fozyspilgrims

If i haven't gone up a weight. ie the same as i have done last week.

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Thanks Winger :love:

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Wednesday Back and Bi's

Over arm Pull ups 5,4,3

Assisted Pull ups 3 sets of 5 53kg

Lat pull downs 1 set 70kg (had to bring the weight down to get 10 reps).

Seated cable row 2 x 10 56kg

Standing ez bar curl 3 x 10 36kg/37.5kg

Precher Curl 3 x 10 31kg/32.5kg

Olympic bar shrugs 3 x 8,7,6 75kg/77.5kg

On the shrugs my grip was giving up, i felt that i could of got to the 10 reps with my traps but my grip wasn't strong enough.

Gym was closed this morning so no friday session. Gutted might try on Saturday.

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Mrdaveyk

you wearing gloves mate?

might help with your grip

for your earlier question, ive been training (with proper diet and good technique and form) about 3 months, i mean i trained before for a few months but it was pants, since joining here, within the first month of proper training and diet did i gain a stone yet keep BF the same so im quite chuffed with that, but i mean i got all the time in the world

keep at it pal!

oo and for your dips, i see that you are upping the reps rather than the weight if im right? try keeping the reps the same but up the weight for weighted dips, ive posted a thread in form and technique about weighted dips, very easy to do and no items needed bar weight plates

fozyspilgrims

I am wearing gloves not great ones though to be fair. And with the dips i have been thinking about doing weighted ones, not done them before, i was going to start weighted once i got to 20 reps. I am changing my program in 2 weeks so i will think about making a change then.

Thanks for the comments reps

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Bulk1

Mate... dont get disapointed... you dont always gain in size on a weekly basis! If your strength is going up.. your making progress! Thats great muscle size can suddenly kick in after say 2 months without even getting much of a change.. as long as your strength is going up.. muscle mass WILL follow. Make sure your hitting in the 8-12 rep range. Dont worry about gloves unless you really need them for grip.. you want direct feel of the weight...so its directly connected to the feel of the muscle working...without the soft padding... think about the muscle your working slow down your reps.. (no swinging) not just lifting A - B...its harder work but its not meant to be easy.

Stay motivated ;)

winger

With strength comes size.

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Reps bulk and winger, thanks for the input its a great help. I have been away on a course this week getting a BTEC level 5 in professional management studies, what that actually means to employers i don't know! But anyway the gym i was training at was i bit basic so i did what i could and i am looking forward to getting back in my own gym next week. Now going to have a good look at changing my program which i have been meaning to do for weeks.

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Not trained since wednesday last week, training tomorrow, can't wait.

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Wednesday Back and Bi's

Over arm Pull ups 5,4,3/7,5,5

Assisted Pull ups 3 sets of 5 53kg

Lat pull downs wide grip 1 set light weight.

Seated cable row 2 x 10 56kg/63kg

Standing ez bar curl 3 x 10,8,6 37.5kg

Precher Curl 2 x 5,3 32.5kg

Olympic bar shrugs 3 x 8,8,6 77.5kg

On the shrugs again my grip was giving up, i felt that i could of got to the 10 reps with my traps but my grip wasn't strong enough.

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On todays back and bi's sesson i moved my grip in an inch on the overarm pull ups and it made a big difference with my elbow. I was getting a fair bit of pain in my left elbow before hopefully this will change that. And i forgot to put my chest session on, i didn't go up any weights and was dissapointed with the amount of reps that i did so less said about that the better.

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Last friday's session that i have put up yet:

Friday Shoulders and Legs

Olympic bar military press 3 x 10 41kg/42.5kg

Dumbbell front raise 3 x 10 15kg

Barbell upright row 35kg/36kg (gym was busy i didn't get a chance to do this)

Squat 3 x 10 52.5kg ( cant remember what this went up to)

Calf raise 3 x 50kg

My program is at work so i will fully update later.

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Yesterdays session:

Monday Chest and Tri's

Bench Press 3 x 6,5,5/6,5,8 72.5

Incline Press 3 x 8 65kg

Dips 3 x 12,12,6/14,8,7

Rope Pull downs 2 x 10,10 very little rest 50kg/55kg

Really getting frustrated with my bench press, i don't know how long its been but it feels like i have been on 72.5 for 3-4 weeks and its starting to really frustrate me. My reps aren't getting any higher i wanted to get to 3 sets of 8 but i am struggling to get to 5-6, on my second set i really struggled to get to 5 so one of the guys in the gym offered to spot for me hence the 8 reps on the third set. Wants to improve soon.

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Now that we are back to the present day, i did 45 minutes on the treadmill and 3 sets of 30 on the crunch machine with no weight. I usually try and do cardio and abbs on tuesdays and thursdays. I have been trying to bulk up and i have been eating lots (not cr*p) and my weight is up to 83kg, i was 75 ish when i started in october. But i am getting concerned that my waist is getting big. I will measure on sat morning. Looking forward to Back and bi's tomorrow won't have time to train on Fri so will bring forward to thurs.

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wogihao

I havent had a chance to look through your journal indepth, but from what I can see is your makeing consistant progress. Thats a good thing. Think about if that continued for 12 months you would be shifting some respectable numbers!

With your pics dont worry so much, as long as your getting stronger and adding weight its fine. One day your sudenly notice you put on some size and you wont beleve it.

Its a bit late tonight but if you give me a few days if you want I can make some sujestions on your routine/exerises as I think they could do with some tweaking.

You mentioned before your having problems with your left elbow. It might be to do with how close your placeing your hands to close together with skulls? But yes man people have problems with skulls as it places alot of stress on the elbow at the bottom postion.

The tommy kono elbow supports are very good for this, they keep your elbows warm and provide suport it stops the tendon tracking over the bone i find as well.