5.28.18

Press
175 x8
165 x8
155 x7

Tbdl
470 x3
Trouble with my setup or keeping back tight so I kept these low rep
400 x4

Sauna

6.1.18

bw 272 or so... kinda a stressful week (work busy, kids schedules are weird bc school's letting out, major construction nightmare for the house I'm building, just normal baby stuff, etc) and my kcal tracking has been bad/stopped.

Bench
315 x2
300 x2
275 x7
CNS/setup/something def off for the higher % reps. Idk.

3pt db row w/ short pause at top
100 x8
90 x9
80 x10

Sauna

K

Hey, dieting is harder with a baby and a house! Who would have thought? Apparently me as well. So it goes.

Sometimes it's just perspective on everything. Weekends are tougher for me anyway (just more stuff around), so as long as I can track this weekend I should be k. Also, having an off day/week doesn't matter. Hope baby is K. K.

Agreed on weekends. Babby is k! Same to you, though maybe not babby still?

Time to have a second! Weekends are my bane as well. Glad to hear Soulfille and mini-DT are both k

Casually losing 20lbs while drinking floor beers and weekend binge eating.

Casually benching 3 wheels while barely training.

K.

#giantlyfe

6.4.18

Diet:
week 00 - 04.2.18 - 289.4 lbs (start)
week 01 - 04.9.18 - 281.3 lbs (-8.1)
week 02 - 04.16.18 - 277.3 lbs (-4.0 for week, -12.1 overall)
week 03 - 04.23.18 - 278.2 lbs (+0.9 for week, -11.2 overall)
week 04 - 04.30.18 - 278.4 lbs (+0.2 for week, -11.0 overall)
week 05 - 05.07.18 - 276.4 lbs (-2.0 for week, -13.0 overall)
week 06 - 05.14.18 - 274.4 lbs (-2.0 for week, -15.0 overall)
week 07 - 05.21.18 - 272.0 lbs (-2.4 for week, -17.4 overall)
week 08 - 05.28.17 - 270.5 lbs (-1.5 for week, -18.9 overall)
week 09 - 06.04.17 - 270.6 lbs (+0.1 for week, -18.8 overall)

Nothing crazy, just overall a slightly-over week leading to ~maintenance. Sleep was poor the past few nights, and I also ate a lot of bbq meats last night, but otherwise I feel good overall. K.

6.5.18
bw 269

I have a lot going on. Counterpoint: I have nothing going on.

McGill stuff feeling good lately. Back feeling a little tight, but it can really loosen up. I'm trying to stretch more, but stretch my back less. It's hard bc stretching the back provides some immediate relief, but long term all that's really helped me is increased strength and stability. E.g. McGill stuff, planks, structural boring but necessary stuff like face pulls, opening my chest, checking shoulder mobility, etc.

Press
180 x8
170 x7
160 x6
Losing energy as I rep out. I blame my dangerously low bw.

TBDL
More warmup volume than usual to see how back felt. It felt k.
450 x6
400 x6
Just focused on form.

Face Pulls

Hip-hinge pattern squatting stuff, wall squats, kb-extended squat

sitting in bottom of squat and trying to open hips

k

6.7.18
bw 269

I pulled something in my neck, or I was reading too much lately, or something idk. And I have some light travel. So I kept things light today so as to not further **** my neck.

Light stretching, bw stuff, etc

Bench
255 x8 @7
240 x8 @6(?)
225 x19
Prob had 20 idk.

TRX bw row (horizontal)
8
8
8

Weekend may be a kcal challenge because bbq. However, my small runner friend loco pointed me in the right direction and he barely weighs 140 iirc, so perhaps in the end I will be k.

6.9.18
Quick one while out of town

Press
185 x7
175 x5
165 x5

Wall squat
Extended-arms w/ kb squat
Sauna
Bbq

I am in California or else I would have met you at any AYCE in town and put you to sleep. I can meats even though the haters don't believe it.

Wow, I am having AYCE sushi and I am stuffed after this.




Citanul was right all along, I eat like a bird.

Where the sashimi at?

loco you know I'm not ever meeting you at some ayce restaurant. Come on bro. Sm, I believe ayce sushi is some sort of rice eating contest. I am not unlikely to check it out.

Anyway, thanks loco for the bbq recs, I visited 2 and rec pecan lodge over lockharts by a small margin. Lockhart's brisket equalled pecan lodge, but I got a beef rib at PL, which is my fav smoked meat. Yum. Sides were just to sample, no room to eat them. There's also a good pie shop next door to PL, very good in-season cherry and homemade ice cream. I made room. Overall, tasty and a fun time in Dallas, but the bbq not quite up to the Austin level in my experience (nit tho, A- vs. A+).



On that note...

6.11.18

Diet:
week 00 - 04.02.18 - 289.4 lbs (start)
week 01 - 04.09.18 - 281.3 lbs (-8.1)
week 02 - 04.16.18 - 277.3 lbs (-4.0 for week, -12.1 overall)
week 03 - 04.23.18 - 278.2 lbs (+0.9 for week, -11.2 overall)
week 04 - 04.30.18 - 278.4 lbs (+0.2 for week, -11.0 overall)
week 05 - 05.07.18 - 276.4 lbs (-2.0 for week, -13.0 overall)
week 06 - 05.14.18 - 274.4 lbs (-2.0 for week, -15.0 overall)
week 07 - 05.21.18 - 272.0 lbs (-2.4 for week, -17.4 overall)
week 08 - 05.28.18 - 270.5 lbs (-1.5 for week, -18.9 overall)
week 09 - 06.04.18 - 270.6 lbs (+0.1 for week, -18.8 overall)
week 10 - 06.11.18 - 269.8 lbs (-0.8 for week, -19.6 overall)

Fine, considering the amount I ate and drank this weekend. At least I was also active (just walking and pool at my friends' house) and I also snuck in a quick gym session. K.

USA USA USA

Freud made me write this. I guess I like rice more than I thought. I really meant to write that I do not want to go, but now I guess I have to. The last sushi place I went was Nakazawa. The next prob something like... ACYE SUSHI AND THAI AND CHINESE AND TACO BELL. Sounds great. Really looking forward to it.

You never done AYCE in Vegas? There is probably over 50 places that do it, some are solid. All have sashimi options bit with restrictions. But there is a unicorn out there or two with ayce sashimi.

loco,
Nope!

6.12.18
bw 269.4

TBDL
460 x6
410 x10 @7
keeping things tight and snappy, my back is feeling good.

Bench
265 x9 @8
250 x9 @9
240 x11 @9

EZ curl
115 x8x2
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k

6.14.18
Feeling beat up. Combo of losing weight, not enough kcals for the amount of walking or just moving around that I've been doing, and also therefore not enough protein the past couple of days.

bw 266.6

Press
185 x6
175 x6
165 x6

Squat patterning stuff, wall squat, kb-extended squats, air squats.

Two workouts ago I did heavy cable rows and forgot to record. Skipped rowing today bc my shoulders and neck felt bad.

stretching, walking

Maybe I just need a cheeseburger and a nap idk.
k

Diet:
week 11 - 06.18.18 - 270.8 lbs (+1.0 for week, -18.6 overall)

Nothing too exciting - I stopped tracking kcals last week, which led to eating too little (and way too little protein) during the week and too much (though probably k on protein) over the weekend. This week I'll resume tracking, and it should be k. k.

Happy belated Father's Day, forum dad.

Likewise, sir forum dad.

My most dad-like moment of the weekend was simultaneously pressing my two larger (they are still small) kids overhead - they love this. Or maybe when my 4 year old asked me if sprite is beer for kids. So proud.