For the last week and a half, I’ve been coughing a lot at the gym. Like, every time I build up abdominal pressure, it makes me need to cough. All sorts of exercises- AbWheel, squats, pullups… even sprints on some days. I don’t know what causes it.
Yesterday, I hopped on the scale. Reading was 240. Today, reading i2 243. Similar environmental factors. Pretty much the same situation played out two weeks ago, with almost identical readings (241, then later on the week, before the carb-up, 243). Ostensibly, I’m still trying to lean-up, but I’m not doing a particularly remarkable job of it.
No idea what could account for the weight-gain between yesterday and today. It wasn’t carbs.
Also, went to see Harry Potter last night. Was a fitting end to the series.
Notice higher top weights and greater number of sets
Carbed up like a beast yesterday, felt good. I’m at a plateau, and I’m hating the slog. I’m hating the slog because its unproductive, and I’m feeling weak, and flat, and I’m not leaning up. So I’m gonna change a few things.
I’m gonna lift 3x/week: Push, Pull, and Legs. I’m gonna sprint two days a week. But I’m gonna sprint longer on those days.
I’m gonna switch from an Anabolic-Diet-type thing to a Carb-Cycling-type thing. Instead of eating milk and olive oil until Sunday and eating pizza, pasta, bread, and ice-cream come sunday, I’ll have approximately 100g of carbs after lifting and a cheat meal once each week. Today I had a gatorade and a couple tortillas. Other times I’ll have some Surge Recovery, other times I’ll throw down some rice. The point is to use the carbs for mood elevation, to allow for recovery to keep workout quality high, and to try something new. And I think I’m lean enough to handle it now. I’ve got maybe 20lbs more to lose. I think now is the time to start experimenting.
Back Squat: 225-365. 9 sets
Deadlift: 365-455. 9 sets
Only coughed once. Forgot my bottle with supps at home, so all this was done with a gatorade quart-bottle and some extra water.
Also had a meal with significant carbs before working out (Mother came up to visit me, spent time with her, had lunch, was good, good mental focus going into the gym).
The next several entries were made long after the workouts happened. For about a month I just kinda stopped taking working out seriously. My life kinda went to shit. So here’s all the workouts in one lump sum, sorted by date, to the best of my memory’s ability.
Front Squat: 205-275. 6 sets
Back Squat: 275-355. 8 sets
EFX: 25 minutes
Weighed in at 240 this morning. After roughly a week of pounding the weights and the cardio. I should be back up to my old levels pretty much, so from here on out I should be able to measure weight reduction as fat reduction.