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Intentional deficit or just one of those things?

Intentional - cutting down to some weight I feel pretty at! Fairly easy once you get past the hump into intermittent fasting territory.
 
Warmup
Treadmill: 1km @ 10.5kmh

Double-paused pullups
BW*8*5

Supersetted w deficit one-leg calf raises

Fixed-path lat pulldowns
60*10
70*10
80*10
90*8
100*8
60*10 (dropset)

Bench
60*10*2
70*10*2
80*10*2

Bunch of curls

Treadmill
1km @ 10kmh

Mustard-o-meter: 7/10
 
Warmup
1km @ 10kmh

SLDL
60*7*2
80*7*2
100*7
120*7
130*7*3 -belt-

Be mindful of pulling yourself into the bar and feeling that adductor stretch and engaged lats at the bottom before you start pulling!

DB split squat
10kg*8*4

DB rows
42*12*3

Upright BB rows
(bunch)

Band pullaparts

DB shrugs
42*12*5

Mustard-o-meter: 7/10

Ok session, kept the RPE a bit lower than usual. Should be doing that more often, especially during this cut.
 
Morning weight: 97.0kgs. Down three kilos plus change from twelve days ago on May 25th (100.2kg). That's nice!
 
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Warmup
5min @ 10kmh

Bench
40*10
60*10
80*10
85*10
90*10*3

Paused DB flies
10*8
14*8
18*8
22*8
18*8
14*8

Side raises
10*12*3
(+2 dropsets)

DB skullcrushers
30*12
34*12
30*8
34*10
30*10

Tricep extensions

Mustard-o-meter: 7/10
 
Warmup
5min treadmill @ 10.5kmh

Squat
40*5
40*5 (paused)
60*5
60*5 (paused)
80*5
80*5 (paused)
100*5
100*5 (paused)
120*5
120*5 (paused)
130*5
130*5 (paused)
120*5
120*5 (paused)
100*5
100*5 (paused)

80 reps of squatting in the AM. Sure, it felt like driving a car with the handbrake applied, but after getting sidetracked for a week it's a welcome way to get the ball rolling again.

DB rows
42*12*3

Supersetted w BW split squats

Band pullaparts supersetted w sumo side lunges

Curls (behind-back cable curls are THE SHIT)

Warmdown
5min treadmill @ 10kmh

Mustard-o-meter: 7/10

Good session despite my hips and knees being rustbuckets. Given the inflammatory diet and downtime that's par for the course - nice to be back regardless!
 
Lunch workout:

Pullups
BW*9*3 (tng)

Touch-and-go is a science in and of itself. Gotta do more volume on these.

Afterwork workout:

Warmup
5min treadmill @ 10kmh

Paused SOHP
30*5
40*5
50*5
60*5
70*5*5
60*5
50*5
40*5
30*10

3-second paused squat
40*5
60*5
80*5
100*5
120*5

Paused deficit RDL
60*8*2
80*8*2

BTN press (tng)
30*10
35*10
40*10
45*10
50*10
40*10
30*10

Side raises

Front raises

DB skullcrushers

Tricep extensions

Mustard-o-meter: 7.5/10
 
1st work break:

Pullups (tng)
BW*7*5


2nd work break:

Pullups (tng)
BW*7*5

Pistol squats (tng)
BW*5*4


After-work session:

Warmup
7min treadmill @ 10kmh

Double-paused pullups
BW*7*5

SLDL
40*5
60*5
80*5*2
100*5*2
120*5
130*5 -belt-
120*5 -belt- (short rest)
100*5 -belt- (short rest)
80*8 -belt- (short rest)

45-deg incline DB press
20*10
24*10
28*10
32*10
36*10
24*10 (dropset)

Behind-the-back cable curls

Mustard-o-meter: 8/10

Good, efficient session with a lot of volume throughout the day on pullups.
 
1st work break

Hammergrip pullups (tng)
BW*7*5

Split squats
BW*10*4


2nd work break

Hammergrip pullups
BW*7*3

Pistol squats
BW*5*2


After work session

Bench (tng)
40*10
60*10
80*10
90*10
100*10*3
80*10 (paused)

DB flies
12*10
16*10
20*10
24*7
16*7 (dropset)

Band pullaparts

Squat
60*10
80*10
100*10*2

DB skullcrushers
32*12*4

Front raises supersetted w tricep extensions

Mustard-o-meter: 8/10
 
Lunch break

Paused pistol squats
BW*5*5

Hammergrip pullups
BW*7*5


Afternoon break

Paused pistol squats
BW*5*3

Hammergrip pullups
BW*7*4


After work session

Warmup
5min treadmill, dips (tng, BW*15*3) supersetted w one-legged calf raises.

Seated wide grip cable rows
35*10
40*10
45*10
50*10
55*10
50*10
45*10
40*10
35*10

DB rows
42*10*4

Pain in right lat first two sets.

