back to basics

[ExpensiveUrine]

I doubt you'll lose any size during your week off unless you eat like a starving Ethiopian. It's a possibility that you'll even gain muscle, although that'd depend on how "overtrained" you are. [Overtrained used loosely here.] It's quite possible that you'll lose strength during your week off due to neural components but that can be regained easily.

Enjoy it and take it easy.

P.S. Can you guys imagine what Jono does with his GF for their anniversary?

I can see it now....

Lights are turned off.

Candlelit surroundings.

....Jono yelling at his GF for using bad ROM on the squat, while she desperately trying to finish her set.

:grin:

[jono]

Dont worry son, i to daydream about training, not usually squat tho. :pfft:

lol. i think its cos i spent so much effort in the squat rack this year

[jono]

I doubt you'll lose any size during your week off unless you eat like a starving Ethiopian. It's a possibility that you'll even gain muscle, although that'd depend on how "overtrained" you are. [Overtrained used loosely here.] It's quite possible that you'll lose strength during your week off due to neural components but that can be regained easily.

Enjoy it and take it easy.

P.S. Can you guys imagine what Jono does with his GF for their anniversary?

I can see it now....

Lights are turned off.

Candlelit surroundings.

....Jono yelling at his GF for using bad ROM on the squat, while she desperately trying to finish her set.

:grin:

lol :grin:

[jono]

pic from today.

havnt posted a rear double bi in ages .. here it is.. still need to work on posing

[Varven]

week off wont be bad.. i reckon its good as you always come back with a vengance !

reg photo, im pretty darn sure your backs gone wider since last time ... good going !!

[jono]

week off wont be bad.. i reckon its good as you always come back with a vengance !

reg photo, im pretty darn sure your backs gone wider since last time ... good going !!

thanks man. i think its gotten slightly better

[Growth]

I would say a good gain there, have you increased your flexibility, it seems your able to get your elbows back further this time, looks less stessed.

How bout a rear lat spread :grin:

[jono]

I would say a good gain there, have you increased your flexibility, it seems your able to get your elbows back further this time, looks less stessed.

How bout a rear lat spread :grin:

i can def hit this pose better these days. prolly due to increase stretching i do

ill see what i can do about getting a rear lat pic sometime this week

[deegee]

Do you spend much time working on poses? and with anyone ?

[jono]

Do you spend much time working on poses? and with anyone ?

i pose most days.. just infront of mirror by myself. slowly trying to get them right

[deegee]

Enjoying the time off? off topic though but what has happened to your avatar ? working on a new one

[jono]

Enjoying the time off? off topic though but what has happened to your avatar ? working on a new one

i hate time off.

#1 it takes away a lot of motivation for keeping my diet on track; although i still managed to force feed myself

#2 i feel small and weak; i weighed myself yesterday to make sure it was all in my mind.. just under 100kg.

avatar:

yeah im still yet have a good one.. i try to stay away from anything that people might find offensive.. so that cuts down on what i can put there quite a lot :grin:

[jono]

i was just thinking today damn.. i remember when i used to train shoulders not so long ago i struggled to get the 10kg dbs into place to press them ... haha i find that pretty damn funny

[jono]

i was very happy today.

time to train again after me week off!

today my plan was to just take it easy, test out the back etc.

monday

legs

squats

60*8

60*6

100*4

145*2 ! :grin: 5kg pr

140*2

could of done more reps here but just testing out the back.. felt good.

legpress

dun dun dunnnnnnnnnn

well the brains trust at the gym has changed it AGAIN and yep.. now not only is it hard/impossible to use now its DANGEROUS!

4pps*6

6pps*4

8pps*2 *** when i got to here i stopped cos its so dangerous and shitty now, basically when you go deep on it they changed the seat so much that it actually bends ur lower back and puts huge pressure on ur pelvis. damn they are smart. you wouldnt notice this is you were using 1pps btw which most of the members at this gym use.

front squats

well im gonna master the form on these babys. bascailly my idea bhind these is they take stress off the back.

20*6

20*6

20*6

20*6

40*6

40*6

60*6

60*6

60*6

60*6

lol as you can see i did lots of sets.. trying to get the form down.

of course these were rock bottom. as low as you can get without going through to china :grin: :grin:

lyin leg curl

35*4

35*4

35*4

seated leg curl

70*8

70*8

so.. back held up nicely today. feels solid.

on the issue of the crap equip at the gym, next week ill be training in powerhouse gym !! a hardcore gym just to see if its all good, if it is ill moving there to build those legs huge.

.........also there dbs goto 82kg!!!!!

[Ash]

It's great that you're training hard again and that your back is holding out.

Well done on that squat PB!!!

[jono]

It's great that you're training hard again and that your back is holding out.

Well done on that squat PB!!!

i trained hardish today .. but not that hard.. only aroudn 70% id say.. today was a testing the back day

[Marcus]

Nice squat weight man, lets see some more reps now.

[jono]

Nice squat weight man, lets see some more reps now.

yeah today was really just to make sure the back was all good, so today i didnt really push for those extra reps. ill work my way back into it

[Growth]

Wow mate im really impressed. Good work on the squat PB. I also may test out front squats at some stage, how did you find them, extra emphasis on quads? Less back stress?

Good to see youve taken the initiative to test out a new gym, cant wait to hear all about it.

[deegee]

Good to hear things ate getting back on track. Sounds like those guys at your gym who are responsible for the equipment are idiots. I hope the new gym works out

[jono]

Wow mate im really impressed. Good work on the squat PB. I also may test out front squats at some stage, how did you find them, extra emphasis on quads? Less back stress?

Good to see youve taken the initiative to test out a new gym, cant wait to hear all about it.

thanks man.

the front squats.. really liked em so far.. my form is still shit.. the bar really hurts my shoulders.

its way way less stress on the back for sure.

although on squats i keep my back so tight i hardly stress it anyway.!

yeah ill just pay for a week a do a full weeks workout there next week, to see how it is

[jono]

Good to hear things ate getting back on track. Sounds like those guys at your gym who are responsible for the equipment are idiots. I hope the new gym works out

yeah i hope it works out too many. it will be sweet to train in a real gym instead of my current yuppie one :grin:

[Ash]

yeah ill just pay for a week a do a full weeks workout there next week, to see how it is

Won't they give you a week's free trial, or at least a couple of workouts?

[jono]

yeah ill just pay for a week a do a full weeks workout there next week, to see how it is

Won't they give you a week's free trial, or at least a couple of workouts?

i duno. ill see whan i get there. i dont really care either way. ill do what i have to go to reach my goals.

[sponge]

haha , nice avatar.