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time to get hard and strong 5x5 style
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jdl508
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ok so electric has been out since Saturday June 30th - Northeast got hit hard by some weather
been a hell of a week so far
but we are back now
I skipped mon and tues workout because work was a killer all kind of problems without power that long
today i am off and had a good workout in the morning
Ft Squats 5x5
High Pulls 4x12
Rack Pulls 3x12
Drag Curls 4x11
I havent lost any more weight which is good - holding strong at 185 - 190 but body is definitly recomping with cardio 2 x and diet in check this is getting fun
slowly upped cals to 2400 with no problems and still keeping it 75 - 80% clean
been a hell of a week so far
but we are back now I skipped mon and tues workout because work was a killer all kind of problems without power that long
today i am off and had a good workout in the morning
Ft Squats 5x5
High Pulls 4x12
Rack Pulls 3x12
Drag Curls 4x11
I havent lost any more weight which is good - holding strong at 185 - 190 but body is definitly recomping with cardio 2 x and diet in check this is getting fun
slowly upped cals to 2400 with no problems and still keeping it 75 - 80% clean
Buildingup24
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Back to the grind!
Buildingup24
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Don't tell me another power outage...yeesh.
jdl508
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excuses excuses LOL Im still alive no more pwer outages LOL
I think I am at the point where I am doing TOO much research on diet etc
it can be a dangerous thing
Im still hitting the weights faithfully at 5 - 530 AM -> everything is going up so that is good
the other day I did rack pulls @ 3 x 12 - 265 lbs - felt great but my grip sucked
my oldest daughter told me i had man boobs the other day and sent me into a wirlwind LOL but she's right
Made the mistake of stumbling onto the leangains site and reading and reading and reading LOL
I swear Im never gonna do a sloppy all out bulk again - all said and done I was up to 210 but now am back to 185 so what is the point
any of this make sense?
I think I am at the point where I am doing TOO much research on diet etc
it can be a dangerous thing
Im still hitting the weights faithfully at 5 - 530 AM -> everything is going up so that is good
the other day I did rack pulls @ 3 x 12 - 265 lbs - felt great but my grip sucked
my oldest daughter told me i had man boobs the other day and sent me into a wirlwind LOL but she's right
Made the mistake of stumbling onto the leangains site and reading and reading and reading LOL
I swear Im never gonna do a sloppy all out bulk again - all said and done I was up to 210 but now am back to 185 so what is the point
any of this make sense?
Buildingup24
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What is your question? I'm sorta lost
Buildingup24
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Okay I think i understand-you're saying looking back the whole "bulk" and put on weight was done wrong on your part and you like the leansgains concept.
If that's what you are saying, martin merkhans idea has worked for a lot of people- the first few days suck- I tried it for a week, the first 3 days, from 8-2 my mind was on food- I gave it a ahot during the semester, and since I was occupied, wasn't a big deal not to eat till 3pm. I think it helps keep your calorie surplus smaller when you do it to gain size. Also, don't use it to be an excuse to eat lower quality food (ex cookies to get carbs/fats)-especially since guys like you n I aren't blessed with visually pleasing fat storage sites lol
I think Zed can better help you with grip- but I personally bought a heavy gripper (150lb) one. I started using it during my down time as the night is winding down n I'm just watching a show on tv or soemthing.
If that's what you are saying, martin merkhans idea has worked for a lot of people- the first few days suck- I tried it for a week, the first 3 days, from 8-2 my mind was on food- I gave it a ahot during the semester, and since I was occupied, wasn't a big deal not to eat till 3pm. I think it helps keep your calorie surplus smaller when you do it to gain size. Also, don't use it to be an excuse to eat lower quality food (ex cookies to get carbs/fats)-especially since guys like you n I aren't blessed with visually pleasing fat storage sites lol
I think Zed can better help you with grip- but I personally bought a heavy gripper (150lb) one. I started using it during my down time as the night is winding down n I'm just watching a show on tv or soemthing.
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jdl508
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Had a great workout yesterday - Did plyometrics from p90x tues night then wed morn did my zed special
on the rack pulls I have been resetting my grip every 3-5, and I think my prob is sweat just as much as grip - I am looking into the heavy gripper type things
Everything else was as always Front Squats - High Pulls- Rack Pulls - drag curls - took about an hour all said and done
As my dieting research continues I will still maintain my normal program somewhere between 1900 - 2400 calories and around a 50P / 30C / 20F ratio
on the rack pulls I have been resetting my grip every 3-5, and I think my prob is sweat just as much as grip - I am looking into the heavy gripper type things
Everything else was as always Front Squats - High Pulls- Rack Pulls - drag curls - took about an hour all said and done
As my dieting research continues I will still maintain my normal program somewhere between 1900 - 2400 calories and around a 50P / 30C / 20F ratio
