Kickin' Cancer in the A** with LP

[jpwk]

Week 1 Day 4: 6th of July

HIIT on stationary bike
5 min warm up
20 s on, 140 s off
20 min cooldown

avg hr ~160 bpm

peak hr ~190

[waistline warrior]

You are doing good work and its more inspirational considering you are kicking cancer's butt. Keep it up!!!!

[slowmotion]

Just keep on kicking butt!

[jpwk]

You are doing good work and its more inspirational considering you are kicking cancer's butt. Keep it up!!!!

Just keep on kicking butt!

Thank you for all the kind words! It really does keep me going knowing that the people here are so supportive!

[jpwk]

Week 1 Day 5: 7th of July

Everything really felt heavy today, I felt rested and ate quite a bit pre-workout, but not the recommended 30-40% of my carbs tho, maybe that could have something to do with this.

Squats
40 kg x 5, 40 kg x 3, 40 kg x 5, 40 kg x 2
The second set wasn't really moving too well and I decided to stop at 3 reps, although I definitely could have finished up the set in retrospect. Grinded out the last rep on the last set like hell, felt like it too an eternity to get up. Extra set was an attempt to "make up" for the 2 lost reps in set 2.

Press
22.5 kg x 5, 22.5 kg x 5, 22.5 kg x 5
Out of the three lifts today I feel like the press was the most forgiving. All reps were moving well, just gotta learn to control my breathing better.

Deadlift
45 kg x 5
Felt absolutely gassed and light-headed when I finished the set.

Overall, an okay training session. However I've been weighing myself every morning, and I don't seem to be making much progress in the fat/weight loss department. I'm not sure if not eating enough could be a factor, because honestly I've had trouble hitting my protein and carb goals daily and fall short almost everyday on these two macros, which effectively results in me "not doing the program" as Rip says.

Hopefully this weekend will give me enough time to recover so I can continue adding weight to the bar.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Hello jpwk,

The second set wasn't really moving too well and I decided to stop at 3 reps, although I definitely could have finished up the set in retrospect.

I think this is a step in the learning process for a lot of people. We don't just want to do a set, we want to do it properly, we want it to feel good. After a bit, we realise that it's better not to overthink and just do the bloody program. If you can finish a set of five, finish that set of five. It's that simple, and it works.

On a more practical note, take your time between sets. If four minutes (just an example) were not enough between the first two sets, take five, or even six.

IPB

[jpwk]

On a more practical note, take your time between sets. If four minutes (just an example) were not enough between the first two sets, take five, or even six.

IPB

yup definitely! cheers for the advice.

[waistline warrior]

"I don't seem to be making much progress in the fat/weight loss department"

Give it time, we don't put it on overnight and it won't come off overnight. You'll probably notice clothes getting loser before you see a noticeable weight loss.

[jpwk]

Week 2 Day 1: 10th of July

Squat

45 kg x 5 reps, 45 kg x 4 reps, 42.5 kg x 5 reps

Bench

30 kg x 5 reps, 30 kg x 5 reps, 30 kg x 5 reps

Deadlift

50 kg x 5 reps

[jpwk]

Week 2 Day 2: 11th of July

HIIT on stationary bike
5 min warm up
20 s on, 140 s off
10 min cooldown

avg hr ~160 bpm

peak hr ~180