Poll: ***The all new gymrats thread***

[Dj_Jestar]

I thought you meant in one press for a second :/

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

I'm on to achieve 600kg by summer I reckon. Feeling monsterously strong at the moment

Not gonna get anywhere near 600 until at least Christmas when I hit the peak of my Winter bulk. Having said that, I'm pretty confident I could increase my deadlift by 20K or more now so that would leave me only needing 30K.

 

[Clipsey]

I'm on to achieve 600kg by summer I reckon. Feeling monsterously strong at the moment

I was feeling pretty strong and happy with bench (about 135kg) the other day until a pair of absolute lumps turned up next to me - the bigger guy was benching 480lbs!!! (near 220kg!) I started to feel weak again

 

[blairw]

haha i was squatting 60, and the dude next to me was benching 140 i was like :O I hope ill start adding some weight to my lifts throughout this programme but today stairs are my enemy after more 5x5 squats

 

[Steedie]

Benching 140?

I do 50kg at the moment and struggle with that by the last set doing 4x10

 

[blairw]

Hey im still benching 45kg for 5x5 but i feel i could up that a bit

 

[neon.uk]

Can't use the school gym for a week now as its half term . I've always been worried about deadlifts and squats as the technique is so crucial and you can injure yourself easily if you do it wrong, but I finally took the plunge on wednesday and I must say its much more satisfying than all these silly dumbell exercises. Can't wait to see myself adding more weight to put all the weeds in the school gym to shame

And my tuna, balsamic vinegar and tomato for afterwards is great!

Oh and a quick question, how much does a squat/deadlift bar normally weigh?

 

[Mundu]

I thought I was doing well increasing my weights but it's only dawned on me now how bad the form was. Going to have to reduce by bench which is only 40kg.

 

[blairw]

if its an olympic bar it'll be 20kg

 

[^TANK^]

Good news is I can front squat 180kg a few times happily, I reckon I could beat my normal squat in time. Bad news is I cant physically go low enough to execute a text book front squat if you know what I mean. It feels like something is going to really tear and the lower I go the more I tend to tip forward. I think I'll wait for my smith machine in September and stick to that tbh!

 

[Freefaller]

I thought you meant in one press for a second :/

LOL! I wish! Now that would be monsterous!

My current lifts are in my sig, so I'm only 60kg away from 600kg.

 

[blairw]

i had the same kind of head scrach moment as jestar when i first read 600kg

 

[pieplough]

Dam tank thats an impressive front squat!

I had a really good chest/shoulder/tris session today, couple of personal best lifts

Finaly hit 40kg bb standing shoulder press for 5 reps and 2x28kg dumbell incline press for 5 reps.

Ive refined a couple of small things with my diet/training and getting some good strength gains. Its funny how little things can have such a big impact, like not streching before lifting lol

Tommorow im going to squat 100kg for the first time cant wait, LOVE leg day.

 

[^TANK^]

You should get those straps Saturday or Monday Freefaller.

 

[^TANK^]

Dam tank thats an impressive front squat!

Thanks pieplough but not really that impressive as I cant go low enough.

 

[pieplough]

Thanks pieplough but not really that impressive as I cant go low enough.

Well the only time i tried a front squat (with about 50kg) i could barely control the bar so holding onto 180 is dam impressive

Also on the subject of front squats, what major differences are there between front and back squats in terms of muscles worked?

 

[^TANK^]

I guess the only difference as far as I'm aware of is you use your arm muscles more, I think thats about it.

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I find it easier to go real low on front squats - although I only do them with around 60kg

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Another good session for me tonight although I've picked up a slight chest pull.

DB Shoulder Press
30K x 10
35K x 10
40K x 10

T-Bar Rows
75K x 10
85K x 10
95K x 10

WG Pulldowns
65.5K x 10
73K x 10
80.5K x 5 (Progress in 6 weeks = 1 rep)

Dips
BW + 7.5K x 10
BW + 7.5K x 10
BW + 7.5K x 10

DB Preacher Curls
17.5K x 10
20K x 10
25K x 10

Weighted Crunches
30K x 10
30K x 10

 

[Andr3w]

I really need to learn how to do deadlifts / squats and get these into my routine!