esqinchi Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Solid training man. How did you feel training on an empty stomach? I think I'd pass out! You know you can always sub a bent over row, or single arm row (do both sides, duh) for the Aussie pullups. I used to sit my bench out in front of my pullup bar, pull myself up, and throw my feet up on the bench to do those Aussie pullups haha! Have a good weekend mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Strangely mate I prefer it aha, maximum fat burn Shit that's a good idea man il try tat out next time I do a pulling workout! Today my forearms and biceps are totally fried haha! Taking a rest day and spending some quality time with the mrs, will get in a push/leg workout in tomorrow, I'm considering creating my own or merging a couple of madbarz workout in together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Killer workout today! I designed it myself based on madbarz routines, my shoulders still feel a little sore from the weekend but I still got through it okay 3 cycles plus a 4th failure cycle, 1 minute rest between exercises, 2:30 mins rest between cycles. Cycle 1:Knuckle push ups x 10 repsWide grip push ups x 10 repsDips x 10 repsSquats x 25 repsDecline push ups x 10 repsCalf raises x 40 reps Cycle 2:Knuckle push ups x 10 repsWide grip push ups x 10 repsDips x 10 repsSquats x 25 repsDecline push ups x 10 repsCalf raises x 40 reps Cycle 3:Knuckle push ups x 10 repsWide grip push ups x 10 repsDips x 10 repsSquats x 25 repsDecline push ups x 10 repsCalf raises x 40 reps Failure cycle- 2 minute rest between exercisesRegular push ups x 30 reps, little bit disappointingSquats x 35 repsDips x 25 reps. I enjoyed this! I may have to come up with some more I also plan to slightly increase reps over time and try and get more time under tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Wow, you are really killing the training buddy! Puts the rest of us to shame aye. Hope you had a good day with the missus, bet she appreciated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Did a little ab session today! Sort of made it up as I went along and them did a few cycles of it45 seconds rest in between exercises- 2 minute rest in between cyclesThis was a little too easy, although the lower ab workout started giving my hips grief toward the end. Cycle 1:Crunches x 25 repsSide, foot touches x 20 repsV sit ups x 12 repsHanging knee raises x 10 repsDouble crunches x 10 reps Cycle 2: Crunches x 25 repsSide, foot touches x 20 repsV sit ups x 12 repsHanging knee raises x 10 repsDouble crunches x 10 reps Cycle 3:Crunches x 25 repsSide, foot touches x 20 repsV sit ups x 12 repsHanging knee raises x 10 repsDouble crunches x 10 reps Cycle 4:Crunches x 25 repsSide, foot touches x 20 repsV sit ups x 12 repsHanging knee raises x 10 repsDouble crunches x 10 reps After this I did a few oblique exercises, some star jumps and some standing bar twists!Currently writing up my early mornng pull routine for tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Dude you're killing it and making me look bad! haha! Nice work up there buddy. I'll have to step up my game to catch up. Where are you getting all of this energy??!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Ha thanks chris! So I woke up at 5am feeling like a bag of smashed crabs.. No training this morning! Big breakfast and big coffee and now I'm off to work, will train this afternoon! Ps my abs are effing killing me argh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdensDemise Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 dude what happened to your weight lifting workouts? you seem totally dedicated to free bodyweight wo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 dude what happened to your weight lifting workouts? you seem totally dedicated to free bodyweight wo Hey, I started off just giving it a try and now I love the challenge! Plus it really suits my body fat cutting atm! Il likely return to the free weights at some point but for now I'm keeping to these sort of routines. Pull workout! 1 minute rest in between exercises. 3 minute rest in between cycles, Cycle 1: Pull ups x 3 repsNegative pull ups x 4 repsChin ups x 4 repsNegative chin ups x 5 repsAussie pull ups x 10 reps Cycle 2: Pull ups x 3 repsNegative pull ups x 4 repsChin ups x 4 repsNegative chin ups x 5 repsAussie pull ups x 10 reps Cycle 3: Pull ups x 3 repsNegative pull ups x 4 repsChin ups x 4 repsNegative chin ups x 5 repsAussie pull ups x 10 reps Then I did a set of chin ups to failure, x 5 reps.... Was too exhausted ahhaThen 2 sets of Aussie pull ups to failureX 20 repsX 12 reps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Aussie pullups, pah. You need to do kiwi pullups bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Have you been putting your feet up to do those Aussie pullups??? Haha, watch yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 Haven't been posting and haven't been training for a while... Have had loads of personal and professional things getting in the way! Plus work recently has been so labour intensive that when I finish work I feel like I've already been working out for hours haha..Will update on everything at the weekend probably, and will hopefully get some training in Thursday and Friday.Off to watch Chris Packham do an animal photography show tomorrow night woohoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Awesome - post up some pics from the photo show man! I bet you all of your recent training is paying off loads on the job, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Awesome - post up some pics from the photo show man! I bet you all of your recent training is paying off loads on the job, no?It was great fun man, it's an ecologist/conservationist called Chris Packham he's a really outspoken animal expert and vegetarian, very famous in the UK me and my friend managed to get a cheeky selfie with him haha And yeah training is helping, but vice versa it's making my training more difficult as I'm always tired out when I finish work haha Managed to train today.. Did a push and pull workout and it's completely kicked the shit out of me! I'm in my garden trying to cool off right now! The whole island is shrouded in sea mist... It's like silent hill over here atm it's terrifying haha 3 cycles + 1 extra different cycle. 