I cut way back on the eating last few days. I actually only ate 2-meals on Friday with some shelled peanuts.
I’m only doing this because I’m going by instinct, the mirror and training progress. My training is progressing without the need for food, food, food.
As my body starts saying “hey, you need more food here” then I’ll eat more.
Light squats are now at 110reps in 1-set and I’m starting to super set SLDL with squats!
Lots of good training everyday, too much to write really.
I did new arm blaster floor press superset with tricep extensions and then BORs.
Monday
Was a good one-
Jefferson Deads (it’s been 7days since I grinded 12 reps in the deficit behind the back hack deads) so I wasn’t going burn myself on reps today-
Left foot in lead 320 x6
Right foot in lead 340 x6
Left foot in lead 340 x1
Right foot in lead 350 x3
The left foot is my weak area ,so glad I got good volume in there.
1-arm thick bar thumbless JM press up to 30# loaded on the heavy handle x15 2-sets back to back superset with bench dips x35 reps.
Triceps pumped!
Tuesday
Hit a nice rep PR here!
Arm blaster floor press superset with slightly wide grip EZ curls-
4-sets total adding weight- up to-
167 x34 reps in the floor press PR!
Diet-
I really think I hit on something with my eating now, I’ve always said, focus on lifting first and the eating will become instinctive, it takes time. People who go gung-ho on eating programs usually can’t stick with it.
I’ve not eaten a cliff bar in over a weeks now. I haven’t even had cravings for them or bagels.
I’m slowly tightening up and getting stronger. Getting stronger is gearing me towards more protein and less carbs.
I will never be anti carb, but what I’m saying is people who jump on 1gram per pound of BW and don’t have the muscle…….the muscle must be built first and carbs still build muscle, but once the muscle is built to eat at least 1gram of protein per pound BW, that’s when you don’t even need to think about it or work to try and count it, your body automatically comply to it. The same goes for 2-grams etc etc. Forcing it isn’t the best.
So, I’m not really eating a lot of carbs via meals BUT I am eating a lot of grapes and more fruits Intra lifting. That is the golden tip I’ve discovered here.
Notice I said, I’m getting tighter, this is not leaner, leaner means small, nope I’m staying thick!
Just so my Cliff bars don’t go bad, I may have to be forced to eat 1-2 a week, that will be Intra lifting.
Bananas are also another key. People are scared to eat more than 1 a day, I eat at LEAST 2-a day!
Wednesday
Squats 110reps
Weighted Tricep extension pushups new 20+ rep PR!
@Moonflower the power of grapes, I don’t even count my protein but I don’t think I’m getting 150grams-
I did 25 reps of these with 10 pounds added weight as a warm up today without grapes. I think I’m good, thanks.
That’s not the point at all.
That’s my current level and I’ll be also doing 10# x25 soon enough. It’s called progression.
My counterpoint is that I’m already doing quite well without them, thanks. I’m going to continue to do what has allowed me to reach the place where that set is a warm up, my own results and progression speak loud enough to me for me to continue doing what is already working well.
Why do you think I’m telling you to eating grapes?
Your the one who pulled some silly study saying “oh, this says your wrong” RT said people lose IQ once they pick up weights, that is 100 percent YOU.
As for me, I was already born with a low IQ.
Projection and ad hominem, but ok. My progress is doing just fine, thanks. Peace.
I never said you weren’t going good. You can’t seem to grasp that, weights making ya a dummy.
Still projection and ad hominem, ok. I still have yet to see any meaningful response of actual substance to an academic source that I introduced to the conversation other than anecdotal opinions and ad hominem. Until I get a substantially better argument to validate your claims, I’m out of this one since my energy is best spent in my own log at this time since what I’ve got so far is not convincing.
Who cares?
Personally, I’m glad. I post my secrets here but I’m glad no one cares or would fo them.
More gains for me! If everyone ate grapes I’d probably stop and find something else cause I like being different.
Friday-
Floor presses super wide grip and-
I did more tricep extension pushups but this time I used a closer grip which was much harder and worked the triceps a tad differently.
I did 2-sets of 20+ reps this was after the floor presses already being fatigued.
Gotta match Moons 10# x 25 for warmup! It’ll happen, keep working.
More power of grapes-
Lost 4pounds of fat in 2-weeks, strength increasing. BW 186 down from 190#
Eating more grapes Intra lifting has stopped cravings for my biggest fat gain weakness which is Cliff bars and Dave’s bagels.
