TR vs the future
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
Stoked, bench PB today!! 120kg single!
Thats awesome
I did my first bench set today in about 4 years. The plan I have says 5 sets of 5.
So I muscled up and punched them out at 60kgs...
And I'm 102kgs!
Fuck I'm so weak.
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@voodoo any bench is better than none, it'll come back pretty quick though!
Tbf I've pretty much always done push ups (did that damn push up challenge and 25 was piss easy) they build such a strong foundation to go from.
What us pleasing is when I was in my prime I could only just do 100% of my body weight, and I weighed less, today was 125%.
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
@voodoo any bench is better than none, it'll come back pretty quick though!
Tbf I've pretty much always done push ups (did that damn push up challenge and 25 was piss easy) they build such a strong foundation to go from.
What us pleasing is when I was in my prime I could only just do 100% of my body weight, and I weighed less, today was 125%.
Push ups are definitely handy for this, good to do variations too, on your fists, explosive ones, diamond ones, weighted ones etc once regular ones become too easy.
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@mn5 did 2 x 120 last night, TR Jnr reckoned I had 3 in me!
So pretty stoked with that, am working toward doing pistol squats (using resistance bands to assist at the moment)
I do diamond push ups every week (instead of close grip bench) and can do 20 of those easily enough, so yeah they do provide a great base to go from.
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3 days off the gym at school camp I would have thought would do the body the world of good...alas, sleeping on a mattress in a tent on the ground where my head touched 1 end and my feet the other, provided me with probably 2 of the worst nights 'sleep' I have ever had!
Woke in the mornings, with tight back, neck and shoulders, even a bit of tennis elbow I had been managing and was al but gone returned with a vengence!
Watch told me I had 6 hours each night, but both had tossing and turning, and little quality sleep.
Needless to say, sleeping in my own bed last night, was such a relief, never been a big sleeper, getting by on 6/7 hours a night, but gee, when the quality of those 6/7 hours is nil, it hammers you!
Smashed a workout this morning as I felt I really needed to give my muscles something to be sore about!
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
3 days off the gym at school camp I would have thought would do the body the world of good...alas, sleeping on a mattress in a tent on the ground where my head touched 1 end and my feet the other, provided me with probably 2 of the worst nights 'sleep' I have ever had!
Woke in the mornings, with tight back, neck and shoulders, even a bit of tennis elbow I had been managing and was al but gone returned with a vengence!
Watch told me I had 6 hours each night, but both had tossing and turning, and little quality sleep.
Needless to say, sleeping in my own bed last night, was such a relief, never been a big sleeper, getting by on 6/7 hours a night, but gee, when the quality of those 6/7 hours is nil, it hammers you!
Smashed a workout this morning as I felt I really needed to give my muscles something to be sore about!
Totally agree about quality over quantity. 5-6 hours uninterrupted sleep is much better than 8 hours of getting woken up all the time. Trouble is that if I get more than about 7 hours I’m gone the next day. Body goes into hibernation mode and wants more. Not fair. Wish the body was like a battery that needed charging but it’s far more complicated than that
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@rancid-schnitzel said in TR vs the future:
@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
3 days off the gym at school camp I would have thought would do the body the world of good...alas, sleeping on a mattress in a tent on the ground where my head touched 1 end and my feet the other, provided me with probably 2 of the worst nights 'sleep' I have ever had!
Woke in the mornings, with tight back, neck and shoulders, even a bit of tennis elbow I had been managing and was al but gone returned with a vengence!
Watch told me I had 6 hours each night, but both had tossing and turning, and little quality sleep.
Needless to say, sleeping in my own bed last night, was such a relief, never been a big sleeper, getting by on 6/7 hours a night, but gee, when the quality of those 6/7 hours is nil, it hammers you!
Smashed a workout this morning as I felt I really needed to give my muscles something to be sore about!
Totally agree about quality over quantity. 5-6 hours uninterrupted sleep is much better than 8 hours of getting woken up all the time. Trouble is that if I get more than about 7 hours I’m gone the next day. Body goes into hibernation mode and wants more. Not fair. Wish the body was like a battery that needed charging but it’s far more complicated than that
Depends on the individual. I’ll roll over in bed and get abused from the potential future mrs MN5 who is an incredibly light sleeper, she’d wake on average five or six times a night. I’m not quite at that level luckily.
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have worked out it is snatch high grip pulls that are putting extra stress on my elbow/forearms, causing discomfort after.
