Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Well I had a great session this afternoon ~ box squats, ATG squats and finished off with deficit DL's. Last day of my medium week so the biggest lifts were all in the 5-6 rep range. Got some video from it, will put it together and post it up with the session tomorrow.

Pretty happy with where I'm at although I need to work my arse off on squats; bench & DL's are good with 11wks to go.

SUNDAY 9th SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 141
TRAINING TIME: 4.45pm
DURATION: 50mins
WORKOUT COMMENTS: FANTASTIC
WEEK: MEDIUM (80%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 48

APPETITE: REALLY GOOD
PRE WO NUTRITION: Soy mince, white rice & veges (see pic below)
POST WORKOUT NUTRITION: Tortellini pasta, 1/2 an avocado, salmon & grated parmesan (see pic below)

SQUATS & DL's

PARALLEL BOX SQUATS
BAR x 12
88 x 6
132 x 6
176 x 4
220 x 3
220 x 3

ATG SQUATS
88 x 6
132 x 6
132 x 6
176 x 5

DEFICIT DL's (using 15kg plates)
1PPS x 10
2PPS x 8
3PPS x 6



4PPS x 6 *PB for reps* (this 308 was pretty easy, could have knocked out 10 reps with no problems)

MONDAY 10th SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 141
TRAINING TIME: 9pm
DURATION: 45mins
MUSIC ON MP3:


WORKOUT COMMENTS: BLOODY GOOD AS USUAL
WEEK: HEAVY (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 48
APPETITE: DECENT

BENCH NIGHT

RAW PAUSED BENCH (no belt or wrist wraps)
BAR x 10
88 x 8
132 x 6
154 x 4
176 x 3 (easy triple)
200 x 1 (comfortable single)
187 x 2
176 x 3
176 x 4

DEAD-STOP CG BENCH
88 x 8
110 x 6
132 x 5
154 x 5

STANDING BENCH (USING HAMMER STRENGTH ROW)
1PPS x 10
1.5PPS x 8

FRIDAY 14th SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 142
TRAINING TIME: 5pm
DURATION: 55mins
MUSIC ON MP3:


WORKOUT COMMENTS: STRONG
WEEK: MEDIUM (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 48

APPETITE: DECENT
PRE WO NUTRITION: Inari, grated seaweed & vege sushi roll (see pic below)

POST WORKOUT NUTRITION: Veges, coconut rice, peppered soy steak & tofu (see pic below)

SQUATS & DL'S

ATG SQUATS
BAR x 10
88 x 6
132 x 5
176 x 3
200 x 1
220 x 1 (felt good)

DL'S, PERFORMED AS SINGLE REPS
132 x 10
220 x 4
220 x 4
308 x 4
352 x 2
374 x 1 (felt good)

BAR HANGS
3 sets, 1min each hang

CORE WORK
10mins

** So I'm coming to the end of my second week leading up to the Raw Champs with 10wks to go. These are my 1RM's I'm knocking out at the moment but all of these are pretty comfortable:

Squat: 220
Bench: 209
DL: 372

Bodyweight is around 142, so I still have another 5lb or so to add on over the next couple of months.

Well I really nailed last nights' session, was one of those nights where I was able to train at 110% and everything felt great. A lot of good stuff in there with the final set designed to hurt ~ my HR finished up at 182bpm. That's working pretty hard

Will write it up when I get into work later this morning, chur chur JIM.

This must be a good week to lift! You must have really killed it to get your HR up that high..I'm a little jealous haha
Can't wait to hear (read) the numbers.

Nice pull on that 374 lbs deadlift!

What do you mean by bar hangs? Is that just hanging from the pullup bar until you drop? I do those as part of my stretch out after squats and deadlifts, partially to help my grip strength but mostly to decompress my spine a little.

Good lifts as always, keep it up!

Yep, exactly how you do them. I've worked up to doing 3 sets of a minute each 'hang'. I like to do them after heavy squats and deads for the same reason as you do them ~ to facilitate decompression of the spine and to further help develop grip strength.

Thanks man, the 374 felt good. Came up off the floor reasonably fast, no problems! Training with a guy from the Muscular Development forum next Monday at Eastside Powerlifting gym, we're hitting back together. Aparrently he reps 220 for 5 or 6 reps so should be a good session. This is him from a couple of weeks ago...



