Pull session. Worked a bit harder tonight.
Seated Rows 6 x 15 @ 57.5kg
Pulldowns neutral grip 2 x 15 @ 30kg
Pulldowns wide grip 3 x 15 @ 30kg
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Pull session. Worked a bit harder tonight.
Seated Rows 6 x 15 @ 57.5kg
Pulldowns neutral grip 2 x 15 @ 30kg
Pulldowns wide grip 3 x 15 @ 30kg
EMOM press-ups routine x14 mins. 10 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute. Using a narrow mat to reduce width of arm placement (just for spite!)
Secs remaining for each of the 14X 1 min sets.
43 - 43 - 43 - 40 (!) - 43 - 42 - 41 - 38 - 37 - 32 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 11 - (fail).
Push session this morning...
Bench press 3 x 15 @ 45kg
Bench press 3 x 15 @ 40kg
Landmine shoulder press 6 x 15 (each side) @ 25kg
Pull-ups/chin-ups, all singles, EMWM for 60 minutes. The first 15 were pull-ups and the rest were chin-ups. So 15 and 45 in total.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms.Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets, during which I did (x10) reps of floor to lock to floor press-ups. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
24 (10) - 17 (10) - 15 (10) - 11 (10) - 12 (10) - 11 (10) - 11 (10) - 10 (10)
Deadhang this morning (gloves) 1 min 34 secs.
Fairly easy pull session yesterday...
neutral grip pulldowns....
15 @ 35kg
15 @ 40kg
12 @ 45kg
15 @ 35kg
close grip pulldowns
3 x 15 @ 35kg
wide grip pulldowns
3 x 15 @ 30kg
I usually like to get a good mix of both horizontal and vertical pulls on a session... however a busy gym and trying to also fit in all my other bits (run, core, legs, stretching), meant only vertical pulls yesterday.
Chest to floor press-ups, EMWM for 31 minutes: 4 sets of 10, 16 sets of 6, 11 sets of 4. So 180 in total.
Much harder than bar press-ups.
EMOM press-ups routine. 12 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.
Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets.
42 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 41 - 41 - 39 - 35 - 28 - 23.
Dead hang: with gloves 1 min 41 secs.
Push session tonight.... after slicing a massive cut in my finger with a huge pair of scissors yesterday, its currently quite difficult to hold weights.... (i expect it will be even tougher on a pull session).
But....
Seated chest press
4 x 15 @ 32.5kg
3 x 15 @ 30kg
Barbell shoulder press
3 x 15 @ 27.5kg
3 x 15 @ 25kg
EMOM for 28 minutes, pull-ups, singles.
For me, failure with pull-ups is in the last couple of inches, with chin-ups it happens halfway up.
That's hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Interesting though. For me, it's the opposite. From the point where I'm hanging with straight arms, up to the 'half-way' point, where my elbows are at 90 degrees - that's the most diffiuclt. If I can get there, the upper half is less challenging.
I saw a vid, where the suggestion was that one might start with your chin above the bar and lower to half-way, then backup again, to build strength in that section of the movement. I'll have to try it but for the lower section, perhaps.
30 EMOM alternating pull-ups and chin-ups.
Pull-ups
1x3
1x2
13x1
Chin-ups
3x5
10x4
2x3
Pull session last night.
Seated rows
4 x 15 @ 62.5kg
3 x 15 @ 60kg
3 x 15 @ 57.5kg
This morning was a push session.
Bench press
4 x 10 @ 50kg
4 x 10 @ 40kg
Landmine shoulder press
4 x 15 (each side) @ 27.5kg
Chest to floor press-ups, EMWM for 40 minutes: 8 sets of 8, 32 sets of 5, so 224 in total.
EMOM press-ups routine. 11 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.
Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets.
44 - 43 - 44 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 39 - 34 - 34.
A rather relaxed pull session today (feeling pretty worn out after a hard run).....
