Posted on November 18th, 2011 by
james in
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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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Posted on November 16th, 2011 by
james in
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I’ve been blown away with the weights I can carry on these dips. Given that I had a broken elbow 12 months ago I am very happy with the way this and my shoulder have been getting through the workouts. Last week I lost my balance/control after 2 reps so I...
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Posted on November 15th, 2011 by
james in
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We’ve just finished the first week of a Six Week Transformation challenge I’m running at Citywide Fitness and there are some observations I have made. Even though the diet and training advice I have been giving hasn’t changed, the people doin...
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Posted on November 14th, 2011 by
james in
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Everything is feeling good after a decent training effort last week. Recovered well from squats over the weekend (including a shoot around) and love deadlifting on a Monday. I also think the lower volume with the addition of basketball has balanced itself out....
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Posted on November 11th, 2011 by
james in
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Workout C – Squats, Overhead Press and Swings I think I’m finally into the groove with my new workout schedule. Recovery was really good after Wednesdays session so I decided to add in some barbell overhead presses and take out the lunges. I figure tha...
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Posted on November 9th, 2011 by
james in
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My upper back and hammies are still sore from Monday. The upper back is 100% from the deads and chins, but the hammies would also be a little from basketball. Overall I’m happy with how I’ve recovered after the combo, although I do have some random...
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Posted on November 7th, 2011 by
james in
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Workout A – Deads and Chin Ups With a little tweaking to the routine based on my schedule I’ve come up with doing deadlifts, chins and swings on Monday. This might change a little again because I now have basketball on a Monday night and I have no ...
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Posted on November 4th, 2011 by
james in
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Workout A/C – Squats and Chin Ups Soreness in my legs lasted until Thursday, only mild by then but I still knew I’d squatted in Monday. With basketball starting on Monday, I thought it would be good to get some more squats in my legs before next we...
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Posted on November 2nd, 2011 by
james in
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Workout B – Reverse Pyramid Training Let me just say that my legs are still sore from Monday. I experienced the most intense cramps in my quads. If you’ve ever seen me in the hours after heavy leg training, you’ll know I’m every chance ...
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Posted on October 31st, 2011 by
james in
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Workout A – My First Experience with Reverse Pyramid Training My training in the last 12 months has been the most consistent that it ever has been. Oddly enough my progress and results have been the best during this time as well. Basically I have been do...
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