How to get your body ready for summer holidays in 113 days (progress pics)

[supersesh]

Didn't post all my meals yesterday, as some where the same, just tryna use up what i have left before i do my proper shop. I'll start doing a day by day post as from tomorrow.

Chest is killing, love the 5x5 workout's, didn't manage to do any tricep extensions as my back start to ache (from footy) so just gonna do them in the house throughout the day while working.

Actually ... I think from now on i'll post all the days pics and workout's at the end of the day rather than dribs n drabs, so its more collected together.

If anyone wan't to join in on this thread and upload there pic go for it, one thing it does is make sure you wont slack or cheat for the fear of getting slated on here

[jackynutmeg]

I've been doing 4x6 for years now but recently upped it to 4x8.
I only do compound exercises per body part
i.e. dips and bench, bent over rows and deadlifts.

5x5 iirc is mainly for strength gains while upping to 4x8 is more towards size.

[PhilSAFC]

Originally Posted by jackynutmeg

that is one hell of lot for chest mate - 100 sets !! and then you are doing triceps afterwards.....overtraini ng there mate
keep it at basic compounds

wtf

[jackynutmeg]

Originally Posted by PhilSAFC

wtf

meant to 100 reps doh!

still far too much though

[Lewberry pie]

Originally Posted by jackynutmeg

what you on about?

did you mean sets or reps?

[jackynutmeg]

Originally Posted by Lewberry pie

did you mean sets or reps?

see above
meant to say reps, 100 reps is wayyyy to much for putting size on unless you are juicing

[PhilSAFC]

Originally Posted by jackynutmeg

see above
meant to say reps, 100 reps is still wayyyy to much for putting size on unless you are juicing

really? last night I did the following ( all to failure with a range of 7-10 )

3 x incline barbell bench bress
3 x flat barbell bench press
3 x tricep pull downs
3 x dips
3 x chest fly machine

that was it for last night as I had no energy for some reason. would normally have added some over head tricep extensions as well. so is that too much for building muscle?

[jackynutmeg]

Originally Posted by PhilSAFC

really? last night I did the following ( all to failure with a range of 7-10 )

3 x incline barbell bench bress
3 x flat barbell bench press
3 x tricep pull downs
3 x dips
3 x chest fly machine

that was it for last night as I had no energy for some reason. would normally have added some over head tricep extensions as well. so is that too much for building muscle?

In your routine you are potentially doing 150 to 180 (with tri ext) on your chest and triceps. 120 of those working chest and tri's and 60 isolation on triceps. Muscles have to have sufficient rest to grow

From my experience and from reading up that is far too much.
It is a common mistake to think more is better - used to be the same myself and it took my a while to get my head around the fact that by sticking to compound exercises you could do slightly less and get better results.

Have a read of this http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/Frankie-...ram-m8817.aspx

I made some excellent gains following that.

[PhilSAFC]

i only work each muscle group once a week though

[jackynutmeg]

so do i