7/28/06

BWT 298#

Not a lot of motion on the scale although I have been staying in the 2-3,000 Cal range all week. Hopefully I will drop a few pounds next week, but I may well lose some ground this weekend as we are going out to dinner on Saturday night. My workout was pretty good, which is probably a good indication that my diet is not strict enough:


Seated OHP: 190#x1 220#x1x1 225#x1x1x1x1x1x1

Looks like I can move up to 225# next week. I may have to add a few more warm up sets to get my CNS jacked up enough for these 95%+ of 1RM singles.

I opted for a bunch of heavy singles instead of 5 singles plus 5x5.

Cable curl (with pulleys near floor)90#x5x4x4x3

Pull up (-150#)x7x5x5

Max Effort Rack Pull: 500#x1 520#x1 530#x1 540#x1 560#x1 580#x1 600#x1 620#x1 630#x1 640#x1

I didn't actually reach failure but 640# was close to a max effort. I hope to see 700#+ by years end and 500#+ on the ful range deadlift.

Back from my dieting "hiatus"

7/25/06

BWT 298.5#

After neither counting calories nor weighing myself for the past 3 weeks, I am getting back to work. The sudden snugness in my previously loose size 42" pants reminded me that I am probably NOT maintaining.

I would guess that I have only gained 5-7# of fat with the balance being water. My arms are back over 18" and looking visibly more muscular as a result of all that extra water and glycogen.

Diet for the rest of the week will be sub-2,000 calories/ day as i get rolling again. I should be under 290# again by next week as I slough off the extra water.

Lifting has, not surprisingly, been going well with all the extra calories:

Seated OHP:220#x1x1x1 225#x1x1 230#x1

All, except the last rep, were quite explosive. Pressing strength is the best it has been since I was 350#+.

Close grip benchpress: 220#x5x4x3

All reps done with a full pause.

Pull-ups (-150#)x5x5x5

I really feel the extra BWT on these.

Cable curl drop sets: (80#/60#/45#)x5 x5 x4

Leg Press: 550#x5x5x5x5x5