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

[BennyC]

Bear in mind after a workout you can add a good inch or so to your measurements Still nonetheless that's pretty impressive. Well played mate

Yeah, My chest hovers around just over 44", and my arms are 15 1/2" normally. I can tell im growing as my stretch marks are beginning to shoot down the inside/upper of the biceps and beginning to make their way out of the armpit crease and accross my chest. Can also see where theyve freshly stretched as its a lighter pink. There's a group of 3 on either side stretching about 3" in total.

They're not bothering me yet, proud marks, not stretch marks

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/bennyc06i/IMG_0348.jpg

Grown a lot scince then. (Me and the marks!)

 

[Cristian]

you know they are gonna be there for life right?
Got quite a few myself, they turn silvery after a while and that's how they remain.

 

[DarkShadow]

Squats

40kg x3x5
70kg x3x5
102.5kg x5x5
110kg x1x5 PB

Bench

40kg x3x5
50kg x3x5
62.5kg x5x5
70kg 1x5 PB

Rows

1x9
1x8
1x6

push ups

1x30
1x20
1x15

crunches

1x20
1x15
1x8

Done, Nearing my goal 1.5 body weight on squats well happy today. Having to eat a bit more though but sod it.

How much do you weigh?

 

[BennyC]

you know they are gonna be there for life right?
Got quite a few myself, they turn silvery after a while and that's how they remain.

Yup sure do. Nothing I can do to stop them happening. If they're going to happen, they're going to happen. And I'm not going to let something that small and stupid stop me training. So I learn to love them instead

 

[Freefaller]

I quite like the few I have - but spending time in the sun helps minimise them.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

I'm trying to work out exactly what angle/body part you've photo'd there!

As for stretch marks, I'm littered with them. Belly, armpits, lats, upper arms. Not from muscle gain though, from fat gain about 10 years ago. They do go to near invisible after a while, but they glisten in a certain light. I like to think of them like tiger stripes

 

[Bakedgoods]

Under the arm pit in the common one and that's exactly where mine are. They do go down a little on to my biceps but it's not too bad.

I've also got them right at the to of the inside of my leg, near my groin

 

[burtie]

How much do you weigh?

88kg

 

[LabR@t]

back to the gym this week after 5 months of just a little home training and I have not lost hardly any stength which is nice, i have a feeling i was over training before and just seemed to be getting weaker each week.

Now i am doing 3* full body workouts for the next 3 months

 

[AmDaMan]

my mate used that bio-oil stuff for them and they are hardly visible now. I used it for my face for spot scars and it helped a lot.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Cocoa (or maybe coconut?) oil is the stuff my sis keeps telling me to use.

 

[Delvis]

Any reason why my elbow / arm would hurt when lifting thing's for a while?

I'm falling apart for much now it's ridiculous ...Ankle, knee, now me damn elbow! Aggh!

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I'm taking a few days off at the moment, so much work to do its unreal

Need to get back into it properly again next week , will probably be spending the whole weekend in the office

 

[Morba]

YOU ARE A MAN, STOP BEING FEMALE!!!

my word

 

[Buffman]

I'm taking a few days off at the moment, so much work to do its unreal

Need to get back into it properly again next week , will probably be spending the whole weekend in the office

I'm the same, got exams from 21st to 28th then nearly 4 months holiday (Unless I manage to find myself a job) so I've cut down currently from 5-6 sessions a week including cardio to 3-4 weights sessions a week. Put on a bit of weight but I've also seen the lifts improving so I aint too bothered, Cardio fitness isn't as good as it was (I did have a resting heart rate of ~46 a couple weeks ago and I'll check tommorow what it is now).

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I'm still cycling to/from the office and a ride on the weekend every day so thats around 70 miles a week so at least I'm getting some cardio in.

So much more difficult to make money now at work than 6 months ago.. doing far more hours and less money so having to do orders which take so much of my time up - never enough time in the day !!!

 

[BennyC]

Decided to scrap the 20 rep leg sets after the warmup today and increase the weight by 10KG each time for 10 reps. Went like this.

Warmup:

Backsquats:

45KGx20x2

Frontsquats:

45KGx20x2

Workingsets:

60KGx10
70KGx10
80KGx10
90KGx10
100KGx10

Then decided to do some Morning raises/SLDL

70KGx10x4

Single Leg Leg extensions:

25KG per leg:
Right - 10x4
Left- 10x4

Leg Curls

45KGx10x4

Leg adduction:

75KGx20
85KGx20
95KGx20
115KGx20

Seated Calfraise -Improvising on the smith machine:

40KGx20x4

Calf raise on leg press:

Per leg 35KG

Right - 10x4
Left - 10x4

Both legs:

85KG x 10.

Calves felt pumped as mo fo's by this point. I've been in the workshops all week so and ridiculously tired but pleased with my effort none the less. Thigh's coming upto 25" now.

 

[Freefaller]

I did legs too today!

Back squats:

WU: 16x60
10x100
8x120
8x140
6x160
7x160
5x160
DS:10x100

SLDL:

8x100
8x100
8x110
8x120
6x120

Step ups:

5x100 (per leg)
5x100 (per leg)
5x110 (per leg)
5x120 (per leg)
ds:7x100 (per leg)

Leg press:

10x200
8x240
8x280
6x320
5x360
ds:12x240


TOTAL TONNAGE:30,540!! 30.5T!!!!!!

15mins of rowing @ max resistance

 

[Simon]

FF is a beast

 

[Freefaller]

First time I've broken the 30T barrier! Dead chuffed! My legs are throbbing and I am in mild discomfort, but it was worth it!