GOT Fitness LOG

[toffeejack]

had my first ever chiro treatment yesterday.

that man made me squeal in a way i never thought a man could



....then he undertook the treatment.


nah seriously, given me some silly home exercises to do to try and re-structure my back - they just look too stupid for me to even try. i'll look like an idiot.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Had a great chest session yesterday. I saw possibly the fittest girl I've seen in there, which helped me a little.

Having a protein packed lunch here. Just had granola and Greek yoghurt, 2 tins of mackerel and 1 tin of sardines. Next up is a tub of cottage cheese with Ryvita. My breath smells and tastes truly horrendous.

 

[maddison]

Had a great chest session yesterday. I saw possibly the fittest girl I've seen in there, which helped me a little.

Having a protein packed lunch here. Just had granola and Greek yoghurt, 2 tins of mackerel and 1 tin of sardines. Next up is a tub of cottage cheese with Ryvita. My breath smells and tastes truly horrendous.

So you've yapped about her cleavage, but how did your workout go??

 

[Baines' left foot]

So you've yapped about her cleavage, but how did your workout go??

Waaaayyyy!!

It was good mate, full of supersets. Love it.

 

[FTY]

Doing chest and back today.

 

[Moomin]

Waaaayyyy!!

It was good mate, full of supersets. Love it.

Next week I'm doing low weights and supersets, done four weeks of heavy weights.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Next week I'm doing low weights and supersets, done four weeks of heavy weights.

Is it good to mix it up like that? I've recently realised that my gym session are all over the place, I just tend to do whatever hasn't been done for a while and end up doing some weird circuits sometimes. Needs a bit of structure I think.

 

[FTY]

Is it good to mix it up like that? I've recently realised that my gym session are all over the place, I just tend to do whatever hasn't been done for a while and end up doing some weird circuits sometimes. Needs a bit of structure I think.

That's what I've been doing but the bloke drew me up a timetable thing so now I stick to that.

 

[Baines' left foot]

That's what I've been doing but the bloke drew me up a timetable thing so now I stick to that.

I started doing circuits/supersets to keep me interest, to be honest. I get bored doing the normal 4 sets of 8-10 reps with 1 minute rests and lose interest. Sometimes I do opposites, I.E. I'll do chest press then straight in to reverse flies, but I've changed it up a bit and I'm just doing normal supersets now, E.g. front shoulder raises straight in to side raises.

Not sure if any of that is a particularly good idea, but it gives me a good pump and keeps me focused.

 

[maddison]

Is it good to mix it up like that? I've recently realised that my gym session are all over the place, I just tend to do whatever hasn't been done for a while and end up doing some weird circuits sometimes. Needs a bit of structure I think.

Doing the superset stuff all the time isn't likely to work. I can't think of anyone who does it long term, which would suggest it's not the best method of training.

Four weeks is a bit short for a strength cycle, unless you're doing something that is very volume based. Essentially a large amount of triples and doubles three to four times a week on each movement.

You're better off stretching the strength portion out to six to eight weeks, then moving back to the hypertrophy phase until you feel you've stopped progressing. Having said that there are ways to mix the two in the same training regime

 

[maddison]

I started doing circuits/supersets to keep me interest, to be honest. I get bored doing the normal 4 sets of 8-10 reps with 1 minute rests and lose interest. Sometimes I do opposites, I.E. I'll do chest press then straight in to reverse flies, but I've changed it up a bit and I'm just doing normal supersets now, E.g. front shoulder raises straight in to side raises.

Not sure if any of that is a particularly good idea, but it gives me a good pump and keeps me focused.

I don't mean this offensively, but that is most likely because you are working out and not training. Training isn't for everyone, most people prefer to work out instead.

 

[Moomin]

Is it good to mix it up like that? I've recently realised that my gym session are all over the place, I just tend to do whatever hasn't been done for a while and end up doing some weird circuits sometimes. Needs a bit of structure I think.

Depends on what your goals are really, I'm training with an ex Rugby lad and we just want to do strength training. We don't want to have a physique like the lads from Geordie Shore, both of us are in our 30's and married.

I think its best to throw in a low weights week on every 4th week, gives the muscles some needed rest. Plus, next week will be good for fat burning.

 

[Kurt.]

Bad news for me ffs.... Been doing really well lately with running and lost a lot of weight... Hurt my leg/back last week and have tried struggling along since...took me 25 mins to run just over two and a half miles last night which is slow for me.....gave in today and went to the doc..... It's sciatic and it could be around for a while.... Got some strong painkillers now for a month...... Gonna rest this week, just walking, fuming now.

 

[FTY]

I started doing circuits/supersets to keep me interest, to be honest. I get bored doing the normal 4 sets of 8-10 reps with 1 minute rests and lose interest. Sometimes I do opposites, I.E. I'll do chest press then straight in to reverse flies, but I've changed it up a bit and I'm just doing normal supersets now, E.g. front shoulder raises straight in to side raises.

Not sure if any of that is a particularly good idea, but it gives me a good pump and keeps me focused.

Yeah pretty much same here.

Anyway how long did you go for before you noticed a difference? The only new thing for me so far is my biceps are twice as big.

 

[maddison]

Depends on what your goals are really, I'm training with an ex Rugby lad and we just want to do strength training. We don't want to have a physique like the lads from Geordie Shore, both of us are in our 30's and married.

I think its best to throw in a low weights week on every 4th week, gives the muscles some needed rest. Plus, next week will be good for fat burning.

Strength is more related to your CNS than your muscles. If strength is your primary goal, go for either a straight linear progression programme (they don't take long to do session wise), or a volume based programme. By volume I mean specifically more sets but less reps, it doesn't always mean the duration is longer.