Blogs

I like the blog Evidence-Based Fitness.

Science Daily reports that people with bigger heads handle Alzheimer's better. Good news for my girlfriend and her enormous melon.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100712162545.htm

This is my deload week on 5/3/1, and I've decided to start a PSMF. Officially PSMF stands for Protein Sparing Modified Fast, but unofficially it's Protein Strictly Mother Fucker.

I eat about 1200 calories a day, all of it protein except for the incidental fat and carbs that go along with protein sources.

In general, it sucks.

The good part is that I'm ok with being hungry. My thinking can suffer a bit, and training is awful, but overall it's not as bad as it sounds I guess.

I've changed my diet a bit.

On training days I'm taking in about 2200 calories, and on non-training days I'm doing a PSMF. Still eating in an 8 hour windows a la Leangains.

I'm probably going to continue doing that until I have some muscle loss... but I have an incredibly slow metabolism and tend to hold on to muscle, so hopefully that'll be a while.

6/29/10
Military Press
85x5, 95x3, 110x7
[My right shoulder has always been f'ed up]

Rev Grip Pulldowns
180x6, 180x5, 180x4, 180x4, 180x3

Push up
BWx20, BWx10, BWx6, BWx4
[Training for the bet -- these were done with little rest between them]

I also did YTLW for shoulders.

7/1/10
Deadlift
240x5, 290x3, 305x5
[sucks because I used to be so much stronger]

Back Extensions
BWx12, 25x9, 25x8

Side Bends
90x9, 90x7

I'm going to be keeping a training log on here, mostly to keep myself accountable.

In a previous blog entry I went over my basic training template. I've just recently changed it around slightly so I'll outline my current routine here.

Overview

Right now I'm training using Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 training program. It's pretty great.