Massing up for Nationals

[maccaz]

Ouch bro. Bad luck, sounds like just a bad day as you've done better than that in training 

[Bigken1985]

5 hours ago, maccaz said:

Ouch bro. Bad luck, sounds like just a bad day as you've done better than that in training 

Tell me about it lol

[maccaz]

4 hours ago, Bigken1985 said:

Tell me about it lol

Lol least you know it's just a bad day and not more than that. Could probably go nail those lifts in gym right now 

[PETN]

You need to trim the thick skin off your callouses. It's the thickness of them that causes them to catch the bar and be ripped off.

 

Had what you had happen plenty when I used to train all the time without straps but only ever happened if I hadn't trimmed skin.

[Realtalk]

Never mind. Learn from your mistakes, fix them and focus on nationals now

[Bigken1985]

1 hour ago, PETN said:

You need to trim the thick skin off your callouses. It's the thickness of them that causes them to catch the bar and be ripped off.

 

Had what you had happen plenty when I used to train all the time without straps but only ever happened if I hadn't trimmed skin.

I used my wifes foot schol  trimmer thing, but it just softened one up and tore, and has not really recovered since. will work to make my hands like iron gloves, especially around the pinkie area, i find with hook grip it hammers that area

[Bigken1985]

3 hours ago, maccaz said:

Lol least you know it's just a bad day and not more than that. Could probably go nail those lifts in gym right now 

yup. easily. not even sore today

[Bigken1985]

Mon 6/6/16.

Joined up with the first gym i went to in timaru, its a old school bodybuilding gym, real solid equipment.  got all the classics. cable preacher curl, butt blaster, seated calves, standing calves x2, t bar row, lying hamstrings, nice gear. far better than the modern shit you get at snap. owners have just changed and the original owners from back in the day have brought it back, it used to be bit of a hardcore bodybuilders gym. the owners that had it had let it get run down a bit and there are alot of broken shit etc, the new owners are looking at upgrading, platform etc. Ill still train at home, but for what im trying to achieve it will be nice.

Bench tng

barx15

45x5

60x5

70x3

work sets

75x5

87.5x5

100x13 pb (Wife was spotting, and thought i was dying, grabbed it a bit early, pretty much had it there. would have gone if she had not have. also have to put plates under feet on these benches, they are too high. did not quite line my feet up properly)

Incline dumbell bench

30x12

35x9

Lat pull down

 45x20

45x20

60x12

one arm machine row

3x12 each side 

Standing dumbell curl

12.5x10

20x6

20x6

Straight bar curl

 17.5x20

 

Done in under an hour, kid was sick at home and could not piss around, missus was also training with me. pump was sickening. goal going into nationals will be to lean out and gain some mass while staying injury free. Whenever i go alot of bodybuilding work, my total is better. also going to be going a bit of cardio/conditioning work, want to get down a bit so im super confident for weigh in and i have a bit of room to eat before weigh ins night before etc

 

[Realtalk]

Good plan 

[Bigken1985]

Tues 7/6/16

Beltless squats

barx12

40x3

70x5

85x5

102.5x3

112.5x5

130x5

145x10

Front squat

100x3

120x1

140x0

Hack squat (machine)

1pps x12

2ppsx12/12/12

Lying hamstring curl

x25

x15

x15

Standing calf raise

3x15

seated calf raise

 3x20

 

Did cardio this morning, 30 min walk. Trained in commercial gym again, squat rack poverty, got weider plates tho, sound sick rattling around. squats felt smooth, real happy with form and bar path, racked it before form got ugly. had a pt and client miring for dayz. they thought i was the strongest dude ever lol. The hack squat is the best ive used, most gyms dont have them any more, instant quad pump, dont need much weight either.  Also worked out that front squats/ upper back  strength could be a issue. the 140 front felt good going down, but upper back just gave out in the hole. front will be something to work on

 

 

[Bigken1985]

Weds 8/6/16

AM 

Rowing machine 2000m

Prowler few runs up to 20k plates

f*ck cardio

Incline db rear delt fly 3x15

Ab machine. Awesome contraction. 3x20

 

[Bigken1985]

Weds 9/6/16

Slingshot bench 

barx12

40x5

60x5

80x4

100x3

add slingshot

120x8

120x8

120x8

Incline bench

60x5

80x5

90x3

80x5

Seated shoulder db press

10x10

20kgx10

20x10

Cable preacher curl machine

3x20 progressive

Tricep pressdown

one no stop set 100 reps

Lying db tricep extension

 10k 3x12

 

