Comments:
-I did the slowest squat I have ever done in this workout, paused mid rep, then grinded it out. I could feel myself almost starting to go back down.
Thats one hell of an ATG squat. Need to update your sig! =-)
Nice guitar too. I'm always amazed at people who can play. Sometime I think it would be cool to learn, but right now I have too many hobbies without that one hehe.
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Comments:
-Nice workout, I smacked my sternum with the bar a couple times on the Power Cleans though - still a bit unco with these, but I\'m getting better
ATG Squat
2 x 5 x 283.8lbs 5.5lb PR
1 x 4 x 283.8lbs
Press
3 x 5 x 135.3lbs 5.5lb PR
Dumbbell Rows
3 x 12 x 88lbs [b]5.5lb PR[b]
Comments:
-I stopped after the fourth rep of last set of squats as it was pretty freakin slow, didn\'t know if i could get another rep, and I didn\'t want to fail a rep, especially with no power rack or spotter. Next week will be my last week of training for a while, I might do 3 x 3 x 300lbs for the squats
Moving out/kicked out as soon as i get my uni offer(jan 15) I start looking for a place.
Parents want me to sell my weight training equipment early, by the end of the month.
I don\'t expect to be able to train regularly until feb-march - settle into new place, new uni, find new gym, yadadadada... Should be interesting, and fun.
I just owned an exam really hard yesterday, should own my last one tomorrow(cramming really does work). Damn they make us wait until 17dec to tell us our ranking - I guess its so we have 2 weeks to go celebrate finishing high school, and then we get the bad news(err..good new i mean).
Yeah, so the last 4 weeks I\'ve just been trying to get big PR\'s, since i wont be lifting for a while, when i come back ill probably need like a month just to regain these PR\'s, maybe more, which sucks.
Moving out/kicked out as soon as i get my uni offer(jan 15) I start looking for a place.
Parents want me to sell my weight training equipment early, by the end of the month.
I don\\\\\\\'t expect to be able to train regularly until feb-march - settle into new place, new uni, find new gym, yadadadada... Should be interesting, and fun.
Ah, I see.
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Originally Posted by Simon C
I just owned an exam really hard yesterday, should own my last one tomorrow(cramming really does work). Damn they make us wait until 17dec to tell us our ranking - I guess its so we have 2 weeks to go celebrate finishing high school, and then we get the bad news(err..good new i mean).
I actually hear from 2 of my colleges right around that time--Dec. 15. So we're both in the same boat here--waiting a month to hear our fates.
Well not exactly the same boat, but similar boats haha.
I get my ranking in December. - from this i could guess looking at last year\'s students which course i\'ll get into, the number(0-99.95) that will determine my fate.. hahah(aiming for 90, i think i wont be below 85)
My uni offer in jan 15(we apply through an organization and select 12 courses, not direct to uni\'s, we only get one offer)
public private whaaat? I\'m not sure how they classify, I know the uni\'s get a crap load of money from the government. I know my fees are subsidised by the government(20k per year, I only pay like 5-6) - all courses have this option, u can pay full fee and its easier to get in, but my parents are tight(yeh they can afford it), and i cant afford haha.
I can only go to the top(my highest preference) uni that i am accepted at, i give them 12 ordered preferences and they go down the list until i get accepted.
You've got public universities, which are funded by the states. These tend to be cheaper, especially if you are a resident of that state. 1 public U, where a lot of kids from my school go, costs about $6,000 including room and board. You can also get scholarships to these schools relatively easily. Due to my standardized test scores/ grades, I can go to the flagship school in my state for free. I can probably also get a nice scholarship offer to the University of Maryand, the other state school I'm applying to.
Private schools are just that--private, without any Gov't funding. These tend to be expensive(although they will help you out if you need financial aid). Most of the private schools I'm applying to cost around $45,000
Looks like all our universities are public then. The ones that are private are too small(and in most cases too crap) to be considered (universities).
We have 2 types of courses, full fee(15-30k per year) and CSP(commonwealth supported places) which means the government pays for your fees and you only pay like 5-6k, this doesn\'t include anything(no food, no room, no textbooks, no parking permits, no benefits at all), and part of CSP is that you don\'t have to pay the government until after you finish the course are earning money, so I think I\'ll have to pay that off myself which sucks(3-4 years x 5-6 thousand), not sure though.
I only applied for CSP courses, as my parents wont shell out the money. But every courses has 2 options(exact same course, csp and full fee), so if my marks are good enough it doesn\'t matter anyway. It\'s easier to get into courses paying full fee - obviously.
