Fuller's Gym and Rugby Log
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Weight is up to 14 stone 6/7 pounds with trainers on and gym kit.<br />
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Jeez i haven't posted up here for a while. I have been out fo rugby action with an an kle injury now since Feb and it is starting to right royally piss me off!<br />
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I have been gymming as much, if not a bit mroe since i last posted.<br />
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I had a bit of a set back with my rugby tour to Spain at Easter. Due to drinking, and irregular eating patterns i dropped to 13stone 12lbs when i had gotten back, so dropped around half a stone just like that! since then i have been working to put it back on and am finally back up to the 14stone 3lb/4lb level again. Also i badly injured my leg on tour. Docs thojghti had com;partment syndrome as there was loads and loads of iinternal bleeding in the leg (essentially the whole leg was bruised from knee down - haveb no idea what i did to it) and i had to have it elevated for around 3 weeks to stop additional damage and get teh swelling to lessen. Obviously this limited my gym time and i am just about gettig back to where i was now.<br />
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With the new season a few months away now i am starting to turn my attention to cardio and getting fit, thing is i can;'t run at the moment, that means a fair bit of cycling machines etc.. in the gym.<br />
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Also i havbe begun to focus some attention on the leg weights now that the leg injury has gone away a bit, still can't squat bcause of the ankle but i can leg press, leg curl etc and can do weighted lunges. -
This is my leg injury about 2 weeks after it happened. So it is getting better here.
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Did a chest session at gym last night. Got a couple of PBs.<br />
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Managed 3 sets, dumbell press with 35kg bells<br />
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and best of all got my PB bench press up to 105kgs. Felt like i had more in the tank, going to try and get it up to 110kgs next week.<br />
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Weight is now about 92 and a bit KGs.<br />
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Ankle stll fucked. -
Been on the leg weights these past three weeks afyter ignoring them for a long time (due to not liking them and mostly because of injuries).<br />
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Weight is up to 14stone 8lbs now. Well chuffed.<br />
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Now, if only i could run. -
July 5th have an appointment with a specialist for my ankle - GP reckons a tear on my anterior ligament.<br />
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Gonna rest the bugger for the next month until the appointment and see what happens. So frsutrated now that pre-season is fast approaching.<br />
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Anyhow, slipped in a weights session while away for the weekend.<br />
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Have been trying to shock the muscles a bit and so changed the routines around. I have been starting heavy on the main exercise for that body part and tehn dropping weight down in subsequent sets but upping the reps with each set also. Has had some decent results. -
Decent chest session last night, managed around 4 reps of 105kg becnh press. Going to try and up it i think in next session.<br />
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Also have a date (5th July) to see a specialist about my ankle. -
Shoulder and Led session last night, feeling the ache already this morning.<br />
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Weight is up to 93.8kgs<br />
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Not far off the 95kgs mark i want to be at the beginning of the season in late Auguist, early September. Think it is achievable, especially if i make some gains on the lower body.<br />
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Not taking any whey protein supplements at the moment, so may start on that again in the next few weeks. Still not convinced they do that much for you. -
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Decent chest session last night, managed around 4 reps of 105kg becnh press. Going to try and up it i think in next session.<br />
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Also have a date (5th July) to see a specialist about my ankle.<br />
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Crikey mate, that is impressive, when I played rugby with you you could barely lift a pint!! -
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[quote name='Fullermorg']<br />
Decent chest session last night, managed around 4 reps of 105kg becnh press. Going to try and up it i think in next session.<br />
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Also have a date (5th July) to see a specialist about my ankle.<br />
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Crikey mate, that is impressive, when I played rugby with you you could barely lift a pint!! <br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> twat, not impressive but it is good for me.<br />
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Been going at the weights solidly for over a year now buddy, when i started at the very beginning of 2006 i was about 84kgs, now i am almost 94kgs. Still playing in the centre. -
Was being serious, for a guy of your build, benching over 100kg is pretty good!
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[quote name='MrBartMan']<br />
Suppliments are good for the companies that sell them, and that is about it I reckon... Eat proper, and you should be sweet, save your pounds!<br />
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I think you;re right Bart. Have made most weight gains ever these past 2 months and it has only been using creatine and fish oil. Will probably give them a miss. -
Got back from the stag in a stupor last night, and dragged my ass up to the gym. Didn't go crazy but just wanted to do something as i had been away from gym sicne Wednesday and wont be able to go tonight.<br />
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No partner so stayed off bench press but managed.<br />
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Dumbell Press - 4 sets, may weight 35kgs Bells<br />
Incline Dumbell Press - 3 sets max weight 30kgs<br />
Dips - 3 sets 12 reps<br />
Pec Dec - no idea what it was on<br />
Trcipe machine - maxed the machine<br />
Finished on bicep bar bell curl - 3 sets 40kgs max<br />
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Didn't have much time last night so i only managed a quick sesh up the gym.<br />
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I have been back on the leg weights this past month or so, but because of a damaged ankle only been able to leg press, leg curl etc....<br />
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Lst night i decided to dabble with some squats - but with the added protection of doing them on a smith machine.<br />
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Fucked.<br />
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I was moving less than i am on bench press - which is a disgrace.<br />
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Time for some regular squatting sessions i reckon. -
CHuffed last night.,<br />
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Went up for a chest session and wanted to see if i could push on from a 105kgs bench press.<br />
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Managed a 107.5kg press for two reps. Going to consolidate now and get the reps up. -
Nice work FM.<br />
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My training poartner Cyril, after 4 chest workouts is now back up to 120kg presses, 6. he then follows that as we work back down with a set of ten at 110, and then 10 at 100, or was it 12 - I think it was 12 atually. Warm up sets, 10/60 and 10/105. Serious power in this man. Serious size too - started two weeks ago at 145kg, now down to 140.<br />
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trying to teach him how to turn on his computer so he can start his own training diary here... -
[quote name='BartMan']<br />
Nice work FM.<br />
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My training poartner Cyril, after 4 chest workouts is now back up to 120kg presses, 6. he then follows that as we work back down with a set of ten at 110, and then 10 at 100, or was it 12 - I think it was 12 atually. Warm up sets, 10/60 and 10/105. Serious power in this man. Serious size too - started two weeks ago at 145kg, now down to 140.<br />
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trying to teach him how to turn on his computer so he can start his own training diary here...<br />
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Bastard.<br />
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That is some pretty impressive lifting after only 4 workouts.<br />
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Is he a front rower with you BM, who are you guys playing for? -
we must've packed down tens of thousands of scrums together, for about 15 years before repeated concussion forced me to be a soft cock and retire. Big fella in his last season (36 soon), and ready to hoe into weights and a bit of weight loss. Should end up a trim 110 kgs without too much trouble. <br />
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I've just started a training journal for him, as he checks this forum out, but has yet to realist that the reply button is how you reply to posts. He is, after all, still a prop <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
That is very true Bart, very true<br />
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This weekend i managed to squeeze in<br />
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Friday - Shoulders and back session<br />
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Sat morning - Arms andCardo (arms are stil wrecking me now)<br />
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Sunday evening - Leg session - legs are wrecked but i finally managed to squat more than i bench. Which puts that shaemful statistic behind me!<br />
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Off to gym this eve to do an overdue chest session.i