LOG # 109 (this was yesterday)
Swimming drills
100m back
100 freestyle
50m right arm/ 50m left arm
50m butterfly
100m kick drill
30mins cool down (leisurely freestyle)
Took me 1.5 hours to finish this. Meh.
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LOG # 110
Full body:
Floor press (smith machine) 225lbs 5x5
BB rows: 120lbs 3x5
DB jump squats: 30lbs each hand 5x6
ATG squats BB: 185 2x10
Hanging leg raises: 1x15
RCK plank: 2mins
Battle ropes: 3 mins
Woke up 100% hungry, and 1,000% grouchy.
Morning weight: 200lbs. Probably the baseline after losing maybe 1lb of fat, and 6-7 lbs of water and other stuff.
Completely forgot to take into consideration how I’ll be once that time of the month rolls around, and lo and behold today is that day. My face is clear as can be, but I have no energy and I’m nauseated. Took iron, B12, and Vitamin A so ill see how I fair. Cramps are 100% just not there, but everything else has been amplified. Ugh.
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LOG # 111
5x5 day (full body) (starting to get creative)
Back squat low bar: 225lbs 5x5
Front squat: 135lbs 5x5
Pull up bar leg raises: 5x6
Torso twists: 5x6 each side
Sumo deads: 225lbs 5x5
Back extensions: 130lbs 5x5
Push press: 100lbs 5x5
Leg extensions: 115lbs 5x5
Assisted pull ups: 5x5
Incline bench: 100lbs 5x5
So. Freaking. Hungry.
I’m surprisingly not as weak as I thought I would be just yet, but dammit I’m so hungry.
Fucked up and watched a bunch of girls powerlifting and now I feel like a weakling. Meh.
So you did your Squats and Deads in front of a mirror? 
Yup that sounds like a cut hahaha
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I actually always squat and deadlift in front of a mirror because the racks are positioned directly in front of them.
But no I was tagged in some powerlifting videos by some friends who know me, and then I just started watching them all and I was like, “fuck”. Lol
And yes. I have officially submerged myself within the cutting phase. And everything tastes good even if the foods don’t necessarily go together. I’ll freaking eat it lol.
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LOG #112
Basketball with friends (1 hour)
Swimming (freestyle for distance. Approx. 500 meters total)
Close to 1 hour.
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LOG# 113
Trampoline park with hubby. He twisted his ankle landing funny so I’ve spent half the day being butler for him because he’s babying it. Have no idea if trampoline jumping can be considered as a workout but I was sweating the entire time. Debating on what to run for tonight training but I’ll figure it out.
Weight is bouncing around between 200-202.
Waist measurement is down to 31, because I actually measured it and it was at 33. Goal is to get down to maybe 27-28in.
Still hungry, still grouchy, but energy is okay-ish.
I bumped off another 100 calories for the time being. But that’s too much I’ll go back up.
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LOG # 114
Okay so I fucked up in two different ways this morning:
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I trained waaaay too early this morning without really eating anything
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I woke up to train at 5:30. In. The. Morning. Not really a morning person at all.
Tried to run back into my usual Variation of Westside, and everything felt so damn heavy, and I felt like I was gonna shit my pants.
Speed Bench:
155lbs 10x3
Secondary:
lat pulldowns 100lbs 3x10
Compound rows: 120lbs 3x7
Triceps pushdown: 50lbs 3x5
Rack pulls: 300lbs 8x3 (this was done after my main work set with bench)
Back extensions: 160lbs 3x5
I can see weight loss progress steadily, but it feels like I’m slightly dying half the time. Yesterday’s energy was great, and that’s because I had already been eating throughout the day and I have no idea what made me think that going this early was a good plan, aside from the fact that the gym was barren and I don’t vibe in crowded places that much.
I may have to just put strength training on simmer, and focus on conditioning more with strength days maybe once a week OR do the other option of upping calories more to increase strength, and doing strength training two days on and one day off with grueling conditioning work on the rest days. In doing this I’m going to probably be sleeping my ass off again like I did when I first started training. Leaning towards the latter because I’m a grouchy, weak mess at the moment. BUT weight loss is going to be painfully slow.
Don’t change anything except lower your main set loads. Leaning out will make you a bit weaker in the short run, it’s normal. Keep training as you are, hammer the volume on assistance.
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So would be good to adopt a new training protocol? Or just adjust the one I already have?
Actually never mind that’s a stupid question lol
Pretty much the same but raises your assistance volume (which means dropping the weight) so along the lines of
lat pulldowns 50-100 total reps
OR
Compound rows 50-100 total reps
Triceps pushdowns 50-100 total reps
Rack pulls can these, or at least move them to a more appropriate day
Back extensions 50-100 total reps, but probably better to move to a more appropriate day
I generally like this kind of format
Main lift - whatever sets/reps
Optional accessory - e.g. floor press for bench, good morning for squats, pause DL, etc
First assistance - e.g. dips for bench, lunges for squat, etc
Second assistance - e.g. BB rows for bench, back raises for DL, RDL for squat, etc
Isolation giant set two exercises - e.g. bis/tris, abs/shoulders, etc
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New pair of shoes. Sketchers, air sole thingys, feels good for flat feet. Probably gonna use these for HIIT and cardio. We will see if these help with the shin splints.
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Found this lovely piece of art somewhere on YouTube. Pure Gold.
These guys collaborate on another level
And this one
I have skechers for walking and a pair for work because I stand a lot. I like them. I don’t have shin splints but I’ve had plantars fasciatis and my knees give off when I stand for long periods.
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