Oh sweet deload
Todays training
Giant set chest supported DB rows/Tate press/no lockout DB bench
1 set 22 lbs
1 set 33 lbs
1 set 44 lbs
No counting, just go till it burns then a few more
V-grip seated row
3 sets with 60 lbs - same deal no counting
Facepulls
3 sets with 20 lbs - more no counting
Rear delt flyes
3 sets starting at 22 lbs adding five lbs each set - same no count
A bit under half an hour
Woke at 259.3 lbs, a bit bloated.
Getting skinny mate 
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sub 30 minute workout from you in my life…have you started Crossfit?
all my workouts take 1hr 30 to 2 hours… i’m like a sloth. how do you have such short sessions Lol?
In this instance, it was short because I wasn’t doing anything apart from getting a pump in my back.
I aim for under an hour and a half, and hopefully now that the hypertrophy phase is done I’ll be able to stick better to that. Very rarely I can get it done in about an hour.
I had a proud moment today at work when I felt the step ladder I was on start flexing. No more rated to 120 kg ladders for me…
Just make sure you don’t bend somebody else’s ladder…
I’d go the industrial rated ones, good luck bending them.
It’s the National Museum’s ladder, but I got off as soon as I felt it. I’ll bring my my own one in tomorrow.
Woke at 258.2 lbs, looking less bloated. Appetite was off yesterday, and so far feels a bit similar today. Just got to stay above 258 lbs.
How you feeling generally? When I was hovering near a ladder busting 120kg, I felt strong, was doing a shit ton of walking and sled pulls etc, but the extra fat made me huff and puff like a motherfucker.
I huff and puff a fair bit if I run or something silly like that but nothing terrible. My resting heart rate is in the 60s so not brilliant but ok.
I think I may be coming down with a lurgy. National Museum staff are offended by tradespeople so we have to have lunch outside and it isn’t super warm.
I’m noticing that the reduced upper back frequency during the hypertrophy phase left me a tad stiff in the shoulders. Looking forward to some kind of row three to four times a week.
Todays training
Band Y raises
3 sets, no counting just go till it burns then a few more
Chest supported RDFs
3 sets with 22 lbs, same deal no counting
Chaos bench (or whatever the fuck it’s called when you hang kbs off bands off the sleeves)
Worked up to some at 132 lbs
Not sure what the fuss is about. Didn’t have to set up tighter, the bar just moved around more. Zero out of 10 would not recommend.
Lat pulldowns
Drop set starting at 120 lbs dropping 20 lbs every time till last 20 lbs plate is left then when I realised failure would take a long, long time with 20 lbs stopped
All up maybe a half hour
Go get yourself a really good massage, well worth it.
I hate it when that happens.
Woke at 256.6 lbs, looking similar to the last few days. Feeling a bit better for a longer sleep but definitely crook. I’m going with dehydration for the scale drop.
Kept feeling better throughout the day. Going to bed soon and feeling ok considering. Another decent sleep should fix this.
Woke at 257.9 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. Kind of congested, but I should be fine. Glad the weekend is coming up.
Todays training
JM press
2x15x88 lbs
DB bench
2x25x44 lbs
Dips
3x10
BB row
20x132 lbs
Pullups
2xmax reps - 7 wide overhand, 7 wide neutral
Might be fat, but can still pull myself up some
Band facepulls
2x25
Lying leg raises
50 reps - 30, 20
All up an hour and 20 minutes and that was with some major foot dragging between sets to chat.
This made me laugh, it’s the little athletic victories 