My ass-kicking road to getting HUGE

[xblitz44x]

No workout yesterday. My body could use the rest from the heavy-volume deadlift on Monday and the nice upper-body workout on Tuesday. Tonight is the ME squat for the first time since being back from vacation. I'm hoping that the piercing sensation in my knee is gone for good thanks to the rest.

I'm also adding Power Cleans or Squat Cleans to my night tonight. It should be interesting since I'm not much of an Olympic lift guy.

Wednesday's Diet

7:30 am:
3 eggs, 3 egg whites
2 wheat Eggo Waffles
16 oz 1% milk

10:00 am:
4 slices rye bread
1 can tunafish
1 quart skim milk

12:00 pm:
3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
50 grams whey protein, 5 grams glutamine

2:00 pm:
4 slices rye bread
1 can tunafish
1 quart 1% milk

4:15 pm:
1 can tunafish
3/4 can kidney beans

6:00 pm:
1 large grilled chicken breast
2 cups roasted potatoes
16 oz milk

9:00 pm:
3 teaspoons natural peanut butter
24 oz 1% milk
30 grams whey protein
5 grams glutamine

Total Calories: 5178
Fat: 123
Carb: 473
Protein: 496

 

[BiggT]

Good consisteny with the calories, and clean too.

 

[xblitz44x]

Good consisteny with the calories, and clean too.

Well hey I'm learning from the best.

 

[xblitz44x]

Thursday, May 4th​

Squat:
185x5
225x5
245x5
275x5
325x5

*Everything was without a problem. Every rep was ass to the floor. The weight felt comfortable; not too difficult but not a cake-walk either. My legs were still fatigued from the deadlift/box squat on Monday. 350x5 is next week.

Squat Clean:
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x2
135x2
135x2

*I'm going to give this another go. I've power cleaned 235 before but my form was awful. I'd throw it up and sort of shuffle under it instead of quickily snapping under it and letting it fall onto my delts. Today was the first time I feel like I really executed them correctly (but I could be wrong.) I kept the weight at 135 because on the first set I actually fell forward and the bar almost went crashing down because I missed it. I lost my balance when I caught it. The sets got better as they went on. By the end the reps were quick and easy. 145 next week. I'm going to increment slow in the name of good form.

Calf Raises:
90x10
135x10
180x10
225x5

A pretty good workout overall. My girlfriend treated me to sushi when I got home. 12 shrimp tempura rolls. 12 spicy tuna rolls. Delicious.

 

[xblitz44x]

Diet - Thursday, May 4th

Total Calories: 5950
Fat: 168
Carb: 520
Protein: 525

7:30 am:
4 whole eggs, 3 egg whites
2 wheat Eggo waffles
16 oz milk

10:00 am:
1 large chicken breast
roasted potatoes
1 quart milk

12:00 pm:
3 scoops natty peanut butter
50 grams whey protein, 5 grams glutamine

2:00 pm:
3 slices pizza
diet coke

4:00 pm:
1 large chicken breast
roasted potatoes
1 quart milk
5 grams creatine

****5:30 pm Workout ****

6:30 pm:
50 grams whey protein, 30 grams dextrose, 5 grams glut
5 grams creatine
16 oz milk

8:00 pm:
12 pieces spicy tuna
12 pieces shrimp tempura

10:00 pm:
16 oz milk, 25 grams whey protein
4 tablespoons natural peanut butter

 

[Guinness5.0]

How are you doing on all the cals (feeling too full, bloated, lethargic, or fine)?

Maybe a better question would be: is this significantly more than you'v eaten in the past?

 

[BiggT]

Your conditioning to volume will be back next week, i find that after a layoff of a week or 2, strength isn't the problem, it is conditioning......Good to see squat cleans, I'd do them first though because squats will zap you of speed and explosion.

 

[xblitz44x]

How are you doing on all the cals (feeling too full, bloated, lethargic, or fine)?

Maybe a better question would be: is this significantly more than you'v eaten in the past?

I'm feeling full and bloated from time-to-time; especially after one of my morning or afternoon meals that are washed down with a quart of milk. I have a mild case of lactose intolerance so I pay the price. Otherwise I feel good. FYI: the fiber from so many beans and grains keeps my ass glued to the shitter pretty often.

I've gradually bumped the calories up but they've been in and around 4-5000 since January. The weekends are a different story but I'm working on getting the same amount of calories then too. It's just hard when I wake up at noon; I would have had 3 meals by then.

 

[xblitz44x]

Your conditioning to volume will be back next week, i find that after a layoff of a week or 2, strength isn't the problem, it is conditioning......Good to see squat cleans, I'd do them first though because squats will zap you of speed and explosion.

Good point about the conditioning.

If I was really concerned with packing the weight on the cleans I would do them first, but I'm really concentrating on my squat for this phase. Plus, the form is more of the issue, rather than the weight being too heavy for my exhausted legs to handle.

 

[xblitz44x]

Friday, May 5th​

DE Bench:
135x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3

*For each set I alternated grips from normal, to a little further in, to close-grip.

Chins:
45x8
45x8
25x6

*I planned on doing 25x8 for 3 sets but I felt fresh. 45 felt fine but I know the 3rd set I was going to be exhausted.

Push-Press:
135x5
145x5
155x5

Barbell Rows:
135x8
185x8
185x8

*I think I strained a muscle in my stomach push pressing because I felt a pain in my abs when I bent over to do these. I hope it's no big deal. These weren't even on the menu but I felt like working.

Barbell Curls:
95x8
95x8