Sets of faahve

Mr. CooL ICE

Forgot to post this last Friday.

Close grip larsen press 4x6 @ 85kg. Surprisingly hard

Incline DB press: 3x8 @ 2.5kg. Surprisingly easy.

One arm DB rows: 3x8 @ 42.5kg. Grand.

Lat pulldown: 2x8 @ 59kg. First time trying these post injury and it wasn't too bad.

Leg press: 2x8 @ 185. Grand.

Calf raise: 2x8 @ 110kg. Grand.

Hamstring curl: 40kg for 8, 7. Hard.

Mr. CooL ICE

Lifting plates onto machines = fine. Lifting kids out of the bath = pain. Front loaded lifting is where the pain is but keeping things close to centre of gravity is grand.

Leg press: 185kg for 4x8. Started hard but improved.

Calf raise: 110kg for 4x8. Got hard in the end.

Hamstring curl: 40kg for 8, 8, 5, 6. Ugh.

Machine chest press: 117.5kg for 8, 8. Warmups were hard but top set ended up being too easy.

Chest supported row: 3x8 @ 45kg. Grand.

Jm press: 3x8 @ 55kg

Mr. CooL ICE

Larsen press: 87.5kg for 6, 6, 5, 4. Hard.

Incline DB press: 27.5kg for 8, 10. Grand.

Kroc row: 3x8 @ 40kg. First time doing these in years. Ok but unsure if using too much body language.

Lat pulldown: 65kg for 7, 7, 7. Grand.

Belt squat: 75kg for 8, 15. Was fine weight-wise, but tiring.

Hamstring curl: 40kg for 9, 7. Hard.

Skipped calf raise because leg press was in use.

Mr. CooL ICE

Feeling courageous so decided to try some compounds to see how the body reacts. Got to the gym late so not much time to mess around.

Paused HB squats: worked up to 3x5 @ 80kg. Heels (I'm a flats squatter) and beltless. Was fine.

Floor press/pullup: 3x 5/5 @ 80kg/BW. Floor pressing my squat now.

JM press/chinup: 2x 5/5 @ 60kg/BW. Grand.

Mr. CooL ICE

Compound confidence still there because my torso didn't explode after Monday.

Snatch grip RDLs: 100kg for 3, 2, 2. Locking down my shoulder blades and using some back extension. Weight was easy to move but my grip has all but vanished and I refuse to wear straps for 100kg. I'll RDL again but not with snatch grip.

Bench: 1x1 @ 100kg. First time benching with leg drive since injury. Glad I still have some strength.

Larsen press: 2x10 @ 70kg. Grand.

Incline DB press: 30kg for 6, 6. Hard.

One arm DB rows: 40kg for 2x6. Hard.

Hamstring curl: 40kg for 10, 6. Ugh.

Calf raise: 115kg for 8, 8. Grand.

Mr. CooL ICE

Noticed a bit of soreness in my abs after the last session. Probably just being paranoid but that's enough lower compounds for now.

Leg press: 3x8 @ 190kg. Grand.

Calf raise: 3x8 @ 120kg. Easy.

TNG bench: 95kg for 3x3. Grand.

Larsen press: 70kg for 2x10.

Hamstring curl: 45kg for 7, 6. Ugh.

Chest supported row: 45kg for 10, 10. Probably too light.

Mr. CooL ICE

Hamstring curl: 45kg for 8, 6. Ugh.

Calf raise: 125kg for 3x8. Grand.

CG bench: 90kg for 3x3. Grand.

Flat DB bench: 30kg for 2x8. I have barely ever flat benched so unsure of what weight to use, but this seemed a little easy.

One arm DB row: 2x8 @ 42.5kg

I need to start timing my rest periods again because I've found myself not getting much done during the time I'm there

Mr. CooL ICE

Leg press: 200kg for 3x8. Bit of a jump but surprisingly ok.

Calf raise: 130kg for 3x8. Grand still.

Hamstring curl: 40kg for 2x8. I like it has gotten sloppy recently so went down a little.

CG tng bench: 90kg for 3x5. Widened my stance a little bit but didn't feel any benefit. Still happy enough with the weight/reps.

Incline DB press: 30kg for 2x6. Was feeling wiped after bench so under the circumstances, I'm happy.

One arm DB rows: 40kg for 2x6. First tried a different setup but didn't like it so reverted back to original.

Mr. CooL ICE

Still no pain but had a day off yesterday where I did some backbreaking work on the driveway.

Bench: 3x3 @ 95kg. Grand. Plan on doing this repeatedly until it feels easier.

Flat DB bench: 32.5kg for 2x8. Grand.

Lat pulldown: 59kg for 10, 10. A little too easy.

Calf raises: 135kg for 3x8. Starting to feel hard now.

