Life
I know I know-- this Log is long overdue.
Still getting the hang of managing my time with working at a Firm this summer, but I think I'm getting the hang of it finally. The Weekdays are pretty long since I have to commute straight to training from work (~45minute commute)-- so I end up leaving the house around 8am, and am not home till ~10:30pm. Long days don't leave room for doing much beyond working, training, and then getting some food and sleep in. Each week things have gotten easier and easier though. Largely because I've learned how to prep for the week more effectively and efficiently-- Prep has proven to be the key. Adequately prepping for the week = relatively low stress, and things go smoothly.
Basically I just have to prep all my food for the week ahead of time, and eat 3/4 of my meals out of tupperware since I'm not home all day. I've found that the extreme level of planning ahead actually makes life way more enjoyable-- it essentially removes one aspect of my life that I have to think/stress about (food). My nutrition coach very accurately described it as "inflexible flexible dieting". I prep a whole lot of 1-2 kinds of protein sources, 1-2 carb sources, and different veggies, and make my meals for the day. If I get bored of a part of a meal, I'll just swap something else in for it-- but the structure/basic meal stays the same.
I never realized how much brain capacity/time was spent thinking "what am I going to have for lunch/dinner/snack" today. This way-- things are just planned ahead of time, and I just eat-- enjoy-- and move on.
Training
Training has been going great! I think it's largely due to more food being added into my diet/macros increasing (this is done while maintaining my weight-- don't worry!). Despite the stress from work/hectic life schedule, I feel myself recovering better, and therefore performing better in the gym.
I just finished a Deload week (not much changes during my deloads-- I basically just have volume reduced by training 3 days instead of 4) and am excited/ready to eventually start my new training cycle!
This Week Highlights:
No Belt 2ct Pause Squat-- 295x3's @8rpe/3 repeat sets (video got cut because of low storage)
[youtube= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrZuVvQ6-n4&feature=youtu.be]
Competition Deadlift w/belt-- 385x3 @8rpe/3 repeat sets
[youtube= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np-pzmQRrFQ]
06/3 [Day 1 of Deload]
| Squat w/belt | Exercise: | Touch and Go Bench | no tag | Exercise: | Push Press | |||||
| Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE |
| 275 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 95 | 8 | 7 |
| 295 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 155 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 8 | 8 |
| 305 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 165 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 115 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 305 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 170 | 5 | 8.5 | 4 | |||
| 305 | 3 | 8.5 | 5 | 170 | 5 | 8.5 | 5 | |||
| 305 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
06/5
| Deadlift w/belt | Exercise: | Competition Raw Bench | Exercise: | SSB | no tag | |||||
| Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE |
| 335 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 155 | 6 | 6 |
| 365 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 155 | 3 | 6.5 | 2 | 205 | 6 | 7 |
| 385 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 165 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 245 | 6 | 8 |
| 385 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 175 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 265 | 6 | 9 |
| 385 | 3 | 8.5 | 5 | 175 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 255 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 385 | 3 | 8.5 | 6 | 175 | 3 | 8.5 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 175 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
06/6
| 2ct pause Squat | Exercise: | 3ct Pause Bench | Exercise: | SLDL | ||||||
| Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE |
| 225 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 225 | 8 | 6 |
| 255 | 3 | 6.5 | 2 | 155 | 3 | 6.5 | 2 | 275 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 275 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 165 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 295 | 8 | 9 |
| 295 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 175 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 295 | 3 | 8.5 | 5 | 175 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 295 | 3 | 8.5 | 6 | 175 | 3 | 8.5 | 6 | |||
| 295 | 3 | 8.5 | 7 | 175 | 3 | 8.5 | 7 |