Hopefully the break was for good reasons (vacation, etc.) and not bad (illness, etc.).
Keep at it!
Hopefully the break was for good reasons (vacation, etc.) and not bad (illness, etc.).
Keep at it!
I am doing intermittent fasting, Bill. The weight loss is incredible! The downside is that my Press suffers greatly, sometimes the weight just won't press up. The other time, I almost fainted from it :-(. The recovery also sucks. And then, I kinda lost interest in training. Good news is 2 weeks later, I am back. But I cannot do the NLP, unfortunately. Squating 3x5, Press/ Bench Press for 15 reps, Deadlift 1x5 , Chins... are too much for me. I think right now I am pussy, Bill. Til then, there will come a moment, when I will man up and really do the program again.
Cheers Bill.
27-Jan-2023
Squat
Still 140kg x5
Bench
100kg 5x1
Deadlift
152.5kg x5
That all makes sense, Raymond. I've done IF (18:6) before, myself, but that was during the initial lockdowns and the only activity that I was getting done was hundreds of chinups and burpees each day. Once I was able to collect a rack and weights, I knew that I couldn't do it if I wanted to drive up the weights. So it has been a couple of years now.
As you know, and are experiencing, the NLP and Intermediate workouts are brutal while doing IF. So it's a good experiment in cutting weight while doing what you can under the bar.
Good luck with it! Remember, you're still stronger that most of your peers.
Last edited by Bill Anders; 01-27-2023 at 10:50 AM. Reason: added time ratio
Before I started the IF, I measured my waist and ordered a SS Single Ply Belt Size L. By the time the belt arrived, I was already on the last 2 hole and right now size L is already too big for me.
Anyway, just want to share the IF stuff. cheers Bill!
31-Jan-2023
Squat
153.64kg x2, x2, x2
Yep, it's very effective at dumping inches. In the weeks before I had my rack, bar, and plates delivered, IF and my exercising got me down to my racing weight (for back when I did that running thing a lot), which is the weight where my wife says that I need to eat more, since my ribs become visible and I look pretty lanky. Funny enough, even at that weight, my doc referred to the BMI chart and stated that I was still "overweight".
Keep at it, whatever your goals are, Raymond.
Thanks Bill!