Raising The Bar

tonymcclellan said:
So how are things?
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Well I totally forgot we had a public holiday in England yesterday, it seems like I'm missing too many gym days recently, I have a wedding to go to in a couple of weeks so that's another disrupted weeks training!!

Back on the deadlifts today, I'll have to see if my hamstring gives me any more trouble after it tweaked on Friday
 
Hmmm...Not sure what to make of todays session, on the one hand it was probably the most productive session I've had in weeks and my glutes are still shaking a bit an hour later, however I almost passed out doing the military press and that can't be good! It was the first rep of the MP on the 3rd set of the routine and as soon as the bar went above my head everything started going dark to the point where I couldn't see or balance very well. I just stood there for a while with the bar over my head until my sight came back and then did 10 reps

My workout today

Deads
6x135kg (dropped down weight due to last weeks failure)
8x130kg
10x105kg

Lunges (each leg)
3x8 @ 60kg

MP
1x65, failed so finished with 3x60
8x55
10x50

Face pulls
3x10 @ 60kg


Although I was shattered after this session I've noticed that my workout B gets me very aggressive for some time after lifting, I obviously release a lot of T when deadlifting

I missed the pull ups today because the increase in weight on lunges zapped all power out of my shoulder.
On the plus side, I'm starting to look like a proper tough guy when I deadlift now ;)
 
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CCR said:
Hmmm...Not sure what to make of todays session, on the one hand it was probably the most productive session I've had in weeks and my glutes are still shaking a bit an hour later, however I almost passed out doing the military press and that can't be good! It was the first rep of the MP on the 3rd set of the routine and as soon as the bar went above my head everything started going dark to the point where I couldn't see or balance very well. I just stood there for a while with the bar over my head until my sight came back and then did 10 reps

My workout today

Deads
6x135kg (dropped down weight due to last weeks failure)
8x130kg
10x105kg

Lunges (each leg)
3x8 @ 60kg

MP
1x65, failed so finished with 3x60
8x55
10x50

Face pulls
3x10 @ 60kg

I missed the pull ups today because the increase in weight on lunges zapped all power out of my shoulder.
On the plus side, I'm starting to look like a proper tough guy when I deadlift now ;)
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Good morning CCR. Sup. Dude? Mate? ( :) )

Thats an interesting experience on the MP's. Are you breathing correctly during the movement? Whats your warm up like prior to training?
 
One other thing, it looks like my shoulder pain is starting to disappear now, I still get the odd twinge but it doesn't hurt all the time like it used to.
 
Chillen said:
Good morning CCR. Sup. Dude? Mate? ( :) )

Thats an interesting experience on the MP's. Are you breathing correctly during the movement? Whats your warm up like prior to training?
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Warm up probably sucks, I load up on calories in the morning so hopefully I'd have had about 2,000 before I lift at about 2pm to make sure my fuel supply is OK, I then usually run through a few practice lifts to get the muscles functioning and to ensure my form is right.

As for breathing, I can usually make sure I'm breathing OK when lifting 5-10 reps and then resting but with the curcuit design I'm doing at the moment it's pushing my body harder than usual and I'm just doing whatever I can to keep the weight going up
 
CCR said:
Lol, what's with the question marks? Were you not sure if I'm a dude? :)
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I was poking fun on whether to say Dude (American) or Mate (your country)

Okay, Mate?

Give chillen a break, I worked 16 hours yesterday, got home at about 2a, and just got up a bit ago........ :)
 
Ah, I get it now

I've actually started saying dude too much, it must be from talking to all you septics too much. I think I'll have to self medicate and only allow myself to say 'me old China' for a week to maintain my ethnic roots in place :D

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Translation for the septics;

septic = American (septic tank = yank)
china = mate (china plate = mate)
 
Is there anyone out there who wants to set me some targets? I'm feeling good about the way my workouts are going but I'm so new to lifting I have no idea about what my targets should be.
 
