@MarkKO - That’s not a bad idea. I’ll see how I make out with the remaining quantity of my supps. I might run the course for my first experience using the products so I can say I gave them a genuine trial. I’ve been doing just Plazma for every workout, and having a pre-workout Finibar alongside Plazma for my squat/DL days. Thanks for the suggestions! Also, looking forward to hearing how you make out with ‘Training Maximally’.
@Frank_C - Thanks man. I also think it is a good idea not to take supps ‘just because’. Ensuring you are putting them to use is a big part of the puzzle. Thanks for the suggestion/comment!
Weekend Nutrition:
Horrible, but whatever.
I’ve been very strict with my diet until this weekend. Not one drop of alcohol in over a month (this is big for me), and not one unhealthy meal in a month.
This weekend I consumed:
Friday:
Mini eggs
Beer
Wine
Brownies
Saturday:
Extra meat pizza (this was godly, I needed this in my life)
Obviously there was more food, but the rest as my usual nutrition (eggs, avocado, spinach, chicken, etc).
Just before I devoured the pizza I decided to do a quick workout so that those carbs wouldn’t be completely wasted. So I decided to do the Mantathlon Challenge, even though my afternoon hangover was starting to set in…
Weight 204lbs:
Bench @ 205lbs = 28reps (not competition, banging this out T&G)
Chins @ BW = 25reps (not dead hanging each rep, only dead hang for last 5-6)
OHP @ 105lbs = 28reps (this surprised me)
Dips @ BW + 55lbs = 12reps (triceps were SHOT)
BB Curls @ 105lbs = 22reps (not super strict, not full cheat curls)
Pros of this challenge:
- Short time to complete
- Great pump, like I may consider doing this challenge before my ‘after shots’ for this challenge. I came upstairs and my wife said “Holy crap, your shoulders are massive”. When your wife notices your gains, you know it’s good! lol
Cons of this challenge:
- For me, going for max reps in a challenge definitely sacrifices form which then discredits the movements I performed.
- I prefer strength challenges rather than muscle endurance challenges.
I think I would have enjoyed the challenge more if there was a cap at 20 for each lift. That was a ceiling would be set for each lift and I could hold my form to try to hit a solid 20. This may have left some triceps in the tank for my dips as well.
So I did 115reps Total. I didn’t take a video, because honestly I felt like crap going into it and didn’t expect much of a performance. I just liked the thought of having a pre-designed workout under 20mins that I could do before eating pizza.
I’m not happy enough with my form in the lifts to submit my results against people who completed it in a more strict fashion.
I woke up this morning at 204.4lbs.
I was really expecting to be heavier after that much pizza and junk.
Back to being strict this week. Lets see what I can do for one more month! I’d really like to see that 199lbs!
Week 2 - 5/3/1 - 5’s PRO, BBB
I performed some jump rope and shoulder band work between press sets and I did 105lb DB rows x 10reps between bench sets.
A nice quick workout before heading to work. Speaking of work, one last week of stress then things should return to the norm again. I worked all weekend to hopefully make this week a little more manageable.