I gained 1.5 lbs last week. A bit too much as I'm aiming for a 0.5 lb weekly gain but I did eat crap at least once a day for 4-5 days last week. I've upped my calories to 2,500 so I'll see how it goes next week.
Tricep extensions ss w/ face pulls
21.25kg 8
28.75kg 8/8/8 / 11.25kg 15/15/15
Cable crunches
38.75kg 10/10/10
The top of my foot started hurting a couple of hours after I finished 10km on the crosstrainer yesterday. My foot hurts when I flex my toes up or walk for a couple of mins. It sounds like tendonitis so I didn't do any squats or deadlifts today.
My foot still hurts so no legs again today but hopefully that'll help make some chest gainz The bench was being used so I did some dumbbell curls with alternating hammer curls - the bicep pump
I'm not sure what I going on with my weight. I seemed to gain 1.5-2 lbs last week eating approximately 2,400 cals per day. I weighted this morning and I lost about 1 lb since last week eating an extra 100-150 cals per day.
I'm assuming it's water retention as I started taking creatine two weeks ago but I assumed I would retain more water as the weeks went on. Anyway I've increased my calories by a further 100 today and will continue on 2,600 cals for the next week.
My foot feels way better today so I'll be in the gym first thing in the morning to squat
The free-weight area was empty this morning so I go the chance to record my squat. I've been squatting too deep which is causing me to lose my balance. Moar squat work to do
I dropped a further 1/4 lb yesterday even though I ate at least 2,800 cals. I shall make up for the lack of weight gain by eating lots today
Squats were terrible this morning. The bottom of the squat doesn't feel right, I'm losing tightness and my balance is shifting forward. I'm going to deload and do box squats (using a bench) and pause squats for a couple of weeks. Hopefully that'll help as I don't really know what the problem is.
Box squats (using a bench)
Bar 8
30kg 5
40kg 5
45kg 5/5/5/5/5
Deadlifts
RDL - Bar 8
50kg 5
60kg 5/5/5
OHP
Bar 5
30kg 4
40kg 5 - I got 5 reps but there was no way I was doing 5 sets
37.5kg 5/5/5/5
Bent over row
Bar 8
40kg 5
50kg 5/5/5/5/5
Dumbbell press
15kg 8
22.5kg 5/5/5
Incline dumbbell press
15kg 8/8/8
Seated incline curls
10kg 8/8/8
Pec dec
35kg 8
55kg 8/8/8
Tricep extensions
21.25kg 8
26.25kg 8/8/8
Cable crunches
41.25kg 10/10/10
Face pulls
11.25kg 15/15/15
I've found the problem with my squats. I don't think my glutes are activating, I felt my my quads taking over and my balance shift while doing box squats this morning.
I started increasing the weight on deadlifts this morning as I feel my form is good. I'll add RDLs to my non-deadlift days and hopefully that'll help strength my glutes.
I'll also widen my squat stance to see if that works.
I tried low bar squats but my rear delts weren't big enough to create the 'shelf' so the bar kept sliding down my back. I think low bar is the best style for my frame (long legs) but I got to work on those rear delts
Squats
Bar 8 - box squats
40kg 5 - box squats
47.5kg 5/5/5/5/5 - first set were box squats
RDLs
Bar 8
40kg 8/8/8
Dumbbell press
15kg 8
22.5kg 5/5/5/5/5
Bent over rows
Bar 8
40kg 5
55kg 5/5/5/5/5
Behind the back barbell shrugs
Bar 8
42.5kg 8/8/8
Seated incline curls
10kg 8/8/8
Tricep extensions ss w/ face pulls
21.25kg 8
26.25kg 8/8/8 / 11.25kg 15/15/15
Cable crunches
41.25kg 10/10/10
A wide squat stance seems to have fixed the problem. It feels more comfortable and I get the bounce at the bottom of the squat which I wasn't getting with a narrow stance. I'll continue with the RDLs, I didn't go too heavy with them this morning as my hamstrings are still sore from Saturday.
Leg Press
45kg 8
65kg 8
75kg 8/12/12 - it took my legs a while to recover from the DBSS
Leg curls
35kg 10/8/8
Calf Raises
Bar - 8
40kg 12/12/12 - I should have done 5 sets - didn't read the routine properly.
Cable crunches
41.25kg 20/12/10
I'm loving the routine so far - I think I'll add good mornings into Legs 1 as I didn't feel I hit my hammys too hard this morning. I hadn't done DBSS in 2016 however this morning showed I've improved my balance. Last year I struggled to stay upright when doing DBSS but I found it easy this morning
Squat progress - my glutes were activating from the 1st rep so that's some progress however 50kg still felt heavy. I noticed I'm going too slow when dropping into the hole so I'm almost/doing a paused squat. I tried going a bit quicker but I felt I lost some tightness. I'll see how it goes on Saturday and may deload (again ) and work on some speed and higher rep work.
DB Press
15kg 12
27.5kg 3 - wasn't happening today
25kg 5/2 - I pushed too hard on the first set and couldn't recover so added volume instead
17.5kg 12/12/12/12
Incline DB Press
15kg 12/12/12
OHP
Bar 8
30kg 7/6/5 - shoulders were dead after db press
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