Think less, eat more

[Pseudonym]

So you reckon it's a seasonal thing - winter doesn't agree with you? Maybe you just need to be wrapping up warmer. It's quite cold now, you know... ;-)

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

So you reckon it's a seasonal thing - winter doesn't agree with you? Maybe you just need to be wrapping up warmer. It's quite cold now, you know... ;-)

 

the joints just consistently getting problems in winter now, hard to keep warm enough basically need to wear underlayers to keep knee hips shoulder elbows happy but dont have osmething just for joints, cant really go to work with SBD gear on lol.. if i wear full thermals i just sweat like a mofo. do dress reasonably warm though, within the business casual standard

[Pseudonym]

cant really go to work with SBD gear on lol..

Sure you can. You'd look so tough, no-one would dare mess with you.

[maccaz]

you still alive ?

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

you still alive ?

sup maccaz and gymnation, been out a while, not been posting on here since still pretty pissed about not properly being able to train atm and missing out on comp, my log has enough sob stories so i leave it at that, still looking for gym equipment to fill up my workout room plan to make a return by end of sept. currently doing cycling (not the kind most people talk about on here) for rehab as it has minimal impact on joints and helps keeps things mobile, almost got taken out a few times by people not stopping at stop signs or coming out their driveways without checking road but anyways its fun

[Boosting]

Good for you br0. Cycling or running something thats best done outside not on some faggy gym gear inside a florescently lit room with a bunch of overweight and/or weak losers

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

Sweet, got 150kg of oly bumper plates sorted as well as power cage, picking up this weekend, so far just under a grand spent so doing well on budget.

 

WTB barbell, bench and rubber mats!

 

http://www.gymnation.co.nz/topic/19271-wtb-barbell-bench-matts/

 

 

 

Good for you br0. Cycling or running something thats best done outside not on some faggy gym gear inside a florescently lit room with a bunch of overweight and/or weak losers

 

yep agreed, doing that stuff outdoors way better than indoors

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

picked up everything this weekend, good deals to be had on trademe. got the rack set up now just really need barbell and matts.

 

power cage, bench and oly weights just sitting there, so close but so far haha. looking out for deals on a decent barbell, it's getting exciting!

[OnlyHuman]

My gym used to have something like these 

 

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-farming-industry/retail-hospitality/other/auction-931511159.htm

 

or these

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-farming-industry/retail-hospitality/other/auction-931599709.htm

 

They were ok if you plan to use them as "bumpers" to save the floor. Eg on the sides placed under the plates, with some ply wood in the middle to make a platform.  Not so much if you are planning to stand on them as they do give / sink in a bit. We just throw a bunch of them out at my gym a few weeks ago and got them replaced. if I knew earlier you after them I could have put them aside  :-(

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

My gym used to have something like these 

 

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-farming-industry/retail-hospitality/other/auction-931511159.htm

 

or these

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-farming-industry/retail-hospitality/other/auction-931599709.htm

 

They were ok if you plan to use them as "bumpers" to save the floor. Eg on the sides placed under the plates, with some ply wood in the middle to make a platform.  Not so much if you are planning to stand on them as they do give / sink in a bit. We just throw a bunch of them out at my gym a few weeks ago and got them replaced. if I knew earlier you after them I could have put them aside  :-(

 

aw bummer, thats more or less exactly what i was looking for! i've got plywood ready will be building plyobox and lifting platform for deads/oly lifts, probably considering finding some cheaper type material and laying it on the floor underneath rack/everything in general in the gym room just to help protect from dropped dumbell and carpet from soaking up sweat (because i really do sweat like crazy when all warmed up lol)

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

its pretty much all set, excited as to get back in to it now! gonna be patient and ease in to things with the lighter bumpers for a bit...

 

pickup the bar today feels good as, nice knurling. took ages of wiping it down though it came wrapped in this plastic thing in a box and there was oil all inside it. my hands still get slippery when using the bar might need to get some chalk up in here.

 

got some random 12mm tile foam / rubber on the platform atm, don't really like it will use that elsewhere for flooring. got a proper 15mm one from bunnings 1m2 thought it would be enough to cut that in half and use on the platform but seems 50cm wide not enough width given length of sleeves on oly bar, only if it's loaded up though. .

 

gotta find a nice place to mount the mirror and build up a rack or something to store the plates properly. took an old whiteboard out of storage too gonna use that to easily track PRs and stuff.

 

the oly sleeves are as shown on the bar there, they lock down real tight but don't work as well as i expected! it could just be that the collars are especially smothered in oil (actually that is probably the main culprit lol). all i done so far is a few cleans with 45kg and bit of benching, tried squatting but it just wasn't right.

 

 

filter effects/10

[Pseudonym]

gotta find a nice place to mount the mirror

I'm pleased you said that, because the first thing I noticed was proximity of mirror to barbell!

 

Apart from that, nice setup!

