TM Test
Bench
95x5
115x5
135x5
150x5
170x5
190x5
Rope pushdown
40x21
40x17
40x12
BB row
190x12
190x12
190x12
Band uni ham curl (each leg)
x20
x18
So far TM’s seem sort of light, but that’s the name of the game. Let’s keep it that way through 2345 plates baby.
Brisket was underwhelming, but good. I didn’t have the ability to babysit the grill the way I typically would. Maybe next year!
I’m excited about the annual T-ransformation challenge.
If it was still good, that’s a major win! I couldn’t imagine running a smoker with a super young one.
Yeah it was not easy. We had a revolving door of family all day and I was trying out a new charcoal setup. I set up the grill out on the patio so I could read the temps from inside as I walked by (I made a lot of trips to the “bathroom”) but it wasn’t enough for a consistent temp.
The first brisket I did was pretty good, so I may just stick with that charcoal setup and wrapping in paper a bit earlier. Live and learn!
Something I started doing was rendering some of the trimmings to make rendered beef fat. It is super easy and works well to rehydrate the brisket if you put it in the paper before you wrap or put it on top if you have to reheat it.
That’s an awesome idea thanks for the tip dude!
TM Test(s)
Deadlift
135x5
225x5
275x5
315x5
365x5
405x5
OHP
45x5
75x5
95x5
120x5
135x5
Well, I think I still kind of got it. Very interested to see where these joker sets end up on week 3. Should get the anchor started this weekend.
still strong mate. Hope you and the family had a great Christmas.
Thanks Simo, hope you and yours did as well!
SVRII Anchor W1D1
Squat
135x5
185x5
220x5
250x5
285x13
220x20
Superset
Axle Curl
+20x31
+20x26
+20x21
Flat DB Fly
18x32
18x28
18x23
Cable crunch
70x37
70x26
70x18
That 285x13 is probably the best set I’ve had in a while. Feeling good, despite a lack of good sleep the past couple weeks. Little fella is rolling around in his crib now and doing his crunches (trying to sit/stand up on his own) already, so keeping him on his back has been breaking the night up regularly.
Posted in the Transformation thread this morning!
Weighed in at 194.8 this morning. My plan is to get back to and surpass my pre-baby numbers and start to gain some weight back. I reached a peak of 227 during last year’s transformation, and quickly lost about 20lbs post-birth (I did not give birth, to those wondering).
Going to run 531 boring but big beefcake, building the monolith, potentially a cycle of boring but strong, and the 6 week 531 + rest pause challenge after I finish my anchor of SVRII.
SVRII Anchor W1D2
Bench
95x5
115x5
135x5
150x5
170x14
135x20
Superset
BB Row
185x16
185x16
185x16
185x13
185x12
Rope pushdown
40x23
40x19
40x16
40x15
40x12
Uni Ham Band Curl (each)
x28
x23
x18
Got a grand total of 3.5 hours of sleep last night, as well as being out on service calls until 11pm yesterday. This was kind of the last thing I wanted to do during mini-me’s nap, but I had the time. Hopefully will be able to squeeze in dealifts within the next day or two. On-call ends tomorrow at 6am… hoping for a quiet night!
Happy new years all!
SVRII Anchor W1D3
Deadlift
185x5
225x5
275x5
290x5
330x5
375x9
290x20
Superset
Lat Pulldown
90x22
90x15
90x14
90x11
BW Dip
x15
x14
x12
x11
Cable Crunch
70x41
70x18
Opted to not blow my brains out on the AMRAP set, and I’m glad I didn’t or I wouldn’t have been able to get 20 reps on the widowmaker. Estimated max is up in the high 400’s, but we all know how that works out. I’m just happy with how I’ve been performing/progressing, especially considering the weight loss.
SVRII Anchor W1D4
OHP
55x10
75x5
95x5
110x5
120x13
95x19
Superset
Low Incline DB Press
50x19
50x18
50x17
50x15
Chest Supported DB Row (low incline)
50x21
50x20
50x17
50x15
Cable Crunch
70x52
85x13
The numbers (e1rm, and that top set might be a PR?) are telling me I am stronger. I like that.
SVRII Anchor W2D1
Squat
135x5
185x5
205x5
235x5
5x5 at 270
Superset
Axle Curl
+20x39
+20x30
+20x26
+20x18
Cable lateral raise from floor (each side)
x15, 15, 12, 8
Cable Crunch
70x54
70x26
Conditioning (!!!)
amrap kb swings in 5 minutes
x142
x37
total: 179
Busy weekend and week so far. Finally getting on track with the program and getting my conditioning in due to feeling like I can/should. Sleep is still closely resembles hot garbage, but that has become normal at this point!
Will upload a picture of dinner tonight when it comes out of the crock pot…
Impressive set, definitely seeing some growth with your overhead. Nice work!
SVRII Anchor W2D2
Bench
95x10
115x5
125x5
145x5
5x5 at 160
Superset
BB Row
185x19
185x19
185x19
185x16
185x15
Rope pushdown
40x27
40x22
40x19
45x14
45x14
Uni Ham Band Curl (each)
x31
x26
x21
Conditioning
AMRAP in 5 mins
25 KB swing/5 goblet squat
6 rounds
All good. I do believe I am now eating enough to support my activity throughout the week. Weight is coming back up a bit finally. I’ve added 1-2 protein shakes in per day, and a little extra meat at lunch/dinner.
Thanks man, it was tough being set back a bit after the baby but it is all coming back and then some. Taking a step back for a while might’ve been just what I needed.
To piggyback off of that last post…
I’m coming to the realization that I was overthinking just about everything lifting related prior to this summer. I enjoyed thinking about programs, challenges, food etc. Since time has been stripped down to the bare minimum, I don’t think about much of that anymore. I have laid out my plan for the next 6-7 months, and unless something crazy happens, that’s what I’m going to do.
I know what I’ll be eating. Every meal is meat cooked by me, some vegetables, some small form of carb (tortilla here and there, but typically a potato), and some fruit at lunch time. To gain weight I’ve been eating more meat and having a protein shake or two with milk.
I find myself just walking back to the lifting room, busting ass on both the main and assistance work, and then being done. I don’t think about it much. I am, however, very excited to start digging into BBBB and BtM.
SVRII Anchor W2D3
Deadlift
185x5
225x5
270x5
310x5
5x5 at 355
Superset
Lat pulldown
90x27
90x23
90x16
90x16
BW Dip
x19
x16
x13
x12
Cable crunch
70x34
70x33
70x29
No conditioning today, but going to try to get a walk in with the family before the weather turns to absolute garbage
SVRII Anchor W2D4
OHP
55x5
75x5
90x5
100x5
5x5 at 115
Superset
Low Incline DB Press
55x22
55x19
55x19
55x18
Chest Supported DB Row (low incline)
55x23
55x21
55x20
55x19
Cable Crunch
70x56
Conditioning, 5 min amrap kb swing
x186
x23
