Chocks away - 2011 training - your time starts... now...
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Funny how the simple stuff can deal to you aye - I like the straightforward exercises - you get your form sorted then you power through it! then you writhe around in pain for a few days lol<br />
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Had a question about DL's actually, back in the day when you where lifting heavy tin how did you deal with ripping your hands up? was it a problem for you at all? -
nah, when into really heavy weights I would be strapped on for when doing more than 1 or 2 reps, and if just doing 1 or 2, hands did not seem to suffer much. <br />
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speaking of strapping on - chin ups, strap on and you get soo many more done, and any elbow pain you might have is gone!! -
First talk of inflation and now we've degenerated to strap on's - a standard day in the Oversize forum!<br />
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While you do miss out building up grip strength if you really want to smash the larger muscle groups then straps are a good idea - I've always been told about the 1,2,3 principle in that your forearms/grip will go before your biceps/upper arms which in turn will fatigue before your chest/back. Anything you can do to relieve or avoid fatigue on 1 and 2 means more work for 3!! -
I tried some nitric oxide tabs (NO) on a month trial cycle. I was a bit worried with the recommendation to take them prior to workouts on an empty stomach, but was surprised after a week I'd added 10-15 lbs on every weight exercise, and I can do more sets with heavier weight and reps. Also got some fish oil. Will see how it all helps me tip the scales over the next few months...
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visit to trainer and nutritionist done and dusted, surprised with my results, another kilo of weight off (88kg), and BF down to 7.9%, 14 weeks out from first comp. Muscle mass stayed the same - so have had some food ADDED to the diet, but also my food cleaned up, so less calories will be wasted. Cleaned up as in no rice wafers for lunch - now kumara, and no more cottage cheese for lunch, now chicken or fish.<br />
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SO cleaner food, more protein, and into it, next visit five weeks away.<br />
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Ness lost bugger all weight, but has dropped from 24% to 18%. Her goal for comp day is 6 or 7% BF, while mine is 'as low as humanly possible without being dead'... I think I've hit comps at about 3 or 4% before, so that's the target for sure. <br />
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So 6.5kg off comp weight, 14 weeks, that's 500g a week to go, although with the fluid depletion and all that jazz over the last week, the actually weight loss is less, kind of! -
oh, and also got our next weights programme - check this out for a legs super set....<br />
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leg press strip set - 8, 12, 20 (each weight so on your last rep there are no more reps left, so fail at 8, at 12, and then at 20.<br />
Supersetted with jump squats, no weight needed, 1 x 15.<br />
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Two weeks time, that might tickle a little I am picking....!!!! -
Love the jump squats.<br />
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On the to failure leg press, it seems that is like drop sets because as you get weaker you press lighter but more. Did your trainer explain the science behind it? -
I have lived the science behind it, but never really known the WHY!! He didn't really explain the whys and reasons behind it, just seemed to have an insane grin on his face as he handed the sheets over, before cackling with insane laughter...<br />
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I've never done the jump squats before, but have done many strip sets like the above, just to destroy yourself. Looks bloody funny though when you're on your last sets of stripping and you're struggling to bench 60 kilos, or less!!!<br />
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Cool though, we are doing NO abs over our next 4 week cycle, doesn't want us to get too bulky through the mid section by over doing the abs. Good man!! -
and another week starts - which means chest workout day. So another workout in the bank. We've started posing practise too after each weights session, jsut going through the compulsories. My chest (weak point) is looking much bigger, each pec more rounded and full - but the proof is in the pudding, or rather lack of pudding as the lean down happens!! Fingers toes and nose hairs crossed...
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fark me sideways. Did chest workout yesterday, first of the new 4 week programme. That was tough, but nothing on todays leg workout.<br />
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I have never had my quads pumped like this before, it was awesome in the extreme. Basically as mentioned above somewhere, 40 leg press followed by 15 squat jumps. Absolute murder, felt sick afterwards, having to walk stiff legged around the gym. Weights for leg extensions and stiff leg deadlifts plummeted from the norm too. To sum it up in one word, brutal.<br />
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Can't wait for next weeks workout!<br />
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certainly hope so K - chest shouler and arms need to be bigger to get upper lower body right - chest mainly.<br />
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And taht's funny - have been loving reading about your new workouts, they look tough, and fun, and different.<br />
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This workout though would have to be the toughest leg one I have ever endured. Our trainer can't wait for each new workout to be done to see what levels of pain he can inflict. we try and send a one word summary each time, it's getting harder too!! -
holy shit, was meant to do a 45 minute cardio session this morning, but just getting out of bed was a mission. Reckon this is what your body would feel like after being dead and in a coffin for a week. If the legs were any stiffer I would look like a thunderbird puppet.
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Good to hear you aren't sugar coating the pain that comes with BB mate!! Just as honest as Kirwan's crossfit torture sessions!<br />
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Do you think that 'pushing yourself to the edge and then over it' mentality is what has kept both you and Ness into BBing? From what i can recall you haven't run into too many injury issues that would have set you back training wise. Always interesting to hear how people keep up their motivation with training etc... then again you've both been WINNING al la Charlie Sheen so that must fuel the fire to improve? -
winning certainly helps - I was gutted last nationals when I did not win the overall athletic, my first overall loss in athletic (my physique comps don't count, although my 4th in Oz in Physique still rankles, when most had me in the top bloody 2). <br />
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So winning does helpand keep you motivated, and is addictive! And now the drive to get the nationals overall title again helps too. Along with new trainer and new training programmes. Talked to trainer today, he was loving it, and was happy to remind me that the real muscle ache does not arrive until 2 days after the workout, so tomorrow, oh oh.<br />
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Injuries, touch wood. Tennis elbow for Ness that a cortisone has fixed for now. me have had shoulder AC for ages, but manage around it with not too much problem, and a mild case of tennis elbow too. Other than that, touche some more wood, have been pretty injury free. You do worry though when playing sports (like squash last night) and mixed netball over the summer that you might smash something up.<br />
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and helps to be training FOR something, be it BB or a local half marathon, having a goal is the only way to keep focused I reckon. -
hah - second hell leg workout today. Not dead, yet. Train to you hurl is almost the mantra with this one, after the first set head hurt and you feel physically sick, and it gets better from there...!<br />
Chest blastaed again yesterday too, old school rules, and MUST be making a differnece! -
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Ripped bro!! dash of yellow paint and you'd match your avatar!! well barring the spiky hair!<br />
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Your new trainer sounds mean, like drill sergeant mean (I keep thinking of the guy off the WC cameraman ads!). Keeping yourself right on edge with your training is important. While you always feel good after working out you certainly know if you gave it full noise or just went through the motions. I think that's why I like the bigger exercises - if you are working right on the limit of what you can push/lift/move there isn't any room for fluffy about!<br />
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Go hard mate!