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Posted by: Nick+

Finally for the first time in my life checked my diet over the last few days. (Ignoring the alcohol factor for the minute.....) I'm only eating half the protein I need each day, amongst other things.So how the hell I intend to grow on that is anyone's guess. My weight's increased but it seems to be mainly fat.

Not training often enough either, can't think why

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Posted by: TJ Cline

Looking big in 2005-01-26

Posted by: Nick+

Think I was bigger in May last year, lost the whole f---- lot though.

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Times trained in February. Not quite the aspired to 4 times a week.

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Its called wine and beer!!!!! 1st March2006

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Not enough damn it. Should do arms tommorrow, but probably won't , shoulder joints sore. What the hell, I'm not eating enough.....

Posted by: b_reed23

wow...how did I miss this for 2 weeks??????? Anyways...I'm here now, and ready to start kicking your ass to get into the gym!!

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

wow...how did I miss this for 2 weeks??????? Anyways...I'm here now, and ready to start kicking your ass to get into the gym!!

Get kicking!

If I sort out my diet (which includes level of alcohol consumption), I'll have no problem with the training.........

Do you know what hell it is , trying to rein in the mad horse called alcohol???

Talk about having a double personality.....On one hand I train with weights, on the other hand I go and undo any good from that by drinking......

grrrrrrrrrrr!!

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Posted by: b_reed23

4 days straight....your on a roll!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Nick+

yea , but nothing tommorrow!

Posted by: b_reed23

how about doing some cardio and that way if you do screw up your diet a bit, you'll have something to counterbalance it??

Posted by: Nick+

I rode a horse for an hour yesterday evening. Few days ago I did several hours of forge work (blacksmithing) Today I'll be doing some more metal work -in this case only wire brushing and painting..... Tommorrow I'm going to be doing some metal sheet bashing (that's murder on the wrists.........)

That's my cardio .........

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BF% is shite and arms are like sticks.

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Someone on another site says he 'estimates' my BF% at 15% in the photo above.

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Posted by: b_reed23

take any pics lately?? I took a couple of B&W of an old run down barn today...hope they turn out good!

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

take any pics lately?? I took a couple of B&W of an old run down barn today...hope they turn out good!

Post them!

Posted by: Nick+

Late this morning : Back and shoulders......

Posted by: Nick+

Right I've had enough. Pissing around here with 15%(+) BF.There's only one thing to be done...... Not a drop of alcohol for three months. (I've tried this before and its not worked.....This time it will.) Hope I might even see my abs a bit more at the end of this.

No alcohol--- 14th March 2006 until 14th June 2006.

Posted by: Nick+

The arm after workout yesterday......

Posted by: b_reed23

I see a steady increase in strength

I think the goal you've set is great...and I will be there to support ya!

Posted by: Nick+

Errr thanks Billy!

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17th March 2006-----Legs------

Start 1st rep. of the squat in my leg routine. Pain in left knee. Abort work-out.

Posted by: TJ Cline

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Originally Posted by Nick+

Is that your secret training method??

Posted by: b_reed23

why didn't you work your abs or arms or something???

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Is that your secret training method??

Yes

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

why didn't you work your abs or arms or something???

Did some abs yesterday. Shoulders and pecs still very sore from chest workout yesterday....... So "legs" was the only sensible one to do......

( I didn't injure my knee with training either, I climbed up a muddy bank yesterday and twisted one foot slightly- how that fucked the knee up I don't know.) Maybe I'd better stay in bed between workouts.

Posted by: Nick+

Saturday cardio and training:

Morning legs and abs cardio:

Midday, legs workout ( knee seems to have repaired itself)

Afternoon cardio:

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Posted by: b_reed23

those pics are freaking awsome!! I promise that one day I will put up some of mine

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

those pics are freaking awsome!! I promise that one day I will put up some of mine

Which pics? I look like I've escaped from a loony bin, in those blacksmithing one's!

Posted by: b_reed23

get a crazy man and give him a peice of metal...

Posted by: Nick+

If one stares into the fire long enough and the red hot metal, then one gets a bit ........freaked out

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20 MARCH 2006 ARMS

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Chest workout today. It actually ended up at the end with my arms feeling 'worked' but not the chest. I've also got to sort out what to do with my abs. Two or three sets of crunches just won't do..... The problem is partly that the aforementioned abs are covered in a layer of blubber... What you can't see.....

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Posted by: b_reed23

sorry I've been MIA...loads of work to do

how have you been? I like the AVI

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

sorry I've been MIA...loads of work to do

how have you been? I like the AVI

I've got a sore head. And I'm at this minute eating a boiled egg....., then a kiwi fruit ,yoghurt, coffee

Wanted to do shoulders/ back workout today but I'm still sore from the chest workout two days ago.........

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25th March 2006 Shoulders and Back.......

Not sure I should have done the workout, I was still slightly sore in the chestand shoulders from two days before........ During the bent legged deadlift, I twice got 'cold flushes' dizzyness, not good.

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Today 26th March ----arms!!!!

I've been training (sort of.....) for three months. Before and after photos are difficult to take........ I'm only presently trying to regain what I had last May..... Damned left arm continually lagging!

