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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Edwardius


    Joined Ben Dunne Sandyford today
    €185 for 16 months.
    will get me through the summer.


    Chest & Biceps
    High volume, low intensity

    1. Flat bench
    60kg - 4 x 12

    2. Inc DB Bench
    17.5kg DBs - 3 x 15

    3. Pec Dec
    3 x 15

    4. Cable cross overs (hands low)
    3 x 15

    5. Wide grip push ups
    3 x max

    6. BB curls
    25kg - 3 x 15

    7. DB curls
    7.5kg DBs - 3 x 15

    8. DB hammer curls
    10kg DBs - 3 x 15

    9. Tri push downs
    3 x 20

    10. Rear delt flies
    3 x 15
    252541.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,720 ✭✭✭COH


    Triceps pressdowns and rear delt flies on chest and biceps day?? Bro.... you can't ride the train to Gainsville if you buy a ticket to Stupidityland bro

    You should kayak on legs day too. Everyone knows that


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    COH wrote: »
    Triceps pressdowns and rear delt flies on chest and biceps day?? Bro.... you can't ride the train to Gainsville if you buy a ticket to Stupidityland bro

    You should kayak on legs day too. Everyone knows that

    I'm just following the programme bro.
    Don't hate the player, hate the programmer


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Legs, Lower back & hamstrings
    Moderate volume, moderate intensity

    Warm up
    Hip openers
    Hip flexors
    Bird dogs Etc

    1. Paused back squats
    3 sec pause
    4 sets of 5 reps - 50kg

    2. Snatch grip RDLs
    3 x 10 @ 50kg

    3. Front squats
    4 x 8 @ 40kg

    4. Leg press
    4 x 10 @ 150kg + sled

    5. Step ups
    3 x 10 with 2 x 12.kg DBs

    6. Good mornings
    3 x 10 with 50kg

    7. Leg extension
    3 x 10 @ 70kg

    8. Leg curl
    3 x 10 @ 60kg

    Stretch


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    wtf is going on here!!!!

    lads...we need an intervention...like we did back in the 5/3/1 days...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,720 ✭✭✭COH


    wtf is going on here!!!!

    lads...we need an intervention...like we did back in the 5/3/1 days...

    Leave him at it.. he's clearly gone and had a stroke or something


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    This morning

    Feel like I've been run over by a truck.
    Legs are like lead.

    All the stretches

    Banded hip flexors
    3 x 30s each side

    Banded ankle stretches
    3 x 30s e/s

    Banded hamstring stretches

    Foam rolling
    ITBs
    Quads
    Hammies
    Calves
    Glutes

    Spiky ball smashing on my everything
    Quads
    Calves
    Hammies
    Arms
    Chest
    Glutes

    More banded stretches & mobility work

    Felt a lot better after that

    Gotta go out for a 5km run later.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Legs still horrible

    4km run 1 couldn't face another km
    23:40.
    90s slower than last time

    Good stretch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    High Intensity, low volume
    Shoulders

    Warm up
    Scap push ups
    YTWs
    Internal rotations
    Band stretching

    Strict standing OH press
    Up to 2 heavy sets of 3

    20kg - 3 x 8
    30kg - 3
    40kg - 3
    50kg - 3
    55kg - 3

    Top sets
    60kg - 3
    62.5kg - 3

    Some abs to finish off
    Hanging leg raises
    2 sets to failure
    Set 1 - 17
    Set 2 - 15

    Stretch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Workout 4
    Back and Triceps
    High Volume, Low Intensity

