Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log
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I hear ya about the heat, man its tough to keeping going when you feel like you've lost 10 litres of fluid.<br />
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Worst thing is when you finish your workout, have a shower, then immediately start sweating again after. Manky.<br />
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good session with the PT tonight. Was a total muppet and twisted my knee about 2 hrs before we met up. Meant we had to work on upper body, had my ass kicked! it was primo ha ha
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solid workout tonight. No probs with the knee and I'm amping to meet up with my PT soon to up my weights on deadlift and get into squats. A couple of xmas kilos to shed, no biggie esp in this awesome weather when its easy to stay active.
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[quote name='Paekakboyz']solid workout tonight. No probs with the knee and I'm amping to meet up with my PT soon to up my weights on deadlift and get into squats. A couple of xmas kilos to shed, no biggie esp in this awesome weather when its [B]easy to stay active[/B].[/QUOTE]<br />
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Or spend all afternoon drinking in the sun on courtney place <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
Weekend in the sounds (primo weather) - 4 hour brisk walk along Queen Charlotte track and a half day sea kayak - plenty of exercise!! Off to the gym this evening, wellington is filthy muggy today so it'll be a bloody sweat shop. Not seeing the PT until later in the month so keen to add a bit of weight to the DL etc
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SWEAT! I am a freaking waterfall! brutally warm in the gym tonight. Did a set at a hundy and then two more at 80 for DL. Will steadily work upwards but want to keep good form etc. christ it is muggy!
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Been away a bit (BDO) and was lucky enough to get a does of food poisoning as well - the night before we left Auckland so the flight back to wellies wasn't much fun. Snuck in a workout while we were staying at a hotel in the 09. Not the greatest in terms of equipment but I managed a decent blow out. Fine living has seem weight creep back up to 98ish when I'd been holding steady around 96-97. <br />
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Really good workout tonight though - have a session with PT on wed and am planning a bit of a cardio assault on the body over the next two weeks. Have 'negotiated' to get my dad's old boxing bag and reckon I've found a good spot to hang it. Def enjoy smacking the bag around so that'll be a form of cardio I'll find easier to keep up. Other than that it'll be a run or two a week (still need to manage runners knee) and a weekly stint on the cross trainer.<br />
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Found I was actually looking forward to getting back to work so I could get a decent routine going again. Holidays have been mean but I've def slacked off a bit, not so much due to lack of motivation but generally being out of wellies. -
Awesome workout tonight. Second workout sorted with the PT. Squats and some mean tricep/bicep super sets. Def smashed after that. Sweated like a demon, so bloody muggy in wellies at the moment. Weight still hovering around 98ish but a solid month of working out with boozy weekends etc will see things back on track... funnily enough I have a stag weekend to attend in the rapa this weekend lol. At least these boys will be keen on 10 hours of backyard cricket a day plus swimming etc - so there will be activity along with the drinking games ha ha
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Back from a stag weekend and had my bro visiting from Oz - all adds up to lots of booze and no chance to hit the gym. However did do a lot of surfing/swimming over the weekend along with some backyard cricket. So not a total write off in terms of activity. That included a long paddle to drop off a longline (almost an hour there and back) to catch some fush - as far from the shore as I've ever been on a board!<br />
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Gym tonight - since I haven't been for a while I'll start back on my existing workout before adding my newest one. And what a beaut that new one is! Box squats, some nasty bicep/tricep supersets and a bit more heavy lifting. Xmas pudding (ie the belly) is starting to shift - have a wedding to attend on friday evening and intending to go booze free for at least two months after that to really put some focus on body beautiful! -
Smashed out a good session tonight. Even came home and did 20min on the cross-trainer. Dead lift form is coming along nicely so next aim is to increase weight. Making solid progress in the rest of the exercises. Keen to get stuck in to the newest workout on sat, esp squats!
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20 odd min on the cross trainer tonight. Trying to get in the habit of 20-30min a night as a regular thing. Can keep up a decent pace and still manage to read a book/Mag so that works well! def makes the time fly as well.<br />
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Planning on a gym visit saturday - super keen to try the newest workout. Good stuff -
Good hit out at the gym today. New workout is good, still getting to grips with starting weights on some exercises. Don't want to go too heavy and start out with poor form. Also position of bar across the back is a bit awkward... first time I think I had it too far forward so it was on/near my neck - next set it settled closer to shoulder blades and felt a lot more stable.<br />
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Where does the bar sit for you guys when you do squats? any tips?<br />
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Finished off with a mean dips, tricep push downs and bicep curls superset. Arms were on fire when I walked out of the gym. Primo! -
Have a look at this, explains bar position (plus lots):<br />
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[url]http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Lifts#The_Squat[/url]<br />
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Can have both high or low bar but your back angle will change. hands in close will make a kind of pillow of your upper back muscles. Thumbless grip. -
[quote name='Voltron']Have a look at this, explains bar position (plus lots):<br />
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[url]http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Lifts#The_Squat[/url]<br />
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Can have both high or low bar but your back angle will change. hands in close will make a kind of pillow of your upper back muscles. Thumbless grip.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Cheers bro, I'll try that out. It makes a lot of sense, I like the advice about only taking 3 steps as well once you've lifted the weight. Great article with heaps of info. -
solid workout. Got my squat workout scheduled for Thursday so looking forward to trying out the new bar position on box squat. Upped weights on bench, row and increased reps with kettle bells today - felt pretty good. Hammies and glutes have def started to strengthen up a lot. Was on dinner duty tonight so didn't do cardio, will get on the crosstrainer tomorrow before work, one of the advantages of a later start!
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20 something minutes on the cross-trainer tonight. Gym tomorrow.
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Mean session tonight - tried out new bar position on the box squad, a lot more comfortable across the back and the closer grip on the bar felt good. Last rep on last set almost over balanced - having the bar in that position does change my balance a bit. Figured I need to lean forward a bit more to keep stable. Rest of the workout went well, even did 20min on the cross trainer once I got home. Def be having a good sleep tonight!
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No gym this weekend but have been putting some solid hours into the garden. Def had to sort the jungle out before the weather turns and winter approaches. Hours of hard yakka with spade and pickaxe dealing to some unwanted trees and clearing crap. Good chance we'll get a landscaper in as we've got a two tiered retaining wall that could be decked over etc. Not quite getting the use we want out of the backyard. Every bit I do ahead of time hopefully saves us $$ on a quote
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Good workout. Deadlifts 680,100,100 (supersets with this ripper ab exercise). Concentrated hard out on form and driving through the heels and hips. Felt like I could have upped it a bit more but steady as she goes is the mantra at the moment. Increased weight on cable chop and bench. 690,90, 90 with supersets on a standing row @55kg. Really enjoying the new range of motion, having the bar just touch your chest/shirt at its lowest really stretches your chest. Certainly felt superior to the fulla on the bench next to me who barely lowered the bar!<br />
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Mint session. A bit surreal to be working out and watching the earthquake news on the tvs. Box squats went well, increased to 100, 110, 110*6. Knees felt fine and I reckon I could be pushing up to 120 or so next workout. Getting the form nicely sorted now. Wondering if the 'bigger exercises' i.e. squats, deadlifts etc are actually bulking me up a tad. Hovering around 98-99 at the moment but puku and love handles are shrinking (slowly!). Guess its about focusing on body shape/fitness/strength rather than just weight. Planning some cardio tomorrow and then another session on sat or sun.
