder come to think of it ) contraption for this very purpose. However the bar starts behind your head and I had enormous difficulty getting both hands to the bar, much to Jonny's amusement. When I did finally get hold of the thing I couldn't lower it to my collar bone anyway, I found the seated position very restrictive and bits of me were crashing into various other bits of me. I have the range of motion of a large Spider which has had all it's legs, bar one, pulled off by a nasty little speccy ginger kid with no mates. I knocked out 2 sets of 5 with 60kg in a most unnatural motion, and then had to move to the standing variety, cleaning the bar to my shoulders before pressing. I did another 3 sets of 5, and these were far more comfortable. Once again I was frustrated with the weight, but my left Tricep in particular was totally wiped out and was struggling with lock out. I think we went too quickly from Bench to Overheads, I think we would have done better to take 5 and let the Triceps come round a little.
Close Grip Bench Press, 70kg, 5x5.
This morning in the shower I pumped up to quite ludicrous proportions and couldn't clean my own ass. I now have a curious itching sensation from that general area, but can't do a damned thing about it :-)
Squats on Friday...deep joy.
Mike Adams
09-14-2006, 11:44 AM
Lol .. an interesting read Dan apart from this section (see below). No no no :icon_gre: .. I really really didn't need to know this kinda of details!!
This morning in the shower I pumped up to quite ludicrous proportions and couldn't clean my own ass. I now have a curious itching sensation from that general area, but can't do a damned thing about it :-)
PMSL, you'd better have cleaned your nethers befor squats on friday , as you know, i like to spot close.....real real close
PMSL.
Fear not Mike, when the wife is indisposed I have two Rottweilers handy for such occasions :D
Kids, always listen to your parents when they tell you never let a Dog lick your face...you really have no idea where that Tongue has been !
Rotties...with long Tongues.
ukmachine
09-14-2006, 01:30 PM
awesome looking dogs!
Squats with The Boar.
150kg, 5x5, ass to heels. Once again the weight was easy and the first 3 reps of each set flew up, but then I started blowing, especially the last two sets. I was drenched in sweat and felt like I was gonna have a heart attack !
Smith Machine Hack Squats, 3x5. Jonny said my ass was about 2 inches from the floor, which is good.
Calf Raises, 5x8 with as much as I could handle.
Im really getting concerned about my conditioning. I've piled a load of weight on very quickly and I'm out of breath and sweating before I've done anything at all. The amount of sweat is pretty embarassing in the gym to be honest and this morning I had to get the wife to put my shoes and socks on for me !
I really want to start a bit of moderate cardio but it's probably not the right time yet...I've decided to chase size and strength until Christmas and then look at fitness in the new year, assuming my heart is still beating !
and this morning I had to get the wife to put my shoes and socks on for me:mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Aye, and they didn't suit her at all :-)
Finch
09-18-2006, 06:35 PM
I really do like reading this journal, it cheers me up no end to know that I am not the only person that sweats gallons just by looking at an olympic bar.
He he, pleased to meet you Finch, I'm the guy from the new Lynx advert :-)
Skipped Monday due to soreness and business...next sesh Wednesday, platform Deads. Hmm...is there a Doctor in the house ?
Finch
09-19-2006, 08:29 PM
Dear superhero,
If you need a new lycra outfit, trying typing unitard into the e-bay search and have a look at the goods coming out of the far east, some of them look like they might suit you.
Kind regards,
Finch.
PS: I am thinking about getting the fetching green number. Do you think that they would be acceptable for the BWLA?:)
LOL, sorness eh ?????
dan, now dont get mad....there is another woman .......
no, i did some pl deads last night (i have some 'stuff' to help a mate with tonite)(just computer stuff)
so wed will be onto bench, however if you wanna throw in 5x5 platform deads to catch up the it can be arranged.......let me know and ill bring kenneth along.
love boarski
Mr. Finch, I tried typing Unitard but for some reason could not stop myself typing "retard" every time instead. That brought up some fascinating results, and strangely my name was at the top of every page...
JW, I'm happy to do Bench, Shoulders and Triceps and see what kind of mess I am in afterwards. If I can face deadlifts after that I'll consider it...second thought, I might do 3x5 on Deads, Bench and Presses instead. Let Kenneth have the night off, my belly will be too big for platform deads tonight on account of the 2 Bacon and Egg teacakes I am about to eat :-)
My bulk powders unflavoured Whey and EE Creatine arrived yesty, so I tried some last night. The Whey was no problem, so I then proceeded to make myself a pint of chocolate flavoured whey and threw some Creatine and 150g of Oats in with it. Yeuck. Man that Creatine is disgusting. In future I'll take it on it's own with just enough milk to make it liquid, rather than having to neck a pint of the bloody stuff.
Buffoons always learn the hard way :-)
Rob1985
09-20-2006, 12:12 PM
Don't have it straight with milk.. that makes it vile. Orange juice is the best until you get used to taking it with water. You develop a taste for it over time!
Nice to see the training is getting back to speed, keep it up!
Cheers Rob, I'll try O.J. then. Thanks mate.
Benching with the Boar, and I decided to drop to triples this week.
Bench Press : 100kgx5, 120kgx5, 130kgx5, 140kgx3, 145kgx3, 150kgx1, 155kg - just missed it, needed a little help from the Boar to get it up. I was very surprised to miss this press, I reckon I would have made it if I hadn't done the 150kg beforehand. Suddenly my 170kg PB doesn't seem too far away.
Over Head Press : 65kgx5, 75kgx5, 85kgx3, 90kgx3, 100kgx1. I was pleased with these, the 100kg was very strict, no leg involvement and went up nice and smooth. Little bit left in the tank tonight.
Tricep Push Downs on the machine, dunno what weight but it was enough for tonight. 5x6.
Overall I was pleased with this sesh, it's the most encouraging sesh for a while. I'm happier doing triples, probably because I'm so out of shape :-)
I'm just about to post a question in the general forum about triples v's 5x5.
Nest sesssion Squats on Friday.
Strangely sore and stiff in the lumbar region today, really struggled getting out of bed but it has loosened up a bit now. I have a feeling I might have pulled it when helping Jonny unrack the bar for benching. I'm gonna have to watch this. Hopefully it won't affect my Squats tommorow.
helping Jonny unrack the bar for benching
ah yes, my immense weights ,meny men have fallen, you wont be the last.....
It's bloody sore today JW. It's one of those wierd ones where most of the time it doesn't hurt at all, but in certain positions it hurts like hell. I think I've just pulled it or strained it somehow. I might have to take it easy with the Squats tonight...or go all out and just stay in bed tommorow...hmm, let me see now...
Meanhwile, my weight is up and down like a pros panties. I've hit 20 stone half a dozen times over the past few days but then drop back to 19 stone 12lbs for no apparent reason. I'll clean my diet up and start shovelling the whey down my neck.
Just noticed my journal is now sticky...are we back to me not being able to reach my own ass again :-)
Squats with the Boar, and the good news was my low back didn't bother me at all doing the Squat movement.
100kgx5, 140kgx5, 150kgx5, 160kgx3, 170kgx3, 180kgx1, 190kgx1, 200kgx1 all done to my ridiculous buffoon depth, which is half a foot lower than a normal person would do them !
I keep getting told off for going too low, but I have practised and practised and now I just can't stop ;-)
However, contrary to popular belief, there is method to my madness. I am desperately in need of some quads and I am certain that a full range of motion will speed development over a "partial" squat to parralel.
The 200kg was comfortable, I would have made 210 but tonights target was 200 so I left it there and went to the calf machine.
