Be sure to check out my YouTube Channel for weekly updates. I was curious how this workout would go considering all the effort I spent in the garden yesterday. The workout started fine and ended fine, but the middle was interesting. On the first set of bench press (3rd exercise of the day) I failed after 8 […]
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How I built my raised garden beds
Or “That’s not much of a rest day.” There is more to a nourishing pursuit than diet and exercise. Health and fitness are an important component, but there is more to life. Another component is taking part in activities that you enjoy and feel passionate about and if those can stimulate your mind, even better. […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 3, Day 5
Be sure to check out my YouTube Channel for weekly updates. The third week of my current mesocycle is complete and things are still going well. Exercises are still getting rated at +1 so I’ll be seeing more volume next week. Even on squats which I confess to being a little nervous about, but my leg is […]
Hypertrophy 1 Meso, Week 3, Day 4
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 […]
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. […]