Nice work.

It's good you're not throwing on big weights at the expense of ROM etc for the shoulder work.

Phase 1

Week 1 Day 3

Front Squat- 165x2x6, 175x2x6
Rack Pulls- 275x2x6, 295x2x6 (last set was really bad/difficult)...i have to ghetto rig the set-up to make it a pull from the knees (if the pin is set @ the lowest level the bar is too high, but if there are no pins in it's too low. what i do is take a bunch of 45s and stack them so i'm pulling out of the rack but the weight on the bar lands on the plates before the rack)
DB Bulgarian Split Squats- 15x2x6, 25x6 (getting readjusted w/ this lift..i used to do this w/ 35s or 40s and tried that at first but balance was lol)
Pull Throughs- 25x3x10
Reverse Crunches- 3x12

Legs are going to be jelly tomorrow

Did you get all the stuff he recommended? I just got the book, haven't had time to look completely through it, plan on getting foam roller, not sure what to think about the wrist wraps as well as the resistance bands.

Also gonna have to pick up some sambas or something, because chuck taylors are uglydeezys

I've already been lifting in Nike Frees for a while/already have a few foam rollers/wrist wraps/etc

there are bands @ my gym too

GTFO, Chucks are awesome. I have both Sambas and Chucks and would rather lift in Chucks any day of the week.

BTW, if I cared about my diet, this is what I would do. In fact, I did this for about a month, lost some weight, and didn't negatively impact my recovery. I just like pizza too damn much to keep at it.

+1, but I also started noticing I was approaching some stalls, but I dont' think I was eating enough. Took me a while to realize when you cut out all those caloric dense carbs, you need a lot more meat and nuts.

Why would you want to cut carbs if you're trying to maintain a surplus while attempting to gain strength and recover adequately?

I thought it was a good idea at the time

I have since reconsidered

mmmmmmm brownies

Week 1 Day 4

One Arm Push Press- 50x4x6 each arm
Close Grip Chin Up- BW+15x4x6
Push Up- BWx3x10
DB Row- 75x3x8
External Cable Rotation- 10x3x12
Side Bridge- 30sx3x12

Rewarding myself with this tonight:



nomnomnomnomnom

i've never enjoyed the homestyle chips instead of fries...

I agree. Though in this case it's meaningless to me b/c of how good the burger is.

burger looks great but perhaps too big of a bun. I generally prefer seedless as well.

Where'd you get the burger?