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[luv.me.oats]

ah eye fillet steak, rare.

I like porterhouse and scotch fillet too.

10.1% that's awesome!!!!

What a machine you are.

I dread to think what mine is, will let you know after Wednesday, I do need a good kicking to get back on track me thinks.

[biggurl27]

Android you suck! Just jokes that is bloody awesome for off season! Yeah you suck hahaha Luv.me.oats I bet your BF is still awesome :evil: I'm going to sulk ahhaha

[Android]

Android you suck! Just jokes that is bloody awesome for off season! Yeah you suck hahaha Luv.me.oats I bet your BF is still awesome :evil: I'm going to sulk ahhaha

Haha, I was surprised myself too though...I was guessing it was higher.

And yeah, luv.me.oats has veins popping outta her arms during a workout don't ya :-) must be in the 10's too I'd say.

Tonight was Shoulders, finally got around to them and it was a pretty good workload for them. I have chest tomorrow so I only did 1 press movement the rest were all raises.

I took Volumaize as a pre-workout and will re-check the label perhaps it's a workout drink...didn't get any arginine buzz off it but do see veins (they appear anyway so nothing like u c on Gaspari Plasma Jet...hell no!)

Before starting with the press I warmed up with a machine side lat raise, 30,20,18 or close to that on the same weight, little rest, just makes them swell up a little and warms them up.

Off to a press machine for 20+ rep sets, bumped it up a weight for one set and then back down when I could only do 12 reps...too low.

The press pumped them up really well and we went down and did side raises but resting on a steep incline bench so semi-rears as well. Was doing 30 reps to start with and the last set was still a good 20 reps (8 kg).

Over to front raises and did these with dumbbells. Really wanted to feel a heavy weight so I did 17.5kg and for 15 reps each arm. Felt heavy but then moved to lighter 12.5kg and I did a mammoth 50 reps each arm. Wanting to stop at 30, kept going until 40, then friends in the gym were looking at me and watching so without stopping I did a raise, twisted my wrist and flipped them the bird, and repped out another 10. Nothing like a bit of humour to lift your spirits and help with 10 more reps - LOL

Stopped for a 2 minute talk, then went to the pec deck and pushed out 20+ rep sets on that and the last few I couldn't make 20, the lactic acid was building up and when I squeezed at the back of the movement man it was painful in a good twisted way :-)

Felt good, post-workout shake followed, then dinner, and I'll have another shake before bed and see if my head feels cloudy tomorrow morning.

I think my chest will swell up easily for tomorrow's workout, and hopefully the minimal press movements saved my arms a bit.

Looking to do abs tomorrow at midday, minimal 15 minute workout for them, big day tomorrow looking forward to it!

[Android]

Slept in this morning by an hour, if I feel tired I try and listen to my body and take the rest it needs.

Bodybuilding has effects outside of the gym and I've noticed that I've strived for more in my life since taking this more seriously and things like flexible working hours is one example of that.

I probably wouldn't care about flexi-hours if I didn't do bodybuilding.

The sleep-in was worth it and I feel good today!

I cooked up 1kg of chicken breast meat again, 6 poached eggs, and a 1/2 kg kumara for the day ahead.

Reading luv.me.oats' favourite steaks I agree they are delicious too and make a great dinner.

But I find that is I have to eat athe same food everyday then flavour is out, it has to be bland or I get sick of the flavour after a while.

I couldn't eat flavoured tins of tuna everyday for instance, so bland meat during the day it is.

Oh, and I have about 7kg more chicken to get through so the beef is coming next week :-)

By 11am today I have consumed the following:

50gm protein powder shake

200gms oats (dry weight)

500gms chicken (raw weight)

250gms kumara (raw weight)

3 litres water

[Android]

Today I was hungry as.

I went to the city gym just for a 15 minute abs workout and was too early for the class so I did it myself.

It went better than the usual ab sessions I've done in the past where I lose motivation as soon as I sit on the floor or the swiss ball.

I do crunches to warm up and not sure if it's just me but when I first start abs and coming down from a crunch my ab muscles shake.

It's weird and it's only for the first 10 or so crunches and then after that I'm as stable and solid as a rock.

Got through the weird warmup I do and did 30 of them, then a couple of 15 where I really squeezed them down, crunched them until they hurt and then as you lay down on the floor the straightening out of the stomach feels like relief!

Then I grabbed a swiss ball and did slow situps that went back past horizontal and then up and over for a nother crunch.

This one I like cause if you go back really far you have to use alot of the muscle under your 6-pack to pull you up. There's a flat muscle under them and the horizontal load you place on your stomach when hyperextended needs to use this muscle to pull you up before the 6-pack abs can take over, love it!

Then I grabbed a medicine ball and did some twisting things where you stand and hold the ball out and twist each side.

Each twist goes like this (right-to-left example)

You try and pull you lower right ribcage down to touch your upper left hip bone. That's a twist/crunch I guess. I do these when I power-walk sometimes it's a natural movement when u r walking and can do under your t'shirt with noone knowing your doing it :-)

Then finished off with a set of 40 hanging leg raises.

Have added to my food today: x1 chicken kebab leaving the gym, and x1 BK Hellraiser just now...also got a bottle of coke for a pre-gym buzz tonight.

[Android]

It's Wednesday and my calves are just calming down (since Friday!) where they feel normal again.

If I squeeze them I can slightly feel the pain again, this is how I aim to have every workout end up.

My lats from Sunday's back workout took a double-hit with shoulders on Monday doing rear delts on the pec deck and squeezing at the very rear which brought in the tip of the lats as they insert near the rear delts.

They're tweaking as well when I spread my wings, on top of all that my abs feel sore (not painful sore, a good sore)!

My shouulders don't hurt so much just yet, if there's a delay in DOMS it means it's going to be hugely sore soon in 2 days time...or not at all, which will it be?

Worked chest last night and did heavy weights, surprising myself with a couple of 50kg dumbbell presses for 6 (+ 2 assisted) reps. I made sure I didn't look too surprised about it in in the gym.

Thought I would have been weaker from my higher rep/ higher intensity training to be honest I mean 55kg is my best ever when I was doing heavy (for 6-8 reps, final set) but 50kg after months and months of not picking up anything heavier than 25's...I'm stoked!

Chest tweaks straight away this morning, there'll be some dormant muscle fibers that are awakening from months of sleep and I expect hell and fire screaming out of my chest by tomorrow. That's my expectation anyway :-|

[Varven]

On Mondays work out how come you did pec deck.. wasn't it only shoulders?

or was it pec deck for rear delts ?

[Android]

On Mondays work out how come you did pec deck.. wasn't it only shoulders?

or was it pec deck for rear delts ?

Yeah for rear delts, every bench in Les Mills was taken, packed full of humanoids.

[luv.me.oats]

Android you suck! Just jokes that is bloody awesome for off season! Yeah you suck hahaha Luv.me.oats I bet your BF is still awesome :evil: I'm going to sulk ahhaha

Haha, I was surprised myself too though...I was guessing it was higher.

And yeah, luv.me.oats has veins popping outta her arms during a workout don't ya :-) must be in the 10's too I'd say.

yup 14%, chuffed, but have been back on track now with a few little treats.

Android will txt u to organise another session at Les Mills.

Have a good rest of the week and look forward to catching up

[Android]

Wow that's decent and low for a girl coming into summertime you wil be stoked ay :-)

Def txt me when you're keen luv.me.oats, heard u were in last night but I was in Te Atatu with michaelk (yeah name dropping! yeah a gym whore!) so missed u soz.

Tonight was leg night and was short and sweet and effective so the write up should be too, here goes:

Started with some lying leg curls starting with 30+ reps and working down to the bottom of the stack on the last set for 8 reps.

Leg Press machine starting at 20+ reps and working out to 9 plates each side for final 8 reps.

Lastly standing leg curl was light weight pumps up to 25 reps for all 6 sets. Tried to go heavy but felt calf was tightening up which meant it was helping out so back to lighter weight and felt better for it.

Crawled out of the gym...nah the quads were okay tonight but the hammies were beaten up.

See, short and sweet.

Tomorrow is rest day.

I'll drop in on City Xpress and do calves and abs midday if I feel like a break from work. I am hooked on their short ab classes!

[biggurl27]

14% yep that is pretty snazzy! Lucky you guys get to train up in Aucks

[Android]

What a fantastic rest day I had...!

Did a couple of tricep exercises and bicep hammer curls, followed by a 15minute ab workout.

Tricep pulldowns using the rope and repping out 40 good ones, then I went for the stack and did 4 sets of 12.

In between the pulldown sets I picked up some dumbbells and curled them just standing, alternating hammer curls (but not right across the body, still to the front but with the hammer grip).

Started with 15kg dumbbells and jumped 5kg each time ending with 10 reps per arm on 30kg, no deliberate swaying but the weight moves you around a bit.

That gave me a huge buzz and along with my chest workout I've realised how much stronger I've become in the last 6 months.

Then I did some ezy-curl skullcrushers with a 10'er each side for 20+ reps.

By now the Volumaize was starting to earn it's keep and my arm from the shoulder down was covered in spider veins.

Then I did my new favourite tricep exercise that looks like you're doin' a shoulder side lat raise, ... but you aren't. The side head really swells up so when you stnad front on you can see the bumps out the side of your arm - perfect!

Abs class was a killer for me this guy loves exercises that hurt the top of my thighs, always wanting our legs off the ground...why I don't know. Something about the lower abs but they why do my quadds hurt?

Anyway did it all and now...rest :-)

So the Volumaize is starting to show noticeable effects I my arms felt harder more than anything, but it's taken a week to notice.

Food is clean today, increased the carbs I take for the day back up since I was having to buy things after lunch.

So along with 1/2 kg of kumara I've got 1/3kg of oats, and 1kg of chicken. Add 100gms almonds and a double-serve protein shake and that's my food away from home.

Tonight it's BurgerKing for dinner and I'm having a HellRaiser combo (upsized) and there's another tasty one too I can't remember the name but it's filling.

[ohjoshua]

Lastly standing leg curl was light weight pumps up to 25 reps for all 6 sets. Tried to go heavy but felt calf was tightening up which meant it was helping out so back to lighter weight and felt better for it.

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Hey mate, your dedication is really impressive.

You prob already know this and im not meaning to insult you.

But when preforming the Leg curl if you point your toes (plantar flextion) you can not bring your calf into the movement. If you pull your feet up (dorsi flextion) while doing it you can bring your calf into the movement.

hope this helps

[Android]

That's something I'll play with next time mate, cheers for that bit of knowledge.

At the moment of training I just knew I wasn't 'feeling' it in the hammy so went with what I knew worked but will point my toes next time and feel that, appreciated!

[NZPT]

Tonight it's BurgerKing for dinner and I'm having a HellRaiser combo (upsized) and there's another tasty one too I can't remember the name but it's filling.

yum! had one the other day, def hit the spot. aRE YOU ALLOWING CHEAT MEALS WHILE BULKING OR JUST WHEN YOU FEEL THE URGE YOU HAVE IT RATHER THEN SCHEDUALE IT IN? (Sorry about the caps bumped the button, dam fat fingers :grin: )

[Android]

yum! had one the other day, def hit the spot. aRE YOU ALLOWING CHEAT MEALS WHILE BULKING OR JUST WHEN YOU FEEL THE URGE YOU HAVE IT RATHER THEN SCHEDUALE IT IN? (Sorry about the caps bumped the button, dam fat fingers :grin: )

You'll be getting PM'd by all the girls on the forum now mate - LOL

It's just for convenience.

I got home at 6pm and had to be at pre-natal classes from 7 - 9pm so I brought it on the way home. I took a power nap from 6 - 6:30pm on the lounge floor, woke up and ate the burgers before heading out.

I'm a big fan of power naps, can't always do them and getting used ot them takes about a week of trying and waking up more tired, but once you do them man they're powerful. Can nod off in seconds and wake up more refreshed, kept short enough so you don't lie awake all night cause u aren't tired.

ohh, back to the question...convenience, cheat meal, bulking up it's all the same man

[Varven]

Pre-Natal classes..... Congrats...

so how much longer before you go into "Sleep deprivation" and middle of the night feed wake-ups ?

