Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log
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[quote name='MN5']I think davidav said straps are for pussies and without wanting to offend anyone I reckon I agree with him 100% to be honest. If your grip wears out first then train it with some of these.....<br />
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[URL]http://www.heavygrips.com/[/URL]<br />
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Farkin great fun and shit the bigger ones are brutal. Thanks to them it is always the back that wears out first for me, never the grip.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Holy sh*t! checked out that link and saw the dude picking up a 20kg weight with his fingers (not the edge, lifting from the middle!) would not be keen to shake that guys hand! <br />
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Hmm I've never used straps but then again I haven't done exercises that might need them - seated row got tough a few times but generally lower reps on heavy sets saw me right. If you were still working up till grip fatigue and then using the straps you'd continue to improve I reckon, maybe not at the same pace tho -
yeah, each to their own. I just know that as my fingers are uncurling from deadlifting into my 6th rep, I know I am not thinking about my back and correct form, I'm thinking about clinging to the weight. It's an exercise for your back, not for your fingers!!<br />
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I use straps on my deadlifts once it starts getting heavy, and when doing heavy DB shrugs - the damn thingsroll up and down your legs, and there is no way your fingers can hold onto 50 kilo dbs as they roll up and down you elg. Or rather, no way mine can!! -
Thanks for the tips, have added in some half swiss ball stuff. Got taught a new exercise yesterday cos my legs are getting a bit too quad dominant. Lunges using the calf raises machine. Glutes hate me right now so its obviously exactly the exercise I need to be doing. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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Yeah that tends to be the sign Mokey! muscles aching means you are hitting the right areas. Tonights workout is squats so tomorrow the ol gluteaus maxiass should be tender... wrong on so many levels ha ha
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Mint workout - squats are coming along really well. Warming up on 110kg and then up to 120kg for the next two sets. Interesting that squats and DL have started to improve in the last week or so. Think I'd be pretty confident of lifting 130 or so on squat now - have been approaching it carefully while I built up strength in my knees. Rest of the workout went well. Will be seeing PT next week so that'll see a bit of new material added into the programme.<br />
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Dang, rugby season is starting up so the usual call to arms is sounding. Sucks as I'm probably stronger than I've been since uni days but the knee just won't handle the running/scrummaging. Ah well such is advancing age! maybe I'll manage just one game... don't tell the wife! -
give it another couple of workouts Mokey and things will turn around - you'll still feel sore but nowhere near as bad as the first couple of workouts. At least you know you are hitting those target areas! <br />
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I only tend to get grumpy if soreness from the last workout hinders my next workout. I've had that from time to time with the squats and DL's. Now I rotate between my two workouts every other week (3 workouts in total per week) I increase weight on the day that gives me a 2-3 day break till the next workout. I discovered pretty early that a 1 day break just isn't long enough!! -
Good workout tonight. Missed a weekend workout as I was off to a gig in wellies. Bit of extra rest seemed to help out as I was lifting nicely today. DL's were good and so was bench press. Core strength is coming along too - seeing PT on wed night so I'm looking forward to adding some new exercises to my two day programme. Hopefully a days rest is enough to recover before he puts the hurt on!<br />
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Weight has been sitting pretty steady around 97kg. have noticed a bit more bulk (muscle wise!) and puku continues to slowly shrink. Haven't been that great with diet of late, def stuggle when we have a busy social life... a hell of a lot easier to eat better when you aren't out and about (aka on the piss!) -
Smashed! had a session with the PT today to review form and add a couple of new exercises. Basically he just added weight to whatever I was lifting and showed me two new exercises. One was a core exercise, in squat position and holding a barbell weight in front of you. Kind of like a reverse woodchop - forearm touches the thigh and then you power through the twist while lifting about the shoulder. Your abs kind of act as brakes - good stuff! at least until he had me using a 15kg weight! He was happy with my squatting form which was good, I've been adding weight recently and was keen to check it was all in order. He was happy with the first set then upped the weight for the last two! seeing any kind of pattern here!? lol<br />
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Standing upright row was the second addition. From time to time I've had a bit of pain in my wrists from these or upright rows in general. He explained its not about weak wrists but me trying to roll my wrists over as I lift. Once I concentrated on the weight just hanging from my hands/wrists, kind of like a hinge the twinge went away... oh and then the weight increased! bastard!<br />
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Just to top it off he also added some extra weight and reps to my dips, tricep pull downs, bicep curl supersets - my arms were fucked afterwards... still pretty tired now so tomorrow will be joyous ha ha! All in all an excellent workout. Really like this PT's approach to training. Good buzz all round! -
Meh, bit of a half ass workout this morning. Bit jaded from a late night (go black caps!!). Had a bit of twinge in one hammie so didn't do DL's today. Pretty much lost momentum and did a few odds and sods. Hopefully it comes right in time for a monday workout.
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I'm sure Bart will have some ideas! I guess it's because you are getting down to the minimum level of stored fat your body wants to keep. It'll hang on to it right up to the bitter end! My weight will go up/down around 1kg day to day so I tend to wait until my weight has shifted 2-4 kg before I consider I've officially lost anything!<br />
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Hmm what about bodyshape as the deciding factor Mokey? if you've been doing weights etc you will add muscle so your overall weight might be a bit higher than you'd targetted but you'll be in better shape! -
yeah, Mrs B is now probably as heavy, or if not heavier than she was in some of her 'fat photos', muscle weighs heavier than fat.<br />
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Use the clothes loser method, belt in a notch, not so much ,muffin. method to see if you're losing fat, instead of weight... -
Oh yeah, clothes are hanging off me a bit now, pants hanging round my hips which looks stupid but not getting anything new until I hit 65kg. That is my target weight and by god I'm going to get there. What sucks big time is the uneven reduction in size, excess weight has melted off my back and shoulders and arms so muscle definition is reasonably pronounced while legs and butt have firmed rather than reduced. How bloody annoying.
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lol!! don't you know the toned booty is the 'in' look Mokey!! firmed is definitely a positive term in reference to those areas. If you're only 2kg or so off that target weight you should be stoked rather than frustrated.
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Decent workout tonight. After a pretty crappy workout the other night it was good to get stuck in. No twinges in the hammy which was good.
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[quote name='Paekakboyz']lol!! don't you know the toned booty is the 'in' look Mokey!! firmed is definitely a positive term in reference to those areas. If you're only 2kg or so off that target weight you should be stoked rather than frustrated.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Nah I want an athletic behind, not a Kim Kardashian one ha ha. Frustrated is the word, patience is not a virtue of mine.<br />
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Hate twinges, my shoulder is twinging at the moment, I upped my weights for the lunges but dont think I was doing the exercise quite right today cos the arch of one of my feet is twinging too. Makes me feel about 100 years old. -
I concur Dr Bartman! the more posters in the oversize forum the better : )
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Sorry - will stop the hijack. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