Last week my knees were sore and I have decided to blame the Smith machine hack squats which I have been doing at the end of my workouts, so I left them out. If my knees are sore tommorow I am wrong and will lay the blame elsewhere.
There you go, buffoonery, stunning good looks AND powers of logical deduction. What more do you want in a trainee super hero...
Next sesh Monday, the lift of death.
Night night folks.
good lifting dan the man
monday night.
7.30pm.
your gonna wish you were in a hole in the ground round the back of a house in downtown bagdad.*
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(*H ommitted as i dont know where to put it)
PMSL, bloody superstar :p
Today my knees are absolutely fine, so looks like I was right and the smith machine squats have been bugging them. So thats the end of those.
My low back on the other hand is sore as fook, but doesn't matter because a decent workout was done.
Today I have invested in some new low cost hiking boots. I decided to treat myself as I have had a good month so these are not quite as low cost as the last pair. Reasonably priced, you might say.
All my lifting is performed totally raw, no belt, no straps, no wraps, just highly unlikely shorts, t-shirt, low cost hiking boots and hard perky nipples stinging gently in the perspiration...
ive got sore legs today dan ,blimey ,cant wait for the platofrm deadson mon , your gonna do a few then hit an easy 220.
My legs are fine Jonny, I must be getting used to training again which is good. My back on the other hand is not. I don't know what I've done here, it's one of those stupid annoying things which was caused by nothing in particular. Like I mentioned before, most of the time it doesn't hurt at all, just in certain positions, like getting out of this chair will hurt so I have decided to stay put for several hours and let the wife do all the work.
I'm a big believer in equality of the sexes, so I'm quite happy to sit on my ass all day doing my knitting and watching Corrie while she goes out and sells cars :-)
I did some pretty intense cardio yesterday which consisted mainly of pushing a heavy lawn mower about on my grass for a number of minutes, punctuated by several reps of walking across the road to empty the grass bucket. Man, what a session that was ! I even swapped the grass bucket from one hand to the other, to maintain my striking symmetry. You would have been proud JW...
neoteny
09-24-2006, 12:45 PM
my weight is always over the place from 82-86
Yeah it's strange, I went up to 20 stone quite quickly but then the next thing I knew I was back to 19 stone 12...then back up again, then back down again without really changing anything. I need to clean my diet up properly and start hurling the whey down my neck in large quantities, that should sort it.
Deadlifts tonight, and my low back is still playing up. God only knows what I have done to it !!!
The lift of death with The Boar...
Started with Platform deads, 100kgx5, 140kgx5 then went onto conventional deads, 180kgx3, 200kgx1, 220kgx1 ( PB ) and decided there was enough in the tank to hit the 500lb mark, 227.5kgx1 ( PB again ). This muders my previous PB of 215kg by quite a margin, and I think there was more there. I was so pleased with this "landmark" that I did a little dance which totally fxcked me up and I had to sit down for 5 minutes to get my breath back :-)
I dunno what it is but it's strange coincidence that I started the Creatine EE a week ago and all my workouts since then have been much better. Anything that tastes so bad MUST be good for you !
Anyway, I am well pleased, 500lbs has always been a "landmark" lift for me, and tonight I did it. I am now completely confident that I will pull 250kg by Christmas.
While I am here I must point out that a large part of the inspiration for that came from being able to post it on here. I get nothing but encouragement from you guys. This forum is an invaluable resource for all us wannabees. You all know I'm a fat useless cxnt but nobody ever says it out loud, so thanks for that :-)
Shrugs, 100kg, 3x6 - strangely these annoyed my back, but the deadlifts didn't...pinched nerve perhaps ?
Seated Rows, 10-12 plates, 3x8
Barbell Curl, seated so as not to bug my back, 47.5kg, 3x5, 1x4, 1x2 !!!
Knackered, tank empty, went home :-)
Next sesh Wednesday, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps.
Quick thank you to Jonny for continuing to put up with me :-P
And another quick thank you to the nice Chinese people who nailed together my new low cost hiking boots. I'm convinced the extra traction helped immensely with the deadlift...Domo Arigato...or is that Japanese.
well done, i was chuffed when i got 400lbs a fortnight ago and 500's my next milestone, well when i go pack to powerlifting training rather than rugby :D well done, now your in a good mood, any chance of a car? with free insurance? im 17 and male
Joel Di Battista
09-25-2006, 09:34 PM
Congrats on the 500 mate! That's my aim for this year...
awsome sesh dan more to come !!!!!
Thanks lads, very encouraging.
Sivvy, I'm never in THAT good a mood :-)
Jonny, please bring your camera. That would have been hilarious on film, me shouting obscenities at the bar while I was pulling it. You're coming with me you fxcker...pmsl :-)
Chris Williams
09-27-2006, 12:43 PM
Congratulations on getting 500lbs Dan.
Just a thought though, I noticed you said you were deadlifting in Hiking boots. Do these have thick heels?
I'm asking because I was just looking through some of the Deadlift pictures from this year's WPO and most of the guys' footwear was either "deadlift slippers" or thin soled shoes like Converse Chuck Taylors. These shoes will lessen the distance they have to pull the bar.
I was just wondering if you had tried deadlifting in thinner soled shoes as I think it might help you.
Thanks Chris. Yes I am lifting in low cost Hiking Boots and using no belt, no straps, no wraps etc. This is purely for training. When I compete ( next year ) I will invest in some proper deadlift slippers and squat shoes etc. Fow now I just want to increase my strength without any assistance from equipment at al.
Mike Adams
09-27-2006, 01:03 PM
...
And another quick thank you to the nice Chinese people who nailed together my new low cost hiking boots. I'm convinced the extra traction helped immensely with the deadlift...Domo Arigato...or is that Japanese.
He did indeed say he was using hiking boots. In comps I use either a very flat soled shoe or DL slippers. I'll train med/light DLs with thick soled trainers (just to make me work that little bit more) but revert to the old sock only when doing max DL.
Dan, you should take the boots off next time you do max DL .. it should help you to lift even more weight mate. Well done on the PBs too!!!
Thanks Mike.
Tonight sesh at Reps with The Boar :
Bench Press, 100kgx6, 120x5, 130x3, 140x3, 150x1, 160x1...with a little help from Jonny. The Jury is out on whether I would have made it on my own...I definitely would have walked the 155kg which I failed last week.
Overhead Press, 65kgx5, 75x5, 85x3, 92.5x2, 100 FAIL !!!
Tried the 100kg again and failed again. This made me so mad because I made it last week...more of this in a moment.
Skull Crushers, 40kg+bar, 5,5,4,3,2. By now I was totally whacked, tank empty.
Ok, I've had this strange feeling like a bit of Flu, some nights it's been pretty bad and had me shivering in bed trying to keep warm, other nights it's nowhere near as bad but is still there. It's been hanging around for a couple of weeks now and it needs to sod off. Tonight it was quite bad and I was on the brink of skipping the sesh, but after a good meal I felt better and went to train. I faded fast, felt nowhere near as fresh as last week, so it is a genuine thing and not in my head.
I'm gonna try and get an early night and late start to try to sleep it off. I don't want it interfering with my training.
Friday is Squats, and I think I'm going to stop messing about with 1rm attempts and get down to grinding out some triples, then in a couple of weeks I'll switch to fives, then try some 1rms the week after that.
good stuff dan, over the next few weeks we will knuckle down for some sick workouts, cant get 1rep PB'severy sesh - timeto get nastaaaayyyyyy
Phil E
09-27-2006, 10:47 PM
wildboar: I've just noticed your avatar. PMSL!
Friday night is Squat night !!!