Seated Row
2 x 15 @ 57.5kg
2 x 15 @ 55kg
Wide grip pulldown
4 x 15 @ 30kg
Chin-ups, EMWM for 30 minutes, 15 pairs , 15 singles so 45 in total.
Another bash at these. There seems to be some gradual improvement with pull-ups, and I hope, if this continues, to target 5 pull-ups of my 78kgs body weight.
30 EMOM alternating pull-ups and chin-ups.
Pull-ups
1x3
2x2
12x1
Chin-ups
3x5
11x4
1x3
Dead hang 1 min 43 secs (with gloves)
Well done! Luckily for me I weigh 62 kgs. Your results suggest a greater percentage of your 78 kgs is muscle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Chest to floor press-ups, EMWM for 36 minutes: 10 sets of 8, 26 sets of 5, so 210 in total.
I've reached peak performance with EMOM press-ups. 10x10 isn't getting any easier to do with 47s remaining on each one; i've plateau'd.
Push session last night, but it wasn't particularly heavy going.
Seated chest press.
7 x 15 @ 32.5kg
Dumbbell shoulder press
4 x 15 @ 12kg each
3 x 15 @ 10kg each
Barbell shoulder press
3 x 15 @ 20kg
EMOM - sets of 11 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
44 - 44 - 44 - 42 - 43 - 37 - 37 - 28 - 26 - 18
! min 27 sec dead hang.
Chin-ups, EMWM for 40 minutes, 20 pairs , 20 singles so 60 in total.
Press-ups with a bar, EMWM for 60 minutes, sets of 10. So 600 in total.
EMOM x 15 - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
44 - 44 - 44 - 44 - 43 - 43 - 42 - 40 - 40 - 40
39 - 38 - 38 - 37 - 32
This morning's dead hang 1 min 37 secs. Seem to be plateauing here.
Two bashes at the original Sally today.
This morning I managed 2 mins and 16 seconds before flopping to the floor. No better this afternoon with just over 2 mins. This is not getting any less challenging!
I was definitely off form this afternoon from the start, but recovered a bit…weird.
EMOM press-ups routine. 11 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.
Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets.
41 - 38 - 40 - 39 - 38 - 38 -38 - 35 - 32 - 27
EMOM for 60 minutes, all singles, 35 pull-ups, then 25 chin-ups.
Push session.
Bench press
4 x 12 @ 50kg
3 x 12 @ 40kg
Barbell shoulder press
4 x 14 @ 25kg
3 x 15 @ 20kg
Pull session this evening....
Seated Row
6 x 15 @ 57.5kg
4 x 15 @ 52.5kg
Press-ups with a bar, EMWM for 72 minutes, sets of 10. So 720 in total.
30 EMOM alternating pull-ups and chin-ups.
Pull-ups
2x3
2x2
11x1
Chin-ups
3x5
12x4
Dead hang 1 min 37 secs (with gloves)
Careful, or you'll be wearing out a patch on the floor!
Way to go Mike. Awesome.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Careful, or you'll be wearing out a patch on the floor!
Way to go Mike. Awesome.
Push session tonight...
Barbell shoulder press
5 x 15 @ 27.5kg
4 x 15 @ 25kg
Bench Press
6 x 10 @ 40kg
Seated chest press
1 x 15 @ 30kg
PUs and CUs again.
30x EMOM alternating pull-ups and chin-ups.
Pull-ups
1x4 (hooray!)
1x3
1x2
12x1
Chin-ups
2x5
9x4
4x3
Followed by 15x EMOM single PUs.
Bit of a mixed bag. I guess that in reality most progress was made by those PUs and CUs that couldn't quite be completed (failures).
Good going Travs. Do you have your own gym equipment at home, or do you train elsewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
I train in a Nuffield gym, complete with la-de-da pool/sauna/etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
I used to train at a rough-and-ready independent gym which was 90% full of boxers, rugby players, and serious gym-goers.... however the cardio equipment was a bit neglected so i had to make the move.
Its quite a change, going from that kind of gym to a place which is distinctly "commercial" in nature.
Very impressive - well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog