vegan_rossco Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Hey everyone, first off, big apology from me for being completely off the radar for so long! Have missed chatting to everyone here with a few in particular! I've made some huge changes to my life recently and I'm hoping I'll still be welcome here and have your support...Fairly recently I started reacting really badly to soy and other legumes, even a can of baked beans was uh... Let's just say not going through me properly... Lol.. I had to make the really difficult decision to go back to eating dairy and eggs, at least for now. I don't expect anyone to accept this but please understand that it was a decision that I may for myself.Not just through dietary needs but also financially it started to make more sense for me to eat dairy and eggs again due to living with my girlfriend etc. At work I've moved departments to a more social part of the store that will allow me to train more frequently! And as such I've changed my training to suit strength gains! I've gone back to 5x5 to train as a power lifter, and also incorpirated sets to failure to gain a little size. Anywho, I hope I'm still welcome aboard the forum.. I've made big contributions to the forum for years now and hope this doesn't see me shunned.. Ps. I'm starting my log from scratch! Right here! Edited February 15, 2017 by vegan_rossco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 First training log since my comeback! Here goes! Current bests (1 rep max)Squat - 130kg / 286lbsBench - 80Kg / 176lbsDeadlift - 175Kg / 385lbs My goal is to get back to these numbers by the end of the summer and to reach new PBs by the end of the year! Today's training:Squat 62.5Kg X 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 reps Deadlift 97.5KgX 5 reps Barbell rows to failure, 60Kg X ...lost count Aussie pull ups x 30 reps Barbell bicep curls25Kg x 19 reps Shrugs 30KgX ,.lost count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIT Rob Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Bout friggen time your were back lol....missed ya! Fair play to ya with your decision's on bringing some eggs and dairy back into your diet, as ya know i did the same a few months back and its improved my health makers as well as improved my natural hgh's:) Like the training, are ya back at the gym or still training at home mate? BestRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yeah it's been a difficult decision to make but I'm starting to feel more comfortable about it! Nah no gym still bud, training in the garden with the glorious weather haha! How are things dude? Il swing by your journal to catch up with your training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yes! Welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereus nuncius Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yeah it's been a difficult decision to make but I'm starting to feel more comfortable about it! If it was difficult because of morals, you can consider buying organic milk (or at least where they let the cows graze) and free range eggs, the treatment for the animals is substantially better in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The prodigal son returns! lol I won't make you feel terrible about returning to eggs/dairy, as I'm sure you know full well the attendant costs and ramifications of both the perpetuation of those industries, along with the health detriments. I'll just let it be, man. Glad to see you back and training again buddy. I think I'm going to pick up a day or two of 5x5 each week. Might be nice to see how those gains progress. Talk to you soon mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yeah it's been a difficult decision to make but I'm starting to feel more comfortable about it! If it was difficult because of morals, you can consider buying organic milk (or at least where they let the cows graze) and free range eggs, the treatment for the animals is substantially better in my opinion. Organic isn't necessarily more ethical.. In most cases it's a lot less...I studied animal care, management and welfare for 2 years and through experience I learnt that animals that are considered organically raised aren't allowed medicine when they are sick for example..Obviously I would only buy free ranged, battery hens are illegal in the uk anyway. All eggs and dairy I'm consuming are local on the Isle of Wight which means no factory farms and no mass production, just homely well cared for farms. I'm starting to see through so much propaganda,most of which is made up crap from Peta.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Bout friggen time your were back lol....missed ya! Fair play to ya with your decision's on bringing some eggs and dairy back into your diet, as ya know i did the same a few months back and its improved my health makers as well as improved my natural hgh's:) Like the training, are ya back at the gym or still training at home mate? BestRob Hey mannn yeah I don't feel much different to be honest. Just more regular in the bathroom... I never felt different when I turned vegan either.. I think food is food, as long as you aren't eating processed stuff too often then you're pretty much fine haha,I genuinely never believed that animal products gave you diseases.. As I said in my other post a lot of vegans I know just believe what suits them without looking into things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Strong lifts time! Squat 65 Kg X 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 reps Bench press57.5Kg X 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 reps Incline dumbbell bench to failure 17.5Kg x roughly 24 reps but I lost count around 18 or so Tricep extensions17.5Kg x ..lost count, did them super slow too. Ab crunches, lost count again.. No