Oldebull
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Alright, time to start a log!
The basics: Age 35, 220lbs, 5'7, soft in the middle (@18-20%bf)
Goals: Build a general base of strength, a foundation in order to transition to powerlifting and strongman. Build my big lifts (squat, front squat, deficit dead lift, sumo deadlift, bench press, incline press, military press, push press, pullup and rows), build the muscles that support those lifts.
Training Method: Based off of 5/3/1 principles. I am using a two week rotation; all of the above exercises are done once each over two weeks at a given rep range and percentage, before moving on to the next wave). Training 3-4 days a week, one big lift a day. It works out to be 2 upper, two lower sessions weekly.
Chemical Assistance: Day one of a PH cycle, a epi/halo mix, which I have ran a few times before with good results, minimal sides. Ancillaries and PCT in check.
Life Events/Work/Other stresses: Currently deployed in the Middle East, in a low intensity area. I typically work day job hours, with the occasional swing shift or early start/late night. Conditions leave nothing to complain about. Low daily stress, both mental and physical. The weather is getting hotter, and the heat will soon be brutal, but one adapts/
Diet: Not ideal. See above. The food choices are decent, not great, not high quality. There is always enough of it. I could be eating cleaner, but while deployed, f*** it, at the end of the day, if there is chocolate cake, I am eating chocolate cake.
PT: Most days I do Physical Training. Activities vary from volleyball, to crossfit style circuits. Most days are either cardio days, or bodyweight training. I don't run due to chronic shin injuries, I usually ride a bicycle for cardio, with the occasional day I use a machine. I've been doing PT for so long now, it doesn't seem to add or subtract from my lifting goals. I just count it as GPP, and do not program around it.
Injuries: Chronic shin problems, which does not affect lifting. The usual aches and pains, back, shoulders, knees and elbows, some days worse than others, but nothing serious.
*Just coming off a one week break from lifting.
The basics: Age 35, 220lbs, 5'7, soft in the middle (@18-20%bf)
Goals: Build a general base of strength, a foundation in order to transition to powerlifting and strongman. Build my big lifts (squat, front squat, deficit dead lift, sumo deadlift, bench press, incline press, military press, push press, pullup and rows), build the muscles that support those lifts.
Training Method: Based off of 5/3/1 principles. I am using a two week rotation; all of the above exercises are done once each over two weeks at a given rep range and percentage, before moving on to the next wave). Training 3-4 days a week, one big lift a day. It works out to be 2 upper, two lower sessions weekly.
Chemical Assistance: Day one of a PH cycle, a epi/halo mix, which I have ran a few times before with good results, minimal sides. Ancillaries and PCT in check.
Life Events/Work/Other stresses: Currently deployed in the Middle East, in a low intensity area. I typically work day job hours, with the occasional swing shift or early start/late night. Conditions leave nothing to complain about. Low daily stress, both mental and physical. The weather is getting hotter, and the heat will soon be brutal, but one adapts/
Diet: Not ideal. See above. The food choices are decent, not great, not high quality. There is always enough of it. I could be eating cleaner, but while deployed, f*** it, at the end of the day, if there is chocolate cake, I am eating chocolate cake.
PT: Most days I do Physical Training. Activities vary from volleyball, to crossfit style circuits. Most days are either cardio days, or bodyweight training. I don't run due to chronic shin injuries, I usually ride a bicycle for cardio, with the occasional day I use a machine. I've been doing PT for so long now, it doesn't seem to add or subtract from my lifting goals. I just count it as GPP, and do not program around it.
Injuries: Chronic shin problems, which does not affect lifting. The usual aches and pains, back, shoulders, knees and elbows, some days worse than others, but nothing serious.
*Just coming off a one week break from lifting.