matty_mcfly Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hi All So I’ve been on NF since August 2013 and refrained from creating a Battle Log. Had the mindset that no one would want to hear me gloat, bitch, whine, have highs and lows. So I just kept track of all my info on my work computer…we update the operating system and I lose all my info and tracking. Not only will this be great to keep track of everything, but it’s less about who will read it and more about having something else to stay accountable to. Quick back story; I am a 25 (soon to be 26) year old male who just moved out to Chicago from Philadelphia/NY with my girlfriend. I started on my quest almost immediately when I moved, thinking new job, new place, new lifestyle. I was doing a version of the NF Barbell Battalion and SL5x5. Then I got hurt dum…dum…dum. And felt sorry for myself and completely stopped for almost 2 months. But now I’m back! Current stats:Weight - 174lbsSquat - 180lbs (5x5)Bench - 150lbs (5x5)OHP - 95lbs (5x5)Deadlift - 185lbs (1x5) Enough with this and onto the Daily Battle Log part. Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 1/13 Squat - 5x5 175#Row - 5x5 95#Curls -12 @ 25#, 2x10 @ 30#Pulldowns - 3x12 @ 60# Ate well and had two things of veggie juice. 1/14Bench - 5/5/5/5/4 150#OHP - 3x5 @ 85lbs Three things of veggie juice. No sweets and didn't crack either of the Sam Adams in the fridge. 1/15Squat - 5x5 @ 180#Deadlift - 1x5 @ 185# 1 Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 1/16Woke up @ 5:45 am (No Alarm Clock Needed!) for the second day in a row and what happens??? The gym owner didn't do the same and no one came to open up shop at 6am. So no morning workout... Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 1/16Hit the gym after work. The owner was sick and didn't wake up to open up shop. Guess that happens when you have weather that goes from -47 degrees to 37 then back down to the single digits. Bench - 5x5 @150# Felt great, much better than Tuesday where I just continually struggled with every repOHP - 5x5 @ 90# Seems like I've regressed back to my poor form of leaning to far back to get the weight up. Definitely feeling it in my back. Will probably drop the weight and work on form all over again.Row - 5x5 @ 102.5#Deadlift - 5x3 @ 102.5# Started doing them before I rowed and they just felt nice.Hammer Curls 1/17This morning was shaky, the major time restrictions on my gym time is killing me. Squat - 3x5 @ 185# Was supposed to be 5x5 BUT my neck and back were not yet recovered from the horrible OHP form 12 hours earlier and I started running out of time. Excited to attempt 185# again on Monday, it felt heavy, but completely doable. Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 The diet will likely fall of the next 3 days. Tonight - Friday ritual with the S.O. of Shark Tank, 20/20 or Dateline and some DominosSaturday - Only hope for a decent diet. Will likely have some brewsSunday - The games are on, so beer and burgers or pizza or wings or all of the above *nomnomnom* Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
JessFit Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 And now I creep follow along with your awesome Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 So the weekend wasn't as bad as expected with the eating. Definitely enjoyed some pizza and several brews. Love Sam Adams as of late. As for the workout this am...had the day off from work today so I wasn't rushed as I usually am. Squat - 5x5 @ 185# felt as good as it did on Friday, was happy to hit all sets and reps this time. OHP - 5X5 @ 75# Dropped the weight in order to work on form. Helped. Row - 5x5 @ 115# Was a row day, but I figured since I had the time why not. Might have to watch some clips to check my form on this one. Too much focus on the form for the other lifts and this one may have fallen to shit. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
JessFit Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Form on over head press is so tricky, I just dropped the weight on mine for a form reset. Good luck with that! Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 01/21Bench 5,5,5,4,5 @ 155#. Missed the 20th rep, but still felt good. Aiming for a true 5x5 @ 155 before I add any weight.Deadlift 1x5 @ 195#. These felt good too, but need to check form just to make sure I'm doing them properly.Turkish Get Ups 5 on each side w/ a 25lb KB. This was fun, all the talk in the forums about TGUs made me try it for the first time. My body and mind weren't used to these movements so it was definitely a strain.Kettlebell Tabata. Russian Swing, American Swing, L Snatch, R Snatch, repeat. With 25lb KB Realized how much I missed (and hated) Tabata. I hate traditional forms of cardio, so these are always fun to get the heart going. I've done KB, sledgehammer/tire, battle ropes, jump rope, and heavy bag Tabata and I'm always done at the end. Waking up @ 5:45am has NOT been working the past few days. The dog has been especially obnoxious at night ruining any chances of a solid sleep so we'll have the fingers crossed for tomorrow morning. Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
JessFit Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Great workout! Good luck with the morning thing, as someone who starts work early I understand how rough that is Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Great workout! Good luck with the morning thing, as someone who starts work early I understand how rough that isHaha yea completely not working so far this week! I was so good last week and SOOO bad this week.Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Flex Luthor Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Get ups are freaking amazing. I like to do heavy singles on these. Used to do more reps but I think I get more results from singles. Dumbbells work just as well for these as kettlebells. They are also a phenomenal assistance exercise for the OHP so you're getting added benefits as well. Most people get stopped by lack of core strength before the shoulders stop them. Great progress so far dude. Keep crushing it! Quote "I like you just the way you are" - Mr. Rogers In Br0din's name we gain. Link to comment
