Tim's Journeyman Log

[Xiva]

Looks good Tim

Please come with an update when you been at the program a longer time, i would like to hear your opinion

 

[El Freako]

When's the gear arriving?

 

[tim290280]

Ben: Yeh but you don't suck at deadlifting.

Mike: You may have to wait awhile as I'm unlikely to lift much over Xmas or when I go on honeymoon. Unless I just do the 5/3/1 and do no accessories......

Ben: Haven't ordered it yet. I enquired with the Australian Inzer site and they seemed prompt. But we have just paid house deposits and stuff, plus we will be away for a few weeks, so I'll leave it until we're back at the end of Jan.

Tonight was embarrassingly light, yet I couldn't get many reps on the last set. I really can't get over how few I got. I guess I'll get better over the coming weeks/months.

Warmups

Skipping
3mins

Complexes

Standing OHP
20kg x5
30kg x5

42.5kg x5
50kg x5
57.5kg x7 - embarrassing

Supersetted
Chinups
5kg x10 4 sets
5kg x5 2 sets

Dips
5kg x10 5 sets

Done

Soundtrack:

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd - The Wall

 

[Clint]

first off, congratulations on the marriage. Secondly, the sessions, considering the time of the year and your current celebratory status, are looking great. Enjoy the holidays and honeymooning Tim.






I know Papi will always be first in your heart.

 

[miamiracing]

hey tim,

still going strong hum? keep skipping till u die haha

 

[Xiva]

I'll wait, no problem

Congratz with the marriage. And have a good honeymoon

 

[Bulkboy]

hey tim, grats on the marriage. wish both of u all the best, and a happy honeymoon!=)

 

[tim290280]

Clint: Thanks dude, check out the FB pics when your internet doesn't suck. Papi, then you, then the wife.

Kai: Skipping is a great warmup, and it is helping with my general conditioning.

X: Yes I aim to get plenty of cardio.

Bulky: Thanks for the well wishes. Friend me on FB and you can see some pics.

Ben: made a mistake, it was the Titan belt and wraps from the site you found.

Hammys were still stiff from the other day and not really up to training. But since I wasn't going to be able to train tomorrow, and I'd like to get another week of this done before Xmas, today had to happen. So took a page out of Jim's book and just did the basics and got out of there.

Warmups

Skipping
4mins

Complexes

Deadlifts
60kg x5
100kg x5

117.5kg x5
135kg x5
155kg x9 - was aiming for 10 but just didn't have a tenth in me.
155kg x1 - to rerack the bar

Thick bar Farmers walks
32kg x20m 5 sets

 

[El Freako]

Nice rep effort on the deads Timbo.

 

[miamiracing]

nice deadlifts tim. how's everything? havent been around for a while..

 

[tim290280]

Ben: I was aiming for 10 since I was fresh, rather than normally having pulled 8 sets >80% and 4>90%. So it feels kinda lame. But then again that is one of the reasons I'm doing 5/3/1, because I suck at a few things this program addresses.

Kai: Thanks dude, things are going well, been married a month and had plenty of breaks and another one coming after Xmas. You?

Last day of the first week, it blew a gale here this morning and then pissed down with rain. I was afraid one of the trees was going to take out the house, but it was all good in the end. Just really humid when I trained which really sapped the energy.

Warmups - the usual except 4.5mins of skipping

Bench
20kg x8
60kg x5
80kg x3

85kg x5
97.5kg x5
110kg x8 - this should have been 10

THick bar DB row
40kg x10 5 sets
Last set was tough from the 2nd rep

Incline DB bench
32kg x10 3 sets
32kg x8 2 sets - whole bunch of suck at reps here, had plenty of power on all reps just no stamina.

W holds
5kg x5 10sec holds 2 sets

Stretches

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[Xiva]

Better luck with bench next time, you'll get it i'm sure.

Strong session anyway

 

[El Freako]

Yeah dude, 8 x 110 isn't anything to scoff at.

 

[Anabolicus]

Don't worry mate. You'll start to dominate once the weights get heavier.

 

[tim290280]

Mike: Thanks

Ben: I scoff because I was sure I was good for more.

Anabolicus: I sure hope so. Going to be a lot of interruptions to training this month.

Week off for Xmas. Don't know if I gained weight, I was actually lighter at my parents place before lunch (my brother and I had a weigh-in). Squatted today as it was the first day that wasn't 44 degrees celcius in the past 3 days.

Yesterday 30mins of rowing (in the aircon and still came out looking like I'd jumped in a pool).

Today 5/3/1 week 2

Warmups

Squats
60kg x5
80kg x3

105kg x3
120kg x3
135kg x5 thought I had 6 or 7 but I was having to focus on not coming forward too much.

Front squats
80kg x10 2 sets
60kg x10 2 sets

GM's
60kg x12 5 sets

Some heavy stretching as I was feeling tight and dehydrated.

 

[Pickle]

rather excellent session timbo slice. id like to see u try harder on ur front squats tho.

 

[El Freako]

I want to see Timmy with a kimbo slice hairstyle and beard.

 

[Xiva]

"135kg x5 thought I had 6 or 7 but I was having to focus on not coming forward too much.
"

You do Goodmorning squats, when it gets heavy?

 

[tim290280]

"135kg x5 thought I had 6 or 7 but I was having to focus on not coming forward too much.
"

You do Goodmorning squats, when it gets heavy?

No. What happens is that I tend to drop forward as the first motion rather than push through the heels. Something I noticed in a vid I took. When the weight gets heavy this is leading to a fail out of the hole. I used to have a bad problem of squatting on my toes, but I cured that with Front squats. This is more a problem with my squat motion that I just have to be concious of.

 

[tim290280]

Hungover today and with only a couple of hours of sleep. But being the first day for 2010 I had to do it justice and lift something.

Warmup

Skipping
4mins

Complexes

Standing OHP
20kg x5
40kg x3

47.5kg x3
52.5kg x3
60kg x7 these felt really good and almost like I could have had an eighth except the arms turned to jelly locking out the seventh.

Supersetted

Chinups
10kg x10 3 sets
BW x8 reps 2 sets

Dips
10kg x10 5 sets

I was seeing stars and feeling nauseous at the end of this. Stupid hangover!

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