not hoping anymore -> achieving!

[MrSinister]

good progress mate, looks like u buried them pokey shoulder blades in some muscle

[thebasil]

that back progression picture is awesome!

[nmsk80066]

looking thick bro! motivational

[TheReductionist]

Great progress on the wings mate they're really coming along nicely. So much improvement compared to original pic, much wider and much much thicker. Showing that the Aussies know how to do it!

[8146]

assuming you're either
a) on a blinder after exams or
b) still in exams

[wabeer1]

Hey R - hope all is well mate.

Just in case you are still studying, got a worthy distraction - Boag Draught game (great Tassie Beer)

link =>

http://www.boagsdraught.com.au/#/map/

[Fitto13]

haha i finished exams yesterday fellas

started drinking at 11.30am and didn't finish till 11.30pm
ate pizza's, burgers, chips, ice cream on top of prob 15 beers throughout the day and still managed to lose some weight
fat ppl would hate me

turned a measely $20 into $200 at the cas too, so was happy with that.

spent the day chilling in the sun and kicking the footy, insane day here!

hit 90kgx6 on decline so was happy with that and back up to 80kg on incline.

[nmsk80066]

congrats! food sounds nice benching too

[nwskier]

good progress on the incline/decline but 20 = $200 now is awesome

enjoy summer...it's snowing a little here today! (and was -5C this morning)

[wabeer1]

Livin it up my friend, kickin the footy, beers, smashin inclines & declines, makin easy smackers....life is great!

[07hudson]

Sounds like you had a good day to celebrate the exams, nice!

[meyer23]

yay no more exams

i still have my end of the 1st trimester exams this week


sounds like a good time though

[2 D]

A great way to blow off some steam, some marathon drinking w/a bit of time in the park w/a football, nice.

[MrSinister]

congrats on gettin through it mate, gonna be such a nice next few months for you

[Fitto13]

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

congrats! food sounds : D nice benching too

cheers bud, benching was coming along very nicely! happy with it for sure.

Originally Posted by nwskier

good progress on the incline/decline but 20 = $200 now is awesome : D

enjoy summer...it's snowing a little here today! (and was -5C this morning)

too bad i lost that last night
4 stunner days in a row here Timbo! you wouldn't mind the cold though hey - skiing mate?

Originally Posted by wabeer1

Livin it up my friend, kickin the footy, beers, smashin inclines & declines, makin easy smackers....life is great!

life is awesome atm P - 3.5 months off, summer, beers ahah all good!

Originally Posted by 07hudson

Sounds like you had a good day to celebrate the exams, nice!

absolute ripper, last night was better though

Originally Posted by meyer23

yay no more exams

i still have my end of the 1st trimester exams this week


sounds like a good time though

get into it bud, then after .... party is the word

Originally Posted by 2 D

A great way to blow off some steam, some marathon drinking w/a bit of time in the park w/a football, nice.

hahah you know it Andy!

Originally Posted by MrSinister

congrats on gettin through it mate, gonna be such a nice next few months for you

for sure mate, i bet you miss those days?

sunday sessions are back on here at our favourite bar for summer.. another absolute ripper last night!
started off playing our usual sunday poker at a mates whilst having a few ice cold beers
then down to the bar till about 1am - gorgeous night for it
on the walk to the casino, maccas was in need
casino was not treating me well - haha it was their money from friday anyway
walked home around 3am
NO HANGOVER

this summer is gonna be a good one. nothing better than beer and hot weather!

[wynner64]

<---------
This cat is jealous of your exam free summer with tons of beer and at-will drinking.

[Fitto13]

after a big time weekend i surprisingly hit a pr tonight
decline 92.5kg (205lbs) x4

started doing cgbp too. not strong on that at all though haha especially after heavy decline AND incline pressing. current split is push/pull/off/push/pull/off/off first two workouts being heavy, last two being higher reps. quads and hams split up on the appropriate days. simple and basic

sorry tim, no ohp'ing yet. i want to get my chest out!

[xquick]

nice declining there ryan, i like the addition of hte CG too.

sounds like a good time over the weekend, gunna be a good summer for ya

[nwskier]

Originally Posted by Fitto13

after a big time weekend i surprisingly hit a pr tonight
decline 92.5kg (205lbs) x4

started doing cgbp too. not strong on that at all though haha especially after heavy decline AND incline pressing. current split is push/pull/off/push/pull/off/off first two workouts being heavy, last two being higher reps. quads and hams split up on the appropriate days. simple and basic

sorry tim, no ohp'ing yet. i want to get my chest out!

haha, i'll be waiting for it to 'reappear'

congrats on the decline! I like the simple split set up with 2 heavy and 2 hyper days

you gotta be pretty pumped about summer, eh?