Chest supported row: 45kg for 2x8. Hard.

Hamstring curl: 40kg dor 2x8. Hard.

Sweaty day.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 3x5 @ 90kg. Easier than last time. Would like to repeat this weight at this RPE one more time before adding weight.

Incline DB press: 30kg for 2x8. Felt strangely strong. Weird.

Lat pulldown: 65kg for 2x10. Grand.

Calf raise: 140kg for 3x8. Very hard. Reckon I'm just at the point of not being able to increase session by session.

Hamstring curl: 45kg for 8, 5. Ugh.

Chest supported row: 50kg for 2x8. Hard.

Felt strong today. Happy.

Mr. CooL ICE

Another physical day yesterday doing lots of outside work. Back was tired going in.

TNG bench: 90kg for 3x5. Comfortable and I should go up for next time.

Incline DB press: 32.5kg for 8, 7. Don't think I've incline pressed over 30kg so probably some PB or something.

Canvas grip lat pulldown: 59kg for 3x8. No idea what these are called but it probably shouldn't have lat pulldown in the name. I use a canvas strap grip and loop them around my wrists, then lean back so that these mainly hit the upper back. They're hard but refreshing.

Calf raise: 150kg for 3x8. Barely finished.

Hamstring curl: 40kg for 2x8. I feel like I'll barely progress past this unless I give it much higher priority over other things.

Mr. CooL ICE

Have had 3 busy days with sporadic eating.

Bench: 95kg for 3x3. Still not easy enough to go up in weight.

Flat DB bench: 37.5kg for 8, 7. Finally hit my limit.

Lat pulldown: 71kg for 10, 9, 9. Grand.

Calf raise: 155kg for 3x8. Didn't expect to finish this.

Was just feeling lazy today. Didn't time my rests and took ages to do everything.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 92.5kg for 3x5. Surprisingly ok.

Incline DB press: 32.5kg for 7, 4. Dunno what happened between last Friday and today but these became very hard, very fast.

Canvas handle lat pulldown: 65kg for 3x8. Hard.

Calf raise: 160kg for 3x8. Seems like my DB pressing strength appeared in my calves.

Belt squat sumo stance: worked up to 120kg for 1x5. I wasn't able to get full ROM with my regular squat stance (which is slightly narrower than most) but am able to do it with a stance slightly narrower than my deadlift stance. Just bored of hamstring curls so fancied something different.

Mr. CooL ICE

Bench: 95kg for 3x3. Grand. It was as easy as I wished so one more session like this and I'll move up. I did cop something today that could explain why my comp bench is relatively harder than TNG; when I pause, I have a tendency to loosen my shoulder and that doesn't happen when doing TNG. Hopefully keeping an eye on this makes things easier.

Flat DB bench: 37.5kg for 8, 7+F. Really tried for an 8th but couldn't lock out.

Lat pulldown: 71kg for 10, 9, 10. Ugh.

Calf raise: 165kg for 3x8. Jaysus and I thought 150kg was my limit. I should have taken a before photo and/or measurements of my calves because they're hopefully growing.

Belt squat: 100kg for 2x8. Grand. Stance still feels weird though. Have placed my feet forward which helps slightly.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 92.5kg for 3x5. Grand. I'd happily move up but I want one more session with this level of ease to ensure this wasn't a fluke.

Incline DB press: 32.5kg for 2x8. Happy to finish this.

Lat pulldown: 77kg for 8, 7, 6. Just couldn't lock them out towards the end.

Calf raise: 170kg for 3x8. Hard.

Belt squat: 105kg for 2x8. Grand and room for more. Just keeping them conservative for now so I can slowly progress.

Mr. CooL ICE

Bench: 95kg for 3x5. Addressed shoulder issue but still not as easy as I'd like to move up.

Flat DB bench: 37.5kg for 2x8. Slow towards the end, but I locked them out.

Lat pulldown: 77kg for 8, 8, 6. Slightly better.

Calf raise: 175kg for 3x8. Still hard but still progressing.

Belt squat: 110kg for 2x8. Grand.

Mr. CooL ICE

Tng bench: 95kg for 3x5. Hard. Probably be a good few sessions before I'm comfortable moving up.

Incline DB press: 35kg for 3, 5. That was bloody hard.

Lat pulldown: 71kg for 3x8. Went back down in weight because I wasn't convinced my form was good enough. I think I was using my arms too much, so hopefully should be ok for next time.

Calf raises: 180kg for 3x8. My calf raise could surpass my leg press at this rate.

Belt squat: 115kg for 4, 8. Strength ok but almost fell forward on first set.

Mr. CooL ICE

Bench: 90kg for 3x3. Been banging my head off the wall for being stuck at 95kg for a while so I wanted to wind things back a little. Will go back up again soon.