[tyreguy]

wicky set up mate!

good to see ya back.

[maccaz]

Mean bro!! Looks good. Keen to follow your journal when youre back into it. Id say use chalk regardless no point having any doubt on grip

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

chur guys, thanks pseudo for mentioning that.. i actually didn't realise how close the mirror was to the barbell until you pointed it out wouldn't have been long until an unfortunate accident :\ . have now moved it to a safe location until i decode on a good place to put it!

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

just the barbell overhead squats my mobility is so much better than before proven by the fact that i can get in to the bottom position without falling over lol.

 

lightweight deads for reps today to work up that grip. tried hook grip painful as fk, might take some time to get used to but never really gave it a chance before so try follow it through this time.

 

lightweight push press

 

pullups

[OnlyHuman]

I hated hook grip first time around, but once I got used to it.... zero issues. 

I haven't used it in a while... contemplating to get back to it... but that dreaded break in period lol 

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

I hated hook grip first time around, but once I got used to it.... zero issues. 

I haven't used it in a while... contemplating to get back to it... but that dreaded break in period lol 

 

man some people say the break in period is 2 weeks others say 2 yrs, anyway 2nd day of it my thumbs and the fingers that i grip it with are sore. i am basically trying to use it in every single exercise.

 

 

today

light technique work

plenty t-spine mobility drills

high hang cleans trying to figure out that technique to get rid of my early arm pull on cleans

front squats making sure to gently stretch wrists in to the proper position (so i dont snap 'em up like i did sometime last yr lol)

finish up with some classic bicep curls

done various testing to identify tightnesses, hips still tight but not as bad as it used to be, ankles way tighter than they used to be,probably from all the biking i been doing recently. hammies tight as a mofo. will work on the tightnesses identified over the next few weeks.

[OnlyHuman]

No, I doubt you will need 2 years lol ... a few weeks at most. Just ease into it, don't need to use it on every exercise all the time. Give your body a chance to get used to it. 

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

finally got a scale.. i weigh 60kg now lol :\

 

high reps light benching then slowly build up to 60kg bench x 1-3

clean press overhead

close grip bb press

stretch

 

think i got chest infection or something lame finding it really hard to breathe atm

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

picked up log book to start it up again, turns up last time i was in the gym was 5th may... bloody long time, down 7 kg in bodyweight now time to find out how quickly i can recover then exceed my strength.

 

while i sort out my hips and stuff im thinking to continue with mainly deadlifting for lower body and just the upper body stuff like bench/rows/ohp. i read about a program recently 'magnusson/ortamayer deadlift program' , i'm not really following that as not prepping for comp or some big dl PR just yet, using a modest 1RM of 120kg which is around about accurate at the moment. will probably train 2-3 days a week for couple weeks then maybe 3-4 later, main lift day gonna be deadlift, others just primarily bench / row / ohp or some technique practice for oly lifts. haven't decided yet, just keen to get back in to lifting

 

 

Gymrat is back and so am I - a Gymrat inspired journey back to the gym

 

Day 242

Week 1, Day 1

Weight : 61.1kg

 

 

Dynamic warmups

Deadlifts

2x5x60kg

4x4x85kg

2x2x95kg

1x8x85kg - set of 8 was harder than i thought lol.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

for yesterday

 

Day 243

Week 1, Day 2

Weight : 64 kg

 

legs dynamic warmups

Squat

2x5xbar

5x5x45kg

5x60kg

1x60kg... hips frozen in pain at bottom, awkwardly re-racked and went foam rolling / couch stretch from there. end of session too much fking pain. obv not ready to go back to squat yet.

 

today will probably bench, then deads tomorrow or weds

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

Nothing today, got a heap of work to get through and feeling sick as fk..

 

For yesterday.

 

Day 244

W2D1

Weight : 61 kg

 

Bench

2x8xbar

2x5x40kg

2x1x60kg

5x50kg

Incline bench - 2x8x40kg just didn't feel right, guess my bench is not stable enough for it

Tried to finish with decline, couldn't get myself in the right position, I've never been able to perform this movement without just sliding right off lol.

Cleans - light weight 1-3 reps

BB Rows superset pullups superset DB press

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

bday yesterday good time with the fam and a bucket of kfc lol.

 

today deadlifts since feeling less fatigued now (from flu), felt way better after than before

 

Day 245

W2D2

Weight : 61.1 kg

 

Bunch of 40kg deadlifts to warmup, real slow on the way down

deadlift ; 1-2min rest between set, reset on each rep for1x2 sets, touch n go on the higher reps.

4x4x85kg

1x2x95kg

1x2x110kg

1x8x85kg

few 40kg cleans

40kg snatch grip deadlift complex (speed/explosive) 20+ reps 5 reps from various positions (ground, just off ground , below knee, above knee etc. )

[ThreeWhiteLights]

KFC is always a good thing