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Thursday Update - Traps and Tris
Woke up 199
Post Workout 196
Not much different from last Thursday's workout. Everything felt pretty good.
I did receive a new toy. Hello gains! Time for the ultimate pumpitude. A gym pin.
I pinned the last drop, had two add-on fillers, also this machine has two weight drops.
Stuck the pin, added one plate. Did 10 reps awesome. Added another plate, got a little scared.
The pin starts dropping. Did not feel stable for 90 lbs. Added a clip, the problem is the pin just gets weighted and
angles down. Feels like the plates could fall off. Definitely challenging.
Feels like 50 lbs or less is better, it may just be this machine. I suppose you have to be careful as to not overload the cable as well.
Still fun to use.
Still pumping. Have a great Thursday!
Super Saturday update.
Wake up @ 200 lbs
Post Workout @ 194 lbs
The weight is going up. I'm feeling more fatty than muscular. Feel like I have Buddha belly developing.
I am noticing less hunger since I am more satiated. Even skipped a protein shake one day this week.
I usually max out at 210, but may try to stay around 200 if possible.
Saturday is spaghetti day. I intend to make my legs feel like spaghetti. Squat and dead lift heavy.
Take my time. Get it done. Feel each rep. find my limits. Pretty much the same workout as last week.
The key differences.
I did 3 sets of ball squats @ 405 lbs around 4 to 6 reps each set. Good controlled movement.
As I mentioned yesterday, the plan was to try 500 on conventional bar dead lift.
I did my RDL warmup
1x135x10
1x225x6
1x315x5
1x405x4
Now the conventional dead lift test
1x405x2
1x455x1
So I added two quarters to total 505. Set up phone to record. Pulled the weight, got to a sticking point. Could not pull it.
I might of had performance anxiety with the camera. Here it is:
Kind of got irritated, Thought I would try it again. No camera this time. Got to the same sticking point but pulled it thru.
Felt like an eternity at the sticking point, I'm sure it was not pretty. But I did get to the top, also put it down too. Very taxing.
I lowered the weight to 405 and finished with my usual progression.
So what my plan. October is my birthday month. I'll continue to enjoy off-diet foods this month. The workouts are meant to be fun.
Want to try new movements, slow down movements, have better control. Better mind muscle connection. Looking to get used to the new weight range
and build up strength.
Typically, Nov and Dec, I start eating more fixed clean meals but without restricting quantity.
January is where I start thinking about cycles and shows. I know next year I plan on doing the NPC TCM (3rd week July) and NPC NA (Late August).
Feb would be a bulk cycle leading to early April
Late April would start a competition cut cycle into July.
From July to Aug, would just keep everything the same and try to fix or improve the weaknesses from the first show, i.e. posing, gut control, etc.