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Re: chasing athleticism (day #11/14) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3555 on: February 27, 2017, 08:27:24 pm »
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Bodyweight: 76.4kg
Activity: 7500

Decided to extend the cycle to 14 days. I think now that im in the zone with zero/zero dieting, it's worthwhile riding it out for a bit longer.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #12/15) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3556 on: February 28, 2017, 10:10:03 pm »
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Bodyweight: 75.7kg(PR)
Activity: 5000 (hopefully i can make 6k by midnight tho)

Getting there .. startn to see ab veins .. but nothing to celebrate cos still have ways to go. Training today.

BS 2x110(paused), 2x2x110, 6x70(paused)
OHP 3x3x53.5, 2x5x50

Notes:
DIdnt get a chance to do cardio but i decided to extend to 15 days and that way i can do a refeed sunday and not worry about skipping cardio. Looking forward to ending this cut now, startna get hungry tho it might be all this pizza around me ;(

Nutrition notes:
I had some lean beef in the fridge that was going bad so i made 250g worth of a burger. Didn't have bread but my bro was having pizza and i used 2 slices as a bun lol lol. tried half heartedly to scrape some cheese off one slie, but whatever, who cares, it's 16g of fat, i can burn it off.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #13/15) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3557 on: March 02, 2017, 12:14:57 pm »
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BW: 75.8kg
Activity: 9105

Played bball and it was amazing. Last thurs i went from a diet induced suicidal to bliss from the game. Today was a similar bliss though i wasnt that low to begin with but end up a similar contentment. I love bball <3. Im actually playing okay too considering im carb depleted, havent eaten in 20hrs (did have a pregame whey in water shake tho) and on the tail end of a 15 day severe PSMF. I'll take it.

adarq i set up a standing desk today. using a stool atm but it's one of those keep you actively sitting ones, tho i will be doing a bit of standing too. Hopefully makes me healthier and maybe even in better shape loll
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #14/15) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3558 on: March 02, 2017, 08:17:37 pm »
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Bodyweight: 75.6kg(PR)
Activity: 5100

Didn't sleep well but i think i had a whoosh though i havent stepped on scales yet, the skinfold on my right lowerback seems to have got less squishy. Usually happens after bball when dieting that i release some water weight during the game or maybe it's just hormonal cos it registers overnight. Anyway. Sunday can't come soon enough.. wanna take a break.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #15/16) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3559 on: March 04, 2017, 12:11:25 am »
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Bodyweight: 75.4kg(PR)
Activity: 3710 (2205)

Supposed to fly out to NYC yesterday, long story short, i didn't get on that plane. Also should have been there for a mate but i didnt have the energy to do that either. Today was one of the harder days on this cut but ive got thru the day and had dinner so just need to sleep and it's done, 15 days. Training and refeed tmr - planning it out in my head atm.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #16/16) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3560 on: March 04, 2017, 08:38:49 pm »
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Bodyweight: 75.6kg
Activity:

Slept 3hrs deep sleep .. i'll take it! Feeling pretty weak tho, but ima try fast out the morning and then preworkout meal before training. Tonight ive decided my final meal more or less, just clean eating, carbs + protein. Training will go balls to the wall and take advantage of the anabolic rebound. Bodyweight isn't a PR but it's okay .. bread will help lose weight lol lol

Preworkout Meal 1(1230)
4 slice wholemeal bread w/ strawberry jam and tiny amount of butter (max of half a teaspoon total)
2 scoop whey (60g) & 300mL lowfat milk
1 banana

Preworkout Meal 2(1340)
1 scoop gatorade (15g sugar)
 
Periworkout Meal 1-2(1430-1630 & 1730-1930)
1scoop whey(30g), 3scoop gatorade (45g)

Preworkout Meal 3(1700)
4 slice bread with jam and peanut butter
1 scoop whey(30g)

Postworkout Meal 2(2130-2230)
2 burritos w/ rice, beans, lowfat sour cream, some cheese, 250g chicken breast
1 mcflurry (this was a disappointing .. it was the thing i'd been looking forward to for ending this cut which led to..)
1 chocolate lolipop (lol) and 6 M&Ms
done.

