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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5085 on: November 17, 2020, 02:11:30 pm »
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Tue (18/11/2020)
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Daily Training: 9/9
BW: 95.5kg

BS 5x110, 5x107.5, 4x5x105
Calf 3x10x30
 
Notes:
the rack pulls def affected squats .. it may work itself out with time but i had the sorest hams and adductors afterward the squats. interesting stuff. I will go for 6x6x105 next time!
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5086 on: November 18, 2020, 04:14:30 am »
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glutes are v. sore. how can that be, i dont remember that happening from just squats. it seems the combo of adding the 'heavy' and then squatting made that happen. prob the first time in ages ive been excited about weights.. no more cutting .. i have about 10kg of fat to lose but if i lose it now i wont be happy b/c i have 10kg of muscle to gain.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5087 on: November 19, 2020, 11:55:21 am »
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Thu (1/11/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 11/11
BW: 96.3kg

OHP 6x50, 5x59, 5x60, 3x5x59, 6x60
DB OHP 6x27.5
Chinup 6x5xBW
LPD 1 set
Side bends 12x20kg, 12x24kg
Cable crunch 1 set
 
Notes:
getting close to the goal of 60kg ohp worksets.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5088 on: November 21, 2020, 02:15:13 pm »
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Sat (21/11/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 13/13
BW: 96.3kg

Rack Pull 6x100, 6x120, 6x130, 1x140, 8x125
T-bar Row 3x10x40
Cable Row 3x8x80

Notes:
I went one two pins lower this time around. There is only one pin below. Surprisingly my form looks good now.. seems using pins has taught my body how to do the exercise. can try one pin lower next time.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5089 on: November 22, 2020, 12:59:02 am »
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bw has stabilised since i started eating clean .. im finishing 2 weeks today. if i get to day 22 it will become more or less automatic. keen for that. trying to get the body recomposition from cardio .. ive bumped the bike difficulty setting from 8 to 9 which is challenging .. gets my HR around 130-140bpm. Also meaning to start running but since recovery is so strained atm .. im not sure where to slot it in .. it makes sense to put it into leg or back day - but - those days are already gruelling training wise.

kind of drawn to the idea of playing pickup but it's still covid and i dont really want to risk my loved ones. will wait it out
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5090 on: November 23, 2020, 12:54:42 pm »
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Mon (24/11/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 15/15
BW: 96.4kg

BP 5x5x87.5
Incline DBBP  6-8x32.5, 8x30
Dips  10,8,7F x 5kg
 
Notes:
I think that 5x5 is a PR but im not 100%. doesn't matter, will be going up to the 90kg goal weight next time and starting a new cycle.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5091 on: November 26, 2020, 01:19:23 am »
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Wed (25/11/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 17/17
BW: 96.0kg

BS 6x105, 6x102.5, 4x6x100
Calf Raises x 3 sets
KB side bends 3 x 15 x 24kg

Notes:
Well that was brutal. Finding a new baseline for squatting after adding heavy pulls and harder cardio. Was supposed to go for 6x6x105 had to drop down to 100 to get sets of 6s across. will just assume i started a new exercise. it goes to show how easily you can fool yourself into thinking you're doing well with squats when you dont do any pullingn or cardio ....
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5092 on: November 26, 2020, 09:50:36 am »
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re: cardio, maybe try incline walking on the treadmill? that's something i know lyle used to recommend for bodybuilding. boring but you could, like, read a book.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5093 on: November 26, 2020, 05:34:07 pm »
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re: cardio, maybe try incline walking on the treadmill? that's something i know lyle used to recommend for bodybuilding. boring but you could, like, read a book.

Second this. Walking is my favourite cardio right now. Walk the dogs and listen to a book. Great idea.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5094 on: November 28, 2020, 01:22:53 am »
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Thanks guys. I don't like treadmill walking b/c i find it more challenging/fatiguing for legs than heart and lungs. The fatigue adds up chronically b/c i end up doing htem daily and it eventually becomes overwhelming. 

I should do more walking outdoors though, Coges, I have some really nice parks close to home but i rarely go these days. Will do it for the insta likes maybe lol

With the bike i can work my heart and lungs pretty good each time. What i could do though, on days i lift lower body - save the cardio for the end. Cos that way it wont disrupt the lifting too much. I can still do them prior on upper days?

Im slowly introducing treadmill running however. Last week i did a 5 minute run (lol) and it completely destroyed my right calf (!!) .. i was getting that pump/fatigue. will bump up to 10 mins this week, and gradually work up to 20 mins a week. At ~100kg bw it's pretty challenging doing any running ...

i also want to add in HIIT .. but im easing myself into it by just doing harder bike work because that has to be the staple. Im hoping HIIT will take a couple of inches off my waist ..it usually does that very quickly when i add it in (thru pickup basketball which mimics intervals kinda).
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5095 on: November 28, 2020, 01:26:51 am »
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Fri (28/11/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 19/19
BW: 97.2kg

OHP 6x50, 5x59.5, 5x60.5, 3x5x59.5, 7x60(PR)
DB OHP 5x27.5, 5x27.5, 8x25
Chinup @ 100, 6x3x2.75kg
LPD 3 sets

Notes:
draining workout .. and it got too late and i went to get fast food (HJs), the girl threw in free onion rings, nuggets, fries and i been good for about 3 weeks, so it's ok once a while but it was unplanned. i feel a lot better these days from eating clean.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5096 on: November 30, 2020, 12:22:53 am »
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Sun (29/11/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 21/21
BW: 96.6kg

Rack DL 6x100, 6x120, 5x135, 5x140(hook), 1x150(hook), 8x130
T-row 3x10x41.25kg
Cable Row 6x85, 3x8x85

Notes:
LBSS came through with that tip .. im loving this exercise. I even had a gym bro check my form and he said he was happy with my back .. he said i go a bit forward at the start of the exercise but apart from that my back looked solid. I found last workout at 140kg my brain was getting the signal from my grip that it was too heavy and i could barely budge the bar so i thought to try hook for the heaviest sets and it worked well. Kind of exciting .. want to hit some major milestone by year end .. 170kg? 180kg? something like that would be cool.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5097 on: December 01, 2020, 11:42:10 pm »
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Tue (1/12/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 23/23
BW: 96.6kg

BP 6x70, 3x88.5, 6x2x90
Incline DB BP 3x10x30
Dips 3x10x7.5kg

Notes:
Went up +1kg from last weeks 5x5x87.5kg - and it was not going to happen .. so started a new cycle with 90kg.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5098 on: December 03, 2020, 11:14:50 am »
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Thu (3/12/2020)
Daily Activity:   
Daily Training: 25/25
BW: 96.6kg

BS 3x110, 3x112.5, 3x115, 3x112.5, 3x110, 6x110
Calf Raises (smith was taken did them with barbell which i had like zero rom .. weird how age does that to you)
Bike 25mins @ 10 (PR)
Treadmill Run 7:30
 
Notes:
lifted before doing cardio, that works better than the other way around.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #5099 on: December 03, 2020, 03:39:01 pm »
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Calf Raises (smith was taken did them with barbell which i had like zero rom .. weird how age does that to you)

Mate that's not age. Surely no one gets range on a calf raise just using a barbell. There's no way to balance that properly.
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