Surprisingly I didn't lose much or really any ground.. laughing I'm pretty sore though. Alright back, biceps (skipped yest) and abds are up today. Stretch soak steam. Planning on laying off until Sunday then.
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Positive Exercise 4 Health, Mental Health and Addiction vs. Pure & Free
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THECATINTHEHAT
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Good work!
I’ve been smashing the gym since I got clean. Full on vanity lifting but c’est la vie
. I’ve gone from 70kg (154lb) to 93.5kg (206lb) in five months.
Damn cat looking great!!!
swilow
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Great thread right here. I cannot speak highly enough of resistance training for mental health. An absolute godsend, although I'm dealing with a few niggling injuries right now. Need to have an extended rest.
Last night, bench, lat pulldowns, chest press machine, seated row, a bunch of tricep and shoulder stuff plus cable crunch. Nicely DOMSed right now. Glutes and hams tonight. Then a week off.
Last night, bench, lat pulldowns, chest press machine, seated row, a bunch of tricep and shoulder stuff plus cable crunch. Nicely DOMSed right now. Glutes and hams tonight. Then a week off.
swilow
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Hit them legs last night and feeling fine. Ab stuff today. Exercise is massively addictive but in a good way.
Chest, triceps and abds are up today.. raining so its a good day to lift.. may double up
Legs and biceps today.. long soak. Missing my massages.. it’s only temporary
ewww im pretty sore and stiff from yesterday.. but going to try and hit it hard again today. Backs up today.. charge!!
And then a long soak, stretch and steam.
And then a long soak, stretch and steam.
Im up to 190lbs but the gut i had is almost entirely gone so it's mostly muscle i put on. I have been lifting weights atleast 3 times a week since the start of January. Never thought i was going to get back in shape again though after the invega and abilify.
THECATINTHEHAT
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Benched 85kg (187lb) today, not mad heavy but I've made a lot of progress since starting to train again.
I can't do barbell bench presses anymore since i fucked my shoulder so i do dumbbell presses instead. I could bench about 225lbs at one point though
swilow
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I have to be very careful with bench due to its tendency to fuck my elbows. I actually don't think it's the best muscle builder either. I have a hammer strength plate loaded chest press at my gym that is really great. Can load it really heavy and just focus on mind muscle connection without overly focusing on form.
About to head in and hit legs, split squats, leg press, calves,, back extensions and leg extensions. Can't wait!
Chest and triceps are up today with decline bench being thrown in as the rotation station. Feeling good and back and progressing nicely after the two week break.
swilow
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Had a great session yesterday. PR on trapbar deadlift, followed by Split squats (glutes are so fucking sore!), calf raises, prone leg curl, leg extensions, machine crunches, and bodyweight back extensions. Very DOMSy today but feeling good.
Trapbar DL has rapidly become a favourite for me. I'm tall and conventional deads gave me much more lumbar strain than I feel comfortable with. TBDL seems to work way better. Still feel it in lower back but just shifting the lever back slightly allows me much greater comfort. And can lift way heavier too.
Trapbar DL has rapidly become a favourite for me. I'm tall and conventional deads gave me much more lumbar strain than I feel comfortable with. TBDL seems to work way better. Still feel it in lower back but just shifting the lever back slightly allows me much greater comfort. And can lift way heavier too.
THECATINTHEHAT
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What you deadlifting?
I did my first ever deadlift session this week, probably wont do them very often as it's a pretty risky lift but it was fun and a nice way to judge overall lower body strength.
Legs and biceps are up.. I know most people do biceps on back day.. I do them with legs as back day is so long.. charge.
THECATINTHEHAT
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I've just started doing shoulders and arms together in a separate session, full bro split now
.I would say legs is the hardest day but back does seem to take me longer so I can understand doing biceps with legs. Trained eight times last week and eight times this week. My body seems to be adjusting to training so much and doing individual body parts well as I'm getting some PRs but think this is a bit overkill for the long run.
I've just started doing shoulders and arms together in a separate session, full bro split now
I would say legs is the hardest day but back does seem to take me longer so I can understand doing biceps with legs. Trained eight times last week and eight times this week. My body seems to be adjusting to training so much and doing individual body parts well as I'm getting some PRs but think this is a bit overkill for the long run.
Wow Cat you’re hitting it pretty hard. Yeah for my back day I have 10 stations with abds. My leg days have less so I’m good with it. Kinda reminds me to focus on my back and stay away from the biceps as I lift back after legs in my rotation.
Back day is up.. super stretch first.. whirlpool, steam and healthy lunch to follow. chARGE!!!
THECATINTHEHAT
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Wish we had a whirlpool at the gym 
Benched 90kg (198lb) today, was fairy happy with that.
Benched 90kg (198lb) today, was fairy happy with that.