winger

Foxy. LOL I didn't even notice.

fozyspilgrims

Today's training:

Deadlift 3 x 10,10,10 70kg/72.5kg

Shoulder press 3 x 8,7,6 45kg/46kg

Upright row 3 x 10,10,10 37.5kg/40kg

Bi Curls 3 x machine sets due to left wrist still giving me trouble.

I am happy with my deadlifting i still feel that i can lift more but i am going to keep my ego at bay and gradually up the weight over the upcoming weeks.

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fozyspilgrims

Todays weight 83.4kg.

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Yesterdays Training:

Squats 3 x 10 8,6,6 70kg/72.5

Bench press 3 x 7,7,7 75kg

Over arm pull ups 1 x 7 Had to stop due to pain in elbow

Assisted pull ups 1 x 5 52kg

Calf raises 1 x 80, 1 x 85, 1 x 90

I struggled with the extra weight on the squats today and my reps were lower than i had hoped, i think that my rapid gains on the squat have now stopped and that i will now have to move up in 1kgs rather than the 2.5kg that i have been doing in every session. Bench press was the same reps as last week and i had hoped to be getting into the 8's but i made a daft mistake on my first set and had a wider grip than usual so that didn't help. My pull ups just aren't working at the moment i get really bad pain in my left elbow when ever i try the pulling motion, thinking about dropping them out of the routine for a few weeks. Calf's going well.

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fozyspilgrims

Today 60 minutes on the treadmill on 8.0 then some crunches and some grip work. Weight was 82.9kg.

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Received my order from Myprotein all 15kg of it, 5kg of unflavoured Whey, 5kg of fine scottish oats, 5kg of meal replacement and 2 shakers. The shakers were only £1.99 (Buchsteiner mixmaster) and are gleaming well happy with them, better than the one's i have at the moment.

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Next week i am training a friend who needs to lose 3 kg by friday next week. At the moment i am thinking of double sessions in the gym with a bin bag on a under t-shirt. I have no experience with this what so ever i have never even ran with a bag on before. What i was thinking of doing this:

60 minutes on treadmill
10-15 minutes on the bike and x trainer
Weights session
Sauna

One session at 0900 and same again at 1400. Does anybody have any suggestions? Is it possbile to lose 3kg in a week? Any help would be apprechated. It doesn't matter what state he is in on the friday because all he needs to do is get weighed by his doctor and that is it.

Thanks for any help.

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Today's training:

Deadlift 3 x 10,10,10 72.5kg/75kg

Shoulder press 3 x 8,7,6/9,8,7 46kg

Upright row 3 x 10,10,10 40kg

Bi Curls 3 x machine sets due to left wrist still giving me trouble.

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I was training today and two young lads (18ish) came in and started bench pressing, i looked over and they were struggling to lift 60kg with bad form, only going half to a third of the way down. I thought to myself that they could do with dropping a weight but they want to be seen lifting the 20's. I then couldn't believe it when they went up to 70kg and then 75kg (which is what i press) they were going no where near to the chest at this point and most reps were assisted. I then couldn't believe it when they upped the weight to 90kg! At this point all reps (2-3) were assisted and only moving about 2-3 inches and they were making pressure cooker noises all the way through.

They were both skinny lads who couldn't even press 60kg, what were they thinking moving up to 90kg, they would be getting little to no benefit out of the session!! I wanted to say to them what are you playing at but everyone to there own, they probably wouldn't listen anyway.

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winger

Well actually not to throw a spanner wrench in there but those guys might make good gains.
The best way to get used to heavier weight is to just do heavier weight. I really don't agree with those two knuckle heads but it might just actually work for them.

The one thing about bb is everybody is different and guys like that might actually get stronger from blind luck.

MrGum

Thanks for your comments on my Journal Fozy's. You are doing more reps than me though!
Do you use straps for deadlifts? I am wondering if I should stop using them, but I am struggling with the heavier sets even with them.
Mark

fozyspilgrims

I have never used straps, with my deadlifting i am holding myself back and only going up 2.5kg per session, partly so i don't get any injuries but also hopefully i will keep progressing rather than jumping a weight and stalling. Maybe smaller progression will also gradually build up grip strength.

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Really happy site just binned my post, don't have time to retype i will put up todays session tomorrow.

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MrGum

Damn computers! See you tomorrow!
Mark

fozyspilgrims

Squats 3 x 10 10,10,7 72.5

Bench press 3 x 8,7,7 75kg

Binned pull ups and did dips 14,10,10

Calf raises 1 x 80, 1 x 85, 1 x 90

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