Yet Another Training Log.....

[TTT]

big jump from 150 to 200..

At least you know better for next time.

I reckon you should have gone from 120 x 5 to 140 x 1, 160 x 1, 180 x 1

and if that was good speed, then maybe 185 x 1 and called it a night.

or maybe deficits for a few sets of 5 for assistance after the new PB

[GHOSTrun]

I got a dexa scan done today, below is the 7 month comparison, up 2.7kg lean muscle, but also up 3.2kg of fat.

[TTT]

your spine is as f**ked as mine..

almost in the same spots too.

is it still discounted for the scans over there?

[Birds]

Fascinating, I've been wanting to get one of these done but haven't seen the results before. Very motivated now that I can see how much information it actually gives you. Interesting that one leg weighs nearly a kilo more than the other?

[TTT]

Ghosty likes to strap his wang to the right thigh on Squat days

[GHOSTrun]

31/5/12

SQ

Bar x 10

40kg x 10

70kg x 10

90kg x 10

120kg x 10

140kg x 7

[GHOSTrun]

1/6/12

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 20

80kg x 7 (RG)

[GHOSTrun]

4/6/12

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 25

80kg x 11

100kg x 2

80kg x 8

80kg x 10

80kg x 7 (RG)

60kg x 15 (RG)

Single Arm KB Rows

32kg x 10

[GHOSTrun]

6/6/12

SQ

bar x 10

40kg x 10

70kg x 10

90kg x 10

120kg x 10

140kg x 8

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 20

100kg x 2

[GHOSTrun]

12/6/12

BP

bar x 20

40kg x 20

60kg x 27

80kg x 13

80kg x 10 (reverse grip)

Single arm DB row

30kg x 10

DB Curls

20kg x 10

[GHOSTrun]

13/6/12

SQ

Bar x 10

40kg x 10

70kg x 10

90kg x 10

120kg x 20 - New PB

140kg x 9 - New PB

[TTT]

you crazy bastard..

[Dani Boi]

20 x 120kg, bet you're paying for that today lawl.

[Birds]

Don't know how you squat so much Mike, granted I only started squatting 6 months ago, but I die in the ass after 95 x 10. Are squats supposed to be harder for people with long legs? I hope so...

[GHOSTrun]

20 x 120kg, bet you're paying for that today lawl.

hehe tmoro and the day after will be way worse for DOMS.

Edited June 14, 2012 by GHOSTrun

[GHOSTrun]

Don't know how you squat so much Mike, granted I only started squatting 6 months ago, but I die in the ass after 95 x 10. Are squats supposed to be harder for people with long legs? I hope so...

Leverages obviously will play a part in ones efficiency at the movement, but ultimately it just comes down to time and effort spent training.

You guys may think I'm strong compared to you, but remember I've been training for around 6 years and am very weak in comparison to dedicated lifters. To me, in the lifting circles I'm apart of, I am the weakest person out of everyone, and there are people with much much less training time who have far far far surpassed me because they have spent their training time better and smarter. It really comes down to how dedicated you want to be. If you are willing to make the sacrifices in lifestyle to ensure your diet is spot on 90+% the time, and you never miss training sessions and always put the effort in and get your recovery time, then you will succeed and go far beyond your mates who are very casual about lifting.

In terms of seeing if you are cut out to be elite or not, from what I gather, with bodybuilding it comes down to a 5 year window. If you are 100% dedicated with diet and training for 5 years, and you haven't reached pro, then you probably don't have the genetics to be a pro bodybuilder. With weight lifting, similar story except it's 10,000hrs of training. After 10,000hrs of training under total dedication, that's pretty much as good as you are going to get. 10,000hrs is the equivalent of a person starting training when 8-10yo and peaking when they're 18-20yo. Over the next 10 years, so by the time the lifter is 30, they will have made small improvements but nowhere near as much during their earlier years, and if they haven't made the Olympics then they don't have the genetics to be the best.

With that said, for the everyday person who has to hold down a job to put food on the table to support a wife and kids, it makes it near impossible to be totally dedicated, so for most of us who fall in this category we just have to do the best we can.

One of the favourite sayings I've heard is "the more I train the better my genetics get", which is so true. A lot of people use genetics as a cop out, but fact of the matter is if you keep doing something over and over you're going to get better at it.

Edited June 14, 2012 by GHOSTrun

[Birds]

To be honest it's only really your leg work that impresses me, not saying you're not doing well with the rest, but your legs are quite strong for your body weight. I'm basically an upper body verison of you at the moment lol.

Agree about dedication...I'm the only one in my group of friends who gets in the 4 sessions per week, rain/hail/shine...the rest come and go as they please and the results show. I'm the one breaking plateaus or staying at weights out of choice, they're the ones who have been stuck at the same weights for years and complaining about not getting past them.

Also agree about genetics. Without letting it prevent you from being the best you can be, it's important to acknowledge there are some limitations beyond those you create for yourself, beyond your control - dissonance from setting goals too high and not achieving them can be an issue for some. And yeah too many people are too quick to blame their genetics for where they are or where they aren't, when there's a long list of things they could improve before saying they've done all they can.

[NickR33]

20 x 120... shit my legs hurt just reading that lol

I went 10 x 120 on Tue and was absolutely spent! I had to have a little sit down...

totally agree with your post above, you get out what you put in... you can see how much work you put into squatting and the results are there... also helps you surround yourself with really strong guys which keeps you hungry and pushing yourself

I really didn't want to go today but as I only train 3 x week I can't afford to miss a session... felt flat but went as hard as possible, just dropped the weight a bit... a average work out is better than none at all... and guess what, NOBODY in the gym today, was like a ghost town... if you can drag yourself there even when the weather is crap and you don't want to go outside thats more than half the battle won

the rest is being brave enough to fail... sometimes you will just put too much weight on the bar and miss... but you never know if you just go and do the same thing every time... who cares if you look like a tool... you won't look stupid when you can make that weight

keep it up... I come in here to motivate myself to squat lol

[Birds]

Hahahaha. I find the strongest (read: not necessarily the biggest) people at the gym are training on the 40+ degree days because that day happened to fall on one of their routine days

There's nothing more motivating to me than the extraneous variables trying to hold you back.

[TTT]

Ghosty is mentally strong too. or maybe just mental.

anyone who has tried 20 rep squats even with just body weight will know the pain in the arms, shoulders, back, the lower back.. my god the lower back pump pain...

the pins and needles, the shakes, the lungs.. lol

anytime I do 20s, I have to lie down afterwards.

just so draining.

Shame you're not doing Nats Ghosty.

Come and watch at least.

Gonna at least do bust-a-nut 2 in August?

Edited June 14, 2012 by TTT