vegan_rossco Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Its a little spring loaded thing I got off of amazon, it goes from 10 to 40Kg not sure how good it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrot topless Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 My ex-girlfriend got one of those, she was a superstar for some time after she started working hard on it. But if that is not what you're going for: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Grips-Gripper-200lb-Advanced/dp/B002HX8ZY6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1352139389&sr=8-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 gyms been closed pretty much all week so this was first session in a while! Friday 9/11/12 Bodyweight 79 Kg (ish) playlist consisted of A Day To Remember and NOFX Squats empty safety bar (25 Kg) x 855 Kg x 565 Kg x 575 Kg x 575 Kg x 8Kept the weight real low so I could get myself lower and keep the reps slow too, gonna add 5 Kg each week to get a new pb before the end of the year 3 sets of leg curls, don't know what weight! Bench pressempty bar (20 Kg) x 830 Kg x 540 Kg x 550 Kg x 560 Kg x 565 Kg x 5 technically a pb 55 Kg x 6 Dipsx10x10x10 knuckle press ups x 20 literally fell on my face on the last rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Keep up the solid work mate, Wendler's programme is awesome. I have the ebook if you wanted a copy, just yell out. Hope your weekend is a good one mate MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Yeah been reading up about it, stoked about getting started with it, dude.. That would be the nicest thing ever thankyou Weekends all good so far just gotta work the whole time :/ yours going good bud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 No probs, just let me know the best email address to send it to. PS: Bar holds + bar hangs are great for developing good grip strength mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 loop a towel over a chin up bar and hang from the two vertical pieces of towel........ forearms destroyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 loop a towel over a chin up bar and hang from the two vertical pieces of towel........ forearms destroyer!Never thought of that but actually sounds quite good !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 BTW, I hope you like the book mate. It's like a powerlifters bible haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 I'll try the towel thing at some point, felt a bit weird doing it in front of people at the gym so I bailed seriously thankyou so much for the book jim, had a quick browse on my lunch break but I'll have a proper read during the week Monday 12/11/12 bodyweight 80 Kg, I've been going overboard with eating perhaps I should try and eat and bulk a bit cleaner from now on, got a bit of unwanted body fat but it isn't out of control I've never seen the gym so busy so tonight was a kind of do what I can workout. Chin ups with hammer gripx 8x 6 and a half..x 5x 4 and a half.... pullups x 2 did 4 heavy sets on the lat pull down machine. overhead press with dumbbells, I usually sit but all benches were taken so had to do it standing which was fine. (the weight is for each dumbbell)10 Kg x 815 Kg x 620 Kg x 622.5 Kg x 3 Much better!!17.5 Kg x 8 at this point it was so ridiculously busy by the free weights I decided to just do some machine work instead of standing around like a twat..so 4 sets of machine shoulder side raises and 3 sets of bicep curl machine. wednesday and friday will consist of squats deads and bench so I'm looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 i know how you feel with towel thing haha, i train at home so i can try all kinds of silly looking stuff! how tall are you rossco? squats and bench press are my fave exercises all weight trainers and bodybuilders seem to love benching ! good to see your doing chins, underated exercise, dont see many people doing them nowadays! good luck with rest of the weeks training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Ahha I work out at home on occasion but I'm really limited at home where I have barely any equipment!I'm 5'11 mate almost 6ft ahha, yeah I stick with squats bench deadlift and pullup variations (: chins are my favourite! Cheers bud, do you have a training log on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 yeh it takes alot of room to make a half decent gym at home. whats the gym like where you train? no i havent got a log on here yet might do one soon, chins r your favourite? you masochist haha i have a love hate thing goin on with chins, love what they do but hate doing them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Well im studying animal sciences and management at college so I get to use their gym for free, its full of personal trainer trainees and students and it is always busy.. There's a fairly decent freeweight section which is all I really need but there's only a few benches and just one power rack :/ Get a log going mannnn I'll be sure to follow it! And ahha I get that response from a friend that I train with, I've just always enjoyed them. When I first started training I could just about do 3 I'm currently up to 8 so its nice to see physical progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Chins are great, all the tough exercises are usually the best ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captfit Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I am still working to build up to complete chins hopefully end of 12 weeks of my Stronglifts i'l get that up to . Good Going . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 animal sciences? to become a vet or something? yeh theres no better feeling than when all your hard work starts show on your body or in reps/weight is there! keep pushing captfit it wont be long before your doing reps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Keep at it capfit! Nah not a vet but I definitely want some animal paramedic training I'm hopefully doing a marine mammal medic course next year and I currently work at a hospital for sick and injured bats so I get to administer meds etc who knows what ill end up doing (: Anywhooo back to buisnessWednesday 14/11/12 Bodyweight 80 KgDead lifts today! I was in a proper rush because I had to go babysit my little bros after gym! 40 Kg x 560 Kg x 570 Kg x 590 Kg x 3100 Kg x 2 (grip was good)100 Kg x 3 I held the bar for a while after the second rep and had one more rep in me, although my back rounded kinda bad on the last rep, apparently I looked like mr burns... I promise to get some pics or a vid next time I dead! The rest of my workout was rushed3 sets of 8 on seated rows (machine)4 sets of 10 dumbbell shrugs20Kg x 1022Kg x 1025Kg x 1027.5Kg x 103 sets of reverse flys (machine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Good work with the deads mate, good improvements !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 thanks mate, I'm happy with it from now on I'm gonna hold the bar for a while on my last rep, grips getting there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 so recently I've been noticing some great size gains, especially my back! I may post a photo later I've switched to 4 meals a day rather than 6 and preferring it and I've been playing around with rep range anywhooooFriday 16/11/12 Bodyweight 80Kg ishsquats and bench were my focuses tonight bench pressempty bar (20 Kg) x 1040 Kg x 650 Kg x 665 Kg x 570 Kg x 5 this was pretty easy even though my mate was making stupid noises to try and put me off 50 Kg x 12 this was even easier Squats with safety bar, still keeping the weight low and focusing on techniqueempty bar (25 Kg) x 1055 Kg x 865 Kg x 870 Kg x 875 Kg x 8 dipsx10x10x10 pushups x31 had a competition with my buddy to see who could do the most to failure after the dips, I won by 1 rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 For charity today at work everyone had to wear red so for once I wasn't wearing my baggy uniform, it was overwhelming how many people complimented my increased size haha including "how did you get big arms like that eating rabbit food" I took that as a compliment. grip training today! deadlifting on monday and I want to nail a 110Kg, may switch to mix grip if I cant quite get it. anyone here use lifting belts? and how do they work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrot topless Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Why do you eat rabbit food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Lifting belts help by increasing intra-abdominal pressure (restricting your belly so you can develop more force/power on the pull).Compliments are always good aye, shows you are doing something right! Can you get a video of your 110 DL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegan_rossco Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 I'll ask my mate to film on his phone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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