I agree here. When you start your second/third rep you don’t look like your starting from a place or strength.
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Thanks. I was a bit tired here. I missed 262.5 kg off the floor too. it wouldn’t budge. I agree with your assessment too. If I had a stronger grip I think it would help too. I would have been better off doing another set on 190 or 200 kg.
the 200 X 9 had me panting for breath for about a minute.
MONDAY 24 JUNE
2 small bananas
MEAL 1 protein pancake with blueberries.
Nescafé coffee with milk
nectarine
meal 2
two fried eggs on sourdough read with a avocado
519 cal
coffee
out in Sainsbury’s cafe
short home workout with Powertwister.
60 gold 3 sets of 10
90 gold X 1
109 gold fails
bit sore from yesterday.
I will reincorporate this into the workouts probably primarily with 60 gold for a while to get the reps in.
meal 3 due 16.30
chicken and half a packet of rice
meal 4 21.00 chicken and rice
meal 5 3 small chicken goujons/ breaded chicken from the butchers not sure of calories. Probably a bad choice .
My calories are a little low though until here.
I will dial it in tomorrow. Sunday and Monday are like my weekend. I had a small glass of Bordeaux red wine before bed too.
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Is your intention to not dial it in whenever you have a weekend?
They add up. I know from personal experience
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thanks for keeping me honest.
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I want you to succeed so hard my dude. A good quote I’ve heard is “No diet that relies on willpower can succeed”. You keep saying you’re experiencing moments of weakness and it’s what leads to these situations: this says to me that this way does not fit you. We can’t live off of willpower: it’s a finite resource that gets exhausted.
A strong enough “why” can overcome any how. I eat the way I eat because it’s how I WANT to eat. When I experience weakness, I fall back ON these eating habits. Brian Alsruhe was big on saying “We don’t rise to the occasion: we FALL back on our training/habits”.
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I think it does.i just need to batch cook.
TUESDAY
MEAL 1 PROTEIN PANCAKE AND 2 SMALL BANANAS AND BLUEBERRIES VERY SMALL AMOUNT.
i will replace with mixed berries.
just under 18 stone on my scales this morning
18 stone last night.
Will measure waist soon.
meal 2
Chicken and bacon pasta 507 cal low sugar low fat 18 g protein
Granny smith 1 apple
banana
meal 3 —
3 egg omelette at my mum’s
meal 4 snack
2 Warburton bread and cottage cheese
meal 5 chicken 167g and half a packet of rice .
left some chicken for the wife. I should have defrosted a bit more. But we live and learn.
pm workout 6.45 -19.14
bench 60 X10, 100x 8 100x5 100x4
bicep curls 10s up to 16 kg each arm 7 per side 18kg
back pain today in work.
nectarine
small piece of Warburtons bread . Hungry.
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So what’s your calorie and protein count for the day?
Weighed myself. I put in batteries in my digital scales.
112.8kg
17 stone 7.
I was also 113kg on the works scales but they wouldn’t settle properly.
I’m starting to lose weight. I do find my weight tends to fluctuate a bit.
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around 2000 cal
I havent added the protein up yet. I think it is quite high though.
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Wednesday 26 June
bw 112.kg at 6.30 a.m.
waist 49 inches
MEAL 1
TWO LARGE EGG PROTEIN PANCAKE
156 cals
1 average banana 89 cals
80 of mixed berries 30 cal
total
275 cals
protein. 12g
meal 2 snack
69 g of chicken thigh
I didn’t feel like eating
going to gym
overhead press
bar
50 X 5
60 X 7
60 x8
80 X1
60 x8
form was a bit better at the beginning of the sets.
strength down a little on the heavier set
dumbbell bicep curls with little rest.
up to 16 kgs
meal 3 108 g chicken thigh at my mum’s
142 g potato 109 calories
total 177 g of chicken thighs 313 cals
full packet of rice 336 cal
3 poached eggs 220 cals
831 cals plus salad dressing low calorie
4 pieces of Warburtons bread 220 cal
2 eggs plus 1/2 carton of egg whites
280 cal
500 calories for meal.
Tesco gluten free oats
90 cal for 50g
72 cal for 17g protein
I think the first couple of reps had better form I.e…more straight up.
I only managed 80 X1 today with several sticking points. I seem to get them about midway . I noticed that with 60kg too.
I definitely need to eat a bit more. Bit I’m very happy with weight loss. Confirmed on two different scales.
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My weight is 85 kg.
Could I also follow this diet?
I will leave that question to the more experienced/ skilled people here.
But you need to be in a slight deficit 500 cal typically of your maintenance calories.
I am using Sgentz’s diet as a rough template at the moment. I am only focusing on a deficit and eating lots of protein.
Start a log in the training log section and tag me. There are many people on here who are willing to help as long as you are willing to put in the work.
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Thursday 27 Jun 2024
breakfast
2 pieces of Warburtons bread
220 cal
2 small bananas
196 cal
moved oven yesterday. will move back later
fresubin medical grade meal replacement
20 protein 400 cal.
will have chicken samosa 9.00 ISH break in work
13.30 apple gala
full packet of vegetables rice
366
170g of chicken thigh
358 cal 42g protein in
91 g strawberry 29 cals
protein shake
22 g protein 113 cal
2 homemade fajitas with the same thigh chicken.
not sure of calories, likely 200 g from eyeballing it. I did eat the wrap too.
wow 143 cals per wrap.
at around 2100 cal
I won’t eat much else today
maybe some gluten free oatmeal before going to bed.
I worked today. it was a busy day.
15 mins on stationary bike .
took meds and supplements
blood pressure
zinc magnesium and 3 g fish oil
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What made this make a reappearance?
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I moved the oven last night, as a piece of egg fell behind it…I was a bit pushed for time by the time I half assed moving it backwards.
I will poor the rest down the drain. There is a big crate of it in my car.
Along with this, you said something a while ago that, along with “what’s wrong with steak and vegetables” I think is ANOTHER fantastic rallying cry.
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