Fatbusting: DK fatlog
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Nice bro - good to hear you've got things nice and stable. Likely any small loss of fat is being compensated for by muscle growth - you might be at the stage where body shape and/or body fat is more important than weight??<br />
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Here is one of the BBT training vids that came out in 2011. I check them out every now and again for ideas, esp for core training.<br />
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Check the one he's doing at 2.28. I love it and hate it at the same time!! -
Weigh in @ 94.8kg<br />
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4 sessions this week. Have improved weights on all exercises<br />
Bench press +5kg<br />
Squats +7.5kg<br />
Bent over row +5kg<br />
Overhead press +5 kg<br />
Cleans +5kg<br />
Dead lifts +30kg (did start too low, probably an improvement of 10kg) -
Last week had a conference in Marbella ( yes I know poor ol' me). Hotel had a gym, but only opened at 0900-1300, so only managed one session on the Monday. All other days clashed with meetings. Didn't feel good going almost a full week without exercise, so was at the gym first thing this morning.<br />
warmup<br />
500m row 1.45 pace<br />
5 min bike<br />
Deep squats no weights to activate the hip flexors, then 10x bar<br />
Squats 5x5. Improved weight by 2.5kg. <br />
Overhead press 5x5. No improvement<br />
Deadlift 1x5. 5kg improvement <br />
Cleans 1x10<br />
Shoulder stretches and resistance work<br />
3 x 1 min planks<br />
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Nice bro - good to hear you've got things nice and stable. Likely any small loss of fat is being compensated for by muscle growth - you might be at the stage where body shape and/or body fat is more important than weight??<br />
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Here is one of the BBT training vids that came out in 2011. I check them out every now and again for ideas, esp for core training.<br />
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Check the one he's doing at 2.28. I love it and hate it at the same time!!<br />
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Paeks that is awesome. I love how he was feeling weak and could only bust out 3 reps at 140kg. I'd love to be that weak.<br />
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Definitely gonna try that "woodchopper" exercise, looks easy, I'm sure it isn't ! -
I have kept up my regime of 5x5, with the added challenge that I have been traveling non stop for the last 3 weeks. I have had to use hotel gyms or local gyms when the hotel has a broken old bike and and a treadmill only. <br />
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Depending on the gym my weight is either 94kg to 97kg, I'm going with the midpoint(ish) 95kg. <br />
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Eating has been reasonably clean. -
Ticking along nicely. I am now squatting and dead lifting more than my PT, which for me is a nice milestone. <br />
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My shoulder still is causing me challenges, but got a good tip for my bench press, <br />
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Pull the Bar Apart<br />
When you lower the bar as you bench-press, imagine you're spreading your hands as if you were trying to pull the bar apart. As you push it overhead, imagine pushing the bar back together. "This helps stabilize your shoulders, which helps you lift more weight," says Hays.<br />
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Bench with Your Back<br />
It's not just about heaving weight up into the heavens with your chest and arms. You'll find that you are able to lift more weight if you press your back and butt into the bench and drive your feet into the floor as you raise the bar<br />
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Twist Your Torso for Power<br />
Rotational exercises can strengthen your core and help you build a powerful chest, says Tyler Wallace, C.P.T., of the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Try this move: Hold a medicine ball in front of your chest. Rotate your upper body and right foot to the left as you toss the ball against a wall 10 feet from you at your right side. After a set, switch sides and repeat for a total of three to five sets of eight to 10 reps. -
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Bench with Your Back<br />
It's not just about heaving weight up into the heavens with your chest and arms. You'll find that you are able to lift more weight if you press your back and butt into the bench and drive your feet into the floor as you raise the bar<br />
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For a while at Uni a mate and I did bench press with our feet up on the bench tucked in under our butt. Stopped the back arching off the bench at least, but not sure if it was any good for technique. -
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For a while at Uni a mate and I did bench press with our feet up on the bench tucked in under our butt. Stopped the back arching off the bench at least, but not sure if it was any good for technique.<br />
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I have been told that lifting the feet off negates power in your press. It was described to me that you bench with your whole body and your feet are the foundation. <br />
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Cannot recommend this series of vids enough! 7 vids in total and they are excellent at explaining the arcane arts of the bench! I've made small changes to grip position and how I take the bar off the rack and it's made a big difference in terms of intensity of workout. Lots of really easy to access info and ways to keep tabs on your fomr. There is a series on squats which is just as good too.<br />
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that would have to be true I reckon, I get hell cramps in my hamstrings when benching heavy sometimes!! As does the Mrs and many of my training partners in the past! -
130 is my 1RM but I'd be off that at the moment by quite a bit. I've been only doing Dumbbell bench for the last month or so. Added in a little bit of barberll work last workout though - def felt it more through my pecs, that was due to wider grip and better setup. I'd hit a plateau and was having trouble increase weight/reps. Hoping this will lead to some good gains!<br />
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They are really helpful because they work with a relative newbie - lets you see all the mistakes you can make and how to remedy them. Esp in that squat series where lots of improvement comes down to the supplementary exercises you do (for core, chest, back etc).
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[quote name='Paekakboyz' timestamp='1351552345' post='321602']130 is my 1RM but I'd be off that at the moment by quite a bit. I've been only doing Dumbbell bench for the last month or so. Added in a little bit of barberll work last workout though - def felt it more through my pecs, that was due to wider grip and better setup. I'd hit a plateau and was having trouble increase weight/reps. Hoping this will lead to some good gains!<br />
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Building my bench up slowly. Only on 60kg at the moment. Best ever was 80kg. Have. Target of 100kg, still along way to go. -
Questions for our bench press experts. At my gym the most popular equipment is the bench press, unfortunately they only have one. I am using dumb bells on a stand alone bench (and I don't want to use the smith machine) when I can't get on the BB set up I use DB's, and what I have found is I am only using 2 x 24Kg DB's but 60Kg's on the BB.<br />
- Is this a normal discrepancy?<br />
2)My right is stronger than my left, so I can probably push a heavier weight, but is this advisable, I would imagine this would increase the difference between left and right, OR should I try and push heavier on my weak arm to try and get it to "catch up" with my strong arm?<br /> - Tried dips, but found a lot of stress on my shoulders, is this to be expected? Is their an alternative exercise I could use to strengthen the shoulders before doing my dips?<br />
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Any suggestions much appreciated.
- Is this a normal discrepancy?<br />
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- Yep sounds about the same as me mate. I bench 80kg on the BB but when it comes to DB I usually only use 30kg or 32.5kg. Think its due to the balance etc as the DB's require more control but I'm sure Bart will be the one to give the good oil on this as I am far from a bench press expert.<br />
<br /> - Unsure here but havent seen anyone using different weights each side and I would expect the issue of being stronger on one side than the other to be fairly common.<br />
<br /> - I love dips but they can put alot of stress on the shoulders. Key is to not go to low and certainly no lower than parallel with the upper arms.
- Yep sounds about the same as me mate. I bench 80kg on the BB but when it comes to DB I usually only use 30kg or 32.5kg. Think its due to the balance etc as the DB's require more control but I'm sure Bart will be the one to give the good oil on this as I am far from a bench press expert.<br />