I'm saving my big deadlifts for then, hopefully I can nail a solid 396 (4PPS)

SUNDAY 14th SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 141
TRAINING TIME: 2pm
DURATION: 45mins
MUSIC ON MP3:


WORKOUT COMMENTS: PRETTY GOOD
WEEK: HEAVY (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 50
APPETITE: GOOD

BENCH/ASSISTANCE

PAUSED BENCH (2 x BOARDS)
BAR x 10
110 x 8
154 x 8
176 x 6
200 x 4
220 x 2
220 x 2 (comfortable double)

PAUSED CGBP
110 x 10
132 x 6
154 x 5

CORE WORK
10mins

MONDAY 17th SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 141
TRAINING TIME: 8pm
DURATION: 70mins
MUSIC ON MP3:


WORKOUT COMMENTS: LIKE A BULL
WEEK: LAST HEAVY DAY (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 48
APPETITE: DECENT

PRE WORKOUT NUTRITION: Ramen noodles and vegetable curry
POST WORKOUT NUTRITION: Oats, protein powder, pear quarters & coconut

'LA SESSIONE BRUTALE'

ATG SQUATS
BAR x 10
88 x 8
132 x 6
176 x 3
200 x 2
220 x 2
220 x 1

RDL's
132 x 10
176 x 8
220 x 8

1 x ARM D.BELL CLEAN & PRESS (performed as one continual set)
40 x 4
48 x 3
57 x 7

INC. D.BELL PRESS
48 x 12
66 x 6
70 x 6

D.BELL FARMERS WALKS (40 metres out and back, so 80m total)
66
70
70
straight into
44lb plate in each hand

STRAIGHT INTO

HAMMER STRENGTH DL's (using the low handles)
2.5PPS x 10
3PPS x 10

** HR was 182bpm at the end of this, a tough rewarding session

Training with Jim next Monday night now as he ended up cancelling last nights' session because of a head cold.

I'm kind of having an easier week this week as next week is heavy for me, but I pulled a comfortable 374 deficit DL tonight. Am well on target to hit my 913 outta the field.

MONDAY 21st SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 141
TRAINING TIME: 8.30pm
DURATION: 30mins
WORKOUT COMMENTS: FELT GOOD TONIGHT
WEEK: LAST HEAVY DAY (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 46
APPETITE: DECENT

BENCH NIGHT

PAUSED BENCH (WIDER GRIP)
88 x 8
110 x 6
132 x 4
154 x 4
176 x 3
200 x 2
209 x 1 *EASY*
209 x 1
176 x 4
132 x 6
132 x 6

CG PRESSUPS
12
12

SATURDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 141
TRAINING TIME: 9pm
DURATION: 30mins
WORKOUT COMMENTS: NOT TOO BAD
WEEK: LAST HEAVY DAY (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 46
APPETITE: PRETTY FULL ON

BITS & PIECES

SEATED SMITH MILITARY PRESS
88 x 8
132 x 8
154 x 4

EZ B.BELL CURLS
77 x 12
77 x 12

SPEED PULLS
132 x 6
132 x 6

CGBP
110 x 8
154 x 6
165 x 6

LEG PRESS
2PPS x 20
3PPS x 15
4PPS x 12
5PPS x 10



6PPS x 13

TUESDAY 25th SEPTEMBER
BODYWEIGHT: 142
TRAINING TIME: 5pm
DURATION: 60mins
WORKOUT COMMENTS: NOT AN OPTION TO QUIT
WEEK: LAST HEAVY DAY (90-100%)
RESTING PULSE RATE: 48
APPETITE: REALLY GOOD

DL's & SQUAT VARIATIONS

DEFICIT DL's
110 x 10
176 x 8
242 x 6
308 x 5
352 x 1
352 x 1
374 x 1 *Comfortable single*

BOTTOM-UP SQUATS
88 x 8
132 x 6
132 x 6
154 x 6

In that session above I used the 15kg plates for deficits as opposed to standing on a platform, so the last set was 5PPS which felt pretty good TBH.

Got it on video, but I'm saving it so I can compile some stuff together including some nutrition stuff plus the best bits of training with Jim at Eastside on Monday 8th October.