Beginners luck...
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I've been utterly neglectful of this thread.
Update!
I'm now at 1.25 x bw for squats, 1.5 for dl and 0.9 x for benches. Not too far off my goals which are 1.5, 2, 1.
considering recent progress after delays through moving house, illness and injury I'm expecting to hit my goals in about a month. Bw is now 95 kilos.
Afterwards I'm thinking of switching it up to the beginner
workout from below.
Anyone think this is a good/bad idea?
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/training-at-home-power-rack-workout-program.html
Update!
I'm now at 1.25 x bw for squats, 1.5 for dl and 0.9 x for benches. Not too far off my goals which are 1.5, 2, 1.
considering recent progress after delays through moving house, illness and injury I'm expecting to hit my goals in about a month. Bw is now 95 kilos.
Afterwards I'm thinking of switching it up to the beginner
workout from below.
Anyone think this is a good/bad idea?
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/training-at-home-power-rack-workout-program.html
So...random update on this one.
Had a bit of a nasty knee injury. Tore the tendons at the top half of my kneecap meaning i've been pretty much gimped since Feb this year at which point I was squatting 120 5x5 and deadlifting 125 for 5 reps.
Rested the knee and started up cycling again to build a bit of strength and for the last 2 weeks it's been completely pain free.
As a result...I've started squatting again. So far I'm only on an empty 12.5 kilo bar but i'm completing 5 sets of 5. Think I'll stick at very low weights like this for another 2 weeks and see how it goes before I start working up again.
I didn't rest on my laurels however...
Bust through my overhead plateau. Currently at 57.5kg and climbing. Benches are up to 90kg and climbing. Rows are currently at 87.5kg and a bit stuck there due to balance issues!
I've also added a few other things in to the routine as supplementary exercises - calf raises, upright rows, pull downs (standard and reverse grip), tricep pulldowns and...bro curls. All of these are on three sets of 8 reps.
My bodyweight has increased quite a bit since I started, from 85kg I'm up to about 98. Up until my knee went pop this resulted in major trouser purchase issues!
Had a bit of a nasty knee injury. Tore the tendons at the top half of my kneecap meaning i've been pretty much gimped since Feb this year at which point I was squatting 120 5x5 and deadlifting 125 for 5 reps.
Rested the knee and started up cycling again to build a bit of strength and for the last 2 weeks it's been completely pain free.
As a result...I've started squatting again. So far I'm only on an empty 12.5 kilo bar but i'm completing 5 sets of 5. Think I'll stick at very low weights like this for another 2 weeks and see how it goes before I start working up again.
I didn't rest on my laurels however...
Bust through my overhead plateau. Currently at 57.5kg and climbing. Benches are up to 90kg and climbing. Rows are currently at 87.5kg and a bit stuck there due to balance issues!
I've also added a few other things in to the routine as supplementary exercises - calf raises, upright rows, pull downs (standard and reverse grip), tricep pulldowns and...bro curls. All of these are on three sets of 8 reps.
My bodyweight has increased quite a bit since I started, from 85kg I'm up to about 98. Up until my knee went pop this resulted in major trouser purchase issues!
Was on a warm up set of squats and it just went. I think I'd had my feet too parallel when I was squatting and it weakened it. Just poor form really although I'd had people spotting and never mention it
Taking it very very slow on the way back up.