*** The 2010 Gym Rats Thread ***

Well last night went orate highlight of the night was a guy in the gyms car had trousers stuffed and shoes on hanging out the boot lol was quite funny.

Last night:
115kgx10 (felt little pain only on the first two reps and last two)
120kgx10
125kgx8
135kgx5
120kgx7
100kgx10

Biscep seated ezbb curls:
45kgx12
45kgx11
45kgx10
60kgx3 (lol pathetic blast those 20's wobbling around)
50kgx8

2x100lb shrugs for 10.

Shoulder starting to have good improvement i will probably knock 5kg off each set this Saturday as i feel training at 12 my muscles aren't fully in gear.

About the scars, lol wear em! I've got a patch of stretch marks on the very inner of my arms, fricking awesome lol
 
My stretch marks tend not to be too bad most have faded with time, tempted to try bio oil on some on my belly/hips as they're the only ones that bother me as they're from when I was a fatty rather than from muscle like the ones all down my lats/on my shoulders.
 
gone from 40kg (friday) to 60kg deadlifts last night can lift more i think as the motion is ok altho geting to 8 - 10 reps im feeling not much more could be done, i really need to improve my grip a huge amount, my fingers/hands hurt much more than anything else,

my bodys so so not used to lifting properly yet this is all new to me lol couldnt even do a 40kg military press either :(
 
Ransom said:
gone from 40kg (friday) to 60kg deadlifts last night can lift more i think as the motion is ok altho geting to 8 - 10 reps im feeling not much more could be done, i really need to improve my grip a huge amount, my fingers/hands hurt much more than anything else,

my bodys so so not used to lifting properly yet this is all new to me lol couldnt even do a 40kg military press either :(
Click to expand...

:eek: No wonder you cant military press as much as you where deadlifting last week. Id start off with a lighter weight (~20kg barbell)
 
Hey gym-heads,

I'm on my annual purge/fitness drive to get in shape for the summer. Historically I just don't eat and lose 2/3 stone and then put it back on when winter comes, which isn't healthy or safe, and doesn't last.

After 4 or so years of doing this I figure I'll just stick to the o-natural way, healthy eating and exercise.

One of my biggest personal downfalls is I tend to be an all or nothing kind of guy, moderation has always been hard for me (hence either being borderline anorexic or approaching fat). It's something I need to curve so I'm going to try my best.

I've just renewed my membership at a local gym and am looking to get into some general cardio work and increase my fitness before I look into any kind of weights etc.

I've always enjoyed boxing as it runs in my family, and used to train when I was younger so would like to incorporate that into some kind of programme that I can do.

I was thinking of rotating between bag work, skipping, treadmill and the cross trainer. Does this sound like a good combination of cardio work? Is there anything else I should include, and how long do you think I should do each for?

The other thing is my daily intake of calories, I want to balance getting fitter with losing weight. Apparently my daily 'burn' of calories given my weight/height and age is about 3k a day. I was thinking of eating around 2,000 as a guide? Assuming I'm the above exercise 4-5 days a week, which I'd like.

Let me know your thoughts.
 
Went down today doing squats.

I was on my way up on the last rep of my 4th set(5x5) then i struggled a little bit and before i knew it it i was on my arse :p
The bar got caught by the Power rack luckily(The outside pins)
I think i forgot to breath aswell which didnt help me stay on my feet :o

Now because im new at squats and really pushing my self weight would it be better/ safer to actually be inside the power rack?
 
Zip said:
Went down today doing squats.

I was on my way up on the last rep of my 4th set(5x5) then i struggled a little bit and before i knew it it i was on my arse :p
The bar got caught by the Power rack luckily(The outside pins)
I think i forgot to breath aswell which didnt help me stay on my feet :o

Now because im new at squats and really pushing my self weight would it be better/ safer to actually be inside the power rack?
Click to expand...

Got anyone who can assist you?
 
Zip said:
Went down today doing squats.

