Weighed in the low 184s. Waist is still only in the low 29"s though and ab game is looking better and better. I won't mind getting up to 190 if I can keep my waist around 30", especially with all these gains happening
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Did some very light investigating.... I think I will be skraight on this vacation; resistance bands are surprisingly effective and versatile
Hit deload upper... went well
I swear my shoulder feels back to normal. I'm really thinking the lat pulldowns were aggravating whatever was going on.... lat pullovers and seated cable rows feel fine. Great, even. I only have 3 weeks till we head to Europe.... gotta keep my head low, keep plugging and not get greedy. Plan there is to bring resistance bands and ease my pressing back in with pushups. Then hopefully when I get back I can start benching again. I really do like lat pulldowns though. I'm hoping once my shyt is fully healed I can bring those back in the mix. But I think it's pretty clear I gotta vary shyt up with my back. I think switching between different back movements will be the wave. Alternating between lat pulldowns and cable rows should be it.... not crazy about T bar rows anymore.
Thinking through these band exercises on vacation.... here's what I'm thinking.
Banded pushups/seated rows
Banded single leg squats/ lateral raises
Banded tricep pushdowns/ curls
Obviously doesn't feel like regular weight but again it is pretty decent. I have a good range of resistances too. Hoping I can maintain and come back w/o missing a beat. Gonna be a lot of walking and cardio too.
I swear my shoulder feels back to normal. I'm really thinking the lat pulldowns were aggravating whatever was going on.... lat pullovers and seated cable rows feel fine. Great, even. I only have 3 weeks till we head to Europe.... gotta keep my head low, keep plugging and not get greedy. Plan there is to bring resistance bands and ease my pressing back in with pushups. Then hopefully when I get back I can start benching again. I really do like lat pulldowns though. I'm hoping once my shyt is fully healed I can bring those back in the mix. But I think it's pretty clear I gotta vary shyt up with my back. I think switching between different back movements will be the wave. Alternating between lat pulldowns and cable rows should be it.... not crazy about T bar rows anymore.
Thinking through these band exercises on vacation.... here's what I'm thinking.
Banded pushups/seated rows
Banded single leg squats/ lateral raises
Banded tricep pushdowns/ curls
Obviously doesn't feel like regular weight but again it is pretty decent. I have a good range of resistances too. Hoping I can maintain and come back w/o missing a beat. Gonna be a lot of walking and cardio too.
Rode outside.... 10 miles, that humidity was 
Got it done though. Looking forward to cooler weather, JFC....
Got it done though. Looking forward to cooler weather, JFC....Been a minute..... haven't done much. I did intervals on the trainer Tuesday and hit a deload upper yesterday. Gonna do a deload lower today, then Saturday do my regular upper shyt. Weight has been holding pretty steady between mid 182s and low 184s... basically if I'm on target I'm in the 182s, and if like yesterday I have 3000+ calories I wake up heavy. No biggie. If I can work my way up on intervals to an hour or so I should be good. Do like 2x30-45 minutes and turn it up to an hour if I am out of my zone. Def getting softer but shyt is pretty much under control.
Hit light squats today. Maybe going too hard on legs. Right knee is acting up. I got through it but I wasn't confident. Supposed to jump back up to 5x10 this weekend... gonna ice my knee and see what's up. Pool party Sunday 
Gonna be a good boy with the diet so I can hit that pool party Sunday looking right.....
Perfect timing.... pump the upper tomorrow with my first post deload upper workout, then pump the legs right before with my 5x10 shyt. Probably gonna ride tonight too. Only snag will be a party tomorrow night but we will live. If I can do 2500 net the today and tomorrow I will be happy.
Perfect timing.... pump the upper tomorrow with my first post deload upper workout, then pump the legs right before with my 5x10 shyt. Probably gonna ride tonight too. Only snag will be a party tomorrow night but we will live. If I can do 2500 net the today and tomorrow I will be happy.
Man I thought the weigh in this morning would be brutal.... homie had a baby shower last night and we indulged. Woke up this morning, 182.8. Lowest weigh in in a minute. Hit upper body yesterday. Tried bench. Pain still there but not as bad. I'm def healing and ditching lat pulldowns helped. Hoping I can get back under by the end of the year. Good thing is all the other work I'm doing seems to be supporting it.... didn't feel weak, at least in warmups. Today, high volume legs with a hangover of course. Joints were achy last week but I'm feeling better. Still gonna take an Aleve before just in case and get some kind of anti inflammatory supplement.
Got through 5x10x225-235 on squats and only like 3x10x215 on RDLs. Still coming up to speed off that deload. Feeling great though. Knees feel fine. Had DOMS in my lats this morning from seated rows yesterday which is great.... I knew it was a decent back movement but that just gave me confirmation. So hopefully I will be able to improve my upper back situation until my shoulder is fully healed. Will be good too as I think it can help with mid trap thickness.
Gonna see what the damage on the scale is tomorrow No biggie though, we will clean up tomorrow night on the bike.
Gonna see what the damage on the scale is tomorrow
No biggie though, we will clean up tomorrow night on the bike.Man I don't know what the hell happened this weekend but I'll take it.... 182.4... I'm at a point where 2lbs is visible AF though. Of course I finally settle in like 2 weeks before I'm off for a 3 week vacation 
It is what it is I guess.
It is what it is I guess.Benched* without pain!
*on the Hammer Strength machine. I will take it though! Some variation in the push action finally. Again less than 2 weeks before I go on vaca
Upper workout went well today. Feeling a little sleepy but good otherwise.
*on the Hammer Strength machine. I will take it though! Some variation in the push action finally. Again less than 2 weeks before I go on vaca
Upper workout went well today. Feeling a little sleepy but good otherwise.
It looks like riding the motorcycle hurts my knees 
Of course today is heavy squat day
We will see what happens
Of course today is heavy squat day
We will see what happens
Hit legs today. Knees are humming but I got through most of 3x5x305. If I can clear 3x5x305 next week before I leave I'll be happy.
Hit upper body today. Man, I really think lat pull downs are worse for my shoulder than bench right now!!! I tried 6 reps and my shyt is aching a little bit. I guess I won't be doing that again. Went well otherwise though, 5x145 on shoulder press went up like butter and I got through all 5 sets of my accessories. Just finished an intervals session on the bike. Might do another one tomorrow, gonna be out on the boat on Monday.
Got sabotaged with Krispy Kreme donuts this morning.... def doing that ride tonight, was looking good this morning.