A Hebridean Diary
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| Martin1956 |  | ... | 08-06-2026 @ 02:17 |
 Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Wayne_Cowdrey said:Good work at the comp  Cheers Wayne, appreciated. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 08-06-2026 @ 02:18 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | b15ape1 said: With you Martin, totally understandable!! Thanks Andy, and for the ongoing support. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 09-06-2026 @ 22:13 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Tuesday Bench Thick red band today, adds 25 to 30 at lockout. Hoping to get at least 90. Bar for 10 x 3 sets Band on Bar for 6 30 for 5 40 for 4 50 for 3 60 for 2 70 for 1 80 for 1 90 for 1 95 for 1 Finish The plan was not to finish there, but to drop 20 and do 3 sets of 5. But it wasn't just fatigue today, I could feel myself falling asleep so I had no choice but to leave it. So, strength endurance less than useless, but quite happy with one rep strength. Hopefully a one off, with better days ahead. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 12-06-2026 @ 23:06 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Friday Bench After the awful session on Tuesday, I went again with the thick red band, to try and complete what I couldn't last time. Band adds 25 to 30 at lockout. Bar for 10 x 3 sets Band on Bar for 6 30 for 5 40 for 4 50 for 3 60 for 2 70 for 1 80 for 1 90 for 1 95 for 1 75 for 5 75 for 5 75 for 5 65 for 8 60 for 10 Finish Did it! Got every rep. Every last rep was right on my limit, so got the numbers bang on. May have been more than 95 there, but that can wait until next session with this band. Next time, thin red band. 105 top number would be nice. Fatigue has totally gone. But for how long...? | ||
| b15ape1 | | ... | 13-06-2026 @ 17:04 |
 British bum sex champ Member 450, 2077 posts SQ 315, BP 212.5, DL 290817.5 kgs @ 150kgs Eq | Well done pal great session  | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 16-06-2026 @ 21:01 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | b15ape1 said:Well done pal great session Thanks Andy. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 16-06-2026 @ 21:14 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Tuesday Bench Planned to train at 3, but just wasn't up for it. Ended up having an involuntary nap just after washing my pre workout supps down with an energy drink! Eventually got to the garage about 6.30. Thin red band today, adds 15 to 20 at lockout. Planned to just go up to a top single if I didn't improve. 105 was the target, but tbh I'll take 100. Bar for 10 x 3 sets Band on 30 for 6 40 for 5 50 for 4 60 for 3 70 for 2 80 for 1 90 for 1 100 for 1 - really easy 105 for 1 85 for 5 85 for 5 85 for 5 75 for 8 70 for 10 Finish Really pleased, all things considered. For context, 105 was my opener at the recent Scottish Championships, and was, briefly, a Scottish M4 record. Without the band, of course. Surprised I haven't lost strength coming of creatine but it seems to be holding. I've gone back on Athanase, so maybe that's compensating? A session without the band on Friday. The target will be 115, then drop 20 for sets of 5. Then a strength test next Tuesday before my latest operation, which is on Thursday 25th. | ||
| b15ape1 | | ... | 16-06-2026 @ 22:28 |
British bum sex champ Member 450, 2077 posts SQ 315, BP 212.5, DL 290817.5 kgs @ 150kgs Eq | Great volume again Fletty, sessions like that make all the difference | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 21-06-2026 @ 01:25 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | b15ape1 said:Great volume again Fletty, sessions like that make all the difference Thanks Andy, they certainly do! | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 21-06-2026 @ 01:33 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Saturday Bench A day late, as I attended a funeral on Friday afternoon. No band today, 115 and sets of 5 with 95 was the target. Bar for 10 x 3 sets 40 for 6 50 for 5 60 for 4 70 for 3 80 for 2 90 for 1 100 for 1 110 for 1 115 for 1 95 for 5 Finish. Everything moved well enough, but it just felt heavy. Hit 115, then first set with 95 for 5 and I was done. Twenty minutes later, I was fast asleep o0n the chair, so that explains the fatigue. I think the World Cup is playing havoc with my sleeping patterns. Strength test on Tuesday. It would be good if 120 was still there. Based on today, it should be. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 21-06-2026 @ 01:34 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Saturday Bench A day late, as I attended a funeral on Friday afternoon. No band today, 115 and sets of 5 with 95 was the target. Bar for 10 x 3 sets 40 for 6 50 for 5 60 for 4 70 for 3 80 for 2 90 for 1 100 for 1 110 for 1 115 for 1 95 for 5 Finish. Everything moved well enough, but it just felt heavy. Hit 115, then first set with 95 for 5 and I was done. Twenty minutes later, I was fast asleep o0n the chair, so that explains the fatigue. I think the World Cup is playing havoc with my sleeping patterns. Strength test on Tuesday. It would be good if 120 was still there. Based on today, it should be. | ||
| jt | | ... | 21-06-2026 @ 08:55 |
 old age traveller Member 332, 8075 posts | If the world cup was in Australia would you watch it live? Good stuff with the 115 and smash the 120! The ashes ruin me every 4 years. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 23-06-2026 @ 11:23 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | jt said:If the world cup was in Australia would you watch it live? Good stuff with the 115 and smash the 120! The ashes ruin me every 4 years. It's not, lol and never will be. I recall watching much of the Sydney Olympics live, but maybe that's a false memory and I watched highlights? Thanks, give it my best shot. | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 23-06-2026 @ 17:47 |
Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Tuesday Bench. Strength test at the end of this wee training block. I very much doubted if I would see 120 again without creatine, but recent sessions were encouraging, so that was the target. I'll either get it or I won't... Bar for 10 x 3 sets 40 for 6 50 for 5 60 for 4 70 for 3 80 for 2 90 for 1 100 for 1 110 for 1 120 for 1 - it's never easy, but it was never not getting lifted 110 for 2 100 for 4 90 for 6 Finish Wanted another couple of volume sets, but I ran out of time and energy at pretty much the same time. There was probably a wee bit more than 120 there... Off for my operation in Inverness on Thursday. Hopefully back training next Tuesday having lost next to no strength. | ||
| marc | | ... | 26-06-2026 @ 19:54 |
 Dancing queenfeel the beat from the tambourine Member 84, 2536 posts SQ 225, BP 177.5, DL 275677.5 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | Still strong lad | ||
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