11.10.25 weight: 198.2
I’m in a hotel gym today and tomorrow and it sucks. Doesn’t even have a bench. I’m taking it as God telling me to rest my elbows. They have been kind of angry lately.
A. Stetching
B. Foam Rolling
C. Planks
D. Swiss Ball Crunches
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11.12.25 weight: 197.4
A. Leg Press 10/10/10/10
B. Reverse Lunges 8/8/8
C. Seated Leg Curl 8/8/10
D. Standing Calf Raises 10/10/10
Back home in my own bed. The back always feels so much better sleeping at home.
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I always love this feeling.
11.13.25 weight: 196
A. Military Press 8/8/8/16
B. Machine Lateral Raise 10/10/10
C. Machine Rear Delt 12/12/12
D. Cable Shrugs 10/10/10
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11.14.25 weight: 196.6
A. Hammer Strength Decline Press 10/10/10/8
B. Cable Crossovers 12/12/10
C. Machine Pulldowns 8/8/8
D. Machine Mid-Row 10/10/10
9th day without carbs. A little irritated that I gained a small amount of weight yesterday. Tomorrow is my refeed, then 11 more days carb-free until Thanksgiving.
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A little irritated that I gained a small amount of weight yesterday.
Given you lost 1.4lbs the day before that, a little rebound is to be expected. Instead, average it out over 2 days and realize it means you lost .8lbs in 2 days, or .4lbs a day over the course of 2 days, and it looks far more reasonable (and, honestly, still stupidly accelerated).
I saw your mention of missing carbs earlier. Is it the taste of carbs specifically, or the metabolic effect? Because if it’s the former, I’d recommend checking out “keto bricks” from Keto Savage. I’ve had 3 flavors so far, and none of them have disappointed. There is a bit of sticker shock, as each one is $15, but they’re also 1000 calories, so you can either have them as a legit full up meal OR cut them up more into snacks or meal augmentations. I’ve even seen some people melt them down and reshape them into holiday treats. Be a way to scratch the sweet tooth while keeping keto.
Not that there’s anything wrong with a cyclical ketogenic diet. I’m a fan of that. But more tools in the toolbox is awesome. I personally like the bricks when it comes to travel, which I see you do a bit of. It means I don’t need to take out a second mortgage to try to eat carnivore/keto at an airport, or come down with a case of the “f**k its” and end up just eating trash.
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I don’t really have a sweet tooth at all. When I crave carbs it’s either real tortillas (I eat a lot of fake keto ones) and Mexican food, Chinese food, or pizza. Fortunately when I travel I don’t have to eat at the airport. It’s a short flight so I eat at home and then I eat when I get there. Pick up some BBQ and I’m pretty good to go. .
Thanks for the keto brick recommendation. I am a really picky eater and eat like a 5 year old. I don’t know if I’ll drop $15 on something I’ll likely not like. I looked at them, and none of the flavors really talk to me.
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Totally get it dude. I always say “I have a meat tooth, not a sweet tooth”, haha.
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I understand your pain. I’m down 41 pounds since April. Each day at this point, I think it will be the day I make big jump. If I see I gained a pound it pisses me off. We just have to remember it’s a marathon and not a sprint.
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11.16.25 weight: 198.2
A. Total Gym Abs
B. Cable Crunches
C. Cable Twists
D. Overhead Rope Extensions 12/10/9
E. Behind the Back Cable Curls 12/12/12 (not sure what to call these. Duel low pulley. Take a step or two forward so arms are behind body, and then curl).
F. Rope Pushdowns 10/10/10
G. Machine Preacher Curl 8/8/8
Only gained 2 lbs yesterday after carbing up, and I haven’t pooped since Friday, so I’m pretty happy with that.
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11.17.25 weight: 196.4
A. Hammer Strength Hight Row 10/10/10
B. Hammer Strength Incline Press 10/10/8
C. Straight-Arm Pulldown 12/12/12
D. Cable Cross-body Raises 12/121/12
E. 45 degree Hyperextension 1xF
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11.18.25 weight: 196.6
A. Hammer Strength Shoulder Press 12/10/10/10
B. Machine Lateral Raise 10/10/10
C. Machine Reverse Flies 12/12/14
D. Cable Shrugs 10/10/10
Weight went up a tiny bit, but week over week, the daily average weight is about 3 lbs down.
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11.19.25 weight: 197.4
A. Planks
B. Saxon Side Bends
C. Cable Rotations
D. Machine Preacher Curl 8/8/8
E. Overhead Rope Extension 12/10/10
Was supposed to do legs today, but when I was stretching my left hamstring felt like it was going to pop. I’m old. That scared me, so I decided to hold off until tomorrow and see what things feel like.
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This is called wisdom.
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11.20.25 weight: 196.6
A. Reverse Lunges 8/8/8
B. Seated Leg Curls 9/9/9
C. Leg Extensions 8/8/9
D. Hoist Glute Master Machine 10/10 (didn’t really feel this in my butt at all, so stopped it.)
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didn’t really feel this in my butt at all
Last time I heard this, it really hurt my feelings.
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Ha! Yeah, i didn’t word that well.
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too funny!
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11.21.25 weight: 196.6
A. Hammer Strength Decline Press 10/10/10
B. Cable Crossovers 12/12/12
C. Hoist Machine Mid-Row 10/10/10
D. Hoist Machine Pulldown 8/8/8
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11.23.25 weight: 196
A. Planks
B. Kneeling Cable Crunches
C. Cable Twists
D. Saxon Side Bends
E. Incline DB Curl 10/10/10
F. Incline Tate Press 10/10/10
G. Machine Preacher Curl 8/8/8
H. Overhead Rope Cable Extensions 12/12/10
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