chewybaws Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Thu 22nd December 2011 Speed Squats(no belt)8x3x100kg BB curls8,8,5 x25kg DB curls15 reps each hand with 10kg Box jumps3x10 onto jerk blocks (will measure later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Fri 23rd December 2011 Front squats (no belt)5x5x80kg (deep, slow, comfortable) Bench5x5x67.5kg (comfortable) OHP5x5x41kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Mon 26th December 2011 Squat (with belt)3x5x135kg Bench5x5x67.5kg (added an extra collar for more weight) Push Press5x5x52.5kg Rope tri pushdowns10,10,15 x 20kg Ab wheel (knees)3x10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Tue 27th December 2011 Front squat3x20x20kg Wed 29th December 2011 Deadlift (belt)1x2x195kg3x3x160kg (for speed) Power shrugs3x5x120kg RDLs3x5x100kg Rows (standing, close underhand grip - it's normally pendlay rows i do)1x5x50kg1x5x55kg1x5x60kg Close grip underhand lat pulldowns3x5x60kg Good Mornings3x5x70kg Club's closed over holidays so had to workout in the garage for the most part. Can't dump the bar in there like I can in the club so all the deadlifts had to be controlled gently to the floor lol. Had no problems with the heavy weights, 195kg felt easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegansludge Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Can't dump the bar in there like I can in the club so all the deadlifts had to be controlled gently to the floor lol. Had no problems with the heavy weights, 195kg felt easy. Always a bummer about not being able to drop but, damn, dude, you are killing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 You are overdue for a video mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Fri 30th December 2011 Front squat (no belt)5x5x82.5kg Bench5x5x69kg (made up the weight with collars) OHP5x5x42.5kg Wednesday - Saturday I'd been getting stomach aches after most times I was eating. Last night (saturday) it started to feel better. But anyway, this workout was a pain in the arse. It didn't really affect anything during the sets but I was drained before, during and after workout so didn't bother with assistance exercises. Done some cable and BB curls Saturday night. Weighed in at 83.3kg this morning for my new year weight (183lbs). 13st 1lb 2012 goals; 190kg squat100kg bench (touch & go)250kg deadlift70kg ohp (strict)BW Push Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Mon 2nd January 2012Bodyweight = 83.4kg Squats (with belt)2x4x142.5kg Bench5x5x70kg Push press5x5x55kg Weighted pushups3x5 +10kg15 BW Ab roller (on knees)10 BW then2x10 +10kg There you go jungle Squats felt really heavy. Bench was actually alright, will try 71 or 72kg on friday. No problems with anything else really, just hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Holy crap. Your quads are ridiculous. I am so jealous. You are a beast all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Holy crap. Your quads are ridiculous. I am so jealous. You are a beast all around.Thanks! I've always squatted consistently since I started working out. I've always made the best gains squatting 3x/week. I think the more the better when it comes to squats. Before xmas I was getting into doing 4x/week (2 days for speed work) and enjoyed it immensely. Will be starting this up immediately again, front squats tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Gary, I know I don't say it as often as I should, but I appreciate you being here so much! I know my friends Myke and Ashley had a great time meeting you in person and I hope to do the same some day. Thanks for sticking with us for so long! Not sure if you noticed, but you were our featured vegan athlete of the day during our 12 Days of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, joining guys like Mac Danzig, Jimi Sitko, Derek and Ed, among others. All the best! Keep kicking ass! Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Gary, I know I don't say it as often as I should, but I appreciate you being here so much! I know my friends Myke and Ashley had a great time meeting you in person and I hope to do the same some day. Thanks for sticking with us for so long! Not sure if you noticed, but you were our featured vegan athlete of the day during our 12 Days of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, joining guys like Mac Danzig, Jimi Sitko, Derek and Ed, among others. All the best! Keep kicking ass! RobertCheers Robert! Since I started at the weightlifting club I've kept a log on paper, but from when I started working out this is the only place I have my full log (i back it up once every so often). I don't plan to stop being vegan or woking out - ever. So my log's prob gonna still be here in years to come haha. If I make it over to the states at some point I hope we can meet up, definitely! Tue 3rd January 2012 Front squats (for speed, no belt, 60s between sets)8x3x65kg Followed my some hamstring stretching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Wed 4th January 2012Bodyweight = 84.3kg Deadlift (with belt)1x2x190kg1x2x207.5kg3x3x172.5kg (for speed...although wasn't very fast haha) Power shrugs1x5x120kg2x5x130kg Stiff legged deads1x5x100kg2x5x110kg Barbell rows2x5x67.5kg Close grip underhand lat pulldowns2x5x72.5kg Good Mornings2x5x75kg Edited January 9, 2012 by chewybaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Omg I'm only doing two days a week but I want quads like yours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegansludge Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Omg I'm only doing two days a week but I want quads like yours... Seconded. I seriously meant what I said in another thread about you being a huge reason I decided I wanted to put on mass. You're a fucking tank, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) Cheers gals! Fri 6th January 2012Bodyweight = 84.7kg Front squat (no belt)5x5x85kg Bench3x5x71kg OHP5x5x43kg Dips10 BW Real fast workout, was in a rush. Was planning on doing 5x5 on bench but I really struggled with the 3 sets. Edited January 9, 2012 by chewybaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Sun 8th January 201230 mins on stationary bike Mon 9th