*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

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So about a week ago I ran into FF - what a lovely person :D

He also noted my utter lack of posting in this thread which can be attributed to knee injury (PFPS) and some serious pain in my right midfoot which was solved by buying a new pair of shoes :)

Been crazy busy with work in the last 2 weeks (retail is fun!) but looking to use the extra days off this week for returning to the gym. I've really missed it too and my legs and knees simply feel week and sore from having done nothing :(

Fingers crossed I can stay healthy for a bit longer this time!
 
icecold said:
Booo :(

Is it bad? Or just gay enough to get in the way?
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Can't really tell, it's not like I can't walk or anything but it's definitely 'tender'. Think I twisted it on a kerb or something, that'll teach me for refusing a taxi and walking home 6 miles drunk. Too much cardio, goodbye sweet gains.

It feels like I might just wake up tomorrow and it'll be fine, if it's not 100% I won't risk a session because I don't want to jeopardise my new year plan tbh.
 
Oh yea, i promised id write up the beginners routine from the Arnold book, instead i just took a picture:D

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Because I'm a video whore:
icecold said:
Training 23/12/12

Comp paused bench
bar x lots
60x5
100x3
110x1
120x2
125x2
130x2 PB
132.5x2 PB
127.5x2
125x2
122.5x2
Hallelujah! Had concerns about benching, but this was awesome. Nice volume too. Oh, and this whole session is at a different gym. The bench is terrible, narrow and wobbly, so even more of a PB... ;)

Squat
bar x lots
60xsome
100x5
150x2
170x2 very fast!
180x1
200x2 very easy. Hopefully this weeks gayness has gone. Right distal quad insertion is still mega tight which is biting me at depth though, so I keep cutting them a little high...
210x2 easy again!
222.5x2 PB! WTF?! Easily another rep there.
Was going to do some volume, but my quad was ****ed. Very pleased! Videos of the 210 and 222.5 later.

DB row
35x10
50x6x4

Narrow grip bench
100x5
110x5x3

Lat pull down
some

Leg press
A few very light sets of 12 to get my knee moving. Worked well with some stretching.
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icecold said:
Cheers chaps! It was nice to have things moving nicely for a change, even though some of my bench reps were hilarious and my right leg was doing all kinds of crazy things because of my quad.

Also, the squat rack was almost impossible for me to not clatter on my walk outs :/

Video!

Some interesting tekkers stuff going on, no doubt because of my quad...

I was previously unaware that my t-shirt had holes in... thanks youtube! <thumbsup>
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BAM! 100kg bench 1RM today :D. Went for 95, and it was easy. So jumped up to 100kg and went for it, wasn't TOO bad! The worst part was unracking it, think I might have 102.5/105 in me with a hand off and spotter!

Huzzah, so finish the year on 100/140/160. Was gonna go for a 150kg squat today but I've jaffed my knee a bit dancing/walking home this weekend.

Also, check this out - no surprises who's top!

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Chris1712 said:
BAM! 100kg bench 1RM today :D. Went for 95, and it was easy. So jumped up to 100kg and went for it, wasn't TOO bad! The worst part was unracking it, think I might have 102.5/105 in me with a hand off and spotter!

Huzzah, so finish the year on 100/140/160. Was gonna go for a 150kg squat today but I've jaffed my knee a bit dancing/walking home this weekend.

Also, check this out - no surprises who's top!

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Well done.Watch out though, Santa benches 200KG for reps.
 
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