I don’t consider heavy partial lateral raises with a weight that is so heavy you can’t do any strict ones to be the same as taking moderately weighted ones past failure. It’s like if I said I could do pullups to failure and the last ones were half reps, and then another time I just put like 200 lbs hanging from me and did a couple half reps. One is way safer.
But yeah, I still loves those DB/band ones.
And also, your chest is really developed, especially for how little pressing you do overall. That’s something a lot of guys (me) would kill for. My chest isn’t small, but it’s not big, especially not compared to my arms.
Makes sense in regards to the partials. I consider 25-30 lbs as heavy but I think the DB/band combo will be superior. I’m glad this discussion reminded me of them.
I appreciate the compliment but hopefully I’m not done!
Well, I’m beat today. I don’t think I can do the Leangains method of eating (50-60% of the food is supposed to be protein), but I can do intermittent fasting. I can skip breakfast and limit myself to a smaller window of eating. I figured out that it’s alright to have a protein shake if I’m training in the morning (more like mid morning for me). Once I finish the session, it’s 1230-1300 hours and then I can feast. It works out well in terms of timing. Time will tell if it does anything for my physique.
Back to feeling beat up… my SI joint is a bit locked up - not bad, but annoying. If I think back a week then I can recall doing snatch grip deadlifts on Friday, deficit deads on Saturday, and then I felt awesome on Sunday so I pulled 465. Well, this past week I did my 87% day on Thursday, deficit deads on Friday, bigger deficit deads on Saturday, regular deads on Sunday, and I feel like crap today . The stubborn part of me wants to train through it. If I don’t take any days off then I’ll hit my 45th workout on Sunday. That would allow me to rest Mon-Thurs and hit the gym Friday for my max attempt. If I rest then I won’t be ready for my max attempt until Saturday or Sunday (Feb 22nd or 23rd).
Initially, I was thinking about going to my wife’s school and doing this with her weight lifting class. It doesn’t take much to impress them and apparently they like it when I visit. I figured they’d get a kick out of seeing a 35 year old (and husband of their teacher) pull 500 lbs. But, as luck would have it, I’m working during their class. My half day of extra work is in the morning instead of the afternoon that day (the 21st) so it really doesn’t matter. I have absolutely no reason to be stuck on maxing on the 21st. After having this conversation with myself, I’ve decided to rest today.
On the nutritional front, I ate well yesterday. I thought I nailed it in terms of calories. I only ate two meals and one small snack (and that was banana bread and a protein shake). My maintenance calories should be around 2950. Well, I weighed 221 yesterday and 224 today. I also woke up hungry and I don’t get to eat for awhile. I’m hoping the hunger is the result of a kick ass back workout in the late afternoon, but I’m not sure about the weight jump. Oh, well.
It won’t be a complete rest day. I’m headed to PT and I’m sure she’s going to work me over again. I was dripping sweat during my last session. I even brought a spare t-shirt for today.
To be fair, it was LISS plus deadlifts and then an awesome back session. My upper back is sore from Meadows Rows and lots of things are tender from pull overs.
You gotta roll with it when you’re feeling good! On the flip side, I feel beat today. I have no energy and could probably go to bed now (7:33). It’s the price I’m paying for a good weekend.
. The stubborn part of me wants to train through it. If I don’t take any days off then I’ll hit my 45th workout on Sunday. That would allow me to rest Mon-Thurs and hit the gym Friday for my max attempt. If I rest then I won’t be ready for my max attempt until Saturday or Sunday (Feb 22nd or 23rd).