Monday 30th June 2014
Press 70kg x5x5x5x5x7
Weighted Chins 24kg x5x5x5x5x6 (between press sets)
EZ Curls 30kg x10x10x10x10x10
Lat Raise 7.5kg x15x15x14 (superset with rear flyes)
Machine Rear Delt (5) x15x15x10+5 (superset with lat raise)
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Friday 20th June 2014
Press 57.5kg x5, 65kg x3, 72.5kg x7 then a drop set of 55kg x7 (60s rest)
DB Press 20kg x10x10x9x8x7
EZ Curls 30kg x10x10x10x10x8 (30s rest)
Machine Rear Delt (6) x10x10x10x10 (superset with lat raise)
DB Lat Raise 7.5kg x10x10x10x10 (superset with rear delt) – 60s rest, stopwatch started at end of rear delt reps, but lat raise then performed so approx 30s between supersets
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Friday 13th June 2014
Press 55kg x3, 62.5kg x3, 67.5kg x9 then drop set of 55kg x8 (60s rest)
DB Press 22.5kg x10x9, 20kg x10, 17.5kg x9x9 (60s)
EZ Curls 30kg x10x10x10 (60s)
DB Rear Raise 12.5kg x10x10x9 (superset with lat raise)
DB Lat Raise 10kg x10, 7.5kg x10x9 (superset with rear raise then 60s rest)
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Friday 6th June 2014
Press 85kg x1, 70kg x6, 60kg x6 (60s rest)
DB Standing Overhead Press 25kg x10, 22.5kg x9, 20kg x9x8x7 (60s)
EZ Curls 25kg x10x10x10x10x10 (60s)
DB Rear Raise 10kg x10x10x10 (Superset with Lat Raise)
DB Lat Raise 10kg x10, 7.5kg x10x9 (Superset with Rear Raise)
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Monday 14th April 2014 – Back Focus Week 4
Missed usual session at the Shack, ended up at commercial gym later in the day so just did what I could!
Press 70kg x5x5x5
Underhand Pulldowns 100kg x8, 80kg x13 (between press sets)
Squat up to 150kg – Didn’t like the rack, had to walk too far back after unracking and then the spotter/catcher bars didn’t go low enough for me, so stopped at 150kg
100 Dips x20x16x12x10x8x7x6x6x7x4x4 (30s rest)
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Wednesday 19th March 2014
Seated Press 62.5kg x5x5x9, followed by DB Lat Raise 7.5kg x21x12 (60 secs rest)
Weighted Chins (after each press set) 24kg x7, 20kg x7x6, followed by V Grip Pulldown (12) x9+5+3 RP
Weighted Dips 20kg x18+5+4 RP
T Bar Row 50kg x10x10x8x8x7 (60s)
Rack Pull (below knee) 180kg x4
Lever Deadlift 200kg x5, 240kg x2
Shrugs 35kg x20+8+6 RP
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Wednesday 12th March 2014
Seated Press 60kg x5x5x10, followed by DB Lat Raise 7.5kg x19
Weighted Chins 20kg x8x7x5 (after each press set)
‘V’ Grip Pulldown (12) x10+5+3 RP (30 secs after last chin set)
Weighted Dips 20kg x17+6+4 RP
Lying Leg Curls (4) x12x11x9
Ab Wheel x12x12x11 (superset with leg curls)
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Saturday 16th November 2013
DB Seated Shoulder Press 26kg x10x9, 24kg x7, 20kg x10x9 (90secs between sets)
Smith Behind Neck Press (seated) 35kg x8, 35kg x8x8
Close-Grip Bench 100kg x3, 90kg x6, 80kg x8 (last two paused) (90s)
Dips x15x13x11x9x7x5 (no rest – just as superset with abs)
Ab Sling Knees to Elbows x10 between every set for a total of 160 reps
Been having some shoulder issues again recently so threw in a shoulder & tricep workout today which showed up a weakness on my left side (from previous injury) – Going to bring back some direct rotator cuff work and more DB’s to sort it – I hope!