    1. DB Rows
    4 x 12
    30kg DBs (biggest ones in the gym)

    2. WG chins
    3 x F
    5,4,3,
    Need to get less fat so I can do more pull ups

    3. Double D Pulldowns
    4 x 12
    50kg

    4. Low rows with wide grip
    3 x 10
    Full stack on cable machine

    5. BB extensions
    4 x 12
    25kg BB

    6. DB Inc Extensions
    4 x 12
    2 x 10kg DBs

    7. Pushdown with rev grip
    3 x 12
    15kg on stack

    8. Face Pulls
    3 x 15
    22.5kg

    9. Pull Down Abz
    3 x 10
    Full Stack


    Stretch


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 2 Day 1

    Chest & Biceps
    Moderate Volume
    Moderate Intensity

    Warm up
    Band stretches & traction


    1. Flat DB Press
    Up to 4 x 10 with 27.5kg DBs

    2. Inc DB Press
    Up to 22.5kg for 3 x 10

    3. Cable cross overs - hands high
    3 x 10

    4. Inc DB flies
    15kg DBs - 3 x 10

    5. Preacher curls
    3 x 10

    6. Inc DB curls
    10kg DBs - 3 x 10

    7. DB hammer curls
    10kg DBs - 3 x 10

    8. Triceps rope Pushdowns
    3 x 15

    9. Machine rear delt flies
    3 x 12

    Stretch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 2 Workout 2

    Legs, Lower Back and Hamstrings
    Low Volume, High Intensity

    1. Paused back squats
    3 sec pause
    5 sets of 3 reps - 80kg

    2. Snatch grip RDLs
    3 x 6 @ 70kg

    3. Good mornings
    1 x 15 @ 50kg

    4. Deadlifts
    2 x heavy sets of 3 @ 160kg

    5. Rear Delt machine
    2 x 10 @ 55kg

    Stretch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 2, Workout 3

    Shoulders
    High Volume, Low Intensity

    band warm ups

    1. Seated DB Presses
    warm ups with 5's, 10's, 12.5's and 15s
    4 x 15 with 2 x 17.5kg DBs

    2. BB Shrugs
    4 x 15 @ 80kg

    3. DB Side Raises
    3 x 12 @ 10kg DBs

    4. DB Front raises
    3 x 15 @ 10kg DBs

    5. Hanging leg raises
    2 x F

    6. Rear Delt Machine Flies
    3 x 12

    Band Stretches


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 2
    Workout 4

    Back and Triceps
    Moderate Vol, Moderate Int

    1. BB rows
    up to 3 x 8 @ 80kg (strict)

    2. Close Grip Chins
    3 x F (3,3,2 at bodyweight) did some assisted ones then aswell.

    3. Close Grip Pulldowns
    3 x 8 with full stack

    4. JM Press/Skullcrushers
    3 x 8 @ 25kg - dont really like this exercise, might swap it out

    5. DB Extensions
    3 x 12 with 2 x 10kg DBs

    6. Face Pulls
    3 x 15

    7. Pull down Abz
    3 x 12

    8. Hanging Leg raises
    3 x 10

    Have a 40km adventure race on Saturday so gonna have to try to train 2 a days for the next couple of days so I have plenty of recovery time for saturday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 3 Workout 1

    Chest and Biceps,
    Low Volume, High Intensity

    1. Pin Presses (1 board equivalent)
    work up to 2 heavy sets of 3 @ 90kg

    2. Inc DB press
    work up to 2 heavy sets of 5 @ 2 x 35kg DBs

    3. BB curl
    work up to 2 heavy sets of 5 @ 45kg

    4. Band Pushdowns
    3 x 15 with green band

    5. Rear Delt raises
    3 x 12 with 8kg DBs


    20 mins on bike at level 7


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Conditioning at 16:00.

    Warm up of loads of foam rolling & hip openers

    1. Rower
    30s on/30s off
    10 intervals averaging 145m

    2. KB swings
    30s on/30s off
    Avg of 20s per interval for 10 intervals

    3. Stationary bike
    Level 7
    30s at 70rpm/30s at 110rpm
    10 intervals

    Roll
    Flex
    Stretch

    Time for food, then hit the gym again at 7:30 for leg day


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Tired going into the gym.

    Lashed the caffeine Pulse V4 stuff in.

    Week 3
    Workout 2

    Legs, Lower Back and Hamstrings
    High volume, Low Intensity

    1. Paused Back Squats
    3 sec pause
    4 x 8 @ 40kg

    2. Snatch Grip RDLs
    3 x 15 @ 50kg

    3. Front Squats
    4 x 12 @ 50kg

    4. Lunges (BW)
    4 x 15 off each leg

    5. Side Lunges (BW)
    3 x 15 off each leg

    6. Good Mornings
    3 x 15 @ 40kg

    7. Lying Hamstring Curls
    3 x 15

    8. Seated Leg Extensions
    3 x 15

    9. Rear Delt Machine
    3 x 12

    10 mins on the bike

    stretch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,720 ✭✭✭COH


    Did you seriously go to the gym and take loads of preworkout to squat 40kg!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    COH wrote: »
    Did you seriously go to the gym and take loads of preworkout to squat 40kg!!

    Was tired.
    Has been up over 13 hours at that stage.

    Oh, and f$ck off.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    ah here....

    you seem to have recorded some sort of warm up for a girl as your gym session....


