Cylon357's Super Cool Covid 2020 Weight loss comp log!

[Cylon357]

Squat day to start week 5 of 5!

But man, it wasn't much more than squats.

Barbell squats, 2x10 breathing rep sets. Little pig, little pig, let me in!

Because I was huffin' and puffin' like the Big Bad Wolf himself when he came to that brick house.

♫ She's a brick.... howwwwse ♫

Anyhow...

I set up the land mine attachment and did land mine rows, 4x8-10, really focusing on the lats and middle back.

3x20 calf raises off the block.

3x8-12 leg curls.

1 mile walk to warm up, about 2 at the end for LISS and all is good!

[Cylon357]

Bench day of week 5.

It was low volume but medium high intensity

Barbell bench, 10, 6, 6 work sets. The 10 was a stretch goal, the 2 6s were too.

Ez curl bar curls super setted with over head tricep presses, 3x10-15 of each.

That was it.

1 mile walk to warm up, about 1.5 at the end for LISS.

Life is good!

[Cylon357]

Week 5 is almost in the books! I have a MetCon tomorrow, but today was combo deadlift / back / shoulders.

Deadlift 4 work sets, all 6's.

BTW, I think I said it before, but maaaaaannnnnn, those figure 8 straps, they just take the grip right out of the equation on pulling movements. I don't use them until I get to my top sets, but they definitely work.

Barbell row, 4x10 with the parallel handles. That makes the grip easier, avoids too much aggravation of the golfer's elbow, and increases range of motion just enough to really get the middle back that little extra.

Over head press, 4 work sets, all 8s there.

Shrugs, 3x10 with light weight.

That was all in the tank today.

1 mile walk to warm up, about 1.5 for LISS at the end.

Everything is groovy, Jack (and Jill)!

[Cylon357]

Nobody: how does your day look, Cylon?

Me: let me get back to you in a little bit.

[Cylon357]

Nobody: how does your day look, Cylon?

Me: let me get back to you in a little bit.

I ended up doing some work on my last day before deload.

1 mile walk

6 90 second rounds, divided into 30 seconds each of:
16 lb hammer strikes
8 lb hammer strikes
40 lb ball slams

30 seconds of rest between rounds.

Then a mile walk to cool down, and by "cool down" I mean "try not to puke or pass out in front of the neighbors". Mission accomplished in that regard.

I did another 1.25 miles later in the evening, to end up with a total of like 11k steps on the day.

Below is my heart rate from the device during the metcon. Note that valley early on is likely where the fitbit lost signal or something.

Now, on to active recovery!

[Cylon357]

Just a couple of long walks so far this week. 2.5 miles each. Today I will do a light weight workout, maybe one tomorrow or Saturday.

At 55, I like these deload weeks.

[Cylon357]

I actually DID get a couple of workouts in this week. One on Thursday which was light legs and back. Then one on Saturday, which was basically a vanity workout of shoulders, bis and tris. Nice pump!

Today is off, except I am waiting to donate blood.

Next work cycle starts tomorrow!

[stocky121]

I actually DID get a couple of workouts in this week. One on Thursday which was light legs and back. Then one on Saturday, which was basically a vanity workout of shoulders, bis and tris. Nice pump!

Today is off, except I am waiting to donate blood.

Next work cycle starts tomorrow!

You get paid for donating in the states?

[Cylon357]

You get paid for donating in the states?

Not exactly, but it does depend on where you are and probably blood type and type of donation. I got a t-shirt and a 20 dollar gift card for my whole blood donation today, oh and a cookie and Gatorade lol. But, I get something out of it too, like lowering rbc and hematocrit a bit, so, as long as I get a good phlebotomist, it's all good.

[stocky121]

Not exactly, but it does depend on where you are and probably blood type and type of donation. I got a t-shirt and a 20 dollar gift card for my whole blood donation today, oh and a cookie and Gatorade lol. But, I get something out of it too, like lowering rbc and hematocrit a bit, so, as long as I get a good phlebotomist, it's all good.

20 dollars is nice. I donate and we don’t get anything but we do get a tea or coffee and a biscuit after.

[Cylon357]

Week 1, Day one. Squat day.

Barbell squats, 1x15 breathing set, then 2x8 narrow stance, 2x8 wide stance. 8 sets total.

Set up the land mine attachment and did land mine rows, 1x12, 3x10.

Set up a different land mine attachment and did calf raises off the 3" block, 2x25, 1x20 (cause they were feeling it on the last set).

4x8-12 Leg curls, sandwiching 3x10-15 leg extensions.

That doesn't seem lot a lot of work, but after that breathing set, man, I was sweating like a <favorite euphemism here>

I was going to do some MetCon, but after the squats my low back was a bit chatty, so I just did a 2 mile walk for LISS.

There is a good chance I will be walking like Fred Sanford come Wednesday, let's see where that lands.

Everything is awesome!

[Booz]

Nice log Cy keep it up!

[Cylon357]

Nice log Cy keep it up!

Thanks! I think I'm too old and set in my ways to stop now!

[Cylon357]

2.5 mile walk today at lunch.

As an aside, I'm giving cardarine a little bit of a go. I'll keep us posted on that.

Running 150mg / 150mg test c and mast e at the moment, 2iu hgh PM x 5days, my regular 750iu hcg . I will switch out the mast e for p in a couple of weeks, and drop down to like 75 or so for October. Test still the same, 150mg per week is basically my trt dose.

[Cylon357]

Had a rough night of sleep Tuesday night, so Wednesdays bench workout suffered. But, as usual, I still got SOMETHING done.

Just not as much as I would have liked.

Lots of barbell benching was the word of the day.

Work sets of 6, 2, 8, 8. The 6 and 8s were with the same weight, the 2 was a stretch goal. I wanted like 5 on it, but knew that was pushing it. Eh, I will sleep better and attack it again next time.

I do take some consolation in the knowledge that even 2 years ago, that same weight was not doable, except MAYBE on the best of days, for maybe a single. So, I call getting a solid double on a bad day progress overall.

Bis and tris were next, 2x12 dumbbell curls, 2x8 close grip bench. So if I could have worked bis in the bench somehow, it would have been all bench press lol

2 mile walk for LISS at the end.

Something is better than nothing, I reckon.

[Cylon357]

Friday deadlift / back workout was GOOD!

Is cardarine for real? Let's discuss!

But not right now, I got stuff to do and things to eat. Details later...