Weight: 210.7lb
Recovery: 63% (5h 22m slept)
10 Ab Rollouts
Food
Cal: 2098
P: 216g
C: 92g
F: 98g
2/10/23
Weight: 208.6lb
Food
Went off diet, spent time with family. Ate popcorn (too much of it) and some other snacks.
2/11/23
Weight: 210.5lb
Food
Cal: 1277
P: 220g
C: 6g
F: 34g
2/12/23
Weight: 208.5lb
Food
Cal: 1412
P: 141g
C: 149g
F: 28g
Likely under-recorded fats and protein a smidge. Used up some left over rotisserie chicken for lunch/dinner and didn’t weigh it.
Weight: 209.8lb
Recovery: 69% (5h 55m slept)
8 Hanging Leg Raises (attempting to get toes to bar lol), controlled.
Food
Cal: 2170
P: 261g
C: 171g
F: 44g
Weight Avg.: 209.8lb
Weight Lost (from last week’s avg): 0.3lb 
Is it possible that scale weight is remaining mostly the same but mirror progress is telling another tale? My lower belly flab is bordering flat and I’m getting more vascular in most areas… I mean I saw a quad vein the other day. Pondersome indeed.
The JPP stuff seems to have a similar volume/ sequence as DC, yeah? Looks like maybe a bit higher frequency and more straight sets.
I’m always very averse to lowering my volume, even though, intellectually, I think it’s a good idea.
I’ll get back to this when i can give a more detailed response
Update
Posting some nerd stuff…
PPL (4x/wk)
Push 1: 19 Working Sets
Pull 1: 18 Working Sets
Legs 1: 17 Working Sets
Push 2: 21 Working Sets
Pull 2: 24 Working Sets
Legs 2: 18 Working Sets
=72-82 Working Sets per week
*note all sets are to failure
For the sake of adapting data to the most similar equivalent of a Straight Set to Failure to Rest-Pause, I’m going to consider each Rest-Pause 3 sets. Justification: that you’re hitting failure 3x for each portion of a Rest-Pause set, and in JP’s work - you’re hitting failure each working set.
A1: 15 Working Sets
B1: 10 Working Sets
A2: 14 Working Sets
B2: 12 Working Sets
A3: 14 Working Sets
B3: 8 Working Sets
=39-40 Working Sets per week
Anyways, I hope that clears things up a bit. I could go into the reps/session axis, but I don’t think that’s super beneficial if the ultimate goal is failure… Whether failure hits at 7 reps or 17 reps, it is still a set to failure.
Freaking engineers
just be glad I didn’t get into data analysis lol. It blew my mind when I learned the number of ways you can twist raw data to prove/model something.
^pretty awesome stuff btw, but total nerdgasm
We probably need to compare this (above) to total effective reps of a normal meadows BB programme.
One of my main hates (hate not dislike) about DC and JP was the slow reps. I’m not someone to pump my reps (unless the programme calls for it) but doing reps that slow takes the fun out of working out or me.
While I did add some very good muscle during my DC bulk previously, I just didn’t like the lack of volume and the pressure on the top end sets. As you only get 1 money maker set, there is a lot of pressure on it.
Although I’m super competitive, the gym is my de stress and if I’m doing 3 sets of 8 and cock up the first set I’ve still got two more to smash. That’s a personal thing and maybe down to my personality etc.
Just some random thoughts anyhow.
2/14/23
Brekkie:
4 whole eggs
Lunch:
2x scoop protein shake
baby carrots
+Kirkland brand popcorn bag. was hungry and cold and full of excuses/popcorn.
Dinner:
5oz Wagyu burger w/Brioce Bun
Low-Cal sauce (maybe 50 cals)
A shitload of french fries (not fried)
12oz 1% milk
Snacks:
+1/2 serving Surge
Didn’t want to count out macros, was valentines day so we ate burgers and fries like classy folk.
True, but that pressure tends to be self-implemented before long as well. I frequently screw myself over and overperform one day to then have to do one more rep the next time - and I’m under-recovered for it 
Doing this makes it easy to put your all into a set, because I’m sure as fuck not doing one less rep than last time… I also frequently swear immediately before my sets because I know it’s going to be painful lol.
What is this wizardry?
I have an Air Fryer, which means I’m automatically better than everyone that doesn’t have one 
I think most fries in the frozen section are already fried then frozen. There are exceptions. My buddy air fries unfried tator tots. I can’t imagine them being very good. He says they aren’t as good as the pre fried stuff, but with seasoning they are okay.
I find this with powerlifting. It isn’t just one set, but when my working sets get harder over time, there is a lot of pressure to not miss reps (at least in my head). I’ll find myself taking longer than 5 minute rests to ensure I get my set.
If I have a few movements like this in a workout, or lots of sets in one movement, it can really feel unproductive. Like I just spent nearly an hour of my training time doing deadlifts.
I like feeling like I did a lot at the end of a session. I seem to prefer my workouts when I reset a lift and I can get through it faster.
Lately I have been doing less sets of the powerlifting movements, and doing more BBing lifts including some machines. I don’t have the same pressure on me. I feel like I get more done.
I do this - I think they’re pretty good.
I hate that I’ve fallen so behind… how have you enjoyed the JP training?
It’s miserable, just like DC and every other good program 
JP is a DC disciple and has worked alongside the likes of Paul Carter and Trudel for some time now. I actually like it a bit more than DC honestly; DC makes me feel like my soul is burning out, at least in a deficit. The straight sets to failure are less fatiguing than Rest-Pause I think, probably because the rest time in between sets.
I’d like to see you run it someday, if I were to make a suggestion - I think it’s right up your alley.
No worries, the important parts are that I’m doing more of the same things but with a little help and making solid progress. You’re busy with life as it should be, I’m just glad to know you’re killing it whether you post or not.
@Andrewgen_Receptors
Just out of curiosity, are you able to do more weight (plates only) on back squat or hack squat?
Ironically, back squat. It’s mostly because I haven’t done much hack squatting, though I’m sure with equal training time - my hack squat would be miles ahead of back squat.
Hack squat is on an angled plane, meaning 315 is easier on hack than back squat in the grand scheme of things.
I appear to be in the same boat. I did hack squat for the first time today and was 40 lbs below my back squat, but I sure struggled more than my back squat.
Weight: 210.5lb
Recovery: 61% (5h 59m slept)
Back Squats (hacks were taken. All reps performed with 1s pause at bottom)
5x45
5x135
5x225
5x315
5x315
10x225
Food
Cal: 1665
P: 149g
C: 55g
F: 92g
Didn’t have meal prep cooked yet, will be better tomorrow.
