LtL's Training Log

[EliteDreams]

Wooh get this Al! Just hope mr leg press isnt there to steal the show.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by LtL

£7 for 20 single use caps. Just tried one and WOW

Good wow I assume?

[LtL]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Good wow I assume?

Oh yeah. It's great

[LtL]

(Not really) Max Effort Bench Press

Warm-up
Incline dumbell press 16kgs for 2 sets of 20
Face pulls 30kgs for 2 sets of 15
Light stretching

Main Lift

Bench Press
Bar for 3 sets getting used to new bench
60kgs for 3 sets of 3 teaching my handler for next weekend how to hand off
80kgs x 3
100kgs x 1
120kgs x 1 Awful rep. Didn't stay tight at the bottom. Sunk the bar.
120kgs x 1 Stayed tight. Did it properly. Easy rep.
Add slingshot
140kgs x 1 Easy rep but elbow a little tender at the bottom again. Left it there.

Assistance
All done to promote recovery through blood flow

Lat pulldowns with wide grip
60kgs for 3 sets of 10

Tricep pushdowns with light band
3 sets of 25

Hammer curls
12.5kgs for 3 sets done until boredom set in

Not a bad session today. Trained at a different gym to work with Mrs Al's Stepdad who will be handling me next week. We worked on getting me into my bench shirt and setting it at home before the session and he should be golden. He used to be a truck driver so has great grip strength. He also didn't baulk when I told him to make me some man cleavage so we're looking good.

Elbows, particularly my left one as always, are tender after straight bar squats on Thursday. Only really hurt at the bottom of the bench press and the rest this week should have them feeling brand new. If not Naprosyn does a great job of sorting it out so I will have plenty on hand for a week today.

I am pretty much done now. In the past I have taken a complete rest week before a meet but I didn't like it. I always get what I call phantom aches the week before where random parts of my body hurt for no reason. I think a little session to loosen up midweek should help this so will probably head in on Wednesday.

I feel ready. All arrangements have been made. I start a slight wafter load tomorrow before really upping my intake from Wednesday. I will also be cutting back on carbs gradually throughout the week peaking with no carbs on Saturday. This should see me cruise into the meet at around 92-93 and hopefully bloat back up to my usual 95-96kgs after weigh-ins.

Game time.

[ravimolasaria]

Very very strong numbers big Al ... keep smashing the wts ...

[RobMoriRB]

AL, your going to destroy the meet....get after it

[Kuytrider]

Still training like a boss I see, great work!

[BendtheBar]

Rest up. Make big wumpus.

[markievicz]

nice idea for the midweek session.

i was thinking about this myself after the weekend and would agree that a week away is a little long . will be doing likewise before my next meet.

anyways , rest up till then big Al.
really excited to see you smash it next weekend.
good luck!

[Hunterace]

Your going to smash those weights at the meet! Go get em Al!!!