Bench 12 Reps Total at 100kg Squat 9 Reps Total at 140kg Cable Row 8 Sets
Chill seshes continue with bench and squat today. Pec still a little tweak but feeling strong.
Squat still inconsistent.
My mate pointed out lack of back tightness from a sideview I don’t usually see.
Also it makes me consider bar positions. I thought this “hybrid” bar position had me squatting pretty upright but doesn’t look like it on camera. Get pitched forward a bit out of the hole too.
YearoftheHAMSTER it is.
Squats looks way to easy for you man.
I am not very good my self, so take it for what it is: your squats looks very good, I would be happy with a squat style like that.
Upper body pump up today. Can do incline and overhead pressing tweak irritation free so that’s an option also in the mean time. Got a massive pump which made everything feel stiff and hard to move around
Down to Melbourne for a trip with the girlfriend and stayed over at her brother’s place. Happened to be half a km from a gym I haven’t yet had the pleasure to visit: Doherty’s Campbellfield.
Smaller than I expected but a pretty cool place. Only decent bars were a power bar from a local Australian brand and a rogue bar (don’t know what kind) which someone had locked up).
Awesome As comp bench was a surprise given the size of the gym and overall fanciness of equipment. Best part was some metal pound plates which I’ve not used before. Looks and sounds real cool. Didn’t bother with the maths because the difference is minimal vs 20kg plates.
Now onto the actual lifts. Didn’t do anything much today just trying to keep technique fresh as I end the deload week.
Bench: Pec still tweaky but able to move weight well. Hope it resolves with a bit of time so I don’t lose momentum on my bench gains. If it doesn’t I dunno what to do. Maybe some incline DBs and Overhead Press in the meantime
Deadlift: Conventionals actually moving well only the second workout back in. Only cue I’m using is to start the bar a bit farther away and bend knees more to reach it at the start. Right now definitely feels better than sumo (maybe because light weight I don’t know). Sumo still feeling awkward and weak. Maybe Conventional will make a return who knows
Squat Felt pretty bad maybe because of the unstable squat stands but moved alright on camera. Still dunno where I should put the bar on my back.
I used to work up the road from dohertys in Campbellfield. Always wondered if it was worth a visit but never got it there. Sounds like the Brunswick and city ones are better.
Update on Pec Injury (I think? Might shoulder or front delt or something).
Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be a leave it for a week and it’ll resolve and be 100% thing so at least another week of going easy. Then ease back in
Very frustrating given my recent progress and momentum on the bench.
Keeping a positive mindset though: it’s part of the game and I guess it could be worse because I can still move heavy weight well
In the mean time will do the best I can with incline DBs and Overhead Press to maintain as many gains as possible. And like focus on the other lifts which aren’t affected at all.
It’s in like old storage tunnels that run under the railway and you can hear trains rumbling by above. The gym itself is still as last time I was here except they got their hands on a deadlift bar. Members aren’t the bestest because all sorts from the city train here.
6 Sets of 6-8 at 130kg on convy feeling alright but moving well on camera. Used 200kg as an estimated 1RM so it’s about 65%. Now to just build over the next few weeks.
Right before I left I had to throw in a few reps on the DL bar for fun and this one is fresh and new or something because it had like real harsh knurling and was ripping up my thumbs. Also tearing up my pants a bit. Looks all stylish and shit but not gonna last long like this. Weight moved well though.
Did some comp bench with just the bar which was pain free then moved onto some incline DBs. Also pain and irritation free. Frustrating but I’m still motivated. RoadTo3PlateBench is on hold for now but YearOfThePig is on track
Good Morning 3 Sets @ 30kg Cable Rows 5 Sets Back Raises 3 Sets @ BW
Lot of low RPE stuff here. Just getting some work in and a pump. Would appreciate some ideas as to how to implement these exercises like loading weight and rep range strategies and stuff. Felt the burn in my hammies and glutes so that’s good. Gonna dedicate myself to posterior chain work because I’ve skipped pretty much all hamstring work since I started lifting save deadlifts.
Skipped shrugs and ham curl machine because it was broken and because my gf was waiting for me. Might do some bent over rows too. Good sesh overall would’ve like to have more sessions at this gym
Zoomed into the picture of the bars and saw it was actually a Rogue Ohio Deadlift Bar. Thought it was a Texas one which is only deadlift bar I’ve used (even if the total sample size is like a dozen times). Prefer the Texas deadlift bar
Playing with these bars makes me wanna have one at the gym I go to in bendigo at least a decent power bar.
One extra day in Melbourne visited the Aquarium and ate out with the gf first then another sesh in at Doherty’s City Gym. Truly I love the fancy bars.
Aquarium was cool since I haven’t been there in a decade it was all new. Spied a Ray getting in some protein.
Didn’t do too much in the gym today with a light squat day and bench rehab thrown in. Some squats and two dozen reps with the bar on bench which felt pain and irritation free.
Squats 5x3 = 15 Reps Total at 140kg Hack Squat Machine 3 Sets Leg Press 3 Sets Bench Reps with the bar
Tried out the hack squat which felt weird like it was sticky on the sliding rails at the bottom. Leg pressed a bit but was getting sore in the arches of my feet so finished there. Honestly neither of these movements felt like the quad builders I’m looking for and squat still feeling meh at best.
Might have to give them a try or some split squats step ups or something. I thought leg press was old faithful but feels like shit. Maybe the dreaded quad extension for some knee snap gains
Idk lol. I’ve done back position, front hold, dumbells at side, Goblet position and all weren’t as good as ssb lunges. Must be how it pitches you forward and you have to stay upright so hammers legs or something