Woke at 261.5 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. Got nine hours on the CPAP but this new mask isn’t cutting it. It’s way louder and keeps waking me up by moving around. I’m going back to the nose pillow tonight.
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Todays training
Circuit to warm up (three rounds)
10 bracing hip thrusts
Air squats
Two sled pushes
Shoulder distraction
Then
10x10 seconds bracing 90/90
Squat
Worked up to 5x2x352 lbs with 10 second rests
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3l1FfvAsx-/?igshid=u1g5deunfu47
High bar squat with elevated heels and feet one inch each in
2x6x352 lbs
Lying leg curl
4x10 - should have been 3x10, whatever. Rigged up a light band on a bench. Very good, 10/10 would recommend
Inverted rows (TRX because I saw Greg doing them)
2x10
All up an hour and 15 minutes
First session in a long, long time that wasn’t a struggle.
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I was about to ask how are you going with the back and head thing? Are you full steam ahead now ?
Head seems entirely back to normal. Still need to sort out the CT scan though. Back feels better than it has since the initial tweak so I’m very cautiously optimistic and making sure to keep doing the stuff that got it back here in the first place.
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Why do all us big boys wear short shorts…lol, i catch myself checking out my legs compared to wearing sweats
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You’re a very strong guy, Mark. But , don’t offence, do you consider to lose some weight? This visceral fats don’t help you with the apnea and blood pressure at all. I read that you want to gain weight, am I correct?
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I e often wondered this too. I know bigger means stronger, but I don’t understand it. If a person has 190 pounds of lean muscle mass, why are they stronger at 260 vs 215 of the LBM stays the same?
*random numbers I just through out.
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It’s the power of the Power Belly TM.
Better rebound out of the hole for squatting, decreased ROM for bench, and better leverage for deadlifts.
I’m not 100% sure of the truths in these, but they are justifications I like to use for any unnecessary bulking cycles.
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I think part of it is having fats to burn as fuel source right there and then when you need it
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I don’t understand it, but when I gain weight my pressing strength goes up.
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Woke at 260.4 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. Got nine hours on the CPAP and the nose pillow is definitely the way to go.
@queen_cobra the visceral fat comes along for the ride. It definitely doesn’t impact my blood pressure, which is normal. It’s actually better than when I was lighter. The apnea is something I’ve been dealing with for as long as I remember. Being big is just what I need to do to get the total I want. Once I get to 275, I’ll probably end up dropping some weight after a while to make room for more muscle, and then work back to 275 again.
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Short shorts are more comfortable. Simple.
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Word. I don’t buy anything with more than 8” inseam. 7 is perfect. 6 is doable but prefer 7”
Todays training
Warmup circuit: 3 rounds of bracing hip thrusts and band work
This SuperD scap retraction thing with two bands
Rolling tricep extension and no lockout DB bench giant set
Bench press
Worked up to
4x2x258 lbs
5x258 lbs - like a twit didn’t adjust the safeties after hitting them once in the first set so hit them twice on my AMRAP and I swear that second time cost me a rep
Spoto press
2x6x225 lbs - first set was mostly trying to figure when the fuck to stop. These were hard in any case
JM press replacing skull crushers
2x6x132 lbs
Seated row
3x10x120 lbs
Rear delt flys
2x12x27 lbs
All up an hour and 10 minutes
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X2.
Very noticeably so
Woke at 262.1 lbs, looking a bit less bloated. Just under eight hours on the CPAP.
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Woke at 261 lbs, still less bloated. Almost nine hours on the CPAP.
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Todays training
Warmup circuit: three rounds of 10 bracing hip thrusts, back raises and air squats (I thought someone was using the sled, didn’t realise I was wrong until I was done)
10x10 second bracing 90/90
Deadlift, stiff bar
Worked up to
5x1x462 lbs
2x462 lbs
6 and 7x462 lbs for my 13 AFSAP
SSB squat
2x8x242 lbs
We had the option of SSB or front squat. I picked SSB because while front squats are unpleasant, SSB squats actually make me work
Lying leg curl
2x10 with the band again
Bent over DB row
3x10x55 lbs
All up an hour and 15 minutes
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Woke at 259.5 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. Eight hours on the CPAP.
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Todays training
A little bit different, because munchkin came with me. First time.
Warmup circuit - three rounds of 10 bracing hip thrusts, air squats and two sled pushes with shoulder distraction and that SuperD double band thing
10x10 second bracing 90/90
Wide stance squat
Worked up to 2x8x352 lbs
Munchkin was pretty happy checking out the gym initially but by now got a bit bored so I asked if he wanted to push the sled (it was empty). He strained at it and I helped him a smidge and he got it forward a couple of metres, which seemed to satisfy his need for activity.
Walking lunges
2x10 metres with 20 lbs DBs
By now Lu had discovered the rower, which Jake showed him how to use. He kept at it for a few minutes, then to my surprise had another crack at the prowler. This time I didn’t help him, and he moved it about twice his initial distance.
BB row
2x4x308 lbs - hook grip first set, then straps
Greg specified these were to be heavy.
4x352 lbs - straps, but still a row PR such as it is
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3wCZikAVDh/?igshid=rbad1gq1t2l
Not too cheaty either for that weight I don’t think.
Band good mornings
50 in 30 and 20 with the heavy band.
Between sets Munchkin decided he wasn’t done with the prowler and pushed it the full track. He had to stop a couple of times to catch his breath but he didn’t let up till he finished.
Standing crunch
15x66 lbs
3x15x77 lbs
Between sets munchkin decided to push the prowler back up the track.
While I was stretching he asked if there was anything else he could try so I gave him a 22 lbs sandbag with handles and he deadlifted it a bunch. Then he asked if he could come back.
All up an hour and 30 minutes.
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