Woke at 211.6 lbs, little lower ab bloating that’s typical of a shorter sleep. Otherwise still looking tighter than I did a week ago.
@IronOne I’ll stick to it alright. The only thing thar may change is what scale weight I start cutting back at, because I’ll go by what the mirror tells me in that if at 242 lbs it looks like I still can add lean mass I’ll keep doing that, and if I get too fluffy before 242 lbs I’ll dial back then.
Today’s training
Deload, so only allowed 5x3x50% until Friday
Bunch of leg extensions at 55 lbs, slow eccentric GHR and GHR sit-ups
Squat
5xbar
3xplate/143 lbs
5x3x231 lbs
Bunch of PVC pipe rolling, SuperD lower back protocol and stretching. Epsom salts bath and cold shower later (did that yesterday, felt amazing after).
Fifth best shotput distance of all time.
Throwers are scary, a lot of the good ones are decent Weightlifters (and absolutely spooky powerlifters).
Like this lad. Absolutely insane with technique that horrendous. Has like a mid 700’s deadlift.
Woke at 210.1 lbs, all bloat gone and looking pretty good. Maybe dehydration, but probably not as I kept on top of fluid intake yesterday.
Woke at 210.1 lbs again. Looking the same as yesterday.
Today’s training
45 degree back raises, GHR sit-ups and jumps until I could really feel the jump through my heels
DL, stiff bar
5xplate/132 lbs
3x2 plates/220 lbs
5x3x258 lbs
Push-ups and pull-ups (15/7)
Bench press
5xbar
3x88 lbs
5x3x126 lbs
Done in under an hour including copious chatting with Jez.
Is this kind of a deload week for you, didn’t seem much intensity or volume for you 
Woke at 211 lbs, looking decent although a bit flat. Bloat and wateriness has definitely been fucked off by the veggies though.
@mortdk yes, deload. We deload every fifth week. All we’re allowed to do is 5x3x50% and no accessories, although we are allowed to do Friday as normal.
Today’s training
Push-ups and pull-ups (15/6)
DB bench
10x30 lbs
8x50 lbs
5x12x70 lbs
Skull crushers
4x10x77 lbs
Pretty insane pec and tri pump by now
Dips
3x10 at bodyweight - felt my triceps pushing into my armpits they were that swollen
Lateral raises
3x15x25 lbs
RDFs
2x20x25 lbs
Push-ups
50 total reps: 30, 20
Lat pulldowns
4x12x132 lbs
DB shrugs
2x25x110 lbs - was too lazy to unrack the 100s and the 110s were just lying there, so…
Crunches
4x20 - fuck these
All up an hour and half. Pushed the pace as best I could but there was just a bunch to do.
People still do crunches!?!?
Nah only mark 
I still eat crunchies does that count !!
Id pay that
Was going past my favourite bakery today, so yeah. Actually felt a ton better after though. Mirror will be interesting tomorrow.
I always end up lookin’ bloated after heavy abs due to the inflammation, mental panic ensues, “No, no, no, this is all wrong! It’s supposed to be a 6-pack now! Not a blob!”
Woke at 213 lbs, looking pretty much identical to yesterday. Vindication! Bakery detour was a good idea.
#swoleproblems
Woke at 212.3 lbs, looking decent but damn I need a shave.
Glad deload is almost over, because TBH I feel more beat up that when it started. I think this is kind of normal, from what Greg says. I don’t feel beat up in the injury/poor recovery sense, more just plain tired.
Other note, for something like a month now I’ve been being way more regular about walking the dog, which means I’m clocking up a minimum of 30 km a week of brisk walking. Depending on work, that goes up to around 45 km a week.
A tired dog is a happy dog. I like getting out there too.