December 12, 2011
Most of a Rest Week, one rehab workout
Saturday (12-10-2011)
squat 225 lb 3x5
deadlift 315 lb 5, 3, 2
bench 185 lb 3x5
press 105 lb 3x5
chin-up 10, 7, 5
Weight (Sunday): 183 lb
Notes: I took the first part of the week off because I was still recovering from my gum surgery and couldn't eat normally. Took the latter part of the week off because I expected to spend the weekend helping a friend move and didn't want to be sore going into it. The friend's closing didn't happen, so I did a long, light workout on Saturday to get back into the groove. In total, I was out of the gym for 11 days, so I have some make-up work to do. I've also lost that belt notch I was using as a bulking barometer, so that's gotta stop.
It was, by the way, a total failure. My lifts went nowhere and I got fatter. Short days and cold weather are driving my appetite, and muscle growth doesn't seem to be happening. I have heard some anecdotal evidence and even a few small studies of strength athletes suggest that winter strength gains are rare for anyone but a novice. I don't want to use that as an excuse, but it makes a degree of evolutionary sense. Winter is a time for conservation and defense of life, not a time for growth. There are bound to be some hacks around that, but it might be better to just focus on maintenance and GPP for now, maybe shifting into a full-ketogenic diet for a time to encourage some healthy catabolism.
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squat 225 lb 3x5
deadlift 315 lb 5, 3, 2
bench 185 lb 3x5
press 105 lb 3x5
chin-up 10, 7, 5
Weight (Sunday): 183 lb
Notes: I took the first part of the week off because I was still recovering from my gum surgery and couldn't eat normally. Took the latter part of the week off because I expected to spend the weekend helping a friend move and didn't want to be sore going into it. The friend's closing didn't happen, so I did a long, light workout on Saturday to get back into the groove. In total, I was out of the gym for 11 days, so I have some make-up work to do. I've also lost that belt notch I was using as a bulking barometer, so that's gotta stop.
It was, by the way, a total failure. My lifts went nowhere and I got fatter. Short days and cold weather are driving my appetite, and muscle growth doesn't seem to be happening. I have heard some anecdotal evidence and even a few small studies of strength athletes suggest that winter strength gains are rare for anyone but a novice. I don't want to use that as an excuse, but it makes a degree of evolutionary sense. Winter is a time for conservation and defense of life, not a time for growth. There are bound to be some hacks around that, but it might be better to just focus on maintenance and GPP for now, maybe shifting into a full-ketogenic diet for a time to encourage some healthy catabolism.
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