Woke at 206.1 lbs, looking decent. Slept for ages, which helped.
Went for a swim yestersay (pool etc at work, figured I may as well use it as conditioning, and I don’t see how a swim once a week will hurt). Five lengths of the 25 metre pool with a minute rest between - each length took between 40 and 50 seconds, which is good by my standards.
Then sat in the spa for five minutes and the sauna for five minutes, then a cold shower.
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I wish I had access to a good pool. Swimming is great low impact conditioning work full range of motion…
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I’m pretty damn lucky.
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Yeah swimming is great.
Not taxing and it’s full body conditioning.
Today’s training
Bunch of 45 degree back raises and GHR sit-ups
Deadlift, stiff bar
5xplate
5x2 plates
3x3 plates
All double overhand, beltless
Belt on
4x2x407 lbs, all under 6 RPE (first two hook, then mixed left under, right under)
10x407 lbs, 9 RPE, straps
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeoeaQXhD8g/
Work sets took 15 minutes
Sumo DL, beltless, straps
3x5x330 lbs
Pull to the knee, straps, beltless
25x231 lbs - fuck
DB rows
3x15x100 lbs
Split squats
2x15 with 40 lbs DBs
All up an hour and 40 minutes, was helping my buddy out
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My tattoo guy in Colorado wouldn’t work without being a little high… he was awesome!!
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You’re looking fucking massive!!!
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Thanks mate. Legs are coming along nicely, back is kind of OK, but definitely needs more mass. Chest, arms and shoulders are growing but like back are still too small. I swear I still have some kind of abs too, just.
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Over calorie budget today (and it’s not even dinner time 
). I was plain fucking starving and had an awesome chicken parmigiana for lunch. I’m debating whether I don’t eat any more today or say fuck it and have a completely unnecessary dinner just for the enjoyment of it.
I will say, since it’s germane to this, I think I’m doing well in terms of how my approach to food is going. I didn’t get particularly fat in Fiji, and that was a whole week just eyeballing my portions. I’m also more mentally relaxed about occasionally going over budget (like today), because I think I’ve proven to myself that I can go above budget here and there and not suddenly wake up fat and sloppy.
I mean, I’ve added some chub since I started trying to add mass, but I’ve added more muscle than fat. I think I’ll be able to keep adding until I hit around 220 lbs, then I’ll probably have to cut down to around 198 lbs. I’m basing that on my current rate. I’ll do numbers in a couple of days to see how I went in January.
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August 2k17
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Looked back in your log for a 5 month comparison. Back is getting way thiccer!
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Well, I’ll take your word for it
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Awesome Deadlifts Mark. 10 reps 185 kg, wish I could do a single.
You are really doing a good job with your training and your growing muscles.
Yup a bit more “fat” that is a bad word, but I don’t know what word to but in instead, “chub”.
Picture from May 2017
More shredded, yes. But today much more powerful.
Yes a good change I think. Can’t wait to see how much you can total on the next meet.
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Legs are looking solid.
Bigger, stronger, a little less lean. That should be a sub forum!
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@Chris_Colucci plss
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Wait… what’s the existing sub forum called then.
*Checks again
Bigger Stronger Leaner… sounds more like the Pharma forum to me
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Nah pharma is bigger, stronger, angrier.
Bigger, stronger, leaner is @flipcollar very own section.
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But he runs the No Chill forum
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Put in a good word for me. Maybe we can get that forum open. I’d totally moderate it.
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