I think I need to stop reading this log because it hurts my brain.
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I thought you learned that lesson last year 
I’ve come to realize I probably don’t have the discipline to actually be a truly competitive powerlifter, but at least I’m actually following a program rep for rep- that’s an improvement I guess
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Week 2: Day 1
Back Squat: 1x10-40, 1x8-50, 1x6-60, 4x2-70, 2x1-75, failed 3rd single; 2x4-65, 2x3-60,
Bench: 1x5-30, 1x4-35, 1x5-40, 3x4-45
- felt good, new belt REALLY helps (pain in the ass to get on); doubles at 70 a LOT easier than expected. the singles were a grind. They were supposed to be at 72, but the gym doesn’t have fractional plates, bench went smooth
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@Pinkylifting
How much water can you retain from sodium? How do you tell the difference between ‘bloat’ and fat?
I woke up .9kg(about 2lbs) heavier this morning and looking quite a bit less lean, but my sodium intake has been higher than normal(pickles and smoked fish) the past 2days.
Last weeks photo
This morning
Heavier than when? What period are you comparing against? Over a week my weight can easily fluctuate ±1kg and that’s without changing my sodium noticeably.
Sodium fluctuations can definitely affect scale weight by at least that much.
You don’t look more bloated or less lean in the second photo, don’t necessarily just look at your abs either. It can be hard to tell the difference between bloat and fat, almost impossible in a photo, the best way to tell is that in a day or two of ‘normal’ eating bloat goes, where fat wouldnt.
Heavier than my weigh in a week ago( I do weekly weigh ins and photos
GPP - general physical preparedness, is a benefit for people who are generally physically unprepared. Their lack of fitness holds back their training and recovery. This is not your situation. Your additional cardio and recovery burden will be holding back your progress.
That’s fine, it’s not for everyone.
This is true, and you should continue to stick with it in my opinion, as it’s covering all the bases your other conditioning leaves out.
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For your own information it might be useful to add in some body measurements, something like bicep and or calf, that won’t change much with fat mass, but will change with water retention. If scale goes up and measurement does as well, then it’s likely bloat.
Either way increase in weight is what you’re after no? Under every curve is a muscle 
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I’ll skip the pickles today and see what happens 
Technically yes, but definitely not if the weight’s mostly fat
Remember what I said about discipline
Trust me, you’ve gained no fat.
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That increased vascularity tells me you have greater blood/fluid volume and are “pumping” better.
I notice a very clear difference with myself when I put down some carb heavy foods and increase sodium intake a little.
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Мy weight fluctuates ±2 kg in a day, and this is something normal , you eat at least 1 kg food and drink 2-3l water. I won’t stop repeat to give attention to your phase of period - it’s easily to gain 3-4 kg for a week ot two.
Annarexia, you look completely the same to me over the two photos
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I don’t want to sound rude and I haven’t read enough of you log to know your background, goals, etc. but …
If you want to make improvements in ANY athletic endeavor, you need to stop over-exercising and worrying about negligible weight/fat gain. Your mental image of yourself is holding you back.
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Week 2: Day 2
AMRAP 20min: (5inverted rows+10alt pistols+15pushups)-18rds+5inverted rows+ 10 pistols
Good Morning: 3x10-30kg
Technique: HS walk
- felt good and quick, AMRAP got HR up- but not too bad, getting the hang of good mornings!
Why do you walk so much? I
After reading over your log for about 45 mins, I too am going to chime in and say you have, on some level, an issue with either food, your physical self image, or (most likely) a combination of the two.
Again, you haven’t had a period in what, 5 years? You’re 6 years younger than I am, and at this age range your body NEEDS to be having it’s regular cycles, at whatever frequency it’s supposed to.
Feel free to skate over the issue (again) but I myself, do not take shit like this lightly. At all. I’m not saying anything’s wrong with you, but I am saying that you’re treading dangerous waters with the current relationship you have with food.
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Completely agree with that. Female body need these fats- 20-25% body fats are required for a healthy female body. Yes, there’re some skinny bitches that can mantain lower that this, but the most of population can’t. All of these bikini and fitness model who drop their BF to 7-8 % for the stage, quickly gain back at least 10% more (to 18-20%) in off season. You need fats for your health, strenght, to prevent traumas. There’s no way to stay so lean for so long. The body give signals all the time. At some point the brain just switch off some vital functions like period because this voluntary starvation is extreme stressfull. Finally you will start to gain weigth no matter what. Someone like this crazy bitch stephanie buttermore call it All in diet, but it’s just a binge and food disorder.
To have problems with period doesn’t mean only a cosmetic issue, it means that whole endocrine system is damaged. Sex hormones are so important to heart health and bone density, as @planetcybertron said in your age up to 30’s you should have regular cycles to build strong bones.
And not at least there’s no shredded female powerlifter and there’re enough reasons why.
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