JessFit Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hey, I start work at 6:30 and I have to set 4 alarms this time of year to get up. Summer is a whole other story, but winter mornings are just bleh. Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
Bekah Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 How did the weekend go? Quote Druid Assassin Halfling Druid Level 16, Current Quest: Bekah Returns Spoiler Fitbit Facebook Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. - Jim Rohn Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 So I've been skipping the gym the past few days. Which sucks cause I'm excited to break 200 on my squat. Also sucks cause my girlfriend and I are pretty much adopting her 15 month old nephew. Something tells me I might have just a bit less time for the gym in a few weeks, but we'll see. Friday 1/24 Squat 190# 5x5OHP 80# 5x5TGU 30# 3 EACH SIDEKBS TABATA 30# Saturday 1/25 Bench 155# 5x5Deadlift 205 1x5Curls 30/25Push downs 50/50 Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Diet has not been great, but hasn't been bad at all. Tried blending in grass fed butter with my coffee the past few mornings. While it isn't "Bulletproof" it is still pretty good. 1 Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
JessFit Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Good workout, you'll break 200 soon I'm sure. And good luck with the little one! Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
Bekah Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Tomorrow is a new day and you have every chance to stick with the diet and squat your heart out It's not over till you win, right?!?! Quote Druid Assassin Halfling Druid Level 16, Current Quest: Bekah Returns Spoiler Fitbit Facebook Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. - Jim Rohn Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Tomorrow is a new day and you have every chance to stick with the diet and squat your heart out It's not over till you win, right?!?! Haha thank you for that one. Definitely have been beating myself up about this.Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Bekah Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Haha thank you for that one. Definitely have been beating myself up about this.Sent from my SCH-I545 using TapatalkTry not to beat yourself up, shit happens...see where you went wrong and do better next time 1 Quote Druid Assassin Halfling Druid Level 16, Current Quest: Bekah Returns Spoiler Fitbit Facebook Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. - Jim Rohn Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Okay! So after a birthday and new creature in my house (16 month old) I'm back at it! Saturday 2/8 Squat 185# 5,4,4,3,3 - missed several reps here BUT overall felt good being that I've been away from the gym for 2 weeks.Row 95# 5x5DL 1x5 @ 185#; 1x5 @ 235# WooHoo PR for me. I was supposed to be in the 215# range, but I was feeling too lazy to load the correct amount of plates on so I threw on two 25s and went for it. Whats the difference between 1x5 and 5x1? lol Sunday 2/9 Bench 155# 5,5,5,5,3 - my descent was WAY too fast and it completely killed any chances of getting it back upSquat 135# 3x5 with pause at bottom - could really feel this in my glutes and hipsIncline shoulder raises 45# 3x6 - gym has those posters of what exercises work different muscles, I never tried these before and feel in love. 1 set close grip and 2 sets shoulder width.Bicep curl 21s 45# 3 setsBattle rope tabata 6 rounds - love and hate relationship with TabataKBS tabata 30# Monday 2/10 "Cardio" Day!!...:-/ - when you don't wake up on time and are rushed, your squat day turns into cardio day lolJump rope TabataKBS Tabata (right arm, left arm, American, Russian)Battle rope 1/2 Tabata (Alt knees to standing 2x, grappler toss, knees) Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Bekah Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 damn I didnt know you had a birthday this weekend! Happy Late Birthday and Happy new parenthood Are you seriously asking about the 1x5 vs 5x1 difference? I think theoretically they are only different in how they affect muscle growth, bc one requires more overall movement even though the weight is the same...its like lifting your ORM vs 100 x 1% of your ORM, still the same weight overall, but one is lifting very heavy, and one is lifting very light, so repeated lifting of light weights makes different muscle changes than small reps of heavier lifts. ^5 on the PR :D I miss lifting heavy, but I have one part of me that says its stupid bc I know with my hypermobility in my knees, squatting heavy is bad for me (thats how I found out I had it, screwed up my knee squatting in a powerlifting meet in highschool) and why do something I dont "have" to do and risk injury, but then the other part of me says "screw injury risk, I WANT to do it!"...so I am toying with lifting with around 60% of my ORM and just never pushing past that point, and letting it gradually get to be a higher weight rather than just lifting to see how much I can do, which I "think" is regular weight lifting 101?...but being that I never did much of that and went from nothing to PL and back to nothing...I have no real clue...LOL! Although I saw Staci posted something the other day about it on the blog, I should go read that. LOL! 1 Quote Druid Assassin Halfling Druid Level 16, Current Quest: Bekah Returns Spoiler Fitbit Facebook Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change. - Jim Rohn Link to comment
JessFit Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Happy Birthday! Great workouts and good luck with the little ones! 1 Quote Warrior, Ravenclaw, book lover, history nerd, Red Sonja wannabe Current Challenge Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thursday 2/13Squat 185# 4,3,0,0,0 God awful...smhOHP 85# 5x5 Saturday 2/15Bench 155# 5x5Row 115# 5x5Deadlift 215# 2x5 Sunday 2/16Squat 165# 5x5OHP 90# 5x5Pushdowns 40lbs 3x8Curls 40lbs 3x21 Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Wednesday 02/19 Squat 5x5 @ 90# (2 sec pause) - lifting with my bro in law, he's just started, decided to just do squats with him at his weightBench 5,5,5,5,4 @ 160# - seems like a pattern is starting. Fail, Hit, Fail...hopefully hit tomorrowBattle rope Tabata - EXHAUSTING. Complete love and hate relationship with these Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
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