Evilpie's get off your lazy arse and get back to the gym diaries

[EvilPie]

What a lightweight.

[EvilPie]

I was there yesterday morning at 6.10am

Sure was fun!!

Couldn't manage this morning as I was working 'til about 1am but hopefully back on it tomorrow.

Think I'll be training back/shoulders in the morning. Exercise of the day will make an overdue return just for Greg.

[booder]

Hey Matt ,

Is this where we walked Ronnie?

[Junior Senior]

1am? You a bouncer?

[EvilPie]

Hey Matt ,

Is this where we walked Ronnie?

It is mate yes. Batman's garden.

[EvilPie]

Right then so this training thing.......

I finally realised last week that my reason for not going wasn't anything to do with being lazy it was just that I didn't want to go!

Trying to get motivated to do something you really don't want to do can be very tough indeed but luckily I think I've sorted it.

I got chatting to a friend at the weekend who said he's also a member at the the same gym as me. He likes to train in the morning and 6am is perfect for him. We agreed to meet there yesterday at 6am and somehow I managed to make it.

Second session today and again we were both there at 6am. These early starts are difficult but when you have a partner it's much easier as you don't want to let them down. Hopefully this will keep going for a while then I'll be in to a routine and it'll become easy.

[EvilPie]

As my new partner is just a novice he's happy to go along with my routine so nothing will change from what I've been trying to start up again recently.

Training split will be chest, arms, legs, back & shoulders with days off being Friday and Sunday.

Everything's going to be nice and light for a few weeks to try to avoid ridiculous aches but then I hope to hit it hard and move up to some decent weights.

I definitely want to be doing those 50kg dumbells again before too long!!

[EvilPie]

Today's exercise of the day:



Seated incline biceps curl. A great exercise for developing the head of the biceps and building a 'peak'. Adds great definition as with most of the light exercises.

This is a really strict exercise as it's almost impossible to cheat due to your body not being able to move.

Often helps to have a partner to assist with the last couple of reps to really get a burn.

[Junior Senior]

That's what I'm talking about

[EvilPie]

Been a great week at the gym and I think I might be properly back in to it at last. It definitely helps having a training partner and we were both there 6am on the dot Monday to Thursday last week.

We're having another session today at about 4pm then I might venture off to DTD for the lovely 6 max they've put in the schedule.

The general plan is 5 sessions per week hence having to go today. Can't say I'm not looking forward to it though which is a really good sign.

[DaveShoelace]

I've always been a cardio kinda person when I go to the gym, but about four months ago I figured it was my last throw of the dice to look good neked and slowly but surely my personal trainer has got me lifting weights instead. This week was my first sampling of a split routine. Chest & Triceps, Back & Biceps, Legs & Lower Back and Shoulder day. Must admit I have enjoyed it and the best thing is being able to go in two days in a row because Im not working the same achey parts.

So yeah, resubscribing to this blog (never actually unsubscribed).

Best thing about working with the PT is playing the 'who is on steroids' game looking at the other chaps in the gym.

[EvilPie]

Thursday was back day. Back has always been my favourite body part to train as it's one where you get to throw big lumps of metal about.

Your back is a huge muscle group so the weights you can move tend to be very heavy. Surprisingly a lot of people tend to neglect their back. I guess it's because it isn't a 'show' muscle like chest or arms. What a lot of people don't realise though is that 50% of your overall chest size is made up of the bit round the back. If you want to get a 46"+ chest you need to train your back and train it hard!!

Thursday's session invovled the usual 4 sets of 6 to 10 reps. Started with lat pull downs, another load of lat pull downs with a different grip, seated row and then finally single arm dumbell row.

I can still feel a few aches in my back now so I know I hit it in the right places. Give it a few weeks and I'll start to build in my personal favourite back exercise, the 'chin up'. There's no better exercise in my opinion for overall back deveopment, an absolute essential for anyone remotely serious about body building.

Thursday's exercise of the day:



The single arm row. A great exercise to add muscle to your back. Most important thing is to make sure you get the full range of motion. Full stretch so you can really feel it stretch your lat out and then a full squeeze at the top.

Former max for this exercise was 70kg!!! Thursday max a paltry 20kg

Just makes me want to work harder!!!!

[EvilPie]

I've always been a cardio kinda person when I go to the gym, but about four months ago I figured it was my last throw of the dice to look good neked and slowly but surely my personal trainer has got me lifting weights instead. This week was my first sampling of a split routine. Chest & Triceps, Back & Biceps, Legs & Lower Back and Shoulder day. Must admit I have enjoyed it and the best thing is being able to go in two days in a row because Im not working the same achey parts.

So yeah, resubscribing to this blog (never actually unsubscribed).

Best thing about working with the PT is playing the 'who is on steroids' game looking at the other chaps in the gym.

I really miss the days when people used to accuse me of being on steroids. There really isn't a greater compliment for a 'natural'.

Sounds like you're doing well with your training. Have you been at it for quite a while now?

[DaveShoelace]

I've always been a cardio kinda person when I go to the gym, but about four months ago I figured it was my last throw of the dice to look good neked and slowly but surely my personal trainer has got me lifting weights instead. This week was my first sampling of a split routine. Chest & Triceps, Back & Biceps, Legs & Lower Back and Shoulder day. Must admit I have enjoyed it and the best thing is being able to go in two days in a row because Im not working the same achey parts.

So yeah, resubscribing to this blog (never actually unsubscribed).

Best thing about working with the PT is playing the 'who is on steroids' game looking at the other chaps in the gym.

I really miss the days when people used to accuse me of being on steroids. There really isn't a greater compliment for a 'natural'.

Sounds like you're doing well with your training. Have you been at it for quite a while now?

Since September with my personal trainer. Had some good results thus far. I would say about 5 or 6 weeks lifting weights with any degree of seriousness.

My PTs philosophy is 'if they are bigger than me, they are on steroids, if they are smaller than me they are a puff'

Basically though it seems anyone with a spotty back, or who seems huge but isn't working very hard, is on steroids.

Really trying to learn more about nutrition ATM. I've always had a pretty solid understanding of it. I have at least two protein shakes a day  and have all but eliminated white carbs.

[vegaslover]

Thursday was back day. Back has always been my favourite body part to train as it's one where you get to throw big lumps of metal about.

Your back is a huge muscle group so the weights you can move tend to be very heavy. Surprisingly a lot of people tend to neglect their back. I guess it's because it isn't a 'show' muscle like chest or arms. What a lot of people don't realise though is that 50% of your overall chest size is made up of the bit round the back. If you want to get a 46"+ chest you need to train your back and train it hard!!

Thursday's session invovled the usual 4 sets of 6 to 10 reps. Started with lat pull downs, another load of lat pull downs with a different grip, seated row and then finally single arm dumbell row.

I can still feel a few aches in my back now so I know I hit it in the right places. Give it a few weeks and I'll start to build in my personal favourite back exercise, the 'chin up'. There's no better exercise in my opinion for overall back deveopment, an absolute essential for anyone remotely serious about body building.

Thursday's exercise of the day:



The single arm row. A great exercise to add muscle to your back. Most important thing is to make sure you get the full range of motion. Full stretch so you can really feel it stretch your lat out and then a full squeeze at the top.

Former max for this exercise was 70kg!!! Thursday max a paltry 20kg

Just makes me want to work harder!!!!

Love the single arm row, so easy to get good form and like you say, you know your getting the full range in when you feel the squeeze at the top. I see sooo many people use gravity though and only do half pulls