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Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by Scarface30

I'm the exact same way, and to think I started off in engineering...you don't need to know how to do math/calculus for that right? HA!

that's the main reason why I dropped it because I find math such a hard topic to grasp. luckily I found a subject (geology) with absolutely no math or numbers (aside from the geological time scale) that I also am finding out that I was born to be a geologist! lol I just love the subject.

sounds like you're doing the right thingn though, with your love of training and the physiology/anatomy and whatever else it is that goes along with it, you are definitely in the right field

.

so how does it feel to be almost finished your first year of university?

Thats really cool you found something you enjoy, it totally makes all the difference to whether you succeed, or even WANT to succeed, lol. What sort of job oppertunities are you looking at with it? You're still studying right?

And yeah, it is kinda weird that the first year is over already. Its gone waay too quickly yknow? Im just hoping that itll get better from now on. As much as ive enjoyed this year (well, the latter half anyways. hated it at first :P) the course material hasnt been relevant since its a foundation year.

Next year we're starting on the actual Sports Biomedicine stuff so itll be what i wanna learn about.

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by countryboy

Looks like a great time at the party...

glad to see you getting the higher education... something I didn't do, and am feeling the effects...

Yeah, it was a good laugh

And dont worry, it took me a few years working to realise i needed to go. I really didnt want to at first. There were parts of working life that were better, but ive gotta plan for the future. I plan on being rich as fuck so i need to get started, haha.

What do you do for a living anyways, man?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

I got a higher education...............then I came down when the effects wore off.

Lol :P

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by Witchblade

I've seen a dozen pictures of you, Gaz, but I haven't seen your neutral face expression yet.

Dude, i really dont think i have one, pulling stupid faces is my tic i think :P

I even do it just sitting in my room on my own.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadirmg

i have to say your articles are really well written.

Thanks man

I have one or two "Movement Spotlights" coming in the next week or two.

Posted by: Gazhole

Had to quit halfway through my workout today. The crick i had in my neck the other day had gone and there was absolutely no pain at all thismorning, so i went to the gym. Squats went fine, got a PR on Pullups, still no pain, did one rep of lat pulldowns and bam - a huge shooting pain in my right trap and my neck.

Now i cant turn my head to the right.

Training is suspended untill further notice.

Posted by: the other half

thats probably the best thing to do. maybe some day you will come up with a theory on how to get "huge" by just thinking about it, and not having to actually lift weights.

how cool would that be?????

Posted by: goob

Very important message

Posted by: goob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Had to quit halfway through my workout today. The crick i had in my neck the other day had gone and there was absolutely no pain at all thismorning, so i went to the gym. Squats went fine, got a PR on Pullups, still no pain, did one rep of lat pulldowns and bam - a huge shooting pain in my right trap and my neck.

Now i cant turn my head to the right.

Training is suspended untill further notice.

That sucks. Any ideas on what it is or how long you will be out for? Just when you were blazing a trail, leaving us mortals in a bloody wake.

Is'nt that always the way. Just goes to show we ain't all invincible...

Posted by: countryboy

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Originally Posted by Gazhole

Yeah, it was a good laugh

...

What do you do for a living anyways, man?

I guess my title now [this week] is: "Senior Desktop IS Architect / Lead"

Which translates into "works with computers"...

I did it the hard way.. worked in mail room, basic PC stuff, desktop support team, then team lead (transferred company) server engineer, team lead, application support (MS Products), IS Architect... past 15 + years...

Mostly have (had) computer certs (MS, Compaq / HP, etc..)

.. but now I am stuck at the high end of the technical side, with no college to get me into the management side.. so basically just spinning my wheels the past couple of years..

It's all good though.. pays the bills.

Posted by: countryboy

.. sorry to hear about the injury. Hope you have a speedy recovery!!

Posted by: Scarface30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Thats really cool you found something you enjoy, it totally makes all the difference to whether you succeed, or even WANT to succeed, lol. What sort of job oppertunities are you looking at with it? You're still studying right?

And yeah, it is kinda weird that the first year is over already. Its gone waay too quickly yknow? Im just hoping that itll get better from now on. As much as ive enjoyed this year (well, the latter half anyways. hated it at first :P) the course material hasnt been relevant since its a foundation year.

Next year we're starting on the actual Sports Biomedicine stuff so itll be what i wanna learn about.

I am looking to get into the mining industry, perferably the mineral mining industry, NOT petroleum. something along the lines of exploration, that way I can travel the world, while still getting paid for it and doing what I like to do.

and yes, I am still in school (finished for the year though) but still have 2 more years.

do you know what your plans are yet once you are finished school?

Posted by: goob

Hows the injury? Update?

Posted by: goob

No sign of Gaz. I feel it's my duty to report recent events.

As per usual Gaz put maximal effort into his last workout. In fact, on this occasion he surpased max effort, and went beyond the limit.

This resulted in him ripping a great hole in the space/ time continuim. He was sucked in, and saw things that would make the bravest of souls question their exsitence.

Babbling incoherently, the Welsh sheep shearer somehow found a way back and closed the tear. (shown by the equation 2x3.578^cos-sin110)

However, doctors feel that it will be a long time before Gaz comes back to reality. He seems to think that humans are the masters with the ape's as slaves!

What a fool. Everyone knows that humans are a unitelligent slave race. Makes me want to throw faeces at the very thought!

Anyway, I'm off to have a banana and pick fleas off my fur.

Posted by: Gazhole

^

Good stuff :P

Injury is still bad but getting better. May have to lay off training for a week or two to be sure. I've got exams and shit anyway so its not so bad.

Went home this weekend to chill out:

May be back and forth the next week or two, but ill try to keep up-to-date. The weather is awesome at the moment so im gonna try make the most of it

How y'all doing?

Posted by: soxmuscle

^ You're not fooling anyone, you can't read

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

^ You're not fooling anyone, you can't read

Okay, ya got me.

Underneath my Cthulhu Mythos novel is "Nibbly Pig goes to the Farm".

IM FUCKING TRYING DAMMIT.

Posted by: goob

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Originally Posted by Gazhole

Okay, ya got me.

Underneath my Cthulhu Mythos novel is "Nibbly Pig goes to the Farm".

IM FUCKING TRYING DAMMIT.

We saw the pop-ups from the photo.

Posted by: Triple Threat

The only thing missing from that picture is a beer.

