Having one of those days today... altho not without reason. Feel small and fat, mainly because I am smaller and fatter LOL and not just because of the illusion of condition compared to the summer, stats would seem to confirm it (arms are maybe an inch down on best). Not sure why. At the very least even if my training has sucked there is no way I've been doing so little that I can lose muscle, I should have maintained at the very least, I've certainly not done too much LOL.
Maybe the training impact of the the shoulder has started to reveal itself even tho the last week or 2 it has felt better and starting to function as it should more. There's certainly the case that I'm on week 14 or 15 of my cruise and in the past I have found once I've passed week 12 things start to feel more like a completed PCT and 'natural equilibrium' has set in. That all said, I honestly feel like my legs look improved, shoulders are fine (no surprise there), biceps are OK, seems to be the other push muscles that have packed up on me.
Arguably my first 3 blocks have not been ideal, first 2 definitely were off. And I also wonder if I'm not applying myself on the easier weeks hard enough, result in the work being harder than it should be ergo costing me work and volume thru lack of mental application and aggression.
Calories are currently down (still around 4k) but were probably closer to 5k during the start of the year when I was fvkcing up my blocks/mesos.
On the plus side, dodgy shoulder aside, the rest of my body is moving well
Moaning out of the way, today wasn't a bad session.
FF Squat (Smith): 10x20, 7x40, 6x60,
85x9, 7, 7, 7, 7
Leg Extension:
#10x16, 15, 14, 13
Single Leg Curl (Stand):
#4x18, 13, 11, 11
Deadlift: 7x120,
180x10, 8, 8, 8
Calves (T bar):
60x15, 12, 11, 10, 10, 10
All good this morning once the shoulder reach was playing ball. Upped the squat work by 5 and repped out better than last week. Last week may have been my first time squatting this was but that doesn't excuse the difference in improvement this week, but at least I put more effort in today. Moved ext in next, up a pin and these felt good, knee was much more accepting and as a result the reps came out well. Single ham curls also up a pin and apart from some calf cramping weren't a problem. Next up were DLs, upped the top set by 10 and went for resets not TnG. All of these were DOH and strapless which I wasn't expecting to get, I did succumb to a belt after the 1st coupe of sets tho. $ sets of reasonable effort, which is depressing as post maxing I was doing over 200 for more reps last year (or so) possibly not so natty. Finally some calf work, 10 up and repped out fine no cramping.