GazzyG's HCT12 Journal

[GazzyG]

Breaking out the bike, good stuff. I hate my quads too, they chaffe whenever I wear pants. I gotta use vasoline to make it through the day haha.

Cheers Bako - wanna get into cardio shape; getting out of puff just going up the stairs lately....

[GazzyG]

Bench:

10x45(99)
10x45(99)
10x60(132)
10x60(132)


Tri PD:

10x30(66)
10x40(88)
10x50(110)
10x50(110)


Cable Curls:

10x20(44)
10x30(66)
10x40(88)
10x40(88)


Lat Pulldown:

10x50(110)
10x50(110)
10x55(120)



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Summary:

Quick and easy deload upper session. In and out in half hour.

[GazzyG]

For your amusement, this is how I spend many an evening.

Video

[HJP]

lol at the vid! Hope your enjoying that deload mate - got to love getting it all done so quick sometimes. Hope your feeling fresher from the deload

[Coke]

Mean GazzyG, looking like a gangster in that one.

Predicament with the shorts/jeans is a good one to be in imo, lol.

Good deal on the new road bike, have fun!

[amounirl]

For your amusement, this is how I spend many an evening.

Video

A very classy deload indeed. Also saw the bench video in the related vids, groove looks solid

[GazzyG]

lol at the vid! Hope your enjoying that deload mate - got to love getting it all done so quick sometimes. Hope your feeling fresher from the deload

Thanks Hayden! Hopefully be back and ready to hit some PRs next week after this deload.

Mean GazzyG, looking like a gangster in that one.

Predicament with the shorts/jeans is a good one to be in imo, lol.

Good deal on the new road bike, have fun!

Thanks Coke! Road bike is good fun, but taking some getting used to!

A very classy deload indeed. Also saw the bench video in the related vids, groove looks solid

Thanks bud! And cheers, my bench is very different to how it was when I first started.

[GazzyG]

Just went out for a run.

Very slow to break in new running shoes and to get feet and calves used to the road again, seeing as I've not ran so much as a mile since this time last year!

2.2miles in 30:07.

On the way out was entirely uphill, so was a lot quicker coming back.

I expect that after a coupla weeks I'll be running that distance in about 20mins or less, as I used to be able to run 1.5miles in about 10mins when I was in the TA (Territorial Army).

Then again, I'm carrying ~40lbs more than I used to...

Hopefully going to go for a swim on Saturday.

[GazzyG]

Deadlift:

10x40(88)
10x60(132)
10x100(220)


BB Rows:

10x60(132)
10x60(132)
10x60(132)


Abs:

Decline Situps:

10xbw
10x+5(11)
5x+10(22)
5x+15(33)


Crunches:

3x20


Ab Twist Machine:

1x100


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Summary:

Another quick one; in and out in 35mins. Feel great, though got a lot of cardio planned this weekend. Hopefully be buzzing with energy and ready to slaughter some PRs next week.

[JohnnyRingo]

For your amusement, this is how I spend many an evening.

Video

.....so if I switch from cigars to a pipe my squat and dead will go up? you sir are a gentleman and a scholar, and I bet you have many leather bound books, and your apartment smells like rich mahogany

[NickAus]

Hah hah ha thats awesome bro!!!!!

[GazzyG]

.....so if I switch from cigars to a pipe my squat and dead will go up?

Yes. Yes they will.

Hah hah ha thats awesome bro!!!!!

Thanks Nick!

[GazzyG]

Standing Press:

10xbar
5xbar
5x30(66)
5x40(88)
5x40(88)


Tri PD:

10x30(66)
10x40(88)
10x50(110)
10x50(110)


Cable Curls:

10x20(44)
10x30(66)
10x40(88)
10x40(88)


Then home, 2 scoops protein shake followed by:

Swimming, 250m.


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Summary:

First time doing Standing Press in ages. Keep saying it, but I really to be more consistent with it, even though it falls on a weekend, cos I really love the movement.

Also, I suck at swimming. Used to be pretty decent, but have lost my groove completely; coughing and spluttering all over the place with front crawl, so ended up changing to breaststroke which is easy but takes twice as long. Was aiming for 500m, but called it at half that because I was getting in people's way, lol.

Need to spend more time in the pool. Not really a hassle; it's about 200 yards from my house.

[NickAus]

Sounds fun, I'm pretty slow in the pool too!

[Bako Lifter]

Nice vid, but you need a fireplace and library in the background.

[tom183]

Nice vid, but you need a fireplace and library in the background.

Haha, agreed.

Nice deload work, man. Was it a scheduled deload or did you just feel you needed a break?

[HJP]

Good deload. Done an dusted now time to get into some rep pr's! Boom

[GazzyG]

Sounds fun, I'm pretty slow in the pool too!

Cheers Nick, I assure you it was anything but fun.

Nice vid, but you need a fireplace and library in the background.

Haha, agreed.

Nice deload work, man. Was it a scheduled deload or did you just feel you needed a break?

Cheers guys! Unfortunately, my library and fireplace are in different rooms.

And it was scheduled, Tom!

Good deload. Done an dusted now time to get into some rep pr's! Boom

Trufax!

Except for the fact that I'm going on a 15mile bike ride after I finish this coffee... Legs'll be having fun squatting tomorrow, lol.

[GazzyG]

Bike ride in the scorching sunshine today!

15 miles 1hr 13mins.

First 7.5miles were a mix of uphills and downhills, did it in 34mins. Avg about 15mph.

Next 2.5miles were uphill and killed me off. Took me 20mins to do them.

Then the last 5 miles flew by, averaging about 20mph as it was mostly flat or slightly downhill.

Really enjoyed the ride today, though it was pretty thirsty, tiring work. Lots of other cyclists and horses out on the roads today, taking advantage of the break in the rain.

[Coke]

Very nice with the added in swimming and the focused bike riding day.

[GazzyG]

Very nice with the added in swimming and the focused bike riding day.

Thanks Coke! Hoping it doesn't impact on the strength training too much.

[GazzyG]

Squats:

10xbar
5x60(132)
5x60(132)
3x100(220)
3x110(242)
3x125(275)
3x140(308)


Leg Press:

2pps x10
3pps x10
4pps x10


SLDL Sumo:

10x60(132)
5x80(176)


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Summary:

Reasonably quick session. Gonna do some ab work before my shower.

Unracked 180kg(396lbs) to feel the weight of it on my back. Phwoar, too rich for me yet.

Not doing BBB any more, not with the added cardio.

[GazzyG]

Another run today.

Same course, 2.2miles. 28mins 09secs.

Shaved 1min 58secs off in a week

Not bad considering it's a lot hotter out there today. 30degrees in my village atm, (86f for your foreign types) which isn't bad for our rainy little island lol.

Main problem with the running today was lower back pump. That may have something to do with the squatting yesterday.

Edit: Just went out in the car to the shops - 37deg, 99f in the car, lol!

[HJP]

no more BBB, sad to see it go!

Why all the cardio? You cutting?

[GazzyG]

no more BBB, sad to see it go!

Why all the cardio? You cutting?

No, my friend. Alex.V has taken it upon himself to get me fit for triathlon, whilst striving to increase my strength at the same time.

Bit of an experiment, we shall see how it goes