[wabeer1]

Congrats on the PR and 2 plates is in sight..man that's some crazy a$$ progress!

Ps: have you tried that angus burger from Macca's?

[8146]

well done getting through! hope you have a blast in the next few months dude. split looks good, chest popping ey? you'll get there! keep blasting the incline and lateral work if you're not doing any direct OH for delts. good luck chief

[Fitto13]

Originally Posted by xquick

nice declining there ryan, i like the addition of hte CG too.

sounds like a good time over the weekend, gunna be a good summer for ya

thanks greg, yeah it seems the tri's are really going to benefit from these.

Originally Posted by nwskier

haha, i'll be waiting for it to 'reappear'

congrats on the decline! I like the simple split set up with 2 heavy and 2 hyper days

you gotta be pretty pumped about summer, eh?

it will thought, it will mate. just gotta have my priorites hey.
bit of fatigue regulation in there and i'm right.

Originally Posted by wabeer1

Congrats on the PR and 2 plates is in sight..man that's some crazy a$$ progress!

Ps: have you tried that angus burger from Macca's?

cheers P. it's gone up dramatically in the last 4 weeks. something like near 10kg's which is good for me.

no angus burger actually. not really a fan of maccas burgers. love the nuggets, breakfast menus and mcflurrys, but i like a real burger haha. had an insane one on friday at a cafe, beef burger on a bagel w/egg,relish,cheese,caramelised onion. i don't mind kfc on occasion though!

but, im open to anything and as you know don't give a crap about dirty or cleeeenz so i'll give it a shot if its worth it

Originally Posted by 8146

well done getting through! hope you have a blast in the next few months dude. split looks good, chest popping ey? you'll get there! keep blasting the incline and lateral work if you're not doing any direct OH for delts. good luck chief

haha yeah its finally sunk in that i don't have to worry about crap now.
exactly my plan Ed. kept incline obviously becuase it destroys the chest but also hits delts pretty well too. i'm doing my laterals too!

[2 D]

CG is nice, a good tri exercise, one of my favorites as it is one of the only ones that doesn't irritate my arm anymore.

I'm considering lowering frequency on chest exercises and upping shoulder work, delts got small while not being able to train 'em.

[wabeer1]

What's on the iron agenda this week big R

[Fitto13]

Originally Posted by 2 D

CG is nice, a good tri exercise, one of my favorites as it is one of the only ones that doesn't irritate my arm anymore.

I'm considering lowering frequency on chest exercises and upping shoulder work, delts got small while not being able to train 'em.

cheers andy, yeah cg should bring up soe tri strength for sure, and they are healthy for the shoulders+elbows.

Originally Posted by wabeer1

What's on the iron agenda this week big R

push last night.

pull heavy tonight. chins, rdl's or leg curls, seated cable row, curls, facepulls

chins have stagnated so i'm myo-repping for the next few weeks. that is an activation set then a sort of drop set until you can't complete the number of reps prescribed. fancy way of auto regulation of volume and should get them movements on the rise again.

an example for a heavy set would be 6 +3x
6reps at an RPE of 9...rest ~15secs..3 reps..rest ~15 secs..3 reps and so on until you can't get three reps.

there is a massive write up on them if you want. it's a detailed method stemmed from maximum fibre recruitment of reps and auto regulation based on several EMG graphs

[thebasil]

looks good to me. myo rep that **** out!

[07hudson]

Good job on that pressing man, and jealous of the awesome summer you have ahead, ours is over But now I'm 21 can't wait for next summer!!

[MrSinister]

Originally Posted by Fitto13

cheers andy, yeah cg should bring up soe tri strength for sure, and they are healthy for the shoulders+elbows.

push last night.

pull heavy tonight. chins, rdl's or leg curls, seated cable row, curls, facepulls

chins have stagnated so i'm myo-repping for the next few weeks. that is an activation set then a sort of drop set until you can't complete the number of reps prescribed. fancy way of auto regulation of volume and should get them movements on the rise again.

an example for a heavy set would be 6 +3x
6reps at an RPE of 9...rest ~15secs..3 reps..rest ~15 secs..3 reps and so on until you can't get three reps.

there is a massive write up on them if you want. it's a detailed method stemmed from maximum fibre recruitment of reps and auto regulation based on several EMG graphs

hope that style helps u bust through the plateau mate, it does suck hitting them but at least if you cant nail one exercise try and smash whatever's left, thats how i keep myself happy

[wabeer1]

I would be keen to get a heads up on this concept, sounds hell interesting!

[xquick]

do u still eatz carbz before bedz