Just would like to share what I've eaten so far since I've been awake today.
-3 fish oil softgels
-spoonful of natty pb
-one 7 gram scoop of xtend and one 7 gram scoop of modern bcaa
-FOUR egg white omelets with spinach
-EIGHT eggs over hard
-about a cup of raw almonds
-2 bananas
-1 apple
-1 grapefruit
-about a cup of sliced canned pineapple (not in syrup, of course)
That is just in the past few hours. I still have 3-4 more meals left to eat today! So glad to be eating again!
ICJLM finally tries the BP
Forgot to mention: when I took my heart rate this morning it was actually not elevated at all, but was actually much lower. I got a couple readings at 66 bpm and one reading at 67 bpm... I hope this still means I will be on track. I mean, I definitely lost the weight that we are expected to lose during famine, considering I lost 8 lbs!
This morning upon waking (and before beginning feast) I took some pictures that will act perfectly as my post-famine/pre-feast pics. I'll try to get those up soon!
EDIT: I just tried posting up pictures, but realized I have no idea how to. Can someone help?!!
This morning upon waking (and before beginning feast) I took some pictures that will act perfectly as my post-famine/pre-feast pics. I'll try to get those up soon!
EDIT: I just tried posting up pictures, but realized I have no idea how to. Can someone help?!!
Never got the chance to post again last night. But needles to say, I feasted like an absolute boss for the rest of the day. I took a little walk down to the gym to step on the scale towards the end of the night, just to see how much I gained on the first day of Feast. I ended up weighing in at a little over 190. Hahaha I gained 10+ lbs in one day, no lie. This was very reassuring for me, cuz I was worried I might be stuck at 180 forever!
I just went and weighed myself again today, not too long ago. I was surprised to see that I was not quite as heavy as last night. I came in slightly under 190 lbs tonight. This does not mean I was not still feasting hardcore all day, but I mean I'm still in the same ballpark range so it's all good.
So tomorrow will be day 3 of Feast, meaning I finally get to train again very soon (Thursday)! I also have to go to PT tomorrow. I went for my first appointment at this new place yesterday, and will be returning again for this week's last appointment tomorrow afternoon. Yesterday I dealt with some lady who was not bad by any means, but she is gunna have me start meeting with one of their other therapists from now on because she thinks he will be a better fit for my case. I guess the dude powerlifts and whatnot, so he should hopefully really know his shit. I'm really looking forward to that tomorrow.
I'm sure I'll write back at some point tomorrow. Stay tuned
I just went and weighed myself again today, not too long ago. I was surprised to see that I was not quite as heavy as last night. I came in slightly under 190 lbs tonight. This does not mean I was not still feasting hardcore all day, but I mean I'm still in the same ballpark range so it's all good.
So tomorrow will be day 3 of Feast, meaning I finally get to train again very soon (Thursday)! I also have to go to PT tomorrow. I went for my first appointment at this new place yesterday, and will be returning again for this week's last appointment tomorrow afternoon. Yesterday I dealt with some lady who was not bad by any means, but she is gunna have me start meeting with one of their other therapists from now on because she thinks he will be a better fit for my case. I guess the dude powerlifts and whatnot, so he should hopefully really know his shit. I'm really looking forward to that tomorrow.
I'm sure I'll write back at some point tomorrow. Stay tuned
Made the little walk down to the gym once again to weigh myself. I was pleased to see that I weighed in at a little over 191 lbs.
I am absolutely dying to train right now, so tomorrow cannot come soon enough. I'm looking forward to the lift, but at the same time I will definitely have to change up the two stretch-focused exercises that Rob calls for in 2.0. I'm thinking of swapping the DB Pullover with an incline smith machine guillotine press. I know the two are by no means equivalent, but I feel that this movement will very effectively provide that chest stretch that I'm looking for. I just fear stretching my injured lat under such a heavy load during the pullover.
Check back tomorrow to hear about the workout
I am absolutely dying to train right now, so tomorrow cannot come soon enough. I'm looking forward to the lift, but at the same time I will definitely have to change up the two stretch-focused exercises that Rob calls for in 2.0. I'm thinking of swapping the DB Pullover with an incline smith machine guillotine press. I know the two are by no means equivalent, but I feel that this movement will very effectively provide that chest stretch that I'm looking for. I just fear stretching my injured lat under such a heavy load during the pullover.
Check back tomorrow to hear about the workout
Just a couple of notes for my personal use:
Workout #1...
-Used 210 on the bench. Shoulda likely done 215.
-Did Inc. Smith Neck Press for stretch movement, just 25s on each side. Shoulda done more weight.
-Used 235 for the squat. Felt about right. Zach's spotting kinda sucked at first, but got better thru set.
-Did SLDL w/185 for stretch. Extremely light/may have been a waste. Had a tough time putting the tension in just my legs/hips and not my lower back. That's not to say it hurt my lower back, but simply fatigued it.
-Noticed my right shoulder felt a little strange after the workout. If I abduct my arm and swing it medially across my chest, it feels a little painful to then medially rotate my arm when in this position.
-I noticed a strange tingling sensation in my left arm on rest day 1. There was definitely a nerve being slightly pinched; something I've never experienced before. I would notice it when exaggeratedly protracting and/or depressing my left scapula. The sensation subsided the next day.
-I'll probably have to can the SLDL, just because of the danger it can put my left lat injury in (probably gunna have to utilize the leg press here instead). Plus this new slightly pinched nerve thing will certainly not be helped by SLDLs. Also, even directly after a tough set of squats, I still would need to use a substantial amount of weight to come anywhere near failure during SLDLs.
