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  1. New PB of 150 + bar for dead-lifts tonight. These are quite a new move to me, I was overly cautious in the beginning. Also 119kg seated row (machine not cables). Reasonably pleased.

    As for the bent rows discussion further up, I tend to do start at 50kg and max effort reps/sets until I can only manage 1 rep, last time was around 80. Then jump onto t-bar rows and do the same thing and end up around 115.

  2. Managed 150kg squat for 8 reps today, did 80 - 100 - 120 - 130 sets first.

    Also 115 (max stack}) on seated rows. 100 rows dropping a plate after max effort at each plate.

    Quite happy with my size and weights now. How do I start training in some more chiselled definition now?

  3. A bloke from work is interested in buying my old bike, being more than skint at the minute I don't want to get rid for peanuts but also don't want to rip him off. So how much would you expect to see this advertised for?

    IMG_4920_zpswea1fket.jpg

    - Titus Motolite 2 frame (Carbon fibre rear end), Chris King headset

    - Rp23 shock and Rock Shox Revelation forks (100-130mm, could do with a service)

    - Rear: Hope XC hub on a mavic (? I think) rim Front: Whatever comes with a 2006 Kona Kula. High roller super tacky/ minion tyres.

    - Truvativ Hussefelt cranks, EThirtheen bash, DMR V12 Mag pedals

    - 2 x 9 mostly SLX running gear

    - SLX brakes (180/160)

    - Bars/ seat/ stem all WTB stuff (Again, whatever it is that came on a Kona Kula)

    Think that's it. All used stuff, but not knackered!

    Pinkbike has Titus bikes advertised anywhere from £200 (frame only) to £1500(2011 onwards full builds). £400 maybe?

    I'm more interested in where that photo was taken though!

  4. Pushed deadlifts again tonight to 107kg 5x6 which I'm really happy with. Tried wearing a belt too which feels so much better.

    Feels like progression for me to say when I started in Jan I struggled with 60kg.

    I can see my weight going up now too, constantly over 60.5kg when I check the scales. Woooooooo

    For some reason I always assumed you'd be heavier..I'm a right lard at 86kg.

  5. Cheers for all the input, I'll give each different method a try. I'll be on the Arnie Back/Chest supersets tomorrow, I'll try that a few times and then I'll try the above mentioned full body stuff.

    I'd say my form is pretty good, dead-lifts maybe being the worst, I've not yet worked these with anyone else who has experience so I cant say for certain.

    The 40kg rows are quite easy, the routine is probably set 1@ 18 - 20 reps, set 2 @ 16 - 18, set 3 @ 16 - 18 and on the 40s I can probably knock out 15 on a bad day..

  6. I'm going to try the routine he posted tomorrow, having a rest today. I tried the 4 x 10 routine type set up and I never felt worked by it. Even at the top end of what I could lift, the last few reps would be a struggle but I never seem to get tight or pumped/ache. So I had a look around at different methods, hit the overtraining method and found it felt more rewarding.

    I don't fancy bulking too much and getting massive, size wise I'm around 5'10 and 85kg which is roughly where I want to be. Just a bit stronger and more ripped.

  7. I'm not so clued up on the lingo yet. A typical session, say for back would be;

    Pull ups, mixture of wide/tight/alternate grips 20 - 50 reps in as many sets as required.

    Dumbell rows, starting at 20kg, 25kg, 32.5kg, then 40kg max effort every weight, reps arent counted as such. Then we work back, 40kg down to around 15 and go for a max effort, maybe finishing at 12 reps on 15. So all in maybe 8 sets and 100 reps?

    Seated rows on a cable machine, same rules as above.

    Lat pull down on cable machine, same again, starting low, max effort through as high as possible and back again.

    Then a few Romanian dead lifts 50kg - 70kg - 95kg and back down again.

    Then finish up with a 2500m row alternating intensity and speed every 500m.

  8. Coming up for 6 weeks. We use mostly dumbells rather than a bar, maybe just on the bar for deadlifts,bench press and squats. Though I try to do chest press with dumbells more often than not.

    I might try resting a few days and then run through a few circuits.

  9. I need a bit of advice. I'm starting to feel limited/fatigued earlier in the workout. I cant seem to push the same weights for as many reps any more and my 1RM seems to have dropped. Diet is fairly good, better now than when I started.

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