I posted a two-month write-up about my T-ransformation efforts in its thread, so I’ll refrain from covering that here.
Weekly exercise
Three lifting sessions, UB - ME, Legs, and UB - Pump.
Four cardio sessions, three gym for 75:00 and one afternoon of hiking.
This was a return week after a deload. Despite different intentions, I stuck with the Meathead template. This week, I plan to change the volume, frequency, and content of lifting days. What I actually DO remains to be seen
The one change I’ve made is mentally detaching from forced program adherence. This week begins regular walking and experimental lifting programs. As long as I do the ten-ish lifts I like and need, I’ll be satisfied with the weekly lifting effort.
@Frank_C’s 550 method is excellent, so it’s going to become a staple for my accessory lifts. I saw someone else on the forums used and liked it, so it may become a thing 'round these-'ere parts.
Squats remain a proverbial thorn in my literal side. If they inflame my hip structures this week, I’ll cut them again.
This was a good week of exercise and diet-changing. I’ve worked out consistently for two months and think I can increase the volume a little. Next up: buying a scale to have an objective measuring tool.
My pleasure, thanks for asking! Amusingly, the older I get, the more I like the beach, or really any large bodies of water. Probably because I live hundreds and hundreds of miles from any!
I had a bad headache that finally broke tonight. I’ll update later after finishing the workout.
ETA: I’m wiped out after the headache, which stemmed from hitting my head hard on a counter when I stood up. Tomorrow’s a new day with new exercise opportunities.
Thank you! The peak is around 10,600 feet and there’s a small ski area just to the left/east, but no all winters are snowy enough. The mountain’s proximity to the city makes for very accessible hiking and rock climbing.
I broke from the Meathead template last week, lifting four days with a hint of bench/deadlifts/OHP/RFESS split. I liked the exercise groupings so much, I’m going to keep them this week and possibly for several more.
My current lifting focus is upper body pushing muscles, expressed through bench press and overhead press, with lots of assistance/supplemental/whatever it’s called. The second two days combine legs and back, which paired well together. This week, I’m going to follow deadlifts with chin-ups and RFESS with rows. Hamstring curls, forearms, and biceps will round out the workouts.
I did 96 minutes of cardio, which isn’t bad but is short of the 120 minutes goal. Instead of the intended five walking days, I walked three and biked one. Biking felt so good after RFESS’s, it’s staying. My bench strength has stalled again, and I have no clear progression plan. Right now, that’s ok. In a week or three, I might shift from strength to mass focus for six weeks.
I fell off the diet wagon. Again. I keep doing that, and it’s frustrating me. This week’s diet torpedos consisted o Moose Tracks ice cream and Kettle brand bbq chips. I’m stinkin’ hungry all the time but don’t know what I’m craving, so I’m shoveling in crap. Send help. With doughnuts.
250 x 12 (sumo)
Hopefully tonight’s fatigue accounted for the lower reps. If things don’t improve next week, the weights are dropping and reps increasing.
Pull-ups and chin-ups
bw x 5 x 5
Pronated grip killed my right elbow, whereas neutral and supinated felt good. Gonna skip pronated for a while.
Relatedly, I realized after doing an hour of moderate-to-hard conditioning yesterday, I wasn’t hungry for several hours, whereas after various lifting sessions, I feel like I could eat an entire cow. I think long cardio sessions - 40+ minutes for me - cause the body to release an appetite-suppressing hormone. I’m going to do more long sessions instead of multiple, short sessions and see how it affects my appetite.
