Freak status: In progress

[Old Bull]

nice, wat will your rest times be when doing 10x10 on the leg press?

Pretty much "you go, I go" with training partner.

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Mike,

Training is looking good, 19" by feb good guns

[Beef]

High cable curls 4 sets/quote]

what are high cable curls?

[steak]

High cable curls 4 sets/quote]

what are high cable curls?

bodybuilders use them to put some paint on the arms plus you take up 2 mirrors :grin:

[Mike Zero]

nice, wat will your rest times be when doing 10x10 on the leg press?

Pretty much "you go, I go" with training partner.

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Mike,

Training is looking good, 19" by feb good guns

Doesn't matter on the platform though, eh :wink:

Week #69 - 18/01

Monday - 18/01

Cardio 40 mins walking

Posterior chain

Back a bit niggly so I played it safe and had a bit of a deload, just did 10x10 on the glute ham raise, done in about 20 mins.

[Mike Zero]

Tuesday - 19/01

XWO - hip mobility, core, plyos

Chest

Incline bench press 2x60x10 80x8 100x6 110x6 PB 115x3 PB

Flat dumbbell fly 20x8 30x8 35x8 PB 37.5x5 PB 30x10

Incline dumbbell press 20x10 30x10 40x10 45x7

Flat bench press 60x10 100x8

Crossovers 18x15 24x15 30x12 36x8

Great workout tonight. Ben joined us, think that's going to be more of a permanent thing from now on. Weighed 112.5kg and I am now stronger than I was when I was 123.5kg last year. Time to break some new ground

[SoaringSwine]

What happened to the suited sumo? I thought you were doing that for a few weeks.

[Mike Zero]

What happened to the suited sumo? I thought you were doing that for a few weeks.

Couldn't be bothered with it, was way too tight. Screwed with my setup.

Wednesday - 20/01

Cardio: heaps of walking

Back

Medium grip pullups BWx8,8,5,4

Close grip seated cable rows 96x10 110x8 125x8

Chest supported row 80x10 120x10 150x8 PB 160x7 PB

Dumbbell rows 40x10 2x50x10 65x10 PB

Behind the neck pulldowns 140x10 170x10 180x8 160x10

Was feeling as strong as ever on the cable rows, but the cable snapped and poor Benny did a back flip off the machine and landed smack on the back of his head. Took him a few mins to find his feet but he was back into the workout. Could've been a lot worse!

[steak]

Nice work on the bar rows :clap:

[Mike Zero]

Thursday - 21/01

Cardio 30 mins stationary bike HR 120-130

Shoulders

True log press (strict & paused) 40x10 60x8 80x5 100x6 PB

Barbell BTN press 40x10 60x10 70x10 75x9 PB 80x6 PB 60x15

Seated lateral raise 15x12 17.5x12 20x10 22.5x10 25x8

Dumbbell front raise 15x10 20x10 17.5x10 15x15

Pressing felt super strong tonight. Beat my PB on BTN's which I set as a first exercise when I was close to my peak bodyweight. Will do them first next week and smash it. Here's a video of the log press:

[steak]

Impressive 8) Strong overhead mike :clap:

[SoaringSwine]

Nice progress. Can you handle a bit more weight on the log compared to a BB due to the height and neutral grip?

[Mike Zero]

Nice progress. Can you handle a bit more weight on the log compared to a BB due to the height and neutral grip?

Nah I think you can handle more with a barbell. Because the weight is so far away from you with the log. But I might do some military presses a bit down the track and see.

[Mike Zero]

Friday - 22/01

Quads

Leg press 2ppsx15 4ppsx15 6ppsx15 8ppsx15 7x10ppsx15 10ppsx20,23,20

Front squat 60x10 80x8 100x8 120x6

Leg extensions 3x20

[Mike Zero]

Saturday - 23/01

Arms

Incline barbell extensions 30x10 40x10 50x10 60x8 65x8 PB 55x13 45x17

Pushdowns v-bar 120x12 160x12 180x12 200x8 180x10 160x12

Seated cable overhead extensions 42x12 2x54x12 42x15

EZ bar curls 2x30x10 45x8 50x8

Cross body hammer curls 15x10 20x10 22.5x8 25x8 20x12

High cable curls 4 sets

Wrist flexors are really bothering me at the moment. Think it's growing pains. Been getting sharp pains right across the whole bulk of the muscle when I let go of the weight after a set of barbell curls. Starting to feel it during the set as well. I think I'll stick to to reverse grip barbell curls and hammer curls for a few weeks.

On a positive note, 65x8 on incline barbell extensions felt super strong for week 1, will go to 70 next week.

