Man of Honour
It's not far off! For what you lack in reps, you make up in silly amounts of sets!
icecold's training log
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Man of Honour
Bro, when I train at yours next week, I'll appreciate your longer rests 
Soldato
And mireful ladies I expect
Training 19/6/13
Well they finally fixed the windows in the gym. Unfortunately, it made no difference and was like a sauna. Time to invest in a giant fan.
Deads
bar x lots
60x10
100x5
140x5
180x1
200x1
220x5 - was far to casual with the chalk for this set and had to re-do it after the first rep. SO MUCH SWEAT
207.5x5
207.5x5
207.5x5
Stopped there because I was starting to lose the battle between sweating and rehydrating. Sets were all satisfyingly comfortable. No snaps and I'm pretty sure I'll peak with a PB.
Board press
bar x lots
60x10
80x5
100x5 - with board
110x1
120x1
130x5 PB
125x5 - got a massively lame hand off, made it so hard!
125x5
125x5
Pleasing! The 130 wasn't even a max. Next week I shall push it.
Good mornings
60x6
100x6
140x6
140x6
140x6
Felt much better today
Tricep stuff
A medium amount
Hip stretching
Done
Actual workout time was quite short, but I spent ages messing around at the start so I was still kind of rushed. A good session, but I need to wear less clothes when it's this humid. Gym air flow not even once.
Well they finally fixed the windows in the gym. Unfortunately, it made no difference and was like a sauna. Time to invest in a giant fan.
Deads
bar x lots
60x10
100x5
140x5
180x1
200x1
220x5 - was far to casual with the chalk for this set and had to re-do it after the first rep. SO MUCH SWEAT
207.5x5
207.5x5
207.5x5
Stopped there because I was starting to lose the battle between sweating and rehydrating. Sets were all satisfyingly comfortable. No snaps and I'm pretty sure I'll peak with a PB.
Board press
bar x lots
60x10
80x5
100x5 - with board
110x1
120x1
130x5 PB
125x5 - got a massively lame hand off, made it so hard!
125x5
125x5
Pleasing! The 130 wasn't even a max. Next week I shall push it.
Good mornings
60x6
100x6
140x6
140x6
140x6
Felt much better today
Tricep stuff
A medium amount
Hip stretching
Done
Actual workout time was quite short, but I spent ages messing around at the start so I was still kind of rushed. A good session, but I need to wear less clothes when it's this humid. Gym air flow not even once.
Soldato
Short shorts only.
Right. That's it. I'm coming to the next bro-down.
I'll bring my Village People tapes, too.
Errr... /homo.
Caporegime
FuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAARRR
TOP GUN THEME TUNE!!!!
TOP GUN THEME TUNE!!!!
Soldato
ice I see you injured yourself from the OP, I'm not being funny but is this because you was lacking form back in 2011 but now you've learned from it? Or was it just an accident? OR do is it impossible not to injury yourself somewhere down the line?
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Actually, none of my injuries have been due to typical "poor form". Some have been due to not noticing some very subtle dysfunctions and mobility issues (also missed by my excellent physio/sports therapist), but others have just been fairly random. Ankle sprain playing football, for example. Then that caused problems because I was moving slightly differently. Then more recently I had a small tear in my hamstring, and you can see on the video that my technique during that lift is very solid.
The lesson is: random injuries can and do happen, so if you don't fix the problems you can actually see or feel, you're an idiot
The lesson is: random injuries can and do happen, so if you don't fix the problems you can actually see or feel, you're an idiot
Logging catch up post!
21/6/13 and 22/6/13
Squats - aborted, adductor can't be fixed while I'm loading it.
Short rest bench
120x4 - terrible
115x4x several sets
Crying out for a deload!
Paused beltless deads
200x3 beltless PB?
190x3x3
OHP
50x5
60x5
70x3
80x3 - PB? Definitely a max
60x8
40x10
Pull throughs
All kinds of rowing movements
Curls
24/6/13
Very narrow stance leg press
10x10 of some pin with around 60-90 seconds rest
This doesn't stress my adductor at all and yet is appropriately horrible. Not very sustainable though as could probably max out the weight next session.
