GP’s Old Man With A Plan Log

[gphagan1]

Man, watching everyone's weights climbing is making me nuts! I know I am also improving, but man watching you guys makes me a lil envious of how hard you all are able to push right now.

Truthfully, with every one of us, it all hinges on how healthy we are. And the progress you’re making is still progress, but it does feel good when you can come out on the other side of injuries and start stringing together some wins. We all know that weightlifting and training whether for strength or bodybuilding is a marathon, and perseverance is what wins in the end.

 

[gphagan1]

10/27/2026
Tuesday
Stretches
Warmups
Rotator Cuff
McLeod Flys

Deload

Bench 5-3-1
135 x 5
155 x 5
185 x 5

CG Bench
185 x 10, 10, 10

Arnold Press
30s x 10, 10, 10

This deload week came just in time for me …I had gotten an upper respiratory infection that started Saturday…head very congested, fever, and headaches Saturday and Sunday. Stayed home from work Monday. Been loading up on vit c, zinc, garlic, and elderberry, and was feeling much better today at work and at the gym. I’m always tempted to go higher on the deload, and I know I could, but honestly these light weight deloads seem to be working well, because I come back to week 1 of the next cycle feeling stronger.

 

[Segansational]

Hope the crud goes away quickly! But isn't also a great feeling when deload comes at just the right moment??

 

[gphagan1]

Hope the crud goes away quickly! But isn't also a great feeling when deload comes at just the right moment??

Yeah it really is…it gives the body a chance to heal before getting back in the zone.

 

[MrKleen73]

Yeah, watching all of you guys frequent deloads made me realize even though I may not feel I am doing tons, I am really pushing myself so I need deloads too. Especially with my injuries I am trying to manage. This week is needed for sure.

 

[Dustin07]

Been loading up on vit c, zinc, garlic, and elderberry,

oh man its going around again big time. sounds like you have the same regiment as my wife and I. if either of us starts to feel anything, we immediately grab pho from a place in town we know uses real bone broth, double down on those vitamins, and make hot toddies with whiskey, hot water, honey, lemon, and cinnamon instead of nyquil. If it gets really bad, we'll convert to the nyquil to get the better sleep but we try to start with the more natural whiskey toddy if we can.

Yeah it really is…it gives the body a chance to heal before getting back in the zone.

Yeah, watching all of you guys frequent deloads made me realize even though I may not feel I am doing tons, I am really pushing myself so I need deloads too. Especially with my injuries I am trying to manage. This week is needed for sure.

I used to hate the idea of deloading, now I love it. it feels like it actually is a form of freedom that allows me to go balls to the wall for 3 weeks, trying to full spend what I have in the tank knowing that a deload is just around the corner. Only thing I'm noticing for me is that I think my deload week would be a good time to get some form of real cardio in, like sled pushes since you recover well from them. I think my squats would benefit from better cardio right now.