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Inb4 Logan Paul gets it on video.
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Bless you all, and your memes @khangles @guineapig @duketheslaya
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75kg this morning. Although this is the weight as yesterday, I look leaner today
7th Week Deload: TM Test
Press
TM: 37.5kg
Mobility:
- Spinal Decompression, T-Spine, Quads, Ankles and Shoulder Mobility
Warm-Up:
- 1x10-15 Slow Standing Calf Raises, 10kg
- A1: 3x10-15 Band Face Pull-Aparts
- A2: 3x15-20 X-Band Walks
- A3: 3x5 Med Ball Push Throws
Press:
- 20x5
- 25x5
- 32.5x5
- 37.5x3, RPE 7
Assistance, Giant-Sets:
- Seated DB Press: 30x15, 35x2x10
- T-Bar Rows: 40x15, 45x2x10
- DB Suitcase Carries: 40x3x30-35m
Time (Excluding Mobility):
39:56
Notes:
- Forgot my headphones, so I couldnāt listen to Giant Steps during my giant sets
Conditioning: HIIT
Rowing Ergometer
Finished 8 one-minute rounds, 30 seconds between rounds, holding on average a 2:02 split on resistance level 5. I took some technique cues from a rower friend, which is how I managed to hold a lower split with less overall effort.
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Training Maxes for my next Leader
Seeing as all Boring But Strong layouts employ an 85% training max, I did some maths and it turns out none of my current TMās will increase. As such, my training maxes for my first Leader cycle are:
- Squat: 85kg (+0kg)
- Deadlift: 100kg (+0kg)
- Bench: 60kg (-2.5kg)
- Press: 35kg (-2.5kg)
While these training maxes are low - particularly for press - Iām just going to trust the program and let the volume do the work for me.
74kg this morning, looking normal
73kg, looking flat. Not sure if this is from no-carb weekends, the giant (but oh so wonderful) dump taken last night, or excessive caloric deficit.
Thnx for dat mane
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No worries BB
Got mildly cold feet about the sudden weight drop and low calories, so I added 2 serves of 5g of glutamine (I already had a tub which had previously fallen out of use.) and a scoop of whey before bed. Truthfully, I highly doubt an extra 35ish grams of protein is ever going to be a big deal.
How old are you?
17 in February. āLow Caloriesā was probably an overstatement, Iām running 12-13 cals per pound of bodyweight
Ah ok. IMO if I had any suspicion that I was not done growing, I would never limit calories. Although it looks like you arnt in too big a deficit. I prob just sound like a broken record but donāt short-change your biggest growing potential years trying to lose that stubborn stomach, which will be much easier to control when you have higher LBM.
- Calorie deficit messes with hormones.
- Calorie deficit can mess with metabolism (There is a current thread in the BB forum about this that Yogi started).
- Calorie deficit messes with gaining LBM.
- Calorie deficit messes with strength adaptions.
Now Iām not saying all this to make you rethink your life goals or anything. Just something to consider. You are young, take advantage of it. Abs really arnt that cool haha
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Thanks for such a detailed reply! In all fairness, Iāve already lost a good amount of fat (got some compliments at the pool today 
.)
Just my thoughts on what youāve said:
Mumma said that and mumās always right, right?
I completely agree with this statement; would definitely love to be a couple inches taller (putting me at a nice 6ā 1"). My only counterargument is that I find it hard to call 3-6 months in a deficit shortchanging growth. Besides, Iām already taller than all the men in my family bar a freaky uncle, so thereās a good shot I wonāt get much taller.
Nothing to rebut this except my efforts to optimise hormone balance and metabolism as I lose weight.
Definitely true, spent much of last year trying to lose fat and wondering why my muscles werenāt getting any bigger.
While true, I have been managing to keep progressing strength wise so far.
I really do appreciate the time youāve been taken to drop some advice on my log. Hopefully, that makes my stubbornness more tolerable? I would truly like to last couple more months in a deficit. Even after considering the detriments, I do find self-confidence to be an issue during my fluffier times, which makes not cutting fat and continuing to add mass more difficult than I want it to be.
And finally,
Debatable, bud 
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Definitely tolerable mate. Just keep using that stubbornness for good and not evil and Iām sure it will pay off for you. You seem like an intelligent, open minded young man. Keep that up and Iām sure you will achieve your goals.
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5ās Week: Cycle 5
Squats and Bench
Squat TM: 85kg
Bench TM: 60kg
Mobility:
- T-Spine, Ankles, Lats and Shoulder Mobility
Warm-Up:
- A1: 3x15 Band Face Pull-Aparts
- A2: 3x20 Peterson Step-Ups
- 5 Box Jumps, 5 Med Ball Chest Throws
Strength Work, Giant-Sets: Squat / Bench / YTW
- 35x5 Beltless / 25x5 / 5s
- 42.5x5 / 30x5 / 5s
- 50x5 / 35x5 / 5s
- 55x5 / 40x5 / 5s
- 65x5 with Belt / 45x5 / 5s
- 72.5x5 / 50x5 / 5s
Assistance, Giant-Sets:
- Incline Palms-In DB Press: 30x5x10
- Chin-Ups: 10x4x3, 10x4 + 2 Bodyweight
- Tate Side Bends: 50x5x15
- YTWās: 3x5 per position
Time (Excluding Mobility):
1:03:36
Notes
- This was fun. Really, really fun. Took a leaf out of Pwn and Beanās book and used giant-sets for the main lifts. Definitely would have helped this session go by quicker, and I donāt feel as bad about cutting post-workout conditioning.
- Also, I finally managed to listen to Giant-Steps during my giant-sets. Had it on loop all session
- Really feeling the love for YTWās in place of Band Pull-Aparts or Face-Pulls. They just feel easier to manage, and Iām far less tempted to use stupid form to get more and more reps. Better feel on the Rear Delts too.
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I would like to order a 'L: please: Why I Do Not Like YTWL Shoulder Exercises - Mike Reinold
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Didnāt even realise there was an L position
While I do appreciate this guyās view, thereās a dissentient to everything. For every coach and physiotherapist Iāve seen or read who says I should do them, thereās probably just as many who say donāt. Ergo, I might as well keep doing them and face the worst case scenario that they arenāt detrimental, nor beneficial.
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