Gym talk

[turbojolt]

I binned off Facebook to insure I still have a job

[Stuart]

You should learn how to make Fb private and also to not have work folks as friends

[Benn]

First day back in a month last night. Feeling totally fucked this morning.

[wwmnw]

I've been training hard recently and even hit 100kg for 1 bench press after trying for ages (finally hit it a couple days after the gf broke up with me maybe I was channeling my frustration) still never felt sore yet, gonna have to train harder tonight.

[Dan]

I've been training hard recently and even hit 100kg for 1 bench press after trying for ages (finally hit it a couple days after the gf broke up with me maybe I was channeling my frustration) still never felt sore yet, gonna have to train harder tonight.

Don't worry about the not feeling sore bit, I am the same as I have proven to myself yet again this time around......... I have been bumbling around in the gym at work the last 2 months but as I am off work for 2 weeks I have wandered into my old gym for the xmas break to kit start some proper training, and to set me up for the new year. As I have been messing around I am confident with my training systems I just needed to see what I could still do after a few years of not training and my old gym is perfect to use as a datum and compare where I was to where I am.

I normally train GVT which is 10x10, but for this I need to understand my upper limits and work down from that, so far the main compound exercises have consisted of working up in sets of five until failure then repeating the last full set of five. All are started at 100kg and then add 10 kg at a time, the results on the main ones are.....

Deadlift 2 x 5 @ 180kg
Squat 2 x 5 @ 180kg (old rule is dead what you can squat, so that's a tick )
Bench 2 x 5 @ 140kg

Obviously as I start to loose some weight and training increases I will loose some maximum strength but my volume of sets/reps will increase at the training percentage. I am super chuffed with my upper limits though, far better than expected especially when using the same kit I used to.

[Stuart]

Did a mincey leg day on tuesday. I'm still in bits

[Benn]

On Friday Had a very brief lesson in squatting. Started with goblets style squats, at 10kg for 2x20
Found them on but want to go on a rack really... Found i had some nice sore legs and ass the next day.

Went in on NYE. was dead! I had a great 2 hour workout, went heavy on everything. Upped my squats to 20kg for 2x20. Then 30kg for 2x15.
Really felt them, my thighs are sore as funk today.

[Stuart]

I like goblet squats, nice and easy to do at home etc

[mk1nova_rich]

Found i had some nice sore legs and ass the next day.

And that was just from the showers afterwards

[Benn]

I like goblet squats, nice and easy to do at home etc

Yes been doing lower weight ones at home..

And that was just from the showers afterwards

Worried your thinking about me in that way...