[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
Glad to hear that your sleep has been better. Sleep dep screws up a lot of things…including recovery. If it weren’t for Melatonin, I don’t think I would ever get a good nights rest.[/quote]
I take GABA and 5-HTP, but unfortunately it’s the apnea that’s doing me in.
Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 2:
Warmup: 10 DL @bar
5@270
3@305
6@340 (rep PR)
for giggles: 1@405, 2 FAILS @455 (got it to above my kneecaps both times, but couldn’t lock it out. Dammit, I am GOING to hit 455 if it kills me!)
BBB: 4x10@270. Some sumo, some RDL, some stiff-legged. Cut it short due to the PR attempts above.
Accessory: 5x6 hanging leg raises.
Cardio: go to hell.
Weight: 247.
Slept (and dreamt) well last night, but was still tired when I woke up.
The good news is that 405 felt pretty easy, and though I failed at 455 twice, my pecs weren’t killing me like last time, and I didn’t come close to passing out. I think I’m just weak on the motion above the knees at this point. I suspect I’ll lock it out in a month or two, and can start aiming for 475, and then 500.
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.[/quote]
Race ya! 
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.[/quote]
Why? Just redistribute the weight. If I weighed 240+ I’d be ecstatic. I’d be freaky strong too.
[quote]mcl wrote:
Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 2:
Warmup: 10 DL @bar
5@270
3@305
6@340 (rep PR)
for giggles: 1@405, 2 FAILS @455 (got it to above my kneecaps both times, but couldn’t lock it out. Dammit, I am GOING to hit 455 if it kills me!)
BBB: 4x10@270. Some sumo, some RDL, some stiff-legged. Cut it short due to the PR attempts above.
Accessory: 5x6 hanging leg raises.
Cardio: go to hell.
Weight: 247.
Slept (and dreamt) well last night, but was still tired when I woke up.
The good news is that 405 felt pretty easy, and though I failed at 455 twice, my pecs weren’t killing me like last time, and I didn’t come close to passing out. I think I’m just weak on the motion above the knees at this point. I suspect I’ll lock it out in a month or two, and can start aiming for 475, and then 500.[/quote]
You just gotta keep going for those 1rm PRs, dontcha. might want to save that for a night when you haven’t already repped out - not that I know what I’m talking about…
nice work!
Got a call from my sleep doc tonight. I’m officially diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. So severe that she’s expediting the order for my CPAP machine and told me to call in tomorrow morning to get a loaner until mine comes in.
I’m stoked to finally start getting some quality sleep! She told me that during the 8-hour study I only slept just over 200 minutes. I was waking up 88 times an hour. No wonder I’m so wiped out, have crap for work capacity, and make such slow progress!
I can’t wait to get the thing, and see how much fat drops off me, and how my lifts progress once I’m actually able to build some muscle at night!
[quote]mcl wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
Race ya!
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Are we racing on weight loss or the 500# deadlift?
Nothing motivates like friendly competition. Well, okay, hostile competition might motivate slightly more, but I much prefer friendly. I’m not young enough to be angst driven
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
Why? Just redistribute the weight. If I weighed 240+ I’d be ecstatic. I’d be freaky strong too.[/quote]
Yes, but as I recall, you can, at least at times, see your abs. I’ve never seen mine And I seriously doubt that I can add 30# of muscle as quickly as I can drop 30# of lard.
But if you know a secret, do tell…
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
mcl wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
Race ya!
Are we racing on weight loss or the 500# deadlift?
Nothing motivates like friendly competition. Well, okay, hostile competition might motivate slightly more, but I much prefer friendly. I’m not young enough to be angst driven :)[/quote]
500# DL. If I lose 30 lbs, well…I won’t complain, but I don’t expect to see 215 with the CPAP. Maybe back into the 220s, though.
[quote]mcl wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
mcl wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
Race ya!
Are we racing on weight loss or the 500# deadlift?
