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maxent · « **Reply #3450 on:** December 27, 2016, 07:49:33 am »

Really regreting not fitting some decent volume sessions during xmas .. i just got fat af and have to be forever cutting rather than starting 2017 at a lean 80kg which i was pretty much dialed in for prior. Whatevs. Forced a workout today, idk what i weigh, will look at it when i get back after holidays.

maxent · « **Reply #3451 on:** December 27, 2016, 07:51:01 am »

BS 3x130, 5x6x110 (mighht have done six sets but i lost count)
Back Xtn 3x10x40 (PR but i think a couple of these sets were short of 12 reps, forget where the rep ends lol)

Will try to do an upper body workout tomorrow then im doing an epic road trip to melb lolzy ... no training prob til sometime when i get back home

Coges · « **Reply #3452 on:** December 28, 2016, 07:54:59 pm »

When are you going to be in Melb? I'm away for the next week but if you're here in mid Jan it would be a shame if you, me and Acole didn't at least catch up.

AGC · « **Reply #3453 on:** December 28, 2016, 09:33:03 pm »

Quote from: Coges on December 28, 2016, 07:54:59 pm

When are you going to be in Melb? I'm away for the next week but if you're here in mid Jan it would be a shame if you, me and Acole didn't at least catch up.

x2, definitely keen for that if it works.

maxent · « **Reply #3454 on:** January 10, 2017, 10:46:42 pm »

Quote from: acole14 on December 28, 2016, 09:33:03 pm

Quote from: Coges on December 28, 2016, 07:54:59 pm
When are you going to be in Melb? I'm away for the next week but if you're here in mid Jan it would be a shame if you, me and Acole didn't at least catch up.

x2, definitely keen for that if it works.

Flew back yesterday! I wasn't going to be around mid jan :/ Stepped on scales this morning with some trepidation, expecting some setbacks but was surprised to see the scale read 79.xx before stabilising on 80.0kg! Which is or was my goal weight for end of 2016 .. so i managed to do okay given the circumstances of plentiful of food and little activity over the 31st-10th period. But im prob a bit fatter than id like and less muscular than id like so it's bitter sweet. Still, back into it today. Wanna get to 79.0kg leanish and squat 6x130kg warmups again then add ccreatine etc and try get 6x140kg@80kg. Want a decent push press, around 5x90-100kg would be dope. And when my foot is healed, go hard on conditioning... that sets the agenda for the year..

adarqui · « **Reply #3455 on:** January 11, 2017, 01:45:15 am »

Quote from: maxent on January 10, 2017, 10:46:42 pm

Quote from: acole14 on December 28, 2016, 09:33:03 pm
Quote from: Coges on December 28, 2016, 07:54:59 pm
When are you going to be in Melb? I'm away for the next week but if you're here in mid Jan it would be a shame if you, me and Acole didn't at least catch up.

x2, definitely keen for that if it works.

Flew back yesterday! I wasn't going to be around mid jan :/ Stepped on scales this morning with some trepidation, expecting some setbacks but was surprised to see the scale read 79.xx before stabilising on 80.0kg! Which is or was my goal weight for end of 2016 .. so i managed to do okay given the circumstances of plentiful of food and little activity over the 31st-10th period. But im prob a bit fatter than id like and less muscular than id like so it's bitter sweet. Still, back into it today. Wanna get to 79.0kg leanish and squat 6x130kg warmups again then add ccreatine etc and try get 6x140kg@80kg. Want a decent push press, around 5x90-100kg would be dope. And when my foot is healed, go hard on conditioning... that sets the agenda for the year..

100kg push press x 5 would be pretty beast.

maxent · « **Reply #3456 on:** January 11, 2017, 02:50:53 am »

Right?! I started off with a pretty cynical view of the exercise but Lance put the idea of doing sets of 5xBW in my head and im finding just chasing that has opened my mind to the potential for this exercise. If i do a decent PP session i get sore everythang from lats to chest to triceps and shoulders. It really is the compound upper body exercise for someone like me. Minimalism is the name of the game and i think going into a gym and doing a decent squats and push press workout is an excellent recipe for attaining efficiency and quality in the weightroom. Add in sprinting and jumping and you've got all bases covered. Still have a thing for back extensions so i can make that my accessory lift in addition to dips. May not do more than that for the next 6 months.

maxent · « **Reply #3457 on:** January 11, 2017, 05:36:04 am »

BS 2x2x130(LPR), 3x6x110(LPR)
Push Press 6x50, 0Fx70
Bench 6x70(LPR), 0Fx90, 3x80(LPR), 5x77.5(LPR), 6x72.5(LPR)
Back Xtn 3x8x50(PR)

BW: 80.0kg (LPR)

Notes:
lmao got owned by 130kg fml .. that 2nd rep was ugly af .. but will keep chipping away from here and getting back on track. 6x130kg under 80kg bodyweight as a warmup is prettttty tantalising as a goal so im gna work harrd for that. the quality of my sets with heavier weight is so different from ligther weight tho, i get a strong bounce with ligther weight and i dont have a bounce to speak of with 130kg or more. but quads are def detrained significantly, my bar speed sucks even on 110kg reps .. tho i can bounce those up pretty good, locking out is excruatingly slow. also hamstrings arent as strong at holding back angle out of the bottom. these are all things to be expected coming back from a layoff tho

my plan to go all in on push press ran into trouble when i failed warmups with 70kg, idk if i can do these as frequently without waving volume or intensity or something, still, i guess i can get some neural gains from doing them every workout? well, as a consolation i did bench instead .. and im now thinking i shudnt stop benching altogether, if any lift has to go, it's prob ohp tbh

went conservative with back xtn, though i was tempted to do more sets, i stopped at 3x8, will try add reps or sets from here, since ive maxed out by using weight vest + 2x20kg plates, though it may be possible to use 1x25kg plate and 1x20kg but 2x25kg is prob too bulky.. anyway, i can progress reps/sets so it doesn't really matter too much

