Man of Honour
You got me 
*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***
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Man of Honour
Yes. And the anabolic eye patch.
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I know... it's embrassing - me caught on camera doing bicep curls!
that's a pretty big DB, especially for someone who doesn't normally do curls!
Man of Honour
Of course 
Anabolic *******
Very disappointed here that you weren't performing your broccep curls inside the squat rack
you realise that doing that would have added 10kg to the weight
Man of Honour
Shouldn't be a problem although most of the regulars won't be around at the weekends if you were wanting to catch up with them as well.
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Have you guys got any tips on how to 'encourage' my gym to invest in a squat rack/power rack whatever. I joined before I understood free weights properly (benefits, pool and steam room suites! 6 month contract) so didn't spot the evil smith machines hogging where the squat rack should be. Has anybody here successfully converted a fail gym? If I draft a letter to the money spender what can I say?
I kept talking to the people working there, and after a while others interested did the same.
Took a 3 years before they got rid of the smiths though.
It's still okay for squats as long as it's not got an angle to the bar's path of travel.
Cannot accept.
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Caporegime
accept*
facepalmed. -_-
It's all I had for ages and it still helped me get a 175kg freeweight squat in the end weighing in at 68kg
Loving the patch FF 
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I'm am officially cream crackered. Today I've coached for 5 hours from 8:30, had an hour and a half round trip to get my hair cutD), been to the gym for just under an hour and also done about two hours of gymnastics stuff.
I'm pooped.
Feel really good though, also have some tasty snacks lined up for this evening 
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Has anyone got any decent, not too pricey skipping roped they can recommend? It has been working wonders for my calve and ankles.
.I'm am officially cream crackered. Today I've coached for 5 hours from 8:30, had an hour and a half round trip to get my hair cut
D), been to the gym for just under an hour and also done about two hours of gymnastics stuff. I'm pooped
.Feel really good though
, also have some tasty snacks lined up for this evening .Has anyone got any decent, not too pricey skipping roped they can recommend? It has been working wonders for my calve and ankles.
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My strength (and endurance?) seems to be coming on leaps and bounds. 10 pressups were a struggle before but I can beast out 3x10 with ease now!
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Longest and most horrible gym session ever!
Smolov squats:
7x5x167.5kg
Felt horrible! Every set was painful, apart from the fourth which was completely fine and also easy
It was mostly just pushing through DOMS, but ALL OVER my legs Slight twinge in my right adductor/hamstring proximal insertion, possibly related to what floored me a few weeks ago. I'm going to rest a day and do 10x3 on monday to let it recover.
Smolov Jr Bench (8x4):
Before I started I was already hating life. Pro-tip, don't smolov two exercises at the same time. Who would have guessed?
6x4x105kg - bugger! Wrong weight!!!
3x4x110kg
****! Got confused between my weeks I contemplated doing even more 110kg sets, but I was quite frankly sick of the gym. And hungry. Benching was strong though, to the extent that I could have done a lot more 110kg sets. I'm getting the hang of the narrower benches. I'm still on for 10x3 tomorrow, but I might do the other 5x4x110kg sets on tuesday, just to make me feel better.
Edit: I've made the decision to stop cutting while I'm doing smolov, as it's probably a recipe for disaster. Last weigh in I was around 86kg, which I hope not to be too much over in a few weeks.
It's looking like I'll be doing a comp in June, so plenty of time to get down to 83kg.
Smolov squats:
7x5x167.5kg
Felt horrible! Every set was painful, apart from the fourth which was completely fine and also easy
It was mostly just pushing through DOMS, but ALL OVER my legs Slight twinge in my right adductor/hamstring proximal insertion, possibly related to what floored me a few weeks ago. I'm going to rest a day and do 10x3 on monday to let it recover.Smolov Jr Bench (8x4):
Before I started I was already hating life. Pro-tip, don't smolov two exercises at the same time. Who would have guessed?
6x4x105kg - bugger! Wrong weight!!!
3x4x110kg
****! Got confused between my weeks
I contemplated doing even more 110kg sets, but I was quite frankly sick of the gym. And hungry. Benching was strong though, to the extent that I could have done a lot more 110kg sets. I'm getting the hang of the narrower benches. I'm still on for 10x3 tomorrow, but I might do the other 5x4x110kg sets on tuesday, just to make me feel better.Edit: I've made the decision to stop cutting while I'm doing smolov, as it's probably a recipe for disaster. Last weigh in I was around 86kg, which I hope not to be too much over in a few weeks.
It's looking like I'll be doing a comp in June, so plenty of time to get down to 83kg.
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Longest and most horrible gym session ever!
Smolov squats:
7x5x167.5kg
Felt horrible! Every set was painful, apart from the fourth which was completely fine and also easy
I know that DOMS feel. DOMS in places I've never experienced DOMS.
I find the 4x9 day the hardest, just not used to these reps. I'm actually really enjoying it now, I think something's wrong with me. I reckon I'll run the base mesocycle again after a couple of weeks off. Should be interesting, but I want a 200kg squat this year. Wife wants abs though...
You eeeeejit... cutting during Smolov? The actual ****?
Yep, don't know what I was thinking! I certainly don't enjoy smolov yet, but smolov jr has been good fun. It'll be weird not benching, but it means I'll get to work on my overhead for a few weeks.
200kg seems like it's easily do-able from where you are now. However, squats first, then your wife can get abs.
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Negative sir, there is an angle on the bar, besides I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. I am not at the point of needing a cage he so I will get my petitioning hat on
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