January 2012Bodyweight = 83.5kg Lunchtime - 30 mins on stationary bike PM... Squats (with belt)1x2x135kg1x4x145kg1x4x150kg Bench2x4x72.5kg1x4x75kg1x5x75kg Push Press5x5x57.5kg Weighted dips5,5,3 +20kg Plank2 mins Today was one of those workouts I just had no energy before I started. I didn't even wake up properly till after squatting. My last rep at 150kg was a disaster. My left hip flexor was tight as fuck from a static squat hold yesterday, when i hit the bottom of the squat i kinda leaned to one side and too far forward, struggled but got it up. Someone said it rolled on my back a bit as well but I didn't feel it. Real real happy with the numbers though. Bench felt 10x better than friday. Push press I struggled with the last rep on 3rd set, didn't hit the leg drive properly. Dips I'll need to deload a bit and build back upto this. I'll get it in a few weeks, was just down to barely doing them over xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Forgot to mention closed the #1 Captains of Crush gripper with both hands easily in the middle of workout, someone had it in. They'd had it a couple of years though so it'd have been easy compared to a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Tue 10th January 2012 Front squats (for speed, no belt)8x3x67.5kg then 30 mins on stationary bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Wed 11th January 2012 Deadlift (with belt)1x2x190kg1x1x202.5kg1x1x217.5kg3x3x160kg Standing Kroc rows2x10 each hand with 40kg dumbbell Chins8, 6, then 3 wide grip pullups Close grip lat pulldowns8,6 x60kg, 13 x45kg Totally fell short of what I wanted to deadlift this cycle but fuck it, still decent. My lockout needs a shit tonne of work. This coming cycle I'm actually going to do something about it. Speed work at 160kg was fucking rapid pulling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoshxDeLaney Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Nice pull mate. You're fast as fuck off the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 cheers man. it's my setup, even when i pulled 227.5kg last summer it was flying till it gets past my knees. but at the top i have to deal with the consequences of an extremely rounded upper back, i leave it all to upper back/hip thrust which seems to be my weakness. Fri 13th January 2012 Front squat (no belt)5x5x87.5kg Bench1x3x70kg1x2x75kg1x1x80kg Starting to really enjoy front squats, they're getting a bit slower now. Bench was easy, I just wanted to at least do 80kg before starting a new program on monday...speaking of; since my 2nd comp in July last year my training has seriously went down the shitter (last couple of months have been alright, got some strength back again). My coach thinks I'm aiming too high all the time and has wrote me a schedule which will basically have me holding back till a comp. Although my squat strength has been increasing I need to slow down my negative and make sure I'm hitting depth consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Mon 16th January 2012Bodyweight = 83.1kg Squat (no belt)4x5x112.5kg Bench4x5x65kg Barbell Row5x5x60kg (took my grip in a good bit so I wasn't comprimising my back position - it's down to poor hamstring flexibility) Weighted dips3x5 +10kg, then 12 bodyweight Weighted Plank30s each at 25kg, 40kg, 50kg on back Wed 18th January 2011 Deadlift (no belt)1x5x157.5kg1x5x162.5kg1x5x165kg Pulls off blocks (knee height)3x8x160kg (+doubled purple mini bands x2) Push press5x5x60kg Wide grip pullups3x5 Then some grip work, captains of crush worked upto the #1 for singles with the left hand, got 4 reps with right hand. Some various plate pinch holds. I always try to get a few no belt sessions in at the start of a cycle while it's still light. The problem is, it's light when using a belt, but without the belt these sets feel like they belong in the 2nd half of a peaking schedule. So they were quite hard and my back ain't feeling too good after the deadlifts. I think from now on, if I want to work on my no belt I should do a full cycle without it. Quite happy with push press. The numbers aren't impressive but my overhead sucks so I'll take any sort of progress. My plan was with dropping to 82.5/83kg bodyweight so I could do a comp in that weight class but the more I've thought about this I don't even know if I want to do comps again until (and if at all) I get into a position where I'm breaking records. I kinda forgot why I started training in the first place - to get stronger and bigger. Really everything recently has been about relative strength, and I don't know how the hell I got into that frame of mind. My last couple of comps really put me off anyway. You put money into it and get nothing back, warming up is never ideal, travel, hassle trying to get time off work, and most of the comp is just standing about being bored. Always slow paced. I hate "peaking", going light 2 weeks around a comp. I miss having a solid level of strength throughout training, and spontaneous PB's on good days. Just want to train and be strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If comps stop being rewarding or fun in any way then it sounds like you should just go after your goals. Great stuff Chewy! Your numbers are looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Cheers! Fri 20th January 2012Bodyweight = 83.2kg Front squat (no belt)5x5x90kg Bench5x5x55kg + purple mini bands OHP5x5x42.5kg Band assisted wide pullups10,10,7,7,5 with blue small band, 2 without bands at end Pushups8,7 with purple mini band4 with blue small band10 without band Had a great workout today, went into it with the right frame of mind. Had to work hard with front squats but got it. I got some bands a few weeks back so was wanting to test them out for different exercises today. Bands would be great for someone starting out with pullups, there's 2 problems I have with just using them to do more reps though - they help a lot more at the bottom (obviously) and they help tremendously with balance. These are what make pullups really hard and it seems bands would neglect working these areas. OHP was easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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