Healing The Fatassedness

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Early morning 1.5 mile weight vest walk

Afternoon
OH Press TM 210
150 x 3
170 x 3
190 x 8 - Decent little grind

Inverted Rows x 52 (10, 10, 10, 8, 7, 7)

Goblet Squat 60lb x 10 x 5 sets

Triceps Rope Pulldown - 2 sets

Face Pulls - 3 sets

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Squats TM 335
255 x 5
285 x 3
320 x 6 - Coulda/shouda - Oh, it was ok.

BW Dips
5 x 10

Assisted Pull Ups
115# x 5, 100# x 5
85# assist x 9, 7, 5

Precor Abench Crunch x 18, 16, 16

My bodyweight has hovered at around 260lb this week, down from my PR,er, all-time high of 285 back in April. I’m averaging only 5 hours of sleep nightly and am having trouble staying consistent with the AM conditioning (weight vest walks or stationary bike).

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That’s amazing progress—keep up the good work! (But don’t burn yourself out, either. It’s a balancing act, no doubt.)

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Friday, October 22, 2021

Early morning 1.6 mile 20# weight vest walk

PM - I intended to do something with the KB, but I just fell asleep on the couch instead.

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Bench Press TM 315
235 x 5
270 x 3
300 x 7 - Fair to middling.

DB SLDL
80# DBs x 10 x 5 sets

Chest Supported T-Bar Rows
80 x 10 x 5

Triceps Rope Pulldowns - 2 sets

Face Pulls - 3 sets

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

Mid-day stroll - 3 miles in 54 minutes

Monday, October 25, 2021

AM - 20 minutes stationary bike

PM-
Deadlift TM 365
Warm ups with 135, 185, 225, 225 - all well and good
275 x 5 - this seems to be a prudent stopping point

On Saturday I somehow tweaked my back near the tailbone while doing DB RDLs. Didn’t think a whole lot of it, and by Monday morning I seemed to be past it. On my first work set (275) it felt fine pulling, but not so much standing up with the weight. Then I quickly stiffened up. Unloading the bar sucked, but I’m not a little bitch that gonna leave it for someone else…

Moved on

BW Dips x 51 total (18 - PR, 10, 9, 7, 7)

BW Pike Pullups (TRX) -(10, 10, 8, 7) it was handy and next to the dips - I bet I looked like a dork, but my lats are sore this morning so I guess it was worth something.

Precor Abench Crunch recliner - mostly to stretch my back

Kind of a bummer not to finish this cycle out strong, especially since I’ve been feeling more confident with my DLs. Losing 20+lbs moves some girth off the belly and setting up is a ton easier without blubber squeezing out all over my belt.

I fear Pressing might be a no go Wednesday. I may just deload now and finish the cycle when the back is for-sure better.

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wish you a speedy recovery

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

20 minutes stationary bike

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Pre-sunrise 2 mile walk

PM
Machine weights only
Real short rests

Lat Pulls - 6 or 7 sets
Seated Shoulder Press - 6 or 7 sets or so
Cable Row (pronated) - 4 sets
Cable Lateral Raises - 3 sets
Quad Extensions - 2 sets of 20
Leg Curlz - 2 sets of 20

Used the little gym at my apartments to keep me away from barbells, and so I wouldn’t have to deal with crowds. The point was to keep moving and build a little muscle in the process. I didn’t hate the workout. Back still hurts - but just when I lean a touch forward, like to wash my hands at a sink for example.

A cynic would simply suggest I not wash my hands.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

AM - sunrise walk 2 miles

PM
Bench Press
Warm up - Bar, 135, 185, 225 x 5+
245 x 5
275 x 3
305 x 4
305 x 4 - barely, yikes!
295 x 4
295 x 4

Fat Man Rows
BW x 10 x 5 sets

Got there late, so called it here. Crowded as fuck for some reason, and all the benches were taken. One by a guy doing ab twists with a bar…even when I finally got another bench, he kept going - the entire time I was benching!

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

2 mile early AM walk

Thursday, November 4, 2021

2 mile early AM walk

PM
Deload and Back Test

Squats
Bar, 135, 165, 195 warm ups
225 x 5
255 x 2 - Good enough, but I’ve got really tight hips

Deadlift
135, 185 Warmups
225 x 3 x 3
275 x 2 x 2 - That’s all the back testing for today.

