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F.U.B.A.R. - Day 8

Min270283 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:15:36 +0000

Decided not to write a daily blog for days 5, 6 and 7 because there was no change with my lower back, except I did go back to work which was painful but I couldn’t take any more time off :O( BUUUT after only 3 hours sleep last night due to watching the Hopkins v Calzaghe fight at 4am this morning, my back is virtually pain free woop woop, no idea why or how its recovered so quick since yesterday but I’m not complaining lol, so if I get a proper nights sleep and nothing strains or pulls I should be able to start training again by Wednesday WOOOHOOOOOO

F.U.B.A.R. – Day 4

Min270283 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:27:34 +0000

Went to work and oh my god its was exhausting, from yesterdays marathon trek I would have thought my body would have adjusted a lil more but noooo it took a step backwards lol……..need more sleep…….first more protein

F.U.B.A.R. – Day 3

Min270283 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:37:30 +0000

What a day yesterday was, still had a tight, painful back especially when I stood, sat, laid down…..generally painful doing anything lol, but this day was gona be looooong, a friend that I’ve known for a few years arrived in London to live for 2 possible 3 years, me being the person that I am said last week when he confirmed his arrival that I would meet him at the airport, take him to his new place and show him around London :O( then Saturdays training happened lol.

So up/falling out of bed at 6 am, while trying to get ready still half asleep and sore I find out his flight landed 20mins early lol, so a semi-hectic dash to Heathrow airport. I got there 15 mins late (oops), and I couldn’t find him anywhere, I put 2 announcements out for him to come meet me which he never did, nearly 2 hours after the plane had landed he turned up, with an incredibly original excuse …….they made him get a chest X-ray to see if he was carrying any drugs in his stomach….lmao, anyways that was the start of a loooong painful day.

The next step after having our 9am pint of beer was a 90 min tube ride from west to east London to drop off his things (which isn’t the most comfortable trips you can make even if ur 100% fit) once we done that off we tube’d into the West End where we started our mini marathon. We arrived at Oxford Circus tube station, walked down Regents Street to Piccadilly Circus then onto Leicester Square for some lunch, an hour later we walked down to Trafalgar Square then onto Buckingham Palace through St. James’s Park, then round the corner to Big Ben and the Houses Of Parliament then onto the South Bank to look at the London eye THEN we went and stood, starred and pointed at the MI5 and MI6 buildings (which does attract some interest from people in very nice suits) then back onto the tube to Oxford Street ending up in Hyde Park where we had a well deserved sandwich and coffee. After a while my mates jet lag kicked in and off we went home, for him to bed, for me to a family thing (no rest for the wicked) :O( eventually got home last night at 10pm and went straight to bed waking up a lil sore lol.

Ps. At some point my back stopped hurting, it was numb by the end of the day which cant be a good thing but at least it stop hurting woohoooo London has magical healing powers lmao

F.U.B.A.R. Day 2 - Part 2

Min270283 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:52:51 +0000

so went to my doc, but he wasn’t there so I saw the locum, he was a nice guy very knowledgeable which is always reassuring, he got me on the examining bed thingy where he put me through a few test to asses the extent of my injury, and found that it wasn’t as bad as I thought, he prescribed some anti-inflammatorys and some other pills which I don’t actually know what they do and have been told to keep semi mobile to keep things loose as well as take 5 days off from work and NO strenuous activities…… where’s the fun in that :O(

F.U.B.A.R. Day 2 - Part 1

Min270283 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:07:09 +0000

Son of a M#!*!%* F#*@#R this hurts like hell, after yesterdays food binge eating everything healthy and everything that is almost healthy in an attempt to load up with maximum amount of carbs, protein and fats I thought my body could have made more of a recovery, in all fairness being able to bend 3 more inches is step forward but there’s still a long way to go, if it moves along at this pace then I’m out for longer then a week :O( me thinks it’s a good idea to see the doc, stay tuned for a professionals opinion :O)

F.U.B.A.R.

