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Training 27th May 2015

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As it was a bank holiday weekend we missed our usual Monday international chest session day. This meant we moved the session to Wednesday AM and after a shoulder session on Tuesday we knew this would be a difficult session.

Essentially it was like doing a pre exhaust exercise before the main compound movements.

So we cracked on, and I was frankly in bits.

Inclined Dumbell Chest Press: 4 x 8 @ 35kg Flat Dumbell Bench Press: 4 x 8 @ 35kg 1 x 8 @ 30kg 1 x 8 @ 25kg 1 x 8 @ 20kg 1 x 10 @ 17.5kg Cable Flyes: 1 x 12 @ 12.5kg 1 x 10 @ 15kg 1 x 6 @ 17.5kg 1 x 15 @ 10kg

Finish off with some core:
Machine crunch 5 x 15 @ 55kg
Roll Outs 2 x 10
Weighted Cable rope crunch 3 x 20 @ 55kg

After doing this session we’ve decided to move our shoulder session to Mondays and chest to Tuesday. The main reason being is it not only shakes up our sessions a little and keeps the body guessing, but, we also found the weight wasn’t needed to get a good pump as the shoulders where out of the equation when it came to lifting, hence why the weights where kept so low.

Local Photography

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After a crazy busy day with admin and editing videos for clients on Wednesday morning and afternoon, I decided to spend an hour or so at the end of the working day capturing some footage for my daily vlog and take a few photos too.

I wandered my way up to a local historical area at Donnington Castle in Newbury.  It’s a stunning area with lots of park land around it and some fabulous views of the local area from it’s peak.

Overlooking Newbury

The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.  The gatehouse, which is two storeys high and is roofed at battlement level, serves as evidence for the luxury and privacy enjoyed by Sir Richard Abberbury, whose private quarters would have been situated within this part of the castle.

Castle Sun

The gate passage has a finely vaulted ceiling, while elegant stone string courses with carved gargoyles decorate the outside. At the rear of the gatehouse the fireplaces and doors indicate the floor levels. Patches of brickwork show where the gatehouse was damaged during the Civil War sieges.

*history courtesy of English Heritage

The pollen count was high and frankly almost killed me, but it was such a stunning evening I really didn’t want to leave for home.

 

Training 26th May 2015 (lunch session)

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2nd session of the day and we’ve chosen to combine both Biceps and Triceps into the hour as a super-set style session.

E Z Bar Curls: 15 x 10 @ 20kg, 35kg after 3 sets to set 8, back down to 20kg for final sets

Each set followed by triceps

E Z Bar Triceps: 15 x 10 @ 20kg, 35kg after 3 sets to set 8, back down to 20kg for final sets

Dumb bell curls: 6 x 10 @ 15kg

Each set followed by triceps

Dumb Bell skull crushers: 6 x 10 @ 15kg

Machine drop sets from 55kg down to 15 in 10kg increments.

Training 26th May 2015

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As it’s a bank holiday week Monday was a day off so everything has moved around a little bit.  So Tuesday stayed the same doing shoulders.

We’ve decided to shift the exercises around a little bit too.

Machine Press (warm up): 3 x 10 @ 20kg, Lateral Raises: 8 x 10 @ 10kg, Shoulder Press: 8 x 10 @ 25kg, Smith Machine Press: 4 x 10 @ 40kg, Seated Rear Delts: 4 x 10 @ 7.5kg

I then finished the session off with 30 minutes of core work

6 x 15 Hanging Knee Raises, 6 x 12 Machine Core, 6 x 15 Weighted Core @ 50kg

Training 30th April 2015

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Todays morning session hit’s my back.  This is without doubt the weakest area of my body.  I have a huge amount of work to do on everything but my back especially.

AM

Machine Seated Row: Warm up 3 x 15 @ 25kg, 8 Reps with no recovery @ 65,55,45,35,25,15kg

Seated Lat Pull Down: Warm Up 3 x 15 @ 15kg, 8 Reps no recovery @ 65,55,45,35,25,15kg

Bent over Barbell row: Warm Up 1 x 25, 1 x 35kg, 8 Reps no recovery @ 50,45,40,35,30,25kg

Pull Ups: 3 x 8 (with green theraband to aid movement)

Lateral wide Straight Arm Pull Downs superseded with close arm pull downs: 3 x8 per exercise @ 25kg

30 Mins easy exercise bike cardio

Circuit Training 29th April 2015

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10 Minutes exercise bike easy warm up

Circuits, 40 seconds on, 20 seconds recovery per exercise.

