Saturday 26 October 2013

Product reveiw Smart tec Whey Fx

I will be reveiwing a new product or supplement every week.

Smart tec whey fx Today

Whey Fx is a blend of whey protein concentrate, milk protein isolate and whey isolate. Perfect for those times when the body needs protein quick. I use whey Fx post workout and pre workout.

This product has only 3.3g of carbohydrates per serving, tastes and mixes fantastically well.

For me digestion is a big factor with the food and supplements I use. I get no bloating at all with Whey fx and find it sits very well.

Also if you use SCOTT10 you will get 10% at the Smart tec online store

http://www.smarttecnutrition.com/strength-and-size/wheyfx.html


Growing Time Week 2

Things are returning back to normal, my body feels more and more like I am strong an healthy. Not quite there yet but getting there.
This weeks training

Tuesday
Back and biceps

vertical traction machine
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50kg x 10 rp 6 rp 5

t bar rows 

60kg x 8 rp 7 rp 5

supersetted 2 arm dumbell rows and pullovers 3 times

cable curls
22.5kg x 10 rp 4 rp 3

reverse grip ex bar curls
25kg x 20


Nice workout. Stretched after back by hanging from a chin up bar with 42kg dumbell. Nice indeed.

Benj beat me on the vertical traction but that's the fun of having a training partner.

Thursday
Push workout today
Flying solo as the training partner had collage work to do.

Incline dumbells
34kg x 7
34kg x 4
Did not rest pause the dumbells as not really that safe in my mind.

Front smiths
60kg x 9 rp2 rp1

close grip bench
50kg x 8 rp 3 rp3

supersetted
cable laterals raises and pec dec. Did four rounds back to back

Then did some rope crunches. The strength is coming back. I'm still feeling a bit run down from the year and maybe could have had a month off but I just like being stong

Friday
we warm up with 50 reps of leg extension and seated hamstring curls

Stiff leg deads, well the knee is not locked
few warm ups
100kg x 13 rp 3 rp 5

squats
130kg x 5
80kg x 16 will up the weight when i hit 20 reps

seated smith calf raise
90kg x 33

job done, few rope crunches and we are out.

Training Saturday this week as well. Benj missed the push workout. This is a week area for me so we are hitting it for him Saturday and I'm going again Grin

Saturday 19 October 2013

Booost Oxygen

I have been fortune to be able to try Booost Oxgen.

Booost is Oxygen in a can, no air, pure oxygen with a slight mint note to it.

Booost comes in a bigger can and a small handy can.

The idea is that if you really push yourself (in the gym, cycling, football, any sport really), Booost can help you recover quicker and get back in the game.

Previously I have used Booost for squats. Anyone that has done a "LEG DAY" will know it's also very taxing on your cardiovascular system as well, espaceilly if you take a set of squats to failure or beyond, with drop sets ect.

How do I rate Booost. As an Asthma suffer, I do find I can be pretty out of breath after a set of squats or deadlifts or if I have a slight cold. Booost does definatly help you get your breath back quicker and I was able to get back to do another set quicker.

If your in the small percent of the population that have your diet, training and rest absolutly on point then Booost might be worth a go.
I keep a small canister in my gym bag if needed.
http://www.booostoxygen.com/

The First week Back. Call it off season, I call it learning Season

Team Galton are back working hard now, with a bit more energy now that the competitive season is done and dusted. There will be a write up about the year in future blog.

Manged to pick up a great training partner in Benj. Benj wants to compete and I want to take things higher so I am looking forward to the training ahead.
This is the week of training.
Back and biceps Tuesday

chins
me x 10 rp 4 rp 2

deads
130kg x 8
100kg x 20

The did a lat strech. Latpulldown 80kg and just let it stretch the back out

ez curls
35kg x 6 rp 3 rp 2

hammers
16kg x 20

then did 3 supersets of high rope rows supersetted with straight arm pulldowns

I am following a kind of DC workout as I have grow well from this in the past.

So 3 workouts per week. Look to beat reps or weight each week. I will have a week 1 and a week 2. So differnt exercises each week. Then when I come back to week one I have to beat the log book in reps or weight.

Very nice being back in the gym feeling ready to rock rather than feeling depleted, tired and needing my bed

Today was push day. Thursday (chest, shoulders, triceps)

Flat bench
60kg x 11 rp 4 rp 2

sat on floor press
40kg x 6 rp3 rp2

decline tri ext
25kg x 13 rp 4 rp 2

I think those reps are right I will check later

then we did a tri set of flys, laterals and pushdowns. Just 3 of those non stop, really give a nice pump and hits everything well.

Bit of stretching and job done.

Legs Friday

warms up was 80 odd reps on the leg ext and hamstring curl

Hamstring curl 35 9 rp 8 rp 2

plate loaded leg press
260kg x 11
200kg x 21

calf press
120kg x 8

then did some lunges

Job done, nice and intense, training partner loved it. Honest he did lol

Sore as hell for the two workouts before this week and set some good numbers to progress from. Not running before we can walk.