dcDogz very normal log

[dcdogz]

Haha I know how it goes with the kid situation brotha I got a seperate fridge for all my food.

they fcking hate all my foods besides the rice cakes so we dont have too many problems.

my wife is the fckin annoying one, because some weeks shell eat my shit and some weeks she wont, and I always end up overmaking thinking shes gonna eat it, or undermaking because THAT fckin week she decides shes gonna eat my shit.

 

[Bigjape34]

they fcking hate all my foods besides the rice cakes so we dont have too many problems.

my wife is the fckin annoying one, because some weeks shell eat my shit and some weeks she wont, and I always end up overmaking thinking shes gonna eat it, or undermaking because THAT fckin week she decides shes gonna eat my shit.

I find my fruits are always gone and no one knows wtf happened to them and I’ll be low
On chicken I keep
In reserve and poof it’s gone haha but hey if that’s what they gotta do to put up with my antics I’ll take the trade off they are all
Supportive of me and my
Habits and goals

 

[dcdogz]

I find my fruits are always gone and no one knows wtf happened to them and I’ll be low
On chicken I keep
In reserve and poof it’s gone haha but hey if that’s what they gotta do to put up with my antics I’ll take the trade off they are all
Supportive of me and my
Habits and goals

yea cant complain too much when im traveling with 2 coolers and stopping every 45 minutes to piss and then every couple of hours to eat.
cutting while traveling is way more complicated then when i was growing lol.

when i was growing, 1 bag of minute rice, bagels, oats, instant mash, and maybe a bag of cereal and id be fcking good. then just a small travel cooler with chicken breast.

fckin cutting fck, I had to take 2 coolers this past month. was a fckin nightmare. ran outta veggies, had to go store, then tournament for my kids ran too long and i didnt pack enough food.
im glad its sorta over.

have a trip this weekend again, cals still arent that high, but I think ill be able to manage.

 

[Bigjape34]

yea cant complain too much when im traveling with 2 coolers and stopping every 45 minutes to piss and then every couple of hours to eat.
cutting while traveling is way more complicated then when i was growing lol.

when i was growing, 1 bag of minute rice, bagels, oats, instant mash, and maybe a bag of cereal and id be fcking good. then just a small travel cooler with chicken breast.

fckin cutting fck, I had to take 2 coolers this past month. was a fckin nightmare. ran outta veggies, had to go store, then tournament for my kids ran too long and i didnt pack enough food.
im glad its sorta over.

have a trip this weekend again, cals still arent that high, but I think ill be able to manage.

You got this man you got the willpower and the plan

 

[dcdogz]

just realized too im gonna have to get creative this weekend at planet fitness sunday to get my upper in.
hopefully its a well equipped planet fitness.

should be okay, I think only t bar row ill have to find an alternative.

 

[Nood]

Haha I know how it goes with the kid situation brotha I got a seperate fridge for all my food.

I get the left side of the fridge. Family gets what’s left

 

[Nood]

they fcking hate all my foods besides the rice cakes so we dont have too many problems.

my wife is the fckin annoying one, because some weeks shell eat my shit and some weeks she wont, and I always end up overmaking thinking shes gonna eat it, or undermaking because THAT fckin week she decides shes gonna eat my shit.

That would irritate the fuck out of me lol

 

[Nood]

just realized too im gonna have to get creative this weekend at planet fitness sunday to get my upper in.
hopefully its a well equipped planet fitness.

should be okay, I think only t bar row ill have to find an alternative.

The new equipment planet is making it a lot an easier to get a good workout in. I go there with my wife a couple times a week

 

[dcdogz]

The new equipment planet is making it a lot an easier to get a good workout in. I go there with my wife a couple times a week

yea as ive traveled I noticed there are 2 types of planet fitness.

life fitness machine equipped, and hammer strength. hammer strength ones are fucking awesome.
life fitness ones are okay, they work but leave a lot to be desired.

luckily my local one is a hammer strength/life fitness mix. Not the best not the worst, but i can tailor my workout days around it.

