Vee Power

[runveerun]

:grin:

Thought I would start a 2011 journal. I have been le sick with Campylobacter :puke: the last 3 weeks so alas haven't lifted in 3 weeks :shock:

This is the longest I have been away from le iron :shock:

x2 rounds of antibiotics and a visit to le hospital I am finely feeling betterer

Managed to locate the gym this morning it is still in the same place as I left it minus a window and half a bench........ :-s

So I have just picked up where I left off. I assumed I had lost strength as I haven't managed to hold on to much food for 3 weeks and have lost 3kg.

Last year I started the year with 5x5 then did 6 months of Westside.

I started this year with the all popular singing and dancing Sheiko :dancing: I did x2 rounds of #29 and now I am into #37. I intend to continue to #40 then test strength with #32 in an increasing volume cycle.

Anyway if you've read all that you have done well!

On with it! :twisted:

Week 3 Day 1

Warm up GMs 8x2 bar

Squat:

1x5 25

2x4 30

2x3 35

5x3 35

Bench:

1x5 25

1x4 27.5

2x3 32.5

5x3 35

Flyes:

5x10 15

Pushups:

5x10

Squat:

1x5 25

1x5 30

5x5 30

GMs

5x5 30

I stayed slightly lighter than I should have, this was enough for today. I will see how the rest of the week pans out and whether I need to re jig max numbers.

I am so glad to be back at le gym and ate x4 breakfasts in celebration :grin: =P~

[becbec]

Welcome back Veeminator :grin:

[deeepsouth_nz]

Hiya Vee,

Glad to hear your health back to normal

I have done 5x5 and 5,4,3 type training cycles in the past and am just wondering what impact westside had on your bodycomposition / lean mass gain (before you got sick) - much change?

I can appreciate it will significantly increase strength from all the info out there, just curious from a bbuilding viewpoint tho.

Thanks

ds

[runveerun]

Welcome back Veeminator :grin:

Thanks Miss hulkster :grin: \:D/

Hiya Vee,

wondering what impact westside had on your bodycomposition / lean mass gain (before you got sick) - much change?

I can appreciate it will significantly increase strength from all the info out there, just curious from a bbuilding viewpoint tho.

Thanks

ds

Thanks DS TBH I don't really know, I have been concentrating on strength and haven't measured myself or taken any photos for well over a year! Just been going on whether clothes still fit or not! I would think I have added muscle as I am stronger :-s I hope I have gained muscle anyway!!! :pray: I have found muscles I never knew existed doing WSB :shock:

[drizzt]

Good to have ya back Vee :salute:

[Gym rat]

Nice to have you back Vee :wave:

[mike27]

so ur on sheiko #29? im onto that for the 1st time in a few weeks.

[tinytraps]

Good to see you postering again vee :grin: I hear 40 is quite brutal, although from reading the sheiko forum 30/31/32 is definetley up there when it comes to the rated cycles. Good luck 8)

[runveerun]

Good to have ya back Vee :salute:

Thanks sir! :salute:

Nice to have you back Vee :wave:

Yay thanks GR! 8)

so ur on sheiko #29? im onto that for the 1st time in a few weeks.

Nope I'm doing #37 ATM

Good to see you postering again vee :grin: I hear 40 is quite brutal, although from reading the sheiko forum 30/31/32 is definetley up there when it comes to the rated cycles. Good luck 8)

Thanks TT! :twisted: Bring it on! I look forward to more brutality! :grin:

[bar-belle]

Hey V 8) so you'd be getting to know Boris fairly well then..... good on ya. Are you doing 37 high vol or low vol cycle?

[teamfatboy]

Heya Vee, nice to see you back and posting... Might have to look at #37, altho I just dug out my notes for #29 again...

[Chillicat]

Yay, you're back! Great to hear your lurgy has gone. Looks like the trip to the vet did you good!

[runveerun]

Hey V 8) so you'd be getting to know Boris fairly well then..... good on ya. Are you doing 37 high vol or low vol cycle?

Boris? I know him so well now, I call him Bob :pfft:

I is doing Le high volume atm :salute:

Yay, you're back! Great to hear your lurgy has gone. Looks like the trip to the vet did you good!

Yes it is quite amazing what a few death threats from the vet can do :shock:

So although slamming straight back into le trainering seemed like the sensible thing to do I had a LARGE delivery of DOMS yesterday and I have been stumbling around today. Oh how I love thee DOMS <3

At least I feel like I have achieved something \:D/

Sooo le recovery session today:

GMs 8x5

Roller Pinning x alot

Rollovers into Vee sits x alot

Mountain climbers

Groiners

Thickly applied tiger balm and some voltaren and voila! Magically cured :grin:

[runveerun]

Week 3 day 2

Warm up GMs bar 8x2

Deads to knees:

1x4 60

1x4 60

2x4 67.5

4x4 72.5

Bench:

1x6 25

1x5 27.5

2x4 32.5

2x3 35

2x2 37.5

2x3 35

1x4 32.5

1x5 30

1x6 27.5

1x7 25

1x8 25

Flyes:

5x8 15

Deads From boxes:

1x5 60

2x5 67.5

4x4 75

Lunges:

5x5

Lat pulldown absicles:

5x5 75lb

Got to gym at 4am to fit this in today

Favourite bench is back :grin:

I lied to myself to get through the last sets of deads "You just have 4 more to go and that's it" When I actually had 12 more to go, it seems to work brain hasn't caught on yet, just don't let it know OK?

