*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Delvis]

I'm around 92-93kg at the moment and reasonably lean

Sod

I'm that much currently....must have fat bones.....I have a big butt too

 

[Skillmister]

I'm hardly joking you know :/

Monday - Shoulders and biceps
Tuesday - Chest and triceps
Thursday - Back and shoulders and biceps
Friday - Legs and chest and triceps

No motivation to train legs properly without squats it's all a chore rather than enjoying it. And no deadlifts sucks aswell.

 

[Delvis]

Can you not do leg curls / extensions?

 

[Skillmister]

Well that's what i do hence legs being on friday Just don't enjoy it

 

[Steedie]

Can you not do leg curls / extensions?

This

If I can't do squats for whatever reason, I'll do some crazy high reps/sets with leg extensions to totally pre exhaust the quads. Anything you do after that will feel like you're lifting the earth, and it's great for growth

 

[LiE]

being strong and lean is tough and I'm learning a lot!

Lean and strong is the way forward

 

[Freefaller]

For my carb up this year, I'll be eating 1000g of carbs a day YEAH BUDDY!!!

Meals consisting of just a pile of rice/potatos!!

Nice! 4000 cals! BOOM!

Sod

I'm that much currently....must have fat bones.....I have a big butt too

I have a large posterior - a rotund glute. I'm proud of it

At least I think I'm realtively lean at my weight no? You've met me - I'm just guessing. Haven't had my BF measured in a while.

 

[Steedie]

Nice! 4000 cals! BOOM!

Luckily only for 2 days, otherwise I'll probably have rice and potato coming out of my ears

 

[Freefaller]

Lean and strong is the way forward

For sure. Being big and powerful is relatively simple. Being lean and powerful - altogether another issue!

It's been 3 months since I've done any direct bicep work! Love it!

 

[kai]

For my carb up this year, I'll be eating 1000g of carbs a day YEAH BUDDY!!!

Meals consisting of just a pile of rice/potatos!!

do i get to do this....... excited!!!!!

 

[Deception]

For sure. Being big and powerful is relatively simple. Being lean and powerful - altogether another issue!

It's been 3 months since I've done any direct bicep work! Love it!

Bicep work.. Whats that these days?

 

[Steedie]

do i get to do this....... excited!!!!!

Depends on how lean you are the week before, potentially yes or something similar at least

 

[NinetyOne]

First day back at the gym today after 4months out.(Still probably too soon). I have to say I feel trashed and amazing at the same time! Just need to take it real easy for a while and build my strength back up. Had enough of sitting on my arse, isn't going to help any more.

Also I was quite amazed today at the amount of people I saw who weren't squatting properly... what the hell.

 

[Andr3w]

I just managed 4x8 unaided dips for the first time ever....i'm so proud !!!

 

[TommyV]

I was triple figures, but it's a lot of work, eating, and also I wasn't THAT lean. Sure you could see my abs and separations in the legs etc... I was very powerful though.

I'm around 92-93kg at the moment and reasonably lean (16-17% or so) and slowly shredding away the fat, and keeping my weight and my strength is working back up. I don't want to be huge again - I can do it too easily - being strong and lean is tough and I'm learning a lot!

Yeah fair enough - eating food is never a problem for me, and presuming you neither by the sounds of it

I'm sat at 90kg, about 17/18% BF atm. The annoying thing is, it's all my mid-section, legs/arms are a whole ton leaner in comparison to my mid, it's annoying!!

I can only assume genetics account for fat distribution!?

 

[Delvis]

I have a large posterior - a rotund glute. I'm proud of it

At least I think I'm realtively lean at my weight no? You've met me - I'm just guessing. Haven't had my BF measured in a while.

Mines a rounded glute

You are aye, well you seemed it, nothing to worry about anyway! Lean enough my friend

@Skillmister
This is what Steedie got me doing

so do 5 sets on leg extensions, 1x15, 1x20, 1x25, 1x30, then 1x15 as heavy as you can go, drop down 20% do 5, drop down 20% do 5, drop down 20% and do 5

then just do 3x10 on hamstring curls

and finish off with lunges

ok

so first set: 30kg, second second: 50, then: 60kg then 70, last set 80 and do the drops as i mentioned

 

[Deception]

Yeah fair enough - eating food is never a problem for me, and presuming you neither by the sounds of it

I'm sat at 90kg, about 17/18% BF atm. The annoying thing is, it's all my mid-section, legs/arms are a whole ton leaner in comparison to my mid, it's annoying!!

I can only assume genetics account for fat distribution!?

I know how annoying that is, im slightly bigger than you (93kg), but my back etc is leaner compared to the podge I call my stomach! I guess its the after effects of coming from 18st

 

[Delvis]

Oooooooooooh you didn't say dat der genetics word!!!!

 

[tom_e]

I just managed 4x8 unaided dips for the first time ever....i'm so proud !!!

I managed a full 5x5 for the first time this morning, so I share your proudness!

 

[Deception]

Oooooooooooh you didn't say dat der genetics word!!!!

It wasn't me, it was er...