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Reply 1960
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by ImplicationHow much easier is trap bar? And you reckon it would be better for me until my back is fixed?
10-15kg on 5RM I reckon depending on how you do it. Imagine your leg pressing it and you can move a lot of weight.
Definitely if there's one on jubilee/UP. It's why I use it 2x a week and don't routinely straight bar heavy anymore. Saves my lower back so much
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Reply 1961
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by Angry cucumber10-15kg on 5RM I reckon depending on how you do it. Imagine your leg pressing it and you can move a lot of weight.
Definitely if there's one on jubilee/UP. It's why I use it 2x a week and don't routinely straight bar heavy anymore. Saves my lower back so much
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Definitely if there's one on jubilee/UP. It's why I use it 2x a week and don't routinely straight bar heavy anymore. Saves my lower back so much
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There's one at UP, not sure about jubilee.. could probably manage a session a week at UP if i'm really efficient though. hmmmm
Reply 1962
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Trained twice today #athlete
Lunchtime
Trap bar deads
Up to 180kg 1 x 3 RPE 10
Super slow 3rd rep, not helped by losing it forward
Will work on 170-175next time
160kg 1 x 5
That was all I had time for
Evening
DB OHP up to 27.5kgDBs 1 x 10
1 x 9
Pullups
1 x 10
+15kg 3 x 5
Lateral raise
12.5kg DBs 2 x 8
Cable row
Level 10 2 x 7
Then 36mins LISS playing Pokémon on gameboy advance
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Lunchtime
Trap bar deads
Up to 180kg 1 x 3 RPE 10
Super slow 3rd rep, not helped by losing it forward
Will work on 170-175next time
160kg 1 x 5
That was all I had time for
Evening
DB OHP up to 27.5kgDBs 1 x 10
1 x 9
Pullups
1 x 10
+15kg 3 x 5
Lateral raise
12.5kg DBs 2 x 8
Cable row
Level 10 2 x 7
Then 36mins LISS playing Pokémon on gameboy advance
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Reply 1963
Never used a trap bar before, might try using one on Thursday. Do you pull from the same height as a regular bar or do you use higher handles?
Reply 1964
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by Squats and milkNever used a trap bar before, might try using one on Thursday. Do you pull from the same height as a regular bar or do you use higher handles?
Higher handles
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Reply 1965
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by Angry cucumberWelcome to my blog 
This is quite possible the most convoluted blog on TSR. It started off nearly a year ago with me being a gym bro, doing one body part a day and making precisely nought progress. This changed in the spring with me deciding to run a marathon with two flatmates. So I spent the spring and summer running and running some more! When it came to the marathon in September, heat and drinking Lucosade sport almost killed me; but I got there, with an awesome sprint finish. Time was 3 hours 59mins 30 seconds. I planned to run it in under 4 hours so I got there just I might have been able to run it faster if it was cooler and I just drank water and ate jelly babies like I did in training 
Anyway, returned to lifting and some cycling after a few days of not being able to walk. Was a bit of a gym bro again, not much in the way of routine. Realising that I was wasting my time, I'm now doing a bastardised SS, with pullups/chins and Tbars/pendlay/cable rows/ inverted rows instead of power cleans. I progressed was going well, however a prior back injury flared badly which led to me stopping squatting and deadlifting
I then tore my meniscus and I had surgery for that 8 months later, which meant lower body work. I stopped lifting for a while as an attempt to heal it. I also started swimming.
My knee still isn't sorted but I'm back in the gym having had another 2 months off training post knee operation. Hopefully 2015 will be the year I can train properly!
Any questions, feel free to quote or PM
Never forget - "Push yourself, push yourself until you can think there is no more you can do, then take another step and another. One foot infront of the other; there is always more in your tank, you just have to believe.
Reach your potential - you can conquer any challenge, great or small. You know it. I know it. Now do it."
AC
Current PBs as of 05/3/14
Squat 1rm 125kg
3 x 3 120kg
Deadlift 155kg 1 x 5
Pause Bench 107.5kg
Pendlay rows 87.5kg x 3
Lifting bro style from first session
This is quite possible the most convoluted blog on TSR. It started off nearly a year ago with me being a gym bro, doing one body part a day and making precisely nought progress. This changed in the spring with me deciding to run a marathon with two flatmates. So I spent the spring and summer running and running some more! When it came to the marathon in September, heat and drinking Lucosade sport almost killed me; but I got there, with an awesome sprint finish. Time was 3 hours 59mins 30 seconds. I planned to run it in under 4 hours so I got there just
I might have been able to run it faster if it was cooler and I just drank water and ate jelly babies like I did in training Anyway, returned to lifting and some cycling after a few days of not being able to walk. Was a bit of a gym bro again, not much in the way of routine. Realising that I was wasting my time, I'm now doing a bastardised SS, with pullups/chins and Tbars/pendlay/cable rows/ inverted rows instead of power cleans. I progressed was going well, however a prior back injury flared badly which led to me stopping squatting and deadlifting
I then tore my meniscus and I had surgery for that 8 months later, which meant lower body work. I stopped lifting for a while as an attempt to heal it. I also started swimming.