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

The only thing missing from that picture is a beer.

I really could've used one that day aswell actually

I miss the damned dog already, too, lol.

He didn't like the fact that i moved 'his' chair (the wooden one) outside - kept sniffing it then running back to where it should be and sniffing there.

In the end i just gave in and sat in the other one :P.

Posted by: fufu

I am entering my latest workout in that competion thing of yours. I didn't plan on having it be the one but afterwards I thought it was pretty tough and I made some big goals so there it is.

Posted by: DOMS

Here's hoping that your recovery is speedy, Gaz!

The funny thing is that I was eying my Lovecraft book just two days ago. Sadly, I don't have the time to read it.

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by fufu

I am entering my latest workout in that competion thing of yours. I didn't plan on having it be the one but afterwards I thought it was pretty tough and I made some big goals so there it is.

Nice

Now that summer is coming up closer im gonna be posting the proper thread up at some point. Shouldnt be long now

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOMS

Here's hoping that your recovery is speedy, Gaz!

The funny thing is that I was eying my Lovecraft book just two days ago. Sadly, I don't have the time to read it.

Thanks DOMS

I think its a pulled right trap, certainly feels that way.

Which book is it? I love the mythos. It always makes me half and half about whether its real or not :P

Posted by: katt

Sorry to hear about the injury Gaz...

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by katt

Sorry to hear about the injury Gaz...

Thanks Katt

Its not as bad as it was, but goddamn i was pissed off when i did it.

Posted by: katt

So.... does that take you out of the TD 2008????

Not that I would want that to happen or anything ......

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by katt

So.... does that take you out of the TD 2008????

Not that I would want that to happen or anything ......

Lol, well i wasnt going to do that till the summer anyways, so theres still a good few weeks left

Posted by: nadirmg

man, that sucks about the injury. hope you have a quick recovery, gaz. and good luck on exams too!

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by nadirmg

man, that sucks about the injury. hope you have a quick recovery, gaz. and good luck on exams too!

Thanks man, was just about to post about those

Posted by: Gazhole

So i've got my Biology finals today. If you read this anywhere up to 2:30PM GMT cross your fingers for me. 2 hour exam starting at 12:30. 3 hours to go.

Wish me luck, y'all!

Posted by: katt

Good luck!

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by katt

Good luck!

Thanks

Posted by: Gazhole

So it didnt go diabolically.

I don't think i did amazingly, but i surely did enough to pass (40%+). I messed up a few little things i think, and i drew a blank on the question about sarcomeres, and also the question on glycolysis.

Can't think of anything else really THAT bad, so i guess we'll have to see.

Next up - Chemistry.

Posted by: Witchblade

Good luck with your finals. I just finished Dutch and Physics satisfactory. I got Biology and Chemistry this week too.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Good luck with your finals. I just finished Dutch and Physics satisfactory. I got Biology and Chemistry this week too.

Ah, we're in the same boat somewhat, lol. Good luck to you too, man

So they've gone well so far?

Luckily we only had an essay for Physics rather than an exam. I don't think i could've stood an exam on it, haha.

Posted by: soxmuscle

I don't mean to rub it in, but my finals are over

I'm just playing, glad to see you're finishing the year up nicely. My math teacher in high school would always tell us to "run through the finish line," and even though I didn't listen to him until after high school, the message came through.

Posted by: Gazhole

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

I don't mean to rub it in, but my finals are over

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Yeah, im really glad the year is coming to an end, its been hectic as hell right from the get-go. Shit, this time last year the thought of university hadnt even entered my brain!

How did your finals go, man?

Posted by: biggfly

Finals??? Fuck I'm old...

Posted by: yellowmoomba

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Originally Posted by biggfly

Finals??? Fuck I'm old...

I was thinking the same thing.

Posted by: soxmuscle

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

How did your finals go, man?

I did fine, not bad enough to ruin my grades, not good enough to make them significantly better.

Ended with B+, B, B, B-, C+ and then a Passing in a pass/fail. That's actually quite good for me. Usually I'm spending to much time studying non-related school stuff...

Next semester I have a deal with my Dad that for every A, he'll give me $100 dollars and for every C, I owe him $50 dollars.. B's are a push. I'm quite nervous about it, but in the back of my head I keep saying to myself "man, I could make $500 dollars just from grades this semester" which would definitely help. ya know..

Posted by: goob

Good work on the exams dude.

Hows the injury coming along?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Thats pretty awesome, good results

.

I would do deals like that with my family, but they'd laugh me out of the house since they're already pretty much paying for everything, haha.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Good work on the exams dude.

Hows the injury coming along?

Thanks man

It doesnt hurt in normal stuff like walking and looking around, but when i do neck stretches it still kills a bit. Must have been a pretty bad pull

.

Ive got a while till im gonna go back to training, so hopefully if i keep resting it and stretching it i wont need to get any treatment, lol.

How you doing, man?

Posted by: Gazhole

So i got bored with no exercise last night so did this before i went to bed:

***

PUSHUPS (Rest Paused)
20
10
5
5
5
3
2

Total = 50

(NO RI)

SQUATS
50

***

Wasnt much, but shit...i gots to do SUMMIT.

Posted by: katt

Hope that neck injury heals up soon.. I know I get a little grumpy when I can't get to the gym or workout for a few days..lol

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by katt

Hope that neck injury heals up soon.. I know I get a little grumpy when I can't get to the gym or workout for a few days..lol

If you're anything like me you'll bite peoples heads off at a moments notice, lol.

What i hate about it is the death of my appetite and the destruction of my sleeping patterns. It really throws my body a curveball when im not gyming.

Posted by: DOMS

What's the status of your injury? How long before you're back to normal?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOMS

What's the status of your injury? How long before you're back to normal?

Only painful when the muscle is stressed/stretched. Definitely getting better though.

Im gonna keep stretching and doing bits n pieces of BW work and im hoping to be back in action in 2 weeks.

Keep your fingers crossed, lol

How you doing, Sir DOMS?

Posted by: DOMS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

How you doing, Sir DOMS?

Here's hoping!

Well, I'm still unemployed after 6 months. But I'm doing enough websites to pay the bills.

My trading is going okay, too. I'm still around $2000, which is where I started, after 6 trades (3 losses, 1 wash, and 2 wins). The good thing is that every time I've lost money, there has been a clear, definitive, reason why. So I'll never do that "thing" again. It's only a matter of time before I can make money consistently.

