20th March 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 11/6 - Lower & Biceps
Squats
125kg x 4
115kg x 6
105kg x 8
Seated hamstring curls
108kg x 7
101kg x 7
Ab machine
57kg x 10
52kg x 10
Incline bicep curls
18kg DBs x 8
16kg DBs x 8
Preacher Curl machine
6th weight x 7
5th weight x 8
I’ve struggled with my diet this week, have just felt starving all week so have been eating more carbs here and there and the occasional poor quality junk snack as i’ve just been so hungry.
Must be something in the water, I’ve been ravenous this week and last few days just sacked the food restriction off and rolled with it.
Spent all afternoon on a work training call and been googling peptides. I’ve always stayed away from PEDs due to the potential side effects but went down a facebook reel rabbit hole and then googled looking at them.
No initial decisions now but thinking about trying some if the side effects aren’t too bad as i’d love to be proper hench! Feel like i put in so much work but progress has been slow over the years and i think my diet for an issue for quite some time.
My local supplement store actually sells a stack of MK677, RAD140, LGD4033. Done a lot of reading about them but they arn’t without side effects.
All just thoughts for now anyhow.
23rd March 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 12/6 - Upper
BB Bench
105kg x 3 - these were completely dead stop reps, not sure why i did that but i did
95kg x 6
85kg x 8
Seated cable Row
93.5kg x 7
86.5kg x 7
78.5kg x 8
Pec Fly machine
108kg x 7
101kg x 7
Chins
x 8
x 7
Cable Lat raise
6 weight x 10
5 weight x 10
Oh tricep cable extension
12 weight x 10
12 weight x 8
11 weight x 7
I feel like my bench should be improving faster than it is, but then my calories are in a deficit and i’m only benching once a week. Its probably an ego thing.
24th March 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 12/6 - Lower & Biceps
Squats
127.5kg x 3
115kg x 6
103kg x 8
Seated hamstring curls
108kg x 4 just had nothing in me for this set
101kg x 8
Ab machine
60kg x 6
55kg x 6
Standing bicep cable curls
8 weight x 8
8 weight x 7
7 weight x 8
7 weight x 6
Session done, feeling a lack of motivation on a way forward. Think i need to dial back into my cut although got another social this Thursday, hopefully the last one in a while!
Also anyone know how to add the tag ‘training log’ to my log? No idea.
I think if you go to the title of your log and push the little edit button it should bring up a menu that will allow you to add the training log tag.
What machine are your seated hamstring curls on? Those numbers seem absolutely insane to me. Even with my years of cheat reps I didn’t get that strong. Our gym has a techogym one, and I think because my hinge has always been strong my body would default to cheating them with lumbar/hip/momentum because of a lengthened position imbalance. Past couple of months I’ve focused on keeping my back completely still and finishing off the rep with just my hamstrings and it’s humbled me to the point of embarassment. Just 25kg-30kg for a couple sets of 15 feel hard and gave me crazy DOMs and I don’t have to psyche myself up as much. My hamstrings in the shortened position are obviously weak as hell.
26th March 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 12/6 - Upper
Slight incline DB Press
44kg DBs x 8
40kg DBs x 8
36kg DBs x 8
HS seated Row
57kg each side x 8
52kg each side x 8
47kg each side x 8
Smith incline Bench
82.5kg x 6
72.5kg x 6
Chins
x 8
x 6 + 1
Lat Raise machine
35kg x 15 x (Rest pause reps) 4 x 4 x 3
Single arm tricep cable pushdown
8 weight x 6
7 weight x 7
6 weight x 10
Incline DB Curls
20kg DBs x 5
18kg DBs x
Preacher Curl machine
6 weight on machine x 6
5 weight on machine x 6
Great pump again, i’ve been having a few more carbs though (around maintenance or maybe a slight deficit) but really feel like i need them at the moment.
That’s the machine, you can change the angle to see what stretch you get (I usually end up playing around with it to get comfortable).
Just wondering if this machine is in pounds rather than KG if those numbers seem high. All the rest of the machines downstairs are hammer strength ones that state KG on them but that is an LA fitness one and I didn’t see a kg or lbs sign on my quick look yesterday.
Will double check when next in.
What a strange number pattern to go up in, heh. If it is in pounds it would bring you closer to inline with me, which would add up since our squats are at similar numbers. I don’t know what “strong” leg curls are because it doesn’t feel like that kind of exercise. Even squeezing and holding with barely any weight at all feels capable of crazy good stimulus.
DB’s getting up there mate. Quality
30th March 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 13/6 - Upper
Bench
105kg x 4
95kg x 6
85kg x 8
Cable Row
93.5kg x 7
86.5kg x 7
78.5kg x 8
Pec Dec
108kg x 7
101kg x 7
Chins
x 8
x 8
Cable Lat Raises
6 weight x 10 - really poor form
5 weight x 10 - much better form
OH tricep cable extension
13 weight x 8
12 weight x 8
11 weight x 8
Feel like i’m back on track for 4 weeks now on my cut, playing rugby at the weekend (unless its called off again) but will only increase carbs on the Friday.
A bit annoyed that my bench hasn’t shot up like i thought it would, probably pride more than anything else though.
31st March 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 13/6 - Lower & Biceps
Squats
110kg 3 sets of 6 reps
Seated Hamstring curls
103kg x 6
96kg x 6
Ab machine
60kg x 7
55kg x 7
Cable curls
9 weight each side x 6
8 weight each side x 8
8 weight each side x 7
7 weight each side x 6
Lowered weights on squats and hamstring curls today and ensure my form was bang on as my lower back and hip flexers have been a little cranky after squats the last couple of weeks.
2nd April 2026 - 6 Week Cut Week 13/6 - Upper
HS Chest Press
45kg each side x 12 x 10 x 6 x 6
HS Seated Row
45kg each side x 12 x 11 x 8 x 6
Smith incline bench
82.5kg x 6
72.5kg x 6
Chins
x 8 x 6
Lat raise machine
37.5kg x 12 (a few breaths ) x 4 x 4 x 4
Tricep single arm pushdown
7 weight x 10
7 weight x 7
6 weight x 8
Incline DB curls
20kg DBs x 6
18kg DBs x 6
Preacher curl machine
6 weight x 5
5 weight x 6
Did something differnt for my main chest and back exercise. Did less rest (only 1.5m) and used the same weight.
Just fancied a change. I think for my muscle gain phase (yes i am already excited about this) i might do an upper strength, then an upper size (more volume, higher reps) session, then two power leg sessions.
