mgage Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 So, I haven't posted in quite some time. Over that time period, I still have gone to the gym, but it hasn't resulted in getting stronger and has been a lot of just messing around with no good plan. In fact, I've probably lost strength even while gaining weight. So, I've decided to leave my old Battle Log behind and start fresh. Current weight: 199.2 pounds Body Fat est: 21% Waist: 36.5 I had gotten into the 180s, but I am back exactly where I started at the beginning of the year. Previous PRs (at BW of 193): Squat: 435 Bench: 265 DL: 465 My goal is to bring my BF down to 10% by summer and beat each of these PRs at a lower weight. Let's do this! 1 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I wanted to leave the introduction as just that, but here is a rough idea of my plan for the next few weeks. It is a tough time to get back to the grind because I will actually be out of the country in Germany for the last two weeks in October. But it may be a blessing in disguise because I won't have the same sort of food temptations there and I will be doing a lot more walking. I think between the increased cardio and controlling my own food better, I hope to actually come back from this trip lighter. While in Germany, I will be doing hotel workouts with the crappy hotel gym and some resistance bands. It's the best I can do because I doubt I will have time with my work schedule to get to a real gym. So no powerlifting, but I think it will be a nice change of pace and I will be fresh and ready to squat when I get back. After I'm back in the U.S., I will be doing a program by Mike Tuchscherer (RPEs, lots of volume and frequency, etc.). When that starts, it will be hardcore powerlifting. But until then...I'll try to update from Germany. Tschuss! Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 So far, so good. Yesterday I was down to 199.0 and then today down to 198.8. So in my first two days, I'm down 0.4 lbs and waist is down 0.25 inches to 36.25. Still just messing around in the gym until after my trip and then I'll jump back into powerlifting. I'm off to Germany tomorrow so I'll try to update while I'm there. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Ok, first update from Germany. I've been here three days and have been walking to and from the office, as well as walking around the Old Town. Even though I haven't been strength training while here, my steps have practically doubled and I'm definitely not overindulging in food like at home. My waist was down another .25 inches to 36.0 this morning. Tonight I'll do a bit of strength work with my two bands I brought. Let's keep up the momentum! P.S. my bed has a crazy multi-colored light around it. Tried to upload a pic but no go on the mobile site. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Ok, still walking a ton after 6 days in Nürnberg. Waist was down this morning to 35.8 inches. This is down -0.7 from my first post of this new thread. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Down to 35.5 inches this morning! That's down 1 whole inch in two weeks. I have two more days in Germany and then home. I do expect the weight and waist to spike back up a bit once I'm back into my normal routine but then I think I can reverse it. This should be a nice kick start to my efforts. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ok, final check-in from Nürnberg. Waist was at 35.3 inches this morning. Heading home today and looking forward to hitting the gym again. New powerlifting program starts Monday! Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yesterday was my first morning waking up in the US since my trip. Waist was still 35.3 and weight was 194.2. That's down 1.2" and 5 lbs! Then I ate lots of pizza and tacos... But today, back on the macros and hit the gym! This week I'm just warming up and the real volume starts next week. Squat: 3x5x275 Deadlift: 5x275 Bench: 3x5x185 Elliptical: 10 minutes Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 ^ App formatting still stupid. That's pretty frustrating. follow up- it seemed to fix itself! Sweet! Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Light Day: still want some volume but really sore so keeping it light. Squats: 3x5x225 Sumo DL: 3x5x225 Incline Press: 3x5x155 Chin-ups: 3x5 Shoulder feels way better today. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Ok, Week 1 day 1 of the powerlifting program. Below is my AM session. If I have time I'll come back tonight for supplemental work. Squat: 1x365, 2x5x275 DL: 3x5x300 I supersetted squat and DL because of time. That was tough. Comp Paused Bench: 4x5x175 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Weigh-in this morning:As expected, I had a bit of fluctuation since coming home from Germany. However, I have managed to maintain the weight from the last weigh-in of one week ago. So I'm happy to have managed the potential bounce back because the calories I was eating while traveling were too low to maintain. Now I feel like I've settled again and can keep working down. (Since respawn point / since last week) Weight: 194.2 (-5 / 0) Waist: 35.5 (-1 / +0.2) Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Week 1, day 2: Squat: 3x5x285 DL: 1x405, 2x5x315 Comp Paused Bench: 4x5x175 Paused Close Grip Bench: 6x135, 6x145, 6x155, 2x6x135 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Week 1, day 3: I only finished lower body. Will try to come back tonight for my two bench movements. Squat: 3x5x285 Deadlift: 3x5x300 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Week 1, day4: Squat: 3x5x285 Deadlift: 3x5x315 Comp Paused Bench: 1x225, 4x5x175 Chin-ups: 3x5 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Happy to you're still around these parts 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
mgage Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Week 2, Day 1 was yesterday. Squat: 1x375, 2x5x305 Deadlift: 2x5x315 The thing about this program is it is tough to fit everything in. For this day I was going to also do Bench but all the benches were taken and I couldn't wait any longer. Off to the gym for more tonight. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Happy to you're still around these parts Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk I took a hiatus but trying to get back on the right track! 1 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Week 2, Day 2: I cut this one short. Not feeling well. Not much sleep lately plus too much drinking past three of four days... Squats: 3x5x295 Then just did a bit of machine work because I was feeling rough but wanted to do a little more. Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 I had a lot of stuff last week and didn't hit the gym as much as I wanted, but back at it this week and kicking up the volume. Bench: 4x4x205 Chin-ups: 3x5 Dips: 3x8 Biceps Curl: 3x8x70 Seated Row: 3x8x120 Incline DB: 3x8x110 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Also, I've been having a lot of compliance issues lately and weight has jumped back to 198. I'm challenging myself for the next 7 days to stick to my macros (one exception for thanksgiving but I'll try to be close even then). Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Body weight this morning down slightly to 197.8. Squat: 4x4x315 Leg Press: 3x8x590 Leg Extension: 3x8x120 Leg Curl: 3x8x70 Standing Calf Raises: 3x10x130 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Doing this a day early since tomorrow is a holiday. Bench: 3x8x185 Lat Pulldown: 3x8x120 Seated Row: 3x9x120 Overhead Press: 3x8x95 (had to do machine - no barbells) Biceps Curls: 3x9x70 Dips: 3x9 Chest Fly: ran out of time 1 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 198.8 today, but not too terrible considering thanksgiving. Back to the grind and diet compliance today. Squat: 3x8x275 DL: 2x6x325 Leg Ext: 3x9x120 Leg Curl: 3x9x70 Seated Calf Raise: 4x8x Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
mgage Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Down to 197 yesterday. Bench: 4x6x205 Incline DB Bench: 3x9x110 Chin-ups: 3x5 Dips: 3x10 Biceps Curl: 3x9x70 Seated Row: 3x10x140 Quote The iron never lies. Link to comment
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