Fuller's Gym and Rugby Log
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we must've packed down tens of thousands of scrums together, for about 15 years before repeated concussion forced me to be a soft cock and retire. Big fella in his last season (36 soon), and ready to hoe into weights and a bit of weight loss. Should end up a trim 110 kgs without too much trouble. <br />
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I've just started a training journal for him, as he checks this forum out, but has yet to realist that the reply button is how you reply to posts. He is, after all, still a prop <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
That is very true Bart, very true<br />
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This weekend i managed to squeeze in<br />
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Friday - Shoulders and back session<br />
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Sat morning - Arms andCardo (arms are stil wrecking me now)<br />
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Sunday evening - Leg session - legs are wrecked but i finally managed to squat more than i bench. Which puts that shaemful statistic behind me!<br />
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Off to gym this eve to do an overdue chest session.i -
Minimal Chest session last night. No Bench press though as i didn't have a training partner and was in a rush.<br />
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35kg dumbell press - 3 sets<br />
Incline Smith Machine - 4 sets - max 95kgs<br />
Dips, 12 reps, 3 sets<br />
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Have been off the creatine for a week now. Will cycle back on it in a bit.<br />
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Did a shoulder session last night, training partner let me down AGAIN so maybe not able to push as much as i would like.<br />
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17.5kg dumbell flys - 3 sets<br />
25kgs - dumbell shoulder press - 3 sets<br />
35kgs - dumbell shrugs - 3 sets<br />
Bent over row machine - 3 sets<br />
Sit down rows - 3 sets -
[quote name='BartMan']<br />
oh, and most effective for triceps I reckon, heavy bench press!!!<br />
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Trying my best! <br />
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got a chest session tonight, last couple of chest sessions i didn't have a training partner so no chance to do a proper bench. Will see if i can match last time. Looking to push up to 110kgs before i go on hols next week.<br />
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Read an interesting interview th otehr day with a ugby league pro in UK - he was asked who had the biggest bench in teh club and his reply was "we don't really do it, we do a loty of own body weight stuff, push ups etc..."<br />
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Went for the 110kgs bench press on Friday night! .......managed a messy, undignified, almost leg flailing 1 rep, with some assitance at the middle of the lift. So it doesn't really count i reckon. Bastard. Will try again in a few weeks.<br />
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Friday - Chest session<br />
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Bench press, max then dropping down through the weights - around 8 sets in total<br />
Incline Smith press 3 sets- 90kgs max<br />
Barbel front raises e sets- 25kgs<br />
Pec Dec - 3 sets<br />
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Saturday - Shoulders and Back<br />
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Dumbell shoudler press 3 sets- 25kg bells<br />
Shrugs 3 sets - 35kg bells<br />
Dumebll lateral raises 3 sets - 17.5kg bells<br />
Dips 3 sets - 10 reps<br />
Seated Row (machine) 3 sets<br />
Pull Downs (machine)Â 3 sets<br />
Tricep (machine) 3 sets - stacked it for a PB<br />
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Sunday - Legs<br />
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Squats (Smith) 110kg max 3 sets<br />
Weighted Lunges - 3 sets<br />
Leg curls - 3 sets<br />
Barbel Bicep curls - 3 sets at 45kgs<br />
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Will squeeze in another session this evening before going on hols for a week.<br />
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Weight is at 93.2kgs now in my birthday suit. So pretty much dead on on 14 and a half stone now. -
I have been on hols for a week and got back yesterday,<br />
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Got some news mid hols that my best mate and training partner had broken his neck in a rugby game. He was in a specialist unit in Tooting and was put immediately into traction and operated on Monday. Immeidate thoughts that he might be paralysed have blessedly now been replaced by confirmation that he is one hell of a lucky bloke and that he is going to make a full recovery.<br />
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Got back from hospital. <br />
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Thoriygh tests on the ankle and x rays. Shows there is no bone damage. Now i have a wait for a scan on the soft tissues to find out what is wrong.<br />
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Made me hop once on the bad leg and i was almost in tears.<br />
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Anyhow, back in the gym this evening, albeit without a training partner. Will see what a week and a half away have reduced me to! -