Workout #2 of Feast is quickly approaching today! I'm planning to use 235 for the bench and probably ~275 for squat depending on feel.
Workout #1...
-Used 210 on the bench. Shoulda likely done 215.
-Did Inc. Smith Neck Press for stretch movement, just 25s on each side. Shoulda done more weight.
-Used 235 for the squat. Felt about right. Zach's spotting kinda sucked at first, but got better thru set.
-Did SLDL w/185 for stretch. Extremely light/may have been a waste. Had a tough time putting the tension in just my legs/hips and not my lower back. That's not to say it hurt my lower back, but simply fatigued it.
-Noticed my right shoulder felt a little strange after the workout. If I abduct my arm and swing it medially across my chest, it feels a little painful to then medially rotate my arm when in this position.
-I noticed a strange tingling sensation in my left arm on rest day 1. There was definitely a nerve being slightly pinched; something I've never experienced before. I would notice it when exaggeratedly protracting and/or depressing my left scapula. The sensation subsided the next day.
-I'll probably have to can the SLDL, just because of the danger it can put my left lat injury in (probably gunna have to utilize the leg press here instead). Plus this new slightly pinched nerve thing will certainly not be helped by SLDLs. Also, even directly after a tough set of squats, I still would need to use a substantial amount of weight to come anywhere near failure during SLDLs.
Workout #2 of Feast is quickly approaching today! I'm planning to use 235 for the bench and probably ~275 for squat depending on feel.
I did 240 lbs for the set of bench. I got 4 entirely on my own. I needed a tiny bit of help on rep 5, a little more on rep 6, and quite a bit of help for rep 7. The final rep was one of those ones where you feel like you aren't even doing anything, but apparently my spotter wasn't helping me TOO much.
I then did the stretch exercise, and I again opted for the incline smith neck press. Put 35s on each side for that.
So all is well...
Then I started warming up for my squat set. I spent almost ten minutes on the treadmill just doing a light uphill walk. Everything felt fine, until I started warming up with weight. My left glute was really really tight, and I couldn't get it to loosen up. I didn't wanna stretch too hard cuz I thought I might end up sacrificing some strength for my big set. I foam rolled it a bit and kept doing some dynamic stretching with only brief moments of static stretching too. I kept trying to warm it up, but it was continually tight, so I just went with it. I put 285 on for my working set, and got pumped up as fcuk before starting my set. Everything went well for the first four, but then my feet started to slip in my Vibrams, which was really annoying. The
Vibrams themselves were firmly planted to the ground, but my foot was sort of causing them to rotate a little bit, so I was standing moreso on the outside of the shoe (hope that makes sense). It was really pissing me off, and I kept trying to correct it in between reps, which really through my set off. I racked the weight after 7 reps, and took about a 40 second rest-pause break before going at the same weight again. I ended up getting another 2 reps entirely on my own, and then just needed the slightest bit of help for the final rep. So I ended up doing a total of ten reps with 285, which I was pleased with; but I just hope that I didn't entirely botch the plan that Rob lays out in the BP. I was forced to improvise, and truly had no other choice but to.
I then did a medium weight on the leg press with my feet high and wide to try to get that deep stretch. I felt as though it got the job done, but I then proceeded to stretch and foam roll for 20+ minutes afterwards as well.
I just hope my body will be good to go for the next workout. My glute is still feeling tight, but I'm gunna try working on that over these next couple of days. Also, I felt my right hamstring popping on its insertion in my lower leg when my foot was sliding inside of my Vibrams. I hope these problems will be all good since I need to go super heavy next workout before taking the de-load session. Stay tuned! And please give me some suggestions as I go along.
I then did the stretch exercise, and I again opted for the incline smith neck press. Put 35s on each side for that.
So all is well...
Then I started warming up for my squat set. I spent almost ten minutes on the treadmill just doing a light uphill walk. Everything felt fine, until I started warming up with weight. My left glute was really really tight, and I couldn't get it to loosen up. I didn't wanna stretch too hard cuz I thought I might end up sacrificing some strength for my big set. I foam rolled it a bit and kept doing some dynamic stretching with only brief moments of static stretching too. I kept trying to warm it up, but it was continually tight, so I just went with it. I put 285 on for my working set, and got pumped up as fcuk before starting my set. Everything went well for the first four, but then my feet started to slip in my Vibrams, which was really annoying. The
Vibrams themselves were firmly planted to the ground, but my foot was sort of causing them to rotate a little bit, so I was standing moreso on the outside of the shoe (hope that makes sense). It was really pissing me off, and I kept trying to correct it in between reps, which really through my set off. I racked the weight after 7 reps, and took about a 40 second rest-pause break before going at the same weight again. I ended up getting another 2 reps entirely on my own, and then just needed the slightest bit of help for the final rep. So I ended up doing a total of ten reps with 285, which I was pleased with; but I just hope that I didn't entirely botch the plan that Rob lays out in the BP. I was forced to improvise, and truly had no other choice but to.
I then did a medium weight on the leg press with my feet high and wide to try to get that deep stretch. I felt as though it got the job done, but I then proceeded to stretch and foam roll for 20+ minutes afterwards as well.
I just hope my body will be good to go for the next workout. My glute is still feeling tight, but I'm gunna try working on that over these next couple of days. Also, I felt my right hamstring popping on its insertion in my lower leg when my foot was sliding inside of my Vibrams. I hope these problems will be all good since I need to go super heavy next workout before taking the de-load session. Stay tuned! And please give me some suggestions as I go along.
