Operation Move the Big Thing

[Pawn]

October 7, 2017

The Cruise Summary

Weight: 376 lbs (single day weigh in after flight... definitely bloated from travel I'm guessing ~374 or so)

Diet
Average Consumption: 2925 Cal
Average Protein: 180 grams
Average Fat: 120 grams
Average Carbs: 251 grams (Includes alcohol's)

Not too bad. Breakfasts were easy to get a good amount of protein.
Lunch was 50/50. On days with chicken or beef available the numbers were good. On days where everything was pasta... less good.
Dinner's were very good from a culinary standpoint... their 'healthy choice' recommendations were hilarious (their recommendation typically has about 8 grams of protein total... lots of vegan stuff). Generally the meals were quite light and somewhat carb heavy.

Workouts -- 3x screw around in the gym days...

Sunday:
Dumbbell Bench (57lbsx2) [10,10,10,8,5]
Dumbbell Row (57lbs) [10,10,10,10,10]
Dumbbell OHP (36lbsx2) [8,8,8]
Dumbbell Squat (57lbsx2) [10,10,10]

Monday:
Dumbbell Squat (57lbsx2) [10,10,10,10,10,10,10]
Dumbbell SLD (57lbsx2) [10,10,10,10]

Wed (with wife):
Dumbbell Squat (57lbsx2) [8,8,8]
Dumbbell Bench (57lbsx2) [10,10,10]
Dumbbell Curl (36lbsx2) [10,10,10]
Dumbbell Row (57lbs) [10,10,10]

[Pawn]

October 8, 2017

First workout back... (374 weigh in this morning so my guess seems fairly appropriate)... jet-lagged and moving like a zombie. Bruised knees, calves, thighs, and hips from the plane...

Press: 137.5 [5,5,5]
Bench: 150 [5,5,5,5,5]
CGB: 135 [8,8,8]

Everything went up easily... I'm going to try to go back to sleep.

[Pawn]

October 9, 2017

Legs are still beat up from the plane... and not sleeping right. My expectations were probably a little high considering.

Deadlift: 425 [4]
Squat: 330 [5,5,5] 275 [5,5]

Deadlift started good and easy... rep 4 was a little grindy so I skipped the 5th.
Squats started feeling just heavy as hell. I dropped the weight after the 3rd set... I may have dropped it a little much because 275 felt quite light.

No farmer carry today... I'm off to eat a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner.

[Pawn]

October 12, 2017

Weight: 373 lbs

Diet (includes several days of vacation)

Target Consumption: 2800 Cal
Average Consumption: 2858 Cal
Average Protein: 215 grams
Average Fat: 102 grams
Average Carbs: 246 grams

Soccer: indoor - 15 minute warmup + 45 minute game - (October 11)
Bench: 187.5 [5,5,5]
Press: 115 [5,5,5,5,5]

Soccer went okay... we have switched to playing indoor due to Canadian weather. We are now playing against another group so things are more competitive... a few of the guys on the other team needed to learn what running into a 370# guy at full tilt felt like... a few more bruises than normal.

Bench and press were both straight up easy. My shoulders are feeling amazing. (I had a nagging niggle in my right pec tendon / front delt that seems to have cleared up with the week off.)

[Pawn]

October 13, 2017

Squat: 410 [5], 370 [5], (40 minute phonecall from work), 295 [5]
Rackpull: 45 [5], 135 [5], 225 [5], 315 [3], 365 [2], 405 [5]

Squats had me intimidated what with light day sucking. 410 went very well... I had about 2 left in the tank. 370 was a little shaky... I wasn't applying 'power' evenly -- one side rising faster than the other (not consistently left or right). I had a call from work that interrupted the timing on the third set.... I dropped the weight due to being cold.

Rackpulls went far better than last time. (I didn't volume pull deads beforehand...) I used my belt... all hail the belt... Next up staps...

As an aside or 'vent'... I had somebody who watched me squat 410 lbs 'warn' me about rackpulling with 'held breathe'. He proceeded to tell me that holding my breathe was bad for my back and that I should exhale as I lifted the weight. le sigh...

[Pawn]

October 15, 2017

Massive indigestion from some Chinese spicy pulled chicken...

Press: 140 [5,5,5]
Bench: 150 [5,5,5,5,5]
CGB: 135 [8,8,8]

Press felt far heavier than last time, but it still went up.
Bench was easy.
Close grip bench also went easy.

[Pawn]

October 16, 2017

Deadlift: 425 [5]
Squat: 325 [5,5,5,5,5]
Farmer's Carry: 315x6x50'

Deads went okay. I my last two warmup sets with a belt... it still is a no go... I can't setup properly. First three were easy, 4th was tough, 5th sucked.
Squat felt good.
Farmer's carry was really felt in the lats.

[Pawn]

October 19, 2017

A week of indigestion...

Weight: 371 lbs

Diet

Target Consumption: 2800 Cal
Average Consumption: 2757 Cal
Average Protein: 247 g
Average Fat: 93 g
Average Carbs: 251 g

Bench: 190 [5,5,5]
Press: 120 [5,5,5,5,5]
Infinite Rope: 6-1min, 4-2min, 6-1min, 4-2min, 6-1min, 4-2min, 6-1min

Bench went well... happy with the progress.
Press went well despite my gym removing the two racks that didn't have all the nonsense pullup attachments. Heavy press days will suffer from the 3 foot walkout.
Infinite rope is an odd workout. It felt like death during and produced a sick shoulder pump... but I don't believe it was as effect as a Farmer Carry, Sled Drag, or Inclined Treadmill.

[Pawn]

October 20, 2017

Lets list the reasons (excuses):
1. Lack of sleep.
2. Mysterious drop in weight. (3 lbs from weigh-in the day before)
3. Stiff(er) back than usual for a Friday.
4. Used a different pre-workout.
5. Turbo popped in my car earlier in the day.
6. An ongoing stupid family argument.

Squat: 415 [2], 395 [4]
Rackpull: 405 [5], 365 [5], 315 [5]

I just didn't have 'gas' to get the bar up in the squats. I think the belt was a little lose... but still there was just nothing in the tank. Not overly sore.
I got through a series of rackpulls without major difficulty, but there were light to start with.

[Pawn]

October 23, 2017

Press: 142.5 [5,5,5]
Bench: 185 [1], 205 [1], 225 [1], 155 [5,5,5,5,5]

Press felt good. My back was still a little stiff but it felt much better after pressing.
For bench I decided to push some heavy singles. 225 was no big deal.