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Sports Discussion / Re: Rugby Hits/Tackles/Speed
« on: October 19, 2019, 07:57:35 am »378
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 19, 2019, 07:01:38 am »
I haven't trained for the last couple of days. I went to a wedding today and it would have been easy to slip up with the offer of free beers available but I just drank coke and ate a lot of food instead.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 19, 2019, 06:50:55 am »I went 9 days without drinking but ended up caving in last night on the 10th day and having 9 beers. It's not good but I'm lasting longer without drinking.
That's a good effort mate. Keep it up, I'm following your 'sobriety' gains. Every time you want a drink, go and do some eccentric calf raises! Haha.
Have you tried non-alcoholic beer? I'm not saying it's good, but some of it is actually surprisingly drinkable.
Thanks acole. My calves have felt wrecked this week from the extra volume of calf exercises.
I'm with vag on the non-alcoholic beer. I have never actually tried non-alcoholic beer but I primarily drink to get wasted. My favourite beers are HB Hofbrau, Hahn Super Dry, Furphy and Corona. I used to drink a lot of Guiness a few years ago but haven't drank it for a while. If i'm at a bar I'll just drink whatever is on special. I've been avoiding bars lately though.
Without getting too deep this may be the thing you need to address.
I've tried a few of the non alcoholic beers and while they taste ok I don't actually think its a good solution. For someone who likes the effects that come with alcohol I think it just drives that need further.
Definitely bro 100% agree.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:08:15 am »
Thursday 17th October
BW- 92.1kg
Soreness- Calves
2 days without drinking
Gym-
Bench
barx12
60x12
85x3
105x1
115x1
92.5x6 for 3 sets
Incline DB Bench
12x12
20x12
24x12
28x12
32x6 just too fatigued was hoping to get 12 lol
Hammer Strength Row Machine
40x12
60x12
80x12
90x12
Pull Ups
bwx7 for 2 sets
Chin Ups
bwx8 for 2 sets
Captain's Chair Crunch
10x4
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets. Both legs.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets
BW- 92.1kg
Soreness- Calves
2 days without drinking
Gym-
Bench
barx12
60x12
85x3
105x1
115x1
92.5x6 for 3 sets
Incline DB Bench
12x12
20x12
24x12
28x12
32x6 just too fatigued was hoping to get 12 lol
Hammer Strength Row Machine
40x12
60x12
80x12
90x12
Pull Ups
bwx7 for 2 sets
Chin Ups
bwx8 for 2 sets
Captain's Chair Crunch
10x4
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets. Both legs.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:03:59 am »I went 9 days without drinking but ended up caving in last night on the 10th day and having 9 beers. It's not good but I'm lasting longer without drinking.
That's a good effort mate. Keep it up, I'm following your 'sobriety' gains. Every time you want a drink, go and do some eccentric calf raises! Haha.
Have you tried non-alcoholic beer? I'm not saying it's good, but some of it is actually surprisingly drinkable.
Thanks acole. My calves have felt wrecked this week from the extra volume of calf exercises.
I'm with vag on the non-alcoholic beer. I have never actually tried non-alcoholic beer but I primarily drink to get wasted. My favourite beers are HB Hofbrau, Hahn Super Dry, Furphy and Corona. I used to drink a lot of Guiness a few years ago but haven't drank it for a while. If i'm at a bar I'll just drink whatever is on special. I've been avoiding bars lately though.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 16, 2019, 08:17:36 am »
Wednesday 16th October
BW- 92.3kg
Soreness- Calves
I went 9 days without drinking but ended up caving in last night on the 10th day and having 9 beers. It's not good but I'm lasting longer without drinking.
Gym-
Squat
60x6
80x3
100x3
115x3 I was only planning to do 2 reps but they felt good so I did 3.
102.5x5 for 2 sets
72.5x10
Standing on toes with 40kg barbell for 30 seconds.
Did this 12 times.
Chin Ups
bwx11
Assisted Chin Ups (5kg)
14
Pull Ups
bwx7
Assisted Pull Ups (5kg)
10
Glute Bridges
4x12
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets. Both legs.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets
BW- 92.3kg
Soreness- Calves
I went 9 days without drinking but ended up caving in last night on the 10th day and having 9 beers. It's not good but I'm lasting longer without drinking.
Gym-
Squat
60x6
80x3
100x3
115x3 I was only planning to do 2 reps but they felt good so I did 3.
