Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log
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<p>Had a bit of a meh workout last night. We'd meant to hit shoulders but the gym was packed and I was still having some gnarly DOMs. We mixed up some seated barbell shoulder press, kneeling shoulder press in a smith machine, and supersets of military press with push press. Was pleased to see my standing shoulder press paying off, got a good snap on my push press which was cool.</p>
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<p>Being careful with my knee at the moment - it's being a bit of a nana, just getting the odd twinge or ache. In saying that I'll be doing some stretching and rolling out tonight so I can work on overhead squat form. No weight, just a wooden dowel.</p>
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<p>We are planing an hour of power on sat. 100 pull-ups. Should be fun!</p> -
<p>Yeah, we still got a bit done but intensity was definitely low.</p>
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<p>100 squats Ha ha I bet that was fun! I've done 100kg1010 before - I hurt for days lol. Don't think I'll repeat it in a hurry.</p>
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<p>Will be doing wide grip and using straps at some stage. I'm really interested to see how many sets I can manage of more than one rep. I'm normally ok for 5-6 reps for 2-3 sets then I hit the wall and drop right down to 2-3 reps per set... then its singles! Might see if one of those giant rubber bands is lying around. They seem to work really well.</p> -
<p>Hanging around 97-98 at the moment Kea - down from 107 or so. Weight is slowly coming down through better eating and portion 'awareness'. Not overly worried about a full 6-pack but I do want to get rid of the love handles. Good thing is that the drop in weight hasn't impacted on strength - I know that can be a tricky thing to balance. Reckon low 90's would be the best balance. Really want to hit a point I can maintain long-term rather for just a summer or so.</p>
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<p>My knee is a bloody dick! it never really gets bad enough to warrant treatment (scans etc) but gives me enough trouble to slow my training down. Pretty sure that sitting for most of the day isn't helping - going to hassle work about a standing desk. Any of you guys have one of those? would be interested in your opinion on them.</p> -
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<p>Shot bro!! Just ordered a couple of bottles!!</p>
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<p>Had a sports massage today. Asked to have my legs worked over and my right knee. Seems my right kneecap is more mobile than the left. Some variations in tightness and flexibility but nothing too major. Reckon I just tweaked something and sitting at work etc just made it a bit worse. Picked up a few tips for my rolling out technique too - go real slooooooow! I can attest that an elbow to the top of your quad is a a tad painful. </p>
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<p>Boom! 101 wide-grip pull ups today. Didn't use straps and we knocked out more sets than you could shake a stick at. I think we finished up inside of 40min too - didn't give ourselves much of a break in between.</p>
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<p>7 reps to start, then into 5s, and finished with 3s once we got into the 90 rep range. Lots of spotting too - but that became a workout in its own right! </p>
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<p>Finished up with a max effort on the T-bar just to get some bent-over rows in. Had two 20s and four 10's loaded. So it was max reps at 80, 70, 60, 40, then 20kg + the bar. Both of us were farked at the end. But it was a nice explosive finish after the pull up volumes.</p>
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<p>Not looking forward to how my back will feel tomorrow. Weighed in just over 97kg so pretty happy with that. Today's sporting madness (league, rugby etc) means I will be on the beers!!</p> -
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<p>Boom! 101 wide-grip pull ups today. Didn't use straps and we knocked out more sets than you could shake a stick at. I think we finished up inside of 40min too - didn't give ourselves much of a break in between.</p>
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<p>7 reps to start, then into 5s, and finished with 3s once we got into the 90 rep range. Lots of spotting too - but that became a workout in its own right! </p>
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<p>Finished up with a max effort on the T-bar just to get some bent-over rows in. Had two 20s and four 10's loaded. So it was max reps at 80, 70, 60, 40, then 20kg + the bar. Both of us were farked at the end. But it was a nice explosive finish after the pull up volumes.</p>
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<p>Not looking forward to how my back will feel tomorrow. Weighed in just over 97kg so pretty happy with that. Today's sporting madness (league, rugby etc) means I will be on the beers!!</p>
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<p>Dude you'd better hope the wife can pull the sheets off you tomorrow cos you won't be able to ! brutal effort, well done !</p> -
<p>Great work on the 101! You deserve some beers. :good1:</p>
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<p>Since I'm going to give this a go next week I just want to check details: how wide - shoulder width? Overhand? Full stretch hang between each pull up? Were you doing them quick with body movement or slow with still body?</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em>Spotting? um......</em></span></p> -
<p>I can move... today. Not looking forward to tomorrow though!</p>
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<p>Kea - just outside of shoulder width, overhand grip, and full extension before starting a rep. No swinging or kipping etc. Would not have made it without spotting from my mate though. Would have been able to drop down to 1-3 reps rather than the sets of 5 we were going for. We pretty much alternated without taking too much of a break - so that took it's toll, not much time to recover! definitely some ugly reps in there, but on the whole not too bad.</p>
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<p>And beers were had! now I have a hangover and a sore back ha ha. Perfect excuse to mooch today rather than do chores ha ha</p> -
<p>From behind lol. A push through the lats and to keep you straight up and down rather than swinging. We were using a high suspended from the ceiling so you reach it by standing on a box or jumping up. My mate was using straps so jumping wasn't an option.</p>
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<p>DOMs are getting worse by the minute ha ha, tomorrow will be fun!</p> -
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<p>From behind lol. A push through the lats and to keep you straight up and down rather than swinging. We were using a high suspended from the ceiling so you reach it by standing on a box or jumping up. My mate was using <strong>straps</strong> so jumping wasn't an option.</p>
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<p>DOMs are getting worse by the minute ha ha, tomorrow will be fun!</p>
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<p>He is 106kg though!! I was glad I'd dropped a few KGs before we did this workout!</p>
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<p>I'm not looking forward to this tomorrow, Paekakboyz is evil. ;)</p>
<p>I wish I were 82kg, would make it easier.</p>
<p>Went hiking on weekend and used different pull up bars at different places on the mountain. The bars were wider, and slippery, so I was only able to do 12 each set, instead of my usual 15-16. Makes a difference.</p> -
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<p> :think: ( shakes head in a disappointed manner )</p>
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<p>Nothing wrong with straps mate. I'm sure they weren't doing pullups to work their grips!</p>
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<p>Still sore as bro! Going to go for a walk later rather than hit the weights - will be doing legs/chest on wed and thurs. Then we are doing another back session on sat.</p>
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<p>I tend to avoid straps until I need them as building up my grip strength has been a work-on for me. Pretty pleased that I didn't need them for the pull ups. But it has given me mad sore forearms though!</p>
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<p>Knee feels better so I'll do some bodyweight squats to check it out. Won't be loading any weight until I'm happy it's behaving itself again. </p>
