2017 log

[jimmybro1]

nice got it all planned out already! what's this road to vegas thing, is that something to do with mr olympia weekend ?

Worlds is in Vegas this year brah

[Realtalk]

nice got it all planned out already! what's this road to vegas thing, is that something to do with mr olympia weekend ?

Worlds is in Vegas this year brah

Yeah mate GPC world championships are being held in Las Vegas this year. 12-19th September. I will be lifting on either Tuesday the 15th or Wednesday the 16th depending which weight class I do. I have booked my flights and accom it's all locked in. Yes, Mr Olympia is that same week but I am not staying in Vegas for that.

[Realtalk]

Bench

60x10, 80x10, 100x10, 120x10, 140x10, 140x10, 140x13 (amrap)

Pause bench

140x5, 140x5, 140x5

Eat. Sleep.

[Leeroid]

140x13 is good money

[Realtalk]

Yeah I was happy with that... Cardio gains.

[Skeletor]

You've had awesome lifts right through this journal. Think its going to be a good year for you bro. Keep up those posts on Insta to . Im always learning new stuff

[Realtalk]

I believe it will be a good year too bro. I'm putting a big emphasis on recovery this year, trying some new things which aren't new but are new to me. I'll post about this in the journal when the time comes for that. My last prep could have been a lot better as far injuries and niggles go. I had my small lat tear and my elbow tendinitis. I understand that lifting heavy and putting the body under extreme load can result in injuries, sometimes you can't help that. But i will do everthing I can to mitigate the chances of injuries occurring. Last prep I did none of the such. I start my programming for the next 7-8 months on Monday. I am back in country on the 6th feb and we will get serious then.

[jimmybro1]

Are you doing some modified version of 531? Or do you just throw amrap sets in occasional?  

[Realtalk]

All of January I have just been training bro with no real structure. I got abit bored of the 5x5 template I had been doing over November/December and was difficult to do properly as im so busy at work. I'm busy all of January till early feb with work too so just getting into the gym and doing something is good enough for me until February. I always tell people to have structured trainings as I think it's important. but im too busy and tired at end of the day/night at moment. I can see the light at end of tunnel in a couple weeks, so knowing there is a plan to be followed from then is good enough for me.

[Realtalk]

Wed 21st

Lat pull down

10x5

Bent over bb row

60x15, 100x15, 120x10, 120x10, 120x10

Dumbell shrugs with pause at top

35kgx20 x4

Seated row

15x4

Deadlifts

60x10, 100x10, 140x10, 140x10, 140x10, 140x10, 140x10

Really fast workout took me less than 45minutes. Very tired last night.

[Realtalk]

Sat 24

OHP worked up to 80kg for sets of 10. Real busy with work so not being able to train properly till 6 feb which sucks

[maccaz]

what do you do for a job again? PT? or security something cant remember

 

inb4 SAS

[jimmybro1]

Sat 24

OHP worked up to 80kg for sets of 10. Real busy with work so not being able to train properly till 6 feb which sucks

Checked out your gym after the bench meet on Saturday. Seems alright.

6th of Feb.... Will be just in time for the flood of new members ha

[Realtalk]

Sat 24

OHP worked up to 80kg for sets of 10. Real busy with work so not being able to train properly till 6 feb which sucks

Checked out your gym after the bench meet on Saturday. Seems alright.

6th of Feb.... Will be just in time for the flood of new members ha

It's ok for the mount prob best gym down there. I got a GC bar, SS bar getting made which I'll take to global and leave there for me to use and whoever else wants to and got a titan GHR to put together when I home but I'll prob keep that in my spare room at home. I don't have a garage at my new place down there otherwise I would just buy all my own stuff and do half my training there and other half at global. I pay $13 pw though for 6 month m/s think it was $12 pw for 12 month contract so I can't complain it's cheap as chips. It's got everything I need just has shit bars, they are rubbish.