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Thursday 31st October 2013
Seated Shoulder Press 65kg x5x5x8
V Grip Pulldown (10) x15x15x15 (between press sets)
Dips x20x20x13 (60s rest)
45 Degree Leg Press 320kg x20
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Sunday 20th October 2013
Seated Press 65kg x5x5x9
V Grip Pulldown (10) x14x13x10 (between press sets) – dropped weight on these to focus on technique
Dips x30x15x10 (60 secs rest)
Rack Pull 180kg x4x4x4 (90s)
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Wednesday 9th October 2013
Seated Press 70kg x4x4x5
V Grip Pulldown (14) x13x11x10 (between press sets)
Dips x28x16x13 (60s rest)
Deadlift 170kg x4
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Thursday 3rd October 2013
Seated Press 70kg x3x3x5
V Grip Pulldown(14) x13x10x9 (between press sets)
Dips x27x15x12 (60s rest)
45 Degree Leg Press 380kg x10
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Wednesday 18th September 2013
Press 72.5kg x4x4x7
V Grip Pulldown (14) x9x8x7 (after each press set)
EZ Tricep Extensions x12x8, 45kg x8x6
Deadlift 162.5kg x7
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Thursday 12th September 2013
Press 72.5kg x3x3x5, followed up with 60kg x8 (60s rest) – still a slight niggle in shoulder, but it’s not massively affecting lifts
Weighted Chins 30kg x6x5 (between press sets), followed up with Reverse Grip Pulldown (13) x14 (60s rest)
EZ Tricep Extensions 47.5kg x10x8, 45kg x7x6 (60s rest)
Deadlift 160kg x5
Later in day taught a SPIN class
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Sunday 8th September 2013
Press 70kg x5x5x8
Weighted Chins (between Press sets) 30kg x5x5, then after 60s Reverse Grip Pulldown (13) x14
EZ Tricep Extensions 45kg x12x10x8x6 (60s rest)
Power Clean & Press 60kg x5, 80kg x3, 90kgx1, 100kgx1x1
Deadlift 155kg x8
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Sunday 1st September 2013
Press 70kg x4x4x7
Weighted Chins 30kg (Between press sets) x6x5+ Reverse Grip Pulldown (13) x13 (60s rest)
EZ Tricep Extensions 45kg x12x10x7x5 (60s rest)
Deadlift 152.5kg x7
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Tuesday 27th August 2013
Press 67.5kg x5x5x9, then followed up with Reverse Grip Pulldowns (12) x15 (60s rest)
Weighted Chins 28kg x6x6 (Between Press sets)
EZ Tricep Extensions 45kg x12x9x7x5 (60s)
Deadlift 150kg x9
Shoulder slowly feeling better, still struggling on overhead press, but I can at least do it now! Dips still not happening so sticking to the extensions for now
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Friday 26th July 2013
Press 72.5kg x5x5x7, 60 secs rest then 60kg x9 – Belt came undone on rep 3 of last set (you can just about hear it go on video), a little offputting but still managed to grind out 7 reps – think it’s about time I got a new one!
Weighted Chins 27.75kg x7, 26.5 x6 (between first two Press sets)
Weighted Dips 25.25kg x12x10x8x7 (60 secs rest)
Power Cleans up to 110kg x1
Deadlift 147.5kg x8
Neck Harness 12kg x40x40x40x40
Not done Power Cleans in a while so happy to get 110kg up! also deadlift felt better after doing them so going to bring them back in for a while. Good session all round today 🙂
Later in day did a random session with a member:
Leg Press 220kg x10, dropped to 200kg x10
Leg Extension/Leg Curl Superset (no rest between any sets, just long enough to swap machines) 70kg x10x10x10
Leg Press Toe Press 180kg x10x8x8x6 (rest as long as it took other person to complete)
EZ Cable Curl 25kg x10x10, 20kg x10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10 (rest as above)
Dips x10x10x10x10x10, Pushdowns 40kg x10, 30kg x10x10, 25kg x10x10 (rest as above)
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Friday 5th July 2013
Press 67.5kg x5x5x9
Weighted Chins 26.5kg x7x6
Weighted Dips 24kg x12x9x8x6 (60s rest)
Deadlift 60kg x10, 100kg x5, 120kg x5, 142.5kg x10
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Wednesday 26th June 2013
Press 65kg x5x5x9
Weighted Chins 25.25kg x8x6
Dips x25x17x13 (90s rest)
Deadlift 140kg x9, then a back off set of 100kg x12
Starting to get some aches and niggles around rotator cuff so stopping the rest-pause training for now. Also lowered weight on all my main lifts to focus on form and work back up to where I was with (hopefully) more strength.
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Thursday 13th June 2013
Press 62.5kg x5, 70kg x3, 80kg x1, then DB Lat Raise 12.5kg x16, 10kg x9 (Post Exhaust)
Weighted Chins 24kg x8x6 then Reverse Grip Pulldown (10) x15+6+5 RP – Struggled on the chins today, probably due to a back session yesterday! Got the same reps as last session so not all bad.
Weighted Dips 24kg x12+4+3 RP
Romanian Deadlift 40kg x10, 60kg x6, 80kg x4, 102.5kg x12
Lying Leg Curl (5) x10+6+4 RP – Replaced old machine, but still no markings on stack to know what weight it is! Sticking to my old method of number of plates in brackets 😉
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Friday 31st May 2013
Press 55kg x5, 62.5kg x5, 70kg x8+2+2 RP
Weighted Chins 20kg x8x6
Deadlift 122.5kg x5, 142.5kg x5, 160kg x5
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Thursday 23rd May 2013
Press 70kg x5x5x8 +1+1 RP, followed up with 10kg DB Lat Raise x20
Weighted Chins 24kg x7x6
Weighted Dips 24kg x10+4+2 RP
Romanian Deadlift 140kg x8 – Too much knee bend on these, going to lower weight next time and tighten up form.
Lying Hamstring Curl (7) x12+4+3 RP
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Monday 15th April 2013
Gave the shoulders a few days rest over the weekend as have been getting a bit of tendonitis flaring up. Felt much better today, had a good long warm-up/mobilise before the lifts.
Press 60kg x5, 70kg x3, 77.5kg x4+1+1 RP, followed up with 10kg DB Lat Raise x17
Weighted Chins 28kg x6x5
Skullcrushers 37.5kg x12x9x7x5 (90s rest)
Deadlift 135kg x5, 155kg x3, 170kg x3
Lying Hamstring Curl (7) x10+5+4 RP
BE HENCH 