50kgx5, 100kgx5, 142.5kgx5, 170kgx3, 180kgx3, 185kgx3, 200kgx2, 220kg FAILED. Very annoying. I actually failed this lift HALF WAY UP !
I had pretty much got it ( at least it felt that way to me ), but just couldn't quite get it all the way. I'll get it next time without fail.
If only I had done one or two less reps on the way there, or if I had one less tug before I left the house this morning I would have made it.
Lesson learned, no excessive thrapping of the man meat on Leg day.
Jonny did some solid 5x5s with loads of agression. He's a chunky Monkey.
Did some Good Mornings with the empty bar, as the Boar thinks I need to start doing them.
Then finished off on the Calf machine, 5x8 as heavy as I could do them.
Weight 19 stone 10 pounds - I'm wasting away !
I need to eat much more, and cleaner than I am doing.
Next sesh Monday, the lift of Death...
The lift of death with The Boar...
Standing on a 4 inch Platform :
50kgx5, 100kgx5, 150kgx3, 180kgx3
...then off the platform :
200kgx1, 220kgx1, 235kgx1 ( PB ). 250kg will be murdered by Christmas. I can't beleive I have got this far so quickly. I am well chuffed with my fat self.
...then back on the platform :
150kgx5
Lat PullDowns, 15 plates, 5x5 Wide Grip, 5x5 Narrow Grip
Barbell Curl, 45kg plus EZ Bar, 5,5,4, 40kgx4, 30kgx5
Fitness was an issue once again.
I was knackered when it came to curl time. The "big" single had drained me quite a bit.
Weight 19 stone 10 pounds and looking reasonably lean for a buffoon even if I say so my fat self...the bloat has gone. Still tempted to do a little cardio. Jonny is now so much fitter than me he absoutely murdered me on the curls, he had plenty left in the tank and I just wanted to go lie down...I think a little jogging would help...and it's the thought that counts :-)
Next sesh Friday, Squats. I'm missing Wednesday due to being in Scotland buying Nissans, but I may well put a Chest/Shoulder/Tricep session in at home on Thursday night.
top lifting dan mate,kenneth mentioned to me on the way home how he sometimes liked it if we both stand on him at the same time.
much more to come from the reps powerlifting unit.
He's some character that Kenneth :-)
Would we both fit on him at once, with our power bellies...and more to the point would he take the strain !!!
See you Friday chunky svelte Monkey...
Rob1985
10-02-2006, 10:30 PM
Impressive single Dan, especially after a few hard sets on Kenneth.
'Reps Powerlifting Unit' - nice :D
Finch
10-03-2006, 06:51 PM
Both you and JWB seem to be making great progress, keep up the hard work.
founder members
Jonny
Dan
Kenneth
Nice graphic Jonny, but whats this, only 5 plates on the bar !!!
That just won't do :-)
well when one of us can lift 6 plates - the logo will be changed forever !!!
Race ya to 260kg then Jonny :-)
Grr, got stuck in work last night, so missed the Squat session. Still, I've been pushing it pretty hard so I guess a couple of days off won't hurt.
a couple of days will hurt once i whack you over the bonce with kenneth !!
150kg 5 x 5 squats despite the lack of verbal encouragement !!
monday:deadlifts:7.30
Good squatting Jonny, sorry I missed the sesh.
Did you get me text ? I texted about 6.30 to let you know I was still in work...waiting around for people to give me money, damned customers :-)
See you Monday.
Saturday night sat around watching TV. Boredom set in, so :
Overhead Press, 50kgx10, 60kgx8, 70kgx5, 80kgx5, 90kgx3, 100kgx1, 60kgx8, 50kgx10. Delts and Triceps so pumped I could barely shower. Cool.
I've decided I need more reps in my life. My strength is increasing but I'm not growing much. I think more reps will help ( this is the remnants of all that Bodybuilding training ! ). I'm a very shallow individual and part of this training is to actually look the part aswell as getting stronger, so I do want hypertrophy.
I've also been thinking about the progress I'm making. The best progress I ever made was when I trained one bodypart per session to failure. This enables you to hit each muscle group with everything you've got because you're always fresh. Each bodypart gets maximum effort every session.
With this in mind, I'm thinking of splitting my current routine up and adding 2 extra days, like this :
Monday, Deadlifts with The Boar...then shout encouragement at him while he does the rest of his Monday session.
Tuesday, Back ( as in Lats ) and Biceps.
Wednesday, Chest with The Boar.
Thursday I work late, so this is a rest day.
Friday, Squats with the Boar.
Saturday, Overhead Press and Triceps.
Sunday rest.
Recovery wasn't a problem last time I did this, I'm lucky enough to work quite laid back hours so I can get plenty of sleep. I'm giving this serious thought because my Back and Biceps aren't getting hit very hard because I'm knackered from Deadlifts, and likewise my Shoulders and Triceps are getting a less than maximal effort because I'm knackered from Bench Presses. My lats, delts and arms used to be quite decent, but this time they just aren't growing and I think it's because they are getting trained when I'm already quite tired.
Any thoughts, especially from the more experienced guys would be very much appreciated.
Next session, Monday, Deadlifts...
Meanwhile I'm off to drag a pair of very reluctant Rottweilers around the lake in the pouring rain. Deep joy.
Deadlifts with The Boar and I am chasing more reps.
Warm up with 50kgx5, 100kgx5, 140kgx5, followed by 5x5 with 180kg. I was pulling this quite happily but towards the end struggled with my grip. Still made the reps, but burst blood vessels in both forearms from holding onto the bar ! My grip has always been pathetic !
Seated Rowing, 4x6 with increasing numbers of plates.
Barbell Curl, 40kg plus the bar, 5x5.
Happy. Much more work done in this session. I'll stick to 5x5 for a few weeks and not do any 1rms for at least 3 weeks to see what happens.
Next sesh Wednesday, Chest and Triceps.
Surprisingly sore today, feels like those 5x5 have done me a world of good so I will stick with them.
Weight now 19 stone 7 pounds...the weight is dropping off me somehow, do I have AIDS ???
And that bloody Wildboar told me he got the all clear from the Clinic...
And that bloody Wildboar told me he got the all clear from the Clinic...
that was 3 months ago !!!!!
im sore too.
im sore too.
Ring piece Jonny ?
I get that a lot mate, I'll be more gentle next time ;)
Ok, back to 5x5 with The Boar. I wasn't sure what weight to choose cos I haven't done 5x5 for a while, so :
Bench Press, 120kg, 5x5. Just a touch on the light side, probably want 125kg next session.
Overhead Press, 67.5kg, 4x5 and 1x10. Quite a bit off with this one, so much so that I did 10 reps on the last set. I'm guessing 75kg next session which is way off my PB of 5x5 with 90kg but I'll get there.
Triceps Push Downs...with one plate less than the Boar as he took such delight in pointing out EVERY time he changed the weight ;-) 5x5.
Good sesh, nice pumps and I feel like I've done some reasonable work instead of playing about with 1rms. Don't get me wrong, I think 1rms have their place but for me right now I need more volume to stimulate some growth.
Weight 19 stone 7 pounds, which is remarkably lean for a fat bastard.
Next session is Saturday instead of Friday, but still Squats.
dan, 12.15 tomoz - i'll text/ring ya , gonna bring the camera, so wear somthing tight.
Saturday morning sessions...hmm, not nice. We normally train on Fridays but I had been invited out on a bit of a do, and Jonny had something on aswell so we foolishly agreed to meet this morning and Squat. I was quite drunk, fell out of my bed, showered and jumped in the car. No time for breakfast and I was feeling less than optimal !!!
