*** The 2010 Gym Rats Thread ***

Crikey. I'm all over the place with pullups. Sometimes I can knock 3 or 4 reps out, but most of the time I can't even lift off and have to do some negs or move onto the assisted pullup machine.
 
Are there any particular things you should be focusing on while doing tricep dips? I try to avoid leaning forward but even so cant manage much weight for 5 reps and it normally feels like technique rather than too heavy =/.
 
If you lean your top half forward, it works your chest more. Make sure your elbows dont flare out too much and make sure you're always looking dead ahead of you rather than at the floor
 
Steedie said:
If you lean your top half forward, it works your chest more. Make sure your elbows dont flare out too much and make sure you're always looking dead ahead of you rather than at the floor
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yeah trying just to engage tri's as doing
bb bench 5x5
standing press 5x5
dips 5x5
for push day
 
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I always give an explosive push to the top of the movement. Then slowly lower myself down, hold it for half a second to take all momentum out of the dip, then explosive push back up.

Always gives a great burn in the tris
 
I don't think I can express how disappointed I am. 4 attempts at 190KG and I failed. The first time I've ever failed my squats at 1RM.

First 3 sets I was going way below parallel. I managed to make set 3 after it bounced off the side pins and with the help of my spot but that doesn't count. After the first attempt, I wasn't having any of it. So I tried and tried . .

Here's the 4th set with the pins raised, fairly fatigued:


My training was wrong. I feel demoralised. I'm trying again on Friday before I go abroad. I was confident I would defeat 200KG today at circa 70KG BodyWeight. Crap happens I suppose, can't be a winner every time :)

I managed to do 40KG weighted BW chins fully extended for 2, 7 sets to failure in total (10KG, 25KG, 35KG, 40KG, 25KG, 10KG, BW) that was interesting lol.
 
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Ah mate, you were SO close! was basically past the point of no return! should get that next time no problem now that you've had experience with the weight.
 
Wow Shadow, still qiote impressive that you tried that and didn't get squashed!

You need to slow down though, I need to catch up on the squat first before you are allowed to do a proper 190kg. :p
 
Yeah I wouldnt it dissapoint you shadow...as people have said it's loads past your own body weight, hell, it'd be nice to have the facilities to lift HALF my body weight let alone the rest :p
 
I'd need to squat close to 270kg to achieve the same ratio! :'(


On a different note, huge back DOMS from my session on Tuesday - loving the new gym so much! Never felt pain like this for a long while! :cool:

Also, really starting to get a LOT of separation in my quads, but my power is still there which is fantastic, determined to rep out on 200kg squats soon. Repping on 190kg now, but just haven't had the drive to go much heavier recently for some reason. However looking back 1 to 2 years ago, my squats weren't so deep, I'd struggle with 120kg below parallel, and all the "heavy" stuff weren't deep full squats. It's amazing how much progress you see when you look back.

I was looking back through the archived threads, and my knowledge was pretty poor as was my training. I think I've crescendoed into much better training, knowledge and understanding - a little studying, learning, mistakes and experience makes such a difference. Sure it's dull reading lots of books and watching videos etc... but you know what? The progress I've done over the past 2 years has proved to be invaluable. I've added more than 100kg on my lifts - it just goes to show that what effort you put into studying translates into the effort you put into the gym. Or more accurately, acts as a catalyst for progress.

Squats tonight, well, leg session. Calves are staring to separate nicely too, really starting to look good. Just need a bit more size on them now.

15 days till my holiday in Cyprus, can't wait! Complete break from exercise, though I will be doing some swimming as well as walking but that's not really much. May take my skipping rope out with me. The tan will help the definition too :D
 
Delvis said:
Oh you big tart :p

Swimming will be good for you anyway, can't exactly not call it a workout
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:D

The food is so good over there that my insulin sensitivity develops positively and lose a lot of fat around the love handles. I lean up a lot on holiday without loosing too much size (which is good). 35+C every day here I come! :cool: Time to get back to my usual skin tone too :cool:
 
Unlucky DS, can't watch the video at work but I understand the frustration.

Recently I was working my way towards benching 110KG for 5x5 failing on my 4th set last rep. Had a couple days off when I brought a new car and went back and didn't even manage 4 sets at 105KG!

Decided to lay off the strength training for a bit and focus on some hypertrophy. Seeing some growth after 2-3 weeks in that my stretch marks are shifting, again :( yesterday I couldn't make it train as I was in London on a theory exam. Day before that was cardio. Getting ready for bed and I notice that they're red and fired up like they usually are after training. Creeping down and will soon be visible below a shirt sleeve.

Preping/easily myself into cutting so hopefully a decrease in bf will keep this to a minimum. Also decided to see what some bio-oil will do, expensive but I had some cash lying around so will take some before shots & after shots after about 2 months. Not sure if I can expect much as I'll still be growing though I'll be happy if it just halts them a bit!

Managed to lean out a little bit from just dropping carbs from my evening meal & milk from pre-bed shakes with a 60 minute incline walk once or twice a week and then a 10 minute run after a back session.

Not going full steam yet as it's a few friends birthdays on the 20th of August. Then I'll knuckle down :cool:
 
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