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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2010 on: July 31, 2014, 04:17:40 pm »
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IDK what my BF% is and I don't really concern myself with it a lot,  I just eat semi clean (I love ice cream lol), lift hard, get some cardio a couple times a week and let the chips fall where they may. I just have a sneaking suspicion Entropy  is underestimating himself at his height/weight.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2011 on: July 31, 2014, 06:29:49 pm »
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I just have a sneaking suspicion Entropy  is underestimating himself at his height/weight.

you are not the first.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2012 on: July 31, 2014, 07:43:19 pm »
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IDK what my BF% is and I don't really concern myself with it a lot,  I just eat semi clean (I love ice cream lol), lift hard, get some cardio a couple times a week and let the chips fall where they may. I just have a sneaking suspicion Entropy  is underestimating himself at his height/weight.

I just have a sneaking suspicion Entropy  is underestimating himself at his height/weight.

you are not the first.

If I was strong at 170-180 I wouldn't care either Chris! Same with LBSS, you guys are strong for your bodyweights. Nothing good about needing to be an obese 210 to be semi-strong and then not being able to do jack shit on the court.

LBSS is right this isn't the first time nor the last time I get called out on BMI (weight/height ratio). It  doesn't bother me though, i know it's hard to believe, I wouldn't either but i know from cutting to 165lb that i was prob only 12% then, to be 6% now, idk what i'd need to weigh but i know there is more cutting ahead in my future
Goals: Cutting to 6-8% bodyfat

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chasing athleticism -- W1D7
« Reply #2013 on: July 31, 2014, 08:12:12 pm »
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Bodyweight: 79.75kg/175.82lb
Fasted Duration: 24 hrs (to be updated)

Milestone achieved, got under 80kg!



Only 5 more days to go, can i get to 10%? lets see :)

Training
FBS  3x100, 2x110, 1x117.5
BS 5x107.5, 5x105

OHP 2x57.5, 6x60, 5x52.5
WCU 2x91, 2x96, 2x101, 3x96, 5x91, 6x86

CND - HIIT sprints 6x(25s on, 22s off)

CND - 2km jog (not on a TM lol!)

Squat notes:
Back felt ok but i was still somewhat tentative - worked up to a max of 117.5kg. I have to remind myself im in the tail end of a pronounced cut, carb depleted and fasted. All things considering, maybe it's ok that i've taken around 10% off the bar. But still, it's humbling have to psyche up for 117.5kg squat- not just FS but BS as well.

Btw walking out 117.5kg felt so heavy that i realised i've got to do something about that. It's like my body is forgetting i'm capable of squatting, not just walking out, a lot more weight than that!  So i'll do walkouts with both FS and BS racks with 130-150kg - just to remind my body it's capable of that and it should maintain that rigidity.

CND notes:
Idk if i pushed harder than usual or if its a symptom of chronic dieting/fasting/low carbing but i was completely destroyed by the sprints. Such a great workout! For the record i coud manage the first 3  and even the 4th sprints of about 200m fine but the last 2 really destroyed me
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2014 on: July 31, 2014, 10:22:48 pm »
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almost as light as me!   :D
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2015 on: August 01, 2014, 06:18:39 am »
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Why does it say "BF" 0.11 and 0.1?

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2016 on: August 01, 2014, 07:20:16 am »
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Why does it say "BF" 0.11 and 0.1?

It's body fat as a fraction.

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2017 on: August 01, 2014, 08:58:25 am »
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I don't get it.

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2018 on: August 01, 2014, 09:08:22 am »
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I don't get it.

lol what's 10%? 0.1 right. That's all it means. That's my target bodyfat percentage...

Tonights dinner was awesome. I had a roast chicken breast and spinach potatos.  Soo soo good. And a protein shake also. I feel full/good now. To think i fasted all day, trained hard and then enjoyed a meal at the end of the day, and im still gonna get lean, that's a pretty good deal!

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2019 on: August 01, 2014, 09:26:45 am »
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nice! yeah, that's the main benefit from IF as far as i can tell (having never tried it myself but read about a lot of people doing it). you still get to eat a big satisfying meal at some point, you're not constantly forcing yourself to eat less in the moment.
Muscles are nonsensical they have nothing to do with this bullshit.

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https://www.savannahstate.edu/cost/nrotc/documents/Inform2010-thearmstrongworkout_Enclosure15_5-2-10.pdf

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chasing athleticism -- W1D8
« Reply #2020 on: August 01, 2014, 09:38:41 pm »
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Bodyweight: 79.45kg/175.16lb

Feel so energetic after yesterday's dinner. Idk why but I wanna go shoot some hoops or something at least! We'll see how it goes. 4 more days of cutting left, im not sure if i'll get down to 10% but i can't be very far either..

I'v also been reading about stubborn fat loss protocols. I may try those out next cut. Looks interesting enough. Combo of intervals and steady state cardio with supplementation like caffeine, yohimbe and L-Tyrosine. I can't get yohimbe here it's illegal but the other two are fine.

Training (SPP 1.0 protocol)
TM ~ 10 min, 1km warmup
Skip intervals 6x(20s on, 20s off)
TM - 40 mins (~3.5km)
« Last Edit: August 01, 2014, 11:18:35 pm by entropy »
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2021 on: August 02, 2014, 04:08:00 am »
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Last few weeks of backsquatting have made my erectors grow noticeably. Thinking I may prioritise getting a 2xbw backsquat and get it out of the way just to fill the gaps of strength in my kinetic chain. It will probably improve my chance of getting a 2xbw frontsquat having got the backsquat goal already. Incidentally, this would be adding around 12.5kg to my recent backsquat worksets so it's not a long way away by any means.

Current BS worksets 117.5kgx6 -> 130kgx6 (2bw)
Current FS worksets ~120kgx3 -> 120kgx5 (1.8xbw)
Current BW 78kg -> 75kg


Importantly getting a 1.7bw front squat is still sometime i haven't yet achieved which annoys me, especially when relative strength is a priority. My VJ and athleticism have gone up regardless though but still it's pretty embarrassing to be in the [1.6-1.7) region. I mean I have a 1.7xbw FS if my bw goes back down to 75kg but it's not there right now. So I really need to reduce my bodyweight back to baseline (~75kg) and nudge my lifts up by 2 or so reps.

This post sums up where i was a year ago. Btw the BW multipliers are 1rm estimates. Only thing is, i haven't improved since then, and possibly gone backwards :/  What happened was soon after this i got injured, lost the motivation to watch my diet while recovering and ended up weighing over 80kg which slowly drifted towards 85kg. Then i healed up, got my shit together and strung together about 3-4 months of solid training but i had to gain about 5kg and weigh 90kg/200lb for those gains. Which would be fine except, i shud have stayed below 80kg given my lean mass. So now what? Just finish the cutting to 6-8% and then get strong as possible at 77.5kg and 80kg before letting myself gain anymore weight.
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2022 on: August 02, 2014, 10:05:23 pm »
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Hunger and dieting is starting to get to me. Not all the time, esp towards the end of the fast im  struggling now. It doesn't even seem to be helping that i only have a few days left. But i'll persevere and see this through. Looking forward to a change in training and diet. I  see more basketball, jumping, maybe deadifts in terms of lifting (im tired of squats, plus mediocre now)  and maybe a lot more running...
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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2023 on: August 03, 2014, 12:31:28 pm »
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Muscles are nonsensical they have nothing to do with this bullshit.

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https://www.savannahstate.edu/cost/nrotc/documents/Inform2010-thearmstrongworkout_Enclosure15_5-2-10.pdf

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #2024 on: August 03, 2014, 07:28:38 pm »
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