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Good shoulder work there bro !

BB military presses are superb IMO for adding beef to delts, I love em to bits, save for the time I bonked myself on the nose pushing it straight up when seated in a power rack . :lol:

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Note to self - the sequence for using a heat rub like Tiger Balm on an injury before training is:

FIRST take a leak if required, THEN apply heat rub and wash hands very well.

Messing with this sequence is no fun at all. :doh:

Anyway my knee is still poked, so I am trying to give it a break by doing stiff leg deadlifts instead of sumo leg press and by dropping down to just one leg press work set for a while.

EZ Bar curls

35 x 10

I've dropped drag curls - they don't feel as good as EZ Bar curls, which I am doing with my back against a wall to make sure my form is spot on.

Standing wrist curls

LT 52.5 x 13 TT 55 x 11

Standing calf raises

LT 118 x 12 TT 118 x 13

SLDL

LT 70 x 13 TT 75 x 13

These are feeling better all the time.

Leg press

LT 280 x 20, 240 x 20 TT 285 x 20

(stupid knee :banging: )

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Note to self - the sequence for using a heat rub like Tiger Balm on an injury before training is:

FIRST take a leak if required, THEN apply heat rub and wash hands very well.

Messing with this sequence is no fun at all. :doh:

Anyway my knee is still poked, so I am trying to give it a break by doing stiff leg deadlifts instead of sumo leg press and by dropping down to just one leg press work set for a while.

EZ Bar curls

35 x 10

I've dropped drag curls - they don't feel as good as EZ Bar curls, which I am doing with my back against a wall to make sure my form is spot on.

Standing wrist curls

LT 52.5 x 13 TT 55 x 11

Standing calf raises

LT 118 x 12 TT 118 x 13

SLDL

LT 70 x 13 TT 75 x 13

These are feeling better all the time.

Leg press

LT 280 x 20, 240 x 20 TT 285 x 20

(stupid knee :banging: )

lol at sequence man.

good to see some progress

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Nice workout. Have you tried taking a joint formula for your knee?

Well this injury was caused by pressure from a pad on a leg curl machine - the constant pressure on that spot over months just stuffed up the tendon where it crosses my shin bone.

I think I'll have to sacrifice that leg curl machine to the gym gods before it will heal. Where's my welding set? :evil:

As for the joint formula - I don't take any because the glucosamine is derived from seafood - which probably makes me some kind of fanatical nutjob who needs his head read :crazy:

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How about Chronditin sulphate and Turmeric, I saw them as the 2 other main ingredients in Joint supplement.

Do you use knee wraps mate ?

I'm looking into some alternatives at the moment. I actually tracked down a glucosamine that wasn't derived from seafood but it's not available in NZ, so I need to find out about getting it sent over. I've also heard good things about MSM (methyl-sulfonyl-methane).....the investigation continues.

I've tried knee wraps but didn't much like them. I would like to grab a pair of neoprene knee supports to keep warmth in my knees while I'm training.

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When you get to your nutrition shop just tell them about your situation and im sure theyll be able to help, most of the shops i have been to, the people seem to know what theyre on about.

Perhaps they could suggest some more alternatives.

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I had a great workout today! Moving to straight sets seems to be working for me. :grin:

Almost time for another blood test - I would love to see what my test levels are at the moment.

Machine chest press

LT 120 x 15RP TT 130 x 9

Haven't done these in nearly a month but made a nice jump in weight. Straight set today, last time out, I did a rest paused set but I reckon I would have equaled or beaten the old reps with the higher weight. Good progress here.

Hammer shoulder press

LT 60 x 14RP TT 62.5 x 9

Same again - haven't done them for a month but added weight and probably would have equaled or beaten the old RP total.

Dips

LT 22RP (bodyweight only) TT BW+12kg x 12

These felt great. I need to rig up my old weight belt with some chains and hooks so I can add plates instead of holding a DB between my ankles.

Rack chins

LT BW+5kg x 12 TT BW+10kg x 10

Decent enough weight increase here.

Floor medium grip pulldowns

LT 84 x 14 RP TT 84 x 9

I didn't increase the weight here as I wanted to make sure my form was OK.

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Good stuff on hte rack chins mate !

I sorta struggle with any back widening excercise : rack chins / pull ups/ lat pull downs.

Wont be long before you have a 20kg plate hanging off as you pull out the reps !

Do you use straps when performing wide grip rack chins ?

I find my grip sorta tires after a while and my forearms get pumped too soon when performing them on an olympic bar in the rack.

Thinking of trying to do them off a normal chin up bar with a bench turned into a seat for feet support.

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Good stuff on hte rack chins mate !

Thanks V - they are starting to feel quite good.

Do you use straps when performing wide grip rack chins ?

For sure! For some reason my grip fails very quickly on rack chins but I am OK with most other back exercises.

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Felt like an average workout today even though I made some progress on biceps and calves. I think it's because I am resting my knee, so I couldn't do any serious quad work and just tried the abductor and adductor machines for something to do.

Incline DB curls

LT 22.5 x 9 TT 22.5 x 10

Added an extra rep but I am a long way from being able to jump to the 25s.

Pinwheel curls

LT 20 x 14 TT 22.5 x 12

Standing calf raises

LT 118 x 13 TT 124 x 10

SLDL

Only got up to my 60kg warmup set before my lower back started feeling really sore, so I decided to stop right there rather than push through. :cry:

Abduction machine (the "hooker" machine as I like to call it) :wink:

75 x 20

Adduction machine (the "virgin" machine) :lol:

75 x 20

Not sure if I should even bother listing those 2 but I figure I'll treat them like all my other exercises and just keep adding weight. Hell maybe I'll even make some gains on my quads.

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Hey Ash, whats with the hooker and the virgin, sounds like a good drinking joke mate 8) , seriously, what machines are they ?

im pretty sure they are they ones where you lie on your back on it and on one of em you push you legs apart, the other you push the legs together

this right ash ? :grin:

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im pretty sure they are they ones where you lie on your back on it and on one of em you push you legs apart, the other you push the legs together

this right ash ? :grin:

Well you don't lie on your back in them (that would be a bit much) but the hooker machine involves opening your legs against the resistance and on the virgin machine, you close your legs. :pfft:

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im pretty sure they are they ones where you lie on your back on it and on one of em you push you legs apart, the other you push the legs together

this right ash ? :grin:

Well you don't lie on your back in them (that would be a bit much) but the hooker machine involves opening your legs against the resistance and on the virgin machine, you close your legs. :pfft:

lol at my gym you have to lie on your back to use em :o :grin:

no way will you see me ever using them :grin:

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That was more like it!

I had a great workout today but I made extra sure I was all "jono'd" up with lots of food and water before hitting the gym. :D

Doing only straight sets is definitely allowing me to recover much quicker than before.

Incline BB press

LT 77.5 x 8 TT 80 x 9

Felt much better than last time, I was never going to get 10 reps but I had a damn good go.

Seated DB press

27.5 x 11

I haven't used DBs in months so the form felt quite strange but my shoulders feel like they were hit with a blowtorch. I'll crank these up in a hurry as I get used to them again.

Skullcrushers

LT 40 x 11 TT 42.5 x 11

Wide grip pulldowns

LT 82 x 12 TT 90 x 10

I couldn't be stuffed looking for the right small DB to add to the weight stack to get to 86kg, so I just went for 90 and it felt fine.

Rack Deadlifts

LT 110 x 11 TT 120 x 12

These felt much easier than last time. I've been hitting abs hard with weighted kneeling crunches, so maybe the extra ab strength is helping.

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