^^ My apologies for poor photo quality, I really should:
a) switch the flash off !
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b) get a camera instead of a mobile phone
c) get a cameraman :lol:
DAY 81
BACK,SHOULDERS
Narrow grip pulldown on stability disc
Bent over BB row
Military Press
Pendlay Row
Upright Row
Deadlifts
*Not so much of a hyperthrophy routine this time, ‘cause I was curious to evaluate what state my back was in,
since I FINALLY let it recover from over 2- weeks of bashing
*Well,
weight went up in ALL exercises other than the deadlift :woohoo: I wasn’t worried about not setting another DEAD PR ‘cause that wasn’t my intention, if it were, I would have done Deads as a first exercise (as I normally do), not last. Still, I was only 10lb below my current PR which I thought was great, not only because of the order in which the exercises had been performed and the fact that my back was already experiencing some soreness, but also because I felt quite rundown the whole session
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3) I’ve increased cardio and decreased carbs, unless I lift on a regular basis, the body is going to take it as a sign to get rid of muscles (I know that much from experience)
So, my take on things is : THE BODY SIMPLY HAS TO ADDAPT :GRRRR!!!!!
*To prevent going into catabolism and succumbing to debilitating fatigue :nono:
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1) Switch to almost pure hyperthropy (I’ll throw in some low-rep workouts on a sporadic basis, ONLY to evaluate strength gains/losses)
2) On a first sign of strength loss – take longer time off&decrease cardio
3) Save the hardest workouts (back&legs) for weekends, when I can get more rest (I still have to work both Sat&Sun, ‘cause I can’t leave my experimental animals unattended, not even for A DAY, not even for Christmas and New Year :aargh: :frustrate but I don’t need to start at crack of dawn)
DAY82
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THE SOREST part of my body after yesterday’s back workout:
ABS :wtf:
….after a bit of :think: I found the culprit : Narrow grip pulldown
on stability disc (I’ve explained this before, you sit on a stability disc without knee support)
*On my heaviest sets I was pulling 130lbs which is a tad over my BW, to keep my a$$ on the disc (instead of going up and hanging in the air

), as I was pulling, I had to contract my abs soooo hard that my eyes almost popped out of their sockets
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*AWESOME

Forget about crunches for abs, just do pulldowns without knee support and see if you can “stay put”