Today in gym while eating grapes-
Seated overhead pressing, wide grip, PRs in all my reps and got a 1rep max ego lift PR of 187# (1# over bodyweight). Did dumbbell curls up the rack up to the 55s, first time curling them!
PROOF!
I know you are better and stronger but you should be, you are young, I’m old and fragile.
Sunday-
Volume 20rep squats-
Up to
192 x20
194 x20 superset with SLDL 230 x12
Tricep extension pushups close grip-
Up to 10# x15
Well, the carb cut must stop, wife made Lasagna, oh my all time favorite, it’s time too live now!
I’m thinking I’ll just do a lot of high rep leg stuff this week. The superset of SLDL was new thing, just getting my feet wet there, as I could do more.
Regarding the Lasagna, there’s a thread about what you would get as your last meal on Death row. So well I would say something like homemade lasagna however here’s the deal with why I wouldn’t pick that. I’ve ordered Lasagna a few times and that stuff from the so-called Italian shops is crap, it’s got horrible marinara sauce, gummy cheese, it’s shit, even the beef tastes like crap. Same with stuffed shells. Lasagna has to be right for a last meal.
The last meal has to be the thing you didn’t get much of in your life, it would be here and there. I don’t like desserts so no go there.
I said fried food because it’s delicious and you can’t screw it up, it’s great served from dive bars etc.
Chinese food is another I would totally request, load that chit up, the whole damn menu!!!
I drank this during my workout today, does this count?
This is probably going to be as close as it gets for me right now unless Biotest makes grape flavored Surge (or unless I train with a cold and have to take some of that synthetic grape flavored cough syrup).
The grapes in grocery stores taste fake and bland to me compared to the real thing, especially when they’re fresh and you can pick your own or hit up a good farmer’s market in season. Hence, I don’t eat store grapes very often since I’m not really a fan of them.
Like I said, your anecdotes are not convincing enough to me at this time to make me about face what I am already doing in favor of something that does not currently have strong supporting information–so far it’s been mainly personal anecdote and ad hominem arguments after I civilly declined to try out your grape endeavors. This is not definitive proof that this will work for me, plain and simple–I do not hold personal anecdote and certainty of proof of correctness as being synonymous for the purposes of this conversation. Personal anecdote is not the same as universal proof and my actions regarding this topic have and will continue to follow suit.
I’ve already said a few posts back that my energy is best spent elsewhere (like on my own stuff which has been doing just fine recently without any grapes, thank you) and then you go ahead and your next three posts here are either replies to me or you mention me by name, including one where you bring in more personal anecdote to seemingly try to convince me without actually focusing on the initial argument. You seem to equate your own personal experience with near-universal certainty that I should dogmatically follow, and you tell me grapes give results without mentioning any reasons or supporting evidence other than anecdotal experience even when I ask for better reasons–and then you wonder how I’m not convinced when you have no good evidence to convince anyone, yet you still seem to be trying. No hard feelings at all but it’s not going to work with the information you’re giving right now, stop tagging me on this.
I’ve said it time and time again, I’m not trying to convince you to eat grapes for gains.
As for your energy drink, if it works for you, do it. I’m too old to drink those. I have to think in terms of getting gains but also being healthy too. Us old people are more vulnerable to things like high BP, diabetes, cancers, stuff like that.
So I have to eat the grapes instead, far less processed.
What about all the benefits you mentioned in your other thread about 1RM training? You know, strength, less injuries, hypertrophy, etc. If you’re going to stop doing that, can you change your thread title to something about Grapes being the end all be all for training?
I’m not going to stop that.
In fact I’m kinda thinking about utilizing 1-all out rep in a different way.
Lately I’ve been doing 3-sets of 25 in the floor press to where the last set of 25 is all out effort, then I add a bunch of weight and hit 1-set of low reps. I’m thinking of building up to 1-rep on that last set.
I’m building back up on the deadlift variations. My lats were cramped for a month after a 1-rep max effort. It’s a building process that I’m trying to figure out.
“but Cretin you said 1-rep!!!” “But Cretin you said 100reps” “but Cretin you said celery, now grapes” lol.
Monday was floor press superset with BOR.
Tuesday-
Spur of the moment I went with Jefferson deadlift, this time with the 100# plates, up to-
270 x10 right leg lead
320 x2 left lead
360 x2 right lead
370 x3 left lead
I’m building this lift back up. I’ve not pulled anything near 400 in several months. Getting 3 with 370 with my weak leg in the lead was a nice surprise. 360 actually felt kinda heavy, I was thinking to just match 2reps but felt so good I did 3.
Tricep extension pushups, closer grip up to 11# x20 (PR).
