Re: VenomousCoffee's Training Log
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 5:06 pm
Taking it back a little bit... but what was your opinion on fighter bangkok with base building? Thinking about using that.
Strength & Conditioning for the Operational Athlete
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I really liked it. It let me get the Es in without losing any ground on strength. I've always had a problem that if I stop lifting for a while, when I come back I get extremely sore (esp. with squats) and it was worth it just to avoid that. Now keep in mind I'm purely recreational with this stuff, so if I missed some gains on my E by lifting during BB I wouldn't even know it, really.Ncolicci wrote:Taking it back a little bit... but what was your opinion on fighter bangkok with base building? Thinking about using that.
Why do you want to lose weight if it's lean body mass?VenomousCoffee wrote:Wednesday 7/22
Minimum day, feeling sore and just worn down. Also, I weighed myself after the jog and found I'm still the same weight (235-240 at 5'9) even though I feel like I'm decently leaner/better body comp than a few months ago. Sigh. Really considering going to the minimum number of sets on Operator, maybe dropping a protein scoop, etc. each day.
Well, first, I don't mean to give the impression that I'm as lean as I could be. I was looking at those 'estimate your bodyfat' pics online, and I'm probably between 20 and 25% (and closer to 25 I'm sure). But yeah, I do feel like I'm leaner than I was a few months ago and I was pretty disappointed to see my weight was the same yesterday. My goals here are the general 'look and feel better,' and tbh both of those would be better achieved at 215 lbs than 235.Likes wrote:Why do you want to lose weight if it's lean body mass?VenomousCoffee wrote:Wednesday 7/22
Minimum day, feeling sore and just worn down. Also, I weighed myself after the jog and found I'm still the same weight (235-240 at 5'9) even though I feel like I'm decently leaner/better body comp than a few months ago. Sigh. Really considering going to the minimum number of sets on Operator, maybe dropping a protein scoop, etc. each day.
I've been following your log and I'm curious about how fast and much muscle you gain seeing as you find it a 'problem'. Imo I don't think I'd mind
Thanks for the link. I did the Navy test and got 23%, which is line with the pic comparisons. I think I'm going to tighten up the diet a bit, stay restrained with the cheat day, and buy a scale and start weighing myself and taking pics regularly. I'll give it a few months and see where I am. Thanks again.Likes wrote:Looking at your HICs I think you're selling yourself short. You seem pretty well conditioned with good strength numbers.
About the diet and fat % I came to a 'realisation' a short time ago that I had to make it a consious effort to lose weight else it wouldn't work. By this I mean, I could've been eating the perfect maintance diet for months, and I still would've the same fat%. I hope this makes some sense.
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