Pickle

pickle · 03-15-2006, 05:04 PM

coleman curls are high cable curls.

I stretch hamstrings and lower back as much as i can be bothered too. My quad strength is over powering for my hams so my hams are always hell tight. that and i get lower back pain. I just figure if i spend so much time shortening my muscles with weights i should try to spend equal as much time lengthening them for strecthing. Ofcourse it never works that way.

Today I see the chiropractor and Im not in for training. Providing all goes well tommorrow is a deadlift day and yesterday was my 3rd speed day which means im 2 weeks off volume training again.

pickle · 03-16-2006, 12:15 AM

i had my back re adjusted and my neck. My neck is a little bit worse for wear now but that was expected

hypocrisy86 · 03-16-2006, 12:15 AM

Does your joints have any problems?

canablistic_Turnip · 03-16-2006, 08:51 PM

Pikle man I remember the first time u came on the board. Dude u have improved so much and not to sound biased but I think u completely owned that guy in comp. U where in excellent condition and he well sucked!

Keep up the good work get a Pro card young fella and maybe we will take on the competition in the future Aussie grand prix

MaKaVeLi · 03-17-2006, 01:19 AM

quality sessions there man, good to see you improving so well and hitting them P.Bs (for the sake of P.Bs of course)

Rocky · 03-17-2006, 12:55 PM

Glad your back is all straightened out. I'm with Turnip too. Leaps and bounds man, leaps and bounds you should be really proud of yourself!

pickle · 03-19-2006, 05:31 AM

cheers turnip your so sweet lol

nah but seriously thanks all you guys. A pro card! thats a bit ambitous. My goal is to improve for my next show

But thanks everyone. I get so much from your support i dont wanna sound stupid but it helps so much when u really are thinking fuck it i dont wanna. I take your support and I hope I give it back as well. its good now too cause i kinda twinged my back the other day trying to do deads and i was in the dumps but i worked around it and im going to keep on moving foward.

my lower back was sore as i said (combination of chiropractic work and trying to do deads the day after) so i did an improvised chinup session. (haven't done those for a while)
i did probably 7 sets!
6-12 reps some with body weight some with 10 kilos some behind the neck. (you get the drift.)
Incline curls
20 kilos by 7 4 sets finished with a pump on 10 kilos time under tension on last 2 sets.

today was magic. Yesterday i was supposed to do chest and tris strength but i rested by back but today was just magic.

I decided to do a bit of old school hypertrophy
flat bench dumbells
20 kilos 10 reps
30 kilos 10 reps
40 kilos 12 reps (p.b in comp prep i was maxing at 10 reps)
42.5 kilos 10 reps (p.b see above!)
42.5 kilos 7 reps drop for new dumbells 12.5 kilos 8 reps lol I was stuffed

Incline wide grip smith machine press superseted with peck deck squeeze
50 kilos 12 reps, 100 pounds on peck deck failure
70 kilos 10 reps, 100 pounds on peck deck failure
80 kilos 3 reps 70 kilos 2 reps 50 kilos tut 8 reps, 100 pounds on peck deck 8 reps

Dips for chest +10kgs
12 reps
12 reps
8 reps, drop (dip aid) -20kgs off weight 10 reps
bodyweight 15 reps (dip aid) -20kgs of weight failure

2 arm tricep overheads.
42.5kgs 2 sets of 7-12 reps
30kgs tut 12 reps failure then pause contraction for 10 seconds

1 arm dumbell overheads
10-15 kilos 3 sets of 10-12 reps

tricep rope pushdowns 1 and a half method
20 kilos 3 sets failure

one of those feel good sessions

i might switch back to hypertrophy training thats how good it felt to be doing it on a non calorie restricted diet!!!!!

meanwhile the goal

Comp Name: Sydney Natural Physique Championships
Comp Date: May 28th 2006

Morning walks on an empty stomach must become my best friend soon.

Rocky · 03-19-2006, 04:31 PM

Nice sessions man. And congrats on the PB really fires you up!

pickle · 03-20-2006, 06:59 AM

another modified training day

but still fun !

Dumbell shoulder presses (1 and a half method) superset with dumbell shrugs
25 kilos to failure
30 kilos to failure
normal shoulder dumbell press
35 kilos to failure, 12.5 kilos to failure
42.5 kilos for shrugs 3 sets of 15+ reps

Dumbell side raises
12.5 kilos 12 reps no rest 15 kilos 10 reps no rest 17.5 kilos 8 reps (2 min rest)
15 kilos 10 reps no rest 17.5 kilos 8 reps no rest 20 kilos 6 reps (2 min rest)
10 kilos 25 reps 20 second hold at end of set 3rd of way up

Dumbell front raises superset with cable front raise
15 kilos 8 reps , 8 reps
20 kilos 8 reps, 8 reps

rear raise dumbells
20 kilos seated to failure no rest 10 kilos standing to failure
25 kilos seated to failure no rest 12.5 kilos standing to failure

did some forearm stuff to not much worth noting. Just wrist curls either way with 20kgs.

Rocky · 03-20-2006, 07:02 AM

No rest on them pyramids! Tough stuff man! You are a beast of iron. Forged with pain, tears and sweat and the occassional skidmark in your underwear from intense squatting.

TrueOutlaw · 03-20-2006, 09:40 AM

tjose are two quality sessions pickle good work bro

pickle · 03-21-2006, 09:05 PM

Legs day was yesterday

Front squats (first time squatting in a while)
50 kgs for 10 reps
90kgs for 12 reps
100kgs for 10 reps
110kgs for 7 reps
120 kgs for 5 reps superset with stack(220 pounds) on leg extension. Failure

Leg extensions
stack + 17 kilos failure
stack + 25 kilos failure
stack +35 kilos failuure

Walking lunges
10 kilo dumbells 1 lap around the gym
10 kilo dumbells 1 lap around the gym

seated leg curls
120 pounds for 3 sets

stiff legged deadlifts
3 sets working upto 160 kilos my lower back gave way after 1 rep on 160 kgs so i did some stretches on the box.

4 sets on seated calf machine

15 minutes of lowerbody stretching

robcardu · 03-22-2006, 12:00 AM

Nice work out Pepinillo !!!

Be careful with lower back bud.