Given that I haven’t worked out since last Friday and that I’ve had severe calorie deficits the last two days, I decided to go light. I just really wanted to get back into the gym. I’m going to restart my 5/3/1 program on Monday.
Yesterday Calories (P/C/F) In: 2030 (124/205/77) Calories out: 2376
Food is a best guess. Had a catered lunch at work and Thai food for dinner, so I did my best to estimate.
I went in without a game plan and wanted to just do some basic lifts since it’s been a while and gauge where I am after illness. I was disappointed in my bench presses, but my body just wasn’t up to it today. Stupid body.
Oh, and I measured my BF% using one of those hand-held thingys at the gym. 33.2%. Super sexy, right? For my age, it’s on the cusp between “overweight” and “normal” depending on who you ask (32% seems to be the line). I don’t have a target BF% per se, but it’s nice to have a starting point to track progress.
This is the female standards for the fitness test we have over here in Singapore. Considering most girls are between the height of 155cm-165cm. Yeah, girls can jump their heights.
Yesterday Calories In:Let’s just call it 3,000. I really have no clue. I was starving all day. I went back and tracked everything I could remember… 1531 calories. Oops. Well at least that should make up for some of the weekend. Calories Out: 2656
I remembered a pull-up progression that I had done a few years back, going from 1-1-1-1-1 to 2-1-1-1-1 to 3-2-1-1-1, etc. I will do a bodyweight pull-up in 2017 so help me god.
I know it’s just the first week, but the 5/3/1 feels so BORING. Especially after the volume of lifting during the 5x5 program.
It depends what you’re looking for from your training I guess. If it’s fun, and your idea of fun isn’t almost puking or passing out from pushing your plus set, then sure, it’s boring. If you’re after improvement, fun or boring doesn’t come into the equation anyway.
I totally understand what you’re saying. But I get done with the workout quickly and feel like I didn’t do much. I went from the volume of a 5x5 workout, with 25 reps at ~85% with 3 lifts, to just focusing on one lift and doing much less volume and intensity.
Push the plus set harder. I remember reading something Jim wrote to the effect of the plus set isn’t to failure, but it should definitely take some life out of you.
