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dennyToday is personal milestone day at the gym...
I did 100 repetitions on every single machine! (plus I even did extra on the hated bicep curls!)
Happy face :)
* Okay, so I have scrawny arms :)
| Exercise | Target | Today |
| Cardio | ||
| Treadmill | 10 minutes | 10 minutes |
| Bike | 15 minutes | 15 minutes |
| Machines | ||
| Chest Press (pectoral) | 2x20 @ 12.5kg | 5x20 |
| Vertical Traction (dorsal?) | 2x20 @ 20kg | 5x20 |
| Shoulder Press (deltoids) | 2x20 @ 10kg | 5x20 |
| Leg Press (calf, top of thigh?) | 2x20 @ 25kg per leg | 5x20 per leg |
| Leg Curl (hamstrings) | 2x15 @ 10kg | 5x20 |
| Abdominal Crunch (abs, duh) | 3x20 @ 25kg | 5x20 |
| Weights | ||
| Arm Curl (biceps) | 3x15 @ 7.5kg | 4x15 |
| Push Down (triceps) | 3x15 @ 10kg | 4x15 @ 15kg |
I did 100 repetitions on every single machine! (plus I even did extra on the hated bicep curls!)
Happy face :)
* Okay, so I have scrawny arms :)
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Date: 2006-03-28 09:50 pm (UTC)Well done matey.
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Date: 2006-03-30 08:54 am (UTC)Finally I see someone else reporting on their LJ about their gym achievements! I do twice-weekly intense cardio blitz at the gym, the last couple of times I went I put out over 1300 calories in 45 minutes.
I'm having my second knee op next week so want to be fighting fit for it!
you do remember me from the Winnii, don't you??!!
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Date: 2006-03-28 09:56 pm (UTC)Vertical Traction (dorsal?) 2x20 @ 20kg 5x20
Shoulder Press (deltoids) 2x20 @ 10kg 5x20
20 reps? that's a lot ...
last week i finally got back to what i was lifting at my peak. tomorrow i find out if i've managed to keep my gains, or if the alcohell at the weekend has undone it all :-/
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-28 10:23 pm (UTC)It all depends on your goals I guess. But, if you really want to get a lil' bit of muscle on you, then lowing the reps, increasing the weight and eating more, much more, will be the key.
How much do you weigh? 5 years ago now I was 9 stones. Oh, and this was after going to the gym 2ce a week, plus some rollerblading. Now I'm 12 & 1/2 stones - although I am a little fatter, but I put that down to old age :-/
me @ 11.5 stones, 10% bf (http://www.adrianjudd.com/~adrianx/photos/nude%202/capture_00056_bw_std.jpg)
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:35 pm (UTC)Unfortunately I seem to have put more on my belly than my biceps - I think I may have got the hang of the regular eating quicker than I'm getting the hang of the regular exercise ;)
Mostly my stated goal for all this was to rebuild the leg muscle and stamina I lost after my bike crash, which caused one year of complete inactivity and another of greatly reduced activity. Picking up a bit of muscle tone everywhere else in the process is a bit of a fringe benefit, although the idea is growing on me swiftly and I'm starting to give more thought to what I can achieve here. I'm not really looking to be Mr Universe though... toned is good, rather than bulging with muscle.
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:47 pm (UTC)now, i have to be really careful. after watching the mens health search for a uk cover model (they is all yanks) i saw just how important diet is. as they went through the potentials the more 'toned' men were more and more anal about their diet (and drink and late nights), they guy who won always went to bed @ 10pm, never drank and worked out rather than have sex with his gf :-O
i do work out really hard, and i am very specific in what i do. i picked up ideas from Stuard McRobert and losely based my workout on his theory. especially whilst i'm not working (again!) i have to be careful about eating too much. in the 6 weeks after losing my last job i put on 1/2 stone - i guess watching day time telly just doesn't burn off the calories ;-)
small meals, low fat, only complex carbs and quality protein. i only did 3 exercises today; bench, dips and should press. but i did do 28KG dumbbell presses easily - then i went home for a protein shake and left everyone else in the gym to do more sets/reps etc ;-)
when it's sunny i'll run round the park to keep the tummy under control. then i can eat more
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:50 pm (UTC)looking at that pic again, it really highlights how i need to lose some weight (fat). my back is so_ hard in that pic, it's great. now i have wobbly bits *scream*
unfortunately, losing the 1/2 stone i need is so damn difficult. just 7lbs, that's it and i'll be <10% again. is it too much to ask!!!!
ok, time for pre-bed protein shake and some vitamines *sigh*
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-28 11:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-28 10:09 pm (UTC)But he accidentally squashed me today, so go you and your hated bicep curls!
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:23 pm (UTC)Says Mr Swollen Leg :-P Yes, his biceps are probably about the same around as my thighs :)
he accidentally squashed me today</i< 'Accidentally', riiiiiiight ;)
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Date: 2006-03-28 10:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-28 10:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-28 10:24 pm (UTC)I note you used the icon which demonstrates your arms to their full muscular advantage :D *gnaws on them lightly*
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Date: 2006-03-28 11:46 pm (UTC)*mops brow*
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Date: 2006-03-29 09:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-29 10:18 am (UTC)*nibbles*
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Date: 2006-03-29 10:28 am (UTC)Miiiiiiss you. Can I lure you onto msn later?
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Date: 2006-03-29 10:54 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-03-29 11:38 am (UTC)