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By Richy23, Wed 14 May at 7:59pm 
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Few good increases there Ben, keep it up!

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - Week 5: getting back to it!

By Phoenix, Wed 14 May at 8:11pm 
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Ben wrote:

I shocked myself today,



I'm shocked too - what have you done to the real Ben?

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - Week 5: getting back to it!

By Ben, Wed 14 May at 10:28pm 
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Richy23 wrote:

Few good increases there Ben, keep it up!



Cheers matey!


Phoenix wrote:

Ben wrote:

I shocked myself today,



I'm shocked too - what have you done to the real Ben?



Oi, you cheeky mo'f!

It's all about the PMA - well, today - I had a plan, and stuck to it. It might have been different if the traffic had been really bad, or the gym had been heaving, but as it was it worked just fine! :)

I will go on Friday for the next sesh, which is back to the beginning: chest and back.

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - a change is as good as a rest!

By Ben, Wed 14 May at 10:51pm 
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No, I am not wanting to change my routine, but a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a few guys in the gym using various grips when doing deadlifts, which promoted this question to Anthony.

Today, I tried different grips with each set of deadlifts - first set was just normal overhand grip, and then in the second and third sets I used one over- and one underhand grip (alternating between the left and right sides). It did make a difference - the lifts felt quite different, and I could feel my body working slightly differently too, which meant that I concentrated in a different way. All good.

Now, I need to do something different with my chin-ups. I don't want to break away from doing them completely, but if there is anything I could maybe alter slightly that would help me get a couple of extra reps out, I would be grateful for a pointer!

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - a change is as good as a rest!

By Phoenix, Wed 14 May at 10:56pm 
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I don't know if this is any use to you ben . I've switched to doing negatives


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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - a change is as good as a rest!

By Ben, Wed 14 May at 11:04pm 
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Phoenix wrote:

I don't know if this is any use to you ben . I've switched to doing negatives


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Cheers, Phoe :)

Might give it a go, but what do you use to get to the top position. The only things that I can thing of in my gym that would be kicking around to stand on are Reebok Steps

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - a change is as good as a rest!

By Phoenix, Wed 14 May at 11:09pm 
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Ben wrote:



Might give it a go, but what do you use to get to the top position. The only things that I can thing of in my gym that would be kicking around to stand on are Reebok Steps



Well I use the bar on the assist machine so it has step pads near it. I still have to pull myself up a bit.

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - 36hr delayed DOMS?

By Ben, Fri 16 May at 7:36am 
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I have woken up this morning and my thighs and abs are really hurting, in a good, post-gym way, but it is two sleeps since my last gym session? Are my mind and body playing tricks on me?

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - 36hr delayed DOMS?

By greg, Fri 16 May at 7:56am 
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DOMS stands for delayed onset muscle soreness, though 18-24hrs is more normal.

presently my shoulders, traps, triceps and abs hurts. My arse and legs are still sore from monday!

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Re: Ben's Dirty Dozen Log - 36hr delayed DOMS?

By STE, Fri 16 May at 7:59am 
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What you need is redox muscle soak!

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