Getting better with the gift of hindsight

[xKyle10]

My form was pretty strict on the 200lb set. As The weight comes off the ground my legs move a little in response but not too much. For the 225 set there was maybe 2 inches of leg travel? With rows form doesn't need to be THAT strict Imo, you'll just slow yourself down otherwise! I've gone from rowing 70kg to 100kg in 3 weeks by doing 2 sets of 5 after my deadlifts, that's it.

Ya I think I might be too strict on my form when I do them, so I'll loosen it up a bit and see how it goes. For some reason I am stronger on DB Rows and I use very strict form on them. I feel it way more when I do DB rows also. You do rows after DL? I did them before the other week and I found them a bit easier.

[Bigchrome]

Ya I think I might be too strict on my form when I do them, so I'll loosen it up a bit and see how it goes. For some reason I am stronger on DB Rows and I use very strict form on them. I feel it way more when I do DB rows also. You do rows after DL? I did them before the other week and I found them a bit easier.

Yeah man just grip it and rip it, worry about form when you get strong with them. (I occasionally do a really strict set of 135x12 or something after the heavy ones) What's your BB/DB row? They're definately easier before! I'd be good for maybe 250-260 before deadlifts but I want my deadlift to be stronger nomsayin'?

[Bigchrome]

Friday 4th September

Song of the day!

Chest+Legs

Light BB bench
45x10
95x5
135x5
140x10
140x10

My right shoulder is still hurting and these felt heavy coming off the rack for some reason Would have gone for 190x5 again otherwise

DB bench
65x8
70x8 PR

Incline DB bench
55x8
55x8

Kept these light and form strict. Last 2 were not easy.

Skullcrushers
72.5x8
uber short rest (scot was screaming at me haha)
72.5x10 spotted last 1.5, nearly died!

Dips
Bodyweightx5

Tricep extenions
8platesx8
12platesx8
8platsx8 reversed grip

Squats
135x5
180x5
200x5
235x3
260x2 backed off here, maybe I could have done another but that will come on monday

[xKyle10]

Yeah man just grip it and rip it, worry about form when you get strong with them. (I occasionally do a really strict set of 135x12 or something after the heavy ones) What's your BB/DB row? They're definately easier before! I'd be good for maybe 250-260 before deadlifts but I want my deadlift to be stronger nomsayin'?

Yeah, I definitely need to loosen up form on bb rows then. As of last workout, bb rows = 135x8 (can go up 5 lbs next workout), and DB rows = 75x8 (can go up 10 lbs next w.o), all strict form. DB rows just feel so much more natural to me. Its all strict form, so I'd imagine if I loosened up a bit I could get more, but I like to feel the squeeze at the top.

[Bigchrome]

Definately! Your DB row is weak as!? I could DB row 110 the first time I stepped in a gym! You're underestimating what you can do!

[fitnessnewb]

hey man just had a quick peek through your log and you are diong great so far!! You look awesome too!! Haha we are a bit the same, big lats etc my arms are shiiiit though. I will sub to this bro, thanks for popping by at my log too and train hard buddy!!

[Bigchrome]

hey man just had a quick peek through your log and you are diong great so far!! You look awesome too!! Haha we are a bit the same, big lats etc my arms are shiiiit though. I will sub to this bro, thanks for popping by at my log too and train hard buddy!!

Thanks bro! They're some pretty nice compliments to get haha! It's really weird cus I was kinda thinking ''this guy reminds me of me'' last week lol! I know how having crap arms feels, every time I train now I hit them better 10x better and I'm like ''why didn't I do this before??'' when it finally clicks your arms will grow in no time tho!
brb subbing to your log <3

[PumpinPaddy]

nice log man, looks like youve been getting good workouts in since you started this log - everyone makes lots of mistakes when they start, it seems like you have learned from them

[Bigchrome]

Thanks! Yeah I've been doing much better since I discovered carbs+light days+intensity cycling in general! I'm looking at getting this:
http://www.irish-lifting.com/product...roducts_id=233
and a whole load of these:
http://www.irish-lifting.com/product...roducts_id=242

[fitnessnewb]

you do cutting and bulking mate? Or just steady clean bulking? I myself have been clean bulking the entire 8 months but never had abs, hence I am asking

[Bigchrome]

Well when I started I was 175, I cut down to 149 before ever going to the gym, then back to 177 over like a year, down to 164 and now I'm at 179 lol.
I plan to keep bulking as long as I can this time but 'clean bulking' does not work for me, I don't seem to gain strength at all

[fitnessnewb]

Well when I started I was 175, I cut down to 149 before ever going to the gym, then back to 177 over like a year, down to 164 and now I'm at 179 lol.
I plan to keep bulking as long as I can this time but 'clean bulking' does not work for me, I don't seem to gain strength at all

very very weird man, if you eat a bit above maintenance there is no reason for your muscles not to grow oh well looking very good now as it is, I want to be about 182 with 7% bf% or so, time to bulk up and then cut down. What physique are you aiming for>?