Squats, 152.5kg 5x5 and boy was I glad to get these finished today.
I'm actually quite pleased because it would have been very easy to skip this session but we didn't, but I won't be getting boiled the night before a Squat session again !!!
your a very naughty boy.
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Cheers for the vid Jonny. My little milk bottle legs look like a pair of tooth picks sticking out of my pants !!!
I need to work my legs and calves much harder.
Pleased with the depth though.
Deadlifts off a 4 inch platform, affectionately known as "Kenneth", 152.5kg, 5x5. I find these very strange, the weight is not a problem and yet these have me blowing like mad after 5x5, just from getting so low. They are tough, therefore they must be good for me ;-)
T-Bar Rows, 95kg, 3x5. Not done these for a long time, this was a touch heavy so left it at 3 sets for now, and I can feel the lats this morning.
Barbell Curl, 42.5kg+the Bar, 5x5.
I have a dull aching sensation in my left bollock which has been around for a couple of days ( the ache, not the bollock ! ) and is beginning to bug me. I may be doing a bit too much and need to cut back to 4 times a day for a while ;-)
Next session Wednesday, Chest and Shoulders.
Bench Press, 130kg ( bit optimistic but I was being prodded by The Boar ), 5,5,4,3,2 !!!
Overhead Press, 75kg, 5,5,5,5,7. Ready for more.
French Press, 30kg plus a very heavy triceps bar, 5,5,5,5,5.
Disappointed not to get the reps on the Bench, but my pecs and triceps are sore today so they did the job anyway. I'm thinking 125kg next sesh.
As a side note the 5x5 is having a much more obvious effect on my appearance. I'm actually starting to look like I lift weights rather than just looking like some fat cunt who drinks loads of Guinness.
Bodyweight 19 stone 10 pounds. I'm still not eating enough.
Next sesh Friday, Squat till we drop.
dan dan dan dan...i wont mention that your last set of bench was actually 122.5kg (what i was doing) I just simply refuse to mention it.
i wont shame you in that way.
you know its probably down to your technique - you rely on the mighty tri's to much,thus fry'ing them befor the 5 x 5 is up.
and young man,whilst were in the fingerwag zone: get eating !!!!!
oh, on a lighter note,the reps powerlifting units' numbers have swelled !!!
me.
you.
that young guy who got stuck under the bar.
kenneth the platform.
gerald the box.
kwame the 3 board.
yes,i made a nice 4.5" board for 3 board presses
Ah yes, I accidentally ( on purpose ) completely forgot that I dropped the weight for the last set. In my defence I did say it wouldn't make any difference cos I was already fooked and I think I would have made 2 at 130.
I agree, I need a benching technique. In fact I need a Deadlift and Squat technique as well ! I'm going to have to try and make an Adlington sesh and learn how to lift properly.
Fridays sesh ( sorry, been off line a couple of days )
Squat, ass to grass, 160kg, 5,5,5,5,5
Bit too easy, 165kg next time.
The dull ache in my left nut came back straight after these, dunno why as I didn't find them exceptionally tough. Need to keep an eye on this as I am quite fond of my left bollock.
Next sesh Monday, Deadlifts...that's tommorow that is.
Deadlifts, 185kg ( +5kg ), 5,5,5,5,5
Enjoyed these, very good work. Struggled with the left hand as usual towards the end. The Boar says I should be using 200kg...maybe next week !
T Bar Rows, 75kg, 6,6,6,6,6
Barbell Curl, 45kg+Bar ( +2.5kg ), 5,5,5,5,4
In my defence I was slightly distracted by a gorgeous young blonde girl who was performing cardio in the corner of my eye. Well, not literally in the corner of my eye because that would have hurt like hell, but you know what I mean. She finished her work and moved away, if she had stayed I would have made that last rep ;-)
Mr. Boar asked me to measure some things...right thigh is 27.5 inches, right arm is just a fraction off 19 inches, left is 18.25 inches, chest is 54, waist is 41 ( fat bastard ), I weigh 19 stone 10 pounds and most importantly my penis is...oh no, my number keys are broken !
While I'm on the subject of the Boar I must say I have a lot of respect for Jonny. He is 4 stone lighter than me and still grinds out the same reps as me with the same weight week after week. He just doesn't know how to fail a set. Top bloke, very determined.
kisses !!!
gonna keep grinding out them sets dannyboy....
see 27.5 is only 1 inch smaller than the boars thigh (and mabie you didnt measure it at the top bit?)
Bench Press, 125kg, 5,5,5,5,5. Pleased with that, felt a little bit too easy right up to the last set but I wouldn't have made the reps with any more this week. 127.5kg next time.
Overhead Press, 77.5kg ( +2.5 ), 5,5,5,5,7. Still a tad too light, 80kg next time.
French Press, 30kg + heavy Triceps bar, 6,6,6,6,6.
Good sesssion, feels so much better when you make the reps.
Hmm, been talking to an old mate of mine today. We were discussing how pathetically weak I am for my size. I just don't get it. Am I doing something wrong ?
Logic would suggest that big muscles = big lifts and yet I am quite a large bloke and can't lift very much at all. My 1rms are 235 in the Deadlift, 215 in the Squat and 170 on the Bench, although I AM going to do a 250kg Deadlift and a 227.5kg Squat VERY soon and equal that Bench. These are RAW lifts, I don't even wear a belt, but I'm nearly 20 stone ferchrissakes, where's all the power ???
Is there something really obvious that I have missed ?
yes daniel my friend: food!!!!!!
Food ! Ah yes, I really must start eating sometime soon. Does that really make so much difference ? I mean I'm never really hungry.
Squats, was scheduled for 165kg but couldn't help thinking last weeks 160kg was a bit too easy. I checked with my training partner and mentor Jonny Wildboar and he also agreed that the 160kg looked too easy. I really need to start to pushing myself especially on the legs so I went with 170kg. I was glad I did.
170kg, 5,5,5,5,5. All reps ass to heels. Sweating profusely. Very pleased, 175kg next time.
Finished with some Calf work.
Next session Monday, Deadlifts and I think we are on the platform.
Bit of strange day today, felt a bit sleepy and generally below par, but anyway...Deadlifts. Last week we did 185kg for 5x5 and Jonny was telling me I should be doing 200...after a brief consultation I thought why the hell not, the worst that can happen is it would kill me :
Deadlift, 200kg, 5,5,5,5,5. I seem to have been deluding myself. I have been convinced I was working hard, and yet I mysteriously add 15kg and still make the reps...hmm.
Barbell Curl, 45kg plus the bar, 5,5,5,5,2.5...then a couple of failed epileptic type curls where everything moves except the bar. It wasn't happening, I was knackered.
Disappointed to miss the reps on the curls, but pleased as punch with the deads. 250kg will be mine, oh yes.
There is a good chance I will miss Wednesday as I am in Scotland at an Auction...
Cheers Jonny, and thanks for pushing me. Little A reckons that 200 5x5 is enough for a 250 single...we will see soon enough ;-)
ukmachine
10-30-2006, 10:20 PM
fook me dan!! thats great, ive pulled 250 and ive never come close to getting 5x5x200! trick is now if you want to max is to peak correctly ;) i think you should be good for 260 by year end at least! get some speed work in aswell should be set
Icepick
10-30-2006, 10:48 PM
wow thats great stuff!!
Thanks for the encouragement lads, it's much appreciated.
UKM : Me and Jonny are doing a week of triples and 1rms at the end of November - hopefully they will all be on video to post up and check our form etc. I AM going to pull 250kg or Jonny gets to beat me with a big stick :-)
I missed Wednesday through being in Scotland buying Nissans, so I'm going to do Bench, Overheads and Triceps in my garage tonight...and it's COLD !
