Tim's Journeyman Log

[tim290280]

^^ Yes I'd agree with that. I just like that one song.

 

[philosopher]

Damn Tim your lower back must be fried after a session like that. Btw whats wrong with the knee?

 

[Hypocrisy86]

yo Tim, sweet deads there man, and congrats on the creed music

 

[tim290280]

Philo: Actually the lower back is fine. I feel this more in the hammys and upper back. Probably because I don't allow any movement in the lower back so that probably lowers the lift weight. As for the knee: I have no idea. I think it is either an inflamed tendon or ligament on the outside of the knee. Hard to say. It came up from not quite coming up evenly on C&J and squats a week or two back. Fallen back into a bad habit from my knee injury days.

Hypo: No seriously dude, Creed sucks. I just like that song. I think I've only heard two of their songs that are any good. Somehow or other I actually have an entire album each of Atreyu and Killswitch Engage. Both really suck. I remember putting them on to lift weights one time and just had to change it over to something else.


Quick session tonight that probably took 10-15mins including setting up and warmups.

Chinups
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10

Supersetted with

Dips
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10
BW x10

Lateral raises
22kg x5

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Nice short sweet session Timmy!

 

[tim290280]

^^ And I got a pump for a change..... can't figure out why though.

 

[philosopher]

Omg Tim! Its almost crossfit what your doing

 

[tim290280]

^^ Yeh but I do it without the stupidity and die-hard devotion to BS.

Ok this arvo sucked.

Warmups

Front Squats
20kg x10
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x2
110kg x5

Tweaked my back as I put the bar back in the rack. This is the mid/upper back and feels like the intercostals in my ribs on my back.

Pretty lame considering that it wasn't even that heavy.

 

[miamiracing]

wow that sucks.. hope you recover soon man.. could be a nerve thing too..

 

[philosopher]

Hows your back Tim?

 

[tim290280]

Miami: not likely to have been a nerve thing. Plus it is better now.

Philo: It is mostly better. Definitely a minor strain, just one of those strains you really notice because you can't sit or sleep comfortably (same as cracked ribs).

I actually have felt like training the last couple of days but have had to rein myself in so that I don't do something stupid (mmmmmm deadlifts). I've tried doing a few slow sets of pullups and they feel fine. I'll give it another day and I'll get back into things. Probably do upper body so that I don't load up the spine straight away. Then I might do some single leg stuff for a week.

I've also been contemplating doing either 20 rep squats or perhaps adding in a couple of sets of higher rep (15-20) stuff after the main exercises.

 

[philosopher]

Good to hear its nothing major.

20 rep squats are insane. I would go for option 2 but that would be because it isnt that heavy as a 20 rep SQ

 

[tim290280]

^^ Yeh I've decided to implement some ME/DE style training and add some supporting exercises in the 15-20 rep range for the joints.

Warmups - needed these, it was quite chilly, even though I had been doing some woodworking.

Snatch
20kg x5
40kg x5
60kg x2
65kg x2
70kg x2
75kg x1
80kg x1

Pullups
BW x5
20kg x3
25kg x5
25kg x5
25kg x5

Bench - changed my setup again and was much more solid
60kg x5
80kg x5
100kg x2
110kg x2
120kg x2
125kg x1

Pushups
20kg x15
20kg x12

Fatman pullups
20kg x15
20kg x10

Skull crushers
30kg x12
32.5kg x11

BB bicep
42.5kg x12
42.5kg x5

Soundtrack:

 

[Pickle]

nice session timbo.i do 20 rep squats as a form of trying to develop testicular fortitude. (K) id love to see u do them so i have something to aspire to

 

[tim290280]

^^ Last time I tried for a 20 rep squat I got to 15 before my legs were jelly and I collapsed seeing stars. Didn't throw up though, came close, but no crazy moment. G&D only goes so far sometimes.

Thank god for safety pins in power racks

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Solid session Timbo! u'll be 100% in no time!

 

[Lionheart]

Good work Tim.Bench looks good

 

[tim290280]

PV: Well it seems like the back is 100% now. Probably not, but this evenings session felt fine even though I woke up stiff this morning.

Lionheart: Thanks. It felt good and the ME with the working sets between 80% and 95% seemed to work better than a whole heap at the same weight.

Tonight was pretty decent with squat ME and hammy DE.

C&J
20kg x5
40kg x5
60kg x2
70kg x2
80kg x1
85kg x1
90kg x1
90kg x1

Front squat (warmups done with each Clean)
100kg x2
105kg x2
110kg x2
115kg x1
120kg x1

SLDL
8 sets of
75kg x2
these were easy for the first 5 sets then they got serious.

Donkey calf raise
Single leg
60kg x6
60kg x6
60kg x6

both legs
60kg x20
60kg x20

DB Lunge - 15kg db
15kg x20
15kg x15

GM
30kg x15
30kg x15

Stretching

Soundtrack:

Not exactly lifting music, but it was playing while I was stretching.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Nice session timmy! lots of power in those front squats!

 

[miamiracing]

time to put 140 on the front squat