Though it still hurts, it seems more tolerable after doing a few cycles of suffering.
And maybe it is mostly because I could tell the level of suffering and duration. “No end in sight” adds stress suffering.
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50mins fasted cardio
2mins cold plunge
Pull+Hams (Thickness)
Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 at 3:24pm
Seated Cable Row
Set 1: 180 lbs x 18 [Failure]
Set 2: 180 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Dante Row
Set 1: 85 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 85 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
“Pre-Exhaust, backdown x2”
Set 1: 315 lbs x 20
Set 2: 225 lbs x 20
Set 3: 225 lbs x 16 [Failure]
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 15
Set 2: 150 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Set 3: 125 lbs x 9 [Failure]
@hevyapp
12.5 hour shift last night; very ready for a couple relaxed days in a row. We’ll see if my brain lets that happens.
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50mins fasted cardio
No cold plunge
Check in pics
We’re just gonna pretend i didnt fuck up that side biceps, mmkay?
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Solid plan.
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Side Triceps pose is better. Your pecs just forward of your belly is better yet, IMO. I would also twist just a little more to show more of your back pec.
On both of your back poses, most competitors flex one of their calves.
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50mins fasted cardio
2mins cold plunge
Push+Quads (Chest focus)
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 at 10:53am
Meadows Lateral Raise Partials
Set 1: 40 lbs x 15
Set 2: 40 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Chest Press (Machine)
Set 1: 225 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 225 lbs x 8 [Failure]
Cable Fly Crossovers
Set 1: 42.5 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Set 2: 35 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Triceps Pushdown
Set 1: 65 lbs x 23 [Failure]
Set 2: 65 lbs x 12 [Failure]
Set 3: 65 lbs x 9 [Failure]
Leg Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 60 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 60 lbs x 12 [Failure]
@hevyapp
Started yohimbine at 10mg today. Goddamn did that hit hard.
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50mins fasted cardio
No cold plunge
Pull+Hams (Width)
Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 at 11:41am
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 200 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 180 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 55 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Set 2: 55 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
“Pre-Exhaust, backdown x2”
Set 1: 405 lbs x 12 [Failure]
Set 2: 225 lbs x 20
Set 3: 225 lbs x 18 [Failure]
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 15
Set 2: 150 lbs x 15
Set 3: 150 lbs x 12
@hevyapp
Got about 3.5hrs sleep last night. Gave myself every excuse not to train…
But i still showed up.
There is no quit.
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You’re a better man than me. I would have bailed for sure.
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Love your attitude, my dude!
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Check In Pics
Had a rough few days regarding sleep and illness, but I’m still doing what needs to be done. Just trying to keep whatever bug is going around at bay.
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Coach gave me a double burger and fry meal yesterday before adjusting food lower, trying to get the scale to shake free. Also bumped clen to 80.
50mins Fasted Cardio
No cold plunge
Push+Quads (Delt focus)
Friday, Sep 19, 2025 at 10:58am
Meadows Lateral Raise Partials
Set 1: 40 lbs x 15
Set 2: 40 lbs x 15
Set 3: 30 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Viking Press
Set 1: 95 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Set 2: 95 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Pendulum Squat (Machine)
Set 1: 155 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 135 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Butterfly (Pec Deck)
Set 1: 175 lbs x 15
Set 2: 175 lbs x 8 [Failure]
Triceps Pushdown
Set 1: 65 lbs x 27 [Failure]
Set 2: 65 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 3: 65 lbs x 8 [Failure]
@hevyapp
https://hevy.com/workout/62987515-31c3-4164-ac71-c3636a77d2
Tired, but grinding.
Off to add some commas to the bank.
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50mins fasted cardio
2mins cold plunge
Pull+Hams (Thickness)
Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 at 12:46pm
Seated Cable Row
Set 1: 200 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 160 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Dante Row
Set 1: 85 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 85 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
Set 1: 315 lbs x 20
Set 2: 225 lbs x 20
Set 3: 225 lbs x 17 [Failure]
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 15
Set 2: 150 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Set 3: 125 lbs x 9 [Failure]
@hevyapp
Ready for the weekend
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Looking at your back double biceps and your back lat spread there seems a great difference in the width of your lats. You have figured out the back lat spread. But your back double biceps should end with your lats about as wide as in the back lat spread.
Many people start the back double biceps with their back muscles flexed for a moment to show definition and separation of the big back muscles. They then end the pose with their lats spread as wide as possible.
The flexed calf looked nice on your back double biceps.
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This is another thought that I believe that you should give some weight.
We want to shown as much outer thigh sweep as we can. But we should also remember that you also want not much gap between your inner thighs.
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50mins fasted cardio
No cold plunge
Push+Quads (Chest focus)
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:31am
Meadows Lateral Raise Partials
Set 1: 40 lbs x 22 [Failure]
Set 2: 40 lbs x 17 [Failure]
Chest Press (Machine)
Set 1: 225 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 225 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Cable Fly Crossovers
Set 1: 42.5 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Set 2: 35 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Triceps Pushdown
“Rest-Pause 30-40”
Set 1: 72 lbs x 21 [Failure]
Set 2: 65 lbs x 12 [Failure]
Set 3: 65 lbs x 7 [Failure]
Leg Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Set 2: 75 lbs x 8 [Failure]
@hevyapp
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50mins fasted cardio
No cold plunge
Pull+Hams (Width)
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025 at 11:39am
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 200 lbs x 15
Set 2: 180 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 55 lbs x 15
Set 2: 55 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
“Bump”
Set 1: 225 lbs x 20
Set 2: 225 lbs x 20
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 15
Set 2: 150 lbs x 15
Set 3: 150 lbs x 12
@hevyapp
Dragged my ass through a migraine.
Discipline, motherfucker.
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Check-Ins
Scale isnt moving again. Been stuck at 194.xx for a week and change now.
Pics look leaner IMO, but not lean enough or fast enough. Coach and I are working on figuring out what the cause is and how to proceed.
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Taking the next 4 days completely off from cardio and weights to see if that helps the scale and mirror progress start moving again.
My HRV (recovery metric) has tanked even though I haven’t been pushing crazy hard in the gym.
Not totally sure what’s driving the stall or why I feel this run down, but the plan is to step back, let my body reset, and (hopefully) get a solid cortisol dump and recovery out of this break.
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Hope it helps! Rest well!
I still see you doing many sets to failure. Might this be the additional stress that is pushing you over the cliff.
I tested my strength on an upper body compound exercise every week. But I didn’t train anything to failure when getting cut. I left about 1 or 2 reps in reserve. I did higher volume than you show, but I tried to feel the muscle that I was working on all isolation exercises. I looked to get a pump and flex in the mirror. I did nothing to failure when training for a show.
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