Blood and Guts. Or atleast sweat and DOMs.

[IrishPilot]

Please tell me that wasnt actually Coors Light (yes, beer snob)

[hcoyle545]

Please tell me that wasnt actually Coors Light (yes, beer snob)

Nah man that's cardboard shyat. It was Carlsberg, the staple beer of my countrymen. Btw I enjoy IPAs myself, I was introduced to them by a friend who is obsessed with them.

[DanSB]

You done anything today buddy? cardio? or just a day of rest? whats your diet for today look like?

[hcoyle545]

You done anything today buddy? cardio? or just a day of rest? whats your diet for today look like?

Worked my glutes hard sitting my ass on this chair all day. This morning I tried the overnight oats I hear every1 talking about, was quite nice mixed oats with rhubarb yogurt, milk and vanilla protein last night for about 30g protein. Then had a pb and j and some milk for 25g, then a huge bit plate of chicken curry and rice with extra chicken breast for 70g protein, then a shake with milk/protein and some chocolate powder for 30g. Now got 900cals to do what I want with, no idea what to eat tho.

[IrishPilot]

Nah man that's cardboard shyat. It was Carlsberg, the staple beer of my countrymen. Btw I enjoy IPAs myself, I was introduced to them by a friend who is obsessed with them.

Nice! Im a huge IPA guy. Had just about every chart topper IPA/DIPA the states have to offer. I also dabble in Belgians.

[hcoyle545]

Nice! Im a huge IPA guy. Had just about every chart topper IPA/DIPA the states have to offer. I also dabble in Belgians.

Wish I could dabble in swedishes...



Broish pre-bed meal + pint of milk:
Kidney beans, rice, red onion and carrot


Edit: this was ****ing disgusting
Edit2: milks gud tho. Hope it doesnt convert to phat tho.


notsrs

[DanSB]

Swedish women are hot! Russian women also, the accents amazing haha! The food doesnt look that bad buddy although doesnt look idea to have to force down before going to bed haha

Whats the plan for today buddy? Im getting ready for cardio as I type!

[hcoyle545]

Swedish women are hot! Russian women also, the accents amazing haha! The food doesnt look that bad buddy although doesnt look idea to have to force down before going to bed haha

Whats the plan for today buddy? Im getting ready for cardio as I type!

No plans for today either, I don't usually do anything at all on my off days lol. This will change when I start my cut though, got a good stretch of ground to run around where I live, like a circuit kinda thing, and got an exercise bike in the spare room so cardio will be ez. GJDM getting up for your run

[DanSB]

That sounds good mate, I live near the sea front so I just run straight down the prom I find doing cardio on bikes, treadmills etc is good to monitor what level of intensity your at etc but I find I do more on road.. because once youve run for miles.. you have to turn back and get home.. with a treadmill etc you just have to get off lol.
Why not mate, enjoy the time off and recover.. with a p&j butty..

[hcoyle545]

That sounds good mate, I live near the sea front so I just run straight down the prom I find doing cardio on bikes, treadmills etc is good to monitor what level of intensity your at etc but I find I do more on road.. because once youve run for miles.. you have to turn back and get home.. with a treadmill etc you just have to get off lol.
Why not mate, enjoy the time off and recover.. with a p&j butty..

You know it man. Bit behind on my protein consumption for the day, already at 1kcals/3.3kcals and only got 30g in me. Gonna have a shake and a pb and j soon then some chicken later. Good point about just bein able to hop off the bike/treadmill.. Thats probably why I prefer it to outdoor running lol, though its hard to beat a run on a nice sunny day.

[hcoyle545]

Damnit I love baked beans.

2 Beef burgers, egg fried rice and baked beans.

[hcoyle545]

Start of week 2 of 5/3/1 tomorrow and i'm just as excited as I was last week. I'm going to approach the pullup/chinups in a different way this week, doing 4 sets twice a week on my Bench/OHP days as usual but what will differ is the volume. Last week I just kept trying and trying with varying rest periods and halfreps and some failed reps and I got maybe 6 good ones in the 20 I counted? Well I don't think that's an optimal way to progress in them simply because there is no order and no consistency.

