[Rich Ellis]

Rest day today after three on the bounce and not a happy meathead

Feeling worse than yesterday, but have managed my meals and had multiple naps so far.

Realistically this isn’t going to go away in the next few days so I’m just going to have to manage it and see what’s realistic with training around it.

Really fed up, but it is what it is

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate, wholly agree with the team here

Warm up sets are there to get you in a position to get the very best out of your working sets

It sounds like they are doing that, which is really good news, and something to carry on implementing.

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate, no issue at all, but also probably no quicker to make than cream of rice, so see which digests best for you!

[Rich Ellis]

Totally agree, 5g is absolutely plenty! Even for very big guys it’s enough to get the job done

[Rich Ellis]

Push session today and pleased to have mostly recovered from last session’s set back

Managed some direct tricep work again, but very much had to limit the load and volume on pressing

A few more sessions and it should be good to have a full effort set up, although I’ll certainly start with higher reps

Suffering with a chest infection, courtesy of spending time with extended family over Christmas – a cross between fed up and furious, but that won’t make it go away

Resting tomorrow anyway, so hoping that helps kick it

[Rich Ellis]

Good substitute mate, both excellent movements, run it for a good spell, get everything you can from it.

[Rich Ellis]

VERY long drive and an early start today, but got my meals in on the way, stayed well hydrated, arrived home, sunk my isolate and cream of rice, topped up on water, moved a bit, then strong coffee and over to the gym where I had my best leg session of the year. Steadily been creeping the range on my pressing movements (uni and bilateral) and really happy with today.

Not strong in the extreme (for me) stretch at the moment, but a really good place now to work from

Very very happy with where it’s at, genuinely cannot speak highly enough of the TBJP joint supps – Join In, Collagen, Osteo Pro, Cure Coming, and Omega Pharma Pro every day

Just had my penultimate meal, one more before bed, I will sleep very well tonight

[Rich Ellis]

Absolutely brilliant job mate, you’ve proved to yourself you’ve got the discipline to be consistent with a plan – you’ve done really well.

From here I think you can start working up, but as the guys have said, doing so very steadily will hopefully help with the loose skin.

[Rich Ellis]

Back to it today after an excellent two full day’s rest, and a 9.5hr sleep

Pull session done and dusted, really happy with how my elbows feel

Big travel in the morning and a leg session in the late afternoon so early night tonight after some more feeding

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

I’d look to have a squat and a leg press variation in both lower sessions

In the upper sessions, you’ve got fared arm row, preacher, and tricep extensions in both – can you have a variant?

I’d probably be looking to have a set of dips in one of the sessions, and a set of close grip smith press in the other – you can sacrifice a set of extensions if you need to regulate your tricep recovery

[Rich Ellis]

Rested today, that’s two in a row and feeling good for it. Lots of rest today and good long sleeps which I don’t normally have opportunity for

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🙌🏻

[Rich Ellis]

I agree. Work in whichever rep ranges you enjoy, just be mindful that if you find progress stalls, that switching the rep ranges can be helpful.

[Rich Ellis]

Rest day today, although a very early start and lots of travelling

Already looking forward to my bed, two meals to go!

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

Fully aligned with Bish here.

I’d also say tht your gp is not the route you want advice from. Find a reputable sports physio, then get the referral from them if further action is required

In the “training what doesn’t hurt” approach, do you find you can neutral grip OHP?

[Rich Ellis]

Nearly a very very good push session

Reintroduced some high rep direct tricep work with no issue at all, reintroduces HS flat press, no issue at all, reintroduced HS incline press – very issue even with about 10 reps in reserve, so that’s out.

Elbow is pissed off again now, hoping it can just settle with a couple of days total rest, and then a pull and leg session before push comes back around.

I’ve got either two or three full days off now, I’ll make a judgement as I go along.

Having broken from work I’m averaging 8.5hrs sleep which is making a big difference already as normally I’m 6.5-7 which isn’t enough, but life demands.