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Posted by: b_reed23

I see you are sitting steady at 3-4 workouts a week, I am so proud of you!
How is your alcohol abstinance going??

oh yeah....I FINALLY uploaded some B&W pics that I took over this past weekend...check em out...not the best in the world, but I had fun

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

I see you are sitting steady at 3-4 workouts a week, I am so proud of you!
How is your alcohol abstinance going??

oh yeah....I FINALLY uploaded some B&W pics that I took over this past weekend...check em out...not the best in the world, but I had fun

How is your alcohol abstinance going?? It lasted 3 days.

Posted by: Nick+

I have a Weider "Pro420" bench which has a lousy leg extension attachment max weight reccommended 30kgs/50lbs. I didn't buy the bench for its leg attachment, abilities, but for bench pressing but I appear to have got addicted to the leg extension too. (The bench press end of this bench has far more capacity.)
Lacking a welder (it died) I cut out and bolted some sheet metal plate onto the leg extension. I'm currently using 60kgs with it..... Hope it doesn't break.

Posted by: b_reed23

that's pretty cool, Nick!

When do I get to see some more pics in your gallery?? I'm posting more at the moment

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Oh Heck! A lot of my best photos are so old they need scanning!!!I'll have a look around ...it's going to take some sorting. Other 'post film' stuff (ie digital stuff; a lot of it is crap!!!!)

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Chest workout today , a rather uninspired affair I fear.... I had eaten a tin of tuna about 1 1/2 hours before the workout and the taste of this fish appeared to be resting in the throat........

I am also suffering from a perpetual weakness in the left arm (possibly near to the shoulder).The left arm 'fades' before the right, which mucks up the bench presses especially..... Oddly enough in the bent over row I don't seem to have this problem. All in all I'm a lousy bench presser.... 58kgs/127lbs what a joke!!!!! I was doing more last year, but getting back up there seems like a long running bloody nightmare.
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Posted by: BigDyl

Start spittin' some game nick.

Posted by: b_reed23

slow and sure....you'll get there

what were you benching last year?? I have the same issues..my lower half is much stronger than my upper....everyone is different!

Posted by: Nick+

Legs--- good workout nice and intense, reeling around dizzy after the squat

Posted by: b_reed23

why were you dizzy after squats?? kinda of a pukey thing?? I get that once in a while

your eating or drinking a shake before workout, right?

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

why were you dizzy after squats?? kinda of a pukey thing?? I get that once in a while

your eating or drinking a shake before workout, right?

No never a shake or anything else 1.5-2hrs before a workout. I pushed the squat quite hard, that did it I think....

Posted by: BigDyl

This is the making of an IM love story.

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by BigDyl

This is the making of an IM love story.

Lucky a huge expanse of ocean separates you and me, LargeDyl.....

Posted by: TJ Cline

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Originally Posted by BigDyl

This is the making of an IM love story.

Your post reminds me of

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31 03 06 BACK AND SHOULDERS
Dropping the weight (next workout)for the last three sets of bent legged deadlift from 68 to 60kgs as I'm making no headway, with that damned exercise.

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ARMS on the 1st April 2006. I'm becoming a firm convert to gripping exercises at the end of some work-outs using the ivenko gripper. My forearms were huge after using it at the end of this workout. Don't understand why some people don't do gripping work at all.........

Right upper arm 17 1/4" after workout. Left arm still trailing by almost an inch-Damn it!

Upper arm size really showing up here, usually it's not so visible, which is good, because there may be sod all I can do about it!

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4th April 2006 Chest

Posted by: Decker

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Originally Posted by Nick+

ARMS on the 1st April 2006. I'm becoming a firm convert to gripping exercises at the end of some work-outs using the ivenko gripper. My forearms were huge after using it at the end of this workout. Don't understand why some people don't do gripping work at all.........

Right upper arm 17 1/4" after workout. Left arm still trailing by almost an inch-Damn it!

Upper arm size really showing up here, usually it's not so visible, which is good, because there may be sod all I can do about it!

You're starting to look like you're thickening up. That's fantastic. As far as asymmetry in your arms is concerned, perhaps you might want to throw another set of one-armed curls onto your w/o regimen...just for your left arm. I don't know if this difference in size is something determined by genetics or otherwise. I like to think that we can change something about ourselves if we try hard enough. On the other hand, I might just be fooling myself. What was the question again?

Posted by: Nick+

Thanks Decker..... There might be more to this "left side" weakness than meets the eye.... I get pains in the left shoulder, during the night and day, it could be rheumatism(?) -who knows...

Posted by: b_reed23

you are doing fantastic Nick....I am so proud of you for getting 4 days a week in for the last month...you've really stepped it up a notch!

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

you are doing fantastic Nick....I am so proud of you for getting 4 days a week in for the last month...you've really stepped it up a notch!

Thank's Billy.Let me just add that YOU are the epitone of positive thinking , and overcoming the obstacles in your way!

