My Training Journal

[ExtraMile]

Today was chest, shoulders + tri's

Bench felt weak from the start
132 x 5
154 x 5
176 x 5
198 x 5
220 x 4 shitty
176 x 2 reps x 6 sets working on form

Still having trouble with stability and driving the bar off my chest.

stripped the bar and got into bench position and did a few reps while looking down at my arms and one of the problems seems to be I tuck my elbows too much and/or touch the bar too high. I either need to touch lower or flare more. That would explain why I'm loosing power off my chest...

Incline BB
132 x 5 x 5

Decline DB
2 sets of 6 just seeing how it felt

6 sets of tri's
3 sets of side raises

I'm a bit stuck about the stability issues. I suppose it could all stem from weak delts but I'm not really sure...

 

[ExtraMile]

Weather had been good so I ran hills for 20mins last night

tricep tendon has flared up a bit so I need to take care of that.

Gym is closed on the 4th + 5th because new air con is being installed so I'll have to re-arrange my schedule

 

[moya]

they should stay open... no air conditioning = sweat bath...
things looking good in here...

 

[ExtraMile]

Friday night back training:

(very sun burnt)

Deadlifts
132 x 5
176 x 5
220 x 5
264 x 5
308 x 2
308 x 2
308 x 2
308 x 2

decided to just work form and technique on deadlifts this week so lots of sub maximal sets

BB Row
132 x 8 x 4 sets

Weighted DD Chins w/ fat gripz
+ 11lbs x 6
+ 17lbs x 6 x 3
+ 22lbs x 4

1x20 db pullover to stretch out

6 sets of curls

Pulldown Abs
4 sets of 10 @ pin #5
1 set of 25 @ pin #4

some weighted side bends with fat gripz

 

[SPEKTOR-AAA]

Good work!

 

[ExtraMile]

Been having some motivational issues on and off for the last week or so. Some days I just have no drive to do anything. Pretty much every morning I wakeup and Im so sick of everything I would rather go hungry than cook more eggs/chicken and eat it, very sick of eating the same foods every day.

Sometimes Ill look forward to going to the gym all day then when I get home from school and get ready to go I just find myself thinking Im not even that fussed about going.

I also find that I can get 6 hours of sleep in a night or 10 hours of sleep and Im just as fatigued and tired throughout the day. Its almost as if there is no point in going to bed early because Im always still tired.

Ironically these are actually symptoms of having naturally low production of testosterone lol. I looked it up and wierdly I actually have most of the symptoms. Although most of them could have multiple explanations. Wierd

 

[miked8c]

I know what your saying. Its like some days I wake up and its just like.... Why? I don't want to make this big breakfast right when I wake up and eat every three hours before the gym, just to make sure I am fueled for my workout.

Sometimes I end up thinking how much I would enjoy just eating when I am hungry, and treating my body less like a temple and more like a roller coaster.

 

[JDid23]

Been having some motivational issues on and off for the last week or so. Some days I just have no drive to do anything. Pretty much every morning I wakeup and Im so sick of everything I would rather go hungry than cook more eggs/chicken and eat it, very sick of eating the same foods every day.

Sometimes Ill look forward to going to the gym all day then when I get home from school and get ready to go I just find myself thinking Im not even that fussed about going.

I also find that I can get 6 hours of sleep in a night or 10 hours of sleep and Im just as fatigued and tired throughout the day. Its almost as if there is no point in going to bed early because Im always still tired.

Ironically these are actually symptoms of having naturally low production of testosterone lol. I looked it up and wierdly I actually have most of the symptoms. Although most of them could have multiple explanations. Wierd

happens to the best of us, bro... at some point, i think everyone goes through stages of being unmotivated. if i were you, i'd take a few days- a week off. you have been doing a sick job; your squat and deadlift are higher than they were now when you're at a much lower BW, and honestly, rewarding your body by giving it a week off might be the best thing for it right now. You're probably just fatigued from going hard for so long. Also, after a week off, chances are like most avid weightlifters, you'll miss your gym, and the feeling you get after a perfect set of deadlifts or squats.

 

[ExtraMile]

I'm feeling better today. I just sometimes have days like that where everything catches up on me. Doesn't help that I've been so tired lately.

I'm forced to take a few days off from the gym anyway because like I said its closed. I guess that will be good to recouperate and get set to start killing it again.

Sometime soon Im going to squat 176x50, I'll get it on video when I do.

I'm thinking of trying something new for deadlifts for a while too. I've not fully thought it all put yet but I will have done by next deadlift day which will be Saturday.

 

[Tblock1]

nice good you pushed through 176x50 would be insane also!