Min270283 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:24:26 +0000

Saturday evening tired, but nothing new as of late, set myself up ready for a full leg workout – squat superset with calf raises, deadlifts, stiffened leg raise and leg curl. On this squat workout I add a few more pounds (nothing new or unusual) to my barbell and increased from 10 reps to 12 reps (again nothing new or unusual), I completed my 3 sets and as happy as Larry. Then it was time to move onto deadlifts, dropped the weight and decided to change things around again like my 2 previous workouts and move from deadlifts to stiffen leg raise and back and fourth, this time it wasn’t the amazingly productive workout I’ve had or was hoping for, 3^rd set on deadlifts, just as I completed my 8^th and final rep and was lowering the barbell down to the ground my lower back gave way, and not just drop in energy or muscle fatigue “give way” but a loud distinctive crunching sound from the lower end of my spin, which scared the living crap out of me, I dropped my 213lbs barbell about 5 – 6 ins which made an almighty clatter with a lil house shaking to boot, after thinking the worse and stumbling around my mini home gym area, I found my trusted bench and divided onto it the best that I could without damaging myself anymore, from there I lay in a fair amount of pain with a million and one things running through my mind as to the extent of the damage with my heart racing and making me feel quite light headed, after I gathered my bearings I done the basic tests, make sure my legs we’re still working and that I could move my toes and for some strange reason (this could be just a guy thing) I checked to see if my manhood was still ‘attached’ lol, which I’m happy to say is a big fat ‘YES’ the crown jewels are in perfect order WHOOP WHOOP :O).

Today, waking up and finding myself in a lot of pain (nothing strange about that) I’m unable to get out of bed the usual way so I found and continue to use the best way of getting up from a lying down position is by rolling/falling out of bed/sofa. This pain and restricted movement is gona screw up my training for at least this week and jeopardise my summer target, I know what your thinking “sh*t happens deal with it” which is fair enough, not much I can do except make sure it doesn’t happen again. I thought I’d just write this blog to let everyone know the moral of this story from my point of view – ‘matter over mind’ mental training can push you into a false sense of security leading to injuries or more, understanding ones limits is the basic level, understanding ur bodies capabilities on the day you actually train is going to keep you safer and healthier for longer. I’m happy to admit that this accident is a one off and not common place in my training or bodybuilding in general, so maybe I’m reading to much into, so your unbiased opinion is welcomed. I’m also writing this blog cos I’m bored and The Simpson’s doesn’t start for a few more mins (the TV guide says it’s the one when Homer becomes the captain of a submarine, I don’t think I’ve seen this one). So for now I’m gona say bye and thanks for readi…….(ooh The Simpson’s is starting back soon…….lmao, I love that show, anyways, where was I?……oh yeah)……ng :O)

Train like a Motherf****r - Week 6

Min270283 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:46:56 +0000

The end of week 6 and the end of my current program, I had a lot of fun and have already seen a lot of new muscle growth but still a fair way to go. I changed the last few days of it to focus solely on each muscle group and incorporated all the different exercises that I had done over the 6 weeks into each day.

Monday was chest day, a good work out, had to drop the weight to hit every rep, but muscle fatigue kicked in so I hit 91 out of 96 reps, not great but not the end of the world

Tuesday was back day, nothing new still hitting the same reps with my bodyweight, I’m taking each rep as slow as poss to reach failure on each set and have seen some good results

Wednesday was supposed to be leg ext, lunges and calf raises, but I also added squats, deadlifts and replaces lunges with stiff led raises, which was a nice shock to my system, but a killer work out this is going to be the bench mark for my leg workouts in my next program

Thursday was biceps, again added in extra exercises just for the last workout of my program, felt good as I trained and have seen a slight improved definition, but I think splitting biceps into 2 different sets of exercises will continue to so the best results

Friday was a nite off, partly due to fatigue but also had a prior engagement that I wasn’t able to miss

Saturday was shoulders, after having a nite off I was ready to go and had a productive session

Sunday was chest which is the muscle group I think needs most work and my last training session for 2 weeks. Completed a full workout incline decline and flat DB press with flies on incline decline and flat, my chest is still slightly sore so wont see the effects of the workout for a day or 2

All in all the last week was so far my best and has set the bench mark for future programs, especially on legs and chest,.