My real problem is trying to do both Krav Maga and weight training. I've yet to find a good balance. I go to class 4 or 5 times a week. I figure that I can do weights twice a week without messing up my classes too much. But I'm still not sure where to fit them in. I've considered doing prohoromones for a few weeks to raise my endurance.

As for my classes, I'm really doing a lot better there. My striking strength, both punching and kicking, has gone up considerably. Or so my training partners have told me. My defense is also getting better by virtue of being quicker.

The only downside is that I have a propensity for hurting my training partners. I go hard and strong when I train, which results in the occasional actual hit. Yesterday I hit my partner full across the face with a muy Thai pad. We were doing 360 defense with the "attacker" wearing muy Thai pads on their forearms. I did a one-two and he missed the two. Wham. He was okay with it and my instructor said that "This is Krav a Maga class, you're going to get hit." On a side note, my partner, Rick, looks like Robert De Niro from Raging Bull. I'm pretty sure he hits like him, too.

Posted by: vortrit

It's been awhile. I've been really busy with school myself, so I haven't been here much. I am still working out a lot though, and feel great, mostly.

Posted by: Gazhole

So im still alive, barely.

Trap is healed up nicely (touch wood!) but my gym membership has been out for a few weeks, and since im going home in a week i didnt see the point in spending the bank's money.

I've been enjoying the month off for the free time, but no training is slowly driving me batshit fucking insane.

I've been doing my best in the flat, BW circuit training for the most part, some plyometrics, i've managed to progress to doing 8 pistol squats ATG, and have been using a small portable radiator as resistence for rows and floor pressing.

I've also taken up the CoC grippers again, and have started to work towards re-closing #1 3 or 4 times like i could before.

Thats pretty much it training-wise.

Erm, finals went well i think. Still waiting on the overall results for my foundation degree to see if im accepted onto the full 3 year program. Surprisingly, i was more confident about my Chem final once it was over than i was about my Biology one, and i've always found Biology easy and Chemistry difficult...

Posted by: goob

Do you think you've lost much muscle with the lack of training?

Also, those pistols are a bitch, even to do one, so good job. Good luck on the exam results, strangely I always found chemistry easier. Also more fun, throw any chemicals into a mix and see what happens when you add heat. (Usually not good) Happy days.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Do you think you've lost much muscle with the lack of training?

Id say around 5lbs, and then made half that up at least in fat :P. Im surprised ive maintained the muscle and staved off fat as well as i have though. I dont look TOO bad, just not good.

Of course my girlfriend and normal people swear im insane when i say "dear god im skinny..." they dont understand

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Also, those pistols are a bitch, even to do one, so good job.

Thanks man, im pleased with the Pistols

its my new party trick, lol. Adding to my existing party trick of bench pressing people, armwrestling, and one armed pushups.

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Good luck on the exam results, strangely I always found chemistry easier. Also more fun, throw any chemicals into a mix and see what happens when you add heat. (Usually not good) Happy days.

Haha, i actually did that once as a kid. I had one of those child chemistry sets and i loved making up my own experiments as much as i enjoyed following the ones in the book.

One night while my parents were out and we had a babysitter, i decided it was my duty as a scientist to see what would happen if i mixed all the available powders and solutions together in one test tube. And shook it. With a solid stopper in it.

I got glass, acid, and fuck knows what range of salts in my eyes and the babysitter completely freaked out.

Such a good kid...

Posted by: goob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Thanks man, im pleased with the Pistols

its my new party trick, lol. Adding to my existing party trick of bench pressing people, armwrestling, and one armed pushups.

Haha, i actually did that once as a kid. I had one of those child chemistry sets and i loved making up my own experiments as much as i enjoyed following the ones in the book.

One night while my parents were out and we had a babysitter, i decided it was my duty as a scientist to see what would happen if i mixed all the available powders and solutions together in one test tube. And shook it. With a solid stopper in it.

I got glass, acid, and fuck knows what range of salts in my eyes and the babysitter completely freaked out.

Such a good kid...

Haha, I lost count how many times I was sent up to the principal for mixing up chemicals when the teacher turned their back. Once I threw everything I could find into a beaker filled with solution, the damn thing started foaming up really fast, so fast that it came out of the solution, covered the desk, then all over the floor, and just kept foaming. The teacher went mad, class was stopped early and I was made to clean it up. Took an hour and a half and I got detention and a written warning to my folks.

Posted by: Malley

Hi, Just checking in.

Posted by: SamEaston

Hey Gaz - whats new??

Posted by: Gazhole

Warmup - Activation

Glute Bridges - 1x14
Wall Retractions - 1x14
Kneeling Squats - 1x14
Shoulder Dislocations - 1x14

Warmup - Dynamic Flexibility

Standing Knee Raises - 1x14 per leg
Standing Side Bends - 1x14 per side
Butt Kickers - 1x14 per leg
Shoulder Circles - 1x14 per arm per direction

Workout A - Upper Unilateral

TRISET x2
1a) Unilateral Bench Press - 1x12 Per Arm @ x1 20KG / 44lbs DB
60sec RI
1b) Unilateral Supported Rows - 1x16 Per Arm @ x1 20KG / 44lbs DB
45sec RI
1c) Unilateral Hammer Curls - 1x20 Per Arm @ x1 12KG / 26.4lbs DB

2) Monkey Hangs
30sec @ 4 Fingers
45sec RI
20sec @ 3 Fingers
45sec RI
10sec @ 2 Fingers

Cardio

Swimming @ High Intensity
7x2 Lengths

Core

Crunches - 1x50

30sec RI

Superman - 1x30sec

Warmdown - Static Stretching

Side Neck Stretch - 1x30sec per side
Front Neck Stretch - 1x30sec
Overhead Tricep Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Shoulder Dislocation Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Forearm Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Quad Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Somatic Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Lying Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Calve Stretch - 1x30sec per leg

***

From the time i started before the warmup, to the time i finished after the warmdown took an hour almost to the minute. The whole point of this program is to get my work capacity back up and the maintain a pretty low intensity going so i can gauge how well i hold up after a recent slew of injuries.

AKA - The back, the shoulder/trap, and today i twisted my ankle walking out of the gym which hurts a bit now.

