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SPRING RECOMP 2021 - DAY 24
LIFT DAY
Back under the bar yesterday after a 3 day rest. Very nice. Low traffic. Felt kinda shit/nauseous and almost didn't post. Glad I did.
Hit my Front Squats for 10 X 175#, double my target reps. Good form. No pain. No grinders. Left at least one in the bank. Rest matters.
Front Squats starting to feel more natural. No forward list or significant wrist pain, which I attribute to better thoracic mobility. But I can't prove that. Need to work the Sots press back into my warm up next time. Then we'll know...
Really excited to discover a new pain in my elbow when I started (barely) loading up my overhead press! Never had any elbow pain before, so awesome! Almost pulled the plug. Instead stripped down to the bar and tweaked grip and form and ran sets of five until no pain. Then worked back up in 10# increments. Hit 135# for 9 reps. One better than target. It was a grinder and best left in the bank, but w/e.
Realized that part of the reason I have been feeling like shit may be some medication, the side effects of which include fatigue and joint pain. Big Duh. Condition it is meant to treat has abated somewhat, so I halved the dose. We'll see.
Sooo... If you add up that, the vaxx malaise, lifting again for the first time in a couple years, eating again, and a dramatic increase in sleep, it's difficult to imagine how I could have stayed productive these last three weeks....
I must admit that I was a little triggered when someone commented last week that it must be nice to have the time to focus on this project. Truth is that they had observed that to which I was, perhaps willfully, blind. Here's some conservative back of the envelope weekly recomp time maths.
* Gym Time: 5 days X 2 hrs = 10 hours
* Sleep Increase: 7 X 3 = 21 hours
* Cooking/Eating: 7 X 1 = 7 hours
So yeah, this recomp has basically been adding a full time job to my prior baseline weekly activity. That tax has gotta get paid somewhere...
Lifting today/tomorrow, then cutting back to every other day. Fasting on rest days, which will serve dual purpose. Already cut the meds. Cooking up today so the natives can self serve this week, which I have not done these last three weeks. Hesitant to cut sleep, but I am going back to my early rise and giving myself permission to go to sleep as early as I want. Also killing the solid food pre-workout carb up, and the attendant occasional nap. That should do her...
Visible 2 pak in that perfect locker room downlighting right after yesterday's super sets. I'll take it!
Looking forward to consistently feeling good and being productive again!
Let's go!
Quote du jour
"I decided to tape record myself. That internal voice I put on tape. Sounded like a straight bitch when I listened to that motherfucker. So if you're ever having a hard time out there, tape yourself."
- Goggins
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200.4 lb
Lost so far: 11.6 lb.
Still to go: 15.4 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 25 April 2021:
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4192 kcal
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Fat: 235.45g | Prot: 153.30g | Carb: 369.17g.
Lunch: 7-Select Bbq Kettle Chips, 7 Eleven jamaican beef patty, Wonka Giant Chewy SweeTARTS. Dinner: Five Guys Cheeseburger, Five Guys Little Fries. Snacks/Other: Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips (28g), Richfood Deli Style American Cheese, Pepperidge Farm Hearty White Farmhouse Bread, Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, Kroger Dry Rub BBQ Chicken Wings, Atoria's Family Bakery Lavash, Tostitos 100% White Corn Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips, Gordon Biersch Crab & Artichoke Dip. more...
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gaining 2.8 lb a week
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