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| » If you could afford a small gym (Go to post) | 25-10-2011 @ 18:06 | ||
| 24hr Zumba | |||
| » Does anyone else hate the term TEKKERS? (Go to post) | 24-10-2011 @ 15:13 | ||
| Yeah, well, I hope you thoroughly trash your tricepts in the process. | |||
| » Does anyone else hate the term TEKKERS? (Go to post) | 24-10-2011 @ 14:51 | ||
Post Edited: 24.10.2011 @ 14:55 PM by IainT Developed a real aversion to most 'bro' talk.- I'm whaling on my glutes. - Sounds great. - I'm gonna shock the biceps later, then some cardio. Keep the body guessing. Points are available for naming the movie. 'Hammies' in particular. No idea why, it just irrationally irritates me. | |||
| » muddling along (Go to post) | 23-10-2011 @ 13:12 | ||
Post Edited: 24.10.2011 @ 19:18 PM by IainT No second session yesterday then.Isabel - (40kg) – 6:19 1s slower than PR Speed press - 50x2 – 3 sets. 40x2 – 5 sets Rack chin - bw x5, +10x5, +20x5, +20x10, +10x10, bwx10 pm session was a mess of power curls and close-grip floor press | |||
| » muddling along (Go to post) | 22-10-2011 @ 14:35 | ||
Post Edited: 22.10.2011 @ 14:36 PM by IainT 1st sessionAnderson front squat - 100x1 - 3 sets beltless. Belt on - 100x1, 110x1, 110x1 Back squat - 60x10, very fast. 80x10 very fast, 90x10 paused Dips - bwx5, +10x5, +20x5, +30x5, +40x5, +50x4, +30x5, +20x5 Power curls - 50x10 - 2 sets Band face pulls May not be a second session today, depends what time I get back later. | |||
| » muddling along (Go to post) | 21-10-2011 @ 19:36 | ||
| Two a days for the next three days, a futile attempt at over-training and supercompensation for an enforced two week layoff starting Monday. am - Snatch-grip high pull from floor - 60x2, 70x2, 80x2, 90x2 Speed deadlift - 110x1 - 8 sets Squat - 40x50 OHP 5/3/1 - 43.5x5, 50x5, 57.5x8. 65x1 - 3 sets. 50x5, 43.5x5 pm - OHP - 41x 18, 7, 6, 4. 60s rests, severe drop-off eh? Each set to failure. Shoulder circuit - front raise, lateral raise, OHP, rear delt raise GM - 40x8. 4 sets. | |||
| » muddling along (Go to post) | 19-10-2011 @ 18:52 | ||
Post Edited: 19.10.2011 @ 18:52 PM by IainT Skipped Sunday and delayed tuesday until today. Don't feel brilliant, but got something doneSquat - 60x10, 80x10, 100x10 fast reps Pause squat - 100x3, 80x6 Squat - 40x30 Floor press - 62.5x5 paused, 72.5x5 paused. 81x12 Hang power snatch - 41x10 Band upper back work GM - 40x8 – 2 sets Still an odd sensation in my ab/groin region. Going to get it checked out tomorrow, kept the squat firmly in the very very comfortable range. | |||
| » Hernia? (Go to post) | 18-10-2011 @ 15:15 | ||
Post Edited: 18.10.2011 @ 15:16 PM by IainT Cuddles - does yours ever give you any discomfort?From where the source of the sensation seems to be, it seems an odd place to get a hernia. | |||
| » Hernia? (Go to post) | 17-10-2011 @ 16:10 | ||
| Nope. | |||
| » Hernia? (Go to post) | 17-10-2011 @ 14:27 | ||
| Kind of asking for medical input, which is something I tend not to do on the internet, but anyway... Have discomfort/odd sensation in my right abdomen, if you draw a direct line between the hip bone and the belly button, it's on that line nearer the bellybutton. Just wondering if it's actually more likely a strain, I can't feel anything when I prod the region. Figured there likely would be a bit of collective knowledge. Seeing doc on Thursday anyway. | |||
| » off-season anyone? (Go to post) | 17-10-2011 @ 13:34 | ||
Post Edited: 17.10.2011 @ 13:35 PM by IainT JamesH said:Some very good posts here. Oli - I agree entirely. Ian - I'm intrigued by Dan John's comments. Did he have anything further to say? I presume he squats olympic style? I'll look, but as I don't think he ever competed in the squat, and saw the front squat as more directly applicable for oly lifting, I think the general thrust was why take a risk on heavy loading? Also, pretty certain that he feels heavy back squats 'slowed' him down. He did give an anecdote about a discus thrower who quit doing heavy squats, and would do fast sets of 8-10 with 100kg. Won some stuff after. I'll look it up. Thread drift I guess, sorry. | |||
| » rugby world cup (Go to post) | 16-10-2011 @ 15:27 | ||
| Not piling in Martin, but the penalty exists to penalise foul play. A team with a reliable try-stopping defence could foul in defence all day if there was no kicking penalty to stop them doing it. | |||
| » off-season anyone? (Go to post) | 16-10-2011 @ 15:08 | ||
Post Edited: 16.10.2011 @ 15:09 PM by IainT Wiegieboard said:I agree with fazc about bench. I treat it differently to squats and deads myself. I believe there is large benefit to be had in the higher rep range. I wrote too many myselfs so I changed it Deadlifts are the only thing I personally don't do high reps on. Dan John has started saying he wished he'd never done below 10 reps back squat - injuries etc. He was an olympic lifter and a thrower, so perhaps an opinion applicable to many people who never intend to compete in powerlifting or strongman, or are training for other sports. He does like heavy front squats though. High rep squats are great fun anyway, the rest of my training seems more determined and focused when I'm forcing myself to squat 20+ reps at least once a week. | |||
| » rugby world cup (Go to post) | 16-10-2011 @ 12:53 | ||
| Yep, it'll be interesting at lower levels. But it has been a directive for a couple of years, and apparently was reinforced just before the RWC as Paddy O'Brien felt that refs were copping out on that and a couple of other things (high tackles etc). Couple of years ago when the ELVs first came in, I played in a game where we had a scrum in our 22. Scrum-half passed to fly-half who booted it up the field and out of play. Ref gave the opposition a lineout where he'd kicked the ball, captain politely questioned it and ref clearly gave a wrong interpretation of the pass back into 22 ELV. He did apologise the next time he reffed us. | |||
| » rugby world cup (Go to post) | 16-10-2011 @ 10:43 | ||
| Slight hyperbole on my part, I just remember the utter humiliation of the group game against South Africa. The whole run to the final was hilarious. Regarding consistency - on at least 3 occasions recently the citing committee have cited and banned for 'tip tackles' that received yellow cards. They can only cite and ban where they feel the ref missed something or erred in a decision that should have been a red card. Some of those rulings have specifically stated that the referee was wrong not to give a red card. Yellow would be copping out, and Rolland knows that would harm his chances of reffing the final. Warburton has got three weeks, which would probably be one game (3rd place play off) as he'll be rested anyway when he gets home. Seems fair. | |||