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The wait is almost over. One week from today I have the green light to hit the weights again after 3 1/2 months off recovering from a distal biceps reattachment. I have become a lazy, stinky, fat piece of shit, and loved every minute of it. :couch2:
In that time, I walked into a gym once, did some crunches and leg extensions, and walked out...... that's it. I have been eating anything and everything in front of me; from pizza to donuts to peanut butter and ground turkey. I even got drunk last weekend, something that very rarely happens. My weight went from a fat 239 to a fatter 227, my shirts got bigger, belts got smaller, and breathing got much, much heavier.
Ok, enough bragging. This is going to be my new journal. As the title suggests, my main goal is to stick with my plan (5/3/1) with unwavering consistency; something I have struggled with in the past. The only variation I am going to allow myself is what style 5/3/1 I run. I am going to start out with the full body "5/3/1 for Beginners" while my strength levels are returning to normal, then will possibly transition into the 3 or 4 days per week plan once I get back to my previously levels of sexiness.
My goals are simply to be bigger and stronger, while staying athletic and mobile enough to hang with my soon-to-arrive daughter. I would love to hit a bodyweight of 240lbs by the end of the year, get my OHP to 185 for 3, incl smythe bench to 275 for 3, dead to 500 for 3, front squat to 365 for 3, and be able to hit 10 BW pull-ups. I don't know if it will even be possible to hit these numbers in a year, and I don't care; my success doesn't hinge upon hitting them, it would just be nice.
Yesterday I shot into the gym to get a rough idea of where my front squat is at. Holy fuck shit nut buckles, my legs are sore today! I worked up to 265 for a single and stopped there, I will probably use 275 as my true max. I am also getting use to using my straps as an "assisted-clean" grip on the bar for these, as opposed to my arms crossed stance I used before. It is going to take a little getting use to, but I think it will be much more comfortable and choke me out a lot less.
I wanted to take a few days this week to get my maxes for bench, ohp, and deads, but I am worried about pushing my bicep ahead of schedule. Even though it is only a week before I will be given the ok to do so, it still makes me nervous. I'm not sure what I will end up doing. Fuck, I want to hit the ground running next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! :yippee:
In that time, I walked into a gym once, did some crunches and leg extensions, and walked out...... that's it. I have been eating anything and everything in front of me; from pizza to donuts to peanut butter and ground turkey. I even got drunk last weekend, something that very rarely happens. My weight went from a fat 239 to a fatter 227, my shirts got bigger, belts got smaller, and breathing got much, much heavier.
Ok, enough bragging. This is going to be my new journal. As the title suggests, my main goal is to stick with my plan (5/3/1) with unwavering consistency; something I have struggled with in the past. The only variation I am going to allow myself is what style 5/3/1 I run. I am going to start out with the full body "5/3/1 for Beginners" while my strength levels are returning to normal, then will possibly transition into the 3 or 4 days per week plan once I get back to my previously levels of sexiness.
My goals are simply to be bigger and stronger, while staying athletic and mobile enough to hang with my soon-to-arrive daughter. I would love to hit a bodyweight of 240lbs by the end of the year, get my OHP to 185 for 3, incl smythe bench to 275 for 3, dead to 500 for 3, front squat to 365 for 3, and be able to hit 10 BW pull-ups. I don't know if it will even be possible to hit these numbers in a year, and I don't care; my success doesn't hinge upon hitting them, it would just be nice.
Yesterday I shot into the gym to get a rough idea of where my front squat is at. Holy fuck shit nut buckles, my legs are sore today! I worked up to 265 for a single and stopped there, I will probably use 275 as my true max. I am also getting use to using my straps as an "assisted-clean" grip on the bar for these, as opposed to my arms crossed stance I used before. It is going to take a little getting use to, but I think it will be much more comfortable and choke me out a lot less.
I wanted to take a few days this week to get my maxes for bench, ohp, and deads, but I am worried about pushing my bicep ahead of schedule. Even though it is only a week before I will be given the ok to do so, it still makes me nervous. I'm not sure what I will end up doing. Fuck, I want to hit the ground running next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! :yippee:
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