DB shrugs
42*15*4
(+ dropset)

Band pullaparts

Behind back cable curls

DB hammercurls

Paused deficit RDL
60*8
80*8
90*8
80*8
60*8

Mustard-o-meter: 8/10
 
Double-paused pullups
BW*7*5

3-second paused squat
60*5
80*5*2
100*5*2
120*5*4
100*10 (tng)

Worksets supersetted w BW dips (12*4)

Sumo side lunges
+16kg*10*3

Lateral glute leg raises supersetted w wall deadlifts

Abs complex

Mustard-o-meter: 7/10
 
Warmup
1km treadmill

Paused SOHP
30*10
40*10
50*10
60*10
60*9
60*8
50*7 (short rest)
40*8 (short rest)
30*8 (short rest)

3-sec paused squat
60*5
70*5
80*5

Paused deficit RDL
40*8
60*8
70*8
80*8

Seated paused DB press
16*8
20*8
26*8*3

DB side raises

Mustard-o-meter: 5.5/10
 
Warmup
5min @ 10kmh

Double-paused pullups
BW*8*5

Lat pulldowns
40kg*10
50kg*10
60kg*10
70kg*10
80kg*10
60kg*8 (dropset)
40kg*8 (dropset)

Get that reverse shrug action going with the shoulders to really bring the lats into it.

SOHP (tng)
30*10
40*10
50*10*3

Band pullaparts

Seated cable row

Behind-the-back cable curls

Mustard-o-meter: 6/10
 
You're intermittent fasting right? What method have you been using? I'm thinking of starting 16:8 today from 11am-7pm.
 
Lunch break

Hammergrip pullups (tng)
BW*8*5

Paused pistol squats
BW*3*5

After work session

SLDL
40*5
60*5
80*5*2
100*5
120*5*2
130*5
140*5*4
100*5*2 (Paused RDL)

DB flies
14*8
18*8
22*8*3

Abs complex supersetted w lateral glute leg raises

Mustard-o-meter: 6/10
 
You're intermittent fasting right? What method have you been using? I'm thinking of starting 16:8 today from 11am-7pm.

Aye. I have a supplemental stack I take in the morning (a few regulars and a few experimentals) along with a tablespoon each of maca powder and carob fruit powder which - along with a cup or two of coffee - is enough to keep me satiated til my first meal some time between noon and 2pm. I then have a few hours to cram down food til it's time to work out, which shuts down my appetite completely. I'll then have a lighter meal afterwards unless I botched my planning. The coffee's good enough of an appetite supressant til the first noon, with me never having been much of a breakfast person since starting a regular work schedule.
 
Lunchbreak

Pullups (tng)
BW*8*5

Paused pistol squats
BW*5*4

Afternoon session

Warmup
1km treadmill

Bench
60*10 (paused)
70*10 (paused)
80*5 (tng)
90*5 (tng)
100*5 (tng)
105*5 (tng)
110*5 (tng)
115*5 (tng)
115*4 (tng)
115*5 (tng)
115*5 (tng)
100*10 (tng)
80*10 (paused)

Paused DB flies
14*7
18*7
22*5*3

Front raises supersetted w tricep extensions

Squat
60*10
80*10
100*10
60*10 (dropset)

Mustard-o-meter: 7/10
 
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Warmup
5 min treadmill, band pullaparts supersetted w pushups

Seated cable rows
40*10
50*10
60*10
70*8
60*10
50*10
40*10

Following the weight down with the shoulders and lower back is apparently great to get a nice complete activation going due to the lat stretch.

DB rows
42*12*3

DB shrug dropsets supersetted w DB side raise dropsets

Landmine swings

Behind-the-back cable curls

Mustard-o-meter: 6/10
 
Pullups (tng)
BW*8*5

supersetted w various BW leg exercises

Hammergrip pullups (tng)
BW*8*3

Stopped by my outdoors spot between Sunday errands.
 
Lunch break

Pullups (tng)
BW*8*6

Paused pistol squats
BW*5*3

Sumo side lunges
BW*8*3

After work session

Squat (paused reps in parentheses)
60*5 (60*5)
80*5 (80*5)
100*5 (100*5)
120*5
140*5
150*5 -belt-
160*5 -belt-
170*5*3 -belt-
(100*10)

Sumo split squats
+16kg*10*3

Leg extensions
(concentrations for lateral quad activation)

Paused seated DB press
14*7
18*7
22*7
26*7
30*7*2
22*7
18*7

Kneeling lateral glute raises supersetted w abs complex

Mustard-o-meter: 7.5/10

Guess this is as good of an opportunity as any to say that I'm making an effort to transition to a plant-based diet. Currently in the process of emptying the kitchen of animal-based products and getting used to prepping new staple meals. Less than a week in, but breaking down the psychological barrier of performing a workout like this without having eaten meat in five days was babby's first step. Have some After the Burial for the effort of having read this far!

 

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