My Log: The Journey to 85Kg

[Simo]

Yip, i eat heaps, i have been to the gym for a long time and have come to realize that the most important thing happens outside the gym, eating. I dont care about a little fat, i have trouble as it is to put it on. As for protien i eat as much chicken and whey as i can afford. :nod:

[Growth]

Mate your weights are going up pretty damn fast, keep doing what your doing!

[jono]

Yip, i eat heaps, i have been to the gym for a long time and have come to realize that the most important thing happens outside the gym, eating. I dont care about a little fat, i have trouble as it is to put it on. As for protien i eat as much chicken and whey as i can afford. :nod:

keep it up man. dont 4 get sleep, and water

[deegee]

Good stuff sounds like you have got things sorted out with the food and are getting the increases in the gym

[Simo]

Saturdays Workout

Deadlift

60 x 8

80 x 8

100 x 8

Hyperextention

BW x 12

20 x 10

BW x 10

Chins

BW x 6

BW x 4

BW x 3

Lat Pulldown

36 x 15

54 x 8

60 x 8

Cable Row

60 x 10

66 x 8

72 x 8

78 x 6

Ab work

Just a light day, core muscles mostly. Had a pretty big night with the rugby and all. But slept heaps. Form is 100%. Feels alot safer now i reckon with everythong. Cheers for the encouragement guys.

[Simo]

Mondays Workout

Tricep Work

Bicep Work

Ab Work.

Just random as stuff today, had little energy, as it was early morning. Just did what i could, tried heaps of different ex's. Gave the one arm rope ext a go, pretty tough. Trying to up the ab work, as they are sucky, six pack for summer, haha.

[jono]

Mondays Workout

Tricep Work

Bicep Work

Ab Work.

Just random as stuff today, had little energy, as it was early morning. Just did what i could, tried heaps of different ex's. Gave the one arm rope ext a go, pretty tough. Trying to up the ab work, as they are sucky, six pack for summer, haha.

nice to hear the 1 arm rope ext man. start off really really light. you have to focus on keeping ur elbow still.

some days are worse than other in terms of energy man. keep it up and you will reach ur goals.

heres a pic demonstrating the way i do 1 arm rope ext, expertly drawn.

[Growth]

LOL @ pics :pfft:

[Pseudonym]

I'm a little concerned that in Step 1, the person's head doesn't appear to be fixed to his body.

[Simo]

Yeh, i found it a bit painful in the elbow if it moved, so i ended up holding it in with my other hand, did it light as it could be, 12kg i think. It really focuses on the tricep, il definatley add it in there. Mint drawing bro. :grin:

[sponge]

well what can i say.. the drawing put everything into perspective

[Growth]

well what can i say.. the drawing put everything into perspective

lol :pfft:

[jono]

im quite the artist :grin:

[Simo]

Wednesday's Workout

DB Incline Press

25.5 x 10

28 x 5

31 x 5 :grin:

DB Flyes

10 x 12

13.5 x 8

16.5 x 8

20 x 7

Shoulder Press (Smith)

0 x 15

10 x 10

20 x 8

30 x 6

Upright Row (Smith)

0 x 12

10 x 8

20 x 6

0 x 15

DB Lateral Raise

7.5 x 8

8.5 x 8

Front Raise

11 x 10

DB Rear Delts

11 x 10

Ab Work.

New pb for incline, im really trying to get the pre training nutrition right, and it seems to be paying dividends. I want to get to the bottom rack of DBs (ie the heavest ones) :pfft:

[Growth]

Good work mate, keep knockin those DBs back

[deegee]

Well done with the new pb to go up in weight and get 5 reps is going well.

[jono]

real nice work on the incline press man

[Simo]

Cheers guys, those Dbs are getting damn hard to get up these days, how do you do it with the even bigger ones...

Pretty happy about this, but wont be back till monday unforuately.

[jono]

Cheers guys, those Dbs are getting damn hard to get up these days, how do you do it with the even bigger ones...

Pretty happy about this, but wont be back till monday unforuately.

yeah the dbs are hard to get into place. takes practice. when i use a set of heavier dbs it normally takes ~3 weeks before i can get them into place by myself

[Growth]

Mate just ask someone whos areound to help you, even better if there are two people then you can get you arms in the right position and they can both pass you a db each.

[jono]

Mate just ask someone whos areound to help you, even better if there are two people then you can get you arms in the right position and they can both pass you a db each.

i find this extremly akward compared to getting them into place myself, if you cant quite do it then get a spot. but i think its a mistake to teach urself to toally rely on a spot like that

[Growth]

i find this extremly akward compared to getting them into place myself, if you cant quite do it then get a spot. but i think its a mistake to teach urself to toally rely on a spot like that

its not that your going to always use a spot, its that your going to use one untill you have built up the strength to do it urself, i know this worked for me, when i first flat benched the 55s i couldnt get them into position alone, when i was given the dbs by two guys then i could rep out 5 or 6 reps, a few weeks later i didnt need their help anymore.

[Marcus]

I feel like its more taxing when you get people to pass you the DB's.

Simo, you need to develop a bit of a technique to get them up. Basically I sit them on my thighs (not too close to your body, closer to your knees), then lean back & use my knees & the momentum to flick them up into place. It does take a bit of practice. I also breath in & hold before I do this.

[Simo]

Yeh marcus thats pretty much what im doing now, just need more practice like you said.

[Simo]

Todays Workout

Dead Lift

60 x 8

60 x 4 (over hand, under hand grip)

80 x 6

100 x 4

DB Row

25.5 x 10

30 x 8

Ab Work

Just a short one today, gots some tests to study for, damn hot too here, in palmy no less. :wink: