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[I Declare War]

i beleive it's your turn to post pics next mate

That's him in his Avatar isn't it? :pfft:

one day fullas!

IDW are you going to get on stage?

Yes - check out the link in my signature.

[Optimass]

Nice Bro ... good to see you pushing up the heavier / low rep scale in this cycle. You were already big but this will only help add more thickness imo.

I think the last time we trained I was 10kg heavier than you ... now 2kg lighter .... passing ships :pfft:

[Android]

Nice Bro ... good to see you pushing up the heavier / low rep scale in this cycle. You were already big but this will only help add more thickness imo.

I think the last time we trained I was 10kg heavier than you ... now 2kg lighter .... passing ships :pfft:

yeah I didn't enjoy strength only training but since I've been doing both in my workout I actually look forward to it cos I know it's just one exercise, the first one, the compound one.

Haven't posted for a while so here's my 180kg bench press and a seated row video, saves me typing stuff :-)

Oh and yeah bench press grip is less than shoulder-width grip but have tried wider when going heavy and it starts hurting between my thumb and fore finger. Prolly affects my 1RM if I was powerlifting...meh but I'm not.

180kg bench press no spotter

(check out the dreads on the guy that comes into view to the left, needs cutting imo)

Seated Row

[soundsgood]

Awwww it's so cute that your Singlet matches the Seated Row machine :pfft:

Just kidding, mean benching bro. And looking unreal in the row vid. Ridiculous Width and still in reasonable condition. Awesome :clap:

[Android]

Lol, and they told me they were trying to match the machines with my clothing...way to crush a dream mate

Since youre ripped i reckon you mean reasonable condition for a fat c*nt :pfft:

[HarryB]

Looking massive as hell bro and strong too! It's already looking like a good year for you.

[Android]

Looking massive as hell bro and strong too! It's already looking like a good year for you.

cheers mate, only thing is I am forcing myself to eat, am not as hungry as I would like to be. Might be time to go revisit GHRP-6 me thinks for that gastric emptying.

On the plus side I dropped 2kg and feel better for it after a bout of food poisoning last Tuesday night.

Felt like santa claus today gave away my almost full bottle of CN Test-E to a mate of mine. Told him what I thought of it so he's "aware" that it isn't really 250mg/ml imo but he was totally rapt with a free bottle LOL. Wasn't sure what to do with it anyway would have just expired and got thrown out.

Fark does that make me a dealer? nah didnt sell anything or get anything in exchange...maybe I'm a distributor now hahahaha

you're welcome ... err Dave :roll:

[Small]

Fark does that make me a dealer? nah didnt sell anything or get anything in exchange...maybe I'm a distributor now hahahaha

you're welcome ... err Dave :roll:

need a lawyer?

oh wait. haha

[Android]

haven't updated in a while so just a quick summary of progress.

Am off slin for a few weeks, done 4 weeks, have a break, then go again. Found it really helped as I haven't increased my food to increase my size these last few weeks. I will, I must increase my food but new job means a new routine in life so have kept it constant.

Am getting to the gym 4 times a week which is perfect for me for now but I do find a 2 day break a bit hard tbh.

What else...

Best squat is now 220kg for 1 rep.

Still benching 180kg for 2 reps.

Deadlifts...200kg deadlift is still no problem for reps but haven't been consistent enough to improve on that. Instead I have been doing bent-over barbell rows as my main strength exercise at the start of the workout.

Will buy some wraps next week and start squatting with these. I used to use wraps few years back but since backing off the heavy weights I threw them out.

Quick peek at my Back during the workout today

[Gym rat]

mean back dude.

[soundsgood]

:shock:

That back is a 300kg+ deadlift in waiting.

If you are serious about pulling a decent number you should look into some of the powerlifting programmes especially for deadlifts. If you're thinking of having an extended offseason (ie not competing this year) it could help build more size. I know it works for me in short stints (8-10 week cycles).

[Android]

Will look at some of Ed Coanes?

Might also do your "add 5kg just because" philosophy too. Tried to jump from 200 to 220kg yesterday and after a couple of failed attempts to even get it off the floor I managed to get it a couple of inches up before giving up completely.

A 20kg jump seems a bit much, should have known better...

[Android]

mean back dude.

cheers Gymrat

Big day today hit a PB I didn't think I would see.

160kg for two reps no spotter on the incline bench press.

All the flat benches were gone so I had no choice but to start my workout with the incline benches. They're pre-set so incline was...well incline. Did my usual go heavy and at 140kg I stopped at 6t reps and thought ... fuckit lets just see how it goes. Went well imo and I then went and did seated press machine for reps. Chest done.

Triceps started off with close-grip press on Smith machine and was doing 100kg for 6 reps in the end.

Did another 4 exercises for Triceps and had loads of energy and strength right to the end of the workout about 50mins later. No idea where it came from I had drunk a double coffee and 2 redbulls before 12 today so was walking into the gym looking crashed, but perhaps the sugary carbs were needed and stored I dunno.

Good times :pfft:

[I Declare War]

Mean bro! Workouts like that make it all worthwhile.

[Android]

Mean bro! Workouts like that make it all worthwhile.

yeah they're priceless mate, the more they happen the better the gains.

My calves still hurt from 2 days ago. I did sets of the whole stack on the calf raise machine that goes down to 400kg or lbs. I only ever do half stack so was a bit of a shock for them me feels.

Today was another good one, Shoulders.

Anyway...today I did a press on a HammerStrength machine, has a slighty incline seat and the arms go in an incline movement so that it locks you into a press slightly forward of your ears. Each arm is independent but you tend to do them together. Was a bit lazy and just started with 40kg each side for a tough 12 reps. Should have warmed up with lighter. Added 10kg each time until I had 70kg on each side and got out 2 sets of 2 reps...strength exercise first.