Nothing motivates like friendly competition. Well, okay, hostile competition might motivate slightly more, but I much prefer friendly. I’m not young enough to be angst driven
500# DL. If I lose 30 lbs, well…I won’t complain, but I don’t expect to see 215 with the CPAP. Maybe back into the 220s, though.
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We can do that…
I was down to 222# just over a year ago. Right now I sit at 277#. Part of that is muscle, but I am betting that, at least, 30# of it is my wife’s brownies and patty melts.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
Why? Just redistribute the weight. If I weighed 240+ I’d be ecstatic. I’d be freaky strong too.
Yes, but as I recall, you can, at least at times, see your abs. I’ve never seen mine And I seriously doubt that I can add 30# of muscle as quickly as I can drop 30# of lard.
But if you know a secret, do tell…[/quote]
Power cleans, high and low pulls for reps. If you’re feeling really squirrelly, clean and jerks or snatches. Can’t go heavy if you’re doing reps but the energy they burn simply from power production in-workout and the post exercise metabolism boost for the other 22 hours you get takes it off.
Look at J-willy and his complexes. Get him to post some before and after pics. And he’s kept his strength in the meantime.
Or ask Hel what he did. I think he was running about 260 when I entered this forum and then suddenly he was down to 235.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
LittleStrick wrote:
If you got it above the knees, it won’t be long at all. Great job! Maybe we can both celebrate a 500# DL in the same week!?
Noticed the weight. That is about what I want to get down to…need to drop 30#.
Why? Just redistribute the weight. If I weighed 240+ I’d be ecstatic. I’d be freaky strong too.
Yes, but as I recall, you can, at least at times, see your abs. I’ve never seen mine And I seriously doubt that I can add 30# of muscle as quickly as I can drop 30# of lard.
But if you know a secret, do tell…
Power cleans, high and low pulls for reps. If you’re feeling really squirrelly, clean and jerks or snatches. Can’t go heavy if you’re doing reps but the energy they burn simply from power production in-workout and the post exercise metabolism boost for the other 22 hours you get takes it off.
Look at J-willy and his complexes. Get him to post some before and after pics. And he’s kept his strength in the meantime.
Or ask Hel what he did. I think he was running about 260 when I entered this forum and then suddenly he was down to 235.[/quote]
Sorry for the hijack, mcl…
I have a good idea of how I want to go about ridding myself of the weight. The big issue will be keeping enough calories, and especially enough protein.
Hey, no worries. I was curious to see what DCA’d say, too.
DCA- Hope that didn’t sound snippy. It wasn’t meant to. I should not be allowed near a computer when I haven’t slept!
I simply meant that I have played the weight yo-yo game enough that I have a good idea what will shed the pounds off of me. This time around I will definitely include more resistance, in the form of supersets, complexes and various “strongman” exercises to up the heart rate, burn the calories and elevate the metabolism. In the past, though, I have not been concerned with retaining muscle mass or gaining strength whilst also trying to lose fat. I have simply upped the cardio and lowered the calories. That will not suffice this go around.
I am hoping to load up on protein just before workouts, right after working out and a large hit the following morning. Pretty much saturating myself with protein from about an hour before working out until about 12 hours after. The caloric deficit will have to happen outside of that. During that period of deficit I need to eat cleaner (for lower total calories) but still keep the protein relatively high. That is really hard to do at work, as food choices suck.
Also, I don’t fair well when I go to long without, at least some, simple carbs. When I tried the Atkins and Anabolic Diets, I was ill by the end of the 1st day. There was none of that, in a few days you will crash, stuff. I bottomed the same day and never came out of it. After a week I may as well have been dead. I have tried them 3 times.
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Thanks for your patience mcl.
My right shoulder, which usually hurts, finally popped back into place again Sunday, and I’ve been babying it ever since so I could bench well today.
Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 3:
Warmups: 10@bar, 10@70, 10@95
Bench: 5@150
3 @170
8 @190 (rep PR)
BBB: 5x10 @ 135, supersetted with
DB Rows: 5x10 @ 70
Finisher: 2x10 ez-bar standing curls @65
Cardio: No more. My energy level’s a bit higher since I stopped doing it, so there ya have it.
Weight: 250 (wtf?)
Let’s see how the squats go tomorrow.
I’m highly pissed right now, because the lunch that I was looking forward to immediately after my workout, that was hidden away in the company fridge with my name all over it, was stolen. Bastards. I had to ride home (45 mins) to get something to eat (whole milk and 3 cans of tuna with mayo, spicy mustard, lime juice, and sweet pickle relish).
Babying th shoulder and still hit a PR. Awesome! Great work…
I hate it when food disappears. I managed to hunt down the culprits at my work. I was civil, but intense enough that I don’t have the issue any longer
[quote]mcl wrote:
My right shoulder, which usually hurts, finally popped back into place again Sunday, and I’ve been babying it ever since so I could bench well today.
Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 3:
Warmups: 10@bar, 10@70, 10@95
Bench: 5@150
3 @170
8 @190 (rep PR)
BBB: 5x10 @ 135, supersetted with
DB Rows: 5x10 @ 70
Finisher: 2x10 ez-bar standing curls @65
Cardio: No more. My energy level’s a bit higher since I stopped doing it, so there ya have it.
Weight: 250 (wtf?)
Let’s see how the squats go tomorrow.
I’m highly pissed right now, because the lunch that I was looking forward to immediately after my workout, that was hidden away in the company fridge with my name all over it, was stolen. Bastards. I had to ride home (45 mins) to get something to eat (whole milk and 3 cans of tuna with mayo, spicy mustard, lime juice, and sweet pickle relish).
[/quote]
nice PR! you’re gettin’ way ahead of me these days
[quote]soldog wrote:
mcl wrote:
My right shoulder, which usually hurts, finally popped back into place again Sunday, and I’ve been babying it ever since so I could bench well today.
Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 3:
Warmups: 10@bar, 10@70, 10@95
Bench: 5@150
3 @170
8 @190 (rep PR)
BBB: 5x10 @ 135, supersetted with
DB Rows: 5x10 @ 70
Finisher: 2x10 ez-bar standing curls @65
Cardio: No more. My energy level’s a bit higher since I stopped doing it, so there ya have it.
Weight: 250 (wtf?)
Let’s see how the squats go tomorrow.
I’m highly pissed right now, because the lunch that I was looking forward to immediately after my workout, that was hidden away in the company fridge with my name all over it, was stolen. Bastards. I had to ride home (45 mins) to get something to eat (whole milk and 3 cans of tuna with mayo, spicy mustard, lime juice, and sweet pickle relish).
nice PR! you’re gettin’ way ahead of me these days[/quote]
yeah, but I also weigh about two of you, too.
[quote]mcl wrote:
soldog wrote:
mcl wrote:
My right shoulder, which usually hurts, finally popped back into place again Sunday, and I’ve been babying it ever since so I could bench well today.
Cycle 3, Week 3, Day 3:
Warmups: 10@bar, 10@70, 10@95
Bench: 5@150
3 @170
8 @190 (rep PR)
BBB: 5x10 @ 135, supersetted with
DB Rows: 5x10 @ 70
Finisher: 2x10 ez-bar standing curls @65
Cardio: No more. My energy level’s a bit higher since I stopped doing it, so there ya have it.
Weight: 250 (wtf?)
Let’s see how the squats go tomorrow.
I’m highly pissed right now, because the lunch that I was looking forward to immediately after my workout, that was hidden away in the company fridge with my name all over it, was stolen. Bastards. I had to ride home (45 mins) to get something to eat (whole milk and 3 cans of tuna with mayo, spicy mustard, lime juice, and sweet pickle relish).
nice PR! you’re gettin’ way ahead of me these days
yeah, but I also weigh about two of you, too.
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HA! not quite but that whole milk is having an effect…