BuckSpin - A Year Of Change

Under my Forums avatar is a series of what appear to be random numbers:

848|88 & 10410|1010

Its not the da Vinci code or anything, but they do stand for something. The 848|88 is for Straight Leg Dead Lifts. The 10410|1010 is for Rack Deadlifts.

The numbers mean "8 plates for (get it? "for") 8 reps by August 8th" & "10 plates for 10 reps by October 10th."

10410 is history. Last Thursday it went down.

On my favorite training day (Back Day) my Rack Pulls progressed like this (bar just below knees):

Warm Up: Bar x 10 WU, 225×10 WO, 295×5, 365×5, 425×5

The last WU set felt good. I usually do 3. Did 5. I was scheduled for a working set of 485 in that I had opened with 475×10 last time. But I felt good, Metallica was blarin’, so I went for it.

Got 11. 10411! 495×11!

Felt awesome.

Finished up with 515×5 & 535×2 (a new PR for me)

One down, one to go.

And on the 848 a week ago I finally pulled (after working sets of 365×8 & 385×4) 405×1. First time I have been able to lock out 8 plates straight leg.

So the chase for 848 is on.

I’m already thinking that 12412|1212 sounds cool….

In replying to a thread in the O35 Forum I posted my daily nutrition with macros/etc. Someone correctly pointed out that I had miscalculated my macros due to not taking into account the cals in those macros. Upon recalculating them I was a bit stunned:

My Day:

Middle of the night snack (aka "when nature calls"):
1 scoop protein powder
2 cups skim milk

1st thing upon waking:
1 scoop protein powder
2 cups skim milk

Breakfast:
"fistful o’ pills" (will list upon request)
6 whole eggs
3/4 cup steel cut oats
8 almonds & 2 walnuts, chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg
1 tbsp raw honey
1 stevia packet
1 medium grapefruit
2 cups water
22oz black coffee

Pre Training Meal: (4x week, 20-30 minutes before training)
8oz over baked sweet potato, peeled
1/2 cup skim milk
1 cup water
1 scoop protein powder
5g creatine monohydrate
2g L-Arginine (on Leg or Back days I will add 2g Glutamine)
1 tsp non-akaline cocoa powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 stevia packet
1 tray ice cubes

All in blender. Drink up

Post Training Meal: (4x week, 10 minutes after training)
See Pre Training Meal

Lunch: (on training days, typically within 45-60 minutes of training)
12oz pre-cooked weight chicken breast
1 cup brown veggie rice
8oz fresh veggies
2 cups water
8 almonds & 2 walnuts (only on non-training days)

Snack: (on non-training days before Lunch, on training days after)
1 scoop protein powder
2 6oz FF plain yogurts
1 large apple
8 almonds & 2 walnuts (only on training days)

2nd Snack:
See Snack

Dinner:
See Non-Training LUNCH

Pre-Bed Meal: (right before bed)
1 cup FF no salt cottage cheese
2 tsps non-akaline cocoa powder
1 tbsp natural peanut butter
1 stevia packet
1g L-Arginine
500mg Glutamine

"Grazing": Who knows? Kids don’t finish a Eggo, a PB sandwich, bake sale at the school, occassional slice of thin crust cheese pizza, a bagel, granola bar, slice of banana bread, etc.

When I work I sip black coffee all day.

My Macros:

Non-Training Day:
CALS: 3726
CARBS: 408g/1632cal (43.8%)
PRO: 339g/1356cal (36.4%)
FAT: 82g/738cal (16g sat) (19.8%)

Training Days (combined total w/ above):
CALS: +963 (4814)
CARBS: +141g (559g/2236cal) (46.4%)
PRO: +92g (451g/1804cal) (37.5%)
FAT: +4g (2g sat) (86g/774cal - 18g sat) (16.1%)

Holy $#@! do I eat a LOT! LOL!!!