Training overhaul

Training's looking good mate :good

Do you do any rope work? Climbing etc...got a good one for you if you do, one i reccommended for bog cleaner recently.

Tie a rope to your pull up bar (i prefer a the top bar of the park's ****** bars or a tree branch for the extra height as i use a 20ft rope) and sit under it, legs straight out. next pull yourself up hand over hand 2 or 3 knots then do as many chins as possible before continuing up another 2 or 3 knots, then stop again and do as many chins as poss. Just repeat the process until you reach the top and can grab the bar, do as many chins as you can before you drop off. Either try keep your legs straight throughout or pull your knees in towards your chest and hold them there. This is a proper ****, but works a treat for increasing strength. As i mentioned to bog cleaner, its a method that was used when i was in the forces to help lads who couldnt climb the 30ft ropes, after a few weeks they were flying up them :good

Thought i'd suggest this one mate as i know you like to add mad **** to your training too :good

 

No probs mate :good

Yeah your right, 12ft's no good. The 30 footers are best as i think you've got to really hate it before you start to enjoy rope climbing, and when your ****ed a 30ft rope seems to go on forever. I remember the first time i managed it, only 17 and weak as a kitten but was not letting the **** beat me I stopped about half way up and wrapped the rope around my leg and body so's i could sit back on it and rest a little before carrying on. The instructors were going nuts but i think they secretly pleased that i wouldnt give in. Just couldnt make it up in one go After 3 months i was going up that ******* using just my arms faster than some of the lads using their legs too. And it was regular beastings with this method (plus press ups and pull ups) that helped me a lot. Though this was one of the more humane methods. The one that helps you get better at chins/pull ups probably isn't worth suggesting as it involves some **** whacking you across the thighs and/or stomach with a pick axe handle (usually when you dont dead hang long or far enough or your chin isn't above the bar and your chest touching it. Man i miss thoses days :-()

Yeah i know what you mean mate, ive tried this 'less is more' approach but it just doesnt seem to work for me. If i cut back on cardio and try limit my weights sessions to an hour 3 times per week, i dont feel ive done enough. (i was far worse when i was boxing and hardly using weights) This probably shows through on my log, easy days are usually followed by a couple of hard days. But i'm just going to stick with what works for me. I'm done with trying to get bigger, it'll come eventually, as long as the strength gains continue i couldnt give a ****. But yeah i agree, cant get enough of sandbag work at the moment. ive used them before in the past but not with the type of weights ive got now, and i suppose ive got the weight training to thank for that. Altered my goals slightly too after seeing a guy bench a 300lb sandbag. when i hit 300lb on the bench now i want it to be a bag :yep Same with O/H Press, i'm going to try work up to pressing my 100kg sandbag overhead. So much harder than using a bar at the same weights.

Ive got to say i'm jealous tho mate, training in the mountains sounds great. And i get the same funny looks off dog walkers when i do my circuits in the park in the mornings But i think most of the regulars are used to me by now. But yeah, use what you want mate. Any advice/tips etc, just give me a shout :good

She sounds gorgeous mate, shame you cant get a pic up. American bulldog/boxer mix would be nice, i reckon she'd look almost pure bulldog with the breeds being so similar. I'm on the lookout for a ***** for Max at the mo. Been thinking about breeding a litter and after being ****ed around by a few people who wanted to use him as a stud, then changed their minds at the last min, ive thought **** it just get my own. It'd do him good anyway, i think its better when you have 2 or 3 dogs together, for them and us. As long as it doesnt interfere with his training :nono which is going great. Ive not increased the weights much but added another days training and lengthened the course a bit more. Its his speed and agility thats improved most tho.

Cheers mate.

 

No probs mate. As for the military based stuff i only use one site occasionally and that's stew smith's site and sometimes military fit.com (there's links for his site on there) and just mostly use stuff we did when i was in the army. (You ex-reg mate?) But yeah, would be happy to pass on any of the stuff i do. You can pick the old sausage bag style army duffle bags up fairly cheap. thats all ive done, bought 8 and filled them to different weights and they work great. But yeah, rope climbing is excellent for improving strength and core conditioning.

Yeah i know what you mean mate, i used to leave it to the adults to teach young pups manners as it works a treat. much more likey to listen to them than me, especially to begin with.

cheers mate.