To answer your question on why the weight loss, it was because I felt like a walking heart attack. Actually I feel the best as far as a combination of strong and healthy around 255-265. A couple of weeks ago I crept back up around 270, now moving back down to 260. That way I have some leeway to grow a little into the next meet at end of October.
And yeah, I gotta come up with a better log name. Too busy reviewing cabling quotes for the creative juices to be flowing, so suggestions are welcome…
Sorry Pete…lol
I hear ya on the weight. I had the same reckoning about 4 years ago and went back to 198. Actually went 181 for a few meets but was way too light.
At your size it can’t be too much of a stretch to drop 10-15lbs; like a good bathroom break?
How are you liking the sled drags and cardio? I was asking a friend/fellow lifter about conditioning work last weekend. Do you think it has any impact on your strength? Is there a tipping point for you when there is a negative effect?
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
At your size it can’t be too much of a stretch to drop 10-15lbs; like a good bathroom break?
How are you liking the sled drags and cardio? I was asking a friend/fellow lifter about conditioning work last weekend. Do you think it has any impact on your strength? Is there a tipping point for you when there is a negative effect?[/quote]
A good bathroom break, and maybe making it through a weekend without beer. Not sure how likely that is though.
The low level cardio, i.e. the steady state, I think you can always get away with. Really all that should be doing is replacing normal activity if we weren’t most of us so desk-bound.
Prowler/sled stuff you need to time and program correctly. Either after lower work, and/or the next day. I also think it should be dialed back a little the last few weeks before a meet. I think it helps considerably though, I have training partners who struggle to get through their main lift, much less assistance work, and always drag through a meet.
Have you tried it as a third leg day? Lets say you do lower on IDK mon/thur then sled sat so you would have a day in between workouts but be like training lower 3x per week? I played with that a bit and liked it.
[quote]Germanone wrote:
Have you tried it as a third leg day? Lets say you do lower on IDK mon/thur then sled sat so you would have a day in between workouts but be like training lower 3x per week? I played with that a bit and liked it.[/quote]
Yes, for awhile I did that exact schedule, and eventually it beat me up, but I think that was because I had Monday as my ME day. I think it would work say Saturday sled, Monday DE, Thursday ME, so that sled was almost active recovery type stuff.
[quote]Germanone wrote:
Have you tried it as a third leg day? Lets say you do lower on IDK mon/thur then sled sat so you would have a day in between workouts but be like training lower 3x per week? I played with that a bit and liked it.[/quote]
Yes, for awhile I did that exact schedule, and eventually it beat me up, but I think that was because I had Monday as my ME day. I think it would work say Saturday sled, Monday DE, Thursday ME, so that sled was almost active recovery type stuff. [/quote]
I am hoping to get back to that type of template for the next month. Have to be careful that the sled day is more recovery…good point.