Set 1, Plank, Press Up’s, Swinging Kettle Bell, Left Plank, Right Plank, Medicine ball slam, Crunches, Alternate Squat Thrusts, Skipping

Set 2, Press Ups, Medicine Ball / Legs @ 90 degrees crunches, Skipping, DB Curls, Tricep Dips, Kettle Bell Swing, Crunches, Plank, Medicine Ball Slam

Set 3, DB Bicep Curl, DB Shoulder Press, Tricep Dips, Skipping, Plank, Crunches, 90/90 Crunches, Press Ups, Kettle Bell Swing

30 Mins Exercise Bike easy cardio

My Training Tuesday 28th April

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7am Session – Shoulders

Seated Press 8 reps a time minimum rest per set

30kg,27.5,25,22.5,20,17.5,15,12.5,10,7.5,5,2.5

Seated Lateral and Forward Raises 3 x 8 @ 5kg

Standing Lateral Raises 8 reps a time with minimum rest per set

10kg,7.5,5,2.5.2.5,5,7.5,10,7.5,5,2.5,2.5

Seated bent over Rear Delts 8 reps minimum rest per set

10kg,7.5,5,2.5.2.5,5,7.5,10,7.5,5,2.5,2.5

Shrugs

3 x 8 @ 50kg, 3 x 8 @ 30kg

Spin Bike 30 mins easy cardio

Afternoon session

Biceps

EZ Bar 4 x 8 @ 20kg+ bar, 30kg + bar, 40kg + bar, 40kg + bar

EZ Bar + Chains 3 x 8

Single Arm Curls DB Drop Set 3 x 8 @ 27.5kg, 22.5kg, 15kg

Half Rep Barbells 3 x 8 @ 10kg, 20kg, 30kg

Chin Up’s 10 reps in 3 sets 4,3,3

Coming Up With A Documentary Name

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So, as you saw from my previous post I’m making a documentary about you tubers.  It’s something I’ve been mulling over for quite some time now and I really can’t wait to get the project started,

I’ll be starting an investment period on May 1st which will include both the typical producer type investment and also an indiegogo campaign to help raise the funds needed to complete this project.

However, what should I call the project, that’s the big question.  I’ve been trying to think of something that will capture everyones attention.  Something, people might stumble across by accident as well as a name that will stand out to everyone as well is what I was looking for.

Now this is something I would normally talk about first on my daily vlog, however, I know not everyone who reads my blog is a viewer of my vlogs, so I thought I’d come to you first this time around.  So, here you go, you’re the first to know the documentary shall be titled

SIZE DOESN'T MATTER - BANNER

Hopefully you agree this does exactly what the documentary is trying to show.

Subscribe to my blog to make sure you don’t miss any of the updates about the project and how the investment & money raising scheme is going.

Making A Documentary

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So, I’ve been thinking about this project for a number of years now.  In fact pretty much ever since I started making the daily vlogs.

Over the years of making daily videos I’ve seen many people come and go as content creators.  However, there are a high number of creators who stick with it, through thick and thin.  Through all the pointless youtube / google alterations, through having Google + forced upon us we continue to make content…..but why?

Do we make a living from youtube? Well for most of us no. Personally I make enough to keep me in coffees now and again, certainly not enough to pay the rent or even more so, to give up working all together.

So what is it that keeps people like me making regular content on youtube.  It’s not the money that’s for sure.  Is it the passion, is it the need for a creative outlet, is it for the memories?

I’ve decided to create a documentary telling the story of the little guys on YOUTUBE. Those people who effectively have a 2nd job making content for youtube and find out why they do it.

So, in the next few weeks I’m going to be launching a campaign to get the money together to film this documentary. I’ll be visiting people around Europe and the States talking to them face to face to hear their story.

It’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like this but I’m excited about it and I hope you’ll join me on the journey and get excited along with me. STOPJABBAINGON

Easter Traditions

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I was recently thrust into the world of Easter traditions and got me wondering about the worldwide traditions for Easter, that people take part in.

In the UK and America we all seem very keen to hunt for Easter eggs left behind for us by a bunny of all things.

In Slovakia (where I was recently for the holiday) they obviously take the religious side of the holiday very seriously, however, on Easter Monday they celebrate in a very interesting way. The men set off, visiting the houses of local girls and splashing them with water for health and proceeding to beat them (lightly) with a stick.  The girls in return for this give the men a ribbon for their stick and a chocolate egg.

It’s the first time I’ve experienced anything like this, and for me (an outsider) it felt almost a little archaic, but who am I to say what traditions are right and which are wrong.

So how do you celebrate Easter in your country? I’d love to know, let me know in the comments.