Too Much

You know when you look back at when you stopped doing something, and blame whatever it was around that time that influenced you to stop, as the reason you’re presently unsuccessful in whatever you do?

Been feeling that a lot lately.

Anyway, I did a lot of walking this week. More than I am metabolically adapted to, anyway, which I suppose is… any at all… but then it was quite a bit more than that. I believe I have at least three hours of “walking a little faster than what’s comfortable, because that’s more comfortable than being out in this temperature.” I also got quite a bit of oblique work, sliding around on the fuck-ice. I slid down two concrete blocks (squares-in-the-sidewalk.)

As I stepped out of that slide, I very nearly did a Home Alone style fall-on-ass. But I reversed it halfway and torqued the shit out of my right oblique and left shoulder (left arm carrying a shopping bag with a two-liter diet cola in it.) Then the streetlight came on overhead, I got a cheery “fuck yeah bro!” from a gas station across the street, and went back to my Oma’s in a sorely optimistic mood.

Sadly, all this walking and especially this slippery episode led to a weak workout. One of less reps and skipped oblique work.

I mean, my obliques are an isolation exercise, and if I skip them then only that part doesn’t get worked. But only my left shoulder hurt and I still needed to get some pressing in for my chest; unfortunately it’s a compound movement. That means shoulders are along for the ride. It sucked because I could have definitely squeezed out reps to at LEAST MATCH my previous workout, but that shoulder probably would have exploded, and I’m not training to failure anyway.

Even though I haven’t been counting my calories (except on Monday,) I’m pretty sure I’ve been eating near-maintenance. Or just a little bit above what my body is telling me I need. I’m going to fast throughout Sunday and hope for the best. Hopefully by Monday I’ll be recuperated in whatever relevant dimensions and get in a solid depletion-style workout.

Deadlift

1. 70lbs. x 5; hook-grip
2. 70lbs. x 5; hook-grip
3. 105lbs. x 3; hook-grip
4. 150lbs. x 2; hook-grip
5. 185lbs. x 4; left-hand-under, this was really tough to pull out. Staying weight.
6. 165lbs. x 3; right hand under, I had one more in me but the Smith Machine Wanker behind me bumped into me as I was setting up for that rep and I just didn’t want to go on. Staying weight.

Incline Bench

1. 45lbs. x 5
2. 45lbs. x 5
3. 45lbs. x 5
4. 60lbs. x 3
5. 80lbs. x 2
6. 90lbs. x 3; terminated set early, form was faltering. Goal remains 5 reps, weight stays.
7. 85lbs. x 5; goal was 6 reps, failed. Going to increase weight.

Skipped twists, was still feeling it in my obliques from the night previous.

I’m switching my rep ranges to 3-5, however. I’m getting too big. It’ll give my requisite strength-plummet from decreasing calories a place to go. I don’t want it to go to intensity. I can always eliminate the drop-sets should I need to reduce volume further. I want the bar weight to remain the same, though, even if I lose reps all the way down to one. If I ever have to decrease the weight to do a set, I’ll bump up calories for a little while until I feel better.

I can guarantee you that if I have to reduce top-set weight, I’m not feeling good.

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