For me this is a heavy weight and the machine can only take 10kg more on the arms (by swapping the 10kg for a 20kg).

Front raises on the cable next, then cable side raises, then a bent-over dumbbell raise, then a machine for side raises, and lastly rear delts on the pec deck. Just before walking out did a couple of sets of 25kg dumbbell side raises one arm at a time.

Good workout for me and happy with progress. Can really see the benefit of strong delts for heavy incline bench presses.

[Android]

Arms day - measuring 20 1/2" about an hour after the workout...2/3 of SG's Leg right there :pfft: come at me bro

PWO meal waiting for me at home to feed these arms. That's chicken on noodles with spinach.

[I Declare War]

Android + Spinach =

[Pete_S]

haven't updated in a while so just a quick summary of progress.

Am off slin for a few weeks, done 4 weeks, have a break, then go again. Found it really helped as I haven't increased my food to increase my size these last few weeks. I will, I must increase my food but new job means a new routine in life so have kept it constant.

Am getting to the gym 4 times a week which is perfect for me for now but I do find a 2 day break a bit hard tbh.

What else...

Best squat is now 220kg for 1 rep.

Still benching 180kg for 2 reps.

Deadlifts...200kg deadlift is still no problem for reps but haven't been consistent enough to improve on that. Instead I have been doing bent-over barbell rows as my main strength exercise at the start of the workout.

Will buy some wraps next week and start squatting with these. I used to use wraps few years back but since backing off the heavy weights I threw them out.

Quick peek at my Back during the workout today

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Good pic mate - nice v-taper - small waist (obviously not enough GH going in) LOL

[Android]

Haha nice one IDW, eat your greens :-)

cheers Pete, no GH for me yet no plans either seen so many use it and get nothing exceptional out of it for various reasons

[Android]

Today was Legs...but just did Quads when I felt my lower back pump it kinda shaped the rest of the workout for me. Am considering going back to split Leg workouts, Quads and Calves, then Hammies and Calves.

Will see how it goes, non-committed at this stage just an idea.

Did Squats first and no Leg Extension warm-up so I started with the bar and then added a plate each side for 12 reps, another plate each side for 8, then more plates for 6. At 4pp just did 4 reps, then at 200kg did 2 sets of 2 reps. This is a set more than I've done before.

De-loaded the bar back to 2pps and got 15 more reps out.

Hack Squats next and started on 2pps and just added a plate each side until I got to 5pps. Then thought..."what would SG do?" He'd add a 5kg to each side ... just because. So I did. Got 3 reps out. Swapped those for 10kg and got a single rep out so 5 and 1/2 pps is my best so far but I reckon once I get my wraps I want to get up to 7pps. At this stage my Squats are making me stronger and helping me with the Hack Squats not the other way around as I do Hack Squats about once every 3 weeks.

I think they are thickening up. May not be increasing in sweep but I think they look and feel denser.

Then went and used a weird Squat machine...won't bother describing it but for those that know Les Mills City it's the white contraption between the Leg Press and the Hammy/Glute tie-in machine, which is next to the standing calf raises machine.

Finally, Legs were well squatted out but used the Leg Extension for 3 sets of 12-15 reps and could feel the muscle was as stretched as it could be...leaving me a very happy wobbly bodybuilder.

Legs measuring 28" at the widest part...that's (SG-2") in the current NZ standard :pfft:

[soundsgood]

Faaaark legs must be getting massive bro. Must be from adding all those nickels and dimes :wink:

We are due for another train soon I think. I will be up in Aucks next Sunday. Les Mills Britomart around midday?

[Android]

Faaaark legs must be getting massive bro. Must be from adding all those nickels and dimes :wink:

We are due for another train soon I think. I will be up in Aucks next Sunday. Les Mills Britomart around midday?

It's a done deal mate 8)

[Android]

Chest and Triceps today.

Am getting 2 workouts a week in for Triceps most weeks, I think Triceps and Rear Delts are what fill out a bodybuilder from many different angles and they complete the overall look imo.

Benched 180kg again, did 3 reps with a couple of mates spotting and prolly should have stopped at 2, I don't want to go to failure.

They left and I got a 2 rep set out on my own after a rest, then did another 1 rep set. Next time I "might" try a 190kg if I am in the right frame of mind but today I felt strong and pulled it off.

Les Mills is too packed these days so couldn't do incline dumbbell press had to grab the only seated press machine and repped it out each set until it hurt and I failed.

Triceps next, and again very few choices of equipment with an over-crowded gym so stuck with a cable and did some different exercises including overhead press.

So 2 exercises for Chest and 2 for Triceps, done and dusted.

[thatwaslight]

sweet baby jeebus mate your looking massive! i forgot there were more than 2 bbing journals on here! will be checking in regularly!

[Android]

Shoulders today.

I caught a sore throat a few days ago and started prescribing myself antibiotics last night so not expecting big gains for a week due to the drugs and not feeling 100% to eat as much.

Am sitting on 118kg and happy to stay on this weight though and throat is already feeling better.

Did Smith machine behind the neck press. Did a few sets of 6 reps at 80kg before adding 5kg each side and doing a few more sets of 4 reps.

Hammer Strength press next and got up to 60kg on each arm and doing sets of 6 reps.

Did cable pullups next and kept weight medium for 12-15 reps.

Then front raises with 20 and 30kg plates.

Then it was cable bent-over raises for rear delts and I must have done 5 sets each shoulder.

Lastly, a side raise machine and just repped out sets until Shoulders were stretched and painful in a good way (I suppose LOL).

Looked around the gym today and no-one wearing NZA singlets at Les Mills city, at least not during the just-after-work hours.