What i'm doing this week is 4 sets of 2 in the following fashion:
Pullups(overhand) 2 clean reps -2min rest
Chinups(underhand) 2 clean reps -2min rest
Pullups 2 clean reps - 2min rest
Chinups 2 clean reps.

Then the next week I can aim for 3 reps and progress in this way. To make up for the lack of volume the exercises will be in this order:
Bench
Dips
Pullup/Chinups
T-Bars
Pushdowns.

and OUT!

Thursday will follow the same kind of thing, maybe i'll change the T-Bars to ordinary rows or underhand rows but we shall see.

[DanSB]

Sounds good buddy, kill it tomorrow! always look forward to Mondays workout!.. less towards the lectures that come after it though :/

[hcoyle545]

Sounds good buddy, kill it tomorrow! always look forward to Mondays workout!.. less towards the lectures that come after it though :/

Haha, what u studyin bud? My lecture gets outa the way early starts at 9.30 lasts til 12. Always find myself trying really hard to pay attention but in my head i'm runnin through my workout lol.

[DanSB]

Im study sport & exercise science buddy wanting to go on and specialise in stength and conditioning when complete this. What are you studying?

[hcoyle545]

Im study sport & exercise science buddy wanting to go on and specialise in stength and conditioning when complete this. What are you studying?

Ah sweet man, I think i'd enjoy a degree in exercise science although i've heard its hard work. I'm doing computer science.

[DanSB]

Ah sweet man, I think i'd enjoy a degree in exercise science although i've heard its hard work. I'm doing computer science.

Yeah there is alot of work involved mate, but when your interested and passionate about the subject your studying it doesnt seem that bad as you actuallt want to learn it haha.
I imagine Computer science is hard work? alot of theory involved? what isit you hope to move ono after your degree mate? job etc.

[hcoyle545]

Yeah there is alot of work involved mate, but when your interested and passionate about the subject your studying it doesnt seem that bad as you actuallt want to learn it haha.
I imagine Computer science is hard work? alot of theory involved? what isit you hope to move ono after your degree mate? job etc.

Aye it's hard, especially the programming side of things. I'd prefer a job in database/software design.

Up early this morning at 6.30am after not sleeping til after 3. Feelsbadman eyes hurting lookin at the screen but it's my own fault for sleeping in so late on sunday. Now just gotta fight the urge to go back to sleep as opposed to goin to my lecture. On another note weighed in at 184.2 after last weeks 180.4 lol, I know this is BS since I was only 182 yesterday morning so sticking with my cals for the next 2 weeks before tapering down a couple hundred every week to transition into my cut.

[DanSB]

Aye it's hard, especially the programming side of things. I'd prefer a job in database/software design.

Up early this morning at 6.30am after not sleeping til after 3. Feelsbadman eyes hurting lookin at the screen but it's my own fault for sleeping in so late on sunday. Now just gotta fight the urge to go back to sleep as opposed to goin to my lecture. On another note weighed in at 184.2 after last weeks 180.4 lol, I know this is BS since I was only 182 yesterday morning so sticking with my cals for the next 2 weeks before tapering down a couple hundred every week to transition into my cut.

Haha yeah ive had days like that weighing in more than perhaps i should.. usually dont to sodium and carbs in my diet. That being said everyones bodies react in different ways.. the weekend of rest may have helped you grow.. 2lbs over night! haha
That sounds like a well paid job buddy, good luck with your career goals..

my day consists of a 20 minute zumba "workout" this morning with breathing aparatus etc on as part of a study into whether zumba classes are more beneficial than zumba on the wii haha a perthetic study but someone somewhere has to do it! Im then going to kill my push day ... ... ... then go lectures.

kill it today mate PB time!

[hcoyle545]

Haha yeah ive had days like that weighing in more than perhaps i should.. usually dont to sodium and carbs in my diet. That being said everyones bodies react in different ways.. the weekend of rest may have helped you grow.. 2lbs over night! haha
That sounds like a well paid job buddy, good luck with your career goals..

my day consists of a 20 minute zumba "workout" this morning with breathing aparatus etc on as part of a study into whether zumba classes are more beneficial than zumba on the wii haha a perthetic study but someone somewhere has to do it! Im then going to kill my push day ... ... ... then go lectures.

kill it today mate PB time!

