Chocks away - 2011 training - your time starts... now...
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nothing that looks as demonic as the leg press jump squat thing. We're into some lower reps high weight again this programme. Squats get down to 2 reps. But as food has now been cut down, only 80% on squats is the call from D'hoon.<br />
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we compete 20th August, is usually a 8-12 week sort of thing, but as we've been eating pretty cleanly all year round we don't do it as hard as some. Still, plenty of weight to knock off before Whakatane. If I don't make the weight though I'll do Masters Physique there, and then at Welly 3 weeks out from Nationals will do the athletic, then at Nationals that'll mean if I come in heavy for Athletic I'll be able to go into Masters Physique, as opposed to sitting in the audience eating!!<br />
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Chest today, forst day of new workout. Couldn't really get stuck in, as left shoulder (the historically bung one) is playing up. SO lower weights and slow reps. Should be able to manage around this I hope. Not what you need at any time, sucks, especially when it has been doing so well for the last year. Oh well. A neat workout though, low reps and a few twists and turns on the DB exercises to attack the chest at different angles. -
legs today, nice to be back in the squat rack, even if it was for a 4 set total of 16 reps!! Felt good, will be able to amp up the weight next week after getting the legs back this week. Finished at 140kg, well within myself (hell, 2 reps is not a lot), but meant to be only hitting out on squats at 80% now that we are eating less to reduce chances of injury.<br />
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Walked home around the 'old pub road' last night (the Whangamata bypass), the start of 9 weeks of cardio session, sucked, but gotta be done, 58 minutes. -
historically left bung shoulder problem = new injury, called old age. <br />
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Well, almost. Is the tendon long head of the bicep falring up. Happening also on right shoulder, but not as bad. From the increase to 2 days a week on arms basically. SO great that it is not rotator cuff, but still sucks, double but light at the end of the tunnel, will do 1 arm workout a week and should come right.<br />
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Chest workout yesterday it did not feel so bad (self massage every night is good (on the shoulder you dirty bastards)), and legs today, finished with 160kg reps for 2, felt good. But no heavier as meant to be working within myself on leg days.<br />
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Visited food guru yesterday, and BF% back down to what it was 2 weeks ago and weight dropped to 88.1. So on track, but time to get serious - cardio 45 minutes every day now, and food cleaned well up, not many option left now when eating, time to get lean and mean, August 20 getting closer and closer... -
[quote name='BartMan']historically left bung shoulder problem = new injury, called old age. <br />
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Well, almost. Is the tendon long head of the bicep falring up. Happening also on right shoulder, but not as bad. From the increase to 2 days a week on arms basically. SO great that it is not rotator cuff, but still sucks, double but light at the end of the tunnel, will do 1 arm workout a week and should come right.<br />
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Chest workout yesterday it did not feel so bad (self massage every night is good (on the shoulder you dirty bastards)), and legs today, finished with 160kg reps for 2, felt good. But no heavier as meant to be working within myself on leg days.<br />
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Visited food guru yesterday, and BF% back down to what it was 2 weeks ago and weight dropped to 88.1. So on track, but time to get serious - cardio 45 minutes every day now, and [B]food cleaned well up, not many option left now when eating[/B], time to get lean and mean, August 20 getting closer and closer...[/QUOTE]<br />
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back to the boiled broc and chicken? -
pretty much, and pumpkin for carbs. Next time I visit foodgod I will have eaten 21 kilos of Pumpkin, 14 odd kilos of chicken breast, 21 cups or whole grain rolled oats, 14 kilos of vegetables (green please, asparagus and beans to the front and centre), and enough eggs to make an omelet with a diameter of 10 feet... Can sub fish in for chicken when I feel like it too. Not other subs, treats are now watching McDonalds adds....
