[oscar Young]

Afternoon guys, so pull session earlier at ultra flex in Leeds with Calum. Very very happy with the session; intensity was high, pumps were insane & Strength is still in a good place….climbing if anything.
Slightly different machines so it was great to feel different stimulus.
Session was as follows:
• T bar row: 5-9, 9-12+PR+F+ISO
•chest supported cable Atlantis pulldown : 5-9, 9-12+PR+F+ISO
•Atlantis seated row: 5-9, 9-12+PR+F+ISO
•supinate unilateral pulldown : 1 x 12-15
•rear delts RP 10
•bicep preacher curl machine 2 x10-12
•Atlantis unilateral seated bicep curl (with elbow support) 2×12-15
After the session we then had an hour of posing with Rosie rascal. This was very productive as the poses are now flowing and the feedback since the last session was much much positive.

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[oscar Young]

Evening guys, rest day today, had work till midday so most of the day has been spent doing admin, eating & napping.
Early bed for me tonight as I got cardio, then we are at ultra flex tomorrow for a pull session & posing with Rosie straight after, so looking forward to that. Will keep you updated how that goes.

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[oscar Young]

Firstly It depends which leg press machine you are using. Some of them like Atlantis have done the job for you & place the pad low and narrow.
It’s also dependent on your levers & mechanics..
But rule of thumb when training quads is to make knee flexion a number one priority.
The quadricep muscles insertion attaches at the patellar (knee cap) and run all the way up to the femur (thigh bone). So when the knee is flexed the patella will pull down & as a result you’ll feel the quads loading massively.
So the less knee flexion , the less the quad recruitment.
The closer together you place your feet & the lower down the plate, the more knee flexion you’ll get….but the twist is this now will depend on ankle mobility.
the better mobility the deeper the degree of knee flexion can occur which is important in being able to push from your heels with feet flat & engaging the quads.

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[oscar Young]

So today was leg day . I was pleased I was still able to get a productive session given the circumstances with my back injury.
I had to make sure stability profiles were bang on all movements so I swapped lying for seated ham curl & smith squat for pendulum..
That worked perfectly.
Session was
•Seated leg press 1×8-10,1×12-15
•pendulum squat 1×8-10,1x10x12
•leg extensions 2 x 10-15
•adductor 3 part rest pause 15 on the dl first time

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[oscar Young]

Hello guys back is a bit better today, less stabbing pain when I sneeze…hat fever is still a bummer tho..:(
Jordan is very very happy with where we are & has decided to make no changes on food and cardio, but we pushed test up to 600mg a week from 450mg & GH up to 2iu am/pm from 1iu.
We should expect scales to go up based on these changes but in return look a bit more fuller.

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[oscar Young]

@gerd-beumer yes I ran an NPP cycle I think for some 6 weeks or so, I did not feel any different to be honest.
I got very strong, I looked very full too. My bloods are the the best they’ve been too.
So that’ll be my drug of choice off season. 🙂
Initially I run test,mast,npp then we started tapering down amounts of test and mast weekly whilst pushing NPP up, in the end we phased out the test and mast completely & ended up with about 400mg Npp weekly.
It doesn’t aromatise either (it does at about 85%) so we could get away without running AI’s.

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[oscar Young]

Whilst dieting it’s normal to feel hungry and fatigued at the latter stages, but still we would need more info, how many kcals are you on, how much cardio are you doing, what’s your split & so forth to give you rational advice

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[oscar Young]

Hello bud, Clare has actually nailed most of the points above. If you have already been going for 3 weeks, you are feeling fine with all the food & going in the right direction then you should just carry on. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it 🙂

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[oscar Young]

Thanks Kuba.

I think what I’m getting at is I want to know what position will best suit me (for development of the chest). For example I changed to incline db press around 4 month ago in the hope that my upper chest would grow, however, if anything, it has regressed (and I know there are many variables). I suppose I just want to get rid of the guessing and be told “your chest/sternum/rib cage is x so you should be doing x y z exercises for chest development.

I’ve switched back to flat bb bench to see if that stimulates more growth or gets me back to where I was for now.

IMO rib cage has always got to be elevated in any press targeting the chest . It shows intent and it ensures front delts activity are very minimal if any.

With the way pec fibres run its optimal to elevate the ribcage to allow the upper arm to be driven across the body in line with the fibres.

In terms of movement choice emg studies show decline chest press variations are not just more effective in stimulating chest fibres as a whole, but when compared to the recruitment of upper portions of the pec in an incline press, it matches it. so for an overall greater chest thickness, decline presses are the way to go.

So if you think of it literally, if your chest is flat & you lie on a decline bench, everything aligns perfectly and across the thickest part of the chest. ????

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Thanks Kuba.

I think what I’m getting at is I want to know what position will best suit me (for development of the chest). For example I changed to incline db press around 4 month ago in the hope that my upper chest would grow, however, if anything, it has regressed (and I know there are many variables). I suppose I just want to get rid of the guessing and be told “your chest/sternum/rib cage is x so you should be doing x y z exercises for chest development.

I’ve switched back to flat bb bench to see if that stimulates more growth or gets me back to where I was for now.

IMO rib cage has always got to be elevated in any press targeting the chest . It shows intent and it ensures front delts activity are very minimal if any.

