KD5NFW's Quest for Strength Log

[KD5NFW]

Cycle 8 Week 4 Day 1
30 minutes

Standing Military Press
100 x 10 x 3

Standing Arnolds
40's x 8 x 3

Cable facepulls
70 x 15 x 3

Side laterals
15's x 10 x 3

Chins
BW x 10, 7, 6

Cardio
20 minutes LISS

Done

[Squatter]

Nice job getting the cardio in Rich! I am also doing that nasty thing these days.

Looking forward to seeing your cycle 9 crushing - deloads seem to serve you well.

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by Squatter

Nice job getting the cardio in Rich! I am also doing that nasty thing these days.

Looking forward to seeing your cycle 9 crushing - deloads seem to serve you well.

Thanks Jim I need to do a little cardio just for heart health if nothing else!

Funny thing is after hitting PR's for all 4 lifts last week, my body feels the best it has felt in quite a while

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by KD5NFW

Thanks Jim I need to do a little cardio just for heart health if nothing else!

Funny thing is after hitting PR's for all 4 lifts last week, my body feels the best it has felt in quite a while

Well then, keep on setting them!!

I meant to ask you, how strict were they on the squat depth at that meet in Gilmer?

[Hunterace]

Originally Posted by KD5NFW

Cycle 8 Week 4 Day 1
30 minutes

Standing Military Press
100 x 10 x 3

Standing Arnolds
40's x 8 x 3

Cable facepulls
70 x 15 x 3

Side laterals
15's x 10 x 3

Chins
BW x 10, 7, 6

Cardio
20 minutes LISS

Done

WTF! I want my time back! Come in here expecting to see more PRs and all I get is ANOTHER deload workout! Lol...
Great work Rich! If your feeling so good why deload? I'm pretty sure it's not mandatory if you don't need it. Nice a quick easy session though! Lookin forward to next week! Keep workin hard!

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by Squatter

Well then, keep on setting them!!

I meant to ask you, how strict were they on the squat depth at that meet in Gilmer?

Very strict! No close, no parallel, it had to be below parallel. The front judge was basically out of his chair and bent over making sure it was below. Honestly I think they require more than a legal squat.

Originally Posted by Hunterace

WTF! I want my time back! Come in here expecting to see more PRs and all I get is ANOTHER deload workout! Lol...
Great work Rich! If your feeling so good why deload? I'm pretty sure it's not mandatory if you don't need it. Nice a quick easy session though! Lookin forward to next week! Keep workin hard!

I am a firm believer in if it ain't broke don't fix it lol so I will take my deload . Still trying to come up with what I want to do training wise. I think a little tweaking of 531 might get me there.

[Hunterace]

Good plan to adjust things! I remember reading somewhere here that if your getting PRs with one or more lifts the other lifts might not advance as much or at all. I think it's happening with me or was. I was hammering upper body PRs and deads and squats not so much. Now I know some of the reason on deads was form. I'm hoping to reverse it this cycle and improve squats and deads more, hopefully! But my lower body is much weaker than it should be, need to add some leg mass big time when I bulk!
Hope you figure out a good plan or new routine, whatever!

[KD5NFW]

Originally Posted by Hunterace

Good plan to adjust things! I remember reading somewhere here that if your getting PRs with one or more lifts the other lifts might not advance as much or at all. I think it's happening with me or was. I was hammering upper body PRs and deads and squats not so much. Now I know some of the reason on deads was form. I'm hoping to reverse it this cycle and improve squats and deads more, hopefully! But my lower body is much weaker than it should be, need to add some leg mass big time when I bulk!
Hope you figure out a good plan or new routine, whatever!

Thanks Jay I think I'll figure it out, hopefully with a little help from much smarter folks than me! Some of my squat woes are self inflicted since I only progressed 5lbs a cycle

[KD5NFW]

Well after two weeks of tracking cals and significantly reducing my nightly brew consumption , I started at 203lbs and weighed in this morning at 203lbs. I think I have identified maintenance cals haha. Now to shave a little off and/or add in a little light cardio and I should be good to go

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by KD5NFW

Well after two weeks of tracking cals and significantly reducing my nightly brew consumption , I started at 203lbs and weighed in this morning at 203lbs. I think I have identified maintenance cals haha. Now to shave a little off and/or add in a little light cardio and I should be good to go

What's the goal Rich? I'll be cutting slowly right alongside you. My goal is more than you weigh now. I'd be happy 210-215. I sort of have a fear of weighing less than 200 haha