I see you are still doing a shit ton of volume. Its certainly worked for you before.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I see you are still doing a shit ton of volume. Its certainly worked for you before.[/quote]
It doesnāt seem like it to me, since most of it is just warmups and there are only two work sets on each major lift, but I guess the warmups count too.
So do you find that during a break from lifting you gain weight or lose it?
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
So do you find that during a break from lifting you gain weight or lose it?
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DCA will definitely lose weight -heās all muscle, and he doesnāt eat!
Iām not DCA, but my .02: it depends. You will lose muscle mass since youāre not lifting, and the books say that a lb of muscle will burn between 30-50 cals per day just by being there (maintenance); if you do not adjust your food intake accordingly, you will gain fat weight; the net overall gain or loss of total body weight will depend on your weight loss from muscle loss vs. any fat weight gained through non-adjustment of diet.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
So do you find that during a break from lifting you gain weight or lose it?
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DCA will definitely lose weight -heās all muscle, and he doesnāt eat!
Iām not DCA, but my .02: it depends. You will lose muscle mass since youāre not lifting, and the books say that a lb of muscle will burn between 30-50 cals per day just by being there (maintenance); if you do not adjust your food intake accordingly, you will gain fat weight; the net overall gain or loss of total body weight will depend on your weight loss from muscle loss vs. any fat weight gained through non-adjustment of diet.
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I lost 5 lbs. I generally lose a bit of weight when I stop lifting because I also stop eating as much.
Today, though, I was fueled by 1600+ calories of Burger King heaven - which I would be pleased to do every dayā¦Love those double and triple whoppers.
I am the same way-
I cant keep up with the eating- when not training.
triple whopper hmmmm.
2011-7-11
Overhead Press
95x5
115x5
135x3
155x3
170x1
140x5
Squats
135x5
185x5
225x3
255x3
285x2 (felt heavy)
315x1
340x1
275x5 (felt not so heavy now)
Pendlay row (Clean-width grip)
190 5x3 sets
Close grip bench
190x3
185x3,4
The āGRRRR!ā is coming back. Cool.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
The āGRRRR!ā is coming back. Cool.
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miao! nothing sexier than a little grrr. that vid of you lifting in your backyard is still one of my favs.
go get em!
Didnāt have time to train last night - the commute is totally fragging me. Wonāt have time to train tonight, either. 3 hours of commute a day so far this week. Gotta start looking at using rail-based alternativesā¦
2011-7-18
Clean and Press
115x5
135x5
155x3
175x1
Push Press
185x2
190x1+fail
165x5
Front Squat
185x5
205x3
225x3
245x1
255x1
205x5
Pullups
BWx5
+35x3,3,3,5
CGBP
135x5
155x5
170x3
185x3
195 3x2
Curlzez
115 4x3
Fully recovered and everything felt light except the curlzez. Forearms are weak in the horizontal.
Rexacorocofallapatorius vs Gallifrei
Thats inspiring volume Tony. Great work.
Fully recovered is very good news. Nothing keeps you down for long.
A three hour commute? That sucks. I was unaware that CA had rail alternatives, but it sure beats the freeway if you can do it.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Fully recovered is very good news. Nothing keeps you down for long.
A three hour commute? That sucks. I was unaware that CA had rail alternatives, but it sure beats the freeway if you can do it.[/quote]
I found a route that only takes an hour each way, so thatās a bit betterā¦
will they let you come in pre-traffic, and work a weird shift, like 6-3?
you need the ice cream and ribs diet. thatāll pack some pounds on
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
will they let you come in pre-traffic, and work a weird shift, like 6-3?
you need the ice cream and ribs diet. thatāll pack some pounds on[/quote]
Yup - they know the score regarding traffic since they have to get through it themselves. I donāt get to work until 10 or later. Iām functionally incapable of waking up before 7:30 so I just arrive late and stay late.
Speaking of ribs - my wife made an awesome and oversized steak last night. I almost stole my sonās portion off his plate after finishing mineā¦
2011-7-20
Paused pin Squats (below parallel)
135x5
185x3
225x3
255x3
285x2 (belt on)
315x1
345x1
285x5
Incline Bench Press
135x3
155x3
175x3
190x2
205x1
175x5
Cheat Rows
185x5
225 3x5 sets
general farting around
some x some
Had more in me for the squats but stopped at 345. Thatās a 30lb gain from 2 weeks ago, so Iām happy. Bench felt solid too.
30lbs in 2 weeks is good stuff.
mmm steak. just planned tonightās supper 
Nice paused squatting. 30lb gain in two weeks is massive.
2011-7-22
Deadlifts
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1
415x1
435xnope
345x5
Overhead Press
135x8,6,6
Seated Chest supported Row machine
120x8,8,8 (slow and full range)
45 Degree Hyper
BWx10
+35 X10,8,8 (weight behind the head)
Hip thrusters
135x5
185x3
225x3
Good mornings
145 8x3 sets
Deadlifts sucked. Felt way heavy. Still down 40 lbs on them. Iām counting 455 as a start point. Couldnāt seem to find a lower body exercise that would do what I wanted until I hit the good mornings. Those felt right but I had to keep it light.