They are the worst of the worst! Even just whispers of something untoward has them running to the authorities.
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I guess it might be a good idea to stock up on vodka then 
Maybe. Not my cup of tea, but a calorie is a calorie, right? 
Really though, it appears Voxel is trying earnestly to help you. I like bs’ing and yuking it up with the best of them, but please, not at the expense of productive conversation.
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The vodka isn’t for personal consumption
@Voxel’s post is very reassuring. I can keep eating my night snack
I’ll take the opportunity to urge again a decrease in daily activity. I think your step count even with elevated calories will continue keeping you trapped where you are.
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Week 23: Day 1 (yesterday)- easy day
3x[3x(20sec squats+20sec kbs+20sec curls)-25lbs+ walk 800m ish loop)]
- supposed to sprint but felt crap, intervals got HR up pretty good and felt better after
Week 23: Day 2
Press: 5x4/side-32lbs
Military press: 5x(12/side-25lbs+8 rows/side-32lbs)-90sec rests
4x(20sec kickboxing combo+20sec burpees+20sec rest)
- press felt very good. having the adjustable DBs is a complete gamechanger in terms of progression. Plan will be to progress until I can get 5x8/side with the 32, then graduate to 37 for top sets. rows even felt good. "conditioning got HR up and felt good. Overall very solid workout. Might need to increase volume though
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Week 23: Day 3
Pistols: rest pause set
(6,3,2,1)-32lbs, Jaurez valley-25lbs, (2x8,2x6)-11lbs, 1x10/side-8lbs
Paused reps: 5x1/side-45lbs w/3sec pause at bottom
- felt really good, easier than expected but core dead- legs could have done more. having a larger weight selection is such a game changer
- have a blood test on Friday so skipped RDLs to minimize eccentric load. Did get in 20min running after instead, felt really good, but slower than expected. phone said only 1.7miles- I call BS
Still getting fluffier 
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I understand how this is anguishing but if you look at the other things,
it is doing you good.
Why? Performance is good. If you can progress with the current volume, there is no reason to add more.
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Press has been doing very well. But on a ratio basis, I’m still weaker than before
Before I had the extra dumbbells (ie yesterday), my press workout was significantly higher volume.
That seems like a way to pluck defeat from the jaws of victory.
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You might need the volume, because you’ve had it before. That’s your argument?
I’d not add any volume until you’ve unequivocally proved that you can’t progress with the work that you put in during that session. FWIW, 10 work sets in a workout for a muscle group does not sound like it wouldn’t be enough.
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Yeah, I have a problem with doing that…
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Week 23: Day 4- easy day
45min weighted walk-25lbs
- kept things easy to not screw up blood test
Week 23: Day 5
Shrimp squats: 2x7/side, 1x6/side- 45lbs
5x(8 shrimp squats/side-32lbs+6RDLs/side-45lbs)-90sec rests
“Hardstyle” KBS: 4x5- 45lbs @dagill2 These are no joke.
4x(20sec kbs+20sec rest)
- felt okay going in, got a flu shot yesterday and blood drawn before so left arm not too happy, pushed myself during the workout, but didn’t really “feel the burn”,
@Voxel @vision1 I’m noticing that my core and upper back is becoming more of a limiting factor. My legs are definitely working, but I feel that the upper back and core is mentally keeping me from pushing more - the back-off super set w/ RDLs felt amazing- great way to up the volume. LOVED the KBS!!!, bit of conditioning at the end felt great
Got pretty bummed this morning because my veins weren’t popping like they used to. Really didn’t need a reminder that I’m getting fluffier on less food 
If I’m getting fluffy, I at least want to be able to maintain on a higher intake…
School starts on Monday… hate zoom classes, but classes seem great.
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Why do you want to maintain?
Please don’t treat my question rhetorically.
Why are you eating less food now?
Sorry I haven’t been following as much recently. How is the therapy coming along at school?
Makes sense upper back and abs are a limiting factor considering you’ve never made them a focus. Everything is focused towards pushups and pistols. Maybe give rows and ab work a priority for once.
@T3hPwnisher the weight gain is a temporary phase. I’m a glutton and like eating, so the more I can get away with eating, the less miserable I will be in the future when I want to cut/maintain. Also, I recognize that I won’t always have the luxury to be as active and I’ve noticed that my appetite doesn’t adjust accordingly. I’m definitely not going hungry on my current intake, but if I were to need to drop 2-300 kcal (in the future when I’m not as active), that would be very difficult to adhere to
@vision1 I used to be able to maintain 90-92lbs on “1900kcal” (definitely overestimating portions, lots of processed bars etc) and starting probably around august or so, I’ve been putting on weight and am now 98-99lbs, fluffier and eating “1700kcal” (tracking accurately, eating cleaner). The plan was to gain weight, but be able to eat more as I built muscle. The dream scenario would be a sort of “recomp” where I’m gaining weight, eating more and staying lean
I’ve been doing more rows w/ my presses. Ab work… yeah…
Just a few snippets for you to consider. Yes I have taken the liberty of editing the middle one slightly.
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I was gaining too fast so I decided to see where my maintenance was. turns out it’s “1600”. I decided to bump up a bit to see if I could force my body to adapt
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the weight gain is a temporary phase. I’m a glutton and like eating, so the more I can get away with eating, the less miserable I will be in the future when I want to cut/maintain. Also, I recognize that I won’t always have the luxury to be as active and I’ve noticed that my appetite doesn’t adjust accordingly. I’m definitely not going hungry on my current intake, but if I were to need to drop 2-300 kcal (in the future when I’m not as active), that would be very difficult to adher
But you will be able to maintain once you reach a healthy bodyfat level, so what is the issue?
You should have no desire to maintain right now.
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