Growths Journal

[jono]

good to see some red in there man

[Growth]

Looking strong! I don't know how you do heavy CG straight after doing skullcrushers.

Thanks Ash, CG suffered a bit today because of the extra set of skulls, usually id just do 2 sets and save some energy for CG.

good to see some red in there man

Cheers.

[deegee]

Another one to the db press I see, at this rate you will be looking for new weight early next year at the latest. On the same note my gym got in some 65 kg dbs not that I will be touching them !!

[jono]

Another one to the db press I see, at this rate you will be looking for new weight early next year at the latest. On the same note my gym got in some 65 kg dbs not that I will be touching them !!

use them for rows

[deegee]

Another one to the db press I see, at this rate you will be looking for new weight early next year at the latest. On the same note my gym got in some 65 kg dbs not that I will be touching them !!

use them for rows

Impressive. I use 42 kgs or so for rows, no straps or anything but even if I did I would not be able to go to the 65's ....maybe one day!

[Varven]

Another one to the db press I see, at this rate you will be looking for new weight early next year at the latest. On the same note my gym got in some 65 kg dbs not that I will be touching them !!

use them for rows

Can I use both hands to row one DB... LOL my current BB row is at 65/70kg.

[Growth]

Another one to the db press I see, at this rate you will be looking for new weight early next year at the latest. On the same note my gym got in some 65 kg dbs not that I will be touching them !!

Yeah i was pretty pleased with that, it was alot easier to get them into place this time, last time i felt very light headed after i finally got them up. Getting them up into place for the first rep is always the hardest part i find.

[Marcus]

It sure is. I find if I don't get them up easy it can ruin my whole set. I'm sure its a mind thing

[Growth]

It sure is. I find if I don't get them up easy it can ruin my whole set. I'm sure its a mind thing

Yip i cant tell how the whole set is going to go by how easy it is to get them into that top starting position. I think i read somewhere it is because you do a concentric portion first to get them into the top starting posistion, as opposed to say bench press where you start at the top and do the eccentric first.

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Lat Pulldowns

48 x 10

48 x 10

120 x 6

125 x 5

132 x 3

BB Rows

120 x 10

135 x 8

155 x 3

Machine Lever Rows

40 x 12

60 x 8

80 x 4 =

BB Bicep Curls

60 x 6

62 x 5

65 x 3

67 x 3 =

DB Precher Curls

33 x 6

36 x 6

Back strength has just about returned to its previous best. Just continued the trend of actively going up in weight / reps. Pretty happy with all exercises, swaped out db rows for machine rows again just for a change. Just need 1 more rep on the 36s for db precher curls to get back to pb on that exercise. I also dropped a set from the precher curls because of the extra set of bb curls.

[Ash]

Looking as strong as ever.

That lat pulldown machine must be on it's last legs? :pfft:

[jono]

nice work man ur a freak with those rows and curls

[Growth]

Looking as strong as ever.

That lat pulldown machine must be on it's last legs? :pfft:

Chhers mate. I get a few odd looks when i load up the stack with plates and dbs, i think it can handle much more abuse :wink:

nice work man ur a freak with those rows and curls

Thanks. Yeah back and biceps are complementory after all, strong back leads to strong bis, strong bis help build a big back, its a vicous cycle, and i must say i like it! :grin:

[deegee]

I like the idea of swapping an ex out everynow and then like the db rows I find it hard to progress with these and often do only after coming back to them.

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Squats

60 x 10

100 x 10

120 x 6

140 x 6

145 x 6

20 Rep Squats

70 x 20

80 x 20

90 x 20

Front Squats

Bar x 10

40 x 10

40 x 10

60 x 10

SLDL CC Lying Leg Curls

100 x 10 SS 42 x 6

120 x 8 SS 36 x 10

145 x 8 SS 35 x 8

Standing BB Calf Raises

130 x 20

170 x 20

210 x 16

260 x 10

130 x 25

Well today workout was REALLY taxing. I started of thinking ill just go in and do my usual routine. So i start with regular squats, same as last week except the extra rep on 145. So i move on to 20 rep squats, decided to go up again in all sets so i add 5 kilos to each, bad move! By the end of the last set i was feeling really sick, light headed, dry mouth, quesy stomach. I dont think ill be going up in weight for a while there. I did have a carb drink to sip on the whole workout so i think that help. So i rested up a while and thought i try front squats. Its the first time ive done them and i must say i really enjoyed them, very light weight of corse, but i found the technique more natural than regular squats, definiatly be doing these again. Then it was onto sldl's which i decided to super set with llc's for some extra burn, the weight used on the curls was really light but straight after the sldl's it felt pretty damn heavy. Couple more reps out of the sbbcr's. Very good workout, my legs are dead and im very sleepy...