I really like their hack, the matrix one. The crunch one is good too, just kinda old school. Might alternate lower days depending on how I feel with the matrix one.
hack is legitemately my favorite movement, and I enjoy obliterating myself on it. we lowered volume on them a little so gonna pick and choose the one I feel gets me the most bang for my buck.

the crunch hack did me well, but ive also found im a little prone to injury on it, so may do something like 2 weeks pf, 1 week crunch or something. just to reduce my risk on injury while still getting solid work in.

the pf linear hammer strength leg press I like a bit too, since its got 4 plate holders, the lifefitness equipped ones only have a single and it HAS great activation, but you cant put much weight.
i wish they had that single one with the double stack for plates since you can only fit 6 45's on it.

but yea I heard so many horror stories of planet fitness, and was super surprised when I went. The equipment is NOT that bad, and if youre controlling the weight the lunk alarm really shouldnt be a problem. Ive had some really great workouts there.

 

[dcdogz]

That would irritate the fuck out of me lol

it does for me, i hate meal prepping mid week, and hate eating old ass chicken breast on sunday thats 8 days old lol.

and then when I ask her to help me make some she acts all fckin annoyed. woman, you ate the fucking chicken. replace it please help. lol

its funny when you ask someone to make you plain breasts what they come up with as well. plain to me and plain to her are very different haha

 

[Meetketchup]

I really like their hack, the matrix one.

PF gets such a bad rap and i don't know why. I remember going for a leg day on vacation and saw the Matrix Hack thinking "Oh it's PF, must be a gay machine." Put a plate on each side to warm up and was like, "Uh oh." That was humbling!! lol

 

[dcdogz]

Good vid.

However, you are already doing what's in the video aside from intra carbs which Mike just happens to throw in that is the only thing in the video NOT backed by science. lol Nothing wrong with it but in a caloric surplus of a 1-1.5 lifting session it's largely insignificant if not using insulin. You are not exhausting your glycogen stores in that workout. Longer workouts a different story and especially in a caloric deficit would make more sense.

Don't overthink things.

yea i wont. biggest thing is hitting macros and training hard basically, and I got those down decently.

my biggest glaring issue is sleep which im working hard on. which Im focusing on way harder then intra carbs lol.

cardio been a little boring so just playing with my imagination a little. haha

even my son been a little bored we knocked out this vid the day before

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0bsLj9i3U


lmao we had a great time figuring out which would be number 1.

 

[dcdogz]

PF gets such a bad rap and i don't know why. I remember going for a leg day on vacation and saw the Matrix Hack thinking "Oh it's PF, must be a gay machine." Put a plate on each side to warm up and was like, "Uh oh." That was humbling!! lol

yea same, i saw some ladies using it with a 5lb plate and I dont judge but i was kinda thinking that seems really freaking light.
put 2 plates on and i was like WHAT THE FUCK is going on with this bitch lmao, had to go down to a plate and a 25 and i WAS STRUGGLING.

i was like damn those ladies are strong lol.

 

[Nood]

PF hack I like along with the leg press that holds 8pps. My wife’s pf recently got the squat platforms which all have a t-bar row setup as well. I use it for meadow rows since there dbs are light when I do back there which isn’t that often but is now an option
The hammer strength equipment is def way better than lifetime.

 

[dcdogz]

PF hack I like along with the leg press that holds 8pps. My wife’s pf recently got the squat platforms which all have a t-bar row setup as well. I use it for meadow rows since there dbs are light when I do back there which isn’t that often but is now an option
The hammer strength equipment is def way better than lifetime.

yea that leg press with 8 is good.
depending on the setup when i travel this weekend, might go bent over smith bar rows I think. I did that last week and my rhomboids were sore for like 6 days lol.
I know soreness doesnt mean much, but it felt good.

the smiths they have also matter. the hammer strength smith is money, the other one they have which I dont know the brand is a little different not the same. I can tell by the thickness of the bar.
hammer strength smith bar is super thick.

 

[WED]

PF gets such a bad rap and i don't know why. I remember going for a leg day on vacation and saw the Matrix Hack thinking "Oh it's PF, must be a gay machine." Put a plate on each side to warm up and was like, "Uh oh." That was humbling!! lol

They used to be really really bad, but have improved a lot recently. Also their "lunk alarm" gets a bit of a bad wrap and their "pizza parties" and "free candy".

