Tim's Journeyman Log

[PrinceVegeta]

U are a handsome monster!

Awesome pics man! Nice to see some hardcore training pics!

 

[PistolPete]

Yo Tim, that gas bottle training is so barbaric I love it man. Where did you get the idea for this kind of training? It reminds me of like what someone in the mideval ages would do. Start throwing around heavy objects over there head and start walking around with it. I just want to lift something heavy now hahah.

 

[tim290280]

El Freako: but the missus finds me attractive :crymeariver: Keep working on the chins, I'll be ready for another big bought of them next week!!

tkD: Growing up on a farm is a prerequisite for strongmen! I don't know that I have the thick neck and massive bone structure that will allow me to lift insane things around while running.

PV: finally someone else who thinks I'm handsome!! I like this sort of stuff on the week off. Actually feel refreshed and ready for some weight training again.

PistolPete: I got the idea for the gas bottle from the keg lifts that strongmen do. I've been meaning to get a keg for a while now. We have gas bottles instead of a gas line in our house so I just unattached one of them and started lifting. And it is good fun. I'm from a farm and this is the sort of stuff we had to do for work. Lump a wheat bag or a couple of cement bags onto your shoulder and carry for a couple 100m and you'll be left gasping for air!!

I did some other stuff too this week;

Wednesday
Front squat 1x20 with 50kg
Zercher squat 2x10 with 50kg

Thursday
Good mornings 2x10 with 50kg
Calf raise with 50kg until the burn set in.

 

[El Freako]

I have just recently discovered zercher squats but have yet to actually try them. They look fucking awful.

 

[tim290280]

^^ Zerchers do bite into the arm a fair bit. But then again who said training with weights was meant to be comfortable? Oh that's right, the guys that were trying to convince me that wearing gloves to lift weights didn't make them less manly..... :greddy:

Anyway back into it tonight. I tried out the shoulder with some pushups and concluded that I will go to the physio and lay off chest for another week.

Upper/back

Thick bar DB rows
20kg
43kg
60kg
71kg x3
71kg x3
71kg x3

Pushups
20
20
Isohold pushup
40kg
40kg

Deadhang Pullup
10
10

V raise
7kg x8
7kg x8

Incline bicep
17kg x8
17kg x7

OH tricep ext
17kg x15
17kg x12

Soundtrack:

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Nice rows there timmy! nice workout overall!

 

[Rocky]

Nice pics Timmy. Hardcore old school training!

Last session was good too. Solid pull-ups and DB rows were immense.

 

[El Freako]

Nice DB rows there old man!

 

[tim290280]

PV: It felt funny to do rows without benching

Rocky: I really enjoyed that week of training. I'm going to get myself a keg and do it more often!!

El Freako: At least I'm not as old as the women Tech feels

I was pleased and annoyed with last nights training. The rack deads didn't want to budge, and I think it is because of the groove I'm in. Not pulling enough with the legs because of the postion. I'll lower the bar (after my makita drill takes care of the new settings) next week. Split squats on the other hand were an easy PB.

Lower

Snatch grip deadlift
60kg
100kg
140kg x2
150kg x1

Rack deadlift
177.5kg x2
217.5kg x2
227.5kg x2
237.5kg fail
237.5kg fail (really annoyed, just couldn't seem to pull correctly)
177.5kg x8

Split squat
100kg x2
100kg x8 PB (PB by 2 reps)
100kg x5

Seated calf raise
90kg x10
110kg x15
130kg x15
130kg x15

Hammy curl
25kg x7
25kg x7

Standing calf raise (hold at top and pause at bottom)
100kg x15
100kg x15

Also I've lost 5cm (2") off my waist in the past 3.5 weeks. My dry morning weight seems to be around 87kg (190lb) at the moment so I've lost a couple % BF (~13%) and haven't had to really try that hard. Heading into summer nicely with about a 2-2.5kg gain in lean mass this year.

Soundtrack:

Just downloaded this album and it is heavy and enchanting. Great cover of David Bowie's Heroes with guest vocals by Till Lindemann in German.

 

[El Freako]

Vid fail, awesome dead work though!

 

[tim290280]

^^ Aussie youtube link...... Fixed.

 

[El Freako]

Nope, still fucked for me.

Hunted it down on my own...

Helden by Apocalyptica right? Sounds good.

 

[tim290280]

^^ actually none seem to work (tried 3 versions now). I've noticed this before. Something to do with youtube.

Either way it was Apocalyptia - I Don't Care. Not the best track on the album but those tracks don't have vocals and are really heavy.

 

[El Freako]

...damn, failed for me too.

 

[tim290280]

^^ Thanks for trying. Guess we just both fail at the internets. :carduindisguise

 

[El Freako]

Its shows our age I suppose.

 

[Hypocrisy86]

Epic Youtube fail.

 

[tim290280]

^^ Epic fail

 

[PrinceVegeta]

HAahaha awesome pics!

 

[Daniel Andersson]

First post in your log Tim

Solid session with awesome rack deads, specially with Snatch deads before that