Posted on December 12th, 2011 by
james in
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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
james in
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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
james in
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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 November 28th, 2011 by
james in
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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
james in
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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 21st, 2011 by
james in
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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
james in
DATA
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 14th, 2011 by
james in
DATA
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 2nd, 2011 by
james in
DATA
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 September 20th, 2011 by
james in
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Every training program should put an emphasis on performance and progression. Simply turning up and spinning your wheels, doing the same sets/reps/weight etc that you did the week before isn’t going to get you anywhere. I also think you should do as much...
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