The increase in membership cost drove a lot of capital improvements and better machines. It can be hit or miss depending on where they are in improvements.

 

[dcdogz]

They used to be really really bad, but have improved a lot recently. Also their "lunk alarm" gets a bit of a bad wrap and their "pizza parties" and "free candy".

The increase in membership cost drove a lot of capital improvements and better machines. It can be hit or miss depending on where they are in improvements.

the bad rap gave us hammer strength machines so ill take it. we just gotta keep it a secret and reap the benefits for ourselves.

MWAHAHAHAHAH

 

[Meetketchup]

the bad rap gave us hammer strength machines so ill take it. we just gotta keep it a secret and reap the benefits for ourselves.

MWAHAHAHAHAH

lol Bottom line: If you know how to work out correctly you don't need much. There are tons of variations for every exercise.

 

[Nood]

The lunk alarms have all been disconnected the ones I’ve been to. Said for safety reasons, older people having heart attacks. They have squat racks now, I’m banging weights, no one says anything

 

[dcdogz]

damn, may go pull tomorrow at planet fitness.

my gym posted doing upgrades.
noticed all the cable machines gone!
but might get some new tools in time.





might drive over there this evening and walk in and see whats going on. luckily pull should be fine at planet fitness but im curious for the rest of the workout days.

not sure what im looking at here any ideas?

 

[Meetketchup]

How does it feel having the extra rest day?

 

[WED]

not sure what im looking at here any ideas?

The Matrix Magnum Glute Trainer is a plate-loaded machine that targets glutes and hamstrings, aiming to mimic the effectiveness of weighted hip thrusts without the discomfort of free weights. It's designed to be accessible to users of all sizes and abilities, with features like:
Biomechanics: Mimics bar hip thrusting without the difficulty of free weights
Walk-through design: Swiveling hip pad for easy entry and exit
Adjustability: Floating hip pad to fit various sizes
Resistance: Starting weight of 50 lbs, with plates and bands increasing it to 500 lbs
Band hooks: Dual-sided hooks for elastic resistance and explosive training
Foot platform: Large, angled platform with non-slip surface for stability
Storage: Weight storage horn and band peg for organization

 

[dcdogz]

How does it feel having the extra rest day?

its a little odd after doing ppl for so long but feels good! kinda like a breath of fresh air. in time its gonna pay off for sure so I can go even more intense with my training. Gotta get the most I can outta the 5 days.


that friday legs looks INTENSE.

seems like its gonna be great because def 6 days a week was starting to wear me out a bit. nice little change, will make things way less stressful for me in so many ways as well.
Especially If I can get my sleep down!

just have to get used to 2 low days a week now

 

[dcdogz]

its a little odd after doing ppl for so long but feels good! kinda like a breath of fresh air. in time its gonna pay off for sure so I can go even more intense with my training. Gotta get the most I can outta the 5 days.


that friday legs looks INTENSE.

seems like its gonna be great because def 6 days a week was starting to wear me out a bit. nice little change, will make things way less stressful for me in so many ways as well.
Especially If I can get my sleep down!

just have to get used to 2 low days a week now

and the best thing ever was getting 7.5 hours sleep last night. couldnt have worked out better!
literally a real rest day for once!
and with my travel saturdays sometimes arent all that rest ful. so that tuesday gonna pay off dividends in time!

 

[Nood]

damn, may go pull tomorrow at planet fitness.

my gym posted doing upgrades.
noticed all the cable machines gone!
but might get some new tools in time.


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might drive over there this evening and walk in and see whats going on. luckily pull should be fine at planet fitness but im curious for the rest of the workout days.

not sure what im looking at here any ideas?

Glute bride, seated row in the back ground maybe

 

[dcdogz]

today i learned that jamaica tea can cause bloating and gas and diarrhea if you drink too much.
I apparently i drank too much lol.

im not all that hungry tho now at least lol



lunch 2 and dinner adjustments so this can pass. already getting a bit better lol since i stopped drinking it around 11am.
probably just add more grapes to fill in the carbs, or might swap grapes for rice? idk right now. dropped all oats and stuff cuz bloating and stomach distension was just SEVERE lol.