cheers bud. zumba aye? lol my girlfriend took zumba classes for a while and said it was fun, so if you enjoy it it makes you a biatch. The push day is what today's really about tho, kill it I wanna see some PRs.

an yeaahh buddeh pb jam time (none of this 'murican 'jelly' ****)

[hcoyle545]

Bench press
3 x 52.5kg EZ
3 x 60
9 x 67.5 PR, felt good

Dips
10 x BW
8 x BW PR 2x BW
4 x BW / 6 x BW
4 x BW / 6 x BW
3 x BW / 7 x BW

These are really progressing fast, though atm i've got a very sore neck from doing these I think I may be tensing up too much or something, if anyone can enlighten me please leave a comment.

Pullups/Chinups
3 x Pullup
2 x Chinup
2 x Pullup
2 x Chinup

T-Bar Rows
15 x 10kg added
12 x 20
12 x 40
12 x 40
7 x 50

Super lower back pump, fingers crossed it's not bad tomorrow for Deads day.

Pushdowns
20 x 35kg
15 x 45
12 x 55
10 x 55
15 x 40


Burnt out as hell, really pleased with my dip progress and can see 10reps straight 5 sets across in the near future, though as outlined above i'm concerned about the pain in the back of my neck/base of my skull. Any tips for avoiding this?

[IrishPilot]

Sore neck from dips? Thats strange. Could you elaborate on your form as well as what type of pain/soreness?

[hcoyle545]

Sore neck from dips? Thats strange. Could you elaborate on your form as well as what type of pain/soreness?

My form is pretty tidy for the first 2-3 sets. But after that I struggle for each rep, and i'm under most strain when I go down into the dip and am just pushing as hard as I can to get back up. It's like a burning sensation atm and is slightly painful when I move it.

[hcoyle545]

Just prepared my first (proper) attempt at overnight oats. Used 80g oats, 100g GY, 200ml chocolate milk, 30g vanilla protein, 5g splenda.

Total 650cals, 50+G protein.

Excited to see how it turns out, and i'm going to melt some pb to pour over it tomorrow morning

[IrishPilot]

My form is pretty tidy for the first 2-3 sets. But after that I struggle for each rep, and i'm under most strain when I go down into the dip and am just pushing as hard as I can to get back up. It's like a burning sensation atm and is slightly painful when I move it.

Right...but chin down or up? Feet crossed? Behind? Elbows out or in? etc.

[hcoyle545]

Right...but chin down or up? Feet crossed? Behind? Elbows out or in? etc.

Came back here to post after doing some reading, my head is up usually, looking in the mirror at my entrancing godlike reflection so do you reckon this is the problem? Like I said sometime last week i'm brand new to this exercise. Feet are crossed yes in an effort to squeeze my asscheeks which I don't always do, elbows flare out slightly but no shoulder pain worth mentioning (aside from muscle pain but I know the difference).

[IrishPilot]

Came back here to post after doing some reading, my head is up usually, looking in the mirror at my entrancing godlike reflection so do you reckon this is the problem? Like I said sometime last week i'm brand new to this exercise. Feet are crossed yes in an effort to squeeze my asscheeks which I don't always do, elbows flare out slightly but no shoulder pain worth mentioning (aside from muscle pain but I know the difference).

I'm no Doc, but I'm guessing it's an unrelated injury that is being aggravated by the dips. Try a different movement for a week to rest the injury IMO.

[hcoyle545]

I'm no Doc, but I'm guessing it's an unrelated injury that is being aggravated by the dips. Try a different movement for a week to rest the injury IMO.

You don't think it's to do with my holding my head up, putting my spine in an unnatural position? It's really the equivalent of sitting with your head backwards with no support.

[IrishPilot]

You don't think it's to do with my holding my head up, putting my spine in an unnatural position? It's really the equivalent of sitting with your head backwards with no support.

Decent guess i suppose. Fwiw, I was always taught chin down for chest focus, chin up for tricep focus.

[hcoyle545]

Decent guess i suppose. Fwiw, I was always taught chin down for chest focus, chin up for tricep focus.

I've heard that too, but perhaps I was exaggerating it a bit, literally at times hanging my head back. I'll see how it feels on thursday and if it's bad i'll sub in incline DB presses, but i'm definitely going to practice keeping my head down for them.