Some Aussie lifting weights in the UK

[wick]

Hey All,

Thought I'd create a new journal as I feel my previous one has run its course. Wanting to start fresh as I've just returned from a 5 week holiday to the US and will be weak as fark. Had an amazing time. Posted a few pics in my old journal if you want to check them out.

So a little about me, been lifting on and off to quite a few years. But only really seriously the past year and a half. I reached the lifts in my sig about a year ago but due to injury, time off and cutting I haven't surpassed them. Got close them to before I went OS while being 40lbs lighter, but didn't managed to improve on them.

So the plan is to do a slow bulk for a long, long time with Madcow's 5x5 on a keto diet with weekly carb ups (CKD). There's nothing coming up for at least 6 months that will interrupt my training so hopefully I'll be able to reach my PB's within 4-5 months.

If you're wondering why I'm bulking with keto it's because I have a disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis. It doesn't affect my training but a keto diet seems to keep the symptoms under control without the need of any meds. Not only that, I generally feel better running on keto!

Anyways, enough bullshit. Time to start training as of tomorrow! Obviously starting really light as I haven't trained for a while, but I should be able to be aggressive on the increases at the start so expect some rapid progression! woo!

Cheers for following

[jubjub007]

In on this once again. Were you doing SKD before?

[wick]

In on this once again. Were you doing SKD before?

Yeah, when I was cutting I was doing SKD. I'll give CKD a go for bulking; hopefully it goes well. No idea what I'll be doing for my carb ups on the weekends but I'll hopefully sort that out during the week.

[SoaringSwine]

Whaddup fellow Melbournite.

Massive PB deads. Have you entered any PL comps?

[wick]

Whaddup fellow Melbournite.

Massive PB deads. Have you entered any PL comps?

Cheers mate.

Nah, haven't entered any comps yet. Been meaning to but guess just been too lazy. What about yourself?

[SoaringSwine]

Cheers mate.

Nah, haven't entered any comps yet. Been meaning to but guess just been too lazy. What about yourself?

Not since I've moved to Melbourne. But I've committed myself to doing the Victorian Extravaganza on 27 November.

Which gym do you train at?

[wick]

Nice, I might check it out. Is it with Capo?

I train at fitness land in Thornbury which is near Heidelberg/Ivanhoe/Alphington. NE Suburbs anyway if you're not sure. It's not bad there. I'm the only 'serious' lifter so the power rack is always free. I've trained at 5 star a few times as well. Where do you train mate?

[SoaringSwine]

Nice, I might check it out. Is it with Capo?

I train at fitness land in Thornbury which is near Heidelberg/Ivanhoe/Alphington. NE Suburbs anyway if you're not sure. It's not bad there. I'm the only 'serious' lifter so the power rack is always free. I've trained at 5 star a few times as well. Where do you train mate?

Na with Powerlifting Australia.

I train in the very exclusive Dave's gym, so exclusive that I'm the only member. It also happens to be in my garage.

I'm actually in the Ivanhoe/Heidelberg area.

[wick]

haha nice one man. I'd love to have a home gym. I will one day!!

Yeah I live in Heidelberg, right next to the Austin Hospital. Small world

[Torrtrefireto]

In dude because of keto. I did it once on a cut and felt so amazing, been thinking about just doing it for my life. Headaches gone energy everything was great. I even considered doing my senior paper in college on keto, I got a ton of scientific sources that suggest its healthier than low-fat diets overall. Anyways, keep us posted on the dieting brah.

[ByronOrpheus]

Subbed, 5 starred, awaiting more Aussie slang.

[lts1ow]

In for da bulkz to 220!

[Tom Bro]

Inb4 300kg dead.

[wick]

Cheers all. I'll start posting in all of your logs this week. First day back at work today so still settling in!

Week 1

Day 1 - Monday

Squats
45x5
55x5
70x5
80x5
95x5 (210lbs)

Bench
45x5
55x5
65x5
75x5
90x5 (198lbs)

P.Row
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
80x5 (176lbs)

Assistance

Hypers
22.5x8
22.5x8

Close Grip
80x6
80x6

Ab Roller
6
6

Weighted Decline Situps
10x10
10x10

Notes

So first day back after 5 or so weeks off. Obviously taking it easy today just to get a feel for it again so everything was fairly easy. Took it especially easy on squats as I would like to walk normally this week and not be crippled by DOMS lol.

Weight was 97.5kg! Obviously put on a decent amount of fat and lost some muscle. Before my holidays I was around 9% BF, now I think I'm at around 12-13 at the same weight.