now that you know your mate is not buggered, call him a soft bastard and get back to training, you need a partner <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /><br />
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I had a scare once in my career, got stuck on my neck - like doing a backwards roll thing, with the maul collapsing on top of me - no idea how I got into that position, but could just feel the pressure building and building on my neck, and just wating for the snap. Quite scary to say the least, so good luck to your mate - will he play again?? -
Not if he's sensible. A break's end-of, unless you're a pro, and even then...Â
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I've had two, one compression one when 17 which left me permanently slightly shorter, one when a super-fast engage from a looshead caught me on the crown of my head at 20 and over-extended. And like Bart said, that moment of wondering is about the slowest, most ghastly way to spend a second and a half known to man. -
The piss taking has already started Bart. Took him in a wheelchair rugby DVD called "Murder Ball" when i saw him first time since accident.<br />
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He has hardly any feeling in his left hand and forearm which will take a while to come back.<br />
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Not sure if he is likely to playt again. He mentioned that docs haven't said he can't but my guess is that he will limit it to touch rugby in the future. Basically for all the fun of playing its just not worth it. -
First night back in gym last.<br />
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Little bit of strength loss but nowt extreme. Did a chest routine;<br />
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3 Sets of Dumbell press<br />
3 Sets of Dumbell Incline Flys<br />
3 Sets of Dips<br />
3 Sets of Incline Smith Press<br />
3 sets of Pec Deck<br />
3 Sets of tricep machine<br />
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Going up this evening for a shoulder and back sesh and will then put in a legs and arm session tomorrow morning. Get back into the swing of things! -
Busy weekend so i only managed to squeeze in a shoulder/back session on Sat morning.,<br />
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3 sets - Seated machine row<br />
3 sets - Lat pull downs<br />
3 sets - Upright rows<br />
3 sets - seated dumbell shoulder press<br />
3 sets - dumbell flys<br />
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Chest and tricep session last night.<br />
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3 sets Incline Press (Smith) then went from max weight on 3rd set 85kgs down the weights doing about 8-10 reps on 80kgs, 70kgs, 60kgs, 50kgs.....<br />
3 sets dumbell press (35kg bells)<br />
3 sets of dips - 8 reps per set<br />
3 sets of pec dec - 8 reps<br />
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Super setting triceps 3 sets<br />
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Tricep machine then straight on to straight bar tricep cables (tri's were destroyed by the end of this!)<br />
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What's up with Cyril, BartMan ? I thought he was game for that weight loss comp ? I reckon the big man's scared............ <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
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[quote name='Fullermorg']<br />
3 sets of dips - 8 reps per set[/quote]<br />
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Have you tried adding weight for your dips? I noticed you've been doing 3 sets of about 8-12 but you can really crank that up by tying a plate to your weight belt. I can get out about 4-5 dips at a time, but I'm 18st even <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> -
[quote name='BartMan']<br />
or go sloooooow with those dips - pain in the arse plating up each set!!<br />
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Not able to weight up for dips in my gym, its not set up for that really (it has decent free weights but its main clientele is yummy mummys with too much time on their hands) although if i took my own belt etc...i coudl do it. Might give it a go actually.<br />
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I take the dips pretty slow to be honest, like to make the lower chest and shoulders work on them. <br />
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As i get nearer to being able to play (if ever!!!!) i might change the emphasis of training and try and make some of these movements more explosive. -
Back and Shoulders last night - this morning i am destroyed!!!!!!<br />
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3 sets - Sitting weighted row maxing at 100kgs (don't know what that means on a machine!)<br />
3 sets - Upright row - 35kg bar<br />
3 sets - dumbell shrugs - 35kg dumbs<br />
3 sets - dumbell lateral raises - 17.5kg dumbs<br />
3 sets - lat pull downs<br />
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Superset biceps - 3 sets, bicep curls with barbell straight into sitting down bicep curls with dumbells. <br />
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Can hardly roll my shoulders this morning, which means i must be getting them to do something the lazy fokkers don't want to do.<br />
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Also because i have no gym partner, this means no chat and no overlong rests - am in and out within 50 mins easy.
