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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:15 pm

.flux wrote:Did it arrive and how is the tofu pimping going?


Yep, arrived eventually. Still haven't pimped my tofu, but will try the buffallo tofu soon.
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:50 pm

16/7
Bench - 10xbar, 6x40, 3x6x60, 1x6x60kg(close grip)
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby vegan hal » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:35 pm

the road to recovery is looking good Ivan. you gonna be doing more arm-wrestling?
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby Rochellita » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:17 pm

How is the recovery going?
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:10 am

vegan hal wrote:the road to recovery is looking good Ivan. you gonna be doing more arm-wrestling?


Thanks man. Will be armwrestling soon enough. My left elbow is still healing from an injury from about 3 months ago though.

.flux wrote:How is the recovery going?


Recovery is going great. My hip was pretty messed up so will be 3 months until I can start doing normal training again.

19/7
warm up - a few pullups
bench - 10x40, 3x10x60kg
db row - 10x25kg
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby Rochellita » Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:18 am

hardcore iv wrote:
.flux wrote:How is the recovery going?


Recovery is going great. My hip was pretty messed up so will be 3 months until I can start doing normal training again.

19/7
warm up - a few pullups
bench - 10x40, 3x10x60kg
db row - 10x25kg


aw, sorry to hear that it was badly messed up. It's totally sorted though? Onwards and upwards :-)
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:15 pm

My recovery is going well. I have permission to do leg curls and extensions now.

leg curls - 3x10
leg extensions - 3x10
seated cable bench - 3x10
lat pulldown - 3x10
bicep curls - 3x6
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby JP » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:24 pm

good news!

did you also have a permission to do curls, or did you do them on the sly...
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:42 pm

JP wrote:good news!

did you also have a permission to do curls, or did you do them on the sly...


I demanded that he write down curls on my prescribed exercise list or I wouldn't leave his office.

19/8
seated row - 15x35, 3x10x75
seated db press - 10x10, 8x17.5, 8x20, 2x22.5kg
yellow band tricep extension - 5x15
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:44 pm

20/8
leg extension and curls - 4x10
seated cable chest press - 10x15, 3x10x30
pullups - 5, (1,2,3)2xbw
hammer strength bench - 2x10x60, 7(f on 8)x60kg
lat pulldown - 4x10xwhatever
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:59 am

31/8
couple of chinups
bench - 10x40, 5x60, 70, 2x80, 2x85kg
seated one arm db press - 3x5x20kg
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Re: Maximum Potential - The long road back to awesomeness

Postby hardcore iv » Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:48 pm

1/9
seated rows - couple of light sets
bench - 10xbar, 5x40, 5x60, 2x70, 2x80, 1x90kg
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Re: Maximum Potential - Back on my workout

Postby hardcore iv » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:32 pm

29/9
Got the all clear to do whatever I like from my physio yesterday so am easing back into it :)
pullups - 2x5
bench - 10xbar, 8x40, 5x60, 8x3x80
chinups - 2x5
deads - 3x10x60kg

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Re: Maximum Potential - Back on my workout

Postby JP » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:44 pm

even squats?

thats great news man!
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Re: Maximum Potential - Back on my workout

Postby hardcore iv » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:51 pm

JP wrote:even squats?

thats great news man!

Cheers, man. Yeah, squats too. Will only be temporary as I'm getting the other hip done in november, but I'm happy to be able to go through the motions for a month or so.
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