Had no idea that was a thing. I assume it is cherry flavored edible testosterone candies. Meanwhile, I got a tiny bit of mojo back today. It was not the most convincing rep ever, but it has been a while since I did a squat at 160.
Barbell Squat
20 kg x 3 reps
60 kg x 3 reps
80 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 2 reps
120 kg x 2 reps
130 kg x 2 reps
140 kg x 1 reps
150 kg x 1 reps
160 kg x 1 reps
140 kg x 1 reps
120 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 3 reps
60 kg x 5 reps
Pull-Up
2 reps
2 reps
2 reps
2 reps
2 reps
2 reps
2 reps
2 reps
5 reps
5 reps
Muscle-Up
2 reps
1 reps
2 reps
The pulls, on the other hand, were pointless. Still having elbow issues and trying to figure out what is going on. Not getting better, so I am keeping it pretty limited.
Almost as a rule, I have a mantra of āhowever long it takes to get ready for the next setā. I probably appear to be lazy to the average onlooker.
That said, these were not very taxing sets, so probably 2 or 3 minutes? I virtually never train with bodybuilder rep schemes or tact times, so I donāt think about it much.
Boobies day. I almost always do this on Saturday morning, so doing it on a Friday afternoon felt strange as hell for some reason. Took it easy with the benching, put a bit more into the dips.
Day off today. However, I ordered something magnificent, and it showed up on my doorstep with some unexpected next-day delivery. Century Bob. My new friend. Or enemy, more like.
No, Century Bob is not a sex doll. He is aā¦dummy? You punch him. You kick him. You mock him. Century Bob. Or just Bob.
Also went home and punched Bob around for a bit. I think I am going to go on a bit of a leaning out period, so Bob will come in handy for a nice infusion of cardio.
Oops, forgot my last two logs. My mental shift towards leaning out has now begun, and usually for me, thatās all that is needed. I donāt have a diet as such, I just stuff my face somewhat less than usual. Anyway, I can already feel in my achy old bones that I am in a bit of a calorie deficit. Everything is just fucking heavier suddenly. Went to do squats and even the warmups felt like shitty. My whole posterior chain is on the fritz, and some of that is probably also due to given Bob the old what-for. So anyway, I was thinking I was going to stop already at 120, because it all fucking sucked.
Barbell Squat
20 kg x 3 reps
60 kg x 3 reps
80 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 3 reps
120 kg x 2 reps
140 kg x 2 reps
150 kg x 2 reps
120 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 3 reps
And yet I managed a double at 150. Every set totally sucked anyway.
And now the one from yesterday. Here it is a more deliberate shift away from the heavy benching to do some other things to work the muscles a bit more.
Decline Barbell Bench Press
60 kg x 6 reps
70 kg x 6 reps
80 kg x 6 reps
90 kg x 6 reps
100 kg x 6 reps
110 kg x 6 reps
Dips - Chest Version
5 reps
5 reps
5 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
10 reps | weighted | 40.8 kg
15 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
20 reps
Dumbbell Bench Press
18 kg x 8 reps
22 kg x 8 reps
26 kg x 8 reps
30 kg x 8 reps
Pull-Up
10 reps
10 dips with 2 plates might be a record? Close to. Also went home afterwards and gave Bob some whoopass.
From a couple days agoā¦did a round of RDLs just to remind myself of why I dislike them.
Romanian Deadlift
20 kg x 6 reps
40 kg x 6 reps
60 kg x 6 reps
80 kg x 6 reps
100 kg x 6 reps
120 kg x 6 reps
140 kg x 6 reps
160 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 6 reps
Muscle-Up
2 reps
Isolateral Plate Loaded Lat Pulldown
90 lb x 15 reps
90 lb x 15 reps
Pull-Up
10 reps
10 reps
5 reps
My elbow is still bothering me, so I think I am coming around to the idea that I need to lay of the muscle-ups for a while and see if that clears it up. These days, basically any kind of pulling activity seems to make it hurt, and even squatting will bother it. Getting old can go suck all the dicks.
Relatively light shoulder day. And a bit of useless pulling. Basically, still just treading water a bit and trying to resist the temptation to shed weight too quickly.
Nothing really noteworthy here. Slowly dropping weight, but of course this means everything is automatically heavier. Squats and Benching all felt heavy.
On the other hand, that set of 4 dips with 125 pounds on the belt was a new record (up from 3). It was sheer force of will to get the last one, surprised I didnāt shit out my appendix.
Bob is getting a whooping every other day or so, thus improving my pretend Muy Thai skills. And cardio.
Taking a relatively easy (once again) squat day. My body just doesnāt hates them when I am on even a slight calorie deficit. That said, I am probably psyching myself a bit too much and need to pull my shit together.
Barbell Squat
20 kg x 3 reps
40 kg x 3 reps
60 kg x 3 reps
70 kg x 3 reps
80 kg x 3 reps
90 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 3 reps
120 kg x 3 reps
100 kg x 5 reps
60 kg x 10 reps
Pull-Up
6 reps
6 reps
6 reps
6 reps
6 reps
6 reps
10 reps
10 reps
5 reps
2 reps
The pulling is getting a little better, on the other hand. Elbows feeling okay for the most part, but we will see.
Have decided to stop logging my workouts for a while (both here and on my fitness app). I am finding that I am worrying too much about numbers during a time when I should shift over to working the muscles a bit more (with shorter rests) without stressing about how much weight is on the bar. Thatās all well and fine when the focus actually is about putting weight on the bar, but right now it is more about losing a bit of excess fat and getting into better shape overall.
I will mention, however, that I did manage a three-plate weighted dip a week ago. I even attempted a second rep, but that shit was not happening.
Other than that, the retooling has had mixed results over the last month. My diet is has been absolute shit, but I will clean that up a bit. Have only lost a kilo or two, but my resting heart rate has improved on account of the kickboxing sessions with Bob. Down to about 50, which is where I like it.
The early part of 2020 is going to be all about my love of strong beer being in direct conflict for my need to have visible abs.
Re love of beer, Iām setting myself a challenge, from the 6th of Jan, Iām not going to have a drop of the Amber nectar until Iām down to 190lbs. (down about 20lbs). I figure the double whammy of not drinking, and the reward of having a drink will make this fairly quick.
I will probably just tend to moderate it a bit. I get carried away sometimes with going balls out on a cut or whatever, and end up doing it too quickly. So, fewer calories in general, some of that unfortunately in the form of less beer.
Re: the three plate dipā¦that shit felt so heavy that I felt the attempt at number two was going to pull my shoulders out of socket. Was strange that I managed like 4 reps at only ten pounds lighter a few weeks prior. I felt only doing a single rep kinda means I earned zero badass points from it.