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Today's work on pull, width day.
Strange week. Weight jumped up 4lbs Wednesday morning then anther 5lbs Thursday morning.
Nothing changed, nothing off plan, no missed cardio or training. I've been working with a coach for a few weeks, good experience so far, and he was concerned I might have or, be on the verge of rhabdo, holding a lot of water everywhere, pretty tired but that's it. Pee is clear, no foam, nothing alarming.
Plan is to take the weekend off and see how things play out before we get ahead of ourselves.
I'm not sure what caused the huge weight jump but, I dropped 3 lbs this morning and was pretty sweaty during training and cardio which is unusual for me.
Pull went well. Strength is still rolling, volume is getting easier to handle and the sessions are not lasting quite as long but, they're still lengthy. All of these exercises are progressing pretty fast which is great since they're "new" I just have to keep focus on the intended muscle.
Rdls today on a regular Smith instead of the heavy fucking monstrosity that I used last rotation and numbers were back at the point they were before I started prep. Bit of a grind for the 12th rep but, I might have been able to get one more. The goal right now is to keep working smart, safe, excellent form while still progressing strength and let things do what they should.
Strange week. Weight jumped up 4lbs Wednesday morning then anther 5lbs Thursday morning.
Nothing changed, nothing off plan, no missed cardio or training. I've been working with a coach for a few weeks, good experience so far, and he was concerned I might have or, be on the verge of rhabdo, holding a lot of water everywhere, pretty tired but that's it. Pee is clear, no foam, nothing alarming.
Plan is to take the weekend off and see how things play out before we get ahead of ourselves.
I'm not sure what caused the huge weight jump but, I dropped 3 lbs this morning and was pretty sweaty during training and cardio which is unusual for me.
Pull went well. Strength is still rolling, volume is getting easier to handle and the sessions are not lasting quite as long but, they're still lengthy. All of these exercises are progressing pretty fast which is great since they're "new" I just have to keep focus on the intended muscle.
Rdls today on a regular Smith instead of the heavy fucking monstrosity that I used last rotation and numbers were back at the point they were before I started prep. Bit of a grind for the 12th rep but, I might have been able to get one more. The goal right now is to keep working smart, safe, excellent form while still progressing strength and let things do what they should.
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Pull day
Getting strong.
Things went well today and the extra rest day did me some good it seems.
Bodyweight is back to a reasonable level, still dunno what the cause was but, I'll be keeping an extra close eye on things this week.
Tomorrow is chest focused push so let's grow some titties!
Getting strong.
Things went well today and the extra rest day did me some good it seems.
Bodyweight is back to a reasonable level, still dunno what the cause was but, I'll be keeping an extra close eye on things this week.
Tomorrow is chest focused push so let's grow some titties!
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Same ole plan, increase food and strength over time and hope the tissue comes with it
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Ty sir!
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That hard work is paying off, lookin like a unit, good for you bro! Respect man!
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Trying! 7 weeks now so I'm proud I'm not fat yet lol.
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Ty buddy! Hope all is well.
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Delt focused push day.
Dealing with some left shoulder stuff. I think it's from the Pulldown exercises from the previous day so we're looking into a solution. I'm pretty sure I'm over stretching at the top of the movements which is giving the shoulder problems so, I'll try to avoid that next week.
Good day though. Not much in terms of progress in the book with the pain but, it did the job.
Today is rest and we're back to pull tomorrow!
Dealing with some left shoulder stuff. I think it's from the Pulldown exercises from the previous day so we're looking into a solution. I'm pretty sure I'm over stretching at the top of the movements which is giving the shoulder problems so, I'll try to avoid that next week.
Good day though. Not much in terms of progress in the book with the pain but, it did the job.
Today is rest and we're back to pull tomorrow!
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I've had a lot going on lately so sorry for the lack of updates.
Things are rolling along. Still decent shape after 8 weeks post show. Quads are still separated a bit, abs are still there, not a fat shit yet.
Training has gotten better with time. The high volume stuff still isn't fun but, it's gotten more doable. Can't say it's working better or worse then the way I usually train.
Diet is still perfect. Had one "free meal" since the day after my show which was a home made burger and sweet potato fries. Everything else has been only on plan. I've missed 2 meals during this 8 weeks for a reason I couldn't control and won't go into. I haven't missed a cardio session yet. I missed 2 training sessions, one for the reason I won't talk about and 1 due to taking kids to the Dr and not having time.
That's about as perfect a time frame as I can imagine so I'm happy with my consistency so far.
Knee is still going good, today after legs it's got a bit of pain but I'll do some self adjusting and work on the quad which will eliminate that I believe. I go to pt tomorrow for the shoulder which has continued to be a problem.
I believe my pull day with mostly Pulldown movements was the culprit in the pain aspect from over stretching at the top of the reps so, this day was removed and turned into an arm day since I haven't done a bicep or tricep exercise since the show. I'll see how it feels after this week.
Other then that, things are OK. Just putting it all into this off season like last to hopefully improve that much more this year.
Things are rolling along. Still decent shape after 8 weeks post show. Quads are still separated a bit, abs are still there, not a fat shit yet.
Training has gotten better with time. The high volume stuff still isn't fun but, it's gotten more doable. Can't say it's working better or worse then the way I usually train.
Diet is still perfect. Had one "free meal" since the day after my show which was a home made burger and sweet potato fries. Everything else has been only on plan. I've missed 2 meals during this 8 weeks for a reason I couldn't control and won't go into. I haven't missed a cardio session yet. I missed 2 training sessions, one for the reason I won't talk about and 1 due to taking kids to the Dr and not having time.
That's about as perfect a time frame as I can imagine so I'm happy with my consistency so far.
Knee is still going good, today after legs it's got a bit of pain but I'll do some self adjusting and work on the quad which will eliminate that I believe. I go to pt tomorrow for the shoulder which has continued to be a problem.
I believe my pull day with mostly Pulldown movements was the culprit in the pain aspect from over stretching at the top of the reps so, this day was removed and turned into an arm day since I haven't done a bicep or tricep exercise since the show. I'll see how it feels after this week.
Other then that, things are OK. Just putting it all into this off season like last to hopefully improve that much more this year.
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Legs yday.
Feeling pretty beat up this week. Between work, very little sleep and training my ass off I'm wiped out.
These damn 19-20 hour days and 70 hour work weeks for the last few months are starting to kick my ass a bit lol.
Session looks like this, don't have my book so I don't have weights used -
Glute machine - 2 sets 15
Seated leg curl as Adductor - 3x15
Pendulum squat - 3x15 1x10/10 (drop set)
Leg press - 3x20 1x15/10/10/10
Hack - 3x15 1x15/10
Extension - 2 x as many as possible however possible until you can't move
Feeling pretty beat up this week. Between work, very little sleep and training my ass off I'm wiped out.
These damn 19-20 hour days and 70 hour work weeks for the last few months are starting to kick my ass a bit lol.
Session looks like this, don't have my book so I don't have weights used -
Glute machine - 2 sets 15
Seated leg curl as Adductor - 3x15
Pendulum squat - 3x15 1x10/10 (drop set)
Leg press - 3x20 1x15/10/10/10
Hack - 3x15 1x15/10
Extension - 2 x as many as possible however possible until you can't move
