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One meal a day does not constitute food! I burn that off putting my damned clothes on in the morning!
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Yeah,,, I've been trying to get this into the head of my 15 yr old stepdaughter.... but, her mom thinks that same way... "oh, go on the yogurt diet" or "only eat dinner".... freak.. I think I'm on the loosing end of this battle..
and as she watches me scarf down tons of food each day ... ![]() |
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When she's unhealthy as hell, and probably has a load of bodyfat hanging around, she'll soon realise her mum doesnt know shit and come to you!
Just bide your time! ![]() |
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yeah,,, I'm biding my time...
But as everyone that knows me.... I'm such an anal fuck.... oh god,,, don't run with that comment... it sounds really bad.. kinda ![]() |
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oh its going! haha
working a labour job + going to the gym = me being more tired then normal. although today was decent for going to the gym yesterday and killing the squats! haha (with my new found form) I got my new computer too, so thats pretty sweet. hows it going over there? |
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Things arent too bad over here. Though i think im coming down with tonsilitis ![]() |
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Thats bad news Gaz. Hope it doesn't develop into full-blown tonsilitis - that's just nasty
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Lol, awesome stuff! Thankfully i have a sit-down-all-fookin-day job. I say thankfully, its boring as piss.
And cool, the computer running good? Things arent too bad over here. Though i think im coming down with tonsilitis ![]() |
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Noooo! I hope it's not tonsilitis, I just got over a bout a while back myself. Best of luck to ya!
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Haha, cheers dude!
Is tonsilitis contagious through the interweb? ![]() |
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yeah,,, I'm biding my time...
But as everyone that knows me.... I'm such an anal fuck.... oh god,,, don't run with that comment... it sounds really bad.. kinda ![]() |
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When she's unhealthy as hell, and probably has a load of bodyfat hanging around, she'll soon realise her mum doesnt know shit and come to you!
Just bide your time! ![]() |
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How do you do kneeling squats with dumbells?
I wouldn't worry about your pullup numbers. 12 is still damn good. Ditto for the supine rows. |
. I just wish i could do 18 again, lol. Though i WAS 160lbs then...eh. Supines are great though, i was shocked i could manage so many. By all my calculations that was about 4 reps above what my bodyweight max should be
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she probably also believes that she only wants to do cardio...to 'tone up'...not lift weights...'cause she doen'st want to 'get big' and 'muscley'
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I think ive started to push that idea out of my girlfriend's head now. Shes started to do light weights a few times a week as well as her cardio, lol.
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nice workout man
I've never tried the HIIT yet, but it does sound brutal! |
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its a start!
How 'bout showing her Sam's pic....she's got great lines! |
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Aww, I must've missed this. You're so kind!
So Gaz, almost at 200lb huh? That's pretty incredible actually. Whats your bf% at the moment? Are you gonna really push for 200lb or just continue as you are and wait for it to come? |
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mmmm... I'm thinking he's always waiting for that...
oops!... Did I just say that??? ![]() |
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nice workout man
I've never tried the HIIT yet, but it does sound brutal! |
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HIIT is the business! I don't recommend it on a bike though. Try it on the rowing machine - you'll feel like your heart is about to leap out of your chest!
My highest heart rate while doing HIIT - 180bpm (94%) . Fucking hell. I almost died! |
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I would run, but my knees would never forgive me. I used to run a lot, and theyve never recovered from that.
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How long did you run? Both in terms of distance and in years?
I ask because I just started running. My goal is just to run a good mile, about three times a week. |
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I know - running is well tough. The main reason i rarely do HIIT on the treadmill is cos im terrified of falling off! Plus, the rowing machine is so much kinder on your joints as it's not weight-bearing.
You still suffering with your back? I reckon, if you dress all in black, and stand in front of a black background, your g/f will never know the difference. You might have to cut all the labels out of your clothes though, just incase one day she's doing the ironing and sees you're now wearing XXXL shirts! ![]() |

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I used to do a bit of everything through school, nothing near competition level outside school, but i wasnt too bad at 100m when i was younger, but as i got older i did mainly 800/1600m, and cross-country running with the best result being about 27th out of 200 (Something like 6 miles? I cant remember...).
I used to run with friends after school for just fitness and something to do for about a year, we'd run 3 miles with a 2:00min break every mile. The best we did it in was about 25 minutes though, haha. Running is quite fun technique is a lot of it and is probably where i went wrong if im honest, i got water on the knee every time i went out - even if it was just ten minutes, thats why i stopped. |
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Thats good you're going for that though, i think thats an acheivable goal. Where are you at right now?
