Time for a new journal hopefully this one will be a little better than the last.
2014 was a terrible year for training and competing i suffered a lot with injuries (right hip, left knee, right shoulder, right bicep) the shoulder and bicep injury took the longest to recover from roughly 8 months, its still not 100% but i can more or less do everything with it now.
My best lifts to date are:
Bench Press: 200kg (TnG) / 185kg Paused
Deadlift: 300kg
Squat: 220kg
OHP: 105kg (Strict) / 140kg (Push Press)
At this moment in time im no were near these so my goal this year is to try and get back to them and then push beyond them.
My diet will be as clean as possible but iv never counted calories or macros and dont really intend to.
BW - 20st 2lbs
Ill also have protein shakes to up my calories main one being the gorilla shake:
Didnt really stick to the routine i was a bit excited about being back in a gym that has all the strongman gear lol but i will be back to it hopefully tomorrow or Tuesday which will be legs.
Its just not for me mate i cant be fussed with jabbing every week then running PCT then getting bloods done i guess its more laziness than anything lol but i made that decision a while ago and plan to stick with it. I know i can obtain my goals without them also.
Its just not for me mate i cant be fussed with jabbing every week then running PCT then getting bloods done i guess its more laziness than anything lol but i made that decision a while ago and plan to stick with it. I know i can obtain my goals without them also.
No training today my main focus tonight is shoulder and bicep rehab followed by foam rolling and working flexibility in my legs and hips.
My bicep and shoulder are feeling good its more just to keep on top of it.
My lower body flexibility is shocking and has caused me problems before especially when its come to squatting so my aim is to work on it most evenings with loads of foam rolling.
Im going to deadlift tomorrow then do legs closer to the weekend so i dont have to do much when suffering lol
deffo gonna compete again however it might be next year just depends how strong i get this year .
will compete with you though buddy just a matter of time , i seen a comp in lichfield (inters) in may i might try do as it`s not too taxing on the spine
deffo gonna compete again however it might be next year just depends how strong i get this year .
will compete with you though buddy just a matter of time , i seen a comp in lichfield (inters) in may i might try do as it`s not too taxing on the spine
Yeah im in the same boat mate use this year to get back up to speed with things and get as strong as possible but my first comp will be June then hopefully one more a little later in the year.
Yeah im in the same boat mate use this year to get back up to speed with things and get as strong as possible but my first comp will be June then hopefully one more a little later in the year.
back is loads better but still clicks a lot and still really sore , tried squatting and 100kg was painful but dead lifts are pain free , reckon if i squat more often i`ll be ok .
back is loads better but still clicks a lot and still really sore , tried squatting and 100kg was painful but dead lifts are pain free , reckon if i squat more often i`ll be ok .
lol i hate squatting anything more that 60kg i find heavy at the moment.
Its good that your back is holding up and regular squatting has surely got to improve it just dont get to carried away and push to hard to soon last thing you want is for it to flair up to the point you cant train or make it worse.
My shoulder and bicep was a bit tender and stiff after log pressing its mainly the clean because the grip is like a hammer grip but stretching and rehab work really helps and loads of voltarol.
That was it for tonight i was just testing the bench press at the end and it still causes a little bit of pain so going to drop bench press for a while and use dumbells and the incline chest press.
Going to keep this lighter and focus more on the reps when it comes to chest hopefully later on in the year i can go back to it.
I asked the owner of the gym if he could take a look at my squat form.
Im quite lucky as the fella that runs the place has competed at the UK's in the U105kg category.
Basically im starting from scratch with the squatting for the next 4 weeks ill be doing all paused reps for 3 sets of 20 adding weight each week then on the 5th week ill do a heavy week of 5x5 the aim is to get the new set up and technique down, hopefully a full rebuild will help me improve and surpass my previous PB.
That was it for tonight its been a hard first week back and im feeling very sore and very tired lol.
I will have a more structured routine in place from next week.
Theres an events day on Sunday but im not sure wether to take part or just use the weekend to recover im certainly feeling it when i walk down the stairs thanks to squatting yesterday.
Again the weight was nothing special and it will increase slowly over the next couple weeks and months.
Found it slightly difficult to get my setup right on the first couple of reps but once i did it felt good and with all the volume hopefully it wont take long before it becomes second nature. I will stick with the high volume with small increments in weight for the next 3 months or untill the weight stalls.
Loads of foam rolling and stretching again tonight and some shoulder physio.
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