My knee still isn't sorted but I'm back in the gym having had another 2 months off training post knee operation. Hopefully 2015 will be the year I can train properly!
Any questions, feel free to quote or PM
Never forget - "Push yourself, push yourself until you can think there is no more you can do, then take another step and another. One foot infront of the other; there is always more in your tank, you just have to believe.
Reach your potential - you can conquer any challenge, great or small. You know it. I know it. Now do it."
AC
Current PBs as of 05/3/14
Squat 1rm 125kg
3 x 3 120kg
Deadlift 155kg 1 x 5
Pause Bench 107.5kg
Pendlay rows 87.5kg x 3
Lifting bro style from first session
Spoiler
weak ass beta
Reply 1966
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by Angry cucumberInteresting. I've always thought my upper back could handle more deadlifting but my lower back limits how often I can go heavy. The trap bar might be a good tool then.
Reply 1967
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by Squats and milkInteresting. I've always thought my upper back could handle more deadlifting but my lower back limits how often I can go heavy. The trap bar might be a good tool then.
I started doing them because of a lower back injury. It's so much easier to recover from its great.
I'll stick doing some straight bar work, but not as frequent. I'm not going to compete so why bother?
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Reply 1968
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OHP
Up to 60kg 2 x 5
1 x 4
50kg 1 x 5
Disappointed didn't get 6 tbh. But I did delt work yesterday
Trap bar deads
Up to 165kg 1 x 7
1 x 5
Pullups
1 x 8
+10kg 1 x 7
1 x 5
Tricep extensions
Level 6 3 x 10
Facepulls
Level 3 3 x 10
Lateral raises
10kg DBs 2 x 10
Wide grip pullups
1 x 7
Some mucking around doing type righters etc
And a heavy plank to finish
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Up to 60kg 2 x 5
1 x 4
50kg 1 x 5
Disappointed didn't get 6 tbh. But I did delt work yesterday
Trap bar deads
Up to 165kg 1 x 7
1 x 5
Pullups
1 x 8
+10kg 1 x 7
1 x 5
Tricep extensions
Level 6 3 x 10
Facepulls
Level 3 3 x 10
Lateral raises
10kg DBs 2 x 10
Wide grip pullups
1 x 7
Some mucking around doing type righters etc
And a heavy plank to finish
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Reply 1969
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30-35 mins cardio on recumbent bike today and yesterday. Pokémon blue GOAT
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Reply 1970
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by Angry cucumberClassic game.
You speed running it or what?
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Reply 1971
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by MotorbikerJust catching them all. Me and Charmander taking on all comers B)
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Reply 1972
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by Angry cucumberNice choice. Where about are you? How many pokemon do you have?
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Reply 1973
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OHP
Up to 57.5kg 1 x 7
60kg 1 x 6
57.5kg 1 x 5
1 x 5
Deficit deads
Up to 145kg 3 x 5
150kg 1 x 1
DB incline bench
Up to 30kg DBs 2 x 8
1 x 10
Pullups
1 x 10
1 x 8
Lateral raise
10kg DBs 2 x 13
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Up to 57.5kg 1 x 7
60kg 1 x 6
57.5kg 1 x 5
1 x 5
Deficit deads
Up to 145kg 3 x 5
150kg 1 x 1
DB incline bench
Up to 30kg DBs 2 x 8
1 x 10
Pullups
1 x 10
1 x 8
Lateral raise
10kg DBs 2 x 13
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Reply 1974
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Trap bar deads
Up to 172.5kg 1 x 5 PB
180kg 1 x 1
OHP
Up to 57.5kg 1 x 8 PB Grindy
1 x 6
1 x 5 + 1
DB row
50kg DBs 2 x 8 PB
Lateral raise
12.5kg DBs 1 x 8
1 x 10
7.5kg DBs 1 x 10
Facepulls
Level 3 2 x 10
1 x 15
Tricep pushdowns
Level 4.5 2 x 20
Had worse sessions
Going to do a bit of pump stuff at the end of sessions now as well. Metabolic fatigue ftw
Up to 172.5kg 1 x 5 PB
180kg 1 x 1
OHP
Up to 57.5kg 1 x 8 PB Grindy
1 x 6
1 x 5 + 1
DB row
50kg DBs 2 x 8 PB
Lateral raise
12.5kg DBs 1 x 8
1 x 10
7.5kg DBs 1 x 10
Facepulls
Level 3 2 x 10
1 x 15
Tricep pushdowns
Level 4.5 2 x 20
Had worse sessions
Going to do a bit of pump stuff at the end of sessions now as well. Metabolic fatigue ftw
(edited 10 years ago)
Reply 1975
Do you not do barbell bench presses ?
Reply 1976
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by monsterzeroDo you not do barbell bench presses ?
Not since July
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Reply 1977
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by Angry cucumberPersonal preference ?
Reply 1978
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by monsterzeroPersonal preference ?
I wrecked my shoulder benching then, rather than pressing once it fixed itself I cba benching as I have no wish to compete so OHP takes preference
Reply 1979
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1.5 hours rugby training
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