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second to last wax before comp this Wednesday, and visit trainer / food gurus on Monday next, the excitement builds, sort of.<br />
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CHest today, good blow out, shoudlers starting to come right, still no where near 100%, but getting less painon a weekly basis - would be fixed by taking a week or two off, but that ain't going to happen!! Wicked weights from Ness today, only a few kilos off pressing her own body weight for reps at the moment. Wicked. -
leg workout today, sans calf raises. Didn't feel calf at all through the squats, so all good there. Decent workout, starting to get harder now as the food drops off, but still enough in the tank to be training hard. Last set of squats 2 reps at 150, nice and deep. Next week we start the super setting and mad stuff, I haven't even looked at the programme yet, we've had it for 3 weeks, and Ness knows it inside out. I'll wait until Monday.....!!!!
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shoulders this morning, good workout, still not clean and pressing due to shoulder, although IS getting heaps better, but still not right. As you lean down all the little things start to niggle - my lower back constantly clicks (no pain, just clicks), ankles are sore (I think from the beach angle as I walk), shouders (both) sore, right tennis elbow still lingering but almost not there anymore...<br />
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Anyway, good workout today, walk tonight, and that's another week almost demolished. -
interesting side not that I have kept forgetting to bring up. We have not done an ab workout for the last 8 weeks, and before that it was once a week. Abs are still there nig time. Trainer does not train abs too much on the theory that the more you use them, like all other muscles, they;ll grow, and they you end up with this big chunky waist. Well, they are popping out like mad at the moment, so they're still there, and with half the time spent on them in the past, D'hoon, you the man!!
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sleep in this morning, then work to mid afternoon and a nice walk home via the beach. Tide well out so no angle on the beach and body fine from the walk. Defo getting tireder as the extra cardio kicks in, even though still eating plenty of food - just the added cardio, 7 x 45 minutes as opposed to 4 x 20 minutes a week.<br />
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Trainer visit on Monday, can't wait, MUST be better results than last time when I was pretty stagnated. -
ow ow ow ow. Welcome back high reps and super sets, where have you been these last 8 weeks...<br />
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Chest yesterday, SORE today. Legs this morning, SORE NOW. Abs today, not looking forwrad until tomorrow and trying to sit up in bed...<br />
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Visited trainer and food boss yesterday. All good, especially in comparison with last time when it was 'ok'. BF dropped from just under 8% to 6.7%, weight dropped 3 odd kilos to 85.7kg. Still 5.2kg off comp weight, but really I don't care, if I weigh in heavy I just jump into the physique class - old enough for masters physique now so I won't haev to comepete with all the junked up bods out there. Food boss does not think she'll have any trouble knocking the few kgs off though. Body looking good and pretty much as lean as comp days in comparison with past photos. Wish i could have seen my back, as trainer (weights boss) reckons he's never seen a six pack on a BACK before.<br />
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Ness looking wicked too, but was a bit defalted, thinks she did not look that flash, although she did - looking better and far more muscled than ever before. Great to have the old competition photos to look back on and compare.<br />
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So all good on all fronts. And yes, I espext the weight will come off easy, as Carbs are pretty much a luxury now, 200g kumara at lunchtime, and a cup of whole grain rolled oats the lot..! -
the soreness spreads, calves now feel like they've been run over and abs even worse. Shoulders dusted this morning, arms now feel like two strands of spaghetti hanging from nothing. Great workout, Dazza outdone himself on this one!<br />
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So back tomorrow, and then collapse tomorrow night in front of the TV and wach the All Blacks spank the Fijians, if I can stay awake that is!! -
sooo, back and biceps today. Mmmmm, bllody outdine himself this time has out trainer, top workout. double set and then triple set, and done. Then bicep double set - biceps sgtarting to get sore now, not looking forward to tomorrow at this rate.<br />
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Weight this morning (the scales are back and batteries installed, time to keep an eye on the downward spiral) after breakfast was a 84.7, down about a kilo from Mondays weigh in with Food Boss. Scales say 9.5% fat, calipers say 6.7%, so if I take off about 3 from the scale reading it might be accurate-ish - until Monday week when the fat grabbers come out again when we visit.<br />
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getting tired now.
