Yesterday; little skew to above but that's a typical day.
3533 Calories
107.4g of Fat
255.3g of Protein
406.8g of Carbs
Abs are almost gone
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Yesterday; little skew to above but that's a typical day.
3533 Calories
107.4g of Fat
255.3g of Protein
406.8g of Carbs
Abs are almost gone
Carb coma
I am getting bored already, this concept of carbs is like a whole new experience.
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Fats ftw
What the ****?!
Klokov is just a joke, so strong
He will make an interesting strongman/powerlifter when he retires from Olympic lifting (he might make the cut for the next Olympics, assuming he doesn't get "injured" again...
).Practically speaking, Misha is stronger in power/Oly lifting, Akkaev is the better Olympic lifter, and Lapikov will have finished his ban by now.
So where will Klokov fit? He's more entertaining to watch, sure, but from a practical perspective, there are two very, very good lifters in his category...
I have been a bit of a lurker of this part of the forum for the last year and a half, since I started going to the gym properly. Luckily there is a pretty well-kitted out gym at the school I work at so was able to start off at my own pace and settle in without the thought of wasting money.
Anyways, onto the here and now and I had a bit of a breakthrough last Tuesday where I managed the 40KG dumbbell bench-press. I have been working up to this point for quite a while, sticking with the 35KG for a good length of time but with there being no 37.5KG weights, it was a bit of a big jump to go straight to the 40s.
With that in mind I moved over to the barbell which allowed me to load up 75KG of weight, including the bar which I have been working on for the last 2 months or so. I was able to move up to 3x10 on that so last week I thought 'what the hell' and gave the 40s a go with a spotter just in case I ran into difficulty.
To say I was pleased would be an understatement, just need to keep going with it as I really do enjoy spending a couple of hours after work in there, however I feel now I need to start doing some cutting to bring my BF level down.
Over the last 2 weeks I have been trying the 16/8 fasting split and it seems pretty doable so will stick with that for the time being whilst making sure I'm continuing to eat relatively well.
tl;dr - I can now do 40KG dumbbell presses
Anyways, onto the here and now and I had a bit of a breakthrough last Tuesday where I managed the 40KG dumbbell bench-press. I have been working up to this point for quite a while, sticking with the 35KG for a good length of time but with there being no 37.5KG weights, it was a bit of a big jump to go straight to the 40s.
With that in mind I moved over to the barbell which allowed me to load up 75KG of weight, including the bar which I have been working on for the last 2 months or so. I was able to move up to 3x10 on that so last week I thought 'what the hell' and gave the 40s a go with a spotter just in case I ran into difficulty.
To say I was pleased would be an understatement, just need to keep going with it as I really do enjoy spending a couple of hours after work in there, however I feel now I need to start doing some cutting to bring my BF level down.
Over the last 2 weeks I have been trying the 16/8 fasting split and it seems pretty doable so will stick with that for the time being whilst making sure I'm continuing to eat relatively well.
tl;dr - I can now do 40KG dumbbell presses
In before everyone starts trying these variants.
Klokov trolling the world.
Surely there is benefit to having a bit more load on the squats?!wow, that is seriously impressive video, need to try this (with lighter weight
Leg's are getting hit twice a week now. A separate quad / hamstring day session.
Yesterdays session - I am in serious pain
Welcome! Well done on the milestone, now you just need train your legs and back...I have been a bit of a lurker of this part of the forum for the last year and a half, since I started going to the gym properly. Luckily there is a pretty well-kitted out gym at the school I work at so was able to start off at my own pace and settle in without the thought of wasting money.
Anyways, onto the here and now and I had a bit of a breakthrough last Tuesday where I managed the 40KG dumbbell bench-press. I have been working up to this point for quite a while, sticking with the 35KG for a good length of time but with there being no 37.5KG weights, it was a bit of a big jump to go straight to the 40s.
With that in mind I moved over to the barbell which allowed me to load up 75KG of weight, including the bar which I have been working on for the last 2 months or so. I was able to move up to 3x10 on that so last week I thought 'what the hell' and gave the 40s a go with a spotter just in case I ran into difficulty.
To say I was pleased would be an understatement, just need to keep going with it as I really do enjoy spending a couple of hours after work in there, however I feel now I need to start doing some cutting to bring my BF level down.
Over the last 2 weeks I have been trying the 16/8 fasting split and it seems pretty doable so will stick with that for the time being whilst making sure I'm continuing to eat relatively well.
tl;dr - I can now do 40KG dumbbell presses
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I'm going to be stepping things up tonight.
Attempting two new Pb's. 55kg on the bench and 37.5kg on the OHP....
Well at least 1 set at those weights and then problably back down to my previous values 52.5kg bench and 35kg OHP.
Attempting two new Pb's. 55kg on the bench and 37.5kg on the OHP....
Well at least 1 set at those weights and then problably back down to my previous values 52.5kg bench and 35kg OHP.
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He doesn't want that powerlifter size.
Welcome! Well done on the milestone, now you just need train your legs and back...
Thanks very much. I'm managing 40KG dumbbell Bulgarian squats and the same with deads, unfortunately that's the heaviest I can go with the equipment I have at my disposal
Surely you can deadlift more, given that you have a bar for benching 75kg?Thanks very much. I'm managing 40KG dumbbell Bulgarian squats and the same with deads, unfortunately that's the heaviest I can go with the equipment I have at my disposal
Anyway, keep it up!
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tl;dr - I can now do 40KG dumbbell presses
Excellent. Well done, keep it up and keep gaining. Cutting already though? Nah! Get slamming that weight on that bar
Time you started a log perhaps?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=145
Unfortunately the total weight we have including the bar is 75KG so that is the limit, unless the PE Dept decide to buy some more which is unlikely considering it has taken 2-3 years to get the stuff they have now
Excellent. Well done, keep it up and keep gaining. Cutting already though? Nah! Get slamming that weight on that bar
Time you started a log perhaps?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=145
I've only just started doing 3 times per week (Tuesday/Thursday/Friday) and so I'm hoping having the extra day dedicated to a certain area will help, nothing like walking down the stairs after a good leg session.
I noticed the log section and was tempted to put some of my training in there as I do have everything noted down from when I started