Alright, this is my first log. I want to thank Iron Champ for sending me a bottle of Psyched to try out. It's been over a year since I purchased a preworkout supplement, as the last few that I have tried seemed to make little to no difference to me. Just seemed like a waste of money.
So I just moved to a town with an elevation of 7,500+ feet, from the Houston, TX area, with an elevation of about 5 feet, haha. I've lived at or around sea level for my entire life, so this transition has been bad for me, to say it nicely. I've lost 8 lbs since I've been here, a mix of fat and muscle. With it went my strength. My workouts the first few weeks were often cut short since I had to take extended rest periods just to catch my breath again, then I'd only be halfway through my plan and already an hour spent. Needless to say, motivation suffered, which made things worse. I asked to try Psyched to see if it could help with energy levels now that I'm slowly getting used to the thin air. I can get through a workout now, but it's still taking longer than it used to. I'm getting there...
Stats
Age: 30
Height: 6'
Weight: 174 lbs (down from 184 when I left Houston)
Diet:
I try to hit my goal of 170-200g protein/day, then fill in the rest with low carb/moderate fat or high carb/low fat, depending on workout days.
I'm getting back on a Wendler program to try to build some of my strength back up to where it was several months ago. I can't imagine I'll set any PR's during my log of Psyched, but I'm hoping it helps me get closer to where I was, and on my way to setting new PR's. I quit my job in Houston and moved here so my wife could get the best possible start to her career possible. She has a PhD, so I felt it was only fair for her to make use of all that school. While I am job hunting up here, I have begun a Masters program. That said, the time off allows me to workout mid-morning for now.
Day 1:
I had about a cup and a half of coffee, then popped 1 capsule of Psyched about 30 minutes later, then hit the gym.
Wendler: Bench (5/3/1 week)
I've decided to switch from a wide grip (index on the rings) to a more shoulder width grip (pinkies just inside the rings) for a few cycles to see how I do. This also set my numbers back a little bit.
Weight x reps x sets
140 x 5 x 1
160 x 3 x 1
165 x 3 x 1
Working set: 180 x 13 x 1
195 x 3 x 2
Slight incline DB press
Concentrating again on keeping elbows tucked and a narrow "grip" with a slow descend
60 x 10 x 4
Chins super set with DB shoulder raises, about 10-15 sec rest between, then 2 min rest between supersets. Again, still hard for me to catch my breath here.
BW x 10
15lb DB x 15
BW x 10
15lb DB x 15
BW+15 x 6
15lb DB x 15
BW+15 x 7
15lb DB x 16
BB row
135 x 10 x 4
French press
70 x 10 x 3
Seated DB Curls
30 x 10 x 2
30 x 12 x 1
Overall, these weights are low for me, as I mentioned before. However, this is definitely the first time I've completed an entire workout while I've been here, and while I felt physically beat at the end, I didn't feel like I needed to go take a nap or anything. By the time I got home, I still had plenty of energy. I can't say for sure it was the Psyched just yet, but I can say that it was the best workout I've had here so far. I'm definitely hoping the Psyched played a role! I'm not sure if it is supposed to, but my arms were definitely more pumped at the end than they've been in a LONG time. I almost forgot what that felt like!
Hoping to get a workout in tomorrow, mid morning again. We just found out my wife is pregnant, so our first appointment with the doctor is tomorrow morning :bigeyes2: . I think it's just to verify she's pregnant and answer any initial questions we have. I'm hoping it won't take but an hour or so. I'll try 2 caps of Psyched as soon as the appointment is over and hit the gym if it isn't too late in the day. Squats is next on the list, and there's only one squat rack in there. You can pretty much plan on the rack being occupied between 11-6 every day.
Til then...
So I just moved to a town with an elevation of 7,500+ feet, from the Houston, TX area, with an elevation of about 5 feet, haha. I've lived at or around sea level for my entire life, so this transition has been bad for me, to say it nicely. I've lost 8 lbs since I've been here, a mix of fat and muscle. With it went my strength. My workouts the first few weeks were often cut short since I had to take extended rest periods just to catch my breath again, then I'd only be halfway through my plan and already an hour spent. Needless to say, motivation suffered, which made things worse. I asked to try Psyched to see if it could help with energy levels now that I'm slowly getting used to the thin air. I can get through a workout now, but it's still taking longer than it used to. I'm getting there...
Stats
Age: 30
Height: 6'
Weight: 174 lbs (down from 184 when I left Houston)
Diet:
I try to hit my goal of 170-200g protein/day, then fill in the rest with low carb/moderate fat or high carb/low fat, depending on workout days.
I'm getting back on a Wendler program to try to build some of my strength back up to where it was several months ago. I can't imagine I'll set any PR's during my log of Psyched, but I'm hoping it helps me get closer to where I was, and on my way to setting new PR's. I quit my job in Houston and moved here so my wife could get the best possible start to her career possible. She has a PhD, so I felt it was only fair for her to make use of all that school. While I am job hunting up here, I have begun a Masters program. That said, the time off allows me to workout mid-morning for now.
Day 1:
I had about a cup and a half of coffee, then popped 1 capsule of Psyched about 30 minutes later, then hit the gym.
Wendler: Bench (5/3/1 week)
I've decided to switch from a wide grip (index on the rings) to a more shoulder width grip (pinkies just inside the rings) for a few cycles to see how I do. This also set my numbers back a little bit.
Weight x reps x sets
140 x 5 x 1
160 x 3 x 1
165 x 3 x 1
Working set: 180 x 13 x 1
195 x 3 x 2
Slight incline DB press
Concentrating again on keeping elbows tucked and a narrow "grip" with a slow descend
60 x 10 x 4
Chins super set with DB shoulder raises, about 10-15 sec rest between, then 2 min rest between supersets. Again, still hard for me to catch my breath here.
BW x 10
15lb DB x 15
BW x 10
15lb DB x 15
BW+15 x 6
15lb DB x 15
BW+15 x 7
15lb DB x 16
BB row
135 x 10 x 4
French press
70 x 10 x 3
Seated DB Curls
30 x 10 x 2
30 x 12 x 1
Overall, these weights are low for me, as I mentioned before. However, this is definitely the first time I've completed an entire workout while I've been here, and while I felt physically beat at the end, I didn't feel like I needed to go take a nap or anything. By the time I got home, I still had plenty of energy. I can't say for sure it was the Psyched just yet, but I can say that it was the best workout I've had here so far. I'm definitely hoping the Psyched played a role! I'm not sure if it is supposed to, but my arms were definitely more pumped at the end than they've been in a LONG time. I almost forgot what that felt like!
Hoping to get a workout in tomorrow, mid morning again. We just found out my wife is pregnant, so our first appointment with the doctor is tomorrow morning :bigeyes2: . I think it's just to verify she's pregnant and answer any initial questions we have. I'm hoping it won't take but an hour or so. I'll try 2 caps of Psyched as soon as the appointment is over and hit the gym if it isn't too late in the day. Squats is next on the list, and there's only one squat rack in there. You can pretty much plan on the rack being occupied between 11-6 every day.
Til then...