5x5 + 4x2 - calories = ???

[Cynical Simian]

Not that you need this redundant post, but between cutting and a truly maximal effort on squats, it's no surprise the other stuff felt difficult. And, again to repeat what BW said, significant strength increases while cutting should be seen as a bonus, not a given.

Just play it by ear a bit with the increases: use those microplates well, even if it means just adding 1 or 1.5 kilos per week to squats, or even less than that to presses.

 

[anotherbutters]

Thanks CS. All comments are welcome

I can go up in 1kg increments, but my notes from last week said to try adding 2kg on squats this week and 1kg on bench. Squats were a killer and I misread my notes on bench. If I knew squats were going to be that hard, I'd have gone up 1kg.

I might repeat last Monday's squat weight next (heavy doubles) and see what happens. That was only going up 1kg per week anyway.

Bodyweight today: 180.4lb (+0.4lb), so not the big drop that I expected from having reduced cals yesterday.

 

[Maks]

Just stopping by to say hello and wishing well.

Btw, the game I am addicted to for years now is Neverwinternights - its really too much fun to play with people all over the world on really great servers.

As a student, I was responsible for around a year to keep the nitrogen container of our experimental lab filled. Twice a week I filled 2 15 l buckets with the stuff out of a kind of tap, then walk with it through 3 big populated buildings and pour it in the main container with all the stored probes. There is really a lot of stuff a 23 year old can do with liquid nitrogen. I think I violated every safety rule there is, including some that aren't even invented. Yet. But I never tried to eat something after I dipped it in there, I have to admit.

However, nice lifting !

 

[anotherbutters]

I'm going to give up the journalling for a while. I'm run down and feel sick as a dog. Probably from boozing at the weekend with a friend I have over from Australia, although I don't think it's that excessive. He's here for one more weekend, but then I only have 4 weeks until I go on holiday myself.

I'll carry on working out, but I can't do this 5x5 with doubles idea justice at the moment. Sorry folks.

 

[Protobuilder]

OK, well we'll see you when you get back, right? Have fun and get some rest.

 

[Maks]

Hell No !!! I demand my approved daily amount of entertaining journalling here ! You cant expect me to adapt to new stuff, like, other journals !

Hope you will be back soon

 

[blut wump]

Hey, AB. Do you mind if I head-hunt your readers if you're done with them?

 

[silver_shadow]

Hey, AB. Do you mind if I head-hunt your readers if you're done with them?

ever the opportunist eh blut?

 

[blut wump]

Waste not, want not.

It'd be a shame to allow good readers to atrophy.

 

[anotherbutters]

Well...

After this weekend's out of the way, I'll have 4 straight weeks with no booze, good diet and plenty of sleep. I can't help thinking about a Korte style volume phase to lead me up to the holiday.

Stay tuned