shoulder exercise! Had stuff to do! Having a few days rest now, am planning on sparring and practicing mixed martial arts with some friends tomorrow night! Hoping DOMS doesn't affect me too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 good to see you back pal, i havent been here alot lately either.......hope your having a good summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereus nuncius Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yeah it's been a difficult decision to make but I'm starting to feel more comfortable about it! If it was difficult because of morals, you can consider buying organic milk (or at least where they let the cows graze) and free range eggs, the treatment for the animals is substantially better in my opinion. Organic isn't necessarily more ethical.. In most cases it's a lot less...I studied animal care, management and welfare for 2 years and through experience I learnt that animals that are considered organically raised aren't allowed medicine when they are sick for example..Obviously I would only buy free ranged, battery hens are illegal in the uk anyway. All eggs and dairy I'm consuming are local on the Isle of Wight which means no factory farms and no mass production, just homely well cared for farms. I'm starting to see through so much propaganda,most of which is made up crap from Peta.. Well, organic is more ethical where I live (I actually went to the farm and check).Anyway, I think local milk & eggs is a great option, and I wish you good luck with the lifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Thanks sidereus! I like your journal btw! Hey Mike, missed you duuuude, yeah summers been great so far! Super hot on my little isle! How about you dude? Currently preparing for a quick Deadlift session, my squat rack needs fixing.. It's wonkier than holy hell!! And I don't fancy it collapsing on me. So no squats today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Deadlifts! 60Kg x 5 reps (warm up)100Kg x 5 reps Thought I would try some medium/heavy singles 120Kg x 1 rep130Kg x 1 rep140Kg x 1 rep Felt really good! I'm confident about hitting 180 by the end of the year! Finished with pull ups and shrugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Nice numbers buddy. Hot as hell here today! How are things going otherwise?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 It's hot here too man, hotter than I can ever remember it being... Have had the fan on all night for the past week haha. Yeah things are good thanks man, enjoying my new department at work, I'm at right now at 5:30am to head in, but will finish by 12pm how are things your side of the water? Job okay? I forgot to update yesterday so here it is Squat rack seems fixed..Squats67.5Kg x 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 reps Bench press 60Kg X 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 reps Did a few different exercises to failure but didn't count any reps!I'm looking forward to hitting some big squat and bench numbers soon! It's all so easy right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I asked my daughter to draw a picture of what she thought you looked like in real life mate She did a pretty good job aye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think she did a great job. Ross have you been skipping leg days? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Hahaha oh my god that is the sweetest thing ever! And clearly been skipping leg days Loll how are you guys doing?? Haven't trained today when I had planned to.. Got a semi promotion at work, same amount of pay but bigger responsibilities and stuff, I literally got it because of my guns.... It's essentially a lot of loading and moving heavy shit haha Only problem is that along with the tiredness of early mornings it's now physically demanding too so il see how training goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 And Jim tell your daughter I absolutely loved it!! : D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Trained after work today and it was beautiful!!I wanted to hit deadlifts hard again so I scaled down the number of squat sets a little bit! Squats 70KgX 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 reps Deadlifts!105Kg x 5 repsWent for a few sets of heavy singles! 125Kg / 275lbs x 1 rep135Kg / 297lbs x 1 rep145Kg / 319lbs x 1 rep It's been a while since I've pulled anything more than 130Kg so I'm happy, I can really feel me getting back to 175Kg within the next couple of months, will have to buy new weight plates though as I've lost 10kgs worth during the move Finished up with some shoulder pressing, pull ups and shrugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Whoa dude those are pretty big numbers - nice! You moved? Are you all settled in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 I meant when me and Charlotte moved out last October ahha, during the move somehow two plates went missing... :s Oh and I forgot to add that when I said I did some shoulder pressing, I actually managed to press 60Kg over my head for reps! Super stoked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Squat and bench 5x5! Squat 72.5Kg 5 x 5 no issues whatsoever, managed to do all of them pretty quick too Bench press 62.5Kg 5 x 5 during my third set It started to feel a little heavy.. No idea why but got through all 5 sets easy enough. Finished up with dumbbell flys to failure and tricep dips to failure! Nothing really to add, just gonna take a few days off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Aw man, deadlift day was rained off... Freak storm came out of nowhere haha, stopped now but I have plans... Will get back on track on Monday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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