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by Rocsteady » Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:59 am

Great work Cora, I'm sure your muscle mass will be increasing even if it's not immediately evident - I always have the same issue when starting back up at the gym, takes a while to be really sure that while the scales stay the same my fat is lessening. Got any excess sugar/shite in your diet that you could cut down on to make sure?

I'm in the exact same position as you just now cp, shoulders still coming along and I'm slowly upping all my lifts but I'm really reluctant to push it hard. Get the clicks and everything. Whereas before I wouldn't have thought twice about banging out a few more reps on any given lift once it starts getting hard, now once I feel even the slightest streets I'm stopping. Hopefully it'll only be another month or so in this state and I can properly get back on it, and start incorporating more taxing lifts on my shoulder like chin ups.

Going to hit 130kg 3x6 on the deadlift today anyway which isn't too appalling, the numbers are rising quickly for it at least.

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by Rocsteady » Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:41 pm

Well, managed 125 instead, it's 40C and humid as strawberry float outside and the gym inexplicably had all its doors open. Was like trying to lift in a sauna.

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by blackoutHERO » Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:03 pm

After this weekend I'll be off the booze and junk food for a month before I go travelling. Gonna see how much difference I can realistically make in that time frame.

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by Corazon de Leon » Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:48 am

Yeah Ian, my diet went to gooseberry fool for six weeks after a breakup so I've taken serious steps to cut the crap.

My mate's back home from China next Thursday for a month and I had a goal of 20 gym sessions in 22 days from finding out to him touching down, and no junk food. strawberry floated it and missed a couple of extra days, and got a Chinese in last Wednesday but I'm motoring away and it's been good to get back in about it. Going for the 90kg squat tonight, 5x6. Will report back

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by Rocsteady » Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:22 pm

Great work brer, how long you been going for? Been reading around it a little bit and it does sound as though everyone gets beaten down for a fair while when starting until they properly know the ropes.

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by Grumpy David » Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:24 am

It's been years since I've been inside a gym thanks to a disc herniation/sciatica. I do swimming 3x a week (3/4 of a mile) and have done since August 2015.

However, last Saturday I went bouldering in Dublin, I had absolutely brutal DOMS in my forearms, biceps and abs, plus a few other muscles too. Absolutely crippled by it, struggled to change gears whilst driving and I still have very minor DOMS. :lol:

I am checking out a gym after work tomorrow and will give some light weightlifting a go, I dread to think how bad the DOMS will be from the and how weak I'll have become. My 1 rep maxes used to be:

Squat 182.5KG
Bench 112.5KG
Deadlift 190KG

Done at approx 92KG bodyweight. I'm now about 87KG after weighing around 104kg in July 2015.

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by Corazon de Leon » Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:22 am

Good work! how did you lose the 17kg?

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by Grumpy David » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:01 am

Corazon de Leon wrote:Good work! how did you lose the 17kg?


Testosterone E, Tren and DNP

Cocaine. Lots and lots of cocaine.

:shifty:

I went from doing zero exercise to swimming 3x a week and I'm a good enough swimmer that I can burn a huge amount of calories from it, I still have a decent amount of muscle from my powerlifting days too. I eat essentially the same size breakfast, lunch and dinner that I normally would have, but no snacks whatsoever inbetween or desert after dinner.

Half tempted to post before and after pictures.

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by Rocsteady » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:11 am

Get on it, not enough pics of half naked men in here :shifty:

It is good to see progress pics though, already wishing I'd taken some in May when I'd had months off thanks to my shoulder. Can see plenty of noticeable improvements already, staying steady at 85kg but definitely increasing muscle mass and lowering body fat.

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by Corazon de Leon » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:22 am

I'm sitting at just under 90kg, according to my slightly dodgy scales ( :slol: ). I'd like to be around 85kg by the end of the year, but with a good amount of muscle on me. That's the goal.

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by Rocsteady » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:34 am

How tall are you? I'm actually looking to go the other way, I want to be over 90 by the end of the year with a low body fat %

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by BTB » Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:08 pm

Upped my bench to 65kg yesterday, progress on bench always seems so slow for me. Any tips/variations that people have found helpful?