102.5x5 for 2 sets
72.5x10
Standing on toes with 40kg barbell for 30 seconds.
Did this 12 times.
Chin Ups
bwx11
Assisted Chin Ups (5kg)
14
Pull Ups
bwx7
Assisted Pull Ups (5kg)
10
Glute Bridges
4x12
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets. Both legs.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets
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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Eliud Kipchoge will make another attempt at a sub2 marathon
« on: October 15, 2019, 05:28:40 am »i don't know, i guess i disagree with what's compelling about watching sports. i don't watch sports expecting the WR to be broken every time, i watch to see people at the absolute limit of human ability trying to outdo each other. it's thrilling when records are broken, of course, but a photo finish is just as (maybe even more) exciting IMO. there's no comparison between kipchoge running 1:59 and him setting the WR in a race against other people who are also trying to run as hard as they can and beat him.
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100%
Some WR are 30+ years old. It doesn't make the current athletes any less relevant despite the times. Usain Bolt ran a 9.58 100m. Usain is a beast. It doesn't take away from any of the current top sprinters even if their running 9.8 or 9.9 etc.
The Australian record for a 200m is currently 20.06, which was set back in 1968 by Peter Norman.
The current fastest Australian 200m sprinter in 2019 ran 20.59. A 20x 200m is still elite. It just means once the record is eventually broken it will be a great accomplishment.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 13, 2019, 05:06:47 am »
Sunday 13th October
BW- 92.8kg
Soreness- Calves. Heel blister. Hamstrings. My calves felt cramped. Going to rest them for a couple of days including today.
8 days without drinking.
Gym-
Just a quick workout today.
Bench
barx20
60x12
85x3
95x1
105x1
110x1
95x3x3
70x10
Incline DB Bench
14x12
20x10
28x6
32x6
36x5
Going to have tomorrow off as a rest day.
BW- 92.8kg
Soreness- Calves. Heel blister. Hamstrings. My calves felt cramped. Going to rest them for a couple of days including today.
8 days without drinking.
Gym-
Just a quick workout today.
Bench
barx20
60x12
85x3
95x1
105x1
110x1
95x3x3
70x10
Incline DB Bench
14x12
20x10
28x6
32x6
36x5
Going to have tomorrow off as a rest day.
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: October 13, 2019, 05:01:15 am »hah dexton ended up on shaqtin a fool.
this is crazy.
Bouncy!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 12, 2019, 04:50:28 am »
Saturday 12th October
BW- 92.9kg
Soreness- Calves. Heel blister.
7 days without drinking, which is the longest for at least a year!
Achilles Rehab-
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets.
Gym-
Trap Bar Deadlift
70x3
100x3
120x3
132.5x3
142.5x1
Leg Curl Machine
25x9
32x9
39x9 for 2 sets
Pull Ups
bwx6
Assisted Pull Ups
bwx9 (5kg benefit)
Chin Ups
bwx10
Assisted Chin Ups
bwx13 (5kg benefit)
Planks
Held for 30 seconds for 4 sets
My calves feel dead and I've developed a small blister on my left heel.
BW- 92.9kg
Soreness- Calves. Heel blister.
7 days without drinking, which is the longest for at least a year!
Achilles Rehab-
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets.
Gym-
Trap Bar Deadlift
70x3
100x3
120x3
132.5x3
142.5x1
Leg Curl Machine
25x9
32x9
39x9 for 2 sets
Pull Ups
bwx6
Assisted Pull Ups
bwx9 (5kg benefit)
Chin Ups
bwx10
Assisted Chin Ups
bwx13 (5kg benefit)
Planks
Held for 30 seconds for 4 sets
My calves feel dead and I've developed a small blister on my left heel.
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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Vertical Jump Challenge Bodybuilders vs Football Players
« on: October 11, 2019, 08:57:00 am »
The bodybuilder with the 39 inch vertical also has benched 633lbs in the past 
https://www.stack.com/a/pro-bodybuilder-benches-225-pounds-58-times
https://www.stack.com/a/pro-bodybuilder-benches-225-pounds-58-times
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 11, 2019, 07:52:07 am »
Friday 11th October-
BW- 92.9kg
6 days without alcohol now.
Achilles Rehab-
I had another appointment with the physio today and have been given some new exercises to incorporate. I have another appointment scheduled for next Friday as well.
The program I got given was to do the following calf exercises on Day 1, Day 2, Rest Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 and have a break on Day 6 and 7.
1. Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets.
2. Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets.
In total that will be 4 times a week.
In addition, the physio also wants me to continue on with the 3x5 double leg calf holds that i was previously doing for 45 seconds 3x5. However, instead of doing these daily just do them twice a week and reduce the hold time down to 30 seconds with a barbell. I will incorporate these into my squat workouts.
Gym-
Squat
60x6
80x3
100x3
112.5x3
95x7
85x10
Double leg calf hold for 30 seconds with 40kg of weight (barbell + 10kg on each side)
3 sets of 5 reps
My calves felt absolutely toast after this!
Chin Ups
bwx10
bw+10kgx5
Pull Ups
bwx6x2
Glute Bridges
12 reps for 4 sets. I didn't use any weight for these because it's a new exercise for me.
Clamshells
12 reps for 3 sets on each leg
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets. Both legs.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets.
BW- 92.9kg
6 days without alcohol now.
Achilles Rehab-
I had another appointment with the physio today and have been given some new exercises to incorporate. I have another appointment scheduled for next Friday as well.
The program I got given was to do the following calf exercises on Day 1, Day 2, Rest Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 and have a break on Day 6 and 7.
1. Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets.
2. Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets.
In total that will be 4 times a week.
In addition, the physio also wants me to continue on with the 3x5 double leg calf holds that i was previously doing for 45 seconds 3x5. However, instead of doing these daily just do them twice a week and reduce the hold time down to 30 seconds with a barbell. I will incorporate these into my squat workouts.
Gym-
Squat
60x6
80x3
100x3
112.5x3
95x7
85x10
Double leg calf hold for 30 seconds with 40kg of weight (barbell + 10kg on each side)
3 sets of 5 reps
My calves felt absolutely toast after this!
Chin Ups
bwx10
bw+10kgx5
Pull Ups
bwx6x2
Glute Bridges
12 reps for 4 sets. I didn't use any weight for these because it's a new exercise for me.
Clamshells
12 reps for 3 sets on each leg
Single leg calf hold for 25 seconds repeated 5 times. 3 sets. Both legs.
Calf raises (double leg) for 12 reps. 3 sets.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 08, 2019, 02:34:36 am »
3 days down without drinking.
BW- 93.1
Achilles Rehab-
Daily 45 second calf raise for 5 sets repeated 3x throughout the day.
Gym-
Bench
barx20
60x12
85x3
95x1
105x1 easy
82.5x6 for 3 sets
Incline DB Bench
12x12
20x12
24x11
28x11
32x10
Chin Ups
bwx9
bwx8
bwx5 (8kg attached)
Pull Ups
bwx6
bwx5
Captain's Chair Crunch
9x5
BW- 93.1
Achilles Rehab-
Daily 45 second calf raise for 5 sets repeated 3x throughout the day.
Gym-
Bench
barx20
60x12
85x3
95x1
105x1 easy
82.5x6 for 3 sets
Incline DB Bench
12x12
20x12
24x11
28x11
32x10
Chin Ups
bwx9
bwx8
bwx5 (8kg attached)
Pull Ups
bwx6
bwx5
Captain's Chair Crunch
9x5
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: October 07, 2019, 06:57:56 am »
I'm back on the grind now. 2 days down without drinking.
Achilles Rehab-
Still doing the daily 3x5 45 second calf raise. I've got my next Physio appointment coming up on Friday 11th October so hopefully they give me some different exercises as I feel I'm ready to progress.
Gym-
Squat
barx6
60x6
80x3
100x3
110x3 felt good
100x4 for 2 sets
92.5x7
82.5x10
Hammer Strength Row Machine
40x20
65x12
85x10 for 3 sets
Chin Ups
bwx9
bwx5 with 7kg for 2 sets
Pull Ups
bwx5 for 2 sets
Planks
5 sets of 25 seconds
Achilles Rehab-
Still doing the daily 3x5 45 second calf raise. I've got my next Physio appointment coming up on Friday 11th October so hopefully they give me some different exercises as I feel I'm ready to progress.
Gym-
Squat
barx6
60x6
80x3
100x3
110x3 felt good
100x4 for 2 sets
92.5x7
82.5x10
Hammer Strength Row Machine
40x20
65x12
85x10 for 3 sets
Chin Ups
bwx9
bwx5 with 7kg for 2 sets
Pull Ups
bwx5 for 2 sets
Planks
5 sets of 25 seconds