Growths Journal

[jono]

yep looking very strong all round

[Growth]

Cheers guys, i really need to up my volume, figured i might as well make the most of friday. Ill be doing some more light work at home this weekend, ive only got a BB that can hold a max of around 70, still good for arm work though...

[deegee]

you seem to be mixing things around a bit just 2 sets on a few excersices there? good to see a few a few changes there though. I have not been able to access the site so much recently am back in china now, but it is always a number 1 priority!!!!!

[Growth]

Yeah its just a random workout, the rest of my workout hasnt changed but i thought id do a bit of everything on friday just to supplement my other workouts.

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Incline BB Bench

60 x 12

100 x 8

110 x 5

120 x 2

100 x 8

Flat DB Press

47 x 10

52 x 6

52 x 4

47 x 6

SkullCrushers

45 x 8

50 x 6

55 x 4

CG Bench

70 x 8

80 x 6

90 x 3

Tricep Pushdowns (Bar - Single Pulley)

51 x 9

57 x 6

60 x 4

Some good progress today. Incline felt good today, the injury i had in my shoulder seems to get getting aggrivated more lately, i was on glucosamine/chondroiten and MSM and that was really good, however i ran out about two weeks ago and cant afford any more :cry: lol anyway hit 120 it felt alright, still cant push as i dont have a spot, i dont really mind though, more of a test to see where my strength is truely at. DBs were pretty much the same as usual. Really good increase in tri strength, finally cracked my skullcrusher PB, skulls felt really light. Also happy to move up in weight for CG's, only got 3 at 90 but i didnt want to push too hard as it was free weight. Tricep pushdowns up again too.

[Ash]

Same old same old - Growth goes to gym, Growth racks up some PBs. :grin:

Damn fine work on incline and CG press...at this rate it won't be too long before you hit 3 plates a side for inclines and 2 for CG.

Just watch that shoulder!!

[jono]

i agree very nice work man. ur cg is going up finally :grin: :grin:

[Growth]

Damn fine work on incline and CG press...at this rate it won't be too long before you hit 3 plates a side for inclines and 2 for CG.

Just watch that shoulder!!

Yeah i really want to hit 3pps on the incline, i think 2pps for cg's will come alot sooner than the incline.

[Growth]

i agree very nice work man. ur cg is going up finally :grin: :grin:

:grin: I know! finally! im on a mission to try and catch you :grin:

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Lat Pulldowns

42 x 12

104 x 8

114 x 6

124 x 5

BB Rows

60 x 10

100 x 10

120 x 8

140 x 6

Wide Grip Chins

BW+10 x 8

BW+15 x 6 =

BW+15 x 6 =

BB Curls

55 x 7

60 x 5

65 x 4

DB Precher Curls

30 x 8

33 x 6

36 x 5

Hammer Curls (Pump)

16 x 10

16 x 10

16 x 10

Solid workout today. Lat pulldowns felt super light, i really should have gone harder than what i did. I dropped weighted pullups in favour of bb rows seeing as how lat pulldowns and pullups are fairly similar. The rows were good, one of the few back exercises i find you can actually fell it working your back. Weighted chins were the same as last week. BB curls were really good, got an extra rep on all sets. Went up in weight for prechers and got two more reps on the first set, really good improvement there. Again hammers were done at the end just for a pump, 45 second rest between sets.

[Ash]

So let me get this straight - you're relatively new to BB rows and you do 140kg? Man you are a mutant! :shock:

[Varven]

Growth, when do we get to see pics mate ?

[jono]

lol nice rows man :grin:

dont worry, we'll never see pics. some ppl just never post em

[Growth]

So let me get this straight - you're relatively new to BB rows and you do 140kg? Man you are a mutant! :shock:

Yeah second time doing them in the gym, ive done light ones at home quite a bit to get my form down, i used to always round my back near the and of the set when practicing at home, however now i can perform all my sets with my ass stuck right out and back flat as a pancake. I think squatting has helped in this area funnily enough.

[Growth]

jonos right, you probabley wont be seeing pics lol. I dont even look that big for the weights i lift.

[Simo]

Solid man, solid

[deegee]

good workout as usual

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Squats

60 x 10

80 x 10

100 x 10

110 x 6

115 x 5

Leg Press

6pps x 20

7pps x 20

8pps x 20

Lying Leg Curls

24 x 8

30 x 8

36 x 4

BB Calf Raises

100 x 20

140 x 20

180 x 12

225 x 10

100 x 20

Seated Calf Raises

104 x 10

116 x 8

116 x 8

Decided ill increase squats slowely, 5kgs a week and keep the reps at around 6, this week they were okay, lots more room for improvement though. Loved the 20rep leg presses last week so much i did them again this week. Leg curls were up, both calf raises were up. Not sure how much is left in the bb calf raises, begining to plateu i think. A good workout al in all, good to see a little more red in my leg workouts.

[jono]

huge legpress's man.. really awesome

[Ash]

I love doing high rep leg work - my legs don't seem to respond all that well to the low rep stuff for some reason.

Nice workout as usual - just keep chucking 5kg on that squat bar and we'll talk again in a few months :grin:

[Growth]

huge legpress's man.. really awesome

Thanks alot mate.

[Growth]

I love doing high rep leg work - my legs don't seem to respond all that well to the low rep stuff for some reason.

Yeah personally i love doing high rep leg presses, my legs also seem to respond well to it, although it may be just thats its a change from what they are normally used to. Ill keep the low rep stuff for the squats, cant see myself pulling off 20 rep squats, id probabley get pinned every damn workout lol.

[Simo]

damn 8pps for 20, 20 thats insane, you must have tons of energy.

[Growth]

I think you would be surprised if you gave it a go, when i first heard about 20 rep leg sets i thought id never be able to do them unless i used very light weight. Thing is alot of it is in your mind, when i first tried it i just took a couple of plates of each side, got to 12, got to 14, 16, ...18...........20.

You should give it a go sometime, youll be surprised how much punishment legs can take.

[Simo]

mmm, ok you've convinced me, il give it a go next time, maybe just 2pps to start with, hehe