[Ash]

That's quite a leg workout, are you sure you're not an android? :pfft:

[jono]

Todays Workout

Squats

60 x 10

100 x 10

120 x 6

140 x 6

145 x 6

20 Rep Squats

70 x 20

80 x 20

90 x 20

Front Squats

Bar x 10

40 x 10

40 x 10

60 x 10

SLDL CC Lying Leg Curls

100 x 10 SS 42 x 6

120 x 8 SS 36 x 10

145 x 8 SS 35 x 8

Standing BB Calf Raises

130 x 20

170 x 20

210 x 16

260 x 10

130 x 25

Well today workout was REALLY taxing. I started of thinking ill just go in and do my usual routine. So i start with regular squats, same as last week except the extra rep on 145. So i move on to 20 rep squats, decided to go up again in all sets so i add 5 kilos to each, bad move! By the end of the last set i was feeling really sick, light headed, dry mouth, quesy stomach. I dont think ill be going up in weight for a while there. I did have a carb drink to sip on the whole workout so i think that help. So i rested up a while and thought i try front squats. Its the first time ive done them and i must say i really enjoyed them, very light weight of corse, but i found the technique more natural than regular squats, definiatly be doing these again. Then it was onto sldl's which i decided to super set with llc's for some extra burn, the weight used on the curls was really light but straight after the sldl's it felt pretty damn heavy. Couple more reps out of the sbbcr's. Very good workout, my legs are dead and im very sleepy...

nice going.. we might make a man out of you yet!! :grin: :grin:

glad you liked the front squats.. you can feel the quads workin much more huh

lots of red too.. good to see.....

[deegee]

"feeling really sick" I want to hear of working till you vomit in the carpark like jono!!

have to say I have not taken things that far though, good workout still

[Growth]

"feeling really sick" I want to hear of working till you vomit in the carpark like jono!!

have to say I have not taken things that far though, good workout still

lol, i wasnt too far away from it at one stage, i just took a big time out to recover and i was fine. Cheers.

That's quite a leg workout, are you sure you're not an android?

Thanks mate, im really loving training legs now.

[Growth]

nice going.. we might make a man out of you yet!! :grin: :grin:

glad you liked the front squats.. you can feel the quads workin much more huh

lots of red too.. good to see.....

Cheers mate :grin:

Yeah i loved the front squats, they seemed way more natural the regular ones, ill start to up the weight soon, if i find its too much volume then ill drop regulars and go hard with fronts. Theres no back issues at all!!! And like you say, seems to really work the quads a lot more.

I have to thanks you guys who regularly post in my journal, i barely trained legs before i started posting here, now i couldnt be without a hard leg workout. Thanks for all the encouragement guys.

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Seated Military Press

60 x 12

80 x 6

80 x 6

80 x 6 DS

Upright Rows

80 x 8

80 x 8

80 x 8 DS

Lateral Raises

30 x 8

32 x 6

Front Raises

30 x 8

32 x 6

BB Shrugs

120 x 20

160 x 16

160 x 16

120 x 20

Well todays workout sucked big time. I went into it feeling hungry and thirsty. Everything felt really heavy, i didnt have a lot of motivation after the first few sets. I was hoping to increase shoulder strength today. I guess it will have to wait till next time lol. Its been a good week all the same. Weight has been maintained for a while noew, i think im ready to cut.

[deegee]

do you have any kind of pre workout drink or stimulant caffine etc? If not that might help.

Ready to cut ? I will follow with great interest.

[jono]

I went into it feeling hungry and thirsty.

never ever ever train when you are like this. ever. ever. there is no point. you must be hydrated and well feed

[Growth]

do you have any kind of pre workout drink or stimulant caffine etc? If not that might help.

Ready to cut ? I will follow with great interest.

I have a plan i usually follow to get ready for the workout, two meals, one two hours before the gym, the other 1 hour, both are fairly light but high in carbs, i also make a point to be well hydrated. Time contraints today ment i couldnt do my usuall routine so i only had breakfast to go on, that was long gone however.

I dont really take anything special like caffiene or other stimulants.

Yeah i will start next week if all goes well.

[Growth]

I went into it feeling hungry and thirsty.

never ever ever train when you are like this. ever. ever. there is no point. you must be hydrated and well feed

lol, yeah i know mate, couldnt be helped this time.