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went to the gym fasted this morning, took 2 scoops craze preworkout and drank the formula

rack pull- 135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x1, 405x1, 455x1, 505x6s, 525x6s

squats- 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 200x8, 200x8, 200x7, 200x6
my right quad was holding me back on the last 2 sets, was worried i was going to cramp up

stiff leg deadlift- 185x8, 8, 8, 8

seated calf press- 90x10, 180x7
my right calf again felt like it was going to cramp up so i didnt get to my hold for the second time. i drank plenty of water and did some extra stretching so im not sure what the problem was

i also skipped abs because my abs and lower back have been very sore this week due to spending so my time with my girlie

MSR9889 wrote:went to the gym fasted this morning, took 2 scoops craze preworkout and drank the formula

rack pull- 135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x1, 405x1, 455x1, 505x6s, 525x6s

squats- 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 200x8, 200x8, 200x7, 200x6
my right quad was holding me back on the last 2 sets, was worried i was going to cramp up

stiff leg deadlift- 185x8, 8, 8, 8

seated calf press- 90x10, 180x7
my right calf again felt like it was going to cramp up so i didnt get to my hold for the second time. i drank plenty of water and did some extra stretching so im not sure what the problem was

i also skipped abs because my abs and lower back have been very sore this week due to spending so my time with my girlie

Way to go Matt! Introduce your new girl to the wonders of bands and chains, if you know what I mean...

Looks like those rack pulls are coming up NICELY! On your calf issue/cramping, I'm assuming you've ruled out all mineral deficiencies?

Magnesium deficiency for example, is rampant in MANY North Americans..

I think between my multi and greens I should be covered plenty without even worrying about diet. Ill try taking my electrolyte mix with my next leg workout as well and stretch the day before to avoid the problem again.

Slept ok last night, woke up early and fell back asleep for another hour or so. Took 2 scoops craze preworkout and drank the formula.

Bench- 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 165x1, 265x9s, 265x10s

Dips- 10, 10, 6 and 2 assisted, 5 and 2 negatives
couldnt do more dips because my triceps were burning too badly

superset with Db Rows- 40x10, 40x10, 40x10, 40x10

Smith Machine Military Press- 90x3, 180x6s, 180x4s

Overhead Tricept Extensions- 40x10, 40x10, 40x10, 40x10

superset with Incline DB Curls- 22.5x10, 22.5x10, 22.5x10, 22.5x10

Had a good workout today. Been busy all week shopping for Christmas gifts, but Ive been getting some pretty good sleep this week. I still wake up tired but Ive been getting upwards of 8-10 hours almost all week. My left hamstring and right calf were both still tight but didnt really hold me back. Not sure why they were tight though. Diet hasnt been great this week but protein and calories have been up.
I also realized today Ive been doing holds at 495 and 515 for rack pulls, not 505 and 525 like I had thought. Forgot 5 plates is only 495.

Deadlift- 135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x1

Rack Pull- 365x1, 405x1, 455x1, 515x5s, 525x6s

Squats- 95x5, 135x5, 185x3, 175x10,10,10,10
My 3rd set was hard and my 4th set was brutal since I had such a nasty pump in my quads. It felt like I was doing a famine workout.

Stiff Leg Deadlift- 155x10,10,10,7
My arms and back were actually burning and caused me to stop on my last set.

Seated Calf Press- 90x10, 180x10, 230x10, 270x3
Should have probably done my static hold but my calves were feeling pretty strong today and I wanted to see how much weight I could move. Could have kept going at 270 but I wasnt getting all the way to the top of the press.

Cable Crunches- 70x10, 80x10, 90x10

Superset with planks- 30s, 30s, 30s
Stopped at 3 sets because my abs felt like they were going to explode.

Lifted Monday but havent updated until now. Diet over the past week has been pretty bad but calories and protein have been high, almost certainly undid anything I had accomplished up to now. Got back on track yesterday playing full court basketball last night and doing ~20 minutes of cardio fasted this morning with my heart rate at 170 or above. Sleep has also been amazing. Im sleeping like a teenager again, getting 8-9 hours a night now and still being tired enough at the end of the day to fall asleep.

Bench- 95x5, 135x5, 165x2, 265x5s, 265x10s
First hold was short because I was cold and not warmed up enough. My gym has the AC on for whatever reason even though its 40 degrees outside.

dips- 2, +35x5, +35x5, +35x4, +35x4

superset with Db Rows- 30x10, 60x5, 75x5, 5, 5, 5

Seated Smith Machine Military Press- 50x5, 90x3, 180x7s, 180x6s

Overhead DB Press- 65x6,6,6,6

Superset with Incline Db Curls- 35x6,6, 40x5,4

Probably should have also waited another day before this workout since I had done lower body on Saturday but my friend who I list with was leaving Tuesday so we went a day early. Still a good workout with some progress from the first feast workout.

Pretty good workout today. Could have used a bit more sleep and my back was a little stiff and sore for no reason but it held up fine.

Deadlift- 135x10, 185x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x2

Rack Pull- 365x1, 405x1, 455x1, 500x6s, 530x3s
Could barely pick up the 530 even though I got 525 no problem last workout. Im guessing this is the only place my sore back had any affect on me since the rest of the workout was good.

Squats- 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 225x1, 225x5,5,5,5

Stiff Led Deadlift- 205x6, 215x6, 225x6,5
Last set my grip died on me again

Seated Calf Press- 90x10, 180x10, 270x6

Cable Crunches- 120x6, 120x6

Superset with Planks- 30s, 30s
Stopped after 2 because my abs were getting really tight and my lower back was hurting me

Looks like this cycle is treating you well?!?

Solid work Matt. Keep on truckin'...

Been super busy lately so I havent been dieting or posting. Sleep started getting worse and worse lately and my rack pull was starting to decline so Im guessing I hit a point of overtraining. I decided to skip maxing out and cut straight to maintenance phase. Im also officially using EC, eating healthier and will be adding cardio to start losing weight now that Im back at school.