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Martin1956 | ... | 19-02-2020 @ 13:51 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Today's 'Training' Bench Bar for 10 60 for 6 80 for 4 100 for 2 120 for 1 paused 125 for 1 to commands 135 for 1 to commands. That's me done Long pause on the 135 and no out breath. Done all I can do to prepare. 😊 | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 24-02-2020 @ 10:14 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Managed to win my class at the British Bench yesterday. 142.5 was the best I could have expected and that was what I got. Also a new Scottish M3 record and a 10 kg improvement on my last competition. So still a way to go but pleased to be moving in the right direction. | ||
Rick | ... | 24-02-2020 @ 10:55 | |
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10032 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | Good to see you, however briefly! | ||
Wayne_Cowdrey | ... | 24-02-2020 @ 11:09 | |
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22017 posts | Good work | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 04-03-2020 @ 13:01 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Rick said:Good to see you, however briefly! Likewise. | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 04-03-2020 @ 13:02 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Wayne_Cowdrey said:Good work Thanks Wayne. | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 18-03-2020 @ 12:56 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Journal update. Haven't trained since returning from France. I came back with a French cold, and just as that went I got a Scottish cold. I haven't got the energy to train right now, and with no pending competitions there's no sense of panic, just a gnawing feeling that I need to get back sooner rather than later. I haven't trained since 19th Feb, and haven't lifted since the 23rd. Hopefully I can do a light session tomorrow, Thursday being a 'bench day'. At least I have my own gym, and won't face the wider challenges that many of you will over the coming weeks and months. Stay safe and well, everybody. | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 23-03-2020 @ 18:38 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | I finally managed to get back into the gym today. It was both a physical battle after the two consecutive colds left me feeling really low, and a mental one after one bit of awful news after another, and after the month off left me scared to find out how much strength and fitness I'd lost. Bench Bar for 10 40 for 8 60 for 6 80 for 4 100 for 2 110 for 1 paused -easy 120 for 1 paused - easy, surprisingly 130 for 1 paused - bit of a fight, that's quite enough 100 for 5 x 3 sets Dumbbell Arm Curls Keeping it light 12.5s for 15 12.5s for 15 12.5s for 20 Finish. Delighted with what I can still do, and that one element of normality can now return to my life. My arms looked tiny after I showered last night, thankfully the strength loss hasn't matched the size loss. My sympathies to all of you unable to train at the moment, when it's been an ever present and essential part of your lives for many, many years. I hope you can find ways to keep things ticking over until a degree of normality returns. If it's any consolation, I had six months off a couple of years ago and retained over 70% of my strength, so don't despair and embrace the different opportunities that present themselves. The rest might even heal old scars. | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 26-03-2020 @ 17:57 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Second session of the week. Very similar workout to Monday. No !rm test, and a rep added to the sets with 100. Bench Bar for 10 40 for 8 60 for 6 80 for 4 100 for 2 110 for 1 paused -easy 120 for 1 paused - easy 100 for 6 x 3 sets Dumbbell Arm Curls 12.5s for 20 x 3 sets Finish. Happy with that. I've decided that from now on all my singles will be paused. Pointless doing something in the gym you can't reproduce on the platform. And the practice might even make me better when it counts. Then did a song while I was there and uploaded it! How brave/stupid... | ||
jt | ... | 26-03-2020 @ 20:08 | |
old age traveller Member 332, 7863 posts | Where might one listen/view this song? | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 26-03-2020 @ 22:07 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | jt said:Where might one listen/view this song? It's very Scottish. Hope this link works... https://www.facebook.com/mflett/videos/10157111684922546/?notif_id=... | ||
jt | ... | 27-03-2020 @ 07:01 | |
old age traveller Member 332, 7863 posts | I really enjoyed your song, I woke up with it in my head this morning Thank you for a good smile and for removing the REM song which haas been stuck in my ear for the last couple of weeks. | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 27-03-2020 @ 22:49 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | jt said:I really enjoyed your song, I woke up with it in my head this morning Thank you for a good smile and for removing the REM song which haas been stuck in my ear for the last couple of weeks. Haha, cheers mate, hopefully someone better than me will record it. Careful though, the first two lines are a bit of an earworm. | ||
Martin1956 | ... | 28-03-2020 @ 19:51 | |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 7711 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Post Edited: 28.03.2020 @ 19:55 PM by Martin1956 It's been about six weeks since I trained my back. Hard to believe, but true. Plus not exactly champing at the bit to get to the garage, nowhere near 100%, so let's take this nice and easy.Seated Row - 70 for 10 x 5 sets Lat Pulldown - 50 for 10 x 3 sets Facepulls - 30 for 10 x 3 sets Shoulder Horn - 7.5s for 10 x 3 sets T Pulls - Red band for 20 x 3 sets Finish What would once have been a gentle warm up was remarkably hard work. Amazing how quickly you lose it! But it's a start, and that's what every journey needs. I had thoughts of deadlifts, but my right knee was playing up all day. Maybe tomorrow...? Then recorded another song while I was in a bark-free zone. | ||
jt | ... | 29-03-2020 @ 11:29 | |
old age traveller Member 332, 7863 posts | Martin1956 said: Haha, cheers mate, hopefully someone better than me will record it. Careful though, the first two lines are a bit of an earworm. You might get a "better" guitarist or a "better" singer but can you get better than a self penned song sung form the heart? I love the rawness of it even if I can only understand half of the Scottishness | ||
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