Interesting Squat session last night. First off I had diaore..., I had diarho..., I had the shits. So I was a bit wary of squatting to begin with in case the effort somehow caused a bit to leak out...
Secondly, I was inspired my the comments on here saying my Squats were in good form etc, so rather than doing the scheduled 175kg I wanted to go straight to 180...
Right before I started I went to the loo and got rid of everything I could, just to be on the safe side...
Squats, 180kg ( +10kg ), 5,5,5,5,5.
Very pleased with these, all ass to heels in good form, no sloppiness crept in, no rounding of the back at the bottom and head was held up high throughout.
I was doubly pleased because no unsightly deposits were left in the vicinity of the Squat rack...
Next session 185, or will it be 190 ???
Finished off with some calf work, then ran to the toilet again ;-)
most unsavoury thoughts whilst spotting the big man on these.
once again , i had to scrub my genitals with a rasp.
My quads are fine today but by some bizarre twist my calves are totally shot. They won't straighten, so I'm hobbling about the place like a man who had his bell rung once to often the night before. Which I didn't incidentally...
I recollect having 120kg on the calf machine, plus my bodyweight, so I knocked out sets of 8,8,8,8 and 11 with 240+ kilos...
Silly man.
Monday night Deadlift session. One word, disaster.
I had a grand plan of doing 3x5 at 210, then 1x3 at 220 and 1x3 at 230. During the warm up I felt my low back getting tight, then I tried a triple at 180 ( a warm up ) and put it down after 2 reps. My low back was knackered. I did my best to save the session by trying a triples at 180 and 200 then moved on to 220 and tried a triple again. I got it up once, failed the second and that was that, my low back was totally knackered, I just had nothing left.
I have no explanation for this, I was well up for it, motivated etc and felt totally fresh when I arrived at the gym, the only thing I can think of is that my Squats on Friday must have drained me more than I thought. I was very peed off and quite confused as to why this happened.
Hammer machine Rows, 100kg, 5x8.
Barbell Curl, 45kg + Bar, 5,5,5,5,4.
Next session Wednesday, Bench, Overheads and Triceps.
Wednesday, Chest, Overheads and Triceps..
Bench, 127.5kg ( +2.5 ) 5,5,5,5,5 - 130kg next session.
Overhead Press, 80kg ( + 2.5 ) 5,5,5,5,5 - 82.5kg next session.
French Press, 30kg plus heavy triceps bar, 6,6,6,6,6 - 32.5kg next session.
Much better than Mondays session, two weight increases and maintained the reps. Felt hard though, its gonna be tough to increase again next sesh and keep these reps.
Next session Friday, Squats. Deep joy.
On another note today at work I thought I was going to do a fart of monumental proportions. One to be proud of. One to tell the grand kids about. I lifted my leg and triumphantly let her rip. Unfortunately there was slightly more substance to it than I expected. I've never driven home as quickly in my life, or in more uncomfortable trousers. Yeuck.
mmm, you were very wise not to mention this to me dan, i may have stabbed you in the kidney.
good sesh mate
Finch
11-09-2006, 11:30 AM
On another note today at work I thought I was going to do a fart of monumental proportions. One to be proud of. One to tell the grand kids about. I lifted my leg and triumphantly let her rip. Unfortunately there was slightly more substance to it than I expected. I've never driven home as quickly in my life, or in more uncomfortable trousers. Yeuck.[/QUOTE]
Much too much information.......:o :o :o
I do have a tendency to type before I think things through :-)
The lift of death, and after last weeks shocking performance I decided to take a break from 5x5 for one week and do some triples.
Worked up through 180x3, 200x3 and 220x3 which was good. I actually felt good for 220x5 but the grip was slipping and I wanted to move onwards.
I made a 240kg single for a PB and was happy with it, so decided tonight was the night for the 250kg. Jonny told me to really attack it and rip it off the floor, so I tried. It flew off the floor but then I found myself with my legs locked straight with my back well bent and stuck in no mans land. I started to pull but thought just for a moment I was in a bad position and something might give, so decided discretion being the better part of valor and all that, a failure is better than an injury so I threw it down in disgust. I was VERY annoyed because I think technique let me down rather than lack of strength. Without the triple at 220 or the 240 single I would have made it without shadow of doubt and I was well annoyed. Next time I'll have it.
T Bar rows, 80kg, 6,6,6,6,6
Barbell Curl, 45kg+Bar, 5,5,5,5,5.
Still annoyed about the deadlift !
Bench tonight, and to be honest I was glad we were going for singles tonight as it's been a long night - and day - with not much sleep and no grub, but these things happen, especially when your knocking off a bird half your age 200 miles away :-). Theoretically speaking, of course...
Bench, 100kgx6, 140kgx3, 160kgx1, 140kgx3, 140kgx3.
Short but sweet.
Overhead Press, 82.5kg ( +2.5 ), 5,4,3,3,3,3. Target 5x5 next week.
Triceps pushdowns ( machine ), 9 plates x 6,6,6. 10 plates by 6,6.
Feeling pretty tired after that, but then it's my own stupid fault !
Phil E
11-15-2006, 10:08 PM
Great lifting, Dan. If you really want to pull a large PB on deadlifts, then don't do all the triples beforehand. If you only pull singles as warm-ups then you'll pull 250 piss easy.
Thanks Phil, yes I think your'e right. Jonny said a triple at 220 was actually more impressive that the 240 single, so it probably took a bit out of me.
Squats tonight. I have a stinking cold but I'm not doing 5x5, just singles and 1rm so don't think it will affect me too much. I'll try 220 for a pb, ass to heels, no belt or wraps, and if I make that I'll try 227.5 to give me a 500 pound Squat.
see ya there big boy, i'll bring my camera!!
Squats...100x3, 140x3, 180x3, 200x1, 220x1 ( PB ).
I was disappointed to be honest. On the bright side my form was spot on and I didn't scrimp on depth, this was ass to ankles, no belt or wraps, totally raw, back straight, head high etc. But I was disappointed because I came up really slowly. I expected to murder this weight and try 227.5 but Jonny said it wasn't gonna happen tonight and I have to agree. 220 was the limit last night, it was a good lift, it never stopped coming up but it took maybe 2 seconds to get it up which feels like forever while your doing it. Any more weight and I just wouldn't have made it.
Calf machine ( plus bodyweight ) 140kgx10, 180kgx8, 200kgx6,6,6,6,6. Nothing left. This is the first time I've moved serious weight with my calves and it felt good. These are plus bodyweight cos its a standing machine, so the last sets were around 325kg.
Ok, so this weeks benchmarks were : Deadlift 240kg, Bench 160kg, Squat 220kg. All raw, no belt or anything. That gives me 620kg total. On another day I would have made that 250kg deadlift, but thats the one that got away. Back to some proper training next week and I'll try 1rms again around the end of the year.
Deadlifts, sticking to triples for another week before the final push to krimbo.
100x3, 140x3, 180x3, 200x3, 220x3, 240 failed. Very annoyed. I made 240 last week, so why not this week...Grrr.
T Bar Rows, 80kg, 6,6,6,6,6
Barbell Curl, 45kg+Bar, 5,5,5,5,5
Next session Wednesday, Chest, Shoulders and Tris.
Black Knight
11-22-2006, 06:18 PM
Great lifting, Dan.
I'd blame that hypothetical bird of yours for missing the 240!
Ben "tricky" Burgess
11-22-2006, 06:33 PM
Squats...100x3, 140x3, 180x3, 200x1, 220x1 ( PB ).
