Okay I thought I would liven things up a bit in here with a vid and some progress shots. I told you all I have been eating more carbs and staying full. I am up to 212 after the carb up plus the addition of about 50g more carbs on non lifting days, and about 100g of carbs more on lifting days on average. I adjusted fats down, and am cycling carbs, fat, and calories on a regular basis. So my weight is moving up and down about 4 pounds over the course of the week. Seems I am going from around 208-212 upon waking. The OSTA is definitely treating me nicely. I bumped it to 40 last week too. I just need to start working on my arms a little more to get the size up a bit if I ever want to think of competing again. Unless I do physique that is. More than likely I will keep my focus on strength training and hit up a meet in the next year.
First lets get into my workout then I will post the pics and the video.
Super Set 1 -
Hex Bar Dead Lift - 145x5, 235x4, 325x3, 415x2, 525x2 - I missed it last week but ate some good carbs this week and nailed it, and then some! I felt like I had another rep in me but had a lot more work to do...
Push Ups 90% max reps - 70, 40, 40, 40, 31 - a total of 221 push ups in the 5 sets. Up a good bit from last time. Gotta love those carbs!!!!
Super Set 2 -
Reverse Grip Bent Over / Dorian Rows - 185x10, 185x10, 235x8, 235x8
DB Farmer's Carry - 50lbs x50 yards x 4 sets
Super Set 3 -
Prone Grip Inverted Rows Max reps - 25, 16, 14
DB Lateral Raises 20x15, 20x15, 20x15 - this superset was a beast after all of the other back work!!!! Traps were dead and not able to assist in the side raises which made a huge difference.
Tire Sled Drag - 6 minutes - I had to pull in both directions to keep it moving the whole time! It was brutal!
Mobility work for 6 minutes at the end, just foam rolled here.
Here is the video of the Hex bar Deads
[video=youtube;L24eyOpk0n4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24eyOpk0n4[/video]
In these pics I had eaten most of my daily meals, just finished my lift and downed a half gallon of water so I weighed myself right after I took them, and was 215.7 at the time of the pics. I was 212 this morning.