wiigelec novice training log

[wiigelec]

pc: 115 x 1 x 3 worked up to

comments: pulled an all nighter at work so lacking in sleep and food

[wiigelec]

I think a lot of people have moved on to a 4-day split before exhausting their novice progression simply to fit it into their schedules.

This is kinda the direction I'm leaning at this point I've found with the kids back in school and the time associated with that I don't have as much time to train as I did this summer. Thanks for the reassurance I'm glad I'm not the only one!

[wiigelec]

squat: 175 x 3 x 5
press: 90 x 3 x 5

comments: finished the squat work sets and found i neglected the 2.5s oops


schedule: going to try a two lift per day in order to be under an hour due to aforementioned time constraints

week 1
day 1 ------- day 2 ------- day 3 ------- day 4
squat ------- squat ------- press ------- squat
press ------- cu ---------- dl ---------- bench

week 2
day 1 ------- day 2 ------- day 3 ------- day 4
squat ------- squat ------- bench ------- squat
bench ------- pc ---------- dl ---------- press


nutrition: bw 196 belly 41" been trying recomp macros from to be a beast article to lose some belly fat lost 2" and 6lbs over last 3 weeks with 50-75% compliance

kcal - 2600 ; carbs - 260 ; fat - 72 ; prot - 228 ; fiber - 35

going to dial in a few more calories from carbs and fat lost a little too much weight

[wiigelec]

can't edit previous post screwed up schedule

week 1
day 1 ------- day 2 ------- day 3 ------- day 4
squat ------- squat ------- bench ------ squat
press ------- cu ---------- dl ---------- press

week 2
day 1 ------- day 2 ------- day 3 ------- day 4
squat ------- squat ------- press ------- squat
bench ------- pc ---------- dl ---------- bench

[wiigelec]

squat: 180 x 3 x 5
cu: 5, 5, 3
be: 3 x 10

comments: made DAMN sure i had the right weight on the bar

[wiigelec]

bench: 140 x 3 x 5
deadlift: 275 x 5

comments: it's raining outside

[wiigelec]

squat: 185 x 3 x 3

comments: called into work at 2am so lacking sleep just trying to get in some reps

[wiigelec]

press: 95 x 3 x 3

comments: trying to keep it up

[wiigelec]

squat: 190 x 5 x 1 (singles)
bench: 145 x 3 x 3

comments: rotating some rep ranges to keep things interesting*

*2-3 times per year of 2-3 months having the stars aligned for smooth training progress that is waning at the moment due to work and family obligations. anything i can do to keep progress both mentally and physically.

[wiigelec]

squat: 195 x 5 x 1
pc: 125 x 1 x 2

comments: ...