*** The 2011 Gym Rats Thread ***

[GAC]

bit of a lighter set today on the deads as i felt a bit poor back wise, guess a new matress is in the works soon.

Elliptical Trainer:
0:15:00 (+29 pts)
Barbell Bench Press:
198 lb x 8 reps (+75 pts)
198 lb x 8 reps (+75 pts)
198 lb x 7 reps (+73 pts)
176 lb x 6 reps (+63 pts)
Hack Squat:
176 lb x 8 reps (+33 pts)
176 lb x 8 reps (+33 pts)
176 lb x 8 reps (+33 pts)
hack sq machine
Barbell Deadlift:
220 lb x 8 reps (+83 pts)
220 lb x 8 reps (+83 pts)
Standing Military Press:
88 lb x 8 reps (+39 pts)

press was thrown in as a extra thing to make up for the dropped set on the deadlift, picked a lighter weight just to be safe but felt good enough afterwards.

 

[Skillmister]

Got a hockey ball from town today. Gonna give some bodyparts a beating later

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

I presume the double prong offer more support?

No, just more secure.

 

[BennyC]

Time to invest in a belt for those heavy sets. Recommendations if you will please

A functionally strong core instead

 

[icecold]

Are you able to adjust the lever belt?

Yeah, you just need a screwdriver. As you're unlikely to have your waist change that much it isn't really a hassle. I've changed it once 6 months.

 

[icecold]

A good article on insulin sensitivity: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/harness_the_power_of_insulin

 

[JohnnyDrama]

Getting some chafing recently so going to invest in some compression underwear. Any one got any and think they are worth it? I'm between a 36 and 38 waist if you are similar and have some let me know. Looking at Nike / Underarmour as Sports Direct have a sale on

 

[tom_e]

Getting some chafing recently so going to invest in some compression underwear. Any one got any and think they are worth it? I'm between a 36 and 38 waist if you are similar and have some let me know. Looking at Nike / Underarmour as Sports Direct have a sale on

I haven't got any recommendations as I only use the UA heatgear short sleeve tops, but I'm pretty sure these guys http://www.baselayer.co.uk/ are cheaper even with the Sports direct sale.

 

['Wes]

What was the website people used to construct diet plans?

 

[Delvis]

Wooooooooooo back day tomorrow!

 

[Buffman]

What was the website people used to construct diet plans?

dailyburn iirc

 

[Skillmister]

Diet generating: http://swole.me/

tracking food: http://dailyburn.com/nutrition

 

[JohnnyDrama]

I haven't got any recommendations as I only use the UA heatgear short sleeve tops, but I'm pretty sure these guys http://www.baselayer.co.uk/ are cheaper even with the Sports direct sale.

Having a browse now, thanks!

 

['Wes]

Diet generating: http://swole.me/

tracking food: http://dailyburn.com/nutrition

That swole.me website is brilliant, think i'll move off supplements and onto whole food.

 

[Steedie]

Olympia weekend is here!

YAY!!!!!

 

[Freefaller]

2 days of gym so far since getting back from holiday... OMG hard work. In pain. Love it!

Not doing any heavy stuff at the moment until I get back into the swing of things... It's going to take a while... I'm still very much in holiday mode!

 

[J.T]

Good to see you back FF.

 

[Delvis]

I feel so drained right now it's ridiculous...Supposed to be doing deadlifts this evening

 

[BennyC]

Had a quick health check at work today.

Cholesterol 4.8 (less than 5 is good, 5-6.5 is okay, more than 6.5 is a risk)
Glucose 4 (4-8 normal)
Pulse 44
BP 143/79 - not suprising the systolic is a little high as Ive been very busy at work lately and have lots on my plate in my private life.

 

[Freefaller]

Low pulse!

Figures not too dissimilar to mine, though my stress levels have come down and BP is 120/64 at the moment.

Good readings elsewhere though