No workout today, tired - lack of sleep this past exam week. I\'ll workout tomorrow.
I did my last exam(s) today - i think i did well. Finished high school forever, and will never see that place again(Actually i might come speak to the kiddies haha). I feel extremely relieved, and finishing high school has made me happier than i thought it would lol. Next few months should be interesting...
No workout today, tired - lack of sleep this past exam week. I\'ll workout tomorrow.
I did my last exam(s) today - i think i did well. Finished high school forever, and will never see that place again(Actually i might come speak to the kiddies haha). I feel extremely relieved, and finishing high school has made me happier than i thought it would lol. Next few months should be interesting...
Congrats on finishing your exams,
now you get to start from scratch at uni, and do it all over again
I got a friend over last night to do a workout, pretty fun
Deadlift
few triples and singles up to 333lbs(everything I have)
Bench Press
135.3lbs x 3
157.3lbs x 3
179.3lbs x 9(F) 9RM PR
190.3lbs x 5(F) 5RM PR
201.3lbs x 3(F) 3RM PR
EZ-Bar curls
sets with 68lbs, 79lbs, 85lbs
Running
2 laps around the park behind my house, two intervals of sprinting chucked in there
Comments:
-Really good workout, haven\'t had a chance to bench press with a spotter in ages
-This is probably my last or second ;last owrkout for a couple months, I have sold my stuff to a friend and he is picking it all up in the next 2 days, it has been fun
-All Bench Press sets were taken to failure, I don\'t know why I did this, I should have done a couple of warm-up sets and gone for a 1rm of 225lbs!
Previous bests were 179lbs x 5, 201lbs x 1
-Deadlifts were easy, my friend got up to 311lbs x 1, and failed to lift 333lbs(a good PR for a smaller guy, way over double BW
-Curls took the form of an epic battle(kidding), he did a set, I did a set, we did alot fo sets... I won int he end, fo this curlfest hahahahahah
-It was fun, damn i should have just gone for a massive Bench 1rm PR though
I dunno, he lives kinda far, its a bitch to get to without a car. I could do it for a while I guess, help him with his workouts and such(hes a n00b). I\'ll join my Uni\'s gym when that starts in late feb anyway.
That friend of mine rang today to come pick the stuff up, but I was out. He\'s probably coming tommorow now, I might be able to squeee in a quick workout tommorow before then.
I now have no weights, my friend came and picked them up today. Atleast I\'ll get money for it - hopefully soon, althought I sold the stuff cheap $245 in total.
Now all I have is two each of 55lb, 33lb, 5.5lb, 2.75lb and 1.1lb plates, two 14inch DB\'s and two 17inch DB\'s - this stuff might be hard to get rid of by itself like this.
I now have no weights, my friend came and picked them up today. Atleast I\'ll get money for it - hopefully soon, althought I sold the stuff cheap $245 in total.
Now all I have is two each of 55lb, 33lb, 5.5lb, 2.75lb and 1.1lb plates, two 14inch DB\'s and two 17inch DB\'s - this stuff might be hard to get rid of by itself like this.
Not much training going on here anymore!
That sucks a bit, but thats no excuse to stop training, just cause you
don't have weights.
You might have to be a bit more creative for a while but don't stop all together.
Go and check out Bodyweight Culture that should give you some ideas.
you can get inventive. start doing stuff that will build up a strong core. You can do stuff like squats with the 55lb plate held straight out in front of you. overhead squats holding the plate/plates above your head, etc.
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Haven't had much exercise in the last month or two, I'm actually losing weight though. Apart from Dumbbell Snatches with a 42.9lb dumbbell for 5 minutes(guessing), some pistols and some skipping which I did a few days ago, my only other exercise was tonight:
Went for a walk with a friend, ended up doing this:
Jog 5 minutes
Chin-ups:
BW x 10
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 3
BW x 2
5 minute Jog
Chin-ups:
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5
Walking Dog a bit
Chin-ups
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 3(neutral grip)
In total about 50 chins, and some random neutral grip ones over a period of time, my arms were fairly tired. My friend did something like 10, 5, 5, 5, 5, Jog, 5, 5, 5, Walk dog, 10, 5, 5. One of those small chin-up machines!
I don't really have much to keep this log going anymore, but I'm just gonna post my PR's for reference when I get back into the gym again in a month or two(new log then):
Bench Press
179.3lbs x 9(F) 9RM PR
190.3lbs x 5(F) 5RM PR
201.3lbs x 3(F) 3RM PR
Linear Mode