I laugh at my annoying luck sometimes - my trap was fine untill the day i said "i think im gonna go back to the gym next week" at which point, it flares up again.

Go figure.

Anyways, went a bit hell bent for leather today, fitting all that into an hour, which was my intention. I was out of breath for pretty much the whole hour.

Metal!

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamEaston

Hey Gaz - whats new??

Hey Sam!

Not much is up really, glad to be finished at uni for the year. Just waiting on final results, and the results from my finals (funny!).

Other that that ive been doing a lot of reading, but the fun kind. Instead of all science research i've been reading science fiction. Nerd!

How are you anyway?

Posted by: Malley

Nice workout, I am exhausted reading it.

Posted by: JailHouse

Nice uni work Gaz! I started swimg to.

Posted by: Gazhole

Warmup - Activation

Glute Bridges - 2x12
Wall Retractions - 2x12
Kneeling Squats - 2x12
Shoulder Dislocations - 2x12

Warmup - Dynamic Flexibility

Standing Knee Raises - 1x12 per leg
Standing Side Bends - 1x12 per side
Butt Kickers - 1x12 per leg
Shoulder Circles - 1x12 per arm per direction

Workout A - Lower Push

1) Split Squats - 3x12 Per Leg @ 27.5KG / 60.5lbs BB (90sec RI)

SUPERSET x3
2a) Goblet Squats - 1x10 @ x1 32KG / 70.4lbs DB
60sec RI
2b) Calve Raises - 1x20 @ x2 32KG / 70.4lbs DBs
45sec RI

3) Wrist Curls - 2x20 @ 30KG / 66lbs BB

Cardio

Swimming @ High Intensity
5x2 Lengths

Core

Cross Crunches - 1x30 Per Side

30sec RI

Plank - 1x45sec

Warmdown - Static Stretching

Side Neck Stretch - 1x30sec per side
Front Neck Stretch - 1x30sec
Overhead Tricep Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Shoulder Dislocation Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Forearm Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Quad Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Somatic Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Lying Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Calve Stretch - 1x30sec per leg

***

That was thursday, took half an hour longer than it should of because i met a friend in there randomly and we were talking about heavy metal between exercises, lol. This happens every time i see him.

Finished up in about 90 minutes, so it wasnt that bad really.

Was also the first time ive done split squats in a LONG time, they were tough as hell but definitely enjoyable.

***

Impromptu Bodyweight Session

Well i've got a bit of a busy day today so im not gonna be able to get to the gym, so i decided to work on some bodyweight thingys.

Did a warmup and some chin/pull ups. About 10x each, then about 20 press ups followed by 35 crunches.

After that the work began!

Managed to get about 6 or 7 Pistols per leg, and was pretty confident.

Also got a set of 5 One Armed Pushups on each arm, though the last rep was very questionable, haha. Then did some sets of singles to work on technique, had a little problem with my right arm, but i think with practice ill get it right.

Then did some work on the Elbow Lever which is a new one for me, once i got the elbow position right after a few 5-10 second holds, i managed to get a 20 second hold or thereabouts and that felt very strong.

And voila - thats it for today. Not too bad. Still tough as hell, haha.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double D

Nice workout, I am exhausted reading it.

Thanks man

was a good one!

Are you hanging around IM a bit more from now on then? Missed ya round here

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

Nice uni work Gaz! I started swimg to.

Cheers, bro!

Unilateral work is great.

How tough is swimming when you really go for it, though? High Intensity swimming fucks you up.

Posted by: goob

Great workout Gazaholic. High intensity swimming? You must be stone-cold nut job crazy. I would end up drinking more than Oliver Reid if I tried HIIT in a pool. Your mad.

As usual, the weights look awesome.

Posted by: goob

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

I started swimg to.

Posted by: Gazhole

Warmup - Activation

Glute Bridges - 2x12
Wall Retractions - 2x12
Kneeling Squats - 2x12
Shoulder Dislocations - 2x12 per arm

Warmup - Dynamic Flexibility

Standing Knee Raises - 1x12 per leg
Standing Side Bends - 1x12 per side
Butt Kickers - 1x12 per leg
Shoulder Circles - 1x12 per arm per direction

Workout C - Upper Bilateral

TRISET x2
1a) Pullups - 1x12 @ BW
60sec RI
1b) Overhead Press - 1x16 @ x2 14KG / 30.8lbs DBs
45sec RI
1c) Overhead Tricep Extensions - 1x20 @ 25KG / 55lbs BB
30sec RI

2) Static Holds - 2x30sec @ x2 40KG / 88lbs DBs (60sec RI)

3) Elbow Levers - 3x10-15sec @ BW (45sec RI)

Cardio

Swimming @ High Intensity
5x2 Lengths

Core

Crunches - 1x50

30sec RI

Side Planks - 1x30sec per side

Warmdown - Static Stretching

Side Neck Stretch - 1x30sec per side
Front Neck Stretch - 1x30sec
Overhead Tricep Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Shoulder Dislocation Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Forearm Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Quad Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Somatic Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Lying Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Calve Stretch - 1x30sec per leg

***

All in all took about 80 minutes today. I think it went pretty well! I wasnt expecting much because i was still knackered from yesterday, spent six hours painting my bedroom. Its surprisingly tiring. The boxes of books were a bitch to get out of there also.

Still, not too bad. Spent today writing a song with a fellow band member for a possible EP we're doing for fun. Then came home and set up a wireless router which actually works, for once.

Good day!

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Great workout Gazaholic. High intensity swimming? You must be stone-cold nut job crazy. I would end up drinking more than Oliver Reid if I tried HIIT in a pool. Your mad.

As usual, the weights look awesome.

Lol, swimming high intensity is awesome, you should try it!

And thanks

.

I just wanna get through this accumulation part, work capacity training is cool and all, but i wanna do some more texas method stuff, dammit!

How are you doing?

Posted by: Witchblade

Nice pull-ups numbers man.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Nice pull-ups numbers man.

Thanks dude

Hows things with you?

Posted by: Witchblade

Summer break, so I'm just chilling although I'm still too damn busy to actually chill. Things keep coming up.

Fitness wise, my cut starts today. I plan to cut to single digit bf%.

Posted by: goob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Lol, swimming high intensity is awesome, you should try it!

And thanks

.

I just wanna get through this accumulation part, work capacity training is cool and all, but i wanna do some more texas method stuff, dammit!