Flat DB bench: 40kg for 7, 6. Hard.

Lat pulldown: 77kg for 3x8. Happy to have finished this.

Calf raise: 185kg for 3x8 . Moving.

Belt squat: 115kg for 2x8 because technically, I didn't finish this last time.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 95kg for 3x5. Slightly easier than last time but nowhere near easy enough to increase.

Incline DB press: 35kg for 5, 5. Still hard.

Lat pulldown: 77kg for 3x8. Probably should have gone up.

Calf raise: 190kg for 3x8. Graaand.

No time for belt squat as I needed to leave early.

Mr. CooL ICE

Bench: 110kg for a single and 2x3 @ 97.5kg. The single had a little ass rise but it's nice to know that I can move the weight despite feeling like an eternity being at sub-100 for reps.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 7, 7, 6. Hard.

Calf raise: 195kg for 3x8. Knocking on the door to 200.

Belt squat: 120kg for 2x8. Actually kinda tough now.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 95kg for 3x5. Easiest this weight has been so far.

Flat DB bench: 35kg for 2x8. Went down in weight because I'm going to try for a TNG PB on Friday.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 8, 6, 6. Hard.

Calf raise: 200kg for 3x8. Milestone reached.

Belt squat: skipped because I just CBA

Mr. CooL ICE

Bench: 97.5kg for 3x3. Hard.

Incline DB press: 35kg for 2x5. I was meant to do inclines Monday and flats today, so switched today. Hard.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 8, 8, 7. Better than last time but there may have been some momentum used.

Calf raise: 205kg for 3x8. Still moving.

No time for anything else.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 100kg x 2, 110kg x 1 and 115kg x F. Technically the 110 was a PB and it moved well enough that I decided to try 115. Got it halfway up before it stalled. Oh well.

Incline DB press: 30kg for 2x8. Just kept it easy because of above.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 8, 7, 6. Tidied up form. Technically less reps, but I don't consider it a step back.

Calf raise: 210kg for 3x8. Still moving.

Mr. CooL ICE

Had my stag this weekend so body is a little wrecked. Decided to retry lower compounds this week to see how everything feels.

Squat: 90kg for 3x5. In heeled shoes, thumbs over bar and a hand width narrower. Bar moved easily and no pain - yet. Promising so far.

Bench: 85kg for 3x5. Using two finger width closer grip for a few weeks. Was only ok.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 8, 8, 7. So close.

Calf raise: skipped because leg press was in use and I was tired.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 95kg for 3x5. Felt heavier than the last time I did this weight.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 8, 8, 7. Still can't get that last rep.

Single arm tricep pushdown: 23kg and 29kg for two sets, trying to find what's hard. Left side appears weaker.

Seated hammer curls: 12.5kg for 2x8-10 while I see what's heavy.

Calf raises: 210kg for 3x8. Didn't lose any strength by missing a day anyway.

Mr. CooL ICE

Had half a bottle of wine the night before. Woke feeling fresh, but suspicious of my freshness.

Squat: 100kg for 3x5. Fine. Still no pain. Form felt good with same adjustments as last week.

Calf raise: 220kg for 3x8. Still moving, somehow.

Chest supported row: 50kg

Bench: 1x1 @ 100kg and 3x3 @ 90kg. Easy.

Had to rearrange everything this morning due to bank holiday gym traffic

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 95kg for 3x5. Still heavy.

Chinups/dips: BW for 10/10, 10/10, 10/15. Will do weighted next.

Calf raises: 225kg for 3x8. Still moving, somehow.

Mr. CooL ICE

Deadlift: 120kg for 3x5. Still no exploding torso. First set all OH grip but switched to mixed halfway through second set. Weight is easy; just ensuring I stay tight.

Larsen press: 82.5kg for 3x6. Grand, but noticeably harder than last week.

Calf raise: 230kg for 3x8. Very hard to finish.

Lat pulldown: 83kg for 7, 7. Ran out of time

Mr. CooL ICE

Weekend away involved much alcohol and excessive food, culminating in 4 hours worth of driving before the gym.

Squat: 110kg for 3x5. Felt confident enough to jump 10kg but I have yet to record a set so it could look terrible. Feels good though.

Bench: 1x1 @ 102.5kg and 3x3 @ 92.5kg. Grand.

Calf raise: 235kg for 3x8. Moooving.

Chest supported row: 55kg for 3x8. Hard.

Mr. CooL ICE

TNG bench: 95kg for 3x5. Again, still heavy.

Pull-ups/DB skullcrushers/seated hammer curls: BW/10kg/15kg for 8/15/8, 8/15/8. Pull-ups ok, skulls easy and curls hard. Think I'll do this over the chins/dips I had planned.

Calf raises: 240kg for 3x8. Grand.