I was expecting maybe headaches and a hard time focussing, not tremors
Thanks for the lookout and information - truly.
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Is that Jean Luc Picard ??
I prefer him as Professor X but yeah.
Type “:/facepalm:”
. I don’t know the decay formula, but iknowing the ballpark for when the end is near makes stuff like that a little more tolerable.
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I’m sorry man, I hate those days and nights also.
If it helps, I found Adrafinil was better for me. “Weaker” dosen’t always mean “less potent,” so it smoothed out the highs and lows.
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Week 11 Check-In
Weight Avg: 205.2 (-2lb)
3pt Skinfold: 5.9 (same)
| Day | Weight | Cals | Pro | Carbs | Fat | Train | Steps | Cardio | Sleep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal | 2060 | 275 | 150 | 40 | - | 10,000 | >7.0 | ||
| Monday | 205.6 | 2005 | 269 | 149 | 37 | Push | 30 | 9 | |
| Tuesday | 203.9 | 2005 | 269 | 149 | 37 | Pull | 40 | ? | |
| Weds | 204.5 | 2005 | 269 | 149 | 47 | Push | 0 | 6.8 | |
| Thurs | 205 | 2409 | 269 | 250 | 40 | Off | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Friday | 205.4 | Off | 30 | 5.7 | |||||
| Sat | 206.5 | 2301 | 429 | 0 | 65 | Off | 0 | 7 | |
| Sun | 205.6 | 2005 | 269 | 149 | 37 | Pull | 30 | 7.5 | |
| Avg | 205.2 | 2113 | 296 | 141 | 44 | 4 days | 160 | 6.7 |
Weight great
Diet bad
Training acceptable
Steps bad
Cardio acceptable
Sleep needs improved (up 1/2hr from last week)
Abs and Quads showing the most progress.
Thursday was off plan for turkey day, but I was using this as my free meal.
Friday was off due to withdrawals from dropping adderall entirely (doing better now).
Saturday was still feeling out of it but had my appetite back.
Back at it, off to the gym shortly.
Next week will be weird. Friday - Tuesday I will be out of state prepping my other house for sale. I will not be able to train or stay on diet these days, but I’ll do what I can. Feel free to drop your travel tips for sticking to difficult macros.
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Pull
Sunday, Dec 01, 2024 at 3:15pm
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
“3x 1RIR
3010”
Set 1: 210 lbs x 14
Set 2: 190 lbs x 9 [Failure]
Set 3: 150 lbs x 9 [Failure]
Bicep Curl (Cable)
“2x drop set”
Set 1: 140 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Set 2: 110 lbs x 7 [Drop]
Set 3: 90 lbs x 5 [Drop]
Set 4: 100 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Set 5: 80 lbs x 6 [Drop]
Set 6: 70 lbs x 5 [Drop]
Bent Over Row (Barbell)
“Yates, 2x RIR1”
Set 1: 225 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Set 2: 225 lbs x 9 [Failure]
Shrug (Machine)
“Horizontal, selectorized”
Set 1: 120 lbs x 15
Set 2: 120 lbs x 15
Upright Row (Barbell)
“2xFail”
Set 1: 80 lbs x 21 [Failure]
Set 2: 80 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Seated Leg Curl (Machine)
“Regaining Strength, 2x RIR2-3
weak side sets reps”
Set 1: 100 lbs x 14
Set 2: 100 lbs x 12
@hevyapp
+30mins LISS
A little burnt out but doing okay. Strength was doing fine, it’s my cardio or work capacity that’s struggling.
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Your dieting. This is expected.
Don’t go to failure. Keep one in the tank. Use drops for intensifiers.
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But how do you know that 1 rep in the tank isn’t actually 2!!?
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If your replying to me my answer is this.
My point to him is not to take it to failure. Whether he has 1 or 2 left doesn’t matter He is dieting on fairly low cals/carbs right now. He’s not going to build muscle right now, just maintain/condition. The last thing he needs to do is tax his CNS too much and be wiped out and not able to train.
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Drop sets are trash man… zero benefit except added fatigue / damage. And during a cut?? Gotta disagree amigo
You can actually build muscle in a deficit. And more so at maintenance. Crazy shit but it happens
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We can agree to disagree. Nothing wrong with getting more blood in the muscle without beating it up.
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When your in a deficit at low carbs it’s not the time to push weight. It’s just too taxing on the body to train to failure.
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I can accept that answer.
I don’t know if the HIT community can.
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It’s physiology, not my opinion. Blood does nothing…just like the pump does nothing for hypertrophy.
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I didn’t suggest that…only that we can build muscle in a deficit. The body is an incredible machine when it comes to adaptations but should always be what is the most optimal way to do it… a deficit is not likely the best way.
Yes, you suggested that but for what reason? That has nothing to do with the current discussion of his fatigue/work capacity.
Then you stated your opinion that drop sets are “trash” when in fact they are not. They do create additional fatigue via time under tension which is a driver for hypertrophy. There are many way to skin a cat man. My response to him was merely a way to stop short of failure and use an intensifier technique so as not to tax his CNS during a time when he already has accumulated fatigue.
I didn’t see you giving him any suggestions to mitigate his issue but instead commented on mine with statements that 1-have no bearing on this topic 2-are your opinion.
This is Andrews log, if your gonna comment I would think being helpful might be a good route to take?
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Something tells me Andrew won’t be discouraged.
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