How are you doing?

Yeah Texas is great. It's addictive, I want to move onto crossfit for a while but this heavy ass weight stuff just won't release it's solid grip on me yet....

Posted by: Malley

Once you start crossfit you cannot turn back to the dark side!

Posted by: Gazhole

The "I dont have a car right now" Bodyweight Session

3x3 Single Armed Pushups Per Arm (60sec RI)

3x6 Pistol Squats Per Leg (60sec RI)

3x10sec L-Sits (45sec RI)

3x15sec Elbow Levers (45sec RI)

1x10 Pullups
30sec RI
1x10 Chinups

1x30 Push Ups
30sec RI
1x50 Crunches

Workout Time = 20 Minutes

***

Yeah, since i share a car with my Step Dad sometimes i dont have the means to get to a gym. Same thing happened last week, lol.

Anyway, good bodyweight session if you ask me. L-Sits are surprisingly difficult. Everything else was pretty swish though, im knackered as hell.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double D

Once you start crossfit you cannot turn back to the dark side!

You are now known as Triple D (Darth Double D)

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Yeah Texas is great. It's addictive, I want to move onto crossfit for a while but this heavy ass weight stuff just won't release it's solid grip on me yet....

I really do think Texas is one of the best protocols out there. Obviously there is now absolute best that you would do forever, but as individual training set ups go its gotta be in my top 3 with Westside and Escalating Density Training.

I've often wondered about crossfit, i think the sheer volume would fry me.

Posted by: Malley

Dude I train 5 days a week, Mon-Fri. By Thursday and Friday I hurt pretty damn bad. It does take a toll on the system. I run the really hard crossfits for 6 weeks then I just do straight running for a week then back on. Its very demanding and isnt for the weak!

Posted by: Gazhole

I think id enjoy the challenge, my fitness levels are pretty damned good when im back up to speed, and i always find high volume fun.

Maybe ill give it a try at some point during the summer, id basically have my entire summer training plan written up with this addition, lol.

Posted by: Gazhole

Been incredibly busy lately with friends coming home and stuff, been ages since i hung out with them so ive been making the most of that.

Training has been on and off lately, including many many pullups, one armed pushups, and the other day a session where i did 4 movements with a 6x14 (0:45sec RI) rep range which totally killed me.

I was fired up to the hilt or id never have handled that ridiculous volume, haha. I guess non-steady training left me with a reserve of anger and energy.

Anyways, putting together a program to start on next week. Hopefully i can bloody stick to it.

Posted by: Malley

Frenchie Pullups?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double D

Frenchie Pullups?

In a set of Frenchie pullups you do:

1xFull ROM
1xFull ROM + Hold at top for 5sec
1xPullup to halfway, hold for 5sec, then complete full ROM
1xPullup to 135 degrees at elbow, hold for 5sec, then complete full ROM
1xFull ROM

Its rather tough, but seems to really improve pullup numbers if you do it regularly

Posted by: Malley

Sounds pretty good to me. I was doing something on a German program I was on. It was a tempo pullup, like 5 seconds up hold 5 and 8 down.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Double D

Sounds pretty good to me. I was doing something on a German program I was on. It was a tempo pullup, like 5 seconds up hold 5 and 8 down.

I could handle the up and the hold but the down would be nuts, lol.

Maybe ill add a 5 sec negative to the end of my frenchie set...

Posted by: goob

Hey Gaz, as my appointed training advisor, what would make a good bodyweight routine? One that could almost replace weights for a while?

I ask, because you've done this before.

Oh, and your still a a sandwich, the hamper, and a fucking country park short of a picinc doing those french pullups.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Hey Gaz, as my appointed training advisor, what would make a good bodyweight routine? One that could almost replace weights for a while?

I ask, because you've done this before.

Oh, and your still a a sandwich, the hamper, and a fucking country park short of a picinc doing those french pullups.

so all i actually have on the picnic are hungry bears?

Thatll be where the DOMS comes from then...

As for bodyweight stuff, theres a couple things you can do depending on your equipment. Mostly theres a tonne of variations for each movement you can do. I've recently started doing some things like elbow levers, theres some tutorials on beastskills.com for those, and other good BW movements.

Try:

Pushups:

Regular Pushups
Diamond Pushups
Extra Wide Pushups
Explosive Pushups
Clap Pushups
Hindu Pushups
Superman Pushups (where your arms are out infront of you and you pushup that way, very hard)

and of course:

Single Armed Pushups

Squats:

Pistol Squats (awesome.)

Regular Squats
Explosive Squats
Hindu Squats
Wall Squats
Olympic Squats (feet really close)
PL Squats (wider feet position than normal)

Pullups/Chinups:

Frenchie Pullups
Tempo'd Pullups (like DD was talking about)
Explosive Pullups (explode up and change from pronated to supinated grip in the air)
3 Finger Pullups (3 fingers on each hand, 4 or 2 fingers can be used too)
1 Armed Negatives
1 Armed pullups with 1 finger assist (use only 1 finger on your other hand)

Other:

Lunges
Lunge Jumps
Burpees
Elbow Levers
L Sits
Squat Thrusts
Jumping Jacks

And any sort of core work you can think of.

Just do 6-8 movements with as little rest as possible, get a good mix of uni and bi lateral work per session, make sure you get a bit of everything (push, pull, legs, core) each time.

Just have fun with it, try and shoot for lower time, higher volume, more tempo.

You could have a time attack day, a volume day, and a tempo day if you wanted to.

Youll be surprised at how much itll challenge you both in the session, and at how much itll hurt the next day. Im killing from that last session.

If you have the means you could add in some supine rows, dips, and if you have bands you could do some deadlifting.

If you have a pullup bar in your house that you can rig up to the bottom of a doorframe rather than the top you could hook your legs under and do glute ham raises.

Add in some grip work like CoC and youve got yourself a pretty comprehensive program.

Posted by: SamEaston

Hey gaz! How's it going? I see you're still having a sexy time

You got a job over the hols or just taking it easy?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamEaston

Hey gaz! How's it going? I see you're still having a sexy time

You got a job over the hols or just taking it easy?

Hey Sam

Things are going great, still chuffed about passing the year, and just kicking back with friends and my better half a lot!

I was gonna get a job, but my friends who have them are unhappy, and life is too short. Id rather be happy and poor

.