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5th April 2006 Legs

6th April 2006 Shoulders/Back

Dropped dead lift weight by 8kgs(17.5lbs), it was proving totally impossible to increase reps before. My grip is still a problem on the bar.

Photos of back after the workout: (horrible photos must stop posting such things.....)

I'm starting a 10 week course on Monday ,and won't be able to get to 'my weights' except on the weekends.So I'm having seriously consider finding some sort of Gym....... in the city which I am going to....ugh!

Posted by: b_reed23

since you can only do weekends, are you going to go with an upper/lower split or a once a week fullbody?? either one has it's benefits, as long as you eat enough food to keep your size

Posted by: Seanp156

You're moving to a city?

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

since you can only do weekends, are you going to go with an upper/lower split or a once a week fullbody?? either one has it's benefits, as long as you eat enough food to keep your size

I'm going to see if I can find a gym ,I've been looking on the internet but french sites are shit. I desperzately wanting to do some leg presses........

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by Seanp156

You're moving to a city?

No, just a 10 week course+5 weeks work experience...... Staying in a hotel for 4 nights during the week.

Posted by: Nick+

Shit! I'm going to have to leave here at 5:30am Monday morning to get to Toulouse in time.

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8th April>>>> Arms

I've binned the creatine.

Posted by: Nick+

http://www.geocities.com/licornenoir/bodybuilding.html

my joke.

Posted by: Seanp156

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Originally Posted by Nick+

8th April>>>> Arms

I've binned the creatine.

You should bin the alchohol and stick with the creatine & water

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by Seanp156

You should bin the alchohol and stick with the creatine & water

I've binned the creatine and I should bin the alcohol too.......

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Just grand! Two days into my course I injure my lower back, not while lifting a heavy weight,oh no!, but while filing by hand{lightly} a piece of aluminium. The vise was too low.....and one is always constantly bending while working on the metal. Grand......

So today I bung 84kgs(185lbs) of platelets onto the bar for the squat and one rep tells me enough.......The slight 'shot of pain' in the lower back.....Were that to become a heavy duty jolt of pain , not only would one bugger the back up for time eternal, but one would also lose control of the bar........ And I train on the 1st floor ( a nice solid steel reinforced concrete floor......) and I don't want to test out it's limitations........Especially as the house is not mine......

So I drop the weight for the squat to 40kgs, even then there a few twinges of back, but the situation is more under control. Didn't do calves , as I usually strap a fair bit of weight round my waist, and putting on that belt with the attached weight, just wouldn't be a good idea at the minute.

What a bloody awful lower back I have.

Posted by: b_reed23

take it easy on that back and let it ease up before you do anymore lifting!

Posted by: Nick+

Back much better yesterday Billy!!

Thrown the creatine into the rubbish bin, there was a 1/3 of 500g left, that is called wanton waste.......disgraceful behaviour. But then I'm quite good at behaving badly..... I'm not against creatine, I just don't like the thought that I'm going to have to take it for ever, to keep up 'inflated' look, and the inflated look in the face is not nice.... As I also refuse to stop drinking, I think laying off the creatine ---which dehydrates is a good idea, a double whammy of alcohol+creatine dehydration is not good news.I drink a lot of water but there are limits to the amount one can drink...........

Strange argument the above

Oh well........

And yes, if I had any sense and a real passion for weight-training I'd lay off the wine and beer.... But there seems to be a blind spot in me with regards to that.
Stupid as hell really....

16th April SHoulders+Back

Did calves at end of workout, which I should have done yesterday. But as I hang some of the weight used from a belt I was frightened for my back Saturday. Yesterday the back was much better--- the weights have helped cure it, I'm sure of that!

Easter Sunday in the mountains. I look like a pig.(no offence to pigs meant)Taken at a height of 1709 metres / 5607 feet,Spanish frontier just behind those mountains in photo, but the pass over to Spain was blocked by snow.Most annoying as I wanted some Spanish wine.....

Posted by: b_reed23

what is so bad about this pic...you look great!

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

what is so bad about this pic...you look great!

Bit of a swollen face I have there Billy , and it ain't the creatine.......

Friday 21stAPril

Followed by about half of the leg workout.
Squat--------81kgs x8,x6,x2
Leg extension-64kgs x9,x10,x8
Need to do all 4 workouts in 2 1/2 days. Total chaos all round, don't have time to rewrite/reschedule everything.Lack of creatine becoming evident, I'm weaker.........

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22-04-06 Shoulders and back.
Ate very little yesterday and hardly anything this morning --- my weight has dipped!Had a gruelling (errr... masochistic) horse riding lesson this morning before my workout,where we were made to ride in the jump position(out of the saddle at the canter and trot),which BURNS the thighs and which has re-ignited my lower back {I found out afterwards.....}

I was as hungry as hell when I started training, back was nagging, ideal conditions for a really good workout. Have also never tried this routine a day after the chest routine, chest is still sore. Not good, not good at all.

Meant to do leg curl and calves afterwards , but didn't.

Posted by: b_reed23

hang in there bud!!! How have you been lately?

Posted by: Nick+

Feeling shitty, it must be creatine withdrawal symptoms....... The course I'm doing is really knackering too....Just go back to the hotel, and sit there like a zombie.

