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thats a good point about the deads really, not thought about only doing it once a fortnight, but do think it would be a definite advantage for the rest of my back.

i sometimes use the tri trp bar (never knew that was its name!!) as an addition to my bent over rows (wide grip), which kinda emulates a t-bar row with its close grip.

i have no set target for carbs or fats atm, need to see how this first week will be, then amend as needed (for both energy and fat loss), it may turn out that i actually need more food (more than likely!).
coupled with the extra cardio, i just need to log everything for the week, both in terms of consumed and expended, so that the net loss starts to show.

first 2 weeks will be mostly getting the structure of the diet right with changes as needed, then settle into a targetted P/C/F structure, though I need to do some reading up on carb cycling, TT on muscletalk has written an epic length article on it, just need to read it all!!
 
All looking good Morba. Only thing I don't like the look of is the lack of carbs around your workout, I know you're cutting but you need carbs to keep up the workload on the gym.

No way I'd eliminate carbs PWO. 50g minimum cutting or not, you have to replenish your glycogen stores and PWO is the optimum time to do it with minimum, if not zero fat storage.

Just my 2p.
 
yeah, thats one place that i will be paying attention to, it depends on what the wife does for evening meal (i eat it within an hour of being back from the gym), usually it will contain some form of carbs (chips!! haha)
 
Hit another couple of PB's today :D warm-ups in brackets, 2-3 mins rest between sets.

Deadlifts - no belt or straps.
(6x80, 4x100, 2x120) 4x130, 4x140, 4x150, 4x160, 3x170, 3x175
Incline DB Bench Press
(6x25, 4x37.5) 5x48, 5x50, 5x52, 4x52, 4x52, 7x37.5 to failure!

Was hoping to maybe hit 400lb today with the deads but my eyeballs nearly popped out on that last rep of 175kg so thought I leave it lol. Well chuffed as I've managed to blitz my previous PB by 30kg :cool:

Incline's wanted to hit 55's but those 52's were a real struggle to get into position so thought it best to chill and settle for a 2kg increase. If I could get set-up without wasting so much energy I honestly think I could get close to 60kg.
 
Morba said:
yeah, thats one place that i will be paying attention to, it depends on what the wife does for evening meal (i eat it within an hour of being back from the gym), usually it will contain some form of carbs (chips!! haha)
Everyone's different and you know your stuff, it's just how I'd do it, right or not ;)
 
Morba said:
nice one on the 52s and the DL!!

should be hitting 200kg soon :D
Cheers mate :)

Maybe I'll hit them this year, that's my next goal after I lift 400lb. I've only got 1 more workout on Friday and that's my current cycle finished. Two weeks off and start all over again so no more deadlifting for 6 weeks!! :( (I don't do deads during the high rep cycles)

Thinking of extending it another week so I can have a go at my new target, going to wait and see how I feel Monday as I've been training very hard.
 
Its one of those fine lines that you need to think about a lot really. Mentally you are on a high and your mind is telling you to hit it another week. But your body might be crying in the corner saying 'hell no, let me rest'.
 
Morba said:
Its one of those fine lines that you need to think about a lot really. Mentally you are on a high and your mind is telling you to hit it another week. But your body might be crying in the corner saying 'hell no, let me rest'.
Exactly. It's the week that makes or breaks you.

If there's one thing I hope I've learned to do over the years of training, it's to listen to my body. We will see....
 
hmmm forgot to add some goals to my last post!!

drop 2-4 inches off the waist, drop bodyfat all over in general.
get down under 18.5stone.
 
Chong Warrior said:
Hit another couple of PB's today :D warm-ups in brackets, 2-3 mins rest between sets.

Deadlifts - no belt or straps.
(6x80, 4x100, 2x120) 4x130, 4x140, 4x150, 4x160, 3x170, 3x175
Incline DB Bench Press
(6x25, 4x37.5) 5x48, 5x50, 5x52, 4x52, 4x52, 7x37.5 to failure!

Was hoping to maybe hit 400lb today with the deads but my eyeballs nearly popped out on that last rep of 175kg so thought I leave it lol. Well chuffed as I've managed to blitz my previous PB by 30kg :cool:

Good work, pushing that weight on incline is especially impressive. Did you up your calories?
 
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Fusion said:
Good work, pushing that weight on incline is especially impressive. Did you up your calories?
Cheers mate :)

I put the inclines down to one thing, I dropped bench press for weighted dips! I was stuck on 30kg for months and couldn't get above 8 reps. Then I dropped bench and as I was no longer fatigued I hit 12 reps easy so upped the weight and never stopped being able to add weight everytime I train. My chest has improved ten-fold :)

Yes I decided to drop the cut to see what I could do. Nothing too dramatic, I was on 2750kcals but decided to up that to 3500 - 3800kcals. Still quite low for me as during my bulking phase I was eating 5000+ but gained some unwanted bodyfat... I'll never do that again.
 
Chong Warrior said:
Hit another couple of PB's today :D warm-ups in brackets, 2-3 mins rest between sets.

Deadlifts - no belt or straps.
(6x80, 4x100, 2x120) 4x130, 4x140, 4x150, 4x160, 3x170, 3x175
Incline DB Bench Press
(6x25, 4x37.5) 5x48, 5x50, 5x52, 4x52, 4x52, 7x37.5 to failure!

Congratulations on the lifts Chong, very impressive. Your gains have been quite fantastic.
 
Hi guys, i feel i need to streamline my workouts at the minute i only do upperbody, i know i should do compounds and legs so gonna work them into my workout, currently train 4 times a week with barbel bicep curls,tricep curls, shoulder press,press ups, bent over barbel row, i also cycle a lot so my legs are pretty muscely anyway, so what would be a good workout plan using freeweights only?
 
Monday (Chest/Shoulder/Triceps)

Flat Bench Press – 3x8
Incline Dumbbell Bench – 3x8
Skull Crushers – 3x8 (similar to lying tricep extensions)
Close Grip Bench Press – 3x8
Seated Dumbbell Military Press -3x8
Lateral Dumbbell Raises – 3x8
Calf Raises

Wednesday (Back/Biceps)

Dead lifts – 3x8
Bent Over Barbell Rows – 3x8
Pull ups or Pull Downs, alternate week to week also change from wide to close grip etc 3x8
Barbell Bicep Curl -3x8
One arm Dumbbell hammer Curls – 3x8
Calf Raises

Friday (Legs/Abs)

Barbell Squats – 3x8
Dumbbell Lunges – 3x8
Calf Raises-4x10

I'd train abs on the 2-3 days in between so if you were training 3 times mon, wed, and fri, abs would be tues, thurs, sat.
 
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