Oblivian's Adaptations

[Deleted member 87037]

Nah, tl/dr.

Yeah, it would be best to learn proper technique lol. When I took Muay Thai for a few months, the coaching was brilliant. Each of the three or four main coaches was a Canadian champion in his weight class (125-145). They were all like 20 as well. I held the bag when the 130lb guy demonstrated a kick. I couldn't believe how powerful it was. Didn't even look like he was trying, he must've just had perfect technique. Hurt like hell, even through the thick bag. Never felt a kick that hard, even when I held the bag for guys twice his size.

 

[Oblivian]

Bodyweight = 180.4 lbs (-.4 lbs for day, -5.2 lbs total)

I'm pretty excited about this. I lost 5.2 lbs in 4 days. Tonight I'm having my parents over for dinner (tacos) and it's my day off, so I need to watch overeating. Normally my mom brings a dessert, but she's bringing fruit this time. Also, I know I'll have to eat out at least once this weekend. Because of this, I'm only shooting for being at 179.5 lbs on Monday morning. By September 1, I should be at 175. From there, I give myself 2-3 weeks to get down to around 170.

 

[XTrainer]

^Good for you, man.

 

[Oblivian]

^Good for you, man.

Thanks. The 5 lbs of elephant ears, ice cream, and brownies melted off quick. You may see me lurking around in the D+S a bit more now as the other 10 lbs could be rough.

 

[Oblivian]

Morning Bodyweight = 179.4 lbs (-1.0 lbs for day, -6.2 lbs total)

Yesterday was a day off. I had my parents over for dinner, but I actually didn't overeat. I had 2 tacos and some whole grain rice w/ salsa. Today I know that I'm going to be eating lunch out. If I get one cheat meal a week, this will likely be it. I won't be eating like shit, but their servings are much bigger than what I've been having for this diet. I'm probably doing 3 workouts today (lifting, running, and bag work/shadowboxing), so I'm not too worried about it. I want to keep this weight loss consistent.

 

[Corrosion]

Nice weight loss Oblivian.

Just wanted to let you know I am catching up to you in front squats and bench press.:icon_twis

 

[ThinkGreen]

Why do you want to lose weight?

 

[vince89]

If youre going for the Thai style stay closer to the bag.

 

[Oblivian]

Why do you want to lose weight?

Honestly, just to do something different. I think my goals have always been a pretty well rounded thing. I'm most concerned with strength, but I also want to have conditioning and learn new things (such as proper boxing technique right now). One of my goals is to be as strong as possible as light as possible. If I'm able to make similar gains while losing weight, that's a bonus.

I don't compete in anything, so a lot of times I'm just making little challenges to myself. About 15 lbs of the weight I am carrying around is from ridiculous excess or absolutely shit food. I'm not a diet nazi and I never plan to be one. I'm just cutting out all sweets for a while, not eating total bullshit foods, and cutting down portions a bit. I'd be lying if I said NONE of it had to do with aesthetic purposes, but that's not my main drive.

 

[Oblivian]

Just wanted to let you know I am catching up to you in front squats and bench press.:icon_twis

I actually saw that yesterday. I don't think I made any comments in my bitterness :icon_cry2. My front squats keep going up, so you better be catching up quick. As for bench press, that lift progress at the speed of a snail. I'm sure you'll be passing me soon if you make any progress whatsoever.

 

[Oblivian]

How's married life?

Good, thanks. Honestly, not much different than before. However, we feel rich and more secure now. Since we didn't have a wedding, we got quite a bit of $ from her parents. We also got quite a few gifts of money from others. It's weird because about 3+ years ago I was so broke and in debt, and now I have basically no debt (besides mortgage and student loans) and savings. Life is good.

 

[Oblivian]

Morning Weight: 179.4 lbs (+/- 0 lbs, -6.2 lbs total)
*Surprised that I didn't gain weight. I went to Red Lobster for lunch yesterday and had chicken nachos + a beef taco for dinner at home. Both portions were much larger than I should have had for a diet. I was actually so full after each that I didn't get a training session between lunch + dinner and then I didn't get to my second session until 8:15 PM after my stomach settled.