Posted by: Nick+

It's 15 minutes to seven (PM) and I've got to get up at 4:30am and leave at 5am. SO as usual NO TIME........

I'm sort of de-sensitised in my vital bits (I mean hands and feet) after sitting on an ancient sit on mower (American!!!!) for two hours helping out a lady whose husband has just died (and he was a real character retired helicopter pilot major for the RAF, the whole thing was very sudden). The mower wasn't bad actually even though it was from the dinosaur age, the terrain was too rough for it (in my opinion), better to have had a tractor with a grass cutting attachment.

Before my heroic effort I did my arms in........

followed by half a leg workout (???)

I then did one set of bent leg deadlifts at 61kgs for 7reps in a desperate attempt to make up for what I had missed in the Saturday "shoulders" workout!

I hate driving early in the morning in the dark around here , one gets deer, wild boar and stupid (blue)rabbits on the road.

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I hate driving early in the morning in the dark around here , one gets deer, wild boar and stupid (blue)rabbits on the road.

I find it to be quite an adventure

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by shiznit2169

I find it to be quite an adventure

Indeed! Not the thought of hitting an animal dazzled by the headlights who then is swept through the windscreen to decapitate the driver -I hope!

One solution to that= slow down!

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Posted by: b_reed23

um......okay....????????

Posted by: Nick+

I'm killing this thread Billy, that photo above was my weird way of saying it!

Posted by: Nick+

I'm un-killing this lousy thread , and am going to go on churning out boring JPG's

No workout for about 2 weeks because my back snapped. No legs+arms for nearly three weeks. Drilling holes in aluminium has been my only exercise.

The above calender says it all.........

Today a very light chesty session.

Posted by: b_reed23

c'mon Nick....you were doing SOOOO good, get with it now that your back is better

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

c'mon Nick....you were doing SOOOO good, get with it now that your back is better

I've been doing this damned course since the 10th April Billy! So not been near my lumps of metal!!!!!!! Except on weekends and Bank holidays. There's 4 more weeks to go, then 'work experience' (for 5 weeks)which should be nearer home so I can get back each evening..............

I've just got a shitty lower back (let's face it)

It was bloody twinging today while bench pressing with my miniscule amounts of weight...

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26th May :Legses........

Not done the legs for three weeks (because of back). They were rather jelly like when walking down the stairs afterwards..... Despite having not really tried too hard doing the workout.

Attaching plates to myself is becoming a problem for the calf raise(total weight presently at 52kgs/114lbs).I hold a 35kg(77lb) dumbell in the hand, and attach the rest of the weight onto an old Weider belt with another belt). I'm wondering what the limits of this can be.It's not comfortable, and if something breaks and those plates tumble to the floor.....How do people attach plates to themselves I wonder.

Posted by: b_reed23

glad to see you back Nick

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

glad to see you back Nick

Back where?

Posted by: fufu

What kind of routine are you doing?

Posted by: Nick+

4 different ones' 1)Legs 2)arms 3)chest 4)shoulders and back. I scrawled them down on the back of matchbox, and they became my routines...... Just hashed them together.

I don't do 'em often enough either,
A few posts ago is a jpg thumbnail : "Legs", that is the legs routine.......

Posted by: fufu

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Originally Posted by Nick+

4 different ones' 1)Legs 2)arms 3)chest 4)shoulders and back. I scrawled them down on the back of matchbox, and they became my routines...... Just hashed them together.

I don't do 'em often enough either,
A few posts ago is a jpg thumbnail : "Legs", that is the legs routine.......

Alrighty. That's a neat little chart you got there.

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Yea but a chunky download if one is not on broadband.......

Posted by: Nick+

25th May 2006 Before(no training for 2/3weeks) and after training. I seem to have changed colour......(But that's about it...).

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Sunday late morning 28th May 2006 Shoulders and Back 1st time in 2 weeks...........

Sunday late afternoon 28th May 2006 Arms Havn't trained arms for 3 weeks.

Two workouts in one day , crazy maybe, but there won't be anything else till Friday late afternoon.

Printed out a load of ab exercise stuff, should try and get a pure ab routine going.......

Which I could do anywhere.......

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

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been hiding??

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In this tomb.........

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Two workouts today , the 2nd one 12 minutes after the 1st.Crazy as shit, but I never have time at the minute, and I'm not near my weights during the week.

followed by........

This calender shows how frequency of training has been completely buggered up since mid April.

How not to pose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okiGP8P6cyM

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This morning , 16 hours after a combined Leg/Chest workout, I do the Back and Shoulders workout. Completely lacking in energy, this was one lacklustre shit session.........

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Arm workout , late Sunday afternoon 11thJune 2006. They were weak, suprise suprise..........

Posted by: shiznit2169

Looking better Nick, have you been laying off the beer? Just keep at it and keep eating in order to keep growing.

Posted by: Nick+

Thanks! Beer and wine still feature in my life. Drinking a bit less of it though. Not eating enough!

That comes from forcing down the disgusting food in the college canteen and ending up in a hotel room in the evening...

