Week 3 - 11-OXO/AMP2 Review
This week I have seen some GREAT progress as far as gains as well as bodyfat loss. I started to actually hit a wall at the end of last week and was feeling discouraged so I decided to change things a bit. I dropped calories a bit more and extended my carbup to a full 36 hours which I did on Saturday and Sunday. I am still doing the Keto diet so those carbups to me were essential. I added in a true depletion workout on Saturday morning which consisted of legs and a few targeted sets which hit my other bodyparts. Normally when I carbup I gain like 6-8 pounds but over the course of two days I had only gained 4 pounds! This tells me that the carbs I put in my system were well absorbed and that my muscles really benefited from that carbup.
I hit another PR in the gym during that depletion workout, squatting 315 for 2 reps. This came after a squat pyramid I did in which I did 8 sets total, with 315 being my last set. It was intense! Not bad squatting twice your bodyweight after seven grueling sets. I also was able to leg press 630×5, which was another PR. Needless to say I truly feel this stack has helped improve my strength overall.
My weight has dropped from 153-149, 149 being the lowest I have EVER been. I felt good about that but I knew after the carbup I wouldn’t be quite that low anymore. I’m going to see how far I can go this week and if I can finally see my abs soon. It’s crunch time… I leave on deployment in 2 weeks so I need to bust my ass even harder. The problem is my body won’t let me drop those last few pounds of fat quicker than I want! Pics incoming probably next week.