KInda had a feeling it might have been them, and had not done them for a few weeks (although my shitty sleeps last week didnt help) but went to do some tonight, only 20kg on the bar, and wasnt comfortable.
Which sucks, cos I like the exercise!
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
have worked out it is snatch high grip pulls that are putting extra stress on my elbow/forearms, causing discomfort after.
KInda had a feeling it might have been them, and had not done them for a few weeks (although my shitty sleeps last week didnt help) but went to do some tonight, only 20kg on the bar, and wasnt comfortable.
Which sucks, cos I like the exercise!
Do wrist curls ( you’d be surprised at the weight you can do on those ) and push ups on your fists. Great for wrist strength ( insert hilarious wanking joke here ) and stability. That in turn helps issues with other body parts.
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@mn5 nah isnt really that part of forearm, and I have improved my forearm/wrist/grip strength quite alot!
As it is really only my right one, this is the side of my dodgy shoulder, I expect doing that exercise (similarly upright rows) I am having to alter the movement slightly to try and keep as close to even as I can.
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at gym last night, was feeling a bit off all day, but still tried 125kg on bench, got it to half way but couldnt do it, so dropped to 100kg and did 8 reps.
Next week!
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
at gym last night, was feeling a bit off all day, but still tried 125kg on bench, got it to half way but couldnt do it, so dropped to 100kg and did 8 reps.
Next week!
Try some strict form push ups on your knuckles with a 20kg plate on your back. Great way to fuck your shit up, I love them !!
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been several weeks since I last did a deadlift, as I have been working on my technique (just bar) while my minor back tweak got over itself.
Was just gonna do some light stuff yesterday, started with 12 x 60kg, then did 8 x 80, 6 x 100 and felt smooth, I decided to go to 120, no belt, and did 4 easily, zero strain on my back.
Seems the tweak in technique makes a big difference, so will start working upwards over the next few weeks as I try to get back up to where I was pre-NY.
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my boss got us all a free pass to a crossfit class last night, only 5/20 went along!
I went to gym did a light session yesterday in anticipation.
Was more a cardio/bodyweight type Crossfit session (shuttles, weighted lunges, skipping, planks etc)
Now I know I dont do enough cardio, but thought I was doing 'enough' , wrong.
I know Crossfit has its detractors, but when movements are done correctly, the variety and intensity of workouts is something else, especially when I'm one of those dumb arses who has to do everything at 100% (even when I'm supposed to be taking it easy)
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
my boss got us all a free pass to a crossfit class last night, only 5/20 went along!
I went to gym did a light session yesterday in anticipation.
Was more a cardio/bodyweight type Crossfit session (shuttles, weighted lunges, skipping, planks etc)
Now I know I dont do enough cardio, but thought I was doing 'enough' , wrong.
I know Crossfit has its detractors, but when movements are done correctly, the variety and intensity of workouts is something else, especially when I'm one of those dumb arses who has to do everything at 100% (even when I'm supposed to be taking it easy)
Yeah, parts of it are great. Takes you to a dark place and tests your limits. But I’ll never go near the overhead lifting exercises. Each to their own, but doing those while fatigued is madness in mho. I’m also not a fan of those kipping pull-ups.
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@rancid-schnitzel yeah kipping pull-ups makes my dodgy shoulder want to re-locate just watching!!
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
@rancid-schnitzel yeah kipping pull-ups makes my dodgy shoulder want to re-locate just watching!!
There are a lot of things about CrossFit that make me wince!
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Gym this morning, decided to have a crack at my bench PB.
2nd set was 6 reps of 100kg, then 3rd I went for a PB at 122.5kg (PB was 120kg) did 2 reps, so went for 125kg and was a smooth single rep!
Stoked!
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as I had struggled with my deads this year I found a program that reckons it will increase your PB by 10% in 3 weeks.
My PB this year is 150, so I used this as my starter, and its more about volume than weight.
Week 1 -
Day 1: 6 sets of 6 reps at 105kg
Day 2: 7 sets of 5 reps at 112.5kg
Day 3: 8 sets of 4 reps at 120kg
Day 4: 10 sets of 3 reps at 127.5
133 reps at 15,382.5kg volumeI'm did day 2 today, and felt good, but you notice the volume!
Back feeling great though after working on my technique!
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2nd week of doing deadlifts 4 times a week
Feeling bloody good doing them though, only put on a belt for last 3 sets of the 10 setter today, whereas earlier in the year I'd have the belt for anything over 120.