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Bars are very heavy in BD Sandyford I guess.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 3
    Workout 3

    Shoulders
    Moderate Volume, Mod Int

    1. OH BB press
    4 x 8
    45kg, 47.5kg & 2 sets @ 50kg

    2. DB Shrugs
    4 x 8 with 2 x 30kg DBs

    3. Seated Side Raises
    3 x 10 with 2 x 7.5kg DBs

    4. Front Raises
    3 x 10 with 2 x 10kg DBs

    5. Machine Rear Delt Raises
    3 x 10 @ 52kg

    6. Hanging Leg Raises
    2 sets of 12


    Break

    Workout 4

    Back and Triceps
    Low Volume, High Intensity

    1. Chest Supported Rows (only able to use a machine for this)
    work up to heavy 3 x 3 @ 100kg

    2. pin press (4 board equivalent)
    work up to heavy 2 x 3 @ 90kg

    3. Face pulls
    3 x 15 with monster mini band

    4. Pull Down abz
    3 x 10

    Loads of stretching
    upper back work with bands
    pull aparts
    dislocates
    pull aparts behind the neck


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Today.
    40km adventure race

    500m run
    1.5km kayak
    500m run
    11km cycle
    8km hill/trail run with obstacles
    19km cycle

    3:33 mins.

    Terrain was tough, loads of hill climbs on the bike, lots of uphill work on the trail run in boggy ground, beach & obstacles thrown in for good measure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    not feeling too bad after the weekend.
    Will definitely do another one of them but I'll get a racer, not a mountain bike!

    back to the summer programme

    Week 4 Workout 1

    Chest and Biceps,
    High Volume, Low Intensity

    1. Flat bench
    62.5kg - 4 x 12

    2. Inc DB Bench
    20kg DBs - 3 x 15

    3. Pec Dec
    3 x 15

    4. Cable cross overs (hands low)
    3 x 15

    5. Wide grip push ups
    3 x max

    6. BB curls
    30kg - 3 x 15

    7. DB curls
    7.5kg DBs - 3 x 15

    8. DB hammer curls
    10kg DBs - 3 x 15

    9. Tri push downs
    3 x 20

    10. Rear delt flies
    3 x 15


    Stretch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 4
    Shoulders
    High Intensity, Low Volume

    OH press
    20kg - 3 x 8
    30kg - 3
    40kg - 3
    50kg - 3
    60kg - 3
    62.5kg - 2 x 3

    Abz
    Hanging leg raises - 3 x F
    Russian twists - 3 x 20
    Plank - 3 x 30s

    Lots of rolling & stretching
    Got a massage yday, all kinds of awesome.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Week 4 Workout 3
    Back and Triceps
    High Volume, Low Intensity

    1. DB Rows
    4 x 12
    30kg DBs (biggest ones in the gym)

    2. WG chins
    3 x F
    6,6,6

    3. Double D Pulldowns
    4 x 12
    Full stack

    4. Low rows with wide grip
    3 x 10
    Full stack on cable machine

    5. BB extensions
    4 x 12
    30kg BB

    6. DB Inc Extensions
    4 x 12
    2 x 10kg DBs

    7. Pushdown with rev grip
    3 x 12
    30kg on stack

    8. Face Pulls
    3 x 15
    22.5kg

    9. Pull Down Abz
    3 x 10
    Full Stack


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,720 ✭✭✭COH


    3. Double D Pulldowns
    4 x 12
    Full stack

    Correct me if I'm wrong... but you did 4x12 pulling on your titties?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    I remember when you used to be funny and put a bit of thought into the abuse you handed out.

    You're losing your touch old man.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Workout 2
    Legs, Lower Back and Hamstrings
    Moderate Volume, Moderate Int

    1. Paused back squats
    3 sec pause
    4 sets of 5 reps - 65kg

    2. Snatch grip RDLs
    3 x 10 @ 60kg

    3. Front squats
    4 x 8 @ 50kg

    4. Leg press
    4 x 10 @ 150kg + sled

    5. Step ups
    3 x 10 with 2 x 12.5kg DBs

    6. Good mornings
    3 x 10 with 50kg

    7. Leg extension
    3 x 10 @ 70kg

    8. Leg curl
    3 x 10 @ 60kg

    9. Calf raises
    5 x 12


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    Yesterday

    20 mins on bike at level 10

    Abs
    Swiss ball planks - 3 x 20s
    SB jack knives - 3 x 10
    Machine abs - 3 x 20
    Rotary torso machine thing - 3 x 20

    Stretch


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