Short rest bench
115x5 - still terrible
110x5x3
105x5x2 - last set was the best of the day. WHY?
RDLs
some
Wide grip bench
92.5x6x3
92.5x10 - yeah I accidentally did 10
26/6/13
Got to the gym very late so this was a rush.
Deadlifts
bar x some
60x10
100x7
140x5
180x2
200x1 - almost fell over the bar because this moved so fast
230x5 - comfortable with reps in the tank. Sweat city
217.5x5
217.5x5
217.5x5
Dehydration PB
Board bench
bar x lots - feeling slightly less generally jacked up than monday
60x10
90x5
110x3 - with board
120x1
130x5 - feeling better but this was heavy enough
125x5
125x5
125x5
Hard today
Good mornings
many sets up to 140x5x2
I'm sure I did something else but it probably isn't important.
21/6/13 and 22/6/13
Squats - aborted, adductor can't be fixed while I'm loading it.
Short rest bench
120x4 - terrible
115x4x several sets
Crying out for a deload!
Paused beltless deads
200x3 beltless PB?
190x3x3
OHP
50x5
60x5
70x3
80x3 - PB? Definitely a max
60x8
40x10
Pull throughs
All kinds of rowing movements
Curls
24/6/13
Very narrow stance leg press
10x10 of some pin with around 60-90 seconds rest
This doesn't stress my adductor at all and yet is appropriately horrible. Not very sustainable though as could probably max out the weight next session.
Short rest bench
115x5 - still terrible
110x5x3
105x5x2 - last set was the best of the day. WHY?
RDLs
some
Wide grip bench
92.5x6x3
92.5x10 - yeah I accidentally did 10
26/6/13
Got to the gym very late so this was a rush.
Deadlifts
bar x some
60x10
100x7
140x5
180x2
200x1 - almost fell over the bar because this moved so fast
230x5 - comfortable with reps in the tank. Sweat city
217.5x5
217.5x5
217.5x5
Dehydration PB
Board bench
bar x lots - feeling slightly less generally jacked up than monday
60x10
90x5
110x3 - with board
120x1
130x5 - feeling better but this was heavy enough
125x5
125x5
125x5
Hard today
Good mornings
many sets up to 140x5x2
I'm sure I did something else but it probably isn't important.
Caporegime
PB for Max bench sessions in a week.
All looks tasty
All looks tasty
Caporegime
PBs all round soon.jpeg
As an update on myself, shoulders feeling pretty good, another shoulder session tomorrow so we shall see what it brings
Just need to remember to keep doing everything!
As an update on myself, shoulders feeling pretty good, another shoulder session tomorrow so we shall see what it brings
Just need to remember to keep doing everything!
Soldato
Oh wth! Show off!
Caporegime
Soldato
Training 28/06/13
Hip mobility
Many
Wide stance pull throughs
5(?) sets of 10 of the cable stack, and one of 15 at the end
Short rest bench
115x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
Exchanged some bar weight for some volume.
OHP
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
True story. Short rests
Bench
70x25
Press up onto suspended band
5 reps! lols, this was supersetted with the 70kg bench so I'm not surprised.
Tricep cables
Done.
Last pressing session before deload, and it's definitely needed. What I programmed definitely worked, but would have worked better if I hadn't done it twice in a row because of not being able to squat or deadlift for a few weeks. Pec minor on my right side needs some love.
Hip mobility
Many
Wide stance pull throughs
5(?) sets of 10 of the cable stack, and one of 15 at the end
Short rest bench
115x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
110x4
Exchanged some bar weight for some volume.
OHP
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
True story. Short rests
Bench
70x25
Press up onto suspended band
5 reps! lols, this was supersetted with the 70kg bench so I'm not surprised.
Tricep cables
Done.
Last pressing session before deload, and it's definitely needed. What I programmed definitely worked, but would have worked better if I hadn't done it twice in a row because of not being able to squat or deadlift for a few weeks. Pec minor on my right side needs some love.