[nickisokay]

Hey,

I'm new here having just joined but I'm going to make full use of the site by logging my training.
Criticism is welcomed as I like hearing other peoples ideas and views. Let the games begin....

Stats
22 years old
5'9" ish
74kg

I'm currently on a sort of push / pull / legs workout focusing on strength. I also go riding on the weekends for a few hours. To be honest I dont know what I'm looking to get out of training, but after reading the strongman article in Mens Health the other day I kind of want to aim to compete in something like that someday....

My workouts consist of:

Push
Bench Press
Overhead Press
Dips

Pull
Deadlift
Row
Chins

Legs
Squats
Leg Press
Calf raise


I have a little notebook I take to the gym with me so I'll put some figures up later...

Cheers, Nick.

[Franz29]

nickisokay, on 11 October 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

To be honest I dont know what I'm looking to get out of training, but after reading the strongman article in Mens Health the other day I kind of want to aim to compete in something like that someday....

You're in the right place then

I'd drop the leg press and work on the squats. Overall a much better exercise (if done correctly) and really worth your time. Leg Press is (in my opinion) a waste of time and effort that could be better used elsewhere.

I would suggest that if you are looking for a strength and conditioning routine with general goals then the FK Daily workout is pretty good. We run it in my gym with good results in terms of strength gains and overall GPP.

I look forward to watching your log.

[nickisokay]

Franz29, on 11 October 2010 - 03:52 PM, said:

You're in the right place then

I'd drop the leg press and work on the squats. Overall a much better exercise (if done correctly) and really worth your time. Leg Press is (in my opinion) a waste of time and effort that could be better used elsewhere.

I would suggest that if you are looking for a strength and conditioning routine with general goals then the FK Daily workout is pretty good. We run it in my gym with good results in terms of strength gains and overall GPP.

I look forward to watching your log.

I'll have a look for your FK Daily workout and have a little read, always good getting new ideas.

As for yesterdays workout:

Back
Warmup - 10 mins cycling, then stretches.
Deadlift - 10x65kg, 8x105kg, 6x145kg, 4x170kg, 1x180kg
Seated Row (no weight markings on machine!) - 10x10 plates, 8x12 plates, 6x14 plates
Pull Ups (widegrip) - 10xBodyWeight, 8xBW, 8xBW
Chin Ups (gripping a piece of rope thrown over the bar) - 7xBW, 6xBW
Chin Ups (normal) - 8xBW, 6xBW

It was an OK workout, the gym was quite busy which puts me in a less productive mood.

[nickisokay]

Wednesday's workout was as follows...

Warmup - 10 minute jog followed by light stretching.
Bench Press (flat bench was being used so I used the decline today) - 12x60kg, 10x80kg, 8x90kg, 6x100kg, 4x105kg.
Military Press (standing with olympic bar and weights) - 10x40kg, 10x40kg, 10x40kg.
Dips - 12xBW,10xBW, 8xBW
I finished the workout with 2 sets of DB pullovers on a light weight & very slowly - 5x25kg, 5x25kg.

Very pleased with the decline bench result today, I'm not very used to doing it that way so I am proud to have gone over 100kg on it.

Question...
With the military presses I don't jerk with my legs, I just push with my arms - occasionaly my upper body may sway and I think I may be arching my back too much. Would a belt help with this? Or should I sit on a bench? Or use less weight? Any thoughts...

Legs tonight - I'm feeling the sqauts already!!!

Nick

[nickisokay]

Oh, I've also decided on some targets for myself.
By my birthday in March I'm aiming for (one rep max):
Deadlift - 210kg
Squat - 150kg
Bench Press - 125kg

Thats about 5 months to add roughly 25kg to each lift, going to be very hard but I like to push myself!

I'm also going to tech myself how to do a muscle up by the end of october

[Ed Flood]

nickisokay, on 15 October 2010 - 08:33 AM, said:

Question...
With the military presses I don't jerk with my legs, I just push with my arms - occasionaly my upper body may sway and I think I may be arching my back too much. Would a belt help with this? Or should I sit on a bench? Or use less weight? Any thoughts...

Try taking a big breath, squeezing your backside and tightening your abs (think of pulling down your ribcage). The belt should help too.

[nickisokay]

Had a good leg workout this evening, focusing mainly on squats.

Warmup - 10 minute cycle followed by stretching
Squats - 10x60kg, 8x80kg, 6x100kg, 4x110kg, 2x120kg
Calf Raise - 15x20kg, 15x30kg, 15x40kg

Question: Would I benefit from working my legs more than once a week? It is probably my weakest bodypart and slowest growing, but I do enjoy working it...

[nickisokay]

Quick Update

Went for a 25 mile bike ride on Sunday

I also weighed myself for the first time in a while... 80kg! Couldn't believe it! (in a kind of bad way) I want to stay at around 75kg but with lower bodyfat so probably on target.

Anyway, I went to the gym last night full of cold *cough*

However - I had a very very good workout!

Warmup - 10 minute cycle ride then stretches
Deadlift - 10x65kg, 8x105kg, 6x145kg, 3x175kg, 1x185kg, 1x195kg
Pull Ups & Chin Ups - lost count of sets and reps x BW

I was in shock after lifting the 195... I feel like I must not have been pushing myself enough previously, although it was on the verge of failure / injury.

[nickisokay]

Ed Flood, on 15 October 2010 - 11:20 AM, said:

Try taking a big breath, squeezing your backside and tightening your abs (think of pulling down your ribcage

Tried this yesterday evening, seemed to work well - thanks.

As for the workout, I went to the gym by myself so when benching I had to get a random guy to spot me, made it a bit harder.. ha.

Warmup - 10 minute cycle followed by stretching
Bench Press - 10x60kg, 8x80kg, 5x100kg, 2x105kg - Quite a short session today as it felt 'wrong' with a different spotter (I'm weird)
Military Press - 10x40kg, 10x40kg

After 2 sets of the military I thought about trying the clean and jerk...

C&J - 4x60kg, 4x60kg

Not really tried this lift before and it really took it out of me!

Definately going to start working this into my routine.