Posted by: Nick+

Saturday Morning 17th June 2006 Legs+Chest workouts (again)

Posted by: b_reed23

still getting in workouts, thats good!

Still have a great sense of humor...that's great!!

Posted by: TJ Cline

Looking good Nic, your stomach looks smaller and arms and delts bigger.

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

still getting in workouts, thats good!

Still have a great sense of humor...that's great!!

You are the one with a sense of humour Billy, not me!!!!

Me ,I indulge in cynicism

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Looking good Nic, your stomach looks smaller and arms and delts bigger.

Thanks Foreman (and I like the avatar)! Bear in mind that photo was taken straight after a workout in up to 40° (104°F) of heat....

Which is why I shifted all plates(480 kgs of them) the bench and stands and bars into the garage, last Sunday. Which means the car has to be removed from the garage each time I want to train.

Life is not perfect for the poor.

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Saturday 24th June 2006 Chest.

And one pretty bloody uninspired workout it was. 1st one in 'the garage', maybe it's all the cans of paint and the white Spirit reeking at me. Maybe it made me high.(Doesn't take much for some people......)

At least it's slightly cooler than the bloody attic, and should I drop something heavy, I won't have to worry about wrecking the floor.........

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Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

WHat r'you laffing at?

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Sunday, Midday, 25th June 2006. Feel dizzy and like shit. Do a lousy leg workout.........

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Monday 26th June 2006 Arms.

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6:20pm Tuesday Oh hell, I wanted to do 'shoulders and back' WO this late afternoon, but my upper arms are sore from yesterday's 'arm' workout....... Also I'm bloody knackered.......Tommorrow there may not be time for anything, so Thursday beckons......

Posted by: Nick+

I need a boost so I've bought some creatine, since the bloody stuff seems to work........

Posted by: Nick+

No training for 10 days , this is an absolute fuck off.I'm doing 5 weeks of work experience. It leaves one drained at the end of the day. And with 2 bloody hours of driving a day, on a bloody dangerous road, I get back, with absolutely no inspiration to train.......

SO now I'm starting to shrink as usual...... It's fascinating watching the same 'cycle' develop as last year. I shrank then too, at about this time of year........

I'd like to abandon weight-training forever , it's a fucking pain in the arse. One is hounded by the 'complex' of not lifting enough weigh (which I sure bloody don't).One is perpetually harassed, by the bloated beer stomach, easy to solve according to non beer drinkers no doubt....... It is not easy.

If anything lifting weights in the way I lift them , has at least made me aware of these issues.......Had I never lifted weights, I'd probably be the stick insect I was 20 years ago.

So , however badly I train , or drink or eat, I'll never be able to stop training , and I must say that I'm pleased by that prospect....

Posted by: Decker

I like the your choice of spartan conditions for working out. I've always lifted in basements--webs, one light bulb, damp air, cold concrete floor. I like it.

Posted by: Nick+

Well now I've shifted the weights to the garage , where they have to share room with the car. So to train, I have to exit the car and 'roll out ' the barbells, roll out a straw mat(excellent-from IKEA) etc etc...... let down the folding bench.It's not really totally encouraging........

Anyway it's hardly been a problem as I've hardly trained..........

Posted by: b_reed23

hey Nick...how are things??

I've posted a few pics in my journal, and I have a few to send to you later...flowers and shtuff

Posted by: Nick+

Flowers? Cool!

Look out though I get hayfever!

Things going poorly with regards to anything to do with those bars and strange circular plates at each end.

Posted by: Archangel

Hey Brother Nick, pics are looking Great, keep at it my Friend, don't give up!!!

Posted by: Nick+

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Originally Posted by Archangel

Hey Brother Nick, pics are looking Great, keep at it my Friend, don't give up!!!

Thanks!!!

I posted some right nonsense last night, that was the fault of the local red wine.......

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Saturday 8th June 2006

Fascinating, I've lost about 2 kgs of weight (say 5 lbs) or so in the last 2 weeks.But my bulbous stomach is worse than ever....My waist seems to be holding more fat.....

SO today I do LEGS followed 15 minutes later by CHEST. Both workouts I had not done for 2 weeks....Loads of stress and agro in those two weeks...I could hardly lift the damned bar off the stands for the squat.

15 minutes later (so as to change round the bars and plates)

Later in the day-ME, adding the 'grand statistics' onto the PSD files. Which I then post as Jpg files here. Is this a sign of insanity or what?

And no, I did not chose the wallpaper.

There's a bullfight going on in the arena next door to me.... Maybe I should be in there watching a bit of killing.......

Posted by: Archangel

Your on a lifelong journey my Friend, keep focused and NEVER lose sight of the prize!!! My hats off to you and anyone who does what we do, keep your chin up and your heart light!!!

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archangel

Your on a lifelong journey my Friend, keep focused and NEVER lose sight of the prize!!! My hats off to you and anyone who does what we do, keep your chin up and your heart light!!!

My journey is indeed rather too lifelong!!!!

'The prize' , you said that and I thought suddenly of Highlander (1) ,eeek ! No immortality please!!!!!

