DLTBB - Classic Physique & Hiking Up Peaks

[Yano]

The liquor’s dried me out man. New diet hack.

This is a real thing , first time i heard about it was watching Missy Truscotts run up to winning her first O. An she mentions a couple of shots of vodka to help dry her out during one of her youtube vlog video things. Surprised me I had never thought of that

 

[DLTBB]

13th March

Cardio:

• 10 x Ski ERG intervals - it’s pissing it down outside so no cycling today, sadly. More cardio due later.

Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps:

• Viking press 3 x 6-8 - Top set was a PR of stack (100KG) for 6, but I’m still new to this machine so I won’t read into it too much.
• DB lateral raise 2 x 6-8 - Top set 40lbs DBs
• Cable rear delts 2 x mechanical drop sets to failure
• EZ bar curl 3 x 6-8 - Top set 55KG
• Machine dip 2 sets to failure - Stack is 100KG, top set 17 reps
• DB Hammer curl 2 x 6-8 - Top set 60lbs DBs
• Crossbody extension 2 x 10-12

Felt good today. Was really tired yesterday but a proper sleep has done me good. My Mum’s got COVID and I spent a good bit of time with her over the weekend as it was her birthday - no symptoms thus far so hoping I’ve avoided it.

 

[DLTBB]

Got a little feeder/pump session in with some circuit work to help burn some extra calories. Used a hotel gym so I could use their sauna/steam. The gym itself was like a sauna and I was sweating buckets with the small amount of training I did. Made me super vascular during training. Not a look I’m massively fond of.

 

[DLTBB]

14th March

Cardio:

• 60 minute cycle - Caught up in a hail storm on the way back which was fun. The things were huge and coming down hard, like legit stinging my face. Keep in mind it was sunny when I left the house not long before.

Chest & Back:

• Machine press 3 x 6-8 - 142.5KG
• Wide-grip pull-up 3 x until failure - Warm-ups done at bodyweight and then added 80lbs, 100lbs, 120lbs
• Hammer Strength incline press 3 x 6-8 - Top set done with 4 plates and a biscuit per side
• Hammer Strength iso-row 3 x 6-8 - Have to whack a D handle on this because the machine lines up very poorly with my body, felt miles better for it
• Incline cable fly 3 x 8-12
• Iliac pull 3 x 8-12 - Can stack the Life Fitness pulley for this now without much drama and the heavier cable station in the gym is as un-smooth as can be - just going to try to add extra reps now if possible but can imagine strength will start coming down soon

Not a bad session at all. Will get in this evening too to burn some extra calories. Mainly cardio stuff & use steam/sauna. Basically ringing around a few local gyms with pool/sauna facilities at the moment and taking advantage of guest passes as it helps me unwind in the evening.

 

[DLTBB]

15th March

Cardio:

• 60 minute cycle

Legs:

• Hack squat 3 x 6-8
• Plate-loaded front squat 3 x 6-8
• Leg extension 2 x 10-12
• Nordic curl 3 x until failure
• Incline cable fly 3 x 8-12
• Standing calf raise superset toe press 4 rounds

Banging pump. Session was taken at a slower pace than usual in terms of rest time which resulted in a few sets being stronger than last week despite body weight being down.

Bumped in to my old neighbour afterwards as I was about to grab some dinner at a Japanese spot I’ve been frequenting and he pulled me in and bought me 3 courses. Definitely can’t complain.

Leg pump looked kind of nasty.

 

[DLTBB]

16th March

Cardio:

• N/A today - very tired. Couldn’t switch off for ages last night so minimal sleep.

Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps:

• Seated machine press 3 x 6-8
• Banded lateral raise 3 x 20
• Inverted row 3 x 20
• Weighted dip 3 x 8
• DB hammer curl 3 x 8

Very bare bones session. Only got a few hours sleep and think my CNS is fried from training twice a day most days. Tried to pick myself up with a can of Monster but just made me feel jittery. May try to get a full rest in tomorrow. Maybe book in for a massage or infrared sauna. Doing too much at the moment. It’s an illness.

 

[white ape]

Dang bro. Those are killer legs.

 

[DLTBB]

No lifting today. Needed a rest. Hiking though. Heading up to Snowdon summit for some cardio. Should take 4-5 hours overall. Most will be in the dark so have head torch etc. packed. Hoping the weather/visibility ain’t too bad.

 

[DLTBB]

18th March

Cardio:

• N/A today - Knees a little tender after hiking last night

Chest & Back:

• Single arm flat plate-loaded press 3 x 12 - 4 plates per side
• Wide-grip pull-up 3 x 12 - +50KG
• Incline cable press 3 x 8-12
• Cable rowp 3 x 8
• Decline barbell press 3 x 8-12
• Neutral grip pull-down 3 x 8-12

Got some cinnamon and sugar pretzel bites post-training. Good stuff.

