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Sunday, May 27th, 2007I got last Monday and this one with a training session, AM only, no cardio the past 2 weeks with non daily walks……..been doing reno and slow move.
I am going to revamp things a bit on this program and go for it for 2 more weeks on sets of 10s for 2 sets. I am going to skip the 2 weeks of 5 reps training because that is mainly for strength and I am finding I want a break for max lifting as I had done bulking for a few months with Max ot and other heavy lifts. My upper body responded really well but I want to concentrate on my thighs more.
I also found that some of the exercises got too heavy before PR day so the last 2 days of my 2 weeks with 10 reps would have a few exercises I would have to do same weight as week prior or get a spot and right now a spotter is not available. I am having probs getting someone to tape me for a few projects since my time in the gym is early and is more convenient with less people in there so never mind finding a spotter.
The training this past Monday was only 1 set, and the Monday before I found myself having to cheat on a few exercises or drop a rep. So I maxed early on a few exercises and came close on others. I also found I fell off all bandwagon when the pc died a few wks ago, and working on customizing this new pc to my needs has been a slow go.
Okay so enough, back at it because I got some great results. I am a bit worrried that I did not maximize my past 2 weeks but also know I respond well to rest.
So I am going to refine the HST and make it suit my needs. Add a few more thigh exercises, and maybe make my home training for PM a bit more suitable to my needs which means the exercises won’t neccessarily be old school traditional compound as is required with HST.
I am also going to really watch the weight estimates so that I won’t need a spotter so I could go heavier but HST is not about heavier for everyone, it can be about form and is about hypertrophy which reps of 10 are a key point, usually I do more sets for hypertrophy but the 1 and 2 sets did the trick as did the prior 2 weeks of 15s. Hypertrophy is not max, its actually more like 75% max, gotta keep reminding that to myself. Although PR day is about max at the reps required but without a spot I will have to go happy medium on that load. I will also continue with the last 2 weeks I had planned, I am just skipping the 2 wks of 5 rep.
I will rework it and post it here. Diet will be 3000 cals per day.
As for my NO Limits use, I have been off all supps for 2 weeks or even 3 so nothing to report.
Diet has been under cals, over fat, under protein and just whatever…….have not logged it.
I will re weigh again tomorrow at the gym, but won’t bother with body fat, I have not done anything to lose fat.
I am going to get going with routine creation and keep working to get aerials back and clean. Will see about how cardio is going to be, time type etc.
Have to think of music and theme and I don’t use props for this fed, and they like to see strong routines so I will chock it full of strength and skills and add a tad of dance and cute, with lots of stage presence. Outfit and theme need to be simple, routine outfit cannot be too out there for ease of routine and because you are not allowed props so usually they prefer if you come off stage with what you had on when you went out……no clothes removal which is common, tear away pants or whatever.
Linda
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