Time to grow

[Luigi]

Wrist flexors are really bothering me at the moment. Think it's growing pains. Been getting sharp pains right across the whole bulk of the muscle when I let go of the weight after a set of barbell curls. Starting to feel it during the set as well. I think I'll stick to to reverse grip barbell curls and hammer curls for a few weeks.

this used to happen to me a lot, only when doing bicep curls, and only after releasing the weight... painful as !! didnt know it was growing pains ? where did you hear this

[Mike Zero]

Week #70 - 25/01

Monday - 18/01

Posterior chain

Rack pulls, mid-shin (pin 3) 60x8 100x6 140x6 180x6 200x6 belt, 220x6 240x4

Stiff leg deadlifts 60x10 100x10 140x10

Lying leg curls 20x12 30x10 2x25x12 20x15

Standing leg curls 3x60x12

Standing calf raises 40x15 60x15 80x10 60x12 40x15

Toe presses 3x90x20

Couldn't do box squats today, something wrong with my hips causing my knees to track unevenly. No pain or anything, just didn't want to cause any damage. Going to see physio on thursday.

I need to work on the rack pulls, 240x4 was my best from this height touch and go (today was paused) and that was the week after I pulled 280x3 off the floor. So I am a lot weaker here than normal deadlifts, a testament to my lower back weakness I think.

[Mike Zero]

Tuesday - 26/01

Cardio 40 mins walking

Chest

Incline bench press 5 sets

Flat dumbbell fly 4 sets

Incline dumbbell press 3 sets

Decline chest press 4 sets

Crossovers 4 sets

Felt weak tonight so didn't worry about weight, just kept form good and focused on getting the volume in & getting a good workout.

[Mike Zero]

Wednesday - 27/01

XWO - core, plyos

Back

Wide grip pulldowns (palms in) 150x10 200x10 240x10 260x8 280x6

Bent over rows 60x10 100x10 110x10 120x8

Close grip pulldowns 160x10 220x10 240x8 220x10 200x12

Chest supported row 80x10 120x10 160x8

Behind the neck pulldowns 150x10 180x9 190x6 160x10

[Laver]

Nice progress. Can you handle a bit more weight on the log compared to a BB due to the height and neutral grip?

Nah I think you can handle more with a barbell. Because the weight is so far away from you with the log. But I might do some military presses a bit down the track and see.

I've never picked up a log, so this is hardly from experience, but I would've thought due to the weight being away from you, you would lean back/back arch more naturally, making it closer to a bench type motion, so you can lift more, like in the Olympic Press y'know. I need to pick up a log and find out

[Luigi]

I need to pick up a log and find out

agreed

Wrist flexors are really bothering me at the moment. Think it's growing pains. Been getting sharp pains right across the whole bulk of the muscle when I let go of the weight after a set of barbell curls. Starting to feel it during the set as well. I think I'll stick to to reverse grip barbell curls and hammer curls for a few weeks.

this used to happen to me a lot, only when doing bicep curls, and only after releasing the weight... painful as !! didnt know it was growing pains ? where did you hear this

???

[Mike Zero]

Thursday - 28/01

Cardio 40 mins walking

Shoulders

Seated barbell BTN press 2x40x10 2x60x10 80x8 PB 80x7 70x9 60x16

Machine shoulder press 4 sets

Seated lateral raise 2x15x10 2x20x8 2x25x6 2x20x10 17.5x12 15x15

Dumbbell front raise 15x10 17.5x10 20x8

Feeling good. Gunna be a big one tomorrow for quads.

[Mike Zero]

I've never picked up a log, so this is hardly from experience, but I would've thought due to the weight being away from you, you would lean back/back arch more naturally, making it closer to a bench type motion, so you can lift more, like in the Olympic Press y'know. I need to pick up a log and find out

What is stopping you leaning back when pressing a barbell? I think you will get a surprise when you pick up a log.

this used to happen to me a lot, only when doing bicep curls, and only after releasing the weight... painful as !! didnt know it was growing pains ? where did you hear this

I'm sure it could arise from multiple reasons, just my personal conclusion. My forearms grow really fast.

[Laver]

What is stopping you leaning back when pressing a barbell? I think you will get a surprise when you pick up a log.

Nothing - depends on the form your after I guess. For the purpose of lifting maximum weight, barbell could well be easier. But with a strict (for one of a better word) set up, your body position with the log may mean you can lift more.

I think the nearest one is at least 100km away from me :cry:

[Luigi]

:cry:

pressing a log is harder than pressing a barbell. end of story.

[Mike Zero]

Friday - 29/01

Quads

Leg extensions 10x20 20x20 30x20 40x20 3x50x20

High bar squat 2x60x10 100x10 140x8 160x8 180x6 160x7

Wanted to do some leg presses but lower back blew up and that was all I could do. 180x6 is really good for me after those leg extensions. Going to do high bars first next week and go for 200x8-10.

Did some filming, just to check my form. Stuffed up the recording on the 180 set but got the first 160 set, so here's just an example of my form: