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:shock:

I’m slacking dreadfully I’m afraid.:cry:
One of my major faults is to get myself excited about something I have planned for it then to all fall through due to other things happening and be shelved. I always do that and the run I’ve been wanting to do has indeed fallen by the wayside this week. After an afternoon out with friends yesterday I didn’t sleep well last night (as I don’t anyway at weekends) and my energy levels are just not ready yet to go outside running. I’m making the most of a nice, casual weekend spent with family and friends and that by far outweighs any personal exercise I wanted to do.

I hate to change my mind but what’s worse is telling you all that I’m going out on a run for the past fortnight and then retract my event. It’s as if I’ve been lying to people and I haven’t. I must NOT detail ANY training, running or the gym UNTIL I have physically carried it out and submit my write-up on here. I am so annoyed and frustrated with myself you wouldn’t believe it, so I intend to put that right soon (but I won’t say when!). Sorry folks :-(:blush:

Don’t beat yourself up Floydy, we’ve all ‘counted chickens’ and having to postpone or adjust schedules is all part of life…I’m sure you’ll be back in the saddle shortly, but ‘Earl Grey Tea’ is a bit posh isn’t it…?

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Thanks Bob, I’m just getting ready for the gym now actually for a legs session. No place like home I guess!

I love the taste of Earl Grey. A nice, strong mug full with just a splash of milk, no sugar. Lovely!:cool:

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Tuesday 6/5/19: Legs. 1hr.10mins.

In dire need of a mental boost to stave off my seemingly eternally sorrowful state of sulkiness, I hit the gym for a legs session not really expecting very much in the way of exerted effort. I was proved wrong however, as it turned out to be every bit as intensive as last week’s utter beasting.

I had more energy this time though and deleting a set to make it a wholly rigid 4-set routine I upped the weights on some machines and put in a pretty good performance I think.:slight_smile:

(All weights in kgs)

Incline press:
Feet low on plate -
20x150, 12x220
5x320 +3, +2
4x340* +1
*Usually stopping at a maximum 300kgs (if I’m even feeling strong enough), today I added a further 20kgs and broke the 320 barrier. My legs feeling really strong I then went even further by pressing 340kgs – a weight I haven’t pushed since before I was 50 I reckon. What’s this nonsense about muscle wastage when you get older…pah!:026:

Feet high on plate –
7x270 +3, 10x200 +3, 10x150 +5
20x120 +5

Seated ham curl:
20x40, 12x50
8x60 +4, +2
25x35

Sled press (alternating feet positions):
20x150, 12x180
10x200 +5, +4
15x140 +10

Calf press (toe push, using sled press):
20x100, 12x120
10x140 +5, +3
25x100

Adductor:
20x50, 12x55
8x60 +3, +2
25x40

Abductor:
20x50, 12x55
10x60 +5, +2
25x40

Extensions:
20x50, 12x80
8x100 +3, +2
25x50

Incline press extra:
10x150 – pause - 10x150 – pause - 10x150 – pause - 10x150 – pause - 10x150
*The full five sets this time but it was one hell of a struggle fighting for my breath as I paused for the obligatory couple of seconds between sets.

Lying (prone) ham curl:
20x25, 12x32.5
5x40 +2, +1
25x20

Very happy with all that but it really took it out of me. Some good stretching the thighs between each exercise certainly helped eradicate the stiffness and enabled me to carry on less painfully.:confused:
I’m now in severe need of some upper body work which I’ve missed for virtually a fortnight. No, I won’t be planning exactly when, but it will be this week. Promise.:069:

Thanks for reading :cool:

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Mammoth workout Floydy, well done mate…:wink:

Just a walk through Bluebell woods for me today, back to work (Running) first thing in the morning…

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beautiful. Now that sort of scenery would definitely get me running I’m sure.
Much better than B&Q, Gas Works and the muddy banks of the River Hull.

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Very robust workout there, Floydy. You’ll get to that upper body workout soon enough. I couldn’t budge 320K if my life depended on it. Incredible!

OGF, that is the most tempting trail I have seen in a long time. The bluebells on the open prairie are in bloom here too. What a very nice walk you must have had!

Though I didn’t pull into the garage until well past six, I did to step. I am so excited though because there is a promise of surf in the next two days - and I don’t have to go anywhere! The boards have new wax and the spring suit is ready to go. I’ll likely make a fool of myself - it’s been that long - but I don’t care!

Whatever you are doing - try to do just one more :-D. Have a great day.

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This morning’s run was ‘A walk in the park’…No! I mean it, fifty five minutes to run five miles is embarrassing and people walking in the park would have been faster than me…:frowning:

But on the upside, I’ve still got enough energy left to enjoy a visit to Bakewell…:smiley:

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Well, it was a very special day at the gym today and it was a completely unexpected development! I was putting an empty water bottle in the recycle bin, and there’s a noticeboard beside it that I have never looked at before. It had 4 leaderboard pages on it, one for each main activity type people do… and I was on the Total Weights Lifted For April page, at number 3 out of 20. :open_mouth: I was a bit stunned, if I’m being honest, what with me being a plodder because of going to the gym mainly to recover from health problems. It just shows even plodders get somewhere eventually!

Anyway, on to the session itself: 750 calories burnt (new personal best), effort rated at 87/100. Total reps for various machines given, although sets are usually in 20’s and 30’s, with the odd 15 thrown in here and there as I tire. :slight_smile:

Leg Curl: 60 x 30kg
Leg Extension: 20 x 25kg, 20 x 30kg
Hip Abduction: 90 x 30kg
Hip Adduction: 60 x 25kg, 30 x 30kg
Stomach Crunch: 120 x 50kg
Back Extension: 90 x 50kg, 60 x 52.5kg
Tricep Extension: 100 x 30kg, 55 x 35kg
Low Row: 80 x 40kg
Pec Deck: 45 x 40kg, 15 x 45kg, 30 x 50kg
Shoulder Press: 80 x 15kg
Chest Press: 60 x 40kg, 20 x 50kg
Leg Sled: 86 x 80kg (legs too tired to finish last set, lol)
Pull Down: 80 x 50kg, 40 x 60kg
Arm Curl: 115 x 20kg

Thanks for all the encouragement guys and gals. It really helps. I made sure to take a pic of the leaderboard page - ah, vanity, all is vanity. :smiley: Good luck everyone, whatever your training regime is!

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That’s outstanding Tachyon, well done mate…:023:
I bet that made you feel proud and added a new dimension to your workouts…:041:

Number one next month…;-)…Betcha!

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Thanks, OGF, it really did make my day. If I hadn’t used the recycle bin under the noticeboard I’d never have even noticed!

[U]My name in lights at No. 3 [/U] :smiley:

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That’s fantastic, Tachyon!

You won the bronze! This was hard won, and you have done yourself proud!

https://i.ibb.co/g6fpPSN/Bronze-2.png
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I was slow as molasses today too, OGF, but I kept getting distracted. Too small to surf, but the day was something to see. Five miles.

https://i.ibb.co/sJ43zR0/IMG-1939.jpg

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Wow!..:shock: That’s some beach Surfermom…:cool:
Well at least we were out there…:smiley:
A famous sportswear slogan:-

You either ran today, or you didn’t!

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Thanks very much Surfermom. :slight_smile: What a beautiful beach that is - it looks far warmer than the one I go to. :smiley:

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Didn’t we tell you a few short months ago that you would do well with this training if you give it a go and stuck at it mate?
Well, you’ve done yourself and us proud in here with some massive goals reached.
It won’t be long before you’re No.1. Well done bud :cool::cool:

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That’s beautiful, just beautiful :004:

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Don’t worry Bob, there are other days. Hope the trip to Bakewell was more enjoyable.
Have you been checked out by the doc yet? :cool:

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Oh me? Well I spent about five minutes at the gym and called it a day. Just no motivation or interest again.
What the hell is going on with me I do not know! :frowning:

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Well, OGF? :mrgreen:

Hiya, Floydy.

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Hi Suze, how’s it going? :cool: