re: Odysseus' Weight Loss/Gain Log - Never ever ever give up

Wednesday May 19th, 2021

Morning Weight: 184.8 Lbs

Workout
PPL Linear Progression - Day 6 - LEGS

Squat: 2x5, 1x5+
1: 135 x 5
2: 185 x 5
3: 245 x 5

Romanian DL: 3x10
1: 95 x 10
2: 95 x 10
3: 95 x 10

Leg Curls: 3x12
1: 105 x 10
2: 105 x 9
3: 105 x 8

Calf Raises: 5x10
1: 180 x 10
2: 180 x 10
3: 180 x 10
4: 180 x 10
5: 180 x 10

Leg Press Machine: 3x10
1: 275 x 10
2: 275 x 10
3: 275 x 10

Cardio
Treadmill -- 10 Minutes -- Fast Walk (.61 Miles)

Notes
I'm not sure what happened with squat. I warmed up with 135 and then 185. The 245 was my first working set and my bar speed was fantastic. I could have repped 315 if I had to, I imagine. But then when I racked I felt this pressure on my spine about 2-4 inches below where the bar sits that I've never felt before. I'm not sure if I went up in weight too quickly and my back couldn't handle the weight or what, but it felt strange. There was no nerve pain, nothing residual, just a pain that was very foreign to me. I went for another set and as soon as the weight was on my back I felt it again, so I re racked. I'm gonna ramp up slower next week as well as stretch more, but if I feel it again I'm calling off squats until I can find out what's going on. If it is a form thing it's definitely new, because I've always had near perfect form when squatting. It's one thing for which I was always lauded, and my coaches would always point to it as an example of why I could squat so far above my weight. But I suppose muscle memory fades? I don't know, because I feel like I'm doing the same motions I've been doing since I started squatting.

Diet
7A - 11A: 5 eggs + diced potatoes + Ground turkey w/ salsa and parm cheese;
11A - 1P: Apple
1P - 5P: Salad (BP, Cuc, Tom, Feta, Dressing, Lettuce); Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel Nugget; Yogurt w/ blueberries and honey; Whistle pig rye -- 3 units
5P - 7P: Baked Tilapia w/ rice and sauteed vegetables (onion, BP, Zucchini)




Notes
My alarm went off at 4 A.M. this morning and I hit snooze like I usually do. I'll lay there for a bit before forcing myself to get up. But this morning I hit dismiss and fell back asleep. The backup alarm came on and I decided that even if I went to the gym I was just gonna do some cardio. I didn't feel up to lifting. My wife's alarm went off and she snoozed as well. I asked her if she wanted to go and she said she was too sore. She had her first day of the gym yesterday. And I mean first ever day working with compound lifts. She did the bar squat for 3 sets of 5, used an EZ curl bar to do rows for 3 sets of 5 and did some dumbbell bench for 3 sets of 5. So we decided not to go. I suppose I'll just do my pull workout tomorrow and use my Sunday rest day as a gym day. Might work out better if I can get there around 7 after grocery shopping.

I finished the individual work for the group portion of our exam yesterday, which took about 4 hours altogether. I'll take the actual test portion on Saturday morning. I'm excited to get it done. I'm honestly excited to be done with school. School is easy compared to life, but it's easy to get burnt out. 2 more semesters and I'll have my undergrad. I feel like I've been repeating that for the past month.

I can't believe the weather in South Louisiana. I mean I can, but it still seems like they are getting absolutely mauled down there with rain. My sister lives in the Houston area and she sent me a pic with the roads nearly flooded over. It may just be me buying into the hype, but it feels like it gets worse every year. I remember in Cenla it would flood regularly, but it seems like it happens multiple times a year. That definitely could just be my imagination.

I picked up a few books from the thrift store the other day and I'm almost finished with one. It's called "Before She Knew Him" by Peter Swanson.



I buy books at thrift stores because I don't know how to get good book recommendations. I find that I typically like authors over certain genres. I like Stephen King, but when I read someone inspired by Stephen King I'm not as full in, even if the story is good. This one is okay. The writing is average as far as published authors, but I'm almost done and I think I'll pick up another one of his books. The tropes in this one are extremely cliche (girl with bipolar disorder who no one takes seriously, man hellbent on saving women), but there is something comforting about a completely average bland story to dive into at night.

After this one I have the Washington biography by Ron Chernow that I also bought in the same trip. I have read good reviews, but I hope it isn't too dense. It's an extremely large books and the print is pretty small. May take me quite a while.

I should probably study some more. I also have a few errands to run today, so I'll take care of those.

Hope everyone has a good day.