Feel good, the deads have killed off the DOMS. I am going to shovel in 3rd brekkie and go to work :salute:

[mike27]

tricking yourself!? nice

4 more.... 3more.... 2 more.... 1 more! surprise! 10 more.... 9 more...

[runveerun]

tricking yourself!? nice

4 more.... 3more.... 2 more.... 1 more! surprise! 10 more.... 9 more...

Heh have you ever tried it? It does work! :grin: It works because you are breaking a big job into small manageable pieces and then it doesn't seem so big and the brain just beleives whatever you tell it!

[bar-belle]

Heh have you ever tried it? It does work! :grin: It works because you are breaking a big job into small manageable pieces and then it doesn't seem so big and the brain just beleives whatever you tell it!

yeah I do that too...you do whatever to get through it.

[Ronin]

tricking yourself!? nice

4 more.... 3more.... 2 more.... 1 more! surprise! 10 more.... 9 more...

Heh have you ever tried it? It does work! :grin: It works because you are breaking a big job into small manageable pieces and then it doesn't seem so big and the brain just beleives whatever you tell it!

Another trick I've used when necessary...once you reach the half-way point of the set, start counting down. The brain seems to like the numbers getting smaller, and seeing the end getting nearer. It works I tell ya

[teamfatboy]

Another trick I've used when necessary...once you reach the half-way point of the set, start counting down. The brain seems to like the numbers getting smaller, and seeing the end getting nearer. It works I tell ya

True, dat! I do that... helps a lot with the high-rep sets in particular.

[runveerun]

yeah I do that too...you do whatever to get through it.

8)

Another trick I've used when necessary...once you reach the half-way point of the set, start counting down. The brain seems to like the numbers getting smaller, and seeing the end getting nearer. It works I tell ya

I wonder if "one, one, one" would work too!?

True, dat! I do that... helps a lot with the high-rep sets in particular.

I had a TP that wouldn't count the first rep so I always did one extra rep- he was big meanie :pfft:

Week 3 Day 3

Gym officially cleared of gym bunnies, they have gone to hibernate for the winter. So it was just lonesome Vee WOOP! :grin:

Bench:

1x5 25

1x4 27.5

2x3 32.5

5x2 37.5

Squat:

1x5 25

1x5 30

2x5 35

5x4 37.5

Bench:

1x6 25

2x6 27.5

4x6 30

GMs:

5x5 30

I will save my flying for tomorrow.

All felt good, squat feels taxing had to have a bit of a sit down inbetween the last few sets. I usually don't have much rest between sets like just enough to tick it off in my book then go back to the bar, barbell that is not pub.

I might go watch CDs tomorrow get some inspiration, anybody else going to watch?

Fridee today! TGIF! :gunfire:

[drizzt]

I might go watch CDs tomorrow get some inspiration, anybody else going to watch?

Yeah come along, I'll be spotting/loading, should be some good weights moved 8)

[morattigirl]

I'm a bit late to the party, but Welcome Back Vee!!! 8)

[runveerun]

I might go watch CDs tomorrow get some inspiration, anybody else going to watch?

Yeah come along, I'll be spotting/loading, should be some good weights moved 8)

Nice work Drizzt! I couldn't figure out which one you were I have only ever seen your avator of your arm and long distance vids! But the spotter/loader team were just awesome, you got through them in super quick time bang one after the other!

Such a nice atmosphere and a well organised comp, it was just fantastic to watch 8) \:D/ :clap:

I'm a bit late to the party, but Welcome Back Vee!!! 8)

Thanks MG! Please help yourself to drinks and nibbles

Felt disappointed walking into le dungeon this mornerink after spending most of yesterday at the house

It's really not quite the same!

Did some accessorising this mornering

Dislocations

Close grip floor press:

1x6 bar

2x6 25

1x5 30

2x5 35

Dips:

5x5 bw

Skullcrushers:

1x10 9

2x8 14

2x8 17

2x8 19

2x6 22

Flies:

3x10 15

Chins:

1x3 bw

Pullups medium grip:

1x2 bw

1x2 bw

1x2 bw

1x2 bw

Lat pulldown abs:

2x8 75

GHR:

3x5 bw

Agile 8

Need to hammer triceps, I haven't been looking after them as much as I should. Week 4 next week

[teamfatboy]

Need to hammer triceps, I haven't been looking after them as much as I should. Week 4 next week

Fun way to work triceps, rope push-down, but trying all the while to maintain shoulder-width separation between hands... really has you working the mind-muscle connection.

Or, of course, skullcrushers, overhead extensions, and CG press :nod: :grin:

[drizzt]

Nice work Drizzt! I couldn't figure out which one you were I have only ever seen your avator of your arm and long distance vids! But the spotter/loader team were just awesome, you got through them in super quick time bang one after the other!

Such a nice atmosphere and a well organised comp, it was just fantastic to watch 8) \:D/ :clap:

Hard to believe how it's possible, but OB and Ruth seem to better their already well-run comps every time they host one :clap: For a few noobs we did ok I think, I was one of the guys on the right-hand side (as you're looking at the stage), only one in shorts, oops haha