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» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 02-11-2024 @ 17:47 | ||
Friday Bench Red band bench. Last time I did an easy 105 with the red band, the time before I did a 110 that nearly destroyed my shoulders, so let's play it by ear today, bearing in mind that I did 100 with the stronger green band recently... Bar for 10 x 3 sets Red band on Bar for 6 40 for 6 50 for 5 60 for 4 70 for 3 80 for 2 90 for 1 100 for 1 - easy, so 112.5 - dismal fail 100 for 2 90 for 3 80 for 4 Finish I was meant to finish with 70 x 5, but I had a nagging pain in my lower right side that got worse as the session progressed, and I was struggling to lie down on the bench, so gave it a miss. The real work had already been done. Energy levels were poor, I had been awake most of the night, so all in all a decent session. In other news, a little bird tells me that my new album will be Album of the Week on the prestigious Iain Anderson Show this coming Sunday and Monday. Heady days! | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 29-10-2024 @ 19:21 | ||
Tuesday Bench A decision had been made that I'll alternate between heavy day, band day and volume day going forward. I did bands last Tuesday, heavy last Friday, so, for the first time in ages, volume today. Because of the gap between volume sessions, only took it up to 10. Truncated warm up Bar for 10 x 3 sets 40 for 6 60 for 4 80 for 3 100 for 2 110 for 1 120 for 1 (easy) Pyramid - 70 for (1, 2), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8, 9, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, (3, 2, 1) Finished Shattered. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 26-10-2024 @ 17:58 | ||
b15ape1 said:I bet you moon walked away from the bench Fletty Moon limped. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 25-10-2024 @ 16:48 | ||
Friday Bench Possibly my best session for two years! Who says decline is inevitable? 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 1 130 for 1 120 for 2 110 for 4 100 for 6 Finish The 130 was much better than last time. Paused, and no out breath on the press. 'Proper' bench press. Can't remember last time I doubled 120. Not so long ago, 120 was a distant and improbable target. I was done after the 100 x 6, so stopped there. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 22-10-2024 @ 18:11 | ||
Tuesday Bench Humongous session. Green band, very strong, adds at least 40 at lockout. All the warm up sets felt very heavy. 90 was the target. Bar for 10 x 3 sets Green band on Bar for 8 40 for 6 50 for 5 60 for 4 70 for 3 80 for 2 90 for 1 95 for 1 100 for 1 - whoop, whoop 90 for 2 80 for 4 70 for 6 Finish Definitely getting stronger. Please don't let this stop. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 21-10-2024 @ 21:23 | ||
b15ape1 said: Great news Fletty...Bloody brilliant Thanks Andy, I was slightly pleased. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 18-10-2024 @ 17:24 | ||
Friday Bench A great day! 130 bench. Thought I might never see that number again. It's been nearly two years. But today it happened, and there might even have been a tad more. Although the pause was poor. Stopped after I got it, sometimes you just need to celebrate the achievement. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 15-10-2024 @ 17:38 | ||
Post Edited: 18.10.2024 @ 17:25 PM by Martin1956 Tuesday BenchDid a red band session again, this time with the new band, allows me to compare how close the strength of the bands is. Happy to be training today after lying slumped in the chair all day yesterday with a splitting headache. I didn't think yesterday I could do with what I've done today. Bar for 10 x 3 sets Red band on - adds about 30 at lockout Bar for 6 30 for 5 40 for 4 50 for 3 60 for 2 70 for 1 80 for 1 90 for 1 100 for 1 - easy 105 for 1 - much easier than Friday's 110 90 for 3 80 for 5 70 for 8 Finish Didn't go higher than 105 as I very slightly tweaked my right shoulder on the 110 last time. Reckon the bands are pretty much identical strength. The old one is now officially retired, the new one will probably outlast me. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 15-10-2024 @ 17:14 | ||
b15ape1 said:Congrats on the bandwork Martin, onwards and upwards fella! Thanks, did it again today, see below. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 15-10-2024 @ 17:14 | ||
Boar said:got my CD's Martin , many thanks ... I am claiming the title of your number 1 fan !! Brilliant. Leave a review (but only if you like it). | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 11-10-2024 @ 17:51 | ||
Friday Bench Training late, without enough time or daylight to do a full volume session, so something a bit different. Red Band bench, band adds about 25 to 30 kilos. I'm using the old red band that's given me many years faithful service, but I've had a new one for a couple of years that'd I'd never used, so I'll use that next week, compare the two, and probably retire old faithful on health and safety grounds. The target today was to try and hit 100 plus the band. Very exploratory, because I didn't really have a clue what I could do. 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 1 100 for 1 110 for 1 Finish The 110 was a 'just'. Not used to holding that weight at lockout. I had an inkling I might get 105 as I went through the years, 100 was a doddle, but 110 was genuinely right on my limit. You have to train your mind to start the downward phase, and trust that it will feel lighter off the chest - and forget that it's only 15 kilos away from the current best with no band! | |||
» The BIGapes Quest (Go to post) | 11-10-2024 @ 01:29 | ||
Solid. Tomorrow, I'm doing either that horrible volume thing or using a band for the first time in ages. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 10-10-2024 @ 00:50 | ||
jt said:NEW JOB? NEW SUPPLEMENT? HAVE I MISSED AN EPISODE? IS THAT A gibson you are playing? If so worth the money? One by one, Jason. The 'job' is selling the CDs, and all the admin that goes along with it. The new supplement is athanase, and I feel better after 3 days on it. The guitar is a Japanese 1970's 'lawsuit' Gibson copy that sounds and plays great. A guitarist friend says it plays and sounds better than the real thing from that era, when Gibson quality was poor. Getting great feedback from the album already, but I guess everyone's tastes are different. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 10-10-2024 @ 00:42 | ||
b15ape1 said: The site looks smashing Fletty Thanks Andy mate. | |||
» A Hebridean Diary (Go to post) | 08-10-2024 @ 21:40 | ||
Tuesday Bench Trained late, my new 'job' this morning followed by an afternoon meeting. Nearly gave it a miss, but managed eventually 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 1 125 for 1 115 for 2 110 for 3 105 for 4 100 for 5 Finish - in an almost dark shed. I had a bit of vigour about me for the first time in ages. Not sure if it's that I now have something to get up for, or the new supplement that I've started taking, or both, but it was a pleasant change not to be tired and lethargic. The 110 on the way up felt heavy and creaky and I was minded not to go higher than 120, but as it turned out the 125 was better than either of the recent ones. I still wonder what I might be doing were it not for the constant pain in my right shoulder when training. But it is what it is and it's not going to go away |