Be sure to check out my YouTube channel for more weekly content. Almost to the end of week 3 and things are still going pretty well. Volume for all body parts is still going up both in terms of sets and reps. Relative and absolute intensity (reps in reserve and weight on the bar) are also becoming […]
Month: April 2020
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 3, Day 3
Be sure to check out my YouTube channel for more weekly content. Half-way through week 3 and still feeling pretty good. (Half-way through the accumulation phase too, come to that.) Most exercises are still getting +1 ratings which will keep the volume going up next week. The only one that didn’t get a +1 today […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 3, Day 2
Be sure to check out my YouTube channel for more weekly content. Leg day. Probably my least favorite day. Mainly because I’ve had issues from squatting in the past and squats are first up on leg day. I’ve been taking it easy on increasing the volume and so far things have been going alright. Weight […]
How I Track My Progress
There are lots of ways that you can track your progress. These are some of the ways that I do it. This episode was supposed to be a guide to getting started with using Cronometer to track macros and calories. After far more rewrites of my script than I care to think about, I’ve postponed […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 3, Day 1
Be sure to check out my YouTube channel for more weekly content. With the third week of the mesocycle, the relative intensity starts to pick up. There are two types of intensity (at least that I worry about). Absolute intensity is the weight on the bar. Relative intensity is how close to failure you go, […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 2, Day 5
Be sure to check out my YouTube Channel for weekly updates. Today finished the second week of my Hypertrophy 1 mesocycle for my current training program. Everything felt pretty good so I rated all the exercises +1 so sets will increase next week on day 3. I do tweak the program a little so that […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 2, Day 4
Sadly, despite being plugged into the computer all night, my GoPro battery was dead this morning. I was able to record some sets using my phone but I really missed the wide-angle lens of the GoPro. Today’s workout was chest focus with a bit of legs. A bit of legs being 4 sets of squats. […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 2, Day 3
The second week of this mesocycle is still going well. No problems meeting the first-set reps from last week even with the 2% increased weight on the bar. For some exercises that I hadn’t done in awhile I’ve increased reps. Total sets today were 15 compared to 11 in the first week. I imagine they […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 2, Day 2
Leg day. First set felt a little easier than last week even with the extra weight. Mostly due to getting used to squatting again I think. Hamstrings were still a little sore from the Romanian Deadlifts on Friday, so I rated the cable leg curls at 0, so no increase in volume there. Everything else […]
Hypertrophy Meso 1, Week 2, Day 1
Starting the second week of my hypertrophy mesocycle. The progression for this program adds about 2% to weight on the bar, where possible, and auto regulates volume based on how I respond to previous workouts. In my view, the volume increases for the focus muscle groups is too fast so I modify things so volume […]