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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3915 on: September 05, 2017, 02:39:51 pm »
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Quote from: fast does lie on September 05, 2017, 08:24:37 am
5 sets of 10 x 120 kg? wow  :ibsquatting:  :highfive:

10 x 5 afaik.. hah. maxent is so "different" with his sets/reps sometimes that you feel like you're reading it backwards.

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Quote from: fast does lie on September 05, 2017, 08:24:37 am
5 sets of 10 x 120 kg? wow  :ibsquatting:  :highfive:

I read it differently:

10 sets of 5x120kg.

Regardless props on the  :personal-record:

ya

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3916 on: September 06, 2017, 02:18:12 am »
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Thanks all! Not sure where to go from here. On one hand that i was able to go from last volume day of 18x5x117.5kg to 20x5x120kg i shud be able to now progress to 20x5x122.5kg but another thought i had was to reset and add reps working up to 20x6x120kg which will be reps=weight as a milestone. Not a big deal and im not sure if it will even be a good idea to do a lot of volume with higher reps cos fatigue accumulates faster that way. Hmmmm
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« Reply #3917 on: September 06, 2017, 02:19:47 am »
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BW: 86.2kg
Activity: 9.5
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 3/3

Feel fat as fuck today lol. Took some green tea and caffeine and gna try get 5k activity while fasted before eating my first meal.
Took more green tea and caffeine in the evening after i noticed i can barely see my abs. was this something that happened overnight or did i just notice? idk. but ima try get them back lol..
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3918 on: September 07, 2017, 01:52:04 am »
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Predictably yesterday's green tea + caffeine regime is going to become a daily thing until i get a bit leaner. I may even add a 3rd dose but 2 for now. Even added Cayenne pepper caps to the mix today. I just dont want or need weigh 90kg and be obese smh.

I  saw my friend on sunday for the first time since we decided to join the gym and train together since something like july and he said i look like ive lost weight(!) Not sure what to make of that. But convinced that if i was actually a lean 90kg .. people woudn't say im jacked/strong/big etc they'd just say im skinny. So that's my goal, to be a skinny 90kg..
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« Reply #3919 on: September 07, 2017, 02:22:27 am »
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BW: 86.5kg(PR)
Activity: 11.5
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 4/4

ohp & recovery squats tonight.
Recovery BS 6x70, 6x90, 6x100
OHP 2x60, 2x65, 1Fx66, 0Fx68.5(PR attempt), 5x56, 5x57, 5x57.5, 5x57, 5x57, 5x57
Chinup 5x90.3,  5x95.3, 5x95.8, 5x96.3, 5x94.8
Jump rope
Seated DB ohp 3x10x20
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3920 on: September 07, 2017, 04:09:13 am »
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Quote from: maxent on September 07, 2017, 01:52:04 am
I  saw my friend on sunday for the first time since we decided to join the gym and train together since something like july and he said i look like ive lost weight(!) Not sure what to make of that. But convinced that if i was actually a lean 90kg .. people woudn't say im jacked/strong/big etc they'd just say im skinny. So that's my goal, to be a skinny 90kg..

The hardest part of being tall. Most tall guys I know who look kinda jacked are 92-95 at <10%. If natural that is. There are a few tall heavyweights at my gym who are j-j-j-jacked but I suspect they're not without assistance.
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« Reply #3921 on: September 08, 2017, 01:57:04 am »
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BW: 86.5kg(=PR)
Activity: 10
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 5/5

Rest. Detox. I think ive gotten fat but also kinda water retenty as well? Idk. Doesn't matter.
Did 8 act fasted. Ate after 19 hr fast.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3922 on: September 09, 2017, 02:30:47 am »
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Quote from: fast does lie on September 09, 2017, 02:27:54 am
What does diet compliance numbers me (xx/xx)

so if i do 5 days of compliance in a row that's 5/5, if i go off diet for 2 days it's 0/2. The 0/X days are bad
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« Reply #3923 on: September 09, 2017, 10:45:56 am »
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BW: 86.6kg(PR)
Activity:  12.5 (great)
Misc: Abz sore (bad)
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 6/6

Heavy day + jumps. watch this space!
BS 3x120, 3x137.5(PR), 1x157.5(PR), 3x132.5
RDL 9x120(PR), 8x200(PR)
TbarDL 6x70, 2x6x120(PR), 8x70(PR)
Jumps and jumprope
Hill sprints x 10(PR;+1 rep)
Back Xtn 3x12x60(PR)
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« Reply #3924 on: September 10, 2017, 01:35:10 am »
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BW: 87kg(PR)
Activity:  11 (good)
Misc: erectors bitterly sore, hamstrings bitingly sore
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 7/7


