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cappla011, I love you man!

Thanks for the assist

Bench
325x3 plus a negative. That's down a little. I was shootin for five.

Pullovers
80x8. Should have gone heavier, but like I say, I haven't done these in like 6 years.

Squat
365lbsx4. Thought I was gonna get six. Guess I'm down a little on everything.

Straight Leg
275x8. Still not accustomed to doing these before my legs are fried.

EDT block one. 15 minutes
Incline DB press 90lbs x 40reps
DB Rows 90lbs x 48reps shoulda used more weight. Got 6 on every set.

EDT block two. Only lasted about ten minutes.
Hack Squat 275? x 24 reps
Strait Leg 225lbs x 24 reps I quit the block early because I was worried about hurting my lower back. I've never done these except at the end of a workout, so a really light weight usually hit the hams sufficiently. I don't think I've ever gone over 135lbs before this week. My lower back was so fried at this point that I feared doing any more was risking injury. I'll get deeper into the block next time I'm sure.

OK so if I'm following correctly you're a couple of workouts into Feast, still "searching" somewhat for the right weights to use given the rep ranges specified. I want you to know this is entirely natural and I only wish I could give a better rule of thumb for "how much" weight to use for everyone.

You should catch traction shortly (workout #3 and certainly #4). I'm watching closely so please do share any pertinent observations. In particular, watch your frequency - meaning make sure to ensure full recovery prior to executing the next session. If you're on a one on/one off right now and not "quite" feeling recovered from workout to workout.. try 1 on 2 off.

Makes all the difference for some people (me included!)

Hope that helps...

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. A lot of the difficulty in selecting weights comes from not doing pullover, and from when/how I did straight legs before this routine. I think my bench and squat were a little down from pre-famine, but that's normal considering that two weeks pre-famine I was sick, then I took a week off to rest and recoup. Looking forward to tomorrow's workout.

Glad I could help man, glad I could help

I've been a dufus again. I didn't rest between sets on the EDT blocks. I was like "MAN! How do people do this with compound leg moves!?!?!" Glad I found that before my workout tomorrow. I'll make sure to take two minute breaks.

Monday's workout

Bench 335x2
DB pullovers 100x6
EDT Block 1
Incline DB press 90 x 46. After adding in the two minute breaks I kept getting six reps and didn't think I'd get enough reps, so I dropped my rest to one minute and still got six, so I went to failure on the last set and got 10.

DB rows 100 x 44. Same as above, but only got eight on my last set.

Squat 375 x 2
Strait leg 315x4

Somebody was on the leg press and hack squat and I was in a hurry so I did leg extsions/leg curls.

EDT Block 2
Leg extensions 240 x 38
Leg curls 240 x 36

Didn't sleep well Tuesday night and was really busy yesterday, so I waited till to today to get workout number four. I'll tell you how it goes.

Moving some big weights bro - Nice!

Today's workout

Bench 295x8
Pullovers 85x8

EDT Block 1

DB incline 100 x 30
DB rows 100 x 30
Got six on every set, but stuck to two minute breaks, cause I didn't think I'd get em all if I took shorter breaks. Guess I still should have done more weight. I didn't add weight to the rows cause I've got some tendonitis in my left brachioradialis. It doesn't bother me if I keep the weight under 100lbs, or if I don't use a hammer type grip. I didn't wanna make it act up. Guess I could have done underhand grip barbell rows.

Squat 345 x 9
Straight leg 275 x 8
Been doin squats again for about 6 months now after taking YEARS off from them. I feel like all those years of leg press built my legs up, but not my lower back or the stabilizers. It's crazy that I got 12 with 315 and 9 with 345, but only 2 with 375. I really think it's mostly the lower back that is weak link, and that it comes into play quickly as the weights move up. It's been getting a LOT better over the last six months

EDT Block 2

Hack squat 275?? x 24
Romanian deads 225 x 24
Had some more in me, but I had to call it quits at ten minutes cause I was runnin late for class.

So for workout five, do I just get maxes, or do I get maxes and do another EDT block?

Suggest getting your 1RM's in the big BB lifts first, then your EDT blocks IF you're feeling up to it.

Otherwise, call it a day and get ready! 2-3 days off then transition to GLP1

So, if I'm focusing on strength, do I do the EDT blocks during GLP1 or not?

I'd still do them.

If you find they're too much, you can always drop them. The potential benefits though, are too much to ignore!

Hope that helps..

Guess we'll just see how it feels then.