Chocks away - 2011 training - your time starts... now...
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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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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 />
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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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this morning, chest and biceps again, as the gym was closed, we had it all to ourselves, no waiting for anything, way cool.<br />
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and you don't feel like dicks taking photos when there is no one else about too...!!<br />
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Whoa !! Goin great guns ( pun intended ) well done guys. Quick question though Bart aren't curls with a barbell more effective than the machines you appear to be using ? ( photo two ) -
cable curls keep the tension on right through the whole range of motion, no easing off at the top and bottom or the range of movement, so is pretty gnarly!<br />
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well, I did not bludge on my leg training yesterday, as my legs are reminding me that they were worked over yesteday every step I take, every move I make...<br />
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Back worked out today - 9 degrees in the gym, was classic, doing my seated rows could feel the heat from the working muscles something wicked on each set until the whole body warmed up properly. A weird localised feeling of warmth! -
Bit of sting in the legs is it?? shit 9 degrees!? that would have been some cold steel and chilly vinyl!<br />
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What are you doing for shoulders? would be interested to hear - other than shrugs (which is kind of traps/shoulders) I seem to have slow progress on shoulder development. You've got an old shoulder injury too right? that must involve a bit of cunning management!