Frustrated and tired, I just went home here. I had to wait 20 minutes to get a spot to deadlift and I was cold again and needed to completely re-warm up. I was already in a horribly dark mood when I got here, and it was worse when I left.

I guess I should just be happy that my back seems to be healing.

Also noting that for the first time in 6 years my body weight is below 260lb, down almost 25 pounds from my “PR” in April of 284lb.

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Congrats on your progress. This is awesome.

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Thank you, and honestly I don’t know whether to credit some relatively small changes I have made, or the new meds the doctor has prescribed… maybe both?

Either way I’ll take it, as I don’t feel like I’m depriving myself while making steady and slow progress. Well, except for the $85 a month for the new med… that’s the sacrifice.

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Friday, November 5, 2021

2 mile evening walk

Lat Pulls
4 warm up sets
4 x 8 work sets

BW Pull Ups x 3
BW Pull Ups x 3 (neutral grip) - This, I’m kinda proud of.

Nice little way to complete my half-assed work out from last night.

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Saturday, November 6, 2021

OH Press TM 210
160 x 5
180 x 3
200 x 4 - Not up to par today

Chest supported T-bar row
90 x 8 x 4 sets

KB Goblet Squat
60# x 10 x 4 sets - legs still woefully sore from Thursday’s deload workout - bizarre

Triceps rope pulldown - 3 sets

Face Pulls - 3 sets

My sad effort on the press top set is all the evidence I need that weight loss kills strength. The good news is I weighed in at 256.8 last night

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Sunday, November 7, 2021

3.5 mile Sunday walk in the park. 65F. Took under an hour. Nice breeze. Cloudy. and the trail was empty since everyone was home watching football.

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Monday, November 8, 2021

Lengthy warm-up/ foam roll/ stretching

Squats TM 325
Warm ups Bar/135/165/195
215 x 5
245 x 5
275 x 5
215 x 5 x 5

Assisted Chin Ups
100, 85, 70# x 5 each
BW x 3

BW Dips x 50 total (12, 10, 10, 7, 6, 5)

53# KB Swings x 75 total

Dropped my TM a few steps to go back to the base program. It’s not a ton of volume, but more than I’ve been doing the past few years. Tomorrow will suck.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

2 mile evening walk

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Bench Press TM 315
Warmup w Bar, 135, 175
205 x 5
235 x 5
270 x 5
300 x 2 -Joker
205 x 5 x 5 FSL, 1 min rests

Inverted Rows
5 sets of 10

Precor Abench Crunch x 50

Pushups x 50 (supersetted with crunches)

Good, and efficient - under 40 minutes start to finish (excepting the 15 minutes waiting for a bench to open up)

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

3 mile evening walk

Friday, November 12, 2021

Deadlift TM 345
Warm up 135, 225
225 x 5
265 x 5
295 x 5
330 x 1 Joker
225 x 5 x 5 FSL

Lat Pull (Neutral grip) x 54 total

BW Dips x 51 total

Efficient Friday

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Sunday, November 14, 2021

OH Press TM 205
Warmup with bar, 95, 115
135 x 5
155 x 5
175 x 5
135 x 5 x 5 FSL

Chest-Supported T-Bar Row
90# x 10 x 5 sets

BW Back Raises
5 sets of 10

Face Pulls - 3 sets

Triceps Rope pulldown- 3 sets

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Early morning 1.75 mile 20# weight vest walk

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Early morning 1.75 mile 20# weight vest walk

Went about 20 minutes earlier that normal, and 2 different drivers slowed down to check me out. Why does a weight vest need to look like pseudo-tactical gear? And at 0520 you get no friendly neighbor wave from me, just a blank stare…

PM
Warm up, stretch

Squats TM 325 (week 2)
Warm up with Bar, 135, 185
225 x 5
265 x 5
295 x 5

Wendler’s NOVember Challenge
In 20 minutes:
Squat 225 x 50 total
BW Pushups x 105

FML tomorrow

Hammer Strength High Pulldowns - 4 sets - all I had left to muster.

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And here I thought it was just mine… good to know I’m not the only one!

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