Hi everyone,
I started Bodybuilding 1 today.
Training history and stats: I have been consistently training for about 10 years. My height and weight are 5’11" & 255. My lifts in meet are 540 squat, 391 bench, 640 deadlift (675 on new years), as well as 245 OHP.
I’ve run everything from brosplits to crossfit to oly lifting to powerlifting. Ultimately becoming red pilled on frequency and compounds daily, such as in hypertrophy 2 and powerbuilding, which I’ve completed. The rona had me running 5k’s every day for about 7 weeks. I had a bit of travelling and inconsistencies starting up Hypertrophy 2 (2 or 3 days completed per week) for about a 6 weeks. I was three weeks into hypertrophy, but was a bit demotivated due to comparing my past numbers to post rona + cardio numbers. I had been pushing my RPE’s to try and match my weights, even though I knew it would be unmaintainable.
I saw the bodybuilding template and thought it would be a great alternative, with 0 preset notions on what weight I should complete. My SO, ex d2 basketball, decided she’d join, although I insisted on beginner, but I’ll try to manage for RPE for her as best as possible. She’s never maxed out, but her sports history has demonstrated fast skill acquisition and decent strength for 5’6" @ 160lb. Our goals are weight loss and getting jacked. Personally, I’d like to reach the 230’s by the end of the third block.