1 min between exercises and 3 mins between cycles Cycle 1:Push ups x 20 repsChin ups x 5 repsDips x 15 repsPull ups x 3 reps Cycle 2:Push ups x 20 repsChin ups x 5 repsDips x 15 repsPull ups x 2 and a half reps.. Cycle 3:Push ups x 15 repsChin ups x 4 repsDips x 10 repsNegative pull ups x 5 reps Extra cycle:Aussie pull ups x 15 repsTricep dips x 15 repsNegative chin ups x 7 repsAussie pull ups x 15 repsTricep dips x 15 reps All I could handle today ahha, bit of a bum wrist from trench digging/tree planting in the week, may have held me back a tiny bit but that's not an excuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 I've neglected training and logging again I know..But my excuse as usual is work work and more work..today was awesome! If you have me on Facebook then check out the photo I shared from my works Facebook page anywho I've just applied for 2 new jobs to see me through the summer! One of them is as a butterfly keeper at an Isle of Wight attraction, trust me it's a lot more exciting than it sounds haha Whipped up a quick push and pull workout today which felt great! I've been neglecting legs majorly.. But I'm planning on getting my weights out for a proper squat session soon.. Had just over a minutes rest after each exercise! I started off doing a little work towards one arm chin ups, basically you concentrate on one arm and use less fingers to grip the bar with the other arm. I managed about 3 on each arm,Then I didChin ups x 5 repsChin ups x 4 and a partial repChin ups x 2 repsSupersetted withAussie pull ups x 10 repsX 12 repsX 12 reps Push ups (regular) x 20 repsDips x 15 repsPush-ups (pike) x 10 reps, very hard..Dips x 15 repsPush ups (wide) x 10 repsTricep dips x 12 reps Knee hugs x 20 repsCrunches x 30 repsHanging knee raises x 12 reps And that's all she wrote... Just gonna enjoy a night of Xbox on the couch now Yeahhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 One arm chin ups whaaaaaaa??? Did you call the Mrs. into the room to watch? haha I did when I discovered I could do one-arm pushups! hahaha! Butterfly keeper sounds like a peaceful job man, I'm jealous. Also, what are those pike pushups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Aw man I think you misread/misunderstood me.. I wish I could do one arm pull-ups ahha, this is training towards being able to do one it's gonna be a long road hahaha, I think once I can do 7 or 8 with mostly one arm and with a few fingers on my other hand il try negative one arms and the. Go from there But yeah the job sounds cool, I would rather get the first job I applied for as a tree climbing assistant www.goodleaf.co.uk <--- but I haven't heard from them so I'm not too hopeful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Oh and these are pikes mate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Those type of pullups and pushups sound insane! Good luck with the job mate, sometimes no news is good news. Fingers crossed for you !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Just got back from a week away in Tenerife! The food was great! Loads of local fruit and veg, also Tomma, an ex forum member here lives out in tenerife and gave me some tips and advice with eating so it was all good! Didn't train at all, other than a little bit of swimming and a few push-ups here and there before breakfast! I had every intention of training today but...Our taxi driver from the airport didn't turn up... So we had to get an hour long train through the middle of London just to get another 3 hour train to Portsmouth and then wait two hours for the 5am ferry back to the Isle of Wight... Oh and then another half hour taxi home ahha! So I got home at 7am this morning and slept for about 4 hours... Been traveling since 4pm yesterday.. Back to work tomorrow and then maybe train afterwards! Will catch up with everyone soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I bet you had a great time over there, I liked the selfie I saw with you and your missus(?) in the background. I can imagine the fruit and veges would be so fresh over there. Jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yeah it was so good man, really want to go back already haha Yep that's Charlotte my other half, got another photo here but it's not a great one of us haha, haven't got round to uploading all the photos I took. There's also a beautiful photo of the Isle of Wight which we flew over on our way to Tenerife I'm gonna do an upper body pull/push workout shortly so will update my journal later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 First training in a long time today! Pleased with what I did but not overally impressed with myself haha I started off great but deteriorated pretty quick... I blame the Aussie pull ups for shredding my arms into oblivion.. 1:10 rest in between sets, same rest time between exercises Chin ups, chest to bar!X 5 repsX 5 repsX 5 repsX 3 repsIf you look back through my earlier journal entries you might notice I was doing significantly more reps and sets of pull up variations.. The truth is that I've realised that I've never done them properly, but now I do. I always go all the way up to my chest and all the way down to dead hang with my legs crossed behind me. Aussie pull ups X 15 repsX 15 repsX 15 repsX 15 reps! Killerrrr Push ups, at this point I felt totally crushed..X 20 repsX 20 reps Wide gripX 10 repsX 10 reps Dips x 10 repsX 10 repsX 10 repsX 10 reps. That's it for today. I want to train Thursday , and I'm thinking of working In deadlift day for some overall strength and some leg work, but il see how I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Dude, always difficult to get back into it after a few days off. Probably why I hardly ever give myself proper rest - too painful to return haha! Glad you had fun on your trip man, that photo from the plane is ridiculous! You love those Aussie pullups mate, and yeah they are killer. Full chin up/pull ups are killer too. I realized I was doing mine wrong as well, for not having done all the way down to straight arms. Just like you, I went from being able to do 15, to 10 haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Beautiful shot from the plane. On top of the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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