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by Rocsteady » Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:42 pm

How often do you bench?

Do dips on the days you don't bench (eg. do chest 3 times a week, bench twice, dips once in between) which help to strengthen and develop your chest and shoulders.

One way I found helpful to overcome plataeus was to do heavy bench eg. Monday 3x6, then take off five kilos and hit split reps up to 30 on the Friday, or do eg. 3x12 with the lighter weight. Then the following Monday try up it by either 2.5 or 5kg.

Beyond that the usual - eat more carbs and protein, sleep lots.

Hit 70kg 3x10 on the bench today, pretty happy with that. Shoulder wasn't too sore. Going to try 3x6 75kg on Monday although I'm partying a lot this weekend so might not work out.

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by Cuban Pete » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:54 pm

I'm an even 100kg at the minute! Need a bit less fat

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by BTB » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:16 pm

Rocsteady wrote:How often do you bench?

Do dips on the days you don't bench (eg. do chest 3 times a week, bench twice, dips once in between) which help to strengthen and develop your chest and shoulders.

One way I found helpful to overcome plataeus was to do heavy bench eg. Monday 3x6, then take off five kilos and hit split reps up to 30 on the Friday, or do eg. 3x12 with the lighter weight. Then the following Monday try up it by either 2.5 or 5kg.

Beyond that the usual - eat more carbs and protein, sleep lots.

Hit 70kg 3x10 on the bench today, pretty happy with that. Shoulder wasn't too sore. Going to try 3x6 75kg on Monday although I'm partying a lot this weekend so might not work out.

Cheers!

Generally do bench once and dips once a week (going 4 times a week, two upper body, two lower body).

I'll try the heavy then drop you suggested. Sometimes I think it is a mental part as well as I go to the gym on my own now (used to have a gym buddy before), so spotting and that extra motivation is lacking.

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by Grumpy David » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:43 pm

Rocsteady wrote:Get on it, not enough pics of half naked men in here :shifty:

It is good to see progress pics though, already wishing I'd taken some in May when I'd had months off thanks to my shoulder. Can see plenty of noticeable improvements already, staying steady at 85kg but definitely increasing muscle mass and lowering body fat.


So this was taken earlier today, just after my first weightlifting session in over 4 years:

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This was taken in Florence a month ago:

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Bonus back pic from Saturday 9th July:

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This was taken July 2015:

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by Knoyleo » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:00 pm

I know you're probably diving in the third picture, but it does look like you're just slithering down the rockface like a seal. :lol:

I went out and tried some hill sprints for the first time this evening, as I wanted to try some HIIT cardio rather than the usual boring 5km jog. Absolutely knackered myself, and felt pretty rough by the end of it, but it was good fun, and having recovered, I feel pretty good for it. Definitely more of a pumped up feeling than you get after a steady, longer, run.

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by CuriousOyster » Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:22 am

Some work David, looking good 8-)

Also like HIIT when I can be arsed :slol: 20 secs sprints 40 secs off for 20 mins is awesone.

Think need to push myself more, can do more than think. Managed PB bench of 100kg 2 x 2 on a whim after doing about 6 sets before it of 80kg × 10 x 3, 90kg x 5 x 2, 95kg x 5 (bit random but kept seeing how much could go up)

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by Corazon de Leon » Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:57 am

Rocsteady wrote:How tall are you? I'm actually looking to go the other way, I want to be over 90 by the end of the year with a low body fat %


I'm 188cm(6ft1.8 or something). Outside of the belly, which doesn't want to go anywhere, I'm pretty solid. Don't need to get any bigger, just want the belly away really.

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by That's not a growth » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:47 am

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Knoyleo wrote:I know you're probably diving in the third picture, but it does look like you're just slithering down the rockface like a seal. :lol:

I went out and tried some hill sprints for the first time this evening, as I wanted to try some HIIT cardio rather than the usual boring 5km jog. Absolutely knackered myself, and felt pretty rough by the end of it, but it was good fun, and having recovered, I feel pretty good for it. Definitely more of a pumped up feeling than you get after a steady, longer, run.


I did hill sprints the other day too, tiring but enjoyable in its own way. A woman was walking her dog and called me crazy. :lol:


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