Press felt outstanding today. Left a couple reps in the tank on the first top set to try and match it for the second set. Aiming to work up to sets of 12 during these next few weeks.
I’ll be adding a rep a week to the curls unless I’m feeling like absolutely torching by biceps and forearms. They’re getting really tough.
Another big positive today was finally REALLY feeling those lateral raises in my delts. Huge pump.
I felt some weird stuff going on during the log cleans and power cleans a few weeks ago but it didn’t last longer than a few hours thankfully. Other than that, the elbow had been pretty good. Some slight discomfort pretty regularly on back squats due to my hand positioning (and now it’s worse because my traps/upper back is bigger and wider… Had to spread out my grip slightly so my wrists are not even close to perpendicular with the BB).
I honestly think getting stronger has helped immensely with the issue. I can feel a huge difference in the strength/thickness/hardness of the tendons in my elbows and forearms compared to a year ago.
Your back looks awesome.
My elbow is much better than it was. The current little niggle is not the medial epicondyle, so I’m not as worried about it and haven’t been babying it too much. I have been concerned that straight bar elbow flexion would cause problems. But I’ve tried some and it hasn’t killed me yet!
Thanks @anna_5588@throwawayfitness@jdm135 pretty happy with my back and shoulder progress this year. I’m feeling pretty strong right now and I’m glad it’s starting to actually look like it a little bit.
@anna_5588 yeah it seems like I’ve become the recomp pro haha. I think it’s been a slow and steady loss of fat and muscle gain over the past year. I’m hitting the sweet spot in my training and diet right now, so if I keep this up for another couple years I’ll be in a good spot.
Great news dude! Start slow and add some in here and there, get the strength up and you’ll be good!
I am feeling good. Really good. I wasn’t expecting to rebound this quickly from deepwater. I am ready to destroy these next 7 weeks.
Food has been spot on the past couple of days, but I’m noticing myself missing the piedmontese beef. I really need to find a source for higher quality beef because it seems like Wegmans and Walmarts cuts just aren’t as satisfying to me. It might be all in my head but I didn’t feel as weighed down while eating the lean grass fed stuff. I think I’m going to start rotating protein sources more often, so a couple days of beef, a couple days of eggs and a couple days of chicken or turkey.
I’ve been toying with the idea of buying a small turkey every couple of weeks and grilling it on Sundays when I’m not at work. It takes 5-6 hours, but if I’m home I’ll just have to check it every once and a while. I’ve grilled 4 of them for Thanksgiving the past few years and they come out pretty awesome. Nothing wrong with getting in a little more practice though.
Just like the last run of DW, I feel like I’m still growing. I might weigh myself around week 4 out of curiosity, but I’m not terribly concerned about it. My neck/left trap still feels a bit tight but it hasn’t really had an effect on lifting.
I had a long phone call with my soon to be boss last night. I can start pretty much whenever I want. The part I’m most excited for is only being on call one out of every 14 weeks.
Squats on Thursday and I should have plenty of time to hit everything else this weekend. Finishing up a side job on Saturday but I’ll have a free weekend for the first time in months other than that.
Back squat
135x6
225x6
275x6
305x6
340x6 (RPE 6)(PR?)
305
340
BB lunges 3x10 at 120lb each leg
Wide grip RDL 3x12 at 235lb
Pull up
x19 (tng)
X10 (dead hang)
Might’ve hit a PR on that 340 but I’m not sure. Squats moved FAST today. As of right now I know I have 405 in me. Shooting for somewhere around 385-405 for a triple by week 8.