Omg i was not expecting the scale to read 87kg!! But on the nutrition front,  ive been eating clean for 7 days (including today). Gna do the rest fast walk thing. But just for the record this fasted walking thing is going to start if it hasn't already affect my training. The fatigue accumulates and by using caffeine everyday im losing sensitivity. So that sucks. But it's my fault for getting fat :/

Good news is the weather is nice and warm now that we're in spring time. I can def average at least 10 units a day from here on. No excuse not to. Except maybe compromising training but i just need to do away with teh fasted stuff - because remember im fat/obese that it's overkill. IF i was on the cusp of 8% maybe it would make a difference but right now my insulin resistance is my friend, relax on the fasted nonsense.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3925 on: September 11, 2017, 03:25:51 am »
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0.5kg change day to day could be anything, man. you know that.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3926 on: September 11, 2017, 03:51:54 am »
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Quote from: LBSS on September 11, 2017, 03:25:51 am
0.5kg change day to day could be anything, man. you know that.

True. Even repeat measurements after the display goes off on the scale will fluctuate by like 0.2kg. And if i have a glass of water one morning but not the other one it will explain it too. I try to keep things similar every time though and usually my bw is really stable day to day and if a change happens i dont register it unless it repeats several days in a row. Also the scale will usually vary by discrete units like some numbers are more likely than others which i think is a sensitivity thing for the scale.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3927 on: September 11, 2017, 08:15:52 am »
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Nice job on the squat PR!
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« Reply #3928 on: September 11, 2017, 09:50:31 am »
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BW: 86.3kg
Activity:  10 (good)
Misc: hamstrings still sore, erectors seem fine after I used the TENS for about 4hours on various parts of my back yesterday night.
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 8/8

Recovery BS 6x112.5(PR), 6x102.5
Paused BP 5x75, 5x77.5(PR), 5x77.5, 5x77, 5x77, 5x75
Weighted Dips 6x6x99kg(PR; +10kg vest)
Incline DB BP 10x20, 9x20, 9x20
Curls 3x15x17.5

Notes:
So next workout is a big volume squat session and i struggled getting 112.5kg up for reps so that's an indication of where my recovery is atm after that brutal heavy day. Hoping for the RR gods to shine on me over the next 48hrs.

I made the switch to using a weight vest on bw exercises. It's just that much harder than hanging weights off my waist and harder is good. Im close to that 100kg mark with the vest on. Oh and every time now im doing upper body, i curl. I need to grow some arm mass to progress my perpetually stuck ohp and bp.
Nutrition notes:
Got inspired by the cool photos adarqui has been posting of food on insta and i made some colourful tasty postworkout meals lately. Ive been feeling so full .. the extra fibre really does make a huge difference. Loving it. For dessert been making delicious fruit smoothies (fresh whole strawberries inc leaves, fresh blueberries, banana, whey, milk) that are just amazing. Will start instagramming them too
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« Reply #3929 on: September 11, 2017, 03:09:28 pm »
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Quote from: maxent on September 11, 2017, 09:50:31 am
BW: 86.3kg
Activity:  10 (good)
Misc: hamstrings still sore, erectors seem fine after I used the TENS for about 4hours on various parts of my back yesterday night.
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 8/8

Recovery BS 6x112.5(PR), 6x102.5
Paused BP 5x75, 5x77.5(PR), 5x77.5, 5x77, 5x77, 5x75
Weighted Dips 6x6x99kg(PR; +10kg vest)
Incline DB BP 10x20, 9x20, 9x20
Curls 3x15x17.5

Notes:
So next workout is a big volume squat session and i struggled getting 112.5kg up for reps so that's an indication of where my recovery is atm after that brutal heavy day. Hoping for the RR gods to shine on me over the next 48hrs.

I made the switch to using a weight vest on bw exercises. It's just that much harder than hanging weights off my waist and harder is good. Im close to that 100kg mark with the vest on. Oh and every time now im doing upper body, i curl. I need to grow some arm mass to progress my perpetually stuck ohp and bp.
Nutrition notes:
Got inspired by the cool photos adarqui has been posting of food on insta and i made some colourful tasty postworkout meals lately. Ive been feeling so full .. the extra fibre really does make a huge difference. Loving it. For dessert been making delicious fruit smoothies (fresh whole strawberries inc leaves, fresh blueberries, banana, whey, milk) that are just amazing. Will start instagramming them too

hah nice! ya i was about to say, where's teh photos?!

and ya, fiber is king.  :headbang:
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