I was disappointed to be honest. On the bright side my form was spot on and I didn't scrimp on depth, this was ass to ankles, no belt or wraps, totally raw, back straight, head high etc. But I was disappointed because I came up really slowly. I expected to murder this weight and try 227.5 but Jonny said it wasn't gonna happen tonight and I have to agree. 220 was the limit last night, it was a good lift, it never stopped coming up but it took maybe 2 seconds to get it up which feels like forever while your doing it. Any more weight and I just wouldn't have made it.
Calf machine ( plus bodyweight ) 140kgx10, 180kgx8, 200kgx6,6,6,6,6. Nothing left. This is the first time I've moved serious weight with my calves and it felt good. These are plus bodyweight cos its a standing machine, so the last sets were around 325kg.
Ok, so this weeks benchmarks were : Deadlift 240kg, Bench 160kg, Squat 220kg. All raw, no belt or anything. That gives me 620kg total. On another day I would have made that 250kg deadlift, but thats the one that got away. Back to some proper training next week and I'll try 1rms again around the end of the year.
Nowt wrong with 220 raw Danny boy
Cheers guys, its just because I was focused on the 227.5 ( 500 pounds ) and expected the 220 to be fairly easy. Next time the 500 is mine.
Tonights sesh :
Bench, 100x6, 120x6, 130x5, 140x3x3x3
Dumbell Overhead Press ( never done before ), 70lbs each hand, 10,10,9.5 - right hand made it, left didn't !
Dumbell Lateral Raises ( never done ), 20kg each hand, 10,10,10
Triceps Push Down machine, 6 platesx10, 7 platesx10, 8 platesx10,10.
Good sesh. The higher reps pumped me up like crazy around the delts and it felt quite good to be honest. Jonny made noises about doing higher rep work from now till Christmas, just to shake things up a bit. Should be interesting.
I'll miss Friday due to an Auction - in Scotland of course ;-)
Next session Monday, Deadlifts.
Deadlifts, planned off the platform with Jonny but Jonny, and therefore the platform didn't make it.
So :
Deadlifts, 100kgx10, 140x6, 180x5, 200x3, 220x1+1+1. I had planned to triple the 220 but the left hand was bleeding from an accident earlier today and despite half a gallon of chalk I couldn't grip, so did 3 singles instead.
Seated machine Rows, 8 plates x 8, 10 plates x8,8,8
Machine close grip pulldowns, 8 plates x 8, 10 plates x8,8,8
Barbell Curl, 40kg + Bar ( 10kg ? ), 7,6,4,3,4.
Left the gym at 8.05, which means that lot took just 35 minutes. I was moving too quickly because I'm not used to Jonny not being there, so by the curls I was quite knackered and drenched in sweat. Nice.
I will most likely miss Wednesday session due to an auction in Scotland again, but may well do that sesh at home on Thursday. Otherwise its Legs on Friday.
Squat night with the Boar.
100kgx8, 140kgx7, 180kgx5,4,5, 100kgx12. These were harder than I expected. I did 5x5 a couple of weeks back at 180kg.
Ok, the last 2 or 3 weeks I am not feeling strong. The workouts are hard and I can't make the same reps as I could a couple of weeks back. Furthermore, I got on the scales tonight at 19 stone 3 pounds, which is the lightest I have been for ages. Whats going on ? The biggest factor for me is that I actually do FEEL weaker and I'm losing weight, so something isnt right. To the best of my knowledge I havent changed anything which could influence me in this way.
Any suggestions welcome.
I am now away for a weekend in a posh hotel, eating posh food, floundering in the pool and getting up to no good in the Jacuzzi with my imaginary girlfriend who really doesnt exist, just in case the wife is reading ;-)
I'm back Tuesday, so my next session is Wednesday for Chest, Shoulders, Triceps.
that last set of 5 is somthing to be proud of big boy !!!!
have a good weekend,you randy old goat.
kisses.
A toppermost weekend was had by all, and a couple of interesting additions were made to my list of "most unusual place you have done it".
I did more cardio than I care to mention, a most unhealthy amount I am sure and my man muscle needs some serious R+R ;-)
Still, such is life.
Ben "tricky" Burgess
12-06-2006, 06:34 PM
Squat night with the Boar.
Ok, the last 2 or 3 weeks I am not feeling strong. The workouts are hard and I can't make the same reps as I could a couple of weeks back. Furthermore, I got on the scales tonight at 19 stone 3 pounds, which is the lightest I have been for ages. Whats going on ? The biggest factor for me is that I actually do FEEL weaker and I'm losing weight, so something isnt right.
I'm back Tuesday, so my next session is Wednesday for Chest, Shoulders, Triceps.
You need to deload, you have the absolute CLASSIC symptoms...
reads:
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/deload.htm
thats not that conclusive, i have read a really good article on deloading somewhere, about CNS stress and recovery but i couldnt find it.
Id recommend deloading at LEAST one week in 6, and theres no point in training heavy again so soon if you're overreached.
Personally id take a week of half load AND half volume then hit it hard again the week after...you wont belive the difference it'll make.
Gimme a post back if you want more info, or maybe put something in the main forums about it, theres much more experienced people than me out there...
any1uno
12-06-2006, 08:04 PM
Interesting read here Dan. A good log.
Having a few off weeks is normal. Depends on what you make of your training.
Work on form during these times.
The "Deload" principal seems like a good thing.
Keep up posted on your progress.
Thanks guys, sounds pretty sensible to me but on arrival to the Gym the Wildboar presented me with a new rep scheme he had devised to mix things up a bit. Its basically 6,4,2,4,6 on the mains, and 12,8,4,8,12 on the assistance exercises.
It went like this :
Bench Press, 100kgx8, 120kgx6, 140kgx4, 150kgx2, 140x4 with a little help on rep 3 and a lot of help on rep 4, 100kgx6 with help on the last rep. My triceps were fried but it felt good. My left elbow gave me a couple of moments concern and I wasnt sure why, then I remembered some sort of pull or strain whilst flailing about in the pool over the weekend. Should clear off soon enough.
Overhead Press, 70kgx6, 77.5kgx4, 85kgx2, 77.5kgx4, 70kgx6. Nice pump in the traps, triceps really struggling at this point !!!
French Press, 20kgx12, 30kgx8, 35kgx4, 30kgx8, 20kgx12.
I found the pyramid quite challenging on the way down with being unused to higher reps. A change is as good as a rest, so they say, so I'll see how this goes over the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile I'll make a conscious effort to eat plenty and get loads of sleep.
If this doesnt help I'll have to deload, but then I always take about a week away over Christmas so if I can just cart on till then it would be ideal.
I told the big dopey muscleman he needs a deload weeks ago , but he sees it as backwards step / just not right !!!!
naughty buffoon, naughty naughty.
still tonite was a good sesh and it was a welcome change = i invented this routine and anyone using it owes me 3p per set.
Finch
12-07-2006, 01:23 PM
I told the big dopey muscleman he needs a deload weeks ago , but he sees it as backwards step / just not right !!!!
naughty buffoon, naughty naughty.
still tonite was a good sesh and it was a welcome change = i invented this routine and anyone using it owes me 3p per set.
WRONG: I invented this and you owe me 5p / session.
Dan, get your lawyer on the blower....we have a situation arising here.
Ben "tricky" Burgess
12-07-2006, 05:39 PM
If this doesnt help I'll have to deload, but then I always take about a week away over Christmas so if I can just cart on till then it would be ideal.
