You are doing good work and its more inspirational considering you are kicking cancer's butt. Keep it up!!!!
You are doing good work and its more inspirational considering you are kicking cancer's butt. Keep it up!!!!
Just keep on kicking butt!
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.
Last edited by jpwk; 07-07-2017 at 02:57 AM.
Hello jpwk,
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
"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.
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