Warmup
Jump Rope: 5 minutes
Hang Cleans: 135 lbs x 3 x 3 sets

SOHP (5/3/1 Cycle 3 Wave 1)
95 lbs x 5 (warmup)
115 lbs x 5
135 lbs x 5
150 lbs x 8 (+1 rep PR)

Front Squat
135 lbs x 8 (warmup)
205 lbs x 5
225 lbs x 5
245 lbs x 3
265 lbs x 2 (sloppy 2nd rep)
275 lbs x 1
*I felt very lightheaded and weird during these. I'm not sure if it's because of the diet because I actually have been eating the same breakfast every morning as pre-diet.

Thickbar Chins
BW x 10
+35 lbs x 5 x 3 sets
BW x 10

Bas Rutten CD's
Boxing: Three 3 min rounds
Thai Boxing: Three 3 min rounds

Leg Kicks + Knees on Heavy Bag
Probably about 10 minutes total. This was form work done between sets of the grip work shown below.

Pinch Grip
Three 10's x 5 (each hand)
Four 10's x 1 (each hand - held at top - PR for left hand)
Two 35's x 5

Wrist Roller
35 lbs x forward and back
45 lbs x forward and back
55 lbs x forward and back

Grippers
Trainer x 10
CoC #1 x 14
CoC #1.5 x 6

Hex Dumbbell Claw Hold
20 lbs dumbbell x 3 holds (10 seconds or so) on each hand

Static Stretch
15 minutes

 

[Corrosion]

I actually saw that yesterday. I don't think I made any comments in my bitterness :icon_cry2. My front squats keep going up, so you better be catching up quick. As for bench press, that lift progress at the speed of a snail. I'm sure you'll be passing me soon if you make any progress whatsoever.

The bench press comp. sounds fun. Are you going to be a captain?

Also...that is some nice overhead work, as usual.

 

[XTrainer]

Keep up the good work!

 

[Oblivian]

Thanks guys. I volunteered to be a captain for the competition just because I'm on sherdog for about 8 hours during the day on workdays. Everyone knows it's not due to my bench strength or gains in that department!

Morning Weight = 179.2 lbs(-.2 lbs for day, -6.4 lbs total)

Warmup
Jump Rope: 5 minutes
Power Cleans: 135 lbs x 3 x 5 sets

Deadlift (5/3/1 Cycle 3 Wave 1)
225 lbs x 5 (DOH warmup)
295 lbs x 5 (DOH)
335 lbs x 5
380 lbs x 8 (+10 lbs PR from last week)

Push Press (1RM attempt)
135 lbs x 8 (warmup)
185 lbs x 5
205 lbs x 3
235 lbs x fail
235 lbs x 1 (+5 lbs PR)


Overhead Squat (1RM attempt - stupid idea after previous work that day)
95 lbs x 5 (warmup)
135 lbs x 3
155 lbs x 2
175 lbs x 1
205 lbs x fail (+10 lbs PR attempt - dumb idea)

Heavy Bag (Technique/speed) + Burpee Rounds - 3 minute rounds
Round 1: Jabs
Round 2: Right Straight + 2-1 combos
Round 3: 1-2 combos
Round 4: Straight punch round
Round 5: 40 burpees (set of 20, 15, then 5)
Round 6: Left hooks
Round 7: Right Hooks + Overhand Rights
Round 8: 2-3 combo
Round 9: All punches
Round 10: 40 burpees (set of 20, 10, 10)
*Very brutal workout.

Static Stretch
20 minutes

 

[Oblivian]

Morning Weight = 178.4 lbs (-1.0 lbs for day, -7.2 lbs total)

Yesterday was a day off. CNS was fried from high rep deadlifts + burpee/heavy bag rounds. Today is bench day + LSD run.

 

[Freeman102010]

lol, your PP is 10lbs less than my TnG bench. Nice work.

 

[Oblivian]

lol, your PP is 10lbs less than my TnG bench. Nice work.

It's 10 lbs less than MY TnG bench as well. My bench is pathetic.

 

[Oblivian]

Fuck you for smashing my SOHP PR.

Sickly push press. How's it feel to have 235 over yer head?

Thanks! It feels good, but it feels equally bad to have 250 stuck on my chest! After I'm done with 5/3/1, I will completely alter my routine to focus on bench and I'll likely neglect SOHP and Push Press. I'm losing weight right now, and I'm hoping to SOHP 190 lbs with my bodyweight around 170 lbs before I make that alteration.

 

[SteveQ]

beastly pushpress Oblivian!