Great session, pretty happy with the slingshot bench. Hard as work at lockout, was grinding them triceps! Feeling good atm although there is a lot on outside the gym. glad i got straight back into the gym this week

 

[Realtalk]

Good session man

[Bigken1985]

Was going to train this weekend but dont know now, dropped wife off at airport, 4hrs driving. and now have a head cold. I might decide to harden up later on tho,  crank some nose tork

[Bigken1985]

Sat 11/6/16

dropped 2 scoops and hit some nose tork

glute activations with band, few reps with bar

Beltless sumo deadlift, hook grip no straps

 60x5

85x5

105x5

125x3

137.5x5

157.5x5

180x5

Lat pull down

3x20

Wide stance ssb good morning

55x4setsx5

 

Glad i got in today, pulled on my new Solid strength equipment power bar for the first time today, what a difference, better knurling, way stiffer than the volt. my guess is that was why i always struggles getting to a meet and pulling on a eleiko after always training on a whippier bar. It felt harder off the floor today, hopefully should adapt and have a bigger pull! Really tring to hold my form on these sumos too, did not push them too far or hard, my sumos are average, but doing my best. I do think deads are pretty technical, and i think training with quality form most the time matters. welcome back too hook grip too, felt nasty whole time

 

[Bigken1985]

Sunday 12/6/16

Bench 

barx12

45x5

57.5x5

70x3

80x3

92.5x3

105x9 (amrap)

110x3 paused

115x3 paused

Flat dumbell bench

40x8

40x7.75 (LOL)

T bar rows (awesome machine)

1px10

2px3x12

2px20

Machine shrugs, on bench machine

105x20/20

one strip set, whole stack right down

 

Good session, bench on the amrap set felt off, couldnt make up my mind weather to do paused or tng, ended up being about half and half, felt better on the paused sets tho, triceps are still ruined from the slingshot work on Thursday. will take tomorrow off as have to pick wife up from airport tomorrow night 

 

 

[bang_bang]

What does your wife total? 

[Bigken1985]

4 minutes ago, bang_bang said:

What does your wife total? 

dosent powerlift, just lifts in the gym, does more rep work. her goal is to lose weight, if she actually stayed consistent she would get pretty strong. she has the most  gifted calves  ever, the fukin hooge. pretty sure she calf raises more than me too. just does the whole stack for dayz

[PETN]

7 minutes ago, bang_bang said:

What does your wife total? 

 

I totalled 18.1 x my gf bodyweight lol.

 

Bigken why not just make her catch bus to and from chch. Be cheaper than gas and save 4hrs of your time.

[Bigken1985]

1 hour ago, PETN said:

 

I totalled 18.1 x my gf bodyweight lol.

 

Bigken why not just make her catch bus to and from chch. Be cheaper than gas and save 4hrs of your time.

fuark she must be skinny af

[Bigken1985]

1 hour ago, PETN said:

 

I totalled 18.1 x my gf bodyweight lol.

 

Bigken why not just make her catch bus to and from chch. Be cheaper than gas and save 4hrs of your time.

Yeah, know. kind of a pain in the ass. easier to just pick her up, her flight times were a bit weird and ive worked it out and its around the same $$ for a bus, my Primera must be super efficient lol. she is catching a bus to Oamaru for a course on tuesday tho 

[Realtalk]

Don't explain yourself to these chumps lol

[Monarchking]

O-town 

[Bigken1985]

51 minutes ago, Realtalk said:

Don't explain yourself to these chumps lol

My conscience is clear knowing im not leaving her out in the cold

[Bigken1985]

Tues 14/6/16

Squat, sleevless beltless

barx12

60x5

70x5

85x5

102.5x3

120x3

137.5x3

154x6 (amrap)

Front squat

100x1

120x1

122.5x1

125x1

130x1

Hack squat machine

 1pps

3x20

One leg leg extension

about 5 sets going up in weight 12 reps each side

 

Got in and out in just over an hour, had to get back to kids, wife away atm, hips were locked up a bit today, couldnt really hit my normal depth, last rep got a little stuck at my sticking point, weight felt ok though and after a busy week with f*ck all sleep so far (only got 4hours the other night) im pretty happy with it, i def cut the front squats a bit high, but it the most ive touched beltless on fronts.