Mate honest, you need to deload at set periods anyway...regardless of how you feel. The way we (PL'ers) train is known as 'dual factor' because we are not training only new, fresh muscles but also muscles that have damaged tissue and weakened CNS from previous sessions (we do not leave enough time between sessions to fully recover, nor should we necessarily). However the only way to make consistent progress on a DF cycle is to periodically allow the damaged muscles to repair and the CNS to 're-charge'.
Before you've done one it does seem like a step backwards but once you've had a crack you will see that they generally make you stronger and bigger...in a week! What other single thing could you do in your training that could do that. That doesnt involve needles.
Dont mean to preach but I wish someone had drilled the importance home to me a lot earlier. :)
Fair comment Ben. Yes, it does seem like a backwards step to me and this is why I am reluctant to take a deload week. I've discussed this with the Wildboar and we both agree that going to the gym without pushing yourself definitely seems like wimping out in some way. But then again more than one person has told me about deloading in the past, so I guess I'll just have to try it. It makes sense that you just cant keep pushing week on week.
I've only got 2 more weeks before I shut for Christmas and I'll more than likely be taking a week off training at that point anyway, so I'll just wing it till then and from the new year I'll schedule a deload - every 6 weeks sound Ok ?
Thanks mate.
we both agree
woaaaaa there cowboy !!!!
The boar has distanced himself from this comment
{moves thru to the conservatory for 30 seconds}
LOL, the change of routine coupled with the enormous amount of sessions you missed should see you refreshed daniel mate, I can only get to the gym for 7.45 tonite - please confirm you have read this my man, or i will text you later !!!!
:icon_hea:
Enormous amount of sessions missed !!!! Oh you mean the odd scottish Wednesday...but I make up for these with the prodigious, nay Super Human amounts of cardio I undertake with my imaginary girlfriend...who definitely doesn't exist in case the "wife" is reading and who shall not be mentioned in front of the "wife" at the PL Comp on Sunday :-)
Squats...100kgx5, 140kgx5 warm ups, 170kgx6, 180kgx4, 190kgx2, 180kgx4, 170kgx6.
Tempted to go for 170/185/200 tonight but the Boar talked me out of it. Reasonably pleased under the circumstances - I have some sort of mouth ulcer and can't eat. I've lost 4 pounds in 2 days and felt a little faint after the last set. Weight 19 stones exactly :-(
Finished with some half hearted calf work, in the hope of developing some half heart shaped calves. Boom boom.
Pl Comp on Sunday at Rhinos Gym in Oldham, me and Jonny spectating loudly. Next session Monday, the lift of death.
Ben "tricky" Burgess
12-09-2006, 10:03 AM
I've only got 2 more weeks before I shut for Christmas and I'll more than likely be taking a week off training at that point anyway, so I'll just wing it till then and from the new year I'll schedule a deload - every 6 weeks sound Ok ?
Thanks mate.
YEehAA Saddle up rudedog :icon_pee:
Ok, well this week is turning into a deload week, whether I like it or not.
Monday night was spent rescuing Jonnys car which has taken a dislike to rain water getting into its electrics.
Wednesday night is our works Christmas do which I can't really miss since it's my company ;-)
Friday is scheduled for Squats but I am kinda tempted to take the whole week off and call this my rest week - its seems silly to take another rest week sometime soon after I already missed two sessions this week.
any1uno
12-14-2006, 07:13 PM
Sounds like a great plan Dan. Keep up the good work.
Ok, time to include a wee bit of CV work to improve my fitness. I always planned to do this at some point and the time seems right just now.
So :
Running, 2 miles, nice and steady to get back into it. Didn't time it but around 20 minutes so very steady away.
Legs getting tight as I speak...and tommorow is Deadlifts so I might live to regret this :o
Training with the Boar in the Boars Shed, which was both an honour and a priviledge in equal measure.
The weights were slightly barmy as they were in pounds and we converted to kilos on the fly...and I cant remember what I lifted !
Anyway, I did about 140x5, about 180x5, about 200x3, about 210x3 and finished with 220.5x3. The bar was ever so slightly horrible and the knurling hurt my hands, but such is life.
Bent Over Rows, a very risky pastime with the Boar lurking behind you !!!
We used about 70kg for 4 sets of 10, 10, 8, 10.
Finished with Barbell Curls, 40kg plus the bar, 4, 6, 5, 5. The first set was strange, it felt very heavy for some reason.
The Boar shot some interesting footage, which will no doubt make an appearance at some point.
Weight now 18 stone 9 pounds. My weight isn't a target in itself, its just a by product of my training and diet but I do monitor it regularly.
Next session Wednesday, Bench, Overheads and Triceps.
P.S. The week off has left me feeling a bit lethargic, but hopefully I'll soon shake that off.
good sesh dan mate , will post your handsome mush videos soon !!!
the shed was weeping with gratitude that you broke the 220 deadlift mark !!!
any1uno
12-19-2006, 04:43 PM
Good job Dan. Kep up the hard work.
220kg x 3
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nice 'fro
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I need that wig Jonny, it was a vast improvement :-)
Chris Williams
12-20-2006, 08:56 AM
That 'fro rows video is some funny shit! Good work.
Wednesday Bencherama at Reps Iron Emporium...
Bench Press
100kgx8, 120kgx6, 130kgx4, 140kgx2, 130kgx4, 120kgx6, 100kgx8.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy except for the same annoying twinge in the left elbow. Note to self, do not throw heavy ( but cute ) girls around in swimming pools.
Dumbell Overhead Press, 64lbs each hand, 9,6,6,7. I don't do dumbells often and it shows. The left one in particular taking a very meandering route up and down !
Tricep Pushdowns ( machine ), 8 plates, 8,8,8,6 ouch.
Good sesh, nice and knackered in the correct areas.
I'll miss Fridays sesh due to being in Scotland - again - but as usual I will be serving up lashings of cardio of the most fun variety...
Hoping to make a Sunday Deadlift sesh with Jonny and Rob. I mentioned it to the "wife" tonight and the very idea that "it's Christmas Eve" and I might be training drove her into a frenzy of expletives that even Gordon Ramsey with a wasp up his ass would be proud of. So I will do my best to be there...
any1uno
12-21-2006, 04:30 PM
Strong looking lifts Dan. Looking thick too! Keep up the work it's really showing.
Looking thick !!! Is that a compliment ? I am a member of MENSA you know ;-)
Sunday Deadlift sesh was off due to the broken rib incident - not mine, Jonny's - and of course due to accidentally drinking far too much Vodka last night. Something to do with something called Christmas. Not entirely sure what it entails, but I am sure Vodka is involved.
Running, 2.5 miles, slightly faster than last time. Jolly hot and sweaty, monster pump in the quads. Shower. Eat. Chill. Drink Vodka.
Merry Christmas.
i'm fucked.
gonna not touch a weight till the new year - when i return to work on wed the lord will tell me how well i am healed ...... if i cant cycle there (coz of the pain) i have to go on the sick till its totally mended
Not nice JW. Rest up properly mate or it will only take longer to heal.
I'll just have to train alone and do your sets for you !
Kisses.
how are you finding the 6,4,2,4,6 thing? i'm looking for a different rep/set combination to try in the new year
Sivvy, its early to tell but we ( me and Jonny ) are finding it challenging on the way down if you push yourself on the way up.
I actually prefer the 8,6,4,2 - 4,6,8 pyramid we do on the assistance exercises, the pumps are amazing so I might do these reps on everything in the New Year. Good luck mate.
And verily the Yuletide training did commence and he that was the buffoon was resurrected from that comfortable chair where he had lain recumbent for several days, the bottle of Vodka was freed from his grasp and he was made to don clothing for fear of scaring the neighbours and marched outside to the garage.
