« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 263 264 [265] 266 267 ... 346   Go Down

Author Topic: chasing athleticism  (Read 1463223 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
192
« Reply #3960 on: September 20, 2017, 11:03:52 pm »
+3
BW: 86.1kg
Activity: 10
Misc: right VMO sore, right calf, tarps, upper back..
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 18/18(PR)

Volume squat day. gulp. Going to try chill with the fasted stuff and give myself a fighting chance of completing the workets by going in well fed (oatmeal & sweetpotato thanks kf!) ready to get 20 sets of 5x125kg split into 2 sessions.
BS 10x5x125(PR)
BS 10x5x125

Notes:
First session was pretty good quality. Hoping for a repeat tonight. Im gna have some postworkout sweet potato and chicken breast and rest a bit. I even switched my food scales from metric (grams) to whatever gives ounces to feel closer to the bodybuilder ethos of measuring everything in weird oz units ha ha

2nd session was death. im ded
« Last Edit: September 22, 2017, 07:46:54 am by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
191
« Reply #3961 on: September 21, 2017, 11:09:20 pm »
+2
BW: 86.1kg
Activity: 11
Misc: sore quads, hams, glutes
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19(PR)

Something's different. I ate so much (and yet clean) food yesterday i wonder if it triggered something? like a signal to the body to release water from (energy) empty fat cells? idk. i look 'leaner'. Obviously cud be in my head but i swear it's legit, my love handles have like halved overnight. Skinfolds are def smaller. Even the the jiggle test confirms it, way less jiggle. Maybe 18 days o clean eating just suddenly had an effect and ive gone from fat to fit (kinda)? Btw only weighing 86.1kg after yesterdays eating def means ive lost 'something else' otherwise it would be like 87.x something today.
« Last Edit: September 22, 2017, 10:44:07 pm by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
190
« Reply #3962 on: September 22, 2017, 10:43:12 pm »
+3
BW: 86.3kg
Activity:
Misc: erectors lhs as a big knot, bicep tendons pretty beaten up the last couple of days (have been icing / tens which helps)
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 20/20(PR)

Upper body training and tecovery lower body today.
BS 2x120, 6x100
OHP 4x59.5
Chinup 6xBW

BS 2x120, 6x100
OHP 4x5x58.5, 4Fx58.5, 3x58.5
WCU 4x(vest+2.5kg), 4x(vest+1.25kg), 4x(vest+0.5kg = 100kg), 6x88.5 (BW)
Seated DB OHP 15x12.5, 15x15, 15x12.5
Curl 20x12.5, 15x17.5, 5x45(cheat kurls), 10x12.5
Notes:
Quick first session. hoping to be stronger for the 2nd one tho, i wasn't going to get my worksets in in teh first..
2nd session was awful too. couldnt do jack shit. whatver, will get it next time.
« Last Edit: September 23, 2017, 10:24:45 am by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
189
« Reply #3963 on: September 23, 2017, 11:11:09 pm »
+1
BW: 86.9kg
Activity:
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 1/1

Diet fail last night, ate an entire bag of corn chips lol after having a bad training day. Starting over today, so crazy to fail on day 20 and close to the magic 21 day mark but i think that's ok, now i can redouble and start over even more stricter.

Resting today, heavy day tmr. Going for 160kg squat again.
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
188
« Reply #3964 on: September 24, 2017, 11:20:44 pm »
+2
BW: 86.5kg
Activity:
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 2/2

Back on the diet, woke up feeling okay. Need to get my shit together and get some solid training in today!
BS 2Fx142.5

BS 4x137.5(PR), 2x137.5

Notes:
Wanted to +2.5kg the 3x140 PR i set last time. Failed the 3rd rep though, similar failure mode to the 160kg for those who saw that on my insta. Gna go back for 2nd session latre tonight but i feel week today. I think i messed up during this week and it's cost me. First mistake was a stretch i did on tuesday which is best done with a partner. My back hasn't felt right since. 2nd i messed up reading this stupid daily squatting literature (hello training ADHD) which led to me explore the stupid idea of a training minimum (i picked 120kg). I shouldnt have done those doubles with 120kg during the week, they achieved nothing and didnt allow me enough rest to be fresh for PRs today. So disappointed with that. But anyhow
« Last Edit: September 25, 2017, 11:17:22 pm by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
187
« Reply #3965 on: September 25, 2017, 11:16:41 pm »
0
BW: 86.5kg
Activity: 10
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 1/1, 0/1, 1/1

I was too beat up to do my usual heavy workout. Did no jumps, sprints, rdls or back extensions. It's fine, ive been trying to serve too many masters at once. It's time to focus on getting my squat volume worksets where they need to be (+15-20kg) so i am strong enough to get the 2xbw/175-180kg squat.

