Not new to this site but newer to posting here. I’m starting up a training log here as my current one on Exodus isn’t available at this time.
I am 34 years old, I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the RIVER!
Nah, just kidding. I am 34 and I’m happily married with 3 beautiful children and occasionally I pick things up and put them down. I’m originally from the SS site cough (no I don’t have COVID) and actually attended a weekend (3 day) SS seminar in Seattle 2015 where I was platform coached on deadlifts with none other than Jordan Feigenbaum. Austin Baraki was just getting SS certified that day so it’s awesome to see how far they’ve come both professionally and as lifters!
damn dude. your intro scared me…i was like, NO! he got divorced! then i saw it was a joke lol. if i tried all that beltless i would snap. maybe thats why youre stronger than me.
anyway, glad you started a log here, and like i said, you can embed you tube vids but not instant grams.
@Cole lol just a little Chris Farley skit for you. I loved those motivational skits from SNL.
Yes the Beltless work nearly did snap me in half during last training cycle but my back has since healed thankfully! I may have to use the belt for 335.
BW: 220.0 lbs (3100 cals reverse still, may go up 50 wed)
Squat: Beltless/2 min rests
325x5 x5
Bench: Beltless/Control TnG/2 min rests
215x5 x6 sets
EZ SFP: EMOM
90x12 x3 sets
EZ Arm Curls: EMOM/Reg,reg, drag
90x12 x3 sets
***59 mins total
-sucking wind this workout, not cool! Lots of lactic acid burning, high stress, felt nauseous during and after. Right rotator also tight and sore. No top pauses on curls due to shoulder pain. Strength was good though but fatigue is setting in.
***43 mins total
-weight maintenance at 3100 cals for 2 weeks of the reverse. Carefully continuing the reverse diet to see if there’s any movement on the scale with a 50 cal/day increase. So far so good. The plan is to re-enter another cut after Christmas. Last one was 6 months so probably aim for another 5-6 months and hopefully drop another 20+ lbs. I think I’d be pretty at 200 lbs lol.
**I’ve been in a calorie deficit since Jan.1 after a 3-4 month maintenance phase. Cals are sitting at 2450 per day right now and weighing in at 213.3 lbs down from 246 last year.
Today’s sesh: 213.3 lbs (6 year low!)
Press: Beltless/2 min rests
125x5 x6 sets
Chins: EMOM/supine grip
BWx6 x4 sets
BWx5
SeatedLaterals: 60s rest
14.5’s x30 x2 sets
SeatedHammerCurls: 60s rest/top pauses
14.5’s x28 x2 sets
**38 mins total.
-presses are feeing smoother again. Lots of speed focus.
damn dude. still cant believe that 500 squat. crazy. in 2017 when i started following you i think i had you on 4/4 lifts. now i only have you on 1/4 and barely (10 lbs) you have been killing it
@Cole Thanks msn, yeah I was shocked I probably had 505-510 in me that day. The 495 attempt right before went up smooth so my greed needed that arbitrary 500 lol.
Bench was still going up but then I had a set-back in Nov with a pretty serious pec strain (thankfully not an actual tear).
i think my days of PRs are slowing though especially with all the weight loss. Low cals are sucking the life out of me.
***48 mins total
-Getting crazy arm pumps lately. Lats don’t usually get pumped from deads but today they did. Sign the body is stressed on lower cals? Idk.
BW**: 212.4 lbs** (New 6 year low, still 2450 cals)
Deadlift: Beltless/DOH/2 min rests
385x3 x4 sets
Slingshot Bench: Beltless/Paused/2 min rests
285x4 x3 sets
Oly SFP: EMOM
112.5 x8 x3 sets
Oly Arm Curls: EMOM/TP,reg,drag
112.5 x8 x3 sets
***55 mins total
-New 6 year low BW which is awesome. Pants are definitely saggy and I actually have to tie sweatpants now lol.
-wife (nurse) caught Covid this week on her first shift back from Mat leave. It may be too late to prevent the rest of us from getting it but so far the kids and I have no symptoms so she’s masking and I’ve been venting the house. It’s literally everywhere in this province right now and every one of her patients had it. Let’s hope we’ve isolated it.