What's the reason for doing so much of your stuff to failure, mate? Is this routine of yours based more around gaining strength or size?
It is just a habit based on attempting to get a higher endorphin rush. The more pain I feel the better I feel for the rest of that day* Anyway, I've had a few simple weight workouts that I have not documented recently. Two days ago I finished a lame version of an iron man type thing. 3 miles on the treadmil. 50 lengths of 25 metres. 8 miles on the bike. When you are as heavy as I am that is ****ing crazy. Very proud of that. * When I started to train I believed that doing everything to failure was the way to go. I am still of that mind set and it works for me. I don't know what the official optimum level is. Only time I do not work to failure is with very heavy weight, especially if my spotter is not 100% competent.
Last week. 2 body pump classes and 1 spinning. Did deadlifts before the body pump. Love these classes. Body Pump 1 hour You work to music, take your own weight on a plastic barbell and do shoulder press, deadlift rows, squats, lunges, push ups, step ups, chest press, side raises in a semi circle using plates you can grip, crunches etc. As I say, you choose your own weight. Spinning is stationary bike work. You get a killer workout. I've been jogging at night.
Going back to Uni I am preparing for lifting again. For now it is more cardio. Rakim, do you need any specific advice for bulking up or getting strong? If you do I'd suggest negative reps, half reps, ballistics, max pushes and all compound exercise work. No fancy BS. If you get the body loaded and tear it up (bodybuilders call this working for hypertrophy), you are laughing. You can't not gain weight and strength. You can workout twice a week or 6 times a week. Does not matter. Switch it up. I’d even suggest 1 big workout with deadlifts, bench, shoulder press, rows etc whilst doing push-ups everyday. Consistency is key. After 6 months your body will change and you will be doing things you did not think possible.
What do you study in Uni..? are you a mature student..? I always thought you where around my age..? And ive just red your post from the bottom upwards, for some strange reason.....like line by line........up until i make to the top.
I'm 24, so yeah, mature student. I was a regular student with a different degree before but got ill, so I took the 3 year degree (Law) and ran. I do neuroscience now.
You mean you failed the same year twice? I started my first degree at 17. Did 3 years of it and had 2 years to get back - I was on sick leave. I was sure I would be able to get back within two years but I basically hit rock bottom. Took the basic degree without honours and decided to do something I enjoyed. Had to re-apply and go through the whole damn process again, but I got there. Now it looks like I will be in a good position to go into Law with a science degree. Funny how things workout. Were you just too focused on other things?
I passed the first year, and just failed the second year. Only because i didn't put no effort in, and i walked out of one of my exams....never bothered taking my resits or anything. Before i went to Uni, i took a year out aswell. Only because honestly i couldn't be bothered with it. For two years since i left Uni, ive talked about going back. I tried last year to return on a different course, but i had left it very very late to get through on clearance. I'm sick of ****ing hearing about Uni, Uni this Uni that. My brothers girlfriend graduated from Uni, and my my mum was banging on like she won a Olympic Gold Medal.
Back to my training. 08 september. Incline bench. 200 pounds for 20 reps. Then for 12. Then 134 to failure. Got about 35. 20 lengths of 25 metre pool - front crawl.
Cheers mate, I'm still trying to get stronger. I'll give this a go when I get back from holiday :good
Jazzo back in training. I'll share all of my techniques that allow me to be Jazzo. All powerflifting. OK, at the weekend it will be stone lifting. I'll fill you in.
