Posted on December 12th, 2011 by
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Deadlift RPT Warm up sets then 8 @ 190kg 10 @ 160kg 12 @ 135kg Ring Chins RPT 7 @ BW (72kg) + 20kg 9@ BW + 6kg 10@ BW Kettlebell Swings 32kg + yellow band x 50 reps Notes • Trained at 15hrs Fasted (10g BCAA, 3g Beta Alanine, 5g creatine) • ...
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Posted on December 9th, 2011 by
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Been a long week, I think it might just be that time of year, lots of things happening which do drain your energy. Squats have been going well and this scares me because it means I have to do even more/better each session! It would be easy (and comfortable) to...
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Posted on December 5th, 2011 by
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I tell my client all the time, “I Love Mondays!” Maybe I’m just a little weird, I used to love Mondays, but now that I’m deadlifting on Monday’s I Loooooooove them! Deadlift RPT Warm up sets then 7 @ 185kg <– coulda, shou...
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Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by
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I love Fridays for a number of reasons. Not the usual TGI Friday stuff, because I actually love what I do for a living. One of the highlights on Friday is training, and at the moment squatting. My knee has been fairly ordinary since Monday, but thanks to some ...
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Posted on December 1st, 2011 by
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Man I’m still sore after Monday. A bit bruised and beaten after basketball on Monday, did a ocean recovery session which made me feel good for a few hours but last night my right knee blew up. Not happy! Once again I didn’t get my eating right on M...
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Posted on November 28th, 2011 by
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I love deadlifts. Who doesn’t really? And if you don’t love them then learn to love them! Deads are a great exercise for just about everything except your chest. You can get super strong legs, core and upper back with this one exercise, and it̵...
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Posted on November 25th, 2011 by
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Feeling quite good today, sleep patterns have been all over the place, couldn’t get to sleep last night but when I did it was 100% dead sleep. Busy morning means that training come around pretty quickly which is cool. I am looking at getting some Olympic...
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Posted on November 23rd, 2011 by
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Man, I’m still sore after Monday’s workout, followed by a late game of basketball, followed by not enough sleep and not enough food. Recovery between sessions is such a major element to your progress. Sleep and adequate nutrition covers most of it....
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Posted on November 21st, 2011 by
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Friday wasn’t the best workout, and I think I might even be a little stressed which is very unusual for me. Having a 9pm game of basketball (when I’d normally be in bed!) and a very busy day Tuesday has me thinking too far ahead of time and not jus...
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Posted on November 18th, 2011 by
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Squats have been a long time love of mine. Probably because they have been a bit of a strength of mine, especially when compared to my upper body strength. I haven’t been ‘back’ squatting for a while after mixing it up with front squats, gobl...
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