That hike last night was awful. Torrential rain from the start. Was soaked head to toe after 30 minutes. Went for about 3.5 hours. Didn’t make the summit. Too cold and wet. Good calorie burner though.

 

[DLTBB]

19th March

Cardio:

• 60 minute cycle

Legs:

• SLDL 3 x 6-8
• Nordic curl 3 x to failure
• Machine hack squat 3 x 6-8
• Leg press 3 x 8
• Single leg extension 3 x 10-12
• Standing calf raise 6 x 8-12

Was out until 3AM dancing my heart out in town. Sleep wasn’t the best but got some good work done today considering. Kind of dehydrated so going to get a load of water down me today.

Had a lad in the gym asking about fat-loss and listing some of the drugs he’s considering trying to help him do it faster, Semaglutide etc. Turns out he had no idea how many calories he’s taking in and doing no cardio. Told him he probably ought to do that first before adding drugs into the mix. Everybody loves a shortcut.

 

[DLTBB]

20th March

Cardio:

• 60 minute cycle

Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps:

• Plate-loaded seated press 2 x 6-8 - Scooched forward a little for more anterior
• Viking press 2 x 6-8
• DB Y-raise 2 x 10-12
• Cable RDF 2 x 10-12
• Weighted dip 3 x 6-8
• DB hammer 2 x 6-8
• Rope push-down 2 x 10-12
• Single arm preacher 2 x 10-12

Diet was pants weekend, I must admit. Out drinking on Saturday and then a good few thousand calories worth of pure chocolate and Sour Patch Kids yesterday. Admitting to myself there’s no chance of trying to do PCA in April because I’m just enjoying life at the minute. Still training hard, still hitting the cardio but I won’t be able to be 100% on point at all times because I can’t commit fully to the diet side right now. Either way, still holding a reasonably sharp look.

 

[DLTBB]

Pissing about with decent lighting.

https://imgur.com/a/xCkM4Om

 

[DLTBB]

21st March

Cardio:

• 60 minute cycle

Chest & Back:

• Flat Smith machine press paused reps 3 x 8 - 140-150KG
• Single arm HS row 3 x 6-8
• Narrow grip machine press 3 x 8 - 137.5KG
• Single arm pull down 3 x 6-8
• incline cable fly 3 x 10-12
• Wide-grip pull up 3 sets to failure

Little bit tired as I couldn’t drift off for hours but not a bad session considering. Will probably get in later this evening for a bit of extra cardio with my mate.

 

[DLTBB]

Another one I thought looked kind of cool.

 

[DLTBB]

22nd March

Cardio:

• 60 minute cycle

Legs:

• Pendulum squat 3 x 6-8
• DB SLDL 3 x 6-10
• Hack squat 2 x 8-10
• Lying leg curl 2 x 8-10
• Leg extension 2 x 8-10
• Abductor/adductor 2 sets 8-10
• Standing calf raise 4 x 12-15

Better sleep & felt more energy as a result. Overdid the caffeine a little bit pre training and felt a bit jittery as a result. Bringing calorie intake down to 2,350 for a little as I am stalling and want to push a little extra condition if possible.

Got some equipment arriving today to help with lighting while recording content so should increase the quality of what I can record/upload. Will post results once I’ve had a play around with it.

 

[DLTBB]

23rd March

Cardio:

• N/A

Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps:

• Standing BB press 3 x 6-8
• Seated DB lateral 3 x 6-10
• Reverse pec-deck 2 x 8-10
• Crossbody extension 3 x 8-10
• Preacher curl 3 x 8-10
• Underhand push-down 2 x 8-10
• Barbell curl 2 x 8-10

Probably try to get a rest day tomorrow. Little bit fatigued and the pump wasn’t as forthcoming today. Been battering it all week with training and cardio so understandable.

 

[Oakley6575]

Legs are looking insane.

 

[DLTBB]

24th March

Cardio:

• 60 minutes cycle

Chest & Back:

• Flat machine press 3 x 6-8
• Plate-loaded row 3 x 6-8
• Plate-loaded incline press 3 x 8-10
• Wide-grip pull-up 3 x 8-10
• Cable fly 3 x 10-12
• T-Bar row 3 x 10-12

Want to start doing more T-bar TBH, watched a video on them yesterday and they are a solid movement/I get a lot from them. Just a bit of a ball ache setting them up.

Going out tonight so keeping calories to a minimum before then to mitigate any damage.

 

[DLTBB]

Got some training done but it was off-plan. More of a heart rate raiser/calorie burner. Supersets of pull-ups, push-ups, dips, few compound movements. Watch suggested 600 calories burned in an hour - no idea how accurate it is but heart rate was right up. Glad I got it done. Nursing a mild hangover and have some sausage and bacon cooking up in the Air Fryer as we speak. Should go down a treat. Back to regular training with legs tomorrow.

 

[DLTBB]

Legs smashed out including some handsome sets of hack squats. Lots of emails and admin too. Will avoid logging in full but strength was great and cuts/feathering in nicely.