How are you? Im lurking around the journals when i can, im trying to make the most of the spots of good weather we have (is it as crap across border as it is here?).

Things going okay, though?

Posted by: Gazhole

Warmup - Activation

Glute Bridges - 2x12
Wall Retractions - 2x12
Kneeling Squats - 2x12
Shoulder Dislocations - 2x12 per arm

Warmup - Dynamic Flexibility

Standing Knee Raises - 1x12 per leg
Standing Side Bends - 1x12 per side
Butt Kickers - 1x12 per leg
Shoulder Circles - 1x12 per arm per direction

Day 2 - Bilateral Training

1) Romanian Deadlifts - 14, 14, 14 @ x2 28KG / 61.6lbs DBs (1:15 RI)

2) Bench Press - 14, 14, 14 @ x2 18KG / 39.6lbs DBs (1:15 RI)

3) Goblet Squats - 14, 14, 14 @ x1 28KG / 61.6lbs DB (1:15 RI)

4) Bent Over Rows - 14, 14, 14 @ 40KG / 88lbs BB (1:15 RI)

5) Monkey Hangs (0:45 RI)
4 Fingers / 30sec
3 Fingers / 20sec
2 Fingers / 10sec

Core

Crunches - 1x50

30sec RI

Side Planks - 1x45sec per side

Warmdown - Static Stretching

Side Neck Stretch - 1x30sec per side
Front Neck Stretch - 1x30sec
Overhead Tricep Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Shoulder Dislocation Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Forearm Stretch - 1x30sec per arm
Quad Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Somatic Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Lying Ham Stretch - 1x30sec per leg
Calve Stretch - 1x30sec per leg

Total Workout Time: 62 minutes

***

Sheesh, i tell you - might not seem like anything but that third set of 14 reps is fucking tough shit. I thought the RI seemed pretty long on paper but it was pushing the limits of my current conditioning.

The funny paradox about the weight lifters mind is glaringly apparent after this workout - this workout was both good and bad for the same reason: it was tough as fuck.

Sometimes i think the slabs of iron we lug around so much are warping our minds.

Good session though, next time im gonna try to get it done quicker though.

Posted by: SamEaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Hey Sam

.

How are you? Im lurking around the journals when i can, im trying to make the most of the spots of good weather we have (is it as crap across border as it is here?).

Things going okay, though?

sorry, i'm just laughing because i caught a glimpse of part of your workout which says '4 fingers, 3 fingers, 2 fingers' and i was expecting to see prices next to it or something. Sorry, my minds in a bad place today, im reading journal papers and any small insignificant thing happening in the office is enough to distract me!

Yeah, i wish i didn't have to work when i was at uni, but if i didn't work then i didn't eat, or have somewhere to live so ... that was life for me

How do you manage it? Eat only beans and gas power your flat or something?

Honestly, i can't communicate how atrocious the weather has been. Today it's just pissed it down the entire time

The weather forecast for the summer is just more of the same, with plenty of chance for localised flooding. It's totally pish.

I'm glad to see you're still around and that you're doing well. Your avi made me laugh out loud when i saw it, then i almost died when i read 'i will make you smell the glove' ... oh dear

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamEaston

Haha, its fine. I laughed at "small insignificant thing" just then from your post :P. Though i shouldnt laugh really, that phrase is all too familiar...

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamEaston

Yeah, i wish i didn't have to work when i was at uni, but if i didn't work then i didn't eat, or have somewhere to live so ... that was life for me

How do you manage it? Eat only beans and gas power your flat or something?

I just about scrape by, somehow. Im shit hot with managing money though, i can live on £10 a week for food, and thats eating enough everyday to fuel my training aswell.

I dont LIKE to do that, but i can if im running short. Sometimes i do eat a bowl of beans for breakfast though, and im not proud of it but at the end of last term when my cupboards were bare and my wallet was full of moths i did eat some very suspect gone off/from the bin food.

Not the highest point in my life :P. In my defense, the stuff in the bin was on the top in two clean plastic bags with nothing else, though, haha. Its not like i scraped some pizza from the bottom.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamEaston

Honestly, i can't communicate how atrocious the weather has been. Today it's just pissed it down the entire time

The weather forecast for the summer is just more of the same, with plenty of chance for localised flooding. It's totally pish.

Yeah, here too

i hate it. Its just like last summer which completely crushed my spirit. And here was me being an optimist for once, thinking it could never be that bad again...

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamEaston

I'm glad to see you're still around and that you're doing well. Your avi made me laugh out loud when i saw it, then i almost died when i read 'i will make you smell the glove' ... oh dear

Lol

thanks, tis good to see you also! I try to stick around as much as possible, just been busy seeing friends who are home for summer, and spending quality time with the missus before she went to work. Thankfully she's off again soon, though.

Also "I will make you smell the glove" is a lyric from a Frank Zappa song called "Be In My Video".

Its as bad as you think

Posted by: Gazhole

I need to write some more articles for my blog, but can't really think of something to write about.

Any ideas?

Posted by: JailHouse

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

I need to write some more articles for my blog, but can't really think of something to write about.

Any ideas?

Anal?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

Anal?

Remind me never to join YOU for a workout!

Posted by: JailHouse

LMFAO! That's ok goob always likes to work out with me.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

LMFAO! That's ok goob always likes to work out with me.

I shouldve known!

Posted by: goob

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

LMFAO! That's ok goob always likes to work out with me.

I don't think ER medical response counts as "working out" with you.

Although, I must admit it took a lot of strength to pull that bollard out of your rusty sherriffs badge.

Somedays I hate my job...

Posted by: Gazhole

Non-Update:

Ran out of money so had to cancel my gym membership. Kinda lost motivation a little because im bummed out about all the setbacks training-wise (ironic, lol.) so im kinda pissed at myself.

Have been trying to do bodyweight stuff to at least do SOMETHING but i find unless i have an actual place to go workout out of the house, it doesnt take long for me to stop bothering.

Apparently theres a cheaper gym somewhere else around here, so im gonna look into that. I've also got a job lined up doing some good old manual labor.

Other than that, i turned 21 last week. Whee!

Posted by: danzik17

Did you spend all your money on liquor again?

Posted by: Witchblade

Did you have a good birthday?

By the way, I saw this picture recently and it's got nothing to do with what the readers of this thread will associate it with, but I'm still sure goob and you, gaz, will know what I mean when I post this. Yes, that's one sentence.

