Ouch!
I'd like to try that, must be a killer.
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Ouch!
I'd like to try that, must be a killer.
Surprisingly its not that difficult and like any type of lifting from the floor its all about technique, the hardest part is when its shoulder height and you have to push it over, getting it off the floor is all in the legs! I'll see if I can get a video on Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Would you do any form of workout/exercise if you had Olecranon bursitis (inflamed bursitits in the elbow) ? Its not muscular, it does not impeed movement etc and would be iced before and after to keep the temperature stable.
Likely doing legs and not arms but they need to hold stuff obv lol
I suffer from achilles tendinitis plantar fasciitis which don't bother me when exercising and a nipped facet in the hip area, that one can be painful on a morning or after long periods of sitting. As long as you have warmed the area up and do stretching as recommended by a physio it'll get better!
Had a great heavy session last night. First in over a week due to being messed about.
11mile up hill bike ride. Keeping my rpm over 80 at all times.
Straight on to legs.
66kg 5sets of 20.
88kg 4 x 20.
100 3 x 10.
107 2 x 10.
Heaviest i've gone. Legs where like jelly after. I do a set then do ankle extensions, then back to leg extensions. so dont tend to rest to much in between.
I think that's quite good.
Pushed arms too, doing heaviest triceps pulls at 45kg 4 x 20.
skull crushers at 32kg 3 x 15.
Dont feel my biceps curls are enough at the mo. Heaviest at 45kg 4 x 10.
Really want to be able to get in the gym more, but lifes getting in the way.
Been doing more mincing about using the "Buff Dudes" youtube channel as guidance lol did their dumbbell only shoulders session last night... Well that clearly did something, i couldnt hold a pen after it and had to carry a bowl with both hands lol feels good this morning though :D
I've sacked in going to the gym sadly as work has killed off my spare time:)
So many good channels on there at the mo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
120kg leg ex 2x 15+. Man my thighs are killing. Like sooo bad.
But since decorating i've pulled my lower arm/elbow muscle. Is ok in some ways, in others i can barely move it. Is making everything a pain in the arse.
Maxed out the leg press machine. 10x 150kg.
If i'm honest i just wanna boast as its pleased me.
Good going Benn! I've not worked my legs for almost 2 months. Got a knee injury that won't allow me to lift at all can't even run on a treadmill at the moment. Managed 52.5kg x8 barbell curl this morning though. Other lifts aren't progressing much at the moment mostly due to laziness.
Could you cycle? set the seat high enough to take almost all the load off yer knees (pedal at the bottom, heel on it, slight bend in the knee, perfect height)Quote:
Originally Posted by bazzap8389
Been using riding as my "leg day" since doing an actual leg workout would knobble my legs so much that riding was hard. So weights for back/chest/shoulders and ignorng arms for now.
Last night I managed to get 2nd on a strava segment locally. Was 6th for a while but noted the start and pushed hard till the end :D well chufed about that, like Ben its bragging rights :D
Good work on the 150KG press though!!!! that seems mental weight
Oh, I've been mental and entered a 3hr Xc MTB race in January lol.... That'll hopefully only be cold, but odds on itll be muddy and wet. I could prevent wet weather by spending £100 on some waterproof cycling shorts though, but I'd sooner spend that on other toys
Thank you, I've been building weight up then dropping it off, as my knees have been hurting alot. Found getting back to taking cod liver oil tablets everyday have really been helping with it tho. So gonna try and keep taking them.Quote:
Originally Posted by bazzap8389
I'd like to get my barbell curls up that heavy. I max out at 41kg ish. But my arms/elbow still off.
Love a good ride. my cardio is riding. Do 30mins on a up and down incline program. Like i'm riding up and down hills. 30mins normally gets me 10miles ish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Good man at cracking thru the rides. I find it makes my nuts go numb. lol Odd feeling.
I was very happy with the weight. Hence the bragging..lol
if your nuts are going numb, then the saddle isnt right.
Roll your hips back so your sitbones are perched on the back of the saddle. This will take the pressure off the nerve that runs under the pelvis to the genitals.
If they still go numb, then consider a pair of properly padded shorts, OR if you can alter the angle of the saddle try down or up at the nose. Some of the adjustments seem counter intuitive but you dont want long term nerve damage on the nads.
30mins for 10 miles, thats damn good going :) roadie speeds there. I'm slower due to MTB knobbly tyres lol
Seat only goes up and down. As it's a fixed machine bike.
Always get it, very odd feeling. I do try and move about to help but doesn't really help. Dont really wanted more layers/padding under my normal stuff if i can help it.
And is it? I thought it was a bit slow for a machine. Maybe not. Get my legs warm and some sweat going. only cardio i can do with out getting to bored.
Going tonight.
Aye I can cycle no problem at all, I could maybe start lifting again on it too don't want to jump back in too quickly though I'll give it another week. Good chest workout this morning though 38kg incline db press x 8 I got up to. I do 5 sets for everything first one light then 4 heavy ones.
I did chest this morning, 10Kg.... I'll get me coat lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bazzap8389
Everyone starts somewhere bud I started out using 10s as well. I'm still playing catch up to my strength 2 years ago which is depressing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Been back to strongman training after a 4 week hiatus, today was deadlifts and prowlers. Now at the local gym I've tried for 160kg deadlift and failed at Spartan I did 160kg for reps lol this made me happy.... The prowler didn't, was only 40kg on it (so about 70kg in total, over astroturf) this thing is fucking awful but it works!
What are prowlers?
https://s17.postimg.org/m0ntvi467/14...77686160_o.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
A you push them, i'd love to try that. Looks like fun, but hell.
They can also be used for pulling by tienig a rope round them and you either sit on the floor and pull it arm over arm or tie the rope to yourself and pull it but there are smaller sleds you can do that with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Ah right. Must be a great workout.
Its made me throw up before.
175kg deadlift tonight :D think there's a 200kg in the tank
200kg deadlift :D
Nice!
Was easier than I anticipated, think I could add another 10-15 kg on it. Form isn't perfect as shoulders are rounded, apart from that its good!
https://youtu.be/mzAl0fbs5cs
Keep it up mate at the rate you are lifting one day you might pick up a personality or a women
LOL cheeky twat although I do now have a woman been seeing her about 4 months, if you still had facebook you'd know this :p
I binned off Facebook to insure I still have a job lol
You should learn how to make Fb private and also to not have work folks as friends lol
First day back in a month last night. Feeling totally fucked this morning.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwmnw
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 lol )
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.
Did a mincey leg day on tuesday. I'm still in bits :( lol
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.
I like goblet squats, nice and easy to do at home etc
And that was just from the showers afterwards lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Yes been doing lower weight ones at home..Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Worried your thinking about me in that way...Quote:
Originally Posted by mk1nova_rich