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Athleticism > Aesthetics

Welcome to my fitness blog :dumbells:

As the title says I'm more interested in becoming stronger, faster and more functional rather than building huge arms, pecs and defined abs etc Obviously having those would be a great asset (after all I am human) however becoming a better athlete is, and always will be, my main goal in fitness.

Hope to post regular updates to keep this thread as a training diary where I can track my progress.

EDIT : Am off travelling in 5 weeks so lets see what noticeable gains, if any, I can achieve within that time
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Chapeau if you manage to manage to improve your athleticism while travelling.
20th May 2016 :

**Lower body mobility warm up**

ATG Back Squats :

1 x 5 30kg
1 x 5 85kg
1 x 5 115kg
1 x 5 140kg
1 x 5 165kg
1 x 5 171kg
1 x 2 179kg
1 x 1 185kg (fail)

Dips sup with Machine Calve Raises :

1 x 5 bdwt
1 x 10 87kg

1 x 5 +15kg
1 x 10 113kg

1 x 5 +21kg
1 x 10 138kg

1 x 5 +28kg
1 x 10 164kg

1 x 5 +35kg
1 x 5 177kg
Original post by inhuman
Chapeau if you manage to manage to improve your athleticism while travelling.


Haha, I'll be doing some physical work but not nearly enough to maintain any real progress!
Moved to fitness blogs
21st May 2016 :

Morning

Rowing Training Session for 90 minutes

Afternoon

75 pull up challenge : as many sets required to complete 25 - 25 - 25 pull up variations in a given time. Before I started this my back and bis were destroyed from the rowing earlier but still wanted to have some fun; boy do I regret it :wink:

Wide Overhand :

1 x 8
1 x 6
1 x 6
1 x 5

Close Overhand :

1 x 5
1 x 3
1 x 4
1 x 4
1 x 4
1 x 4
1 x 1

Close Underhand :

1 x 4
1 x 3
1 x 3
1 x 3
1 x 2
1 x 2
1 x 2
1 x 2
1 x 3
1 x 1

Total duration about 40 minutes, 21 total sets.
24th May 2016 :

2 days off due to a hectic schedule of revision and jobs. Planned to do some deadlifts and cleans today, gym was packed so ended up doing a a "bro"/upper body hypertrophy routine. No cardio :frown:

Flat Dumbbell Bench :

1 x 8 32.5kg
1 x 8 37.5kg
1 x 7 42.5kg
1 x 5 47.5kg
1 x 4 47.5kg

One-arm Incline (roughly 35 degree) Dumbbell Bench :

1 x 5 37.5kg
1 x 5 37.5kg
1 x 5 37.5kg
1 x 6 35kg
1 x 7 35kg

Dumbbell Row :

1 x 10 50kg
1 x 10 60kg
1 x 8 65kg
1 x 8 70kg
1 x 8 70kg

Assisted Neutral Pull Up :

1 x 6 -15kg
1 x 5 -10kg
1 x 5 -10kg
1 x 8 -25kg
1 x 8 -25kg

Tomorrow : the real work
25th May 2016 :

Morning

Rowing Training Session for 90 minutes

Afternoon

**Lower body mobility warm up**

Conventional Deadlift :

1 x 5 85kg
1 x 5 125kg
1 x 5 160kg
1 x 4 180kg
1 x 2 193kg
1 x 2 193kg
1 x fail 200kg :frown:
1 x 3 180kg
1 x 3 180kg

Power Clean :

1 x 5 30kg
1 x 5 60kg
1 x 5 70kg
1 x 3 75kg
1 x 3 80kg
1 x 3 82.5kg
27th May 2016 :

Warm Up :

Plyometric Circuit consisting of

Box Jumps x 50
Modified Burpees x 50
Hanging Leg Raises x 50

100m Sprints :

12:19
12:56
12:59
12:66
12:57

About 30 second rest between rounds, fair to say stamina needs improving big time!