Overall it felt good to be back. Can't wait to get hyooooge.

[wick]

Day 2 - Wednesday

Squats
45x5
55x5
70x5
70x5 (154lbs)

OHP
35x5
45x5
50x5
60x5 (132lbs)

Deads
100x5
120x5
140x5
160x5 (353lbs)

Assistance

Decline Situps
16
12

Notes

Decided to do OHP on wed instead of incline. I enjoy the lift more and I want massive shoulders so I guess it's the right choice. 60kg was fine. Hopefully be able to add 2.5kg for quite a few weeks to come. PB on OHP is 82kgx5 or 181lbsx5 but I was fat (260).

Deads felt good tonight. Probably wouldn't have wanted to start any heavier. I'll add 10kg for 2-3 weeks then back down to 5kg increments. Should be able to reach 210kgx5/463x5 without much trouble. Improving on that will probably be a bitch though...

Weight: 97kg

[wick]

Day 3 - Saturday

Squats
50x5
60x5
75x5
85x5
100x3 (220lbs)
75x8

Bench
45x5
55x5
65x5
80x5
92.5x3 (204lbs)
70x8

P.Row
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
82.5x3 (182lbs)
70x8 - (was meant to be 60, was wondering why it was hard lols)

Assistance

Weighted Dips
20x8
20x8

Pullups
7
5

Curls
41x8
41x8

Notes

Bought a new comp last night and spent a few hours putting it together. Decided to just go to gym today. Doesn't really matter as I'm only lifting girly weights at the moment. Gotta say though, a 24" HD LED monitor = sexual.

So to the workout. Not much to mention, everything was pretty easy except the set of 8 on rows. It wasn't hard but required much more effort than anything I did previously.. Turns out I was looking at my bench weights, not rows. Also, wtf at pullups. I ALWAYS get 7-8 no matter what on my first set. Never improve on that kunt of an exercise, and don't seem to have lost any strength on it while I was OS. wtf? I may switch to bum-ups or something.

Weight: 96.4kg. Losing weight still but I guess that's just my glycogen levels being depleted. I think I'll weigh myself every Friday and that's it. If I weight myself every session then my weight is going to be all over the shop when I carb up, deplete etc etc. Haven't carbed up yet, think I'll just do another week of SKD, then switch to CKD. Energy levels were good

[Bum-Life]

24" HD LED monitor = sexual.

I may switch to bum-ups or something.

dont spend too much time fapping to HD porn, you got weight to gain.

YES ! get on the BumUps program, gauranteed to up your awesomeness by 1 million %

[lts1ow]

I need to get another monitor, just one 22" ain't cutting it anymore.

You planning on slowly ramping back to where you were lift wise?

[wick]

dont spend too much time fapping to HD porn, you got weight to gain.

YES ! get on the BumUps program, gauranteed to up your awesomeness by 1 million %

1080p porn = awesomness on this screen. It's like you're there lol.

With the pullups I don't know what to do. When I was 260, I was getting 8. When I was 220, I was getting 8. No matter what I do I can never improve on that. You'd think after my trip I'd get like 4-5, but no, I almost get 8 again. fuuu

I need to get another monitor, just one 22" ain't cutting it anymore.

You planning on slowly ramping back to where you were lift wise?

go buy one then! I'm sure screens are cheap as fark in the US as they are here. You can get a 27" LED HD monitor here for a bit over $300. This 24" cost me $230, but it's one of the better ones. I saw a 24" LED for $170 when I was checking out screens.

Yeah mate, I'll quickly increase my lifts the first few weeks then back down while SLOWLY increasing my weight. I want to be pulling 600 or at least close to it by the years end. No reason why I can't. Got up to 540ish in a few months earlier in the year.

[ArchDukeOfTops]

in on new journal.

I bet the time off is gonna pay off.

[19george]

haha nice one man. I'd love to have a home gym. I will one day!!

Yeah I live in Heidelberg, right next to the Austin Hospital. Small world

Pay no attention to him. He is actually a kiwi, and will eventually try to convince you to go to the country side to pick up some sheep.

[Bum-Life]

1080p porn = awesomness on this screen. It's like you're there lol.

With the pullups I don't know what to do. When I was 260, I was getting 8. When I was 220, I was getting 8. No matter what I do I can never improve on that. You'd think after my trip I'd get like 4-5, but no, I almost get 8 again. fuuu

reps are gay anyways, get on bumups and do 300-400lb singles. once you get used to weighted ones your bodyweight is stupid light, you can rock 20 reppers in no time.

