Monday (11-14-2011)
deadlift   325 lb 5, 3, 2
deadlift   255 lb 7x5
press      115 lb 5, 3, 2
press       95lb   6x5
chinups    8, 8, 5

Wednesday
deadlift   325 lb 5, 3, 2
deadlift    255 lb 8x5
press       115 lb 5, 3, 2
press         95lb 7x5
pullups      6, 6

Friday
deadlift     325 lb 5, 3, 2
deadlift     255 lb 8x5
press        115 lb 5, 3, 2
press           95lb 8x5
farmer's walk 60 lb kettlebells, 2 long laps

Weight (Friday): 180 lb

Notes:  This is the hypertrophy-oriented program from PTTP.  A few heavy working sets close to 5RM, followed by as-many-as-you-can-do-with-good-form sets of 5 at 80% of the working weight.  And yes, I'm actually trying to gain weight.  It's a very different experience for me, since trying to lose it has sort of dominated my mental landscape off and on since the age of 12.

Diet-wise, I ate very cleanly last week, just a ton of food, and my weight moved up 2 lb, without me losing a belt notch.  That's my planned stopping point for bulking -- the belt notch.  We'll see if I can keep adding lean mass, but I'm planning to continue this through the holidays or until my waist expands.  My body had been demanding more food with the recent colder weather, so I decided to just go with it.

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