Buckfever's Journey

[Buckfever]

1/17/2022

Yesterday on the way to the gym the bright sun triggered a migraine. So I went home and spent the day resting. I also decided to do a refeed. Took a new baseline this morning and we'll give the new meal plan 30 days starting today.

Morning weight:

191.8@21.3%

I'll get something in tonight for sure.

[Buckfever]

1/17/2022

Bench

135X10
155X10
185X6,4,4,4,3,3,4

Deadlift
(with 35s)

145X16,10,16,10,16,12,14,12

2 minute rest.

Wish I had another set of 35s for later.

[Buckfever]

1/17/2022

Calories 2133 Protein 133g

Maybe closely track it for a little bit.

[Buckfever]

1/18/2022
2064 calories, 115 grams of protein.

Wife's out of town, she made me a meatloaf. Breadcrumbs in there throwing off the macros. The tub of cottage cheese is gone. We'll have to get 2 next time that's a big help!

[Buckfever]

1/19/2022

Morning weight: 191@21.2%


Pullups

6,6,5,5,4X4sets,3,3

T-bar Rows

95X16X4sets,12X3sets

Curls

65X10,8,7,6X7sets

2 minute rest

[Buckfever]

1/19/2022

#2

Overhead Press

85X12,10X4sets,8,7X3sets,10

Plate behind neck Tricep extension

35X20,15,15,20,15,20

2 minutes rest.



Pretty much happy with how everything is going now except for the curls and the bench press. I think the curls I was using too much weight and developed a cheating movement rather than finding a groove. The bench press I'm just not sure but the movement doesn't feel right. I'm inside the rings so it's not too wide, I'm thinking that I maybe need to tuck the elbows in. I don't know I'm going to change it up on Friday, maybe go a little closer grip to force the elbows in. All I know is that on most of these movements I got a great groove going, I just got to get it so that it feels right.

[Buckfever]

I'm not a fan BUT the members mark nonfat greek yogurt is not horrible and I need the protein. It's 100 calories 6 grams of carbs and 18 grams of protein.

I'm such a pussy, life would be so much easier if I just gave up the desert.

[Buckfever]

Calories: 2090
Protein: 104 grams

Last night and today:

42 minutes of traction

12.5 minutes of neck hanging

3 minutes 90 degree door jam stretch

I just want to stay on this thing for 30 days and burn in the habit.

Was working on bench press form with just the bar this evening. I'm going to start over on Friday.

[Buckfever]

1/20/22

Morning weight:
190.6@21.2%

What the scale doesn't show but the mirror does - I definitely look bigger!!!

And even with the slight deficit I'm eating enough to put on some more size. Especially on the legs, I need to start hammering the Squats!

182 ripped by the summer, that's the goal!

[Buckfever]

Calories: 2200 Protein: 113 grams

Wife came back from work travel with chocolate mouse cake, so guessing a bit on the calories, protein is right though.

[Buckfever]

1/21/2022

Morning weight: 190.6@21%

Squat

135X10
185X10
225X10
245X7
275X3X3sets
225X10

Hammer Abd Crunch

85X16,14,10,9

Superset with

Calve press on LP machine

270X25,20,16,20

2 minute rest


#2

Bench

135X10,10,10,8,7,8,7,7,7,5

2 minute rest

Notes:
So something hasn't felt right on the bench so I started over. First what I did was facing the bar arched my back and retracted my shoulders and brought my arms up below the point of impingement and put my hands on the bar. That put me at ring finger on the ring so I decided that's what I'll go with. Next I got under the bar and setup and held the form and the bar path hit the J-hooks and I had a hell of a time re-racking the bar. So I brought the J hooks down a notch and they cleared the bar path no problem. After that it was just a matter of holding the setup and executing the lift. One rep at a time resetting at the top and holding the retraction and the arch. Sometimes I found the groove and it felt perfect, sometimes it did not. I need to burn that form in. In getting into the setup it became very clear to me how important the thoracic doorway stretch is because that puts you right into that retracted arched bench setup.

Squat is going good, 135 felt like there was nothing on my back. That was a good feeling!

[Buckfever]

Calories: 1900 Protein: 111 grams

Guessing a bit on the Calories again with that piece of Chocolate mouse cake.

Last night and today totals:
Traction: 28 minutes
Neck hanging: 24 minutes
Door Jam shoulder thoracic stretch: 3X1 minute

[Buckfever]

1/22/2022

Morning weight:

190@21%

Got to get under 190!!!

[Buckfever]

Pecs are screaming! That's a good sign.

[Buckfever]

Okay so trying the Whey and nonfat greek yogurt, taste is good got it in the freezer to thicken in up. I hope I can tolerate it. Last time I had whey it didn't go well. But that's 200 calories and 36 grams of protein!!!

Another little thing the Hamburger buns I was buying were on the large size at 150 calories so 2 @ 300. I just took a bread knife and cut them down by a quarter so 2 @ 225. Takes out 75 calories of carbs I don't need.

[Buckfever]

So Whey and Yogurt is a no go.

Calories : 2121 Protein: 132 grams

[Cellardweller]

Okay so trying the Whey and nonfat greek yogurt, taste is good got it in the freezer to thicken in up. I hope I can tolerate it. Last time I had whey it didn't go well. But that's 200 calories and 36 grams of protein!!!

Another little thing the Hamburger buns I was buying were on the large size at 150 calories so 2 @ 300. I just took a bread knife and cut them down by a quarter so 2 @ 225. Takes out 75 calories of carbs I don't need.

If you really want to cut down the calories, they sell keto buns and bread

[Buckfever]

1/23/2022

Morning weight:

190.4@21%

Pullups

7,5,4X8sets

T-bar

97.5X20,16,16,12X4sets

Curls

65X12,9,8,8,8

2 minute rest

[Buckfever]

1/23/2022

#2

Overhead Press

90X10,10,10,10,8,8,8,8,6,7

Plate Tricep extension

45X15,15,12,12

2 minute rest

Well we've plateaued on the overhead press, just grabbing reps from here.

[Buckfever]

Calories: 2130
Protein: 119 grams

Traction:18 minutes
Neck hanging stretch: 19 minutes
Door jam stretch: 1 minute