I was on my way up on the last rep of my 4th set(5x5) then i struggled a little bit and before i knew it it i was on my arse :p
The bar got caught by the Power rack luckily(The outside pins)
I think i forgot to breath aswell which didnt help me stay on my feet :o

Now because im new at squats and really pushing my self weight would it be better/ safer to actually be inside the power rack?
Click to expand...

If you dont have any spotters then yes, for sure. It gives you a good sense of security which will help you keep focused, instead of worrying about falling over.

How big is it? Some that are quite small feel claustrophobic!
 
'Wes said:
Got anyone who can assist you?
Click to expand...

Normally i do but not tonight.

ben90 said:
If you dont have any spotters then yes, for sure. It gives you a good sense of security which will help you keep focused, instead of worrying about falling over.


How big is it? Some that are quite small feel claustrophobic!
Click to expand...

Its not too bad from what i know of squat racks anyway:p

I was on the same weight as last week, just one set earlier so wasnt expecting to go over backwards.
I cant really remember what happened in great detail either. I went back and finish another set of the same weight afterwards too. So i think i just lost balance.
 
Good leg session today. Took squats upto 160KG for a single. Heaviest I've squatted freeweight, including boosting from the oly bench & a 2 meter walk backwards!

60KG x 25
80KG x 10
100KG x 10
110KG x 5
120KG x 5
130KG x 5
140KG x 5
150KG x 2
160KG x 1 - didn't feel deep enough, but was apparently.
100KG x 20
70KG x 31 - one more than last week :p
Click to expand...

Deep leg press, leg curls, lower volume for calves & FST7 extensions at the end.

Finger was still digustingly infected this morning and more so in the workshops. It began to 'discharge' (ergghhh!) so took myself down to the drop in clinic and have some form of anti-bacterial wipe (the orange coloured thing they usually put over the area before surgery around it) wrapped around. Also have myself a weeks supply of 'Flucloxacillin' which is a more powerful kind of penacillin. Already feels less tender which is good :)
 
Can honestly say I'm done with the benchpress. Not even going to bother with it anymore.

Every single bloody time I try I get that same stabbing pain through my right elbow on the ligament.

Attempted to get you guys a vid so you can check my form. But even through the warming up process on the bench that same pain hit again.

Going to stick with my dumbbells and cable flyes again, never had a problem with those.
 
N19h7m4r3 said:
Can honestly say I'm done with the benchpress. Not even going to bother with it anymore.

Every single bloody time I try I get that same stabbing pain through my right elbow on the ligament.

Attempted to get you guys a vid so you can check my form. But even through the warming up process on the bench that same pain hit again.

Going to stick with my dumbbells and cable flyes again, never had a problem with those.
Click to expand...

I get that when doing skullcrushers...

Do you get the same thing when you do dips? If not, just pile on the weighted dips, better then bench IMO :D
 
A2Z said:
I get that when doing skullcrushers...

Do you get the same thing when you do dips? If not, just pile on the weighted dips, better then bench IMO :D
Click to expand...

No issues with dips, I love them. I've started finding it too easy with +20kg, so I'll be adding there.

Just the damn bench. Back to recovery yet again. :(
 
Freefaller said:
That's the thing with squats, I always go uber deep - if I didn't I reckon I'd get well over 200kg.

Good squatting Benny!
Click to expand...

Yeah I used to squat reaaaaaal deep on the smith. Find it a bit harder to do so when I have decent weight on my back. Still get below parralell though.

Be a lot easier if I don't have the weight on my back for around 10 seconds while I get set/walk back! Deffers loving the freeweight though. Hitting core from an entirely different angle!

Going to be using a 5x5 & 3 x 12 with 3 second negatives, rotating every 5 days from now on to hopefully pile on some :cool:
 
How wide should your grip be for dips when trying to hit the chest rather than tri's?

I find it hard to get the distance right. I usually find it hitting more of the tri's/shoulders so move a little wider, then I go too far and whilst it does feel like I'm hitting my chest more, I get a pain in my collar bones. Pain isn't felt during the reps, only when I release and get down. Thinking I might be too wide and putting pressure in the wrong places..
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom