What the fuck happened to me?

Good work mate!

Just read about ibuprofen etc... NSAIDs are awful. In my opinion they are responsible for many health issues strength athletes have. Bolton publically put his kidney issues down to them.

TB500 is promising as an alternative and it has anti inflammatory effect but doesn't go through the stomach.

ill check out TB500 as I need something. its completely changed what i can eat now as well. cant eat tomatoes (acid) but spices are ok, batter (fish and chips, tempura prawns) is out, and flour with semolina in it f**ks me up for days (some subway stuff, macdonalds, KFC and dominos). I can eat meat and stuff I bake myself, rice and other things are fine.

Kidneys are fine and had bloods done recently but I'm struggling with aches now. couldn't sleep at all the other night after training my arms, my right rotator cuff had spasmed and my right forearm was cramping. those are the nights i wish i could take something...

A good physio might be worth a look if its purely training related aches and pains (substantially pricier than ibuprofen sadly).

Your benching is seriously impressive.

Agree on the NSAIDs, they are much more prickly than people give them credit for.

I think I might try to get a weekly rub, maybe a sports massage, even swedish.

thanks for the compliments. a long way to go but getting there

Chest tonight, again at PureGym, same setup as before.

Bench
40kg for 10
60kg for 10
80kg for 10
100kg for 10
120kg for 7
140kg for 7
170kg for 11 (pushed to near failure)
100kg for 33

Flyes
26kg for 10
46kg for 10

Press-Ups
50
40
30

Shoulders
smith machine press
10kg per side for 10
20kg for 10
30kg for 10
40kg for 10
50kg for 10
65kg for 9
65kg for 5
50kg for 20

dumbell press
24kg for 10
44kg for 11

lateral raises
26kg x 10 x 3
16kg x 12 (drop)

bit of back tonight at Puregym

deadlifts - not done anything heavy with these for a while so easing back in
60 x 3
100 x 3
140 x 3
210 x 3
250 x 3
280 x 3 nice, very comfortable

holds
250 x 10 secs
300 x 10 secs
350 x 10 secs

shrugs
100 x 10
140 x 10
190 x 10

bent over rows (under arm)
100 x 10
140 x 10
160 x 10 (straps)
210 x 9

chins in smith machine
me for 7
me for 6
me for 4

Repping 280 deadlifts in pure gym... best the pts love you!

We should do a bench session together fancy a chat and doing some redic repping. What pure gym do you train at?

lol Im trying to go when its quiet, after 10 or 11pm last night was packed though, full of "Bros". I wouldnt normally deadlift there but Ive been busy and getting to the gym before 8 to get a workout in is holding me back.

Ill build up the weight next week to 300 for 3 then 320 for three the following. I normally deadlift 3 weeks on one week off for CNS/recovery issues.

We should matey. I'm normally in the one at Dalry but times can be sporadic (I benched last week at 3am on a sunday morning). Ill have a proper routine in a week or two as Im up and down to London sorting work out.

forgetting to post

bench and triceps on wednesday, at PureGym again

flat bench
60 x 10
80 x 10
100 x 10
120 x 4
140 x 4
175 x 9 - little tired so stopped
140 x 15
100 x 35

incline flyes
24kg x 10
44kg x 8

pressups
50 then 30 then 20

tricesp
ez bar
10kg a side x 10
20kg x 10
37.5kg x 16
20kg x 19

dips
me for 30
me for 25

Very strong mate

What are your bests ever for reps with 100kg, 140kg, 180kg and 200kg?

best ever? I ruptured my pec in 2009 so nothing has really been anywhere near my best since then (i think at best Ill be at 90% of where I was).

I have done 200kg for 10, 210 for 8, 180 for 14 (thats what Im aiming for this year but I wont go heavier than 200 again in case I rupture the old pecaroo), 140 for 27 (I would have done these after a 180 for 14 set) and 100 for 50ish (again as a set after my heavy stuff).

bodyweight at the time was around 110, I have been as heavy as 135kg but in terms of strength I didnt get that much from it, more "torque" but I think Im strongest at around 103-108kg