Posted by: Archangel

LOL, Great movies!!! There can be only 1!!!

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archangel

LOL, Great movies!!! There can be only 1!!!

Movies=

Posted by: Nick+

Oh dear I really don't seem to be training enough..........

Posted by: b_reed23

BUT ...you are still training...i agree with Archy....set some goals...maybe some short term goals...set one for the 1st of August ...

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_reed23

BUT ...you are still training...i agree with Archy....set some goals...maybe some short term goals...set one for the 1st of August ...

I've tried that!(sort of in the past) Always fell to pieces 'my goals'!!!!

Posted by: Nick+

DID ARMS AN HOUR AGO AND THEN MOWED THE LAWN IN ABOUT 40° SHADE TEMP

SUPPRISINGLY GOOD WORK OUT I don't know why but there it is.............

No BLOODY TIME ever to have a look here- now supper then bed----DAMN!

Posted by: Archangel

Keep it up, lookin goold!!!

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archangel

Keep it up, lookin goold!!!

silver

Posted by: Nick+

Did some medieaval (two handed) sword fighting for the first time ever today. It must be the best cardio, I've ever done...... (Apparently only Squash is more demanding, as a sport {?

}) My wrists are wrecked. Got to take part in a medieaval bit of theatre. That's why I'm doing it. Gonna keep on doing it afterwards as it is flipping ace

Posted by: fufu

lawl, that is very English of you.

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

lawl, that is very English of you.

I'm not English. I'm half German(Prussian? probably), and the rest of of me is bits of Irish, Spanish, and I know not what........

Posted by: fufu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick+

I'm not English. I'm half German(Prussian? probably), and the rest of of me is bits of Irish, Spanish, and I know not what........

lawl, I feel like a dumb ass. Sorry!

Posted by: fufu

Noice pic.

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

lawl, I feel like a dumb ass. Sorry!

You are not a dumb ass,OK?........ I've got a very 'English accent', (when speaking) so most people think I'm English. Except when I was in New Jersey+ NY in 1999, they kept on thinking I was Australian.............

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Noice pic.

Terrible pic man, look at those soapy arms!!!!

Posted by: fufu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick+

hahaha, ok good. I've got alot of German blood as well.

Posted by: Nick+

German blood is OK........; But Germany is still a bit weird (a weird atmosphere).....It's not got over what it did back in WW2 maybe....

Posted by: Nick+

Solution found..........

Posted by: fufu

Damn, is that picture real?

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Damn, is that picture real?

Of course!

78% of September weight.

Times trained in 2006.

Posted by: Nick+

10th November CHEST

21st November Legs

22nd November Arms (not bras)

The serpent represents alcohol (armour is no protection against alcohol)

Posted by: fufu

Is that an invisible horse?

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Is that an invisible horse?

LOL I wish that horse was my horse and I wish I had the armour too....... Slightly outside my price range at the minute....

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Is that an invisible horse?

That kitten is tired (he has red eyes- or it's the flash) let him sleep fufu!

Posted by: Nick+

Posted by: Nick+

See someone with bad form.
YouTube - Chest workout

Posted by: DOMS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick+

See someone with bad form.
YouTube - Chest workout

You been gone too long, my friend!

YouTube Video

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOMS

You been gone too long, my friend!

YouTube Video

One last gasp before I kill myself with the drink!

Posted by: Nick+

14th January 2008 1 hr.
'Arms' routine.

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kgs weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)
___________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
___________________________________
Sitting Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl (supinated)
(1 minute between sets )

16kgs Ã— 8
16kgs Ã— 6
16kgs Ã— 5
___________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_______________________________
Preacher Curl with EZ Bar
(1minute between sets)

21kgs Ã— 4
21kgs Ã— 4
21kgs Ã— 3
___________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_________________________________
Lying 2 Dumbbell Triceps Extension
(1 minute between sets)

12kgs Ã— 10
12kgs Ã— 5
12kgs Ã— 4
_________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_________________________________
Tricep Dumbbell Kickback
(1 minute between sets)

8kgs Ã— 6 each
8kgs Ã— 6 each
8kgs Ã— 4 each
___________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
___________________________________
Reverse Bicep Curl with EZ Bar
(1 minute between sets)

27kgs Ã— 7
27kgs Ã— 6
27kgs Ã— 4
______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_____________________________________
Close Grip Bicep Curl with Straight Bar
(1 minute between sets)

15kgs Ã— 8
15kgs Ã— 6
15kgs Ã— 5

________________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
________________________________________
Forearm Overhand Curl with barbell
(1 minute between sets)

5kgs Ã— 10
5kgs Ã— 7
5kgs Ã— 5

________________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
___________________________________________
Gripper

(1 minute between sets)

Ã— 10 Each
Ã— 10 Each
Ã— 9 Each
______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
________________________________________
Time started: 12:05
Time finished: 12:56

my weight: 105.5 kgs

************************************************** ****
10th January 2008 1 hr.
'Chest' routine.
At less than normal plate weight.