And he did perform overhead presses thusly : 60kgx10, 70kgx8, 80kgx6, 85kgx4, 90kgx2, 85kgx4, 80kgx6, 70kgx6 !!! Left arm gave out !
And thence he proceeded to curl with his arms : 40kgx8, 42.5kgx6, 45kgx4, 47.5kgx2, 45kgx4, 42.5kgx6, 40kgx8. Plus the bar.
Finally he did commence the dreaded "ab work" in order to make more convincing the legendary tales of once present abs - which never really existed
And verily he did shower, resume his former state of undress and collapse once again into that comfortable chair to be entertained by this years chosen episode of James Bond !
I am supposed to train again on Friday but I am off to Scotland to see my bonnie lass and fill her repeatedly with Christmas Spirit. I would imagine the next session will be Monday, although I may well run tommorow.
Farewell, and greetings of the season.
Who the hell put I love boar meat in my sig ;-)
I'll kill him !
Ben "tricky" Burgess
12-28-2006, 01:13 PM
sounds like a top class deload Dandy, very similar to mine which involved lots of forced layoffs due to UBI's* and hangovers...
*Unidentified Beer-related Injuries
Neither Ben nor PLUK endorses or encourages drinking to the point whereby you become injured but cannot recall how. PowerliftingUK is best enjoyed responsibly.
Sivvy, its early to tell but we ( me and Jonny ) are finding it challenging on the way down if you push yourself on the way up.
I actually prefer the 8,6,4,2 - 4,6,8 pyramid we do on the assistance exercises, the pumps are amazing so I might do these reps on everything in the New Year. Good luck mate.
Did you get that bit the wrong way around?
Sounds good, i was thinking about doing higher reps, for the next 12 weeks or so,so 3 or 4 sets of 8 rather than 5X5 or 6X3 but 8,6,4,6,8 i think would suit me on bench, squat and mil press and 6,4,2,4,6 on deadlifts, yet another combination to think about, hmmm
No mate, thats the right way round. You push yourself on the way up so your a bit tired, so to try and hit the reps with the same weight on the way down its tough.
I own the rights to any chat regarding the V routine, so you 2 fellas better cough up some readies....
dan it looks like ive cleared wednesday afternon off work - i deffo need to train at adlington, otherwise the 250 squat aint gonna happen !!!
where u been ?? though mabie mrs dan had found somthing out she shouldnt and killed you
see what you mean, i meant going up as in the weight, you ment going down as in the reps, never mind
Johnny im deeply sorry for disregarding the chat rights to the V routine :oops: :icon_ton: How are you finding it Boar?
LOL yea the weight goes upas the reps go down then the weights go down as the reps go back up !!!
you get 6,4 and finally the 2 and thing ...shoite , i need to get back up to 6 again now.
yea its ok, my busted rib and dans fingerings have halted training for a bit though over chrible
thought mabie mrs dan had found somthing out she shouldnt and killed you
What Mrs Dan doesn't know won't hurt her, or me :shock:
Anyway my New Years resolution is to make up my mind between the two of them, I've really got to make a decision, or should I keep them both ? No, I must be strong, one has to go, or do they ? No No No, one has to go, I have to end it, or do I ?
Shit, I'll decide next year ;)
only problem is i train by myself so getting a spot isnt always that easy, but maybe a variation, 8,6,4,6,8 is what im thinking for bench because ive been sticking to under 5 reps for a good 12 weeks, so a change could be a good thing, deadlifts i might do doubles for a while or 4 3 2 2 3 4 or something and something similar to bench on squats hmmm
any1uno
01-03-2007, 08:25 PM
Keep them both Dan! Keep them both.
Anyway...keep up the good training. And the thick comment...that is meant to be a compliment.
Take care and keep at it.
I am not dead !
I am however under the weather with the worst cough I've ever had, it came at the end of a pretty average cold but I just can't shake this cough and its so bad I see stars and go dizzy !!!
It needs to feck off sharpish cos it's driving me nuts. Even running is out the question. Hopefully I'll be back at it very soon...
any1uno
01-09-2007, 08:54 PM
Feel better soon Dan.
Cheers mate.
Just a quick update : I am still under the weather with this damned cold which won't bugger off, so to cheer myself up I booked ten days in Egypt on Last Minute.com last night. I'm away on Monday with my bonnie Scottish Princess for 5 star all inclusive indulgence in the Sun, so I'm likely to do absolutely nothing, except the best possible kind of cardio, until I return.
The Viagra is ordered and should arrive in time for the trip :p
Training will resume with renewed vigour upon my return.
Bye for now.
Rob Thomas
01-10-2007, 08:53 PM
Have a good one Dan!
Cheers Rob.
And please tell Jonny to take I love Boar Meat off my sig - he knows I only eat prime Scottish ;-)
Hello matey peeps, I'm back :D
Egypt was good, nice weather, decent food, healthy dose of Diahorrea included.
I trained twice while there but the Hotel only had a multi gym so I couldn't do a great deal. I also ran twice along the banks of the Red Sea which was very pleasant and something I will remember for a long time, like cyphillis.
Last nights session with the Boar.
Deadlifts, triples at 100kg, 140kg, 180kg, and 220kg followed by 5 at 180kg. The 220 was startlingly easy and I would have made 5 reps quite happily. 240kg was a dead cert but I couldnt coax the Boar to attempt it, although he would definitely have made that weight tonight. This was a surprise as I fully expected to have wasted away, but it looks as though the rest has done me a world of good. I DID need a de-load after all !
T Bar Rows, 70kgx6,6,6
Shrugs, 100kgx8,8,8
Dumbell Curls, 46lb each hand, 6,6,6,6,5...
Not used Dumbells for a long time, felt strange.
For the record I am now free from artificial colourings and preservatives and down to 18 stone 4 pounds. My aim is to get leaner and fitter and hold on to what little strength I have.
Nest session is Bench, tommorow.
Strange session tonight.
Leg Press, never done before, 140kgx8, 180kgx8, 220kgx8, 260kgx8, 300kgx3. Bit disappointed because Jonny did 8 reps at 300kg and I just couldn't.
Overhead Press, 60kgx8, 70kgx8, 80kgx6, 90kgx1 - mystified by this ! I was going for 5 !!!
Bench Press, 100kgx6, 120kgx5, 130kgx1 - again, total disbelief but number two just wasn't happening. I was going for 4 or 5 then moving on to 140kg !
I'm very confused because Mondays session was a good 'un and I was convinced the rest had done me good. And then today I do this. I have searched my head for a reason why and really don't have one. The best I can come up with is that I've had three early starts in a row, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday but didn't feel tired at the Gym, so don't think it's that.
I guess we'll see what Monday brings, I'm tempted to switch back to 5x5.
keep the faith daniel !!!
just sit back, relax and watch the boar pound out some dirty, nasty weights .........
I'm too competitive Jonny !
Whatever you lift I'll try and lift.
You better call an Ambulance ;-)
And verily the gauntlet was thrown down to make 220kg Deadlift for 5 reps...and I failed completely and accidentally did 6 :-)
Deadlift, 100kgx8, 140kgx3, 180kgx3, 200kgx3, 220kgx6.
T Bar Row, 70kg, 8,8,8.
Shrug on a machine, full stack ( not very heavy ), 20, 20, 20.
Barbell Curl, 40kg + short bar, 6,6,6,5,4.
Good sesh. Jonny did a 220kg Deadlift off a platform which was some pulling. Videos of our efforts are to follow shortly, courtesy of the Boar.
Next sesh will be Wednesday, Bench Press all on it's own.
220kgx6 with lots of growling !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljsmLO0diyk
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