Cool down :

2km on the Concept 2

Plan for tomorrow : Squats, Push Presses, Barbell Rows and Dips.
How are the burpees modified?
Original post by Gone Revising II
How are the burpees modified?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLx5q7M741k&t=1m59s - very similar to that however I add the extra push up. So when my feet are spread I do a wide push up and when they're close I do a close push up
Original post by TheFarmerLad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLx5q7M741k&t=1m59s - very similar to that however I add the extra push up. So when my feet are spread I do a wide push up and when they're close I do a close push up


Interesting exercise, not seen it before
Original post by Gone Revising II
Interesting exercise, not seen it before


Big fan of Jeff's work, most informative fitness channel on yt imo. Some of his exercises though while strenuous I'd never do at a public gym due to both space and sheer embarrassment :biggrin:
First post in a while :

Have still been training over the last two weeks albeit much less coherently, hence why I didn't post regular updates. Have experienced a string of bad luck to the extent that I no longer have transport to get to the gym. I have therefore started to cycle (on trenbolone lol) to the gym, about 16 miles there and back, which adds extra cardio to my routine though additional fatigue to my quads. As expected lower body lifts have gone down (on days where I cycle) therefore I try do them on days where my parents drive me in. On the plus side my upper body lifts, particularly my bench, have gone up slightly though still weak af in comparison!

9th June 2016 :

(16 mile cycle)

**Lower Body Mobility Warm Up**

Back Squats :

1 x 5 85kg
1 x 5 115kg
1 x 5 140kg
1 x 5 165kg
1 x 3 170kg
1 x 4 170kg

Front Squats :

1 x 8 85kg
1 x 5 100kg
1 x 5 115kg
1 x 4 130kg

Flat Barbell Bench :

1 x 8 30kg
1 x 6 65kg
1 x 8 80kg
1 x 5 90kg
1 x 2 110kg

100m Sprints :

13:34
12:44
12:38
12:25
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Good job and I agree on Athleticism > Aesthetics
Original post by Angry Bird
Good job and I agree on Athleticism > Aesthetics


Cheers mate!
11th June 2016 :

Morning

Quick but intense hypertrophy, home workout with just two exercises!

Neutral Grip Pull Up superset with One Arm Inline (about 30 degrees) Dumbbell Press :

1 x 5 bdwt
1 x 5 25kg

1 x 5 (+5kg)
1 x 5 32.5kg

1 x 5 (+7.5kg)
1 x 5 40kg

1 x 4 (+10kg)
1 x 5 45kg

1 x 5 (+10kg)
1 x 5 45kg

1 x 5 (+10kg) last 2 negatives
1 x 4 45kg

1 x 5 (+10kg) last 2 negatives
1 x 5 45kg

Afternoon

4 mile run, roughly 30 minutes. Will post an exact time when I next do it, hopefully this Tuesday :u:
13th June 2016 :

Morning

Mum kindly drove me in, thank god because it was leg day. Felt fresh and ended up hitting a PR :biggrin:

**Lower Body Mobility Warm Up**

Back Squats :

1 x 5 85kg
1 x 5 115kg
1 x 5 140kg
1 x 5 165kg
1 x 5 170kg
1 x 5 180kg
1 x 2 185kg

Front Squats :

1 x 8 85kg
1 x 8 105kg
1 x 7 120kg
1 x 5 135kg PR!
1 x 5 135kg PR!

ATG Pause (5 seconds) Back Squats :

1 x 5 115kg
1 x 5 135kg

Afternoon

100m Sprints :

12:89
12:44
12:02
12:23

200m Relay Sprints (100m there and back) :

27:01
27:00
26:85
27:95 :lol:

Legs officially toasted
Nice work
14th June 2016 :

Playlist for today :

Back in Black - ACDC
Beast (Southpaw Remix) - Rob Bailer and The Hustle Standard
Breakn' A Sweat - Skrillex
Cinema - Skrillex
Faded - Alan Walker
Tsunami - DVBBS and Borgeous
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Till I Collapse - Eminem
First of the Year - Skrillex
Deviance (Dirtyphonics Remix) - Excision and Datsik
HD Dubstep - Instrumental Core
Language - Porter Robinson
Toulouse - Nicky Romero
Strength of a Thousand Men - Two Steps from Hell
Heart of Courage - Two Steps from Hell
Dead Link - Barely Alive
Game Time Remix - Barely Alive
You and Me - Flume Remix

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