Jettisoned Ponderings

Tonight was legs, third week of GVT. Sticking to more of the basics; squats, romanian deadlifts, leg press, and calf raises. So far what I’ve liked most about this program is that first, I break a crazy sweat! I know the calories are getting burned, so it’ll be really good to incorporate some of these principles into a cutting routine. Second, I’m not as sore as when I go all out. I may be sore for a little longer time, but the degree of DOMS is much less. Lastly, I’m seeing progress every workout. For example, squats I’m going completely down and hit partial failure on my 49th rep week 1 at 135lbs. Tonight I got through all my reps, having to rest-pause at the bottom for a few, with 155lbs. For me, this is a huge jump. All my leg exercises are up 20lbs so far. All my other exercises are following a similar percentage increase as well. What was a point of failure two weeks ago is now a point of comfort. Going much slower and deeper, I’m also feeling minimal, if any, joint discomfort like I did the first week. So that tells me that my knees are getting stronger. I’ve actually stopped taking additional joint support aside from that in the Vibe, which really is all I need since it’s form is nearly 100% bioavailable. (Seriously, Vibe is a supplement everyBODY needs! 10 months on it, I attribute so many health improvements to it) Since this program started out, I was doing around 50-55% of my 1 rep max for all my sets. If that’s still the case, I’ll be quite curious what I can do for max outs after another 4 weeks of this. My BodySpace needs an update for my lifting stats and measurements anyhow, so this will be a perfect time to see any improvements.

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