FF's AGVT Log

duvet77 · 30 Jul 2013 at 11:27

Freefaller said:
Session volume (excluding warm up):

16,296Kg

When someone says 'hey bro, how much do you lift'?, do you respond with '16,296Kg'?!

Hope your hand gets better soon.

Freefaller · 30 Jul 2013 at 16:39

Delvis · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:16

Good work. Grants on the push press broken thumb PB as well

mrthingyx · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:40

Nice to see a mere flesh wound isn't stopping you.

Freefaller · 30 Jul 2013 at 19:13

Even when I tweaked my back I was still at the gym. I'm unstoppable.

Muzza1875 · 31 Jul 2013 at 11:31

Damn that's a lot of volume!

FF sorry for hijack but with regards to normal gvt which I've been doing lately do you recommend doing higher reps with regards to legs?
I know gvt is supposed to be 10 x 10 but I've always read that legs need higher rep range to grow.

My legs feel like jelly and i really struggle with 10 x 10 which I guess is a good sign.

Freefaller · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:08

That's 100 reps - that's a lot of volume - especially if you do another exercise as well.

Muzza1875 · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:46

Yea done 100kg 10 x 10 couldn't breathe.Jumped onto leg press and tried to do 10 x 10 @ 220 but was nearly sick and sweat was pouring. Some brofessor at my gym says I'm wasting my time with 10 x 10 and legs hence why I'm asking.
How long you been doing agvt?

BennyC · 31 Jul 2013 at 15:35

Muzza1875 said:
Damn that's a lot of volume!

FF sorry for hijack but with regards to normal gvt which I've been doing lately do you recommend doing higher reps with regards to legs?
I know gvt is supposed to be 10 x 10 but I've always read that legs need higher rep range to grow.

My legs feel like jelly and i really struggle with 10 x 10 which I guess is a good sign.

Muzza1875 said:
Yea done 100kg 10 x 10 couldn't breathe.Jumped onto leg press and tried to do 10 x 10 @ 220 but was nearly sick and sweat was pouring. Some brofessor at my gym says I'm wasting my time with 10 x 10 and legs hence why I'm asking.
How long you been doing agvt?

If you're doing it properly then 10x10 should be plenty. Slow negs will **** you up good and proper!

With a faster rep tempo then yes higher reps are required but you'll be averaging the same TUT.

Edit: Infact you shouldn't be able to acheive the full 10x10 so up the weight if you are.

Freefaller · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:08

Muzza1875 said:
Yea done 100kg 10 x 10 couldn't breathe.Jumped onto leg press and tried to do 10 x 10 @ 220 but was nearly sick and sweat was pouring. Some brofessor at my gym says I'm wasting my time with 10 x 10 and legs hence why I'm asking.
How long you been doing agvt?

A couple of months, interspersed with holidays and injuries. I'm going back to a hybrid strength training after this - I just fancied a bit of volume. Then after a few months I'll probably do another cycle of AGVT.

Freefaller · 1 Aug 2013 at 21:32

Phase 5 - Chest / back

Wasn't looking forward to this as I felt as though my thumb issue was going to get the better of me - it was okay, but was definitely aware of the niggle

Ring Dips:

BW*8
BW*8
10*6

20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4

Last 2 sets were a proper grind.

Pull ups:

20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4
20*4

Hard but manageable - just.

Bench:

80*8
100*5
100*5
100*5
60*8 (I failed after that!

)

BOR:

80*8
80*8
80*8
80*8

Session volume (excluding warm up):

6,780Kg

New Phase volume:

39,472Kg

Total volume to date:

305,151Kg

Chest was totally fried - those dips just crippled me. Those 100Kgs felt like they were 2x heavier, and that 60kg, I just hit a wall - couldn't even move, even with bad form and doing what I could I just. could. not. move. that. ****ing. bar. :mad:

Was funny though!

Owing to my thumb I had to use thumbless grip which made things even harder - but I couldn't NOT go....... this ****ing thumb. :mad:

LiE · 1 Aug 2013 at 22:02

Ring dips pre bench, you mad bro

Freefaller · 1 Aug 2013 at 22:12

Clearly!

PAz · 4 Aug 2013 at 16:13

I didn't realise with AGVT that the exercises are done in superset fashion except squats

Fair play

Delvis · 4 Aug 2013 at 17:46

PAz said:
I didn't realise with AGVT that the exercises are done in superset fashion except squats

Fair play

Come again? It has short rest periods? That's it I thought

BennyC · 4 Aug 2013 at 18:37

PAz said:
I didn't realise with AGVT that the exercises are done in superset fashion except squats

Fair play

Delvis said:
Come again? It has short rest periods? That's it I thought

That's how I did GVT many moons ago

OT: but that pussy pad in the olympic lifting area is criminal!

PAz · 4 Aug 2013 at 22:29

Delvis said:
Come again? It has short rest periods? That's it I thought

AFAIK (from reading about AGVT) the 10x5 exercises are supposed to be done superset fashion.

PAz · 4 Aug 2013 at 22:30

BennyC said:
That's how I did GVT many moons ago

OT: but that pussy pad in the olympic lifting area is criminal!

I think I remember you talking about it then. Must be really brutal with all that supersetting.

Freefaller · 5 Aug 2013 at 07:37

No supersetting here, the sources I've read don't suggest it (unless of course you wanted to).

PAz · 5 Aug 2013 at 12:30

Freefaller said:
No supersetting here, the sources I've read don't suggest it (unless of course you wanted to).

OK. That's good. I've been fancying AGVT for a while but the supersetting really puts me off.