2017 log

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23 minutes ago, Bigken1985 said:

What are the new owners doing with it?

 

Probably making it shiny.

[Bigken1985]

8 minutes ago, Realtalk said:

 

Probably making it shiny.

Fucking gay. You've got a bit of gear yourself don't you?

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Yeah mate I do. It's not a big deal I don't even care, plenty gyms in Tauranga 

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Still alive... I trained last Monday but didn't train the rest of the week I did go in on tues actually and attempted a bench workout but arms were dead. Had some stuff happen so didn't do the 272.5x8 deadlift. I got back into my training yesterday with some squats. I joined new gym on Sunday. Really liking it. And today...

 

21/6

 

bench press

to 160x3x3, 150x3, 140x3

 

db bench press

35x10, 45x8, 55x8, 60x8

 

flyes, face pulls and triceps

 

3rd set. Best bench day IV had in a while 

 

 

[trainlikeafreak]

Have you slowed your eccentrics?? or is just me seeing things??

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9 minutes ago, trainlikeafreak said:

Have you slowed your eccentrics?? or is just me seeing things??

 

Yeah bro, decided to bring my grip in and lower the bar with full control. I found the dropping of the bar ok at first but I loose too much tightness and it beats my arms up just as bad. 

Slower eccentric is painful but my grip is in and im tucking my elbows so taking most of the load off my pec which will always be weaker than before I tore it then re tore it 3 weeks later which probably fucked it for rest of my life but could be worse. 

 

I need a 200 second attempt at nationals on bench press to do what I wanna do. Anything less than 200 will be dissapointing so I'm just trying to find a way to do that. It's possible to close grip over 200kg so that's what I'm going with now. 

[trainlikeafreak]

Mean bro actually looks a lot stronger and more confident this way. But I'm always gonna be biased towards control lol

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12 hours ago, trainlikeafreak said:

Mean bro actually looks a lot stronger and more confident this way. But I'm always gonna be biased towards control lol

 

You are right bro, it felt on point. But it is only 160 at the end of the day, so can't get too excited 

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22/6

 

Deadlift

to 272.5x7, 245x8

 

sumo sldl

160x3x8

 

lat pull down 

3x12

 

Happy with this today. Programmed called for 8. I missed the 8th but I kinda gave up once I knew I was really going to have to grind it out. Just no point risking a hamstring or anything else when I'm this far out from nationals, meaning a long way out. Nats is August 27th so plenty of time for grinding. That's not to say I'm not going hard cause I am and I miss is a miss but happy nonetheless 

 

 

[HarryB]

Wow just wow. 

[trainlikeafreak]

Lol just lol.

[Wookie]

Sickening.

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Cheers guys, getting there!

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23/6

 

squats

to 240x1, 220x8, 200x8

 

high bar pause squats

180x3x5

 

leg extension

3x20

 

couldnt use ssb today so use regular bar. All squats without wraps. 220x8 probably an 8rpe-ish coulda got another 2 maybe. Just run out of puff lol. Haven't met many people in my new gym so have some camera men rounded up soon hopefully.

 

I was lucky enough to be asked today if I wanted to check out the bop steamers new facility so I had a look quite a big front office I didn't know that many people were involved at a itm cup level desks and computers full up a room and even a receptionist. So high performance sport NZ with university of Waikato have built a facility well renovated the old cossy club at Blake park in the mount. NZ sevens teams are based their as well as the steamers and some other teams as well as some individual athletes. You have to be invited to train and be based out of this gym so basically Olympic level. The gym is state of the art similar to what you see in colleges in America. Very cool.

 

my favourite part though was the high performance lab that has the rowers, bikes, treadmill that people can be hooked up to a Vo2 Max machine. There is also an awesome room that can simulate humidity, temperature and altitude up to 5000m which athletes can train in to acclimatise to the environment they are competing in and get better faster. All very very cool!

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Squats pretty good considering I had big deadlift session yday. This session was meant you be tmw but I gotta go out to a work function tmw night so smashed it out tonight.

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27/6

 

squats

to 270x3, 250x3, 240x3

 

front squat

100x3x10

 

leg extension 

3x15

 

leg ext and leg press at this new gym ain't too great. There a hammer strength one which is always in use. Might try give it a go this week see what it like. Not end of world though. Damn front squats are gassy lol.

 

 

Bench tonight. See how the arms go after a big squat session. If no good I'll just reschedule the bench for Thursday.

 

bodyweight 108.8 at 9pm last night. Perfect 

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I didn't bench last night, arms - say no more lol. So had yesterday off instead of third and I'll bench tommorow.

 

29/6

 

deadlift

to 280x4 (7rpe cause im

confident), 250x3x4

 

sumo sldl

180x2x8

 

pull down

3x15

 

leg curl

3x15

 

big deadlift going down at nationals.

 

 

[trainlikeafreak]

The man bro. Getting it done.

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8 hours ago, trainlikeafreak said:

The man bro. Getting it done.

 

Cheers bro. Can't wait for Nationals.

 

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30/6

 

bench press

to 175x1, 150x3x4

 

db press

50x8, 60x8, 60x8

 

flyes

3x15

 

tricep pushdown

3x20

 

Pretty happy with how this moved. Felt easy, could be faster but not unhappy .

 

 

[HarryB]

Yeah that was a very easy paused rep. 

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12 hours ago, HarryB said:

Yeah that was a very easy paused rep. 

 

Cheers bro, have brought my grip in more too. So I'm benching close grip basically 

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Didn't train lastnight, hard day at work with not much food going in. So decided to go in this morning. Felt meh, worked up to 200 squat and went home. think I might be getting a cold. Rest today and tommorow. Get better. Hit it Monday.

[beefneggs]

Mega farken beast brother - looking big and strong #jealous :)

 

[Wookie]

5 hours ago, Realtalk said:

Didn't train lastnight, hard day at work with not much food going in. So decided to go in this morning. Felt meh, worked up to 200 squat and went home. think I might be getting a cold. Rest today and tommorow. Get better. Hit it Monday.

 

REST