205 x 10
205 x 10
Buddy came over to give me something from work and we talked long enough that I went “cold” and didn’t want to warm back up for more rows so only 2 sets today…
Lots of ezcurl curls
Lots of dumbbell curls
Lots of hammer curls
Upper body progress from T-transformation entry till now. Down ~8 pounds from entry.
I think there are some very slight changes, I’ll take that over going backwards.
Went and had a dexa scan again today. Left really pissed off. BF% down BMI down weight down. Muscle mass exactly the same and to make it worse lifts are down. FUCK cutting down back to being skinny fat. The calories have been turned back on. I was hoping to see a very slight increase in muscle and ride the slow gain train but my genetics suck.
I realize I can’t keep changing goals or I’ll never get anywhere, I’ve really been up in the air about what I should do, that is until now. I’d rather be fat and strong than skinny fat and weak.
Dexa was after the transformation. If you scroll up a few posts there is a pic update from first dexa (T rams formation photo) and basically right now.
I wanted to try and use my beginner statis to lose weight slowly and add a little bit of muscle. Been cruising at a steady weight for a little bit. I’m just gonna focus on growing. I’d rather be fat and strong than skinny and weak.
Dude. If you’re dropping body fat, and losing weight, but muscle mass is the same, what in the world are you complaining about? That’s the dream cut right there.
You are straight up not skinnyfat. You’re holding more fat than you want, sure, but you say you’ve spent a lot of your life being heavier than you want to, and I can promise you right now, if you adopt a “bulk” mindset you are going to end up in a worse position than when you started. Building muscle is mind-numbingly slow, and losing fat only reveals how little muscle we actually have. It’s the perfect storm of demotivation. Push through, dude. You look better every time you post a picture of yourself. This is why I said I don’t want a dexa scan - the mirror is the best judge of appearance.
I still have a ton of fat though. I feel like if I cut down to acceptable BF I’ll just be one of those super skinny kids with abs we see pop up in the “rate my physique I’ve been working out for 1 year”
Plus, I did start bulking from the beginning fat, and it wasn’t too clean, this go around would be even cleaner.
I wish I was rich. I’d totally have a ton of lipo auction done and cheat.
So my left arm is still hurting pretty bad. Can’t even carry a gallon of milk with it. I hope this chick didn’t stab something important.
Back squats
75 x 10
75 x 10
95 x 10
(Worked in with my wife with those)
135 x 5
225 x 10
255 x 1
315 x 1
345 x 1
375 x 1
405 x 0
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
All of the 165 reps were as far past parallel as my body would go.
Hit 375 and felt good. Went to grab a set of 5’s and then my ego was like duuuuude you know how cool it would be to squat 4 plates!?!? Negative. I feel like it’s mental though more than not enough strength. I can’t seem to get hyped up or aggressive or anything. My whole workouts I look and feel like I’m just casually walking down the street relaxing. Need to figure out how to angry at the weights, but no matter how hard I try I just can’t.
Leg curls
Few sets of high rep leg curls till I couldn’t do anymore.