Feeling really good this week — there’s been a massive shift in body composition. I’m noticeably leaner and tighter, far more vascular, and there’s a big increase in perceivable dryness. That said, it’s slightly impacting training now, as the joints aren’t feeling quite as stable, so pushing the same weights has taken a bit more mental effort (and longer warm-ups to get everything moving right). All in all though, I’ve only had one actual lift regression all prep — that was last week on the T-bar row, which was frustrating, but it is what it is. We’re pretty deep into prep now and everything else is still progressing or at worst holding, so we’ll see how we go.
Hit a big new low of
130.8kg this week. Off the back of last Saturday’s check-ins, coach decided to pull some direct cardio. My leg recovery was absolutely dog shit and it was seriously impacting training, so cardio’s now been pulled back from 25 minutes daily to
15 minutes 5x per week (I skip leg day and the day after). Checked in this morning with these photos you’re seeing — legs are way less inflamed, holding more fullness, separating heaps better, and I can actually pose without feeling like I’m gonna snap a muscle hahaha.
To counteract the drop in energy expenditure, we’ve pushed steps up from
8k to 12k per day, and made another substantial reduction in food. Also adjusted macros, as with carbs coming down, trace proteins dropping it was pushing my direct intake way too high to keep it at 310g, so we’ve dialled it back to:
Training Days (TD):
- 285g Protein
- 400g Carbs
- 60g Fat
- ~3280 cals
Non-Training Days (NTD):
- 285g Protein
- 350g Carbs
- 60g Fat
- ~3080 cals
No drug changes at all. I’ve had a bit of mild nipple sensitivity so threw in an extra
12.5mg Aromasin on a couple of days, but otherwise everything’s the same.
Pec update: still no better unfortunately. Still sore and a bit tight, and I’ve tweaked it again a couple of times doing completely unrelated stuff. Just crossing my fingers and hoping more time on BPC and actively resting it will sort it. Worst case I’m getting on stage with a flat chest — it is what it is.
Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts — keen as ever to keep pushing.