Djeclipse's Intermediate 5x5 take 2.

[Protobuilder]

Pants don't fit in the good way, or the bad way. That's kinda' my cutoff point. No new clothes. LoL Actually, I just took about 4 pair of dress slcaks in to get fitted b/c my waist has come down so much. I really hate shelling out money for that crap.

Good thinking w/ the stop watch. LoL

 

[djeclipse]

Pants don't fit in the good way, or the bad way. That's kinda' my cutoff point. No new clothes. LoL Actually, I just took about 4 pair of dress slcaks in to get fitted b/c my waist has come down so much. I really hate shelling out money for that crap.

Good thinking w/ the stop watch. LoL

In a good way, I've lost about 15lbs, my waist and gut have become a little smaller in the process...

 

[Cynical Simian]

Good thinking w/ the stop watch. LoL

So my timer arrived in time for me to try to use it yesterday for Needsize abs (I do my core work on off days rather than after my primary workouts). I say "try" because the timer got to 5 seconds in the middle of my "slow 5-count" from Needsize's description. So it's back to the 5-count; at least I know I'm getting well over 5 seconds even on those last holds. Bleh...maybe I'll be able to use the thing for rapid-fire singles if I do a WSB run or one of those brutal "20 lifts in 20 minutes" workouts Glenn described in T's journal.

 

[djeclipse]

So my timer arrived in time for me to try to use it yesterday for Needsize abs (I do my core work on off days rather than after my primary workouts). I say "try" because the timer got to 5 seconds in the middle of my "slow 5-count" from Needsize's description. So it's back to the 5-count; at least I know I'm getting well over 5 seconds even on those last holds. Bleh...maybe I'll be able to use the thing for rapid-fire singles if I do a WSB run or one of those brutal "20 lifts in 20 minutes" workouts Glenn described in T's journal.

So that's a good thing, you're holding for way longer then 5 seconds.

Maybe stick to the 5 real seconds and start adding weight?

 

[djeclipse]

Week 6 Day 3 (wed)

BW this morning 182.0lbs

After taking it easy and not squatting, deadlifting, or really rowing and failing on my Bench, it's been a pretty crappy week. But finally I have something to be happy about. I was able to make a PR in Standing Military Press. The last rep took a little to lock out but I got it.

Squat
N/A

Standing Military Press
90 x 5
105 x 5
125 x 5
145 x 5....PR!

Chins
10 x 5
10 x 5
10 x 5
10 x 5
10 x 5

Needsize crunches
5 x 5
5 x 5
5 x 5
5 x 5

Wrist curls (seated)
70 x 8
70 x 8
70 x 8

It's weird to be saying it but I really miss squatting every workout. It seems to warm me up and get me in the mind set for lifting. The first 3 sets of squat get me warmed up for the rest of the work out... not having them feel strange.

 

[djeclipse]

For friday I think i'm going to goin and just do some heavy singles for bench and some chins or something, one set of dips at BW and that's it. Next week I will continue my "deload" as I have to miss friday anyway.

I hope by monday I can at least do some light squats.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Maybe stick to the 5 real seconds and start adding weight?

Eh, this was already with a decent amount of weight.

Honestly, I'm not sure where the "5 seconds" thing came from, since Needsize's description just says "slow 5-count". I guess I just randomly assumed that anything shorter than a second definitely doesn't qualify as "slow" which would make 5 seconds the minimum acceptable standard. I think I'll keep doing what I've been doing - my counts are consistent, I'm progressing, and I just don't really feel like switching to what I'd see as an inferior exercise (shorter hold). Wanna buy a large-digit magnetic timer?

 

[Cynical Simian]

Oh, and congrats on the OHP PR.

Nice job making the best of the injury by turning it into a deload. Will you be continuing with the cut after the deload and, if so, for how long?

 

[djeclipse]

Eh, this was already with a decent amount of weight.

Honestly, I'm not sure where the "5 seconds" thing came from, since Needsize's description just says "slow 5-count". I guess I just randomly assumed that anything shorter than a second definitely doesn't qualify as "slow" which would make 5 seconds the minimum acceptable standard. I think I'll keep doing what I've been doing - my counts are consistent, I'm progressing, and I just don't really feel like switching to what I'd see as an inferior exercise (shorter hold). Wanna buy a large-digit magnetic timer?

I hear ya, i guess I assumed you were using minmal weight like me but I guess your abs are much stronger, lol. I just assumed 5 seconds, I wonder if it would be worth it tohold for say 6 seconds, I don't know if I'd make it to6 seconds...

Post the stop watch for sale as a "needsize crunch timer" and I'm sure someone will buy it...

 

[djeclipse]

Oh, and congrats on the OHP PR.

Nice job making the best of the injury by turning it into a deload. Will you be continuing with the cut after the deload and, if so, for how long?

Thanks, I wasn't sure if I'd get that PR, I failed at that weight last time through.

I had planed for a deload week next week so I guess the injury just forced meto start earlier.

I will be cutting till I get rid of my gut. I realize now it's going to take a lot more weight loss then I initially thought to get rid of it. There is just so much fat around my abs.

I figure after I loose the fat I can add weight properly and keep the BF at a manageable %. And then hopefully start making decent strength gains again. I really want that 225 x 5 bench.