Posted by: Witchblade

Now that I'm taking pictures out of context anyway, here's another great one.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by danzik17

Did you spend all your money on liquor again?

Not ALL of it

Though my birthday present from my Dad was a ticket to a blues festival where i got to see the Robert Cray Band, during which i drank some real ale before getting home and thundering through half a bottle of Five Star Metaxa while watching Clerks II.

That was a damn good evening.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Did you have a good birthday?

By the way, I saw this picture recently and it's got nothing to do with what the readers of this thread will associate it with, but I'm still sure goob and you, gaz, will know what I mean when I post this. Yes, that's one sentence.

thats great, hahahaha! And very very true...

Yeah, my birthday was great

apart from aforementioned blues festival, my girlfriend came over and we cooked a meal/played new wii game. Was really nice

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Now that I'm taking pictures out of context anyway, here's another great one.

Lmao. Where the hell are you finding these

Posted by: Witchblade

Haha I stumbled upon them by accident and immediately decided 'gaz and goob have to see this'.

Posted by: goob

Nice pics Witch.

Good to see you had an awesome birthday. So, was it Wii- shearing on the games conole?

Posted by: Gazhole

I wish, goob, but they still havent released that game yet.

Naw, was Super Smash Bros mostly. Awesome game

.

Hows everybody doing?

Starting summer work as a part time laborer tomorrow, so at least ill be somewhat active doing that. I need to get some money. I cant bear to watch all my hard work dissolve into nothingness.

Losing muscle sucks more than Jenna Jameson.

Posted by: Scarface30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

I wish, goob, but they still havent released that game yet.

Naw, was Super Smash Bros mostly. Awesome game

I hear that man. I haven't stepped foot in a gym in 3 months

...work is just making it pretty much impossible, but thank God that it is at least a little physical

Posted by: Gazhole

Hey Scar

Yeah, it sucks doesnt it? I just feel really bad about myself!

Hows life, dude?

Posted by: Gazhole

In preparation for going back to uni, i am gonna make myself take care of my diet better this year, aswell as get back to training.

I used to count calories when i was working, but stopped for some reason. Since then i've pretty much been going on feel and fair play to my intuition, it hasnt gone too badly.

Gonna actually count them from here on out though, starting uni time (because im not training or eating too healthy right now. baby steps :P).

Have been putting together a shopping list:

Protein
Chicken Breast
Cod Fillets
Eggs
Cottage Cheese
Ham Slices
Turkey

Fat
Fish Oil
Flax Seed Oil
Olive Oil
Nuts
Butter
Natural Sugar Free Peanut Butter

Carbs
New Potatoes
Oats
Long Grain Brown Rice
Bananas
Dried Fruit
Whole Grain Bread
Whole Wheat Pasta
All Bran

Veg
Swede
Lettuce
Spinach
Broccoli
Cucumber
Runner Beans

Snacks
Water
Green Tea
Sugar Free Jelly
Tomato Soup

Supps
Whey Protein
Glucosamine Sulphate
EFA Complex

Havent put it into "meals" quite yet, but any feedback at this stage is most welcome. I think i covered most things.

Posted by: Gazhole

12 Pullups
1:00 RI
25 Pushups
1:00 RI
40 Squats
1:00 RI
50 Crunches
1:00 RI
12 Pullups
1:00 RI
25 Pushups
1:00 RI
40 Squats
1:00 RI
50 Crunches
1:00 RI
16 reps on S CoC Gripper
1:00 RI
10 reps on T CoC Gripper
1:30 RI
4 reps on #1 CoC Gripper
2:00 RI
4 reps on #1 CoC Gripper

***

As well as warmups before that, this is pretty much what ive done 3 times a week for a while.

Its doing wonders for my conditioning if nothing else, lol

Getting closer to 1 armed pullup, and 1 armed pushups and pistols are improving a lot aswell.

Posted by: Gazhole

4x1 Single armed chinups attempt per arm (1:30 RI)

4x5 Pistols per leg (1:30 RI)

4x3 Single armed pushups per arm (1:30 RI)

16 reps on S CoC Gripper
1:00 RI
10 reps on T CoC Gripper
1:30 RI
4 reps on #1 CoC Gripper
2:00 RI

***

Did warmup as usual.

More of a strength oriented one today, rather than conditioning.

Single armed chins are getting slightly better, can now pull almost all the way up from a 90 degree elbow bend, and lower myself all the way down to a straight hang in a pretty controlled manner.

Schweet!

Posted by: Gazhole

Have put together my "Back to form" workout program for when i go back to Uni in a week or two. Is a unilateral/bilateral fullbody split 3 days a week, with bodyweight sessions for conditioning:

***

DAY 1 – Bodyweight
DAY 2 – Bilateral
DAY 3 – Unilateral

Week 1 – Bi + Uni = 2x14 (1:15)
Week 2 – Bi = 3x10 (1:30), Uni = 3x8 (1:30)
Week 3 – Bi = 3x8 (1:30), Uni = 3x10 (1:30)
Week 4 – Bi + Uni = 3x12 (1:30)
Week 5 – Bi = 4x8 (1:45), Uni = 4x6 (1:45)
Week 6 – Bi = 4x6 (1:45), Uni = 4x8 (1:45)

BODYWEIGHT

Pistol Squats – 4x5 Per Leg (1:15)
Single Arm Pushups – 4x3 Per Arm (1:15)
Frenchie Pullups – 3x6 (1:15)
Planks – 2x60sec (1:00)
BW Squats – 2x30 (1:00)
Pushups – 3x20 (1:00)
Chinups – 2x12 (1:00)
Crunches – 2x50 (1:00)

BILATERAL

Romanian Deadlifts
Bench Press
Goblet Squats
Bent Over Rows
Static Holds

UNILATERAL

Single Leg Romanian Deadlifts
Unilateral Overhead Press
Split Squats
Single Arm Pulldowns
CoC Grippers

***

Also hope to be updating my blog again soon, just havent had any ideas lately. There has been family problems lately which kinda left with no real drive to write.

Have recently started writing a few songs for a demo EP, though. Will upload once they are done!

Posted by: r00kie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Also hope to be updating my blog again soon, just havent had any ideas lately. There has been family problems lately which kinda left with no real drive to write.

