Tues 27th Dec 2011
What better way to finish the year off than a shoulder & bicep session at John Hodgsons EVOLUTION GYM, Rochdale, put through my paces by the legendary Kimberley Anne Jones. Was a total change for me used to dishing out the orders to Bodster & Spartan but today i was on the receiving end. One to One ass kicking under the extremely watchful eye of Ms Jones. The kit & equipment is second to none at EVOLUTION GYM & always made to feel welcome by John & Paul. Usually its John thats unleashing hell on me but he was having a week off & since Kim was up in the area i was the lucky one. Kim truly is the A-Z of bodybuilding exercises & her eye for detail is absolutely amazing. The things she picks up on, sees is truly awesome you can almost hear her brain ticking away as i was doing the exercises. Anyway by the end of doing delts using 5 specialised movements to hit the targeted areas my shoulders were toast!
After shoulders i was taken through 4 different movement for biceps all of which hit the muscle like a bunsen burner! By the end of the session i was sure id grown by 10ft in width!
After having my recovery drink, showered & changed we met up with John & Mikey Smith, a top 3 British finalist, & hit Frankie & Bennys for food. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
A great meal with some of my best friends & mentors. An absoultely fab day in all apart from the drive home my arms felt like lead :)
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Monday, 19 December 2011
WELCOME TO THE GUN SHOW!
Great arm session with the boys tonight. Triceps first, starting with rope pushdowns, a couple of warm up sets ending with an all out set with a couple of forced reps & a triple drop. Then it was on to single cable reverse extensions 1 warm up set then 1 all out set with a couple of forced, all done with good strict form. Now they were pre exhausted onto close-grip press on the Smith machine. Always feel these better after pre exhausting so my chest doesn't take over. Ended these with a couple of negatives, a great training partner is essential & im lucky enough to have 2 of the best. Wayne is crazy strong on triceps, well hes crazy strong full stop but even he was feeling it by now. We finished tri's off with 2 sets of bench dips. Haven't done these in a while & we forgot how good they were!
Biceps began with ez curls 2 warm up sets then an all out set with forced & a drop set. These are done very strict & instead of leaning back when tired we lean in to make it extra hard & again essential to have a good training partner who knows when to step in. Next up was 2arm incline curls, these are harsh & Wayne hates them. Infact so does Bodster. Hard to imagine its just a little over a year since Bodster tore his bicep off. The guy is a true warrior & hes getting his weights up now to decent poundages while his fishing wire in his arm holds it in place! 2 sets of db hammer curls & 1 drop set of cable curls was enough to toast our arms. Job done roll on quads tomorrow!
Biceps began with ez curls 2 warm up sets then an all out set with forced & a drop set. These are done very strict & instead of leaning back when tired we lean in to make it extra hard & again essential to have a good training partner who knows when to step in. Next up was 2arm incline curls, these are harsh & Wayne hates them. Infact so does Bodster. Hard to imagine its just a little over a year since Bodster tore his bicep off. The guy is a true warrior & hes getting his weights up now to decent poundages while his fishing wire in his arm holds it in place! 2 sets of db hammer curls & 1 drop set of cable curls was enough to toast our arms. Job done roll on quads tomorrow!
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