Training
BS 2x110(paused), 3x6x110
BP 2x86(LPR), 2x87.5(LPR), 2x85, 6x70
Back Xtn 3x12x40(PR; 35 deg)
Chinup 2x6xBW (max effort lolz)

cant decide whether i wanna do cardio or not :/
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3561 on: March 05, 2017, 01:35:07 am »
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re: NYC, damn dude, everything okay?
Muscles are nonsensical they have nothing to do with this bullshit.

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3562 on: March 05, 2017, 12:40:59 pm »
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30 day Plan
10 day diet break #1 (Currently day 0/10)
10 day cut #2
10 day diet break #2.



Already planning the 2nd cut. Going to order high strength cayenne pepper capsules to maximise fat loss. Will be super strict, PSMF macros from day 1. etc. Apart from that, I don't really have anything else to change except I won't be doing a lot of cardio while on the cut. Maybe just 2 sessions on training days is enough to maintain my fitness levels.

During the diet breaks, the main thing is to improve fitness and strength concurrently while maintaining bodyweight. To this end, daily weighing and logging to keep myself accountable. No eating junk food, keep it clean for 10 days straight with a free meal on the last training day to look forward to.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #1/10 - diet break) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3563 on: March 05, 2017, 10:23:13 pm »
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BW: 77kg
Activity: 4000
Calories: ~5000

Lol .. pretty heavy but i dont look too sloppy. Slept like shit tho, too many calories have that affect. Tonight shud be better. Hoping to stabilise around <76kg on the break. Lets see what tmr brings. Aiming for 6000-7000 units of activity on non-training days and 10k on training days. EOD training schedule.  Coming off EC as well. This shud prob mean I have to adjust my maintenance caloric intake to something conservative like 1900-2000?  EOD refeeds. That shud get me thru the next 10 days nicely. Lets see how it goes.

Worked thru a 1L tub of Sara Lee Ultrachocolate icecream. It was not a good day for maintenance. Lol.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #2/10 - diet break) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3564 on: March 06, 2017, 11:40:15 pm »
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BW: 77.2kg
Activity:

Training today. Looking forward to having a good workout

didnt work out but asked to fill in a basketball game. played the full thing without subbing off. good run. can anyone remember the last time i dunked? i think it may have been end of october or something? crazy i havent tried since then, not really, afraid of injurying myself
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3565 on: March 07, 2017, 08:40:39 am »
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re: NYC, damn dude, everything okay?

eh, naw man .. kinda broken .. but whatever, im tryna be positive haha
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3566 on: March 09, 2017, 07:07:37 am »
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OHP 6x2x55(LPR), 3x50, 7x40, 6x40
Bball game
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3567 on: March 11, 2017, 05:52:43 am »
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BW: 78.4kg (i think)

BS 2x110(paused), 6x3x110
BP 1x88.5, 8x60, 8x67.5, 8x70
Back Xtn 3x12x50(PR; 35 deg)
TM - 3km in 3 sets of 1.5km, 0.5km and 1km
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #1/10) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3568 on: March 11, 2017, 09:27:49 pm »
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BW: 79.1kg (yikes)
Activity: 6000

Haha, another 10 day cut, lets go. This time im jumping straight into PSMF macros from the get go. I wont dwell on how my diet break went (real shit) but hopefully I can learn from this one and do it better next time. The key lesson is I can't go from straight up dieting to straight up maintenance - i will try ramping up from a deficit to maintenance over 7 days next time i come off a cut, i think that will suit me better psychologically. Im still starting from a better place on this cycle (79kg) than I did in the previous one (81kg) so I guess it's not exactly wheel spinning but it feels like that nevertheless.

I've restarted the weight vest experiment. Maintaining 80+kg bw at the moment (+5kg). Feels like nothing but I guess that's a good thing. As I get lighter, i'll add blocks to the vest and maintain 80+kg. I feel that's what I should be aiming for long term so it's a good idea to avoid getting too comfortable in the mid 70kgs which is where im heading in the short term.
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Re: chasing athleticism (day #2/10) -- yet another comeback
« Reply #3569 on: March 12, 2017, 11:24:27 pm »
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Bodyweight: 76.7kg 
Activity: 6000

Struggled to sleep hungry on the first night but i feel okay.
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