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Thanks for the info. I'll make sure to learn proper running form. Thanks for sparing me the wear and tear.
Right now, I can make it from the house to the car. I can run about 30% (non-consecutive) of a mile and walk the rest in about 12 minutes. I didn't have my stopwatch on me when I went out, but I'll know for sure tonight. |
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No worries, i wish i could be of some useful help on technique, but i just dont know any, lol.
A good pair of running shoes is also a great investment. Regular "sneakers" dont usually cut it because they arent designed to properly absorb the impact of the floor, or support the right part of your feet. My girlfriend runs quite a lot, and she had really bad plantar fasciitis last year which didnt come back once she bought a proper pair of shoes. Obviously do warmups + warmdowns too, perhaps put in some stretches for the bottom of the foot to help stave off that plantar fasciitis aswell. |
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Thanks for the info, yet again! Yep, I plan on doing warmups and cool downs. Right now, I jog very lightly to the point where I start running, about a quarter mile. My cool down is the same going back, but finalling getting down a brisk walk, followed by some stretching.
I have a $120 pair of Mizuno Wave Runner Ascends. I can feel the difference in quality when I run compared to basic sneakers. |


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HIIT is the business! I don't recommend it on a bike though. Try it on the rowing machine - you'll feel like your heart is about to leap out of your chest!
My highest heart rate while doing HIIT - 180bpm (94%) . Fucking hell. I almost died! |
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wow, that is crazy! 3 beats a second!...the highest I have ever had my heart rate was around 165 lol. yeah I find biking at a vigorous pace KILLS my knees.
Gaz, that picture is hilarious. it would make a sweet avy! lol |
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Lol, Gazzy. Hey Katty
Havent been doing anything this week, after Weights, Swimming, and HIIT last week it all flared up again so i decided to back off. Got another osteopath appointment on saturday - hopefully my last - so im hoping to get back into the swing of things on Monday. Wish me luck! How are you doing? |
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Thanks, i hope it gets better soon too! I need to lift consarn it!
Haha, i know you mean on the fat thing, im sure you'll get rid of it soon enough though! Whats your training program gonna look like while you're cutting? |
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Just looking through the posts i made in this journal a year ago, and ive seemingly put on 13lbs this year!
177lbs - 190lbs! Way-haaaay! Next up, 200 ![]() |
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Cool, we're at the same weight and have about the same PR's although your deadlifts are far superior. I did some yesterday, but have been laying off mostly due to my foot injury. I've never actually done a dead for PR either.
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Hey, i didnt know we basically the same level! Thats pretty cool
.And my lifts probably arent as good as they were after this whole back scenario. I wont bee doing anything heavier than 6-8 reps for a long while now, let alone 1RM attempts. I hope ill get some PRs still, but they wont me 100% Maxs for a long while, if ever. What are your PRs atm anyway? Deadlift 1RMs are both one of the most physically demanding, and one of the most exhilirating things i've ever done. Its such a great feeling lifting that much weight, i miss it! |
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Bench Press 210 lbs. / 95.45 kg.
Squats 258 lbs. / 117.27 kg. Deadlift - I don't know because I've never tried and with my foot problem I may not try for awhile. |
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Lol, you werent kidding, those are scarily close numbers!
Its best not to risk it if you have problems, thats a good call. |
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Yeah, I'd hate to hurt it worse.
For some reason I thought you were a lot bigger than me from the looks of your pics I've seen. Maybe I'm bigger than I thought... |
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How tall are you? If you're taller then ill obviously be bigger with the same amount of weight, since theres a more condensed distribution of the mass over my frame.
But no, im not particularly big. Certainly not now, i look like shit now. Havent trained properly for over a month. My legs are now nonexistent, and my upper body is just shite :P. |
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Really seriously only since just before the start of this journal, but altogether probably about three and a half years.
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As long as you're eating right and doing some form of physical exercise, you shouldn't be losing much if any muscle mass. You'll definitely feel smaller though.
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ill be up to speed in no time - i hope!
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6 foot tall. Maybe a quarter inch less or so technically, but I usually just round it off to 6 foot. My legs don't look as good either because of the foot problems, but not terrible. My upper body is pretty good though.
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Ah, thatll be why then - im 5'10" so a few inches shorter than thou.
My legs were getting pretty good, but now. Pff. |
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Yeah, my doctor said doing legs was fine. I've been doing them but not seriously enough. I'm going to work on them more again starting this week.
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Lol, no need to apologise.