[Android]

have got until mid-january and then I'll be preparing my own midnight bottle of protein milk to take advantage of the situation - haha (some people get cold in the wintertime, others go skiing...it's all depends you look at it).

[Pseudonym]

"One for you... And one for me..."

:pfft:

[2guns]

You'll be getting PM'd by all the girls on the forum now mate - LOL

hahahaha!!! :pfft:

[Android]

:nod:

Friday was a drinking day on behalf of IAG so I couldn't say no. From 1pm - 5pm we drank so def in no state to train. We had a lunch and at 5 on the way home I ate my last 250gm container of chicken.

Saturday was too nice to be the gym right? .. yeah right.

Went there in the arvo for biceps and traps took Nutrex Ignite prew-workout capsules, damn they look freaky with their see-through capsules and can see the time release stuff in the middle. Also downed a Volumaize and took Xtend.

The biceps were giving me lactic acid pain from the very first set I really could have flagged the session before it even started. I persevered and did a lot of rest-pausing to get 25 reps out for each set on the preacher curl (one of my fav exercises).

Then I went on to do ezy-curl barbell curls with a 5kg each side. Again they hurt like hell but I could feel them expanding. I knelt down and hid my pain from the others in the gym it really was sore. I don't know why but I expect it was bad eating in the last 2 days my body wasn't flushed of crap and loaded with the good stuff. Or perhaps that caffeine increases sensitivity to pain and the Ignite has caffeine in it.

Whatever it was I just kept light weight and stretched my arms between sets.

Then I finished biceps with seated supinating curls (alternates) with 10kg each arm. By now I was 'over' the pain and was getting 30 reps out, they blew up really well.

Time for traps, I used the machine and put 40kg on each side (I lie the 40s were already on it and I couldn't be farked changing it). Did 15 rep sets and let the machines angles guide me which means I don;t lift straight up or straight back I just lift and the machine's angles kind of pull you backwards as you raise them up so i just go with that.

My biceps were filling up with blood from the stretch that the traps were causing and that felt pretty damn good.

I did a couple of barbell close and wide grip curl sets after that just for the hell of it.

Every set was done until i couldn't do anymore. Some weren't to failure they were until I couldn't handle the pain anymore.

Lesson for me is that there is a price to pay when I don't eat clean.

I had my post-workout shake but waited until dinner to eat which was a bad idea I should have done some chicken or tuna between meals. Then after dinner all I had was a tin if tuna before bedtime which was another mistake I should have eaten more.

Today is Sunday, no training today and my biceps are sore as. It's solely because of lacking food and nutrients. Feels good to have the DOMS, not so good when you know why you have them I shouldn't allow my body to be lacking anything it needs for a good solid repair. Bad Android!

Tomorrow is Quads in the evening, will try and get to abs class midday and get some calf work done as well.

Tuesday is Back and it was last Sunday that my last Back workout was done so...9 days! Seems a long time ay but I remember Shoulders last week I hit my lats with rear delts so this week will concentrate on lower back, 3/4 deadlifts, bent-over rows etc.

Time to get ready for a trip to Mission Bay today is awesome, will take some chicken and kumara to eat in the car.

[2guns]

We had a lunch and at 5 on the way home I ate my last 250gm container of chicken.

did ya drunk drive?

[Android]

We had a lunch and at 5 on the way home I ate my last 250gm container of chicken.

did ya drunk drive?

No never, well not anymore

[POSSUM]

Android man you are one real inspiring dude. I am new to this but I have really enjoyed reading your posts, I think your theories and training methods are interesting and your dedication is unbelievable. I saw you at Thames and you looked wicked then, I can't wait to see what you turn up to the Nationals next year looking like. Good luck man!! Keep writing posts because I am learning heaps.

[Android]

wow, cheers for that big ups mate :oops:

I'll just keep on with it, feel free to question anything I say though