Another Single Factor 5x5 Journal

[Cynical Simian]

Butters, it's lactate. The high rep flushes the joints and connective tissues with lactate, coming from the build up of lactic acid. Not lactose. That's from milk.

You mean you haven't seen the new studies on the dramatic recovery-enhancing effects of milk injections?

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Hmm, I can't say that I have. After all, I'm very wary of milk these days. Just look at all these bulletproof articles, findings and documentations proving why milk can kill you and your family if you leave it in your fridge at night when you go to sleep: http://www.notmilk.com/

People suck sometimes, but it's entertaining.

 

[blut wump]

No smpathy from Jim, G5.0 or BW...? :bawls:

And why doesn't :bawls: work any more?

I thought you'd, at least, hold out until Christmas.

 

[anotherbutters]

I don't know how you guys cope not setting PRs every week

I enjoyed a few beers last night on a company do, so I think I'll put today's experimental lactose workout off until tomorrow.

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Are you kidding? I set PRs every damn day. Week? Pfft, n00b. I just increased my squat by a couple more reps this morning. That's a nice PR, to me. Van's starting to feel really light.

Nah, I know what you mean, though. It's tough when gains start to slow down.

 

[anotherbutters]

Week 14, Saturday

It hardly seems worth posting, but...

1. Squats
bar x 18 x 2
40kg x 20+

2. Bench
bar x 18
35kg x 20+

3. Row
bar x lots
30kg x 16

Just one set of each until I could feel the 'burn'.

Hardly seemed worth wasting good whey on afterwards. Think I should have had some milk instead?

 

[young_squatter]

Nice little workout, milk or whey would have been fine.

 

[anotherbutters]

Week 15, Monday - week off

Bodyweight: 82kg/180lb (target 178lb) - oops!

It seems I've hit my 180lb target a couple of weeks early. I'm sure the 8 pints of bitter and a curry on Thursday night, plus the two pizzas over the weekend had nothing to do with it That's what weeks off are for, right?

Next time I hit 180lb, I hope to be on the way down, cutting.

I did the same mini-workout as Saturday today. Workout time: 7 mins

1. Squats
bar x 18 x 2
40kg x 20+

2. Bench
bar x 18
35kg x 20+

3. Row
bar x lots
30kg x 16

The tonnage from 20 reps of anything soon adds up, so I only did one set of each. I don't know whether these mini workouts are worth doing, but I'll carry on. It keeps the dust off my weights.

I thought I'd really miss working out properly, but to be honest it's really nice not to have the pressure of trying to get PRs twice a week and do heavy triples on Fridays. I feel like I can finally relax for the first time in 14 weeks.

I think I've done the right thing taking a week off. I'll be keen to get back into it next week. It'll be good to start setting some PRs again.

 

[anotherbutters]

Week 15, Monday

Ivanko gripper, spring positions 1 & 7 (101lb), like the CoC trainer.

4 x 9, all closed metal to metal

If anyone's interested, this website contains a list of approximate poundages for each combination of spring settings.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Congratulations on the 20-rep PRs. You might have to pass 180 again in a when the water retention from those high-sodium meals comes down a bit, though.