Cut and Heal: my HST journal

[young_squatter]

Good workout man, you will be making PR in no time.

 

[Cynical Simian]

I've lost a bit on my gut but the scale is moving up. I weighed in at 242 after my workout today, which makes no sense to me as I thought I'd be lighter from water loss. Gawd, I really don't want to count calories, but I don't want to cut forever either.

Dude, don't let whatever stigmas you associate with counting calories prevent you from doing something that could be good for your progress and health. Contrary to popular belief, you won't wake up the day after you start doing it with an irresistible urge to replace your squats and deads with machine ass squeezes and a hefty dose of Richard Simmons.

You don't have to be uber-anal about it if you don't want to. Simple stuff like measuring all quantities and being consistent (i.e. a "handful" becomes "1/4 cup" of walnuts) can make a big difference, and if your meals are similar from day to day, figuring out your caloric intake is pretty much a one-time effort.

 

[anotherbutters]

Good to hear your back feels better for this. Flushing the muscles with lactate seems to have done the trick. I should try that some time.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Pic update here.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Looking good Guinness, stomach looks flatter to me.

On some of the side pics, looks like you might have that anterior pelvic tilt, or maybe it's the angle of your shorts. Not diagnosing or anything, just sayin'

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

The 15's served their purpose. Now you should be set to go into the 10's and 5's. I think we're supposed to get an update tonight, in fact, right?

 

[perp69]

Nice progress-lifts and pics. We have similar builds. I don't know about you but it sucks to look at my own pics because it is always hard for me to see progress.

 

[Guinness5.0]

10 rep phase - workout 1 of 6

MONDAY

Squat 135x5, 135x5, 225x5, 265x10
-My fuggin back is tender again. I think I slept on it funny Sunday night (tossing and turning). If I sleep on my stomach at all I can expect to be in pain the next day.

Standing OHP 120x10
-Max is projected at 145

BB row 160x10, 160x10
-The more I do these, the more I like 'em. I've really started to focus on doing these like Pendlay says: accelerate as the bar comes up.

Wide-grip pulldown 14px10

Dips (BW+45)x10, (BW+45)x10

Double-overhand grip deads 225x10
-This puts my projected final weight at 275, which may be a stretch, but hopefully my grip will improve rapidly

Pretty good workout. I'm so sick of having a "glass spine". I slept great last night and it feels better, but it's two steps forward, one step back .

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

I love sleeping on my stomach. It never seems to bother my back.

Do you utilize a hook grip for deadlifts? If not, you may want to think about it. It's painful at first, but very effective.

Two steps forward, one step back is how it usually is, man. Progress is progress.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I love sleeping on my stomach. It never seems to bother my back.

Do you utilize a hook grip for deadlifts? If not, you may want to think about it. It's painful at first, but very effective.

Two steps forward, one step back is how it usually is, man. Progress is progress.

I can only sleep on my stomach if I sleep on the floor.

The whole point of the deads is to increase my grip strength, and hopefully help my back a bit. So I just want to use a normal grip for this phase.

Yeah I guess . I just want to be able to lift hard and feel great all the time. Is that asking so much