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| Fazc |  | Muscle Beach! | 09-05-2007 @ 08:49 |
 Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | Post Edited: 06.09.2007 @ 02:19 AM Hello, I'll be back in the UK within a couple of weeks, so i'd like to welcome myself back! I will be starting from scratch. You'll be looking at the log of a guy who hasn't trained anything serious in 8 months (yes it has been that long!), don't expect a great deal. Fortunately starting from scratch isn't anything new for me, so there won't be any surprises. I've mapped out where I want to be by the end of the year, and more importantly where I want to be by April/May next year. First month back, by the end of June i'll be at: Squat - 160kg Bench - 100kg Deadlift - 180kg Faz | ||
| Joni | | ... | 09-05-2007 @ 09:07 |
 left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | Solid. No doubt you will attack the weights like a f**king badger again. I have no idea what Operation D.S.T.N.E.A.F.N, but I like it! LETS GO! | ||
| Rick | | ... | 09-05-2007 @ 23:10 |
 I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10036 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | Excellent! Will you be in the north-west, Fazc? | ||
| Fazc | | ... | 10-05-2007 @ 03:25 |
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | I'll more likely be attending rather than competing, I think Rick. I need a good run of training under my belt, and wouldn't really have the time to prep for a Meet this year. If I am looking realistically at my chances of competing in next years British | ||
| Rick | | ... | 10-05-2007 @ 17:45 |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10036 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | I actually meant residentially rather than competitively  . | ||
| Fazc | | ... | 11-05-2007 @ 04:14 |
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | Ah! In the Midlands, Derby for a wee while. Then i'll be looking for a place to do a post-grad course. Manchester unfortunately doesn't offer what i'm after! Else that would have been nice. | ||
| tokar | | ... | 11-05-2007 @ 10:17 |
 Невыносимо Высокомерный (RIP) Member 11, 965 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 255585.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq | Originally posted by Fazc... Ah! In the Midlands, Derby for a wee while. Then i'll be looking for a place to do a post-grad course. Manchester unfortunately doesn't offer what i'm after! Else that would have been nice. What are you after? | ||
| Fazc | | ... | 13-05-2007 @ 03:14 |
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | A PGCE in ICT. Far as I know there aren't any available in Manchester, but if that's changed over the past year or so i'll more than likely apply. | ||
| Rick | | ... | 13-05-2007 @ 17:18 |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10036 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | You're quite right - the Met do business studies *and* ICT, but not the two separately. Your closest bet to here would probably be Edge Hill, which is arguably commutable from Manchester (and you could likely get placement in more local schools). | ||
| Rob | | ... | 13-05-2007 @ 17:44 |
 Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | Edge Hill degrees are accredited by Lancaster University, not sure what the score on PCGE stuff is or even how important it is where you do them! It's about 45 mins drive from Manchester. | ||
| Fazc | | ... | 14-05-2007 @ 05:49 |
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | Yeah there's Edge Hill which is do-able and they'll more than likely place me near in or near Manchester if I live there. But I didn't think much to them last time I was there, so I don't know. It doesn't matter too much where you're accredited. School's still usually look for your Grad University. | ||
| Rick | | ... | 14-05-2007 @ 18:47 |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10036 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | IMO, the main thing that matters is the quality of the schools you do your placement in, and particularly the mentoring there. That's by far the most important thing, and it's very hard to assess until you're already in place. The university-based elements of a PGCE vary from "interesting but possibly not massively useful" to "complete waste of time", and are IMO not worth worrying about. The choice of institute matters only in how well they monitor and train their mentors, and how much (or rather little) pointless paperwork they require you to turn out; I know that Manchester Uni require you to produce roughly 20% as much crap as do the Met, for example. I know (if memory serves) people who've done GTTP accredited by Edge Hill, and at least for them it wasn't horrifying. | ||
| Fazc | | ... | 31-05-2007 @ 21:08 |
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts | Post Edited: 01.06.2007 @ 12:48 PM It started today.Thursday 31st May Seated Press - 50kg x 1, 1, 1, 1, 4 ... 40kg x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 Chins - BW x 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4 DB.Bench - 15kg's x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 Cable Kelso's - 25kg x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 Well, that was humbling. I'm having to type this with my arms resting on the table. Arms and shoulders are pretty numb. Also I notice a subtle change in people's behaviour towards you when you're not the big guy in the gym, just another trainee. Maybe it's just paranoia or something. All in all though, I feel good. Goals for the start of July Squat - 160kg Bench - 100kg Deadlift - 180kg Faz | ||
| Joni | | ... | 31-05-2007 @ 21:18 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | lets get this baby on the road! Good luck with the rebuild mate. | ||
| Rick | | ... | 31-05-2007 @ 22:09 |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10036 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | That's a big workload for a first session back - you're gonna be sore tomorrow! Soon be back up, though. | ||