[wick]

Week 2

Day 1 - Monday

Squats
50x5
60x5
75x5
85x5
100x5 (220lbs)

Bench
45x5
60x5
70x5
80x5
92.5x5 (204lbs)

Rows
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
82.5x5 (182lbs)

Assistance

Hypers
22.5x8
22.5x8

Close Grip
82.5x6
82.5x6

Ab Roller
8
7

Decline Situps
12.5x10
12.5x10

Notes

Not much to say.. Easy day. Blasted through the workout without barely any rest between sets. Yep, this log is gonna be this boring for a few weeks... Zzzz

[wick]

If you were a follower of my old log, you'd probably remember "aussie saying of the day". So to make my log a little more exciting while my numbers improve I've decided to bring it back. Downloaded an aussie slang app which has 100's of them so should be able to keep up the lols for a while (yes, there's an app for our slang lol). I'll post one now, but I'll start posting them after my workouts only starting from tomorrow.

Aussie Saying of the Day

Beer Compass - An invisible device that always helps one find their way home somehow no matter how drunk they are.

Dunno bout you guys, but that's saved me quite a few times. It's magical ha ha

[lts1ow]

Agreed, I do it quite often, get pretty drunk, and then either get bored or pissed... and walk home.

[Bum-Life]

Aussie Saying of the Day

Beer Compass - An invisible device that always helps one find their way home somehow no matter how drunk they are.

Dunno bout you guys, but that's saved me quite a few times. It's magical ha ha

Beer compass also works in other ways from my experience, the drunker you get the beer compass will get stronger in locating the nearest place with more beer.

and sometimes Beer compass has a hidden option that isent used all that much but really helps in those really long tired walks home..... It can often find an open house that isent yours that you can safely pass out at and wonder where the hell you are when you wake up. I think how this option works is that it can tell when another Beer Compass is working at very high levels, and activates pass out in your own home mode with the door wide open to allow other Beer Compasses to safely rest for a few hours.

[wick]

Agreed, I do it quite often, get pretty drunk, and then either get bored or pissed... and walk home.

....

haha.

Its magical properties shine when you're in a foreign country/area too. Dunno how it works but I always manage to find my way back to my hotel without any trouble. Happened a few times when I was just in the US. Blind drunk, no idea where I'm going and I still find my way home... Amazing stuff. If I tried it sober I'd get lost, guaranteed.

[wick]

Day 2 - Wednesday

Squats
50x5
60x5
75x5
75x5

OH Press
45x5 (meant to be 35)
45x5
55x5
62.5x5 (138lbs)

Deads
105x5
125x5
145x5
170x5 (375lbs)

Assistance

Decline BW Situps
17
14

Notes

Not much to say again. Everything was pretty comfortable. Did the 170kgx5 DOH. I'll add 10kg next week, then add 5kg per week from then on.

Aussie Saying of the Day

Beer Coat - An invisible but warm coat worn when walking home after a booze party at 4 in the morning.

[wick]

Day 3 - Friday

Squatzzz
50x5
65x5
75x5
90x5
105x3 (232lbs)
80x8

Bench
45x5
55x5
70x5
80x5
95x3 (210bs)
72x8

P.Row
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
85x3 (187lbs)
65x8

Assistance

Weighted Dips
22.5x8
22.5x8

Pullups
7
5

Preacher Curlz
42.4x8
42.4x8

Notes

Easy as piss. Although the weights are still light as fark, I can definitely tell they're getting easier.

Also, this new forum is weird as ****. Gotta get used to it. Seems to be 'cleaner' though.

Weight: 96.7kg - Will increase cals if weight is the same next week.

Aussie Saying of the Day

Bottle-o - means liquor shop. We also call them bottle shops but bottle-o is used pretty much exclusively here now, at least in Melbourne.

[wick]

Week 3

Day 1 - Monday

Squats
50x5
65x5
75x5
90x5
105x5

Bench
45x5
55x5
70x5
80x5
95x5

Rows
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
85x5

Assistance

Hypers
25x8
25x8

Skull Crushers
45x6
45x6

Ab Roller
9
7

Weight Decline Situps
15x10
15x10

Notes

Went out Sat night and got pretty plastered. Ended up going to Maccas at 2 in the morning and ate a large chips n Big Mac. Probably ate more but that's all I can remember. As a result my weight was 98.8kg today lol... Guess that was my carb up for the week.

Aussie Saying of the Day

Sheep Shagger - a New Zealander