[jimmybro1]

Sat 24

OHP worked up to 80kg for sets of 10. Real busy with work so not being able to train properly till 6 feb which sucks

Checked out your gym after the bench meet on Saturday. Seems alright.

6th of Feb.... Will be just in time for the flood of new members ha

It's ok for the mount prob best gym down there. I got a GC bar, SS bar getting made which I'll take to global and leave there for me to use and whoever else wants to and got a titan GHR to put together when I home but I'll prob keep that in my spare room at home. I don't have a garage at my new place down there otherwise I would just buy all my own stuff and do half my training there and other half at global. I pay $13 pw though for 6 month m/s think it was $12 pw for 12 month contract so I can't complain it's cheap as chips. It's got everything I need just has shit bars, they are rubbish.

Yeah the bars are no good.

Sweet, where did you buy the GHR ? Would be keen to get one. Expensive ?

[Realtalk]

Titan brand I paid $600, retail is $900+ Good piece of kit. Won't leave it at the gym though will have about 1/100th of the lifespan which is a shame. I need a fucking garage. Start my programming tonight for this year. Squats first off

[Realtalk]

Mon 26th

Back squat

Barx10, 70x10, 120x5, 160x5, 200x8, 200x8

Narrow stance high bar

120x15, 120x15

Leg press

4ppsx20, 5ppsx20, 5ppsx20,

Leg extension

4 sets 15 reps

This was my first day of my programme. Way off my best, but only the start of this training cycle.

[Wookie]

Good to be working with you again. It won't take you long to improve.

[Realtalk]

Good to be working with you again. It won't take you long to improve.

Sweet bro Chur Chur! These squats are with sleeves not wraps, was thinking of not adding my wraps to my training until a number of weeks out from June (not sure how many weeks out)

or better to have one wrap session a week and one sleeve session a week since I assume I'll be squatting 2xpw. With wraps can add more weight so builds rest of your body more from the load but I havnt used then since October last year and think not using had given benefit.

Thoughts?

Also leg press at this gym in aus is rubbish can only fit 5x20s each side. Rubbish! And 200kg squats were grinders holy shit that last set

[Wookie]

I got it buddy...trust me. Yes, you will do both.

I tended to do my 8's in sleeves and 2 of my 5's in wraps. If you do 2 squat sessions a week as I'm planning for most weeks, you'll use wraps for some heavier work.

 

I recommend wraps for pretty much everyone, purely to handle heavier loads.

[Wookie]

And yes, I picked 200x8 for a reason too. Haha. I put 230x8 in sleeves at around 300 in wraps.

[Realtalk]

The 200x8 should be a lot more comfortable in a few weeks once am home and back into my usual routine.

Just for those of you who follow my journal and wonder why I havnt carried my training through from nationals in October last year (which would have been really ideal). I moved down to mount maunganui late October. I worked away from home all of November into december for 35 days straight with 12 hour shifts, I got home 10th dec by this stage it was xmas and all that shit, I left start of January for another job which is 32 days straight of 12 hour shifts and I am back on the 6th of February for a good while. I had/have acess to a gym over here but equipment is budget and minimal. Nutrition is quite average at the moment I am maintaining weight but really too busy to eat a lot to fuel big workouts. And then 12 hour turn arounds by time I travel to accom and train im only getting about 5 hours sleep per night. So that's what I am referring to when I say havnt been training properly. No excuses though, that's life and it's abit of sacrifice now so I am able to do the things I want to do later in the year.

Tonight is bench day.

[soundsgood]

You've missed a few epic nights at Astro Lab and Bahama Hutt bro
By the time u get back I'll be All serious and shit again lol

Nah the time off the serious training will do you the world of good.  Keen for some trains at Global with you and Paul.

[Realtalk]

You've missed a few epic nights at Astro Lab and Bahama Hutt bro

By the time u get back I'll be All serious and shit again lol

Nah the time off the serious training will do you the world of good. Keen for some trains at Global with you and Paul.

Keen bro.

[Pseudonym]

What's the job, Tom? Sounds tough!