 

[dcdogz]

176.8

stomach all good and 645 sleep last night

so this week, sunday i had 445 sleep, monday 5.15, tuesday 7.5 and yesterday 6.45.
seems like it worked. i probably woulda slept a little more too today but alarm went off, and was the 2nd oh shit alarm so had to go.

i think dayvigo gonna be my regimen now , although i did get a side effect. EXTREMELY vivid dreams, almost lucid.
had me wicked confused. i woke up about 4 times to pee and i woke up with the idea in my head i was not sleeping at all due to the dreams.
around 1 am though i got my bearings and realized i was sleeping because I didnt have the groggy wasted feeling. feel back asleep woke up 315am
after falling asleep around 845- 930.

i think it has to do with whether or not that pill forces me to sleep versus me falling asleep before it kicks in.
i was wicked excited last night for today with pull and bjj so that pill forced me to sleep since i was just so wired up.

had a great pull session, im gonna grow for sure with this plan its fucking awesome @Meetketchup. its not matter of if I grow, its just how much!
having a rest day prior to this was so good!

kept wicked tension in every movement. I tossed out all my old reps and whatever, and just focused on making sure i had tension tension tension on every single rep.
super brutal! havent felt that kinda heat on my back. with a small bit of food in my tummy and eaas just has me feeling sooo much better when I workout, add in sleep, food, and in time androgens and we have a nice recipe for success.

will be keeping that pre workout macros identical through out I think, only think will add in time as carbs come up, half scoop of whey and my eaas.

went to bjj and got super solid cardio in, lotta movement drilling and sparring heart rate and sweat was top notch.


cable lateral raises
30 x 12
25 x 12
25 x 10 shoulda gotten couple more
25 x 11


seated rows
180 x 10
170 x 12
170 x 11

seated lat bar rows wg
140 x 12
140 x 11
140 x 10 1 partial

upright lat pulldowns
180 x 10
160 x 11
150 x 11

rope lat pulldowns
72.5 x 13 felt awesome
72.5 x 10

rear cable delts
20 x 11
20 x 11 barely slight ego pull
20 x 10

bicep curls standing cable bayenisian

25 x 13
25 x 12
20 x 12

standing straight bar curls
50 x 14
50 x 11
40 x 12

abdominal crunch machine hammer
50 x 20
50 x 20
50 x 18
40 x 19

bjj 1 hour

foods




loving this split and 2 rest days!
friday probably skip bjj, seems incredibly brutal on legs, and hit cardio after traveling. should be no problem.

 

[Nood]

today i learned that jamaica tea can cause bloating and gas and diarrhea if you drink too much.
I apparently i drank too much lol.

im not all that hungry tho now at least lol

View attachment 227786

lunch 2 and dinner adjustments so this can pass. already getting a bit better lol since i stopped drinking it around 11am.
probably just add more grapes to fill in the carbs, or might swap grapes for rice? idk right now. dropped all oats and stuff cuz bloating and stomach distension was just SEVERE lol.


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So how many diet sodas where you having a day? Just curious lol.. my hunger has been through the roof

 

[dcdogz]

So how many diet sodas where you having a day? Just curious lol.. my hunger has been through the roof

disgusting intolerable amount, embarrassing to say actually lol.
lets just say a few times in the evening, i sat on the couch and punded a 2l soda before bed.
and that wasnt even the first one lol.

ive backed off significantly now, and i mean significantly. couldnt have been healthy at all.
switched to tea atm and honestly i think its more filling then sodas. nice warmth makes me feel good, and if the tea happens to have caffeine even better. plus antioxidants and other things
that probably wont do much, but wont hurt. better then all that sodium and just you know artificial stuff.
but i guess we were fairly deep into the cut so whatever was working, wish i woulda thought of tea sooner.

funny story, i forgot to pay my fcking water bill last month, surprise. yesterday was cut off lmao. no idea how i forgot, since I paid the electric, and i always pay them back to back.
low carb brain things for sure lmao. got it restored pretty quick but still yesterday at noon my kids were like daddy theres no water!? . i was like huh wtf. lmao funny.

 

[Nood]

I love tea, normally 2-3 cups a day. Always stayed away from soda but picked some diet soda up to help with the hunger cravings. Gonna to try to just have 1 a day when times get rough haha we shall see