Yeah, it's just an arbitrary number. But I've never been sub 140 in my life since puberty, and it feels good. Unfortunately, I had to catch the flu to lose that last pound.
I'm gonna postpone today's workout to tomorrow assuming I feel better, otherwise I'll just skip it and start fresh on Sunday.
Being sick, I've had some extra time to think about all this stuff, and I've been thinking about parallels to my last failed log on 2p2. In that log, I dieted down to 141 and lifted for about 6 months before falling off the wagon. I also had the same shoulder issue slow my progress on upper body lifts, a major contributor to my lack of motivation in the latter months.
There are some key differences, too. This time around I've lasted over 8 months, and I'm significantly leaner and stronger than I was then. My form is dramatically better on all lifts now than then. I have much better cardio fitness and work capacity, though those still could make much improvement.
So now I'm sitting here thinking of tactics to head off the possible demotivating things before they become critical. I need to be wary of my shoulder. I also need to feel like I'm accomplishing something whenever I go to the gym. I've just had to coincidentally reset all of the main lifts, which could lead to me feeling stagnant about my goals.
To prevent this, I've decided to switch back to the LBBS so I can make easy progress on something new. If you recall, I switched to the front squat in order to treat my squat-morning issue for the LBBS. After working up to a 72.5x5 front squat, I should now be in a position to make some easy progress on the LBBS (my previous PR was only 80x5). I anticipate that this will be highly motivating to me while my DL, OHP, and BP emerge from the toilet during the ensuing weeks.
Last edited by Renton555; 11-10-2016 at 03:42 AM.