I have noticed i dont even have the core or leg strength to rep 102.5kg on the trap bar DL. Not sure what i can do about that though. If i focus on training abs my squat workouts will suffer. So as a compromise i will focus on squats and then at the end of the workouts i'll do some abs.
« Last Edit: September 26, 2017, 11:39:23 am by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
186
« Reply #3966 on: September 26, 2017, 11:01:54 pm »
+2
BW: 86.5kg
Activity: 8.2 (bad)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 1/1, 0/1, 2/2

Yesterday was tough. I was really tempted to go binge but i managed somehow. Day 1 is always the hardest i feel. Anyway safely behind me. Training today.
Recovery BS 6x100
Weighted Dips 5x108(PR; + 10kg vest, 8kg kb), 2x6x108(PR)

Recovery BS 2x6x102.5
Paused BP 5x81, 5x81, 4Fx81

Notes:
Didn't bench. Maybe later tonight. Did stick to recovery suitable lighter weights. Still feels weird to do such little work in the squat rack but i decided if i wanted to do more squats i could do them later tonight.
« Last Edit: September 27, 2017, 11:36:11 am by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3967 on: September 27, 2017, 11:55:45 am »
+1
Fucking hungry today. Ive eaten all my daily intake for the day and im still starving. If i wasn't gifted with these genes for storing fat i'd def go to town on some icecream or something
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3968 on: September 28, 2017, 01:12:08 am »
0
Quote from: fast does lie on September 27, 2017, 09:05:08 pm
Quote from: maxent on September 27, 2017, 11:55:45 am
Fucking hungry today. Ive eaten all my daily intake for the day and im still starving. If i wasn't gifted with these genes for storing fat i'd def go to town on some icecream or something

You crave ice cream when you're hungry?

i wasnt craving ice cream per se but it would have done the job. Last night tho, i just popped a 5htp and it did its thing and i was good. All that time spent cutting has given me a tool box full of solutions lol.
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
185
« Reply #3969 on: September 28, 2017, 01:14:08 am »
0
BW: 85.7kg (PR)
Activity:
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 1/1, 0/1, 3/3

Proper rest day today to gear up for tomorrows volume with 5x127.5kg. Oh and this is the lowest ive weighed in a while. Actually believe it too cos all skinfolds etc are smaller and i look leaner. My concern is that with the time im going to spend specialising on squats, i may get fatter. But have to be vigilant. I'm ok not getting any leaner while accumulating squat strength, i just dont want to get fatter while doing so. That's much less unclear.
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
184
« Reply #3970 on: September 29, 2017, 12:28:19 am »
+2
BW: 86.1kg
Activity:
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 1/1, 0/1, 4/4

Been a rough 18 hours. Started getting headaches lst night didnt know why. Woke up knowing why, head still aching, i was having withdrawals from caffeine. lol. such a dumb move to go cold turkey yesterday.
BS 10x5x127.5(PR)
BS 10x5x127.5
« Last Edit: September 29, 2017, 12:05:42 pm by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3971 on: September 29, 2017, 12:16:58 pm »
+2


The 1st postworkout meal was sweet potato and chicken breast. I'm going all in on the clean eating as you can see..

KF what do you think? Day's food intake.
Well i did it; that was the last volume workout in the 120s. Next week will do 20 sets of 5x130kg which is a nice milestone b/c it will also correspond to 1.5xbw for volume. Btw the scale didn't register but i was around ~85.5kg today which is just short of 1.5xbw so i was a bit annoyed to read 86kg but who cares really. Like not tryna give TMI but just trust me on this, I know im closer to 85kg than 86kg in reality.

My game plan from here on is to give myself a fighting chance of surving the journey to 140kg volume worksets. Going to get rid of any extra stuff. Will prob put upper body weight lifts on maintenance. Do only the essentials (1 brief sprint workout, 1 brief jump workout) and not do any stupid fasted walking/cutting and go caffeine free on rest days to save my CNS. Probably stop doing any deadlift variants or back extensions unless i feel up to it. I'm going to struggle to get 10k units of activity but that's ok. This is temporary and once ive made 140kg a setpoint for volume, i can focus on conditioning and bodycomp and get some nice athleticism out of it.

« Last Edit: September 29, 2017, 02:14:21 pm by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

Joe

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2537
  • Goobernatorial
  • Respect: +1178
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3972 on: September 29, 2017, 02:56:37 pm »
0
Do you regularly have 210g of protein shakes!?!?!?  :motherofgod:
Logged
"i threaten to kill myself whenever my parnets tell me to get a job" - bjpenn

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #3973 on: September 30, 2017, 12:42:26 am »
0
Quote from: Joe on September 29, 2017, 02:56:37 pm
Do you regularly have 210g of protein shakes!?!?!?  :motherofgod:

on volume squat day sure, it went like this:
meal 1 (noon): 2 scoops
periworkout (4pm): 1.5 scoops
periworkout (9pm): 1.5 scoops
dinner (1am): 2 scoops
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.

maxent

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2847
  • Respect: +2134
    • View Profile
183
« Reply #3974 on: September 30, 2017, 12:43:27 am »
0
BW: 86.5kg
Activity:
Misc: quads (esp vmos) sore af (!!)
Diet Compliance: 14/14, 0/5, 9/9, 0/2, 4/4, 0/2, 19/19, 0/1, 1/1, 0/1, 5/5

Rest. Caffeine free but i wish i cud take some, ddidnt sleep much/well
« Last Edit: September 30, 2017, 12:08:30 pm by maxent »
Logged
Training for balance in GPP and SPP.
Pages: 1 ... 263 264 [265] 266 267 ... 346   Go Up
« previous next »