It was a sacro-ilac (spelling) strain down the right side of my back. Tight hamstrings + bad form + too much weight + bulgarian squats = a massive pull that fucked up my lower back, right lat, and right shoulder, and pulled my spine here there and everywhere ![]() Getting better now though, thank god. One more appointment with the osteopath and some careful training and ill (hopefully) be right as rain. How you doing? |
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'atta boy Gaz!
as Ranier Wolfcastle on the Simpsons would say "Up and at them!" lol |
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Sounds painful. I'm sorry to hear it, glad you're transitioning back into the grind so well.
I'm doing well, training has been exceptional all summer. I think that has a lot to do with getting some sleep. Any plans for what you want to do when you're 100%? |
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Hey Gazzy! Good workout,,, hope your back gets better...
Don't you know by now to not throw the weight around ? haha |
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It wasnt the most painful thing ever, just enough pain to make movin around a task and a half, lol. Its early days yet, but i hope im getting back into it okay. Good to here your training is going well, i always find my workouts suck when im tired aswell. What are your goals? Atm im planning to get back all the muscle mass i lost, so im going totally hypertrophy for a little while. Hopefully get myself upto 200-210lbs BW. I think i can do it...lol. |
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It's been four fucking days since you've posted a workout.
I hate you. |
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It's been four fucking days since you've posted a workout.
I fellate you. |


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My goal is to hit London and the country-side in Italy, for starters.
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Sounds good. I went to London on the weekend, its still just as complicated as i remember it, haha. Im not a city-boy at all :P.
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I'm going with my sister (yuppie scum). She's been a bunch of time (her husband loves to go to Ibiza).
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What did you do in London Gaz?
Something ridiculously touristy? |
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Pretty much! We went around the park, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben/Parliament, Downing Street, The Museum to look at the purty Dinosaurs (i love dinos...).
It was a great day . |
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that's awesome to hear man!
it's nothing to worry about though, trust me. if you're as passionate as I take you for with sports medicine and nutrition you wont mind studying for it at all, and you'll really enjoy it all the way through. just think how much more knowledge you'll have for your this area. that always pushes me, that and the fact that when I get out I'll be doing something I love instead of a shitty job. |

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I'd like you to meet mah wife an' mah sister...here she comes now!
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good to see you're back man! no worries you'll be back to the norm within no time! that workout is nothing to shrug off anyway after a long time off!
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Thanks dude! I hope i get back to normal, will be trying another session with further reduced weights later on today i expect.
Classes are pretty good so far. The first year is nothing to do with exercise science or anything, just a base in basic sciences like biol, chem, biochem and stuff. Pretty interesting though ![]() Hows things? |
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Sorry to all for my cuntinuing silence (you see what i did there?
).Yesterday i joined "Dave's Gym" down here in Cardiff. Great name, the people there seem to have a really good attitude, and the dumbells go up to 50KG or 110lbs for my Yankee bretheren ![]() This was the first workout, that i did yesterday. Im not keeping count but its been quite a stretch since i actually exercised intensely...and boy did it show... Warmup - Activation + Dynamic Flexibility Supine Glute Bridges - 2x12 Wall Retractions - 2x12 Kneeling Squats - 2x12 Shoulder Dislocations - 1x12 per arm Butt Kickers - 1x12 per leg Shoulder Circles - 1x12 per arm per direction Standing Knee Raises - 1x12 per leg Standing Side Bends - 1x12 per side Workout A - "As if the warmup didnt make me sweat enough" (Fullbody) Plate Squats - 16, 16 (Arms length, not locked out) @ 15kg / 33lbs Plate (1:30 RI) Dumbell Bench - 16, 10 @ x2 25Kg / 55lbs DBs (1:30 RI) Dumbell Rows - 16 (per side) @ x1 15kg / 33lbs DB (1:30 RI) Bent Over Dry Wretches - 1, 1, 3, 6, 2, 1, 1, 2 @ BW (0:08 - 0:30 RI variable) Warmdown I staggered back to my training partner's flat, drank some sports drink, and watches Scrubs for an hour. Then i went home and had some pasta. *** Closing comments: It's going to be a long hard road out of hell... |
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Thankyou, thankyou. Though im back like Superman coming back as Clark Kent - I am but a shadow of my former self.
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BTW - i just posted this exact same phrase over at your journal at EB.
Get out of my mind Katt! ![]() |
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I'm good,,, in a little bit of a funk today, kinda plateaued on my diet and I can't get the scale to move.. it's frustrating.
Huntings next week and the forcast says all rain... do you even imagine how it is to hunt in the rain? It's not good..... I'm crossing my fingers that the weather will clear up, because I really don't know if I can mentally handle it at this point. Not 10 days of it anyway. |