A Weak Persons Journey To Strength...

[Off Road]

Good job pounding out those squats. Watch the complexes and make sure they don't interfere with any of your main lifts.

[LuNa]

Thanks for the comments guys. Today was a bad day at the gym. I am having some mental problems with working out, it is just not fun anymore. My legs have been constantly sore since last week. I think it was a combination of the complexes together with the cutting diet. I might change some things to see if it works better with my cut.

Squat:
1x5x120kg
1x3x120kg <-- Failed on the 4th rep. My legs were shaking and really sore. However, i also feel that this was mentally. I was expecting to fail, which ofcourse happened. I decided to quit after the second set and go on with the rest.

OH Press:
3x5x40kg <-- I havent pressed "heavy" for a while but this felt super light. I still feel some soreness in my left shoulder but this goes away after i put the bar down. I am going to increase it slowly again, with 2.5kg each time.

Power Clean:
5x3x60kg <-- Form was on the spot because i wasnt too tired. I am going to keep it here because form can be better and i dont see the need to increase it.

Abs:
Decline sit-upsx6 <-- Abs were really sore for some reason, so decided to cut it short.

I guess it was just a bad day, however i do feel mentally and physically burned out. I think Starting Strength on a cut might be a bit much, so i might change it a little to make it fit better. Really dont want to deviate but i feel i wouldnt be able to keep this up. Sucks!

[Unholy]

Whats the weight at?

[Off Road]

Sounds like you and Zen had bad effects from the compounds. I'm glad I took it easy to start those.

[LuNa]

Whats the weight at?

I weighed today and it was at 105.1kg. Means i dropped around 4-5kg in 5-6 weeks.

[LuNa]

Sounds like you and Zen had bad effects from the compounds. I'm glad I took it easy to start those.

I think it was going to the gym back to back with pretty decent intensity. It could also be because you are just a lot stronger than i am and i cant take a bit of hard work

[tomv]

I would keep Off Roads comment in mind though, take it easy with the Complexes, your recovery ability isn't as developed yet.

[LuNa]

I would keep Off Roads comment in mind though, take it easy with the Complexes, your recovery ability isn't as developed yet.

Yeah, i will. I wasnt planning on doing them again because it took me more time to get to the gym than that i was there. I also dont feel i really need any cardio yet. Thanks for the help, guys!

[LuNa]

Last night i took a small break from the diet and i had three beers. That was really all i needed to get my ass back into gear. I am really looking forward to tomorrows gym session. Im also going to make this a no carb day to make up for last night. Will post what i plan to eat later on today. I think i might start planning a week ahead to see if that makes it easier to control. Weight is still dropping which is good. Stay tuned though, we have a long way to go

[Off Road]

Stay tuned though, we have a long way to go

I'm staying tuned...

[galileo]

5kg in 6 weeks is pretty good, keep it up.

I love beers too, so I approve.

[LuNa]

Thanks guys!

So here is todays diet:



There are no veggies, because i dont count them. Expect broccoli, onions, mushrooms, green beans and what not throughout the day. Fruit is being kept at a minimum due to low carbs.

Fish oil will be 9 caps, but i only have had three yet and i use this to keep count .

[LuNa]

Great workout today. The mind is again completely focussed which is really what i needed. Weight is 104.8 which means i have dropped another kilo. Its going pretty well, i must say .

Front Squat
3x5x60kg

Bench Press:
3x5x50kg

Deadlift:
1x5x160kg

Reverse Hyper:
1x8x30kg

Goodmorning:
2x8x30kg

Barbell Curl:
3x8x30kg

I was really happy with the deadlift PR. Every rep went up pretty well. The last one was a grinder but it felt awesome. Front squats were light but i do like them. I am loving the change, which was really needed. The reverse hypers and goodmornings were to try out. I liked the goodmorning because my hamstrings got a really nice stretch. Curls were for teh pump in teh bicepts!!!!111!

[LuNa]

The diet so far is below. Carbs are higher today, fats lower. I am aiming for about 250 grams of carbs. I need to check how high i want to make my high, low and no days. I have been aiming for the following:

High: minimum of 250
Low: maximum of 150
No: maximum of 100, lower is better.

High might need to be higher and No might be lower. Its set up like this at the moment for comfort.

Todays diet:

[LuNa]

Played squash today with the girlfriend. Wasnt as out of breath as i first expected so thats pretty good. Diet today seems ok, might have gone a bit overboard with the steak. Today:



Dinner will be a salad so should be almost carb free. Pretty happy with the last couple of days.

[Off Road]

You can NEVER go overboard with steak

[musclemick]

Lookin good since I dropped in last time Luna.

A big steak every now and then is ok .... with prawns...... and garlic sauce..... *drooooooooolz*

[galileo]

Mmmm, steak.

Grilled chicken for me tonight.

[LuNa]

Lookin good since I dropped in last time Luna.

A big steak every now and then is ok .... with prawns...... and garlic sauce..... *drooooooooolz*

So today will be a no carb day seeing as i had two glasses of wine last night and some biscuits. Im a little bloated so a no carb day will have me feeling skinny again by no time. Will post what today looked like later.

[LuNa]

Today was a good day however i do feel pretty hungry now. Cant wait to go to bed and start the high carb day.

[LuNa]

Front Squat:
3x5x70kg

OH Press:
3x5x42.5kg

Power Clean
5x3x60kg

Romanian Deadlift:
3x8x60kg

Short but sweet.

Current macros for the day are: Total/F/C/P
1,768/48.1/157.6/166.8

Tonight is going to be a whole bunch of carbs, which i am really looking forward to

[Off Road]

Nice looking workout. My back is pumped just reading it. Dang kilograms though...I'm going to have to break out my calculator. I hate math

[LuNa]

Nice looking workout. My back is pumped just reading it. Dang kilograms though...I'm going to have to break out my calculator. I hate math

Lol . I have to say i have become quite good at converting them from the top of my head because thats the only way i can compare myself with others on the board.

[LuNa]

So today has been a bit of a weird day diet wise. Havent been really hungry since i cut out all carbs at breakfast. These are my macros: Total/F/C/P
1,256 60.0 19.2 157.6

Might have a shake tonight depending on if im hungry. Being without carbs makes me feel pretty good and im not planning on eating unless im hungry seeing as i had about 3500 cals yesterday on my high day.

Wonder how tomorrow in the gym will feel like.

[LuNa]

Front Squat
3x5x72.5kg <-- I took my time to do these and keep everything tight. Every rep felt awesome except for the last one on the third set. I lost tightness in the hole which sucked. I think that was also happening on my back squats.

Bench Press:
3x5x55kg <-- Felt light, form is ok. Im not sure why but i dont like any of the benches we have. Maybe its me.

Deadlift:
1x5x162.5 <-- Wow, now this came close to failure. The last one took about 15 mins (or so it seemed) to get it to lockout. I did finish every rep but the last one was ugly. I might keep the weight here depending on energy levels next week after a good weekend.

Barbell Curls:
2x8x30kg
1x6x30kg <-- Pump was pretty good, even though i was low on carbs.

Energy throughout the workout was relatively low. I yawned a couple of times which is prob due to the low calories i had. Will have to keep that up more. The change to Front squats is pretty good. Im feeling good.