[msurfboi]

Definately! Your DB row is weak as!? I could DB row 110 the first time I stepped in a gym! You're underestimating what you can do!

nice journall man. u made some good progress and i agree with nderestimating db rows. i first thought tht the 100s wer heavy then i tried them easy as shet. went up to 130-135ish did 6 reps with those

[Bigchrome]

Thanks^^

I've got new pics today... found the self timer on my camera so I thought I'd give it a go. My back looks like crap I also can't spread my lats right because of my shoulder, it's really painful.

[baco_bacon]

Nice, wide back m8!

[fitnessnewb]

good potential for an epic lat spread when your shoulder gets fixed man. Haha I believe we have the same haircut right?

[Bigchrome]

Haha it's pretty close! I just got it cut yesterday which you can probably tell :P The top is like mediumish long and spiked into the middle tho (no homo for hair discussion lol)

In one of the pics you can see my shoulder rotate when I try and spread my lats more:


**** is sore

[fitnessnewb]

Haha it's pretty close! I just got it cut yesterday which you can probably tell :P The top is like mediumish long and spiked into the middle tho (no homo for hair discussion lol)

In one of the pics you can see my shoulder rotate when I try and spread my lats more:


**** is sore

wtf since when am I wearing grey boxers haha? We are quite a lot alike indeed haha. Mirin pc that is open u a gamor?

[Bigchrome]

Haha since yesterday... damn I need a shower :P That's my old parts crap. I used to game, then just overclock, Now I haven't had a pc in like a month cus I needed money for a new motherboard lol. Forgot you used to be a gamer too lol!
What kinda pc do you have?

[fitnessnewb]

Haha since yesterday... damn I need a shower :P That's my old parts crap. I used to game, then just overclock, Now I haven't had a pc in like a month cus I needed money for a new motherboard lol. Forgot you used to be a gamer too lol!
What kinda pc do you have?

holy ****ign ****, a gamer too haha, scaleo P, I still have it lol it sucks

edit: your traps yoru weak point too or not haha?

[Bigchrome]

Lol! I am teh spook! :O A WHAT? And you say you're a gamer!? lol. I have a pretty solid machine, might post pics for the lulz later.

I never thought about it before but now that you mention it, they do look tiny don't they? I NEVER train them directly lol.

[Bigchrome]

First day of College Today! I'm doing civil and enviromental engineering and today was our initiation day. We pretty much just had a tour of campus etc. etc. I got to lift in the college gym afterwards! It is majorly awesome but 90% of the good equipment is reserved for the rugby team/athletics team training etc. Pain in the hole! I'll have to wait to join rugby when we go back for real I had a pretty good workout!

Chest+Legs

BB bench
45x8
95x5
135x5
190x5 PR+ 1 rep Felt sorta easy
195x3

Incline BB
150x5
150x5

CGBP
155x5 PR
155x5 PR

Dips
24kgx5
24kgx5
24kgx5

Squats
135x5
180x5
200x5
253x6 PR

DB Hammer curls
55x5PR
55x5

BB curls
65x8
65x8
65x7

7/10 Workout!

[Bigchrome]

I was working for my dad today and as a result diet was really poor. I felt sick at breakfast and ended up having about two scrambled eggs and a piece of bacon, didn't eat again til around 5 o clock when I had a cheese and pickle roll (wtf is this ****?). I had 1.5 footlong subways and some coke on the way home and now I'm tucking into 3 slices of toast with PB and two eggs so it's looking up. I'm gonna try get some good sleep because whatever about diet, deadlifts will be insane tommorow. No ifs or buts.


If I have it in me I'm going for 382.5x3

Oh and I left my ****ing brand new chalk in my college gym (where we're incidentally not allowed use it) so grip will be the only thing that could slow me down!

[fitnessnewb]

nice **** to be able to work out in your college gym matey didnt quite gety our post in my log lol

[Bigchrome]

Lol I'll explain in a little bit!

First, today's workout.

Back/legs

Deadlift
45x5
135x5
200x5
270x5
343x5 PR +5lbs -1 rep
Felt meh, decided not to go any further.

Bent over rows
180x5
200x5
230x5 PR

Stiff legged deadlifts
270x8
270x8

Shrugs
230x8
230x8

Single leg Lying ham raise
95x5
135x5

Plate pinches and 4 sets BB wrist curls

10 mins cardio on the treadmill

[fitnessnewb]

nice man !!! hmm no pulldowns?? or pullups?? oh well, you gotta select your exercises if you do legs + back on one day I guess

[Bigchrome]

I'd usually do them actually! I think I'll drop the rows next week and do pullups cus my form is getting sloppy anyway and I do get nice growth from pullups. I do try to focus more on strength though, And this has been working well for me!

[fitnessnewb]

I'd usually do them actually! I think I'll drop the rows next week and do pullups cus my form is getting sloppy anyway and I do get nice growth from pullups. I do try to focus more on strength though, And this has been working well for me!

same here, low reps high weight buddy!

[Bigchrome]

Hell yeah! It's working well for me this time around... I think I weighed in at 185 the other day but I was afraid to look at the scale cus of fat gains :P

[fitnessnewb]

Hell yeah! It's working well for me this time around... I think I weighed in at 185 the other day but I was afraid to look at the scale cus of fat gains :P

are the abs worth all the trouble would you say?? IDK never had abs b4 in my life