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SPRING RECOMP 2021 - DAY 3
DOMS in full effect. Almost fell down the stairs! Haven't had this shit in so long I forgot about it. I only get it immediately after a layoff.
Persisted through morning mobility and feel better, but still can't imagine doing front squats in a few hours when it hurts to walk now. This is, of course, nonsense. As John Broz says, "how you feel is a lie." Word.
Baselined back yesterday. Worked my row up to a couple plates, strict and fluid, so better than expected. Got one wide grip bodyweight pull up. Sad indeed. Pretty sure that will take a jump when I get on a normal bar. Skipped my shoulder hang due to bar unavailability. Also restarted ab work.
Anybody else get ab spasms? I get these bizarre, painful upper ab cramp/spasms where one muscle pulses and contracts so hard it looks like it's going to explode out of my body. They stretch right out, but tend to persist once they start.
The good news on diet is that I am tracking every morsel and building around a core of steak, chicken, and yams. The less terrific news is that I have logged 11,700 calories in the last 3 days, and it's been going up every day. Haven't gone balls out crazy, just a couple grilled cheese here, a pint of chunky monkey there, and the next thing you know, 4,000! Obviously not a sustainable program.
Feel great! Looking better in the mirror with a little glycogen on board and a few extra pounds. Waist is a slop show, especially once the compression shorts go on, but we knew there were some leftovers from the cut.
Sleeping early and often. Up before dawn with no alarm and ready to go. Practice, family logistics, work, and then to the gym early afternoon. Post lift steak and yams. Little nap. Pretense of additional productive work. Calling it a day around 5/6. Been falling asleep over book/movie in the evening. Then up again for a bit before lights out around 10. All in, I have been sleeping maybe 10+. Fasting insomnia is a distant memory.
Two more days of lift baselining, then will commence tracking and posting. Front squat and press today, deads and chins tomorrow.
Let's go!
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194.2 lb
Lost so far: 17.8 lb.
Still to go: 9.2 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 04 April 2021:
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2642 kcal
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Fat: 110.75g | Prot: 176.85g | Carb: 229.95g.
Lunch: Chicken Thigh, Bagel, Hummus (Commercial) . Dinner: Red Onions, Yam (with Salt, Drained, Cooked, Boiled), Redner's Warehouse Markets Boneless NY Strip Steak, Light Sour Cream. Snacks/Other: Strawberries , Honey , Kroger Fat Free Cottage Cheese. more...
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gaining 7.0 lb a week
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