Week 8 Update.
Good evening EF brothers,
This week I changed around some of my training days and started off with reduced volume on my shoulders. However, some heavy lifting at work over Thursday and Friday inflamed my shoulders so I chose to sit out my upper body training. Training wise it wasn’t a huge week, more focused on my lower and core.
Sleep this week hasn’t been the greatest either. In saying that though, last night I slept a solid 8.5hrs. Felt good today.
Weight is trending upward though. I’m happy with my slow and steady progress.
I’ve attached a comparison photo. These are 8 weeks apart (obviously, considering this is an 8th week update). I’ve tried to replicate conditions for the photo, to the best of my abilities. About 1.8-2kg difference in the photos.
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Current weight:
Daily calories/macros:
Supplements:
- supplements have remained mostly the same.
PEDs:
- All Sassy’s Pharmaceuticals 500mg Test E/100mg EQ/3.6ius HGH
- Oil pinning frequency is daily.
- HGH every night PM before bed.
Blood pressure:
Hydration:
Workouts:
12K steps
10mg Cialis PW
400mg L-Carnitine PW
20mins treadmill PW
Legs
Seated Leg Raises
14 reps @ 60kg
14 reps @ 60kg
Smith Squats
12 reps @ 80kg
12 reps @ 80kg
Leg Press (smith variation)
16 reps @ 100kg
16 reps @ 100kg
16 reps @ 100kg
Calf Raises
14 reps @ 110kg
14 reps @ 110kg
14 reps @ 110kg
Cable Crunches
20 reps @ 85kg
20 reps @ 85kg
20 reps @ 85kg
20 reps @ 85kg
17.5k steps
10mg cialis PW
400mg L-Carnitine PW
20mins treadmill PW
Push
Pec Deck
14 reps @ 75kg
14 reps @ 75kg
14 reps @ 75kg
Flat Bench D/Bell
13 reps @ 25kg
14 reps @ 25kg
16 reps @ 25kg
Cable Fly
12 reps @ 30kg
12 reps @ 30kg
14 reps @ 30kg
Upright Row
16 reps @ 30kg
16 reps @ 30kg
Single Arm D/Bell Lateral Raises
20 reps @ 10kg
20 reps @ 10kg
EZ-Bar Tricep Ext.
22 reps @ 20kg
22 reps @ 20kg
22 reps @ 20kg
Rope Pushdowns
16 reps @ 55kg
16 reps @ 55kg
16 reps @ 55kg
13k steps
Rest
15k steps
10mg cialis PW
400mg L-Carnitine PW
Lower + Core
Cable Glute Kickback
12 reps @ 12.5kg
12 reps @ 12.5kg
12 reps @ 12.5kg
Good morning Smith
10 reps @ 65kg
10 reps @ 65kg
10 reps @ 65kg
Cable Hip Abduction
14 reps @ 7.5kg
14 reps @ 7.5kg
Single Leg Calf Riases
14 reps @ 50kg
12 reps @ 50kg
12 reps @ 50kg
Hanging Leg Raises
16 reps @ Bodyweight
16 reps @ Bodyweight
16 reps @ Bodyweight
Standing cable pull/twist
16 reps a side @ 20kg
14 reps a side @ 25kg
16 reps a side @ 25kg
11k steps
Rest
Notes:
- It’s apparent that my shoulder issues haven’t gone away and they are having a negative effect on my training. I’m not progressing at all on my upper body training.
- However as I type this, they aren’t giving me grief; nor have they done so the last 36hrs. Due to this, I’m going to completely drop upper body exercises this coming week and give these issues the chance to rest and recover; while focusing on legs + core.
- I have spent a lot of time looking into where I am experiencing the pains and have found some rehab exercises, which I will be employing this week and will continue along side my upper body training.
- After this week, I’ll be restructuring my training split to an upper/lower/rest/upper/lower/rest/rest or 2 on - 1 off - 2 on - 2 off. I’ll be really prioritising rest and recovery going forward, instead of just trying to push through the pain.
- Annoyed that it’s gotten to this, but annoyance will just raise cortisol. Which in turn will mean less gains.
- The woife got me a snack while doing groceries too.
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