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kgs weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
___________________________________
Decline Bench Press
(2 minutes between sets )

60kgs Ã— 10
60kgs Ã— 8
60kgs Ã— 5
___________________________
Skip Ã— 15
_______________________________
Dumbbell Flye
(2 minutes between sets)

15kgs Ã— 10
15kgs Ã— 10
15kgs Ã— 8
_____________________________________________
Pullover with triceps bar
18kgs Ã— 8
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 18
_________________________________
Incline Bench Press
(2 minutes between sets)

35kgs Ã— 10
35kgs Ã— 10
35kgs Ã— 8
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_________________________________
Bench Press
(2 minutes between sets)

60kgs Ã— 10
60kgs Ã— 10
60kgs Ã— 8
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
___________________________________
Close Grip EZ Bar Bench Press
(2 minute between sets)

35kgs Ã— 10
35kgs Ã— 10
35kgs Ã— 8
______________________________________
Skip Ã— 27
_____________________________________
Abdominal Crunch
(1 minute between sets)

5kgs Ã— 11
5kgs Ã— 10
5kgs Ã— 10

________________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
________________________________________
Gripper

(1 minute between sets)

Ã— 10 Each
Ã— 10 Each
Ã— 10Each
______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
________________________________________
Time started: 11:50
Time finished: 12:52

my weight: 105.3 kgs

************************************************** **
9th January 2008 1 hr.
'Legs' routine.
At less than normal plate weight.

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kg weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 36
___________________________________
Squat
(2 minutes between sets )

70kgs Ã— 8
70kgs Ã— 8
70kgs Ã— 5
______________________________
Pullover with triceps bar
13kgs Ã— 8
_____________________________
Skip Ã— 40
_______________________________
Leg Extension
(2 minutes between sets)

60kgs Ã— 8
60kgs Ã— 8
60kgs Ã— 6
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_________________________________
Leg Curl
(2 minutes between sets)

35kgs Ã— 10
35kgs Ã— 10
35kgs Ã— 7
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 38
_________________________________
Squat
(2 minutes between sets)

60kgs Ã— 7
60kgs Ã— 4
60kgs Ã— XXX
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
___________________________________
Sitting Calf raise
(1 minute between sets)

50kgs Ã— 8
50kgs Ã— 5
______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_____________________________________
Single leg standing calf raise holding dumbell
(1 minute between sets)

9kgs Ã— 8 Each
9kgs Ã— XXX

________________________________________
Skip Ã— 40
________________________________________
Gripper
(1 minute between sets)

Ã— 10 Each
Ã— 8 Each
Ã— 6 Each
______________________________________
Skip Ã— 31
________________________________________
Time started: 12:10
Time finished: 13:07

my weight: 104.3 kgs

************************************************** **
7th January 2008 1 hr.
'Shoulder and Back' routine.
At 60% or less of normal plate weight.

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kg weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)

Skip Ã— 7+6
___________________________________
Bent over row with barbell
(2 minutes between sets except between 2nd underhand and the
underhand shrug which is non stop)

35kgs underhand Ã— 10
35kgs underhand Ã— 10
35kgs underhand shrug Ã— 10
40kgs overhand shrug Ã—10
_____________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_______________________________
Sitting Barbell press in front of neck
(2 minutes between sets)

20kgs Ã— 10
20kgs Ã— 10
20kgs Ã— 10
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 30

_________________________________
Hise Shrug (barbell)
(2 minutes between sets)

60kgs Ã— 10
60kgs Ã— 10
60kgs Ã— 10
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 35
_________________________________
Bent legged deadlift
(2 minutes between sets)

60kgs Ã— 7
60kgs Ã— 8
60kgs Ã— 6
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
___________________________________
Lateral dumbell raise
(1 minute between sets)

4kgs each Ã— 10
4kgs each Ã— 10
4kgs each Ã— 10

______________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_____________________________________
EZ Bar bicep curl
(1 minute between sets)

20kgs Ã— 10
20kgs Ã— 10
20kgs Ã— 10
________________________________________
Skip Ã— 32
________________________________________
Tricep extension
(1 minute between sets)

13kgs Ã— 10
13kgs Ã— 10
13kgs Ã— 10
______________________________________
Skip Ã— 31
________________________________________
Time started: 12:31
Time finished: 13:25

my weight: 105.2 kgs

Better than last time.

************************************************** *************************************

4th January 2008 Managed 12 minutes of a 1 hr.
'Shoulder and Back' routine.
At 50% or less of normal plate weight.

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kg weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)

Skip Ã— 33
___________________________________
Bent over row with barbell

35kgs underhand Ã— 10
35kgs underhand Ã— 10
35kgs underhand shrug Ã— 7
40kgs overhand shrug Ã—10
_____________________________
Skip Ã— 32
_______________________________
Barbell press in front of neck

20kgs Ã— XXX
20kgs Ã— XXX
20kgs Ã— XXX
_________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX

_________________________________
Hise Shrug (barbell)

60kgs Ã— XXX
60kgs Ã— XXX
60kgs Ã— XXX
_________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_________________________________
Bent legged deadlift

60kgs Ã— XXX
60kgs Ã— XXX
60kgs Ã— XXX
___________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX

____________________________________
Lateral dumbell raise

4kgs each Ã— XXX
4kgs each Ã— XXX
4kgs each Ã— XXX

______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
_____________________________________
EZ Bar bicep curl

20kgs Ã— XXX
20kgs Ã— XXX
20kgs Ã— XXX
________________________________________

Skip Ã— XXX

________________________________________
Tricep extension

13kgs Ã— XXX
13kgs Ã— XXX
13kgs Ã— XXX
______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
________________________________________
Time started: 1143
Time finished: 1152

my weight: 104.2 kgs

************************************************** *******

Posted by: DOMS

I don't mean to harp, but you really should post more often.

