1/11
Leg day
BB Split Squats
5x115lbs /leg
10x115lbs rep PR
10x115lbs
Front Squats
3x8x115
1/12
20 pull-ups
OHP
3x8x115
Plate raises
100x45lb
Hanging ab raises
50 reps
Weight has been stuck at 208. Swore I’d wake up lower today, but no. 208 on the dot.
1/13
Morning weight: 207! 12lbs away.
Away for work today and tomorrow. I don’t have a travel gym yet (cancelled PF because it wasn’t convenient with the new company housing location), because I can’t ever get there in the middle of the day to sign up. Tomorrow will be the day!!
Fortunately we have a 35lb and 45lb KB at the house and I brought my band.
Break less Circuit:
25 swings
25 banded pushups
25 swings
20 pushups
25 swings
15 pushups
25 swings
10 pushups
Surprised how tiring that was.
@The_Myth son of a bitch. I was waiting for it then got a phone call.
We should probably just create a thread called ‘T-Nations Open Bar Confessions’ and put it in Off Topic so @Chris_Colucci doesn’t politely tell us to get it together.
Stooge was waiting too, lol.
Beat you to it dude.
1/14
Decided after a long day to have a cheat meal for dinner. Went to a Mexican restaurant and had steak, veggies and rice. Also ate chips and guacamole. Felt amazing.
1/15
Joined the new gym. Woke up at 5 to get a chest workout in. Having all the carbs the night before felt amazing!
Plate Raises
30x45lbs
DB incline bench
15x50lbs
3x12-14x65lbs
Incline flies
3x12-14x40lba
Pec deck
3 sets of make my chest cramp
Tricep pull downs
3x12
Abs
1/16
My wife asks me what I did to not look emaciated. I said I had a carby meal and had a cheat meal. She approved!
She also commented that I actually have cheek bones and dimples. So that’s cool. Haha. Back day tonight.
Following. Read through some of your log, I work in the same field as you but in a different capacity. I don’t have nearly the schedule you do though. Props for keeping up with the workouts!
Thanks for following along. Looks like we have a lot in common, based on your log. What capacity do you work in?
1/16
Back Day
Pull-ups
25
KB Rows alternating arms without break
50/arm with 60lber
50/arm with 40lber
Curls
100 reps.
Yeah definitely seems that way. I’m a structural engineer, I primarily do schools in CA
Awesome work in here Chris, it’s amazing to see everything you have accomplished this year. Doing this with 3 kids makes it all that much more impressive!
Thanks man! I feel wildly more motivated than previous years.
1/19
Morning circuit
Pull-ups-amrap
Front squats -10x115
KB OHP - 10x40lbs
KB Row - 10x60lbs
3 rounds - no break
1/19
Didn’t eat until 5pm. Postmates now delivers to my house… so that’s dangerous. Wife and I had kids down for a late nap and we had RedRobin delivered. 
Still under for cals.
Night workout
Front Squat
3x10x115
OH KB Split Squat
3x5 w/40lbs in each hand
Feeling exhausted. Definitely could have slept at 5pm, and would have, if we didn’t have kids. Made coffee and powered through. It was actually a great night with the kids too. They started calling us mom/dad and ‘I love you’s were repeated.
Awesome news
1/22
On the road traveling. Come back tomorrow.
Chest day
Plate raises
3x10x45lb
Flat bench - first time in a long ass time benching.
3x13x135
Incline DB
3x12x60lbs
Pec deck
3x12
Tricep pull downs and dips
3x10
1/23
Long ass day. Finally home. Today, after lunch, started a 30 hour fast. I’m going from noon to 6pm tomorrow. Then will have a carbless dinner. Saturday will be a normal day. I‘ve been reading and listening to Peter Atilla quite a bit and like the idea of fasting routinely.
No workout today. Got home and played with kids. Waaaay too exhausted to workout.
Have meant to weigh in here, really blown away by your choice to foster kids. That is phenomenal. I know that fostering doesn’t necessarily mean you get to adopt them, so I am hoping this works out for you. I have faith that it will.
Either way, this is a huge commitment you have made and I applaud you for it. I have two kids, 16 and 13, and I changed a lot of diapers. My only advice is to love them daily, and you seem to be doing that.
Huge props!
If I can ever help, let me know. I’m thinking free golf for you at the club. Not sure you ever get down there, but my brother will hook you up.
Rock on!
Thanks brother! It’s been a difficult blast so far.
1/25
After lunch
Split squats
3x7x115lbs
Front squats
2x10x115
Post dinner
Split squats
2x7x115
1x10x115
Front squats
2x7x115
KB Squats
2x12 w/ 2 40lbers
Pull ups, curls and abs
@The_Myth turning 30 next month and want to test hormones for a baseline before I get old. Thoughts on starting this? I was thinking one of those at-home tests that include more than just free test.