The last 6 weeks have been productive, the program has given me results I wasn’t expecting, especially on my chest (which isn’t that great but has taken leaps and bounds in the right direction). Falling to hit every set and not hitting every rep has been a disappointment; focusing on diet and form and pushing through the boundaries is the only way to reach the build I want and know this for my next program

Well thanks for reading kids, hope you enjoyed my rants ‘n’ ravings, have a good session and I’ll blog soon enough, one piece of advice; always look both ways when u cross the road, until next time kids :O)

Train like a Motherf****r - Week 5

Min270283 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:55:20 +0000

Week 5 has come and gone, it was a better week then last but still not perfect. Anyway I know you’ve all got places to be, people to meet so I’ll be gentle lol

Monday was great, killed my legs completely, leg extensions and calf raises wasn’t something new just a different day but lunges is where I surprised myself, I’ve always had this niggling feeling not to go nuts just in case I damage them (back in the old days of training in a gym, got on a leg curl machine first and went to town on it, after I finished my final set I stood up and had crap in both hamstrings exactly the same time), on this occasion I gently pushed myself for the first set, but at a 60 sec rest, it felt great and I went almost all out, and it didn’t pull or strain or anything, so that’s put me in the right mind for next time to push even harder woo hooo

Tuesdays back session went like clock work, nothing to report there

Wednesday’s chest wasn’t perfect, had to drop the weight on my final flat bench press set, and my chest completely failed on my 2^nd set of incline flies, missed out the final set and 3 sets of flat flies

Thursday’s biceps and shoulder workouts were great, hit every rep but need to focus a tiny bit on form

Friday’s leg workout was again productive, same weight and reps, but focusing more on form – slower negative while dropping lower to the bench

Starting my final week tonight, looking forward to going a bit nuts on chest today, his program was designed to focus more on legs and chest growth, my quads are looking great aided my cardio, but my chest is as always letting me down, gona need to pick ur brain soon enough, anyways kids, have a good week training, speak to you soon

Train like a Motherf****r - Week 4

Min270283 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:54:14 +0000

Evening one and all, back from the vacuum of space (or rather no internet cos AOL is rubbish, don’t worry I haven’t used at as an excuse to slack off (honest)) anyways week 4 was the beginning of the 2^nd part of my program, this part will hopefully stop my body getting used to the same old exercises, and force it to continue growing muscle BUUUUT

Monday wasn’t great, all of a sudden my chest is failing way beyond my expectations, nothings changed accept the order of each exercise, I’ve moved from DB to BB on some but the basics are still the same – incline, flat and decline, need to see if this is just a one off or if I’m doing something drastically wrong

Tuesday is back day, well technically lats, anther good session, nothing to report

Wednesday is legs, squat, deads and calf raises, all good in the hood as they say

Thursday is biceps and shoulders, a great workout, hit all reps and sets

Friday wasn’t able to train, finished work much later then expected and had a birthday I couldn’t miss or be late for so a 3 ay weekend

So this week wasn’t especially amazing, which isn’t something I wana be writing but unfortunately it is the truth, next week I’ve got to figure out the chest problems and make sure I use my time a lil more

Tune in next time kids, Same workout time ! Same workout channel ! (yeah I know, original)

Train like a Motherf****r - Week 3

Min270283 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:37:02 +0000

Productive’ish week, was a lil bit ill at the beginning of last week, stopped training for 2 days, tried to get back into on Wednesday; turns out a day to early as I was exhausted after my first 3 out of 12 sets. Thursday was feeling great and put in a good session, dropped bent over row for the last 2 weeks, because I need to bring my lats into proportion, will get it back on next week. Friday was an even better day; hit my personal best for squat and calf raises, going to be adding more weight next week woohoo. Missed biceps and shoulder workouts and the 2^nd chest session because I was ill. Starting the next phase of my program on Monday, and will be adding 20 mins of cardio every other day starting from Monday :O)

Tune in next time kids, Same workout time ! Same workout channel !

Happy Training