SwissDanny Posted April 1, 2017 Author Posted April 1, 2017 Fri - Rest Sat - Gym 45' MTB bike up to the gym, exploring new circuitous routes to get there... Legs. First "formal" leg day for 10 days. Felt solid. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 2, 2017 Author Posted April 2, 2017 Sun - Golf & Gym 18 Holes... enough said, timing all off. Push. Solid. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 3, 2017 Author Posted April 3, 2017 Mon - Gym Pull. Fairly light session, feat some Jefferson curls. HIIT Class. Getting back in the groove. Amazing how fast the body re-adapts. Two weeks ago 7 ugly burpees in 45s killed me, today knocked out 10 in cruise mode and 12 in the last circuit. I have [absolutely] no ambition to get back to old 96 in 7 minutes PR though... 3
SwissDanny Posted April 5, 2017 Author Posted April 5, 2017 Tue - Rest Wed - Gym Push. Adding a bit of variety in the sessions by varying the weight to target different ends of the 6-12 rep range I have been set. Worked hard... had trouble holding my Americano steady afterwards.. Not a push exercise at all, but have been throwing in some face pulls on both upper sessions, and am really liking them. I originally did them with pronated/overhand grip, but actually prefer the supinated/underhand version. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 6, 2017 Author Posted April 6, 2017 Thu - Gym Legs, without the heavy leg press, moving pretty much straight into HIIT Class. Boy the bodyline stuff was spicy after the leg extensions and squats... quads had gone home early... 2
SwissDanny Posted April 7, 2017 Author Posted April 7, 2017 Fri - Var 2 Hrs in the garden wielding hedge cutter etc 45' MTB to and from Gym Pull. Gym. Feat DL.. 6x140kg. 1x160kg, 0x175kg Everything feeling pretty heavy after yesterday... 3
SwissDanny Posted April 9, 2017 Author Posted April 9, 2017 Sat, Sun - Bike 75' on Sat, 105' on Sun. Mostly HR zone 2. c120 bpm. Beautiful Spring weather here this weekend over 20c, and 12 hours of sunshine both days! Add to which Thu and Fri trashed me! 2
SwissDanny Posted April 10, 2017 Author Posted April 10, 2017 FTFY @Nathan Mon - Gym Push. Fairly solid session. HIIT. Definitely back in the saddle here. Tomorrow the weather is really meant to be s**te so spent ost of the day in the garden, today wielding pressure washer etc. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 11, 2017 Author Posted April 11, 2017 Tue - Gym Pull. Jefferson curls 3x10x45kg feat. Overall solid. No problem with JC's today but feel would be better to do some t-spine etc mobs and use straps next time... 2
SwissDanny Posted April 13, 2017 Author Posted April 13, 2017 Wed - Gym Legs. Hard work today. Thu - Gym am Push. Somewhat abbreviated (no triceps isolation), but solid, straight into HIIT. 40'... Thu - Gym pm Vinyasa Yoga. 90' trial session of a new class. EDIT: Never made it, see below. Monster day today... earning those chocolate eggs for sure. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 14, 2017 Author Posted April 14, 2017 Fri - Rest Thu EDIT. I didnt get to the yoga class because on the way there I managed to crash the car... first time in 30+ years of driving. Only metal and ego were damaged. Not ideal as I'd agreed to sell the car on Wednesday as a trade-in on a new car! As far as I can see it's just the bumper that is trashed. I pulled out of a gnarly t-junction to make a gap a smidgen too soon and raked the back half of the side panel of the passing car with my front bumper. Duh.
Kit_L Posted April 15, 2017 Posted April 15, 2017 I feel your pain, man! On the plus side, you were not hurt. 1
SwissDanny Posted April 16, 2017 Author Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 9:06 AM, Kit_L said: you were not hurt Absolutely. Thanks for the commiserations. Seems the damage is pretty slight, the garage will just repair it under my insurance when I trade it in. So it is good for the next week until then, I found a way to unmangle the number plate, make it legible again, and reaffix it. Some gaffer tape was put to good use too. Sat - Gym Pull. Did some 10cm deficit DL 3x10x80kg, these seem like a good variation, and the deficit added a lot of intensity for a relatively low weight. Sun - Gym Indoor 80' then some extra leg extensions, curls, press and standing calves. Playing with some ST calf stretches altnerating the calf weight sets with good results. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 17, 2017 Author Posted April 17, 2017 Mon - Gym Push. Solid, some gainz on reps... 2
SwissDanny Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 Tue - Gym Pull. Feat DL 6x150kg. Next week or so likely disrupted due to travel at short notice. 3
SwissDanny Posted April 19, 2017 Author Posted April 19, 2017 Wed - Gym Legs. A bit of a hurry so did pause squat at 60kg... after leg extensions and curls. Worked nicely. Now in the UK for a week, so going to do a de-load. Timing is good being 6-7 weeks into current routine. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 28, 2017 Author Posted April 28, 2017 Thu to Fri - Rest A bit of walking, but otherwise almost totally sedentary 9 days. Will be interesting to get back in the gym tomorrow. 1
SwissDanny Posted April 29, 2017 Author Posted April 29, 2017 Sat - Gym Push. Solid. Coming back from longest down time for a few years. Strength was solid. Really got the sense my shoulder joints benefited from the rest. 2
SwissDanny Posted April 30, 2017 Author Posted April 30, 2017 Sun - Gym Leg. Solid. Decided to do 10x3 pause squats again. Seems to fit the routine more nicely than heavier regular tempo. The rest seems to have allowed my right QL to settle down a bit more. Lets see over the coming days. 2
SwissDanny Posted May 1, 2017 Author Posted May 1, 2017 Mon - Gym Row 2k. 7'40. Tweaked my wrist somehow?! Back. No DL today. HIIT Class. 30'. The bodyline stuff killed me for some reason. Definitely back in the saddle. Will run another cycle until mid June when I have another trip and will deload again. 2
Nathan Posted May 1, 2017 Posted May 1, 2017 1 hour ago, SwissDanny said: Will run another cycle until mid June when I have another trip and will deload again. You know, that's a great idea. I should just book trips every few months. "Forced" deloads
SwissDanny Posted May 2, 2017 Author Posted May 2, 2017 On 5/1/2017 at 4:38 PM, Nathan said: You know, that's a great idea. I should just book trips every few months. "Forced" deloads Hehe... sounds like a plan! Tue- Gym Push. Sort of... Most frustrating day at this gym in the six months since I joined. The guy who does DB presses with his feet on the racks was doing his 25 sets on the cable machine I wanted to use, I've never seen him do legs. My wrist was sore, I have a mild cold. I got there late and rushed. Otherwise perfect. Meh. 2
SwissDanny Posted May 3, 2017 Author Posted May 3, 2017 Wed - Gym Legs. Did barbell lunges instead of squats. Worked the higher end of the rep range with slightly lower load. Had quite a lot of DOMs. Taped wrist up and dug out a wrap, hope it doesnt screw up my golf swing for Friday's planned outing. I worked out my swing problems were due to a grip of death on the club. How is it actually possible to forget that one has such proclivities? This seems to happen about every 2 years... I rediscover the same fault. 3
Kit_L Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 10 hours ago, SwissDanny said: I rediscover the same fault That made me laugh—it seems we all can do this! 1
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