With the way pec fibres run its optimal to elevate the ribcage to allow the upper arm to be driven across the body in line with the fibres.

In terms of movement choice emg studies show decline chest press variations are not just more effective in stimulating chest fibres as a whole, but when compared to the recruitment of upper portions of the pec in an incline press, it matches it. so for an overall greater chest thickness, decline presses are the way to go.

So if you think of it literally, if your chest is flat & you lie on a decline bench, everything aligns perfectly and across the thickest part of the chest. ????

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Thanks Oscar. I actually moved away from decline quite some time ago. Which could also explain the regression of my upper chest. I understand where you’re coming from. I’m not saying my execution is perfect in terms of keep my chest high and shoulders back but the way I press has vastly improved over the last year, so notwithstanding all other variables I’d put the regression down to the moving away from decline and flat bench press (be it db or bb) based on what your have said in your post.

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Yes first thing is always positioning and so shoulders back, traps tucked underneath & that should automatically leave the rib cage elevated.
Then comes how you move the bar with intent , & what moves first..golden rule is the target muscle or the joint nearest should always move first to initiate the movement.
Most people have always thought incline bench = upper chest…but decline is worth having in your arsenal.
I assume you press overhead at some point in your training, that will hit front delts and clavicles based on how you position yourself

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[oscar Young]

Hello guys, injury still feels the same..not worse and not better. I have gone to have a steroid jab hay fever antihistamine which should kick in 24-48 hrs & hopefully give me a break on one front..as each time I sneeze (which is often) I feel like I’m winded and literally almost sweeps me off my feet.
Good news is I’ve been able to have a push session, no pain as most movements were seated.
This was the session;

•nautilus seated press 5-9,10-12 pr+f+iso

•hammer seated incline press 5-9,10-12 pr+f+iso

•seated dips RP 10-8-4

•stretch

•upright row : RP 16-8-4

•rear delts row : RP 16-8-4

•bicep curl 5-9, RP 16-8-4

•abs 3×12

I have also checked in today with JP & just awaiting feedback then I’ll update you guys.
Currently 11 weeks out on Saturday, sitting at 99.7kg …a 2kg drop from last week.
A few pics below

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[oscar Young]

Thanks Kuba.

I think what I’m getting at is I want to know what position will best suit me (for development of the chest). For example I changed to incline db press around 4 month ago in the hope that my upper chest would grow, however, if anything, it has regressed (and I know there are many variables). I suppose I just want to get rid of the guessing and be told “your chest/sternum/rib cage is x so you should be doing x y z exercises for chest development.

I’ve switched back to flat bb bench to see if that stimulates more growth or gets me back to where I was for now.

IMO rib cage has always got to be elevated in any press targeting the chest . It shows intent and it ensures front delts activity are very minimal if any.
With the way pec fibres run its optimal to elevate the ribcage to allow the upper arm to be driven across the body in line with the fibres.
In terms of movement choice emg studies show decline chest press variations are not just more effective in stimulating chest fibres as a whole, but when compared to the recruitment of upper portions of the pec in an incline press, it matches it. so for an overall greater chest thickness, decline presses are the way to go.
So if you think of it literally, if your chest is flat & you lie on a decline bench, everything aligns perfectly and across the thickest part of the chest. 🙂

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[oscar Young]

we can work round injuries

it will not hold you Oscar ????
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Thank you for the reassurance Corinne ???? feeling a bit more positive today

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[oscar Young]

@louisschuler not to good I’m afraid but thank you for asking. So update today is I had another treatment, a lot of manipulation, needling & the use of Thera gun to release spasms..every now and then we tested range of motion and the guy who treated me has a strong feeling it might just be a pull of the inter coastal muscles or the TVA , which is better than a grade 1 QL tear. So I’ll give it a couple of days and see how I feel.
I’ve also ordered some peptides which should enhance recovery.
It’s a push day tomorrow, most of the movements are seated if not all so I’ll be attempting that.. I’ll update you all after .:)

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[oscar Young]

As Clare mentioned sometimes on max weights blood vessels and capillaries can pop.
These happen in different ways to different people, sometimes through a nose bleed, sometimes under the eye lid or like in your case, neck and chest.

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[oscar Young]

So today the unfortunate happened, on my top set, everything was going smooth, 2 reps in then as I went for the third rep, a stabbing pain underneath my rib in my back.
So I dumped the weight. I pretty much couldn’t do anything else after that.
Luckily managed to get treatment instantly, and found out I’ve had a grade 1 tear in my quadratus lumborum (QL) which is the deepest abdominal muscle. It’s located in your lower back on either side of the lumbar spine. It starts at your lowest rib and ends at the top of your pelvis.
I am gutted being 11 weeks out it’s the last thing I need..I also had momentum with me so that’s really set me back…I was well hydrated, had a good sleep
Last night, a nap earlier..I had an extra warm up set on top of the 5 loading sets I usually do, so there isn’t an explanation at all…so I come to the conclusion this is the game that we are in, and we are often sailing too far from the harbour because that’s where the treasure lies, but in the same light, at that level it’s twice as deep…so on that note, I’ll ice my back, and go to bed..I’ll update you all tomorrow

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