Have recently started writing a few songs for a demo EP, though. Will upload once they are done!

You could probably write about working out without equipment and how to keep the intensity high using bodyweight exercises.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by r00kie

You could probably write about working out without equipment and how to keep the intensity high using bodyweight exercises.

Not a bad idea at all considering i've been training like that lately, good call

Posted by: nadirmg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

4x1 Single armed chinups attempt per arm (1:30 RI)

4x5 Pistols per leg (1:30 RI)

4x3 Single armed pushups per arm (1:30 RI)

Damn, dude. That's awesome stuff!
How's life across the pond?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadirmg

Damn, dude. That's awesome stuff!
How's life across the pond?

Thanks man

Yeah things are pretty good over here, going back to university in a week or so, then at least i'll have something to do, yknow :P

Hows things with you?

Posted by: nadirmg

Things are great. I've moved back to Texas, started a new job that I like, and have kept up the workouts through it all.

Now that I'm settled in to my new life, I'm focusing more on specific goals rather than overall power. I'm doing block training with LPS to kick my hams and delts into shape. Incidentally I'm getting more flexible

Posted by: Scarface30

leave it up to you to come up with one heck of a unique routine! I mean that in the best way possible too, dude!

how's everything going? back in uni yet?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadirmg

Things are great. I've moved back to Texas, started a new job that I like, and have kept up the workouts through it all.

Now that I'm settled in to my new life, I'm focusing more on specific goals rather than overall power. I'm doing block training with LPS to kick my hams and delts into shape. Incidentally I'm getting more flexible

Nice on both counts!

Whats the job?

Are you doing a lot of flexability work in this new program, then? Or is it just happening as a by-product, lol.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarface30

leave it up to you to come up with one heck of a unique routine! I mean that in the best way possible too, dude!

how's everything going? back in uni yet?

Haha, thanks man

The way i see it, i need to do all three things to get back into the swing of it. BW for conditioning, bilateral for overall coordination, and unilateral for balance and stuff.

Either way, its a split :P.

Not in Uni yet, another week or so and im back there.

Hows things with you?

Posted by: Scarface30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Haha, thanks man

things aren't bad, sick right now but it'll hopefully soon pass.

started back up at school yesterday and back to the gym today. felt good to be back, being sick didn't help much though (as did the lay off, lol) because my numbers were shit

.

did you see the preview for Diablo 3 yet, it looks friggin sweet!

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarface30

.

did you see the preview for Diablo 3 yet, it looks friggin sweet!

Yeah, i've been sick lately aswell. Just feel really washed out all the time.

Im really not looking forward to my new low numbers, and how fucking horrific the few few sessions at the gym are going to be, lol. Will be great when im back upto par though.

D3 looks awesome, brings back so many memories! A few friends and i are already working out what we're gonna be so that we'll have all the bases covered in our party :P

Posted by: nadirmg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Nice on both counts!

Whats the job?

Are you doing a lot of flexability work in this new program, then? Or is it just happening as a by-product, lol.

Thanks! I'm working for an investment company in Dallas.

The flexability just comes with doing the Passive Loaded Stretches. Not something I'm gunning for. Being flexible when you're single will buy you a steaming cup of jack squat.

Posted by: Scarface30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Yeah, i've been sick lately aswell. Just feel really washed out all the time.

Im really not looking forward to my new low numbers, and how fucking horrific the few few sessions at the gym are going to be, lol. Will be great when im back upto par though.

D3 looks awesome, brings back so many memories! A few friends and i are already working out what we're gonna be so that we'll have all the bases covered in our party :P

nice...can I be on your team?

...

lol

my strategy is pretty much straight forward in games like that: be the biggest strongest, bad-assed mother fucker you can, charge right into battle and take down as many people as possible without (hopefully) dying, lol.

I went online for the first time ever with a game a few days ago, that being Crysis. got owned for the first few games, then started to do the owning. I didn't think going online with a game would be as much fun as it was, haha.

Posted by: goob

Howdy my welsh farmyard terrorist friend.

How are you? Long time no hear, things been hectic for me, but I'm always on hand to throw a casual insult in here and there. Missed this place, sense of humour all to itself.

Training and diet looks fantastic as usual. I'll be around a bit more hopefully.

Posted by: Gazhole

Hola sir Goob!

Good to have you back

Things are good, back in uni now (tho classes havent started yet). Trying to get back into the swing of things training wise, have basically done nothing this summer. See below for today's workout, lol.

Hows things with you? Missed ya round here, ya wanker.

Posted by: Gazhole

Usual warmup circuit followe by:

2x5 Pistols Per Leg
2x4 Single Armed Pushups Per Arm
2x60sec Planks
2x30 Squats
2x20 Pushups
2x50 Crunches

All BW, all with about a minute's rest. Knackered now. Im such a pussy lately...

Posted by: Scarface30

no chins or pullups?

still great looking BW session Gaz

Posted by: JailHouse

Bw stuff can be humbling lol.

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarface30

no chins or pullups?

still great looking BW session Gaz

Dont have a pullup bar, lol. Loan still hasnt come through yet so havent got gym money

Thanks though, it wasnt so bad. Wish i had a pullup bar here tho.

Hows it going?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

Bw stuff can be humbling lol.

Totally, get some BW circuits going and i dunno about you but it kicks my ass, lol.

Hows things?

Posted by: JailHouse

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Totally, get some BW circuits going and i dunno about you but it kicks my ass, lol.

Hows things?

I feel your pain, I was just recently in your shoes (no access to a gym). Bw did kick my ass and keep me in shape for that time. What are your plans for BBing right now?

Posted by: Gazhole

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

I feel your pain, I was just recently in your shoes (no access to a gym). Bw did kick my ass and keep me in shape for that time. What are your plans for BBing right now?

Short term - get the hell back into the gym and do SOMETHING.

Medium term - put some mass back on, get my conditioning up to speed.

Long term - set actual PRs on the level i was before i injured my back.

Nothing inventive about those goals, and they're pretty non-specific by right now id be happy to do anything.

I can still do the one armed pushups and pistol squats so thats something i guess, but other than that i look like shit :P.

How about you?

Posted by: goob

Does'nt look like the lack of gym is slowing you down. BW circuits look awesome.

Any mad stories of debauchery to tell?

Posted by: JailHouse

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Originally Posted by Gazhole