Leonel · « **Reply #3458 on:** January 11, 2017, 11:40:14 am »

Quote from: maxent on January 11, 2017, 02:50:53 am

Right?! I started off with a pretty cynical view of the exercise but Lance put the idea of doing sets of 5xBW in my head and im finding just chasing that has opened my mind to the potential for this exercise. If i do a decent PP session i get sore everythang from lats to chest to triceps and shoulders. It really is the compound upper body exercise for someone like me. Minimalism is the name of the game and i think going into a gym and doing a decent squats and push press workout is an excellent recipe for attaining efficiency and quality in the weightroom. Add in sprinting and jumping and you've got all bases covered. Still have a thing for back extensions so i can make that my accessory lift in addition to dips. May not do more than that for the next 6 months.

x 2

Pushpresses are one of my favorite exercises... I even get sore quads from doing them.

maxent · « **Reply #3459 on:** January 12, 2017, 02:49:26 am »

Quote from: Leonel on January 11, 2017, 11:40:14 am

Quote from: maxent on January 11, 2017, 02:50:53 am
Right?! I started off with a pretty cynical view of the exercise but Lance put the idea of doing sets of 5xBW in my head and im finding just chasing that has opened my mind to the potential for this exercise. If i do a decent PP session i get sore everythang from lats to chest to triceps and shoulders. It really is the compound upper body exercise for someone like me. Minimalism is the name of the game and i think going into a gym and doing a decent squats and push press workout is an excellent recipe for attaining efficiency and quality in the weightroom. Add in sprinting and jumping and you've got all bases covered. Still have a thing for back extensions so i can make that my accessory lift in addition to dips. May not do more than that for the next 6 months.

x 2

Pushpresses are one of my favorite exercises... I even get sore quads from doing them.

haha, i wouldnt be surpised tbh. i just find the exercise fascinating. huge technique component to it. but a spazz like me suck at it b/c im not very explosive or coordinated, but someone like our gukl can chuck up 120kg like it's nothing even tho he prob doesnt even lift (bench etc). pretty interesting puzzle to crack, it's v. daunting to figure out how im gna add 30kg to my pp ... any ideas?

Coges · « **Reply #3460 on:** January 12, 2017, 05:25:43 pm »

Quote from: maxent on January 10, 2017, 10:46:42 pm

Quote from: acole14 on December 28, 2016, 09:33:03 pm
Quote from: Coges on December 28, 2016, 07:54:59 pm
When are you going to be in Melb? I'm away for the next week but if you're here in mid Jan it would be a shame if you, me and Acole didn't at least catch up.

x2, definitely keen for that if it works.

Flew back yesterday! I wasn't going to be around mid jan :/ Stepped on scales this morning with some trepidation, expecting some setbacks but was surprised to see the scale read 79.xx before stabilising on 80.0kg! Which is or was my goal weight for end of 2016 .. so i managed to do okay given the circumstances of plentiful of food and little activity over the 31st-10th period. But im prob a bit fatter than id like and less muscular than id like so it's bitter sweet. Still, back into it today. Wanna get to 79.0kg leanish and squat 6x130kg warmups again then add ccreatine etc and try get 6x140kg@80kg. Want a decent push press, around 5x90-100kg would be dope. And when my foot is healed, go hard on conditioning... that sets the agenda for the year..

Hey mate. Shit that we missed you. Maybe next time.

maxent · « **Reply #3461 on:** January 12, 2017, 11:26:58 pm »

Defo, im doing a few trips over the 6 months so im sure we can fit in a training sessh next time. you guys have some nice gyms there too! Im jealous. Went to a Derrimut and it was dope.

maxent · « **Reply #3462 on:** January 12, 2017, 11:29:36 pm »

Apparently ive been doing push presses wrong?? The proper way to rack is similar to a FS rather than the OHP rack i'd been using. Read it's more mechanically advantageous to take a FS rack. So will try that next time. Another thing I read is programming advice suggesting 5x5 ohp, 3x5 power press and 3x5 bench press on the usual m/w/f split .. interesting.....

Coges · « **Reply #3463 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:26:45 am »

Quote from: maxent on January 12, 2017, 11:26:58 pm

Defo, im doing a few trips over the 6 months so im sure we can fit in a training sessh next time. you guys have some nice gyms there too! Im jealous. Went to a Derrimut and it was dope.

Yeah the Derrimut gyms are sick. I have one 10 mins from my place and it's only $5 for a casual visit which is nuts for the type of gym it is.

maxent · « **Reply #3464 on:** January 14, 2017, 07:42:23 am »

Quote from: Coges on January 14, 2017, 06:26:45 am

Quote from: maxent on January 12, 2017, 11:26:58 pm
Defo, im doing a few trips over the 6 months so im sure we can fit in a training sessh next time. you guys have some nice gyms there too! Im jealous. Went to a Derrimut and it was dope.

Yeah the Derrimut gyms are sick. I have one 10 mins from my place and it's only $5 for a casual visit which is nuts for the type of gym it is.

So jealous.. haha. I would kill for a gym like that here in Perth. We have 'good' gyms but they're retardly expensive and crossfit boxes much more so, plus you have to deal with crossfitters so it's not worth it. Anytime fitness is the best bet :/

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