Sorry to hear about COVID, man. Glad your wife is doing okay, hope you continue to feel alright too. Maybe it’ll pass with nothing worse than that sore throat and congestion.
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I hope your wife gets better ASAP and you stay safe and healthy too boilerman!
Keep hammering down the food bro
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@SvenG @tlgains thanks guys, she’s doing alright. She’s not happy with the circumstances of how she got it as it could’ve been prevented, but such is life. She’s a badass so she’ll get over it no problem.
That’s the plan dude, lots of food and water.
We got an air fryer from her family for Christmas so I’ve been experimenting all weekend. I’ve had like 4lbs of chicken wings the past week haha.
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You’re making me hungry again bro
Hope both of you feel better soon!
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Hey man I’ve fallen about 200 posts behind on your log admittedly. Instead of skipping through, I thought I’d just ask how things are going. So what’s the news and how is training?
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Thanks @Bagsy we’ll be alright
@Koestrizer thanks for checking in man. I’ve just been chipping away at boring but big beefcake and sporadic conditioning. I’m supposed to be starting building the monolith in a couple weeks but very likely have covid, so finishing BBBB and starting BtM may have to wait depending on how quickly I can blast through it.
I’ve been toying with the idea of losing 10-15lbs since eating has become an absolute chore. I very well may just lean into this forced break from lifting and lose it within the next couple months and restart on another year+ of gaining weight. I’m not sure yet though.
I hear you about keeping up with training logs- I find myself skimming a lot. There are so many great logs on this site it’s hard to keep up. How about you man? How’s life and lifting?
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Feeling better? @boilerman
Hey dude, I’m feeling alright. Throat is pretty scratchy and a hoarse voice. It’s strange that I feel super shitty first thing upon waking up and just as I’m going to bed. Nothing too crazy though. I’m thinking I should be back to feeling 85-90% by Friday, I hope. I may hit some dips and pullups today though.
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Day 3 of quarantine and I’m ready to get out of the house. I have been getting tons of unfinished stuff done (painting, drywall finishing, trim etc) so it’s not wasted time. Feeling pretty good, a bit lightheaded and my throat feels raw but nothing debilitating. I actually haven’t felt what I would consider to be bad yet. Hoping I just keep trending in a good direction.
Weighed myself again this morning out of curiosity and boredom, hit 197lbs. I’ve been eating pretty well while at home (out of boredom) even with activity levels being way lower than is typical.
I am thinking of just leaning into this weight loss. The sooner I get down to 185-190, the sooner I can stay there for a little and then slowly gain weight back. In the long run I think it’ll be beneficial.
The plan is to more or less keep the quantity of food where it is, just change up the source a little. Chicken breast as opposed to ground beef for lunch, a bit less sour cream, butter and peanut butter than normal. I’ve been eating a little bit of fruit lately (pineapple and passion fruit) so I can cut that back/out as well if needed. I think the weight will drop pretty easily once I get in the groove.
That means BtM will not be happening. If I can finish up BBBB this week/weekend I will do so, but it’s not the end of the world if I don’t. However, that means I need to find a program that will allow me to still lift while actively trying to lose weight, which I crashed and burned on the last time I tried. Not sure what to do exactly, but I have time to do some research over the next week.
If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears
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I like 5/3/1 with a PR set for main work and FSL widowmaker for supplemental in times of reduced calories. Volume is low but intensity is high.
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FWIW, when I ran this recently, I was still eating big and wasn’t looking to lose, but I think 5/3/1 with FSL Widowmakers gave me whatever leanness I had in the progress photos immediately following that cycle. I was also able to continue pushing hard on the conditioning too, which certainly helped. YMMV, but I’ve gotta believe Pwn’s right, particularly if you’re purposefully reducing calories.
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For me, it’s just the reduced training volume. When calories are up, I can go all day in the weight room. When they’re down, I’m good for a few big sets and that’s it. I can play around with pre-workout nutrition to sort of maximize that, but it’s really just a band aid.
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I like this idea, for sure. I think I’ll have to actively hold myself back a bit on the PR sets as I tend to overextend myself on them but I definitely like the idea. I guess I could totally avoid the issue by keeping 5’s pro and doing FSL widowmakers.Thanks dude.
@SvenG it’s good to know you are backing this template as well. I will probably keep some form of conditioning in once or twice a week regardless of what I do, but a bit on the lighter side/bodyweight stuff. Thanks man!
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This was what I settled on recently as well, and found it a great approach. Good combo of heavy and light. Also allows for a slightly higher TM.
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Quarantine squats
135x10
205x5
245x5
295x1
335x1
365x1
390x1 (5lb PR)
Bored out of my mind being stuck here all day. Decided to do some squats without a plan, and I always go heavy when that happens. 390 moved pretty well, could stand for another couple inches of depth on it. Likely going to hit squats again tomorrow to finish up BBBB, however I very well may just do the main work and supplemental and leave the assistance out.
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Easy work, you definitely have more in you, especially when not ill.
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PR? More like warmup weight
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congrats
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Amazing—you made it look easy!
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