with work etc I kind of forgot it had started tbh!
I'm cracking down on my diet recently and cutting back the booze for a month (untill my birthday), as my belly skinfold is getting nearly as big as gym slacker matt! :-P
Diet has been 90% good this week; back to my usual high standards and last night I went out and only had 2 drinks - a magners and a jd n diet coke. Nothing compared to the 15-20units + I'd normally have on a night out.
Gym wise still on a twice per week schedule doing mainly 3 sets per exercise pyramiding the weight up and sticking to mainly compound exercises. Ant hads told me to drop teh intensity for 3 weeks now and altho I'll still be going to failure (i.e. when the weight stops moving), I won't be going to complete failure (i.e. panting and pushing into the weight to eek out any possible extra inches/mms of movement). Then its blitz time where I'll be working out about 8 times in 15days and most likely reverting back to my old favorite; HIT! :-)
Weights wise I'm upto about 45kg on squats now (and my back still thanks me everytime); its so much better now I do glute work such as these and SL deadlifts and lunges, and rarely bothers me at all.
I';ve been concentrating on chins for my back exercise and really enjoying them; altho as I was only able to do close grip (neutral grip) chinups all last year I actually find underhand chinups harder! I can do about 6 (maybe 7) with good controlled form, so this will be one of the areas to work on in the second 7 weeks, along with squats.
Shoulder presses are coming along nicely too; considering I'd never really done these for years (due to back probs) I am slowly approaching what wouldnt any longer be described as a laughable weight! LOL This again will be an area to work on strength wise in the second 7 tho as I want to build some bulk around my traps; can't do full DLs and shrugs seem to create tension like pain in my neck.
Not sure where all teh talk about mythree-some came from in my other log - I wish!
I'm cracking down on my diet recently and cutting back the booze for a month (untill my birthday), as my belly skinfold is getting nearly as big as gym slacker matt! :-P
Richy
Wewight still teh same as the start which is a ok as I'm maintaining for another week n a bit now before a 15 day blitz where I'll be daoing split workouts every 2 days. More on that to come.
Atm though I'm takiong it easy just doing enough to maintain muscle with only 10sets a week!
Last workout was....
SLDL
DB Lunge
Machine Row
DB Shoulder Press
Plank
Not a lot else to say really.
Slowly getting used to a new routine now; working from 8 n going to the gym about half 5 6ish.
I live for thwe weekends atm but got a few days off next week so cant wait!
I live for thwe weekends atm but got a few days off next week so cant wait!
Richy
How's the new job and city treating you? Everything going well, mr?
love the city n being so close.. still need to meet some people though feel a little friendless.. don't really know anyone much apart from my housemate.
Job is going well, getting given every job under the sun tho! n manager always wants his doing first which is a littlew annoying as he seems toi forget I get given stuff from teh other 2 managers too! but quite enjoying tho. Tiring this work lark mind!
love the city n being so close.. still need to meet some people though feel a little friendless.. don't really know anyone much apart from my housemate.
You need to join a club, or summat! Join a cookery class! lol
That's one of the reasons I have started rowing again, as it is a very social sport. Ad, secondly it will focus my training, and hoepfully get me half fit!
Richy23 wrote:
Job is going well, getting given every job under the sun tho! n manager always wants his doing first which is a littlew annoying as he seems toi forget I get given stuff from teh other 2 managers too! but quite enjoying tho. Tiring this work lark mind!
Aye, tell me about it! It's been great the last few weeks, as earliest I have had to start has been 9am. Next few weeks tho, am all over the place, so will probs be leaving at about 7.30am :(