It's good that you're back!

Posted by: Nick+

You mustn't harp DOMS! A bad habit indeed,harps are for angels, neither of us has ascended to the higher level...yet..... I'm sort of going to try and post in 'training' and not get into politics (whatever that is....) Fat chance.....

Posted by: DOMS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick+

You mustn't harp DOMS! A bad habit indeed..... I'm sort of going to try and post in 'training' and not get into politics (whatever that is....) Fat chance.....

Good luck with that.

Posted by: Nick+

Hmmmm!

Posted by: b_reed23

ok....you've posted for the first time in about a year...keep it up!

Posted by: Nick+

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_reed23

ok....you've posted for the first time in about a year...keep it up!

You are doing very well

! Its over a year....since I posted anything remotely to do with training......

Posted by: Nick+

************************************************** ****
19th January 2008 1 hr.
'Legs' routine.
At less than normal plate weight.

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kg weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 40
___________________________________
Squat
(2 minutes between sets )
Barbell: 10 kgs

70kgs Ã— 9
70kgs Ã— 8
70kgs Ã— 6
(In Sept 2007 could manage this with 20kgs more-the effects of
Bronchitus during Nov-Dec'07 are just great....)
______________________________
Pullover with triceps bar
(using tricep bar--bar included in weight)
18kgs Ã— 8
_____________________________
Skip Ã— 35
_______________________________
Leg Extension
(2 minutes between sets)

62kgs Ã— 9
62kgs Ã— 8
62kgs Ã— 7
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 40
_________________________________
Leg Curl
(2 minutes between sets)

38kgs Ã— 10
38kgs Ã— 7
38kgs Ã— 5
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 38
_________________________________
GOING TO CUT OUT THESE 3 SETS
Squat
(2 minutes between sets)

60kgs Ã— XXX
60kgs Ã— XXX
60kgs Ã— XXX
___________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
___________________________________
Sitting Calf raise
(1 minute between sets)

50kgs Ã— 10
50kgs Ã— 10
______________________________________
Skip Ã— 24
_____________________________________
Single leg standing calf raise holding dumbell
(1 minute between sets)

9kgs Ã— 6 Each
9kgs Ã— 5 Each

________________________________________
Skip Ã— 40
________________________________________
(IVANKO) Gripper
(1 minute between sets)
(kgs are aprox. spring tension)

59kgs Ã— 10 Each
59kgs Ã— 10 Each
59kgs Ã— 10 Each
______________________________________
Skip Ã— XXX
________________________________________
Time started: 11:59
Time finished: 12:59

my weight: 106 kgs

*********************************************

Posted by: Nick+

21st January 2008 1 hr.
'Shoulder and Back' routine.
(At less than normal plate weight.)

Routine (skip means 'jump rope') Marked with a 'XXX' means exercise not done..... kg weight is plate weight,(excludes bar)

******************************
Skip Ã— 7+6
___________________________________
Bent over row with barbell
(2 minutes between sets except between 2nd underhand and the
underhand shrug which is non stop)
(barbell: 8 kgs)

42kgs underhand Ã— 10
42kgs underhand Ã— 10
42kgs underhand shrug Ã— 10
50kgs overhand shrug Ã—10
_____________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_______________________________
Sitting Barbell press in front of neck
(2 minutes between sets)
(barbell 6kgs)

27kgs Ã— 10
27kgs Ã— 10
27kgs Ã— 8
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_________________________________
Hise Shrug (barbell)
(2 minutes between sets)
barbell 10 kgs

80kgs Ã— 10
80kgs Ã— 10
80kgs Ã— 10
_________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_________________________________
Bent legged deadlift
(2 minutes between sets)
barbell 10 kgs

60kgs Ã— 8
60kgs Ã— 8
60kgs Ã— 7
___________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
___________________________________
Lateral dumbell raise
(1 minute between sets)

5 kgs each Ã— 10
5 kgs each Ã— 10
5 kgs each Ã— 8

______________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
_____________________________________
EZ Bar bicep curl
(1 minute between sets)
barbell 6 kgs

25kgs Ã— 10
25kgs Ã— 10
25kgs Ã— 8
________________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
________________________________________
Tricep extension
(1 minute between sets)

weight includes bar

18kgs Ã— 10
18kgs Ã— 10
18kgs Ã— 8
______________________________________
Skip Ã— 30
________________________________________
Time started: 11:34
Time finished: 12:35

my weight: 105.5 kgs

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