CCR said:
Is there anyone out there who wants to set me some targets? I'm feeling good about the way my workouts are going but I'm so new to lifting I have no idea about what my targets should be.
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You can use the basic progression weight (s) as targets and/or goals on certain exercises or use reps on a progressive scale as targets on a simuliar level.

What I do, for example on the squat. If my last reps on the squat was 9 on the first set, I set the next one at 10 (and I get this 10 no matter what). for example, if on the first set I dont make the 10, I rack it, wait only 15 secs or less, and punch out the 10th rep. I count this as 10 for this workout invloving the squat, and the rep goal then becomes 11 for the next workout. Sometimes I hit the 11 without a problem in the first set without having to rack it and wait (10 to 15 secs), sometimes not, if not, I repeat this process.

I dont know if this is what you meant
 
Thanks Chillen, however I was after more of a specific goal really, like increase body weight by 3 lbs a month and deadlift 400 lbs by December, that kind of thing.
Hopefully one of the experienced lifters will remember what it was like to be my size and strength and give me some tips and targets to get me to the next level
 
CCR said:
Thanks Chillen, however I was after more of a specific goal really, like increase body weight by 3 lbs a month and deadlift 400 lbs by December, that kind of thing.
Hopefully one of the experienced lifters will remember what it was like to be my size and strength and give me some tips and targets to get me to the next level
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The point I was making was forcing progression when necessary as one of the goals because this very thing.....can be a small but major cornerstone in your larger pie of goals: like gaining a certain number of pounds over a certain length of period, and progression techniques can aid this. In addition, having a plan in place for progression failures is a good thing. (because we dont always progress from one WO to the next, though this should be the goal, and sometimes we have to force it, and this seems to have a positive effect on morale and motivation and can be a personal key in ones equation)

This is cool though.

Best regards,

Chillen
 
With a goal of increased deadlift and such, can you devote more then 30 minutes to the gym? If you want to do a highly focused strength routine, you will need longer rest periods probably. Which seems to be one of the reasons why you felt light headed today.

Thats not your soccer moms circuit ya know. :D
 
CCR said:
Ah, I get it now

I've actually started saying dude too much, it must be from talking to all you septics too much. I think I'll have to self medicate and only allow myself to say 'me old China' for a week to maintain my ethnic roots in place :D

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Translation for the septics;

septic = American (septic tank = yank)
china = mate (china plate = mate)
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Did I just get called a septic tank?
 
tonymcclellan said:
Thats not your soccer moms circuit ya know. :D
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haha, careful I don't get offended, I'm getting bigger all the time! :)

I'm afraid 30-40 minutes a day is the max I can fit into my my day with weights, if there were any body weight or dumbbell stuff that could be added later in the day that would be easy enough for now. I'm trying to convince my girlfriend that finding somewhere in the house for a barbell and heavy plates would be a great idea however I'm not doing too well, I'd have to lift in the garden and that's a little too redneck for her liking
 
Sqaut day - what joy ;)

For some reason my butt is still really sore from yesterday which caused a few problems with my squats today

Front squats
3x95kg
6x90
6x80
7x70

Step ups
??? God knows - anywhere between 3 x 10-20 reps with weight between 70-80kg

Overhead shrug
3x10@45kg - someone remind me to up that to 50 on Friday

Seated cable row
5x112kg
8x105kg
10x98kg

Also,
2x10 BW dips (got bored while waiting for equipment)
 
I'm finding eating pretty hard right now, it's 5pm and I've taken in about 2,900 kcals so far, I'm coping with an intake of nearly 4k every week day without bloating so I'm trying to stick at that level but right now I feel sick all the time.
No advice needed but just thought I'd share my struggle with you all, I'm currently sat at my desk trying to force myself to eat sunflower seeds

I watched a strongman comp on TV last night, I think that's the kind of thing I might like to do in the future. The guy that won weighed 190kg though, that's 89 more than me and he was millitary pressing a 115kg log like it was an empty bar
 
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