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Today was a day away from the gym. Doesn’t happen often, but I’ll definitely take time off when I need it. The bulk of this cycle is behind me, so my top training priority is just to rest up for a new rep max with 545 this week. If I get more than 3 I know I’m stronger, and if I get 5-6 I’d feel pretty good about hitting 700 low bar after a deload.
Orthodoxy: One thing I truly despise is orthodoxy. When free thought is not expected, or it is even scorned, you have a major problem. The reason why this is on my mind stems from some conversations I’ve had recently. I’ve been reading a lot of research on nutrition because of how unorthodox my diet is. The thing is, this is the only diet I feel healthy on. Since I’ve been low carbing, I’ve noticed ONLY
One of the most amusing myths in the fitness industry is that you can’t simultaneously lose weight and get stronger. The reasoning behind this notion is based on the fact that it’s difficult to see significant muscle hypertrophy while you lose weight. I’m not going to contest this point (except for beginners or seriously detrained/overweight people). However, there’s a lot more that goes into getting stronger than simply gaining muscle. A much more important factor
This was the first meet that I actually made a real effort at peaking for. It’s not that it’s the biggest that I’ve done, it’s more just that I never trusted myself to perform if I didn’t handle heavy weights right up to the meet. I took my last heavy pull 2 week out, and my last heavy squat 10 days out. I got 625 on both of them. I took my last heavy bench
