Well, I'm back to a #bodypartsplit for the time being. It has been a few years since I last had a #chestday, #backday, #legday, et cetera. I'm still pursuing my deadlift goal of 405, and I know it puts me at cross-purposes somewhat to pursue a strength goal in the midst of a bro-split, which is usually used for bodybuilding goals. I think it will be okay, though.
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But I'll tell you, I needed a break from full-body. Whether using concurrent, upper-lower, or PPL, what I missed was being able to just POUND A MUSCLE GROUP INTO SUBMISSION again. Is this wise? Is this elevated? Is it "optimal"? Perhaps not. Perhaps hitting each twice a week permits higher protein synthesis. But there is more to the overall equation than protein synthesis, and bodypart splits are time-tested. Plus, sometimes you need to go back to basics to remember what you loved about something.
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But where does that leave me? With bodybuilding goals and methods, I feel like I will always be weak and small. Bodybuilding goals use higher rep ranges; its hard to feel like I'm really doing anything when I have to incline bench press 95# for three sets of ten (after flat benching a 5x5; never mind how heavy). This is funny because this recurrent feeling is why I moved away from bodybuilding goals. I.e., I feel much stronger deadlifting 320 than I do incline-benching 95. Of course, concurrent had its volume day with lower weights. So I don't know. The mind plays tricks on itself.
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Regardless, I'm still adjusting to the much-higher level of frequency (5 days a week instead of three) and to using my home gym more. Once I get bumper plates and can deadlift at home, I feel like certain doors will be opened. Wish me luck.
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Rice is by far my favorite among the #carbs , not because of the taste but because it is easiest to make a lot of and smash down. Potatoes, bread/bagels, even pasta feels like it takes me ten years to eat. Rice...well, those tiny grains just disappear. I try to use low-arsenic rice, Basmati white from India. If there was an arsenic-free version, it would be literally 100% perfect. And there are so few things in that category.
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320#/1. I went in today feeling like abject sheeit, tired, underfed, wacksauce crossed with hot buttered ass. I had to hit a one rep max today and at 315# last week, I was feeling a little, well, I guess I was scared. Or at least wary. Also weary.
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After warming up and then getting ready for this rep, I was firing myself up. It's kinda funny; for no particular reason, I was thinking, "Do it for Matt Wenning." Maybe because I'm copying his deadlifting style and loving it. I should probably have gotten tighter for the pull, jammed a stronger arch, pushed the knees out more, but I'll tell ya: after a hard 305#/3 warmup, 320 felt kinda easy. The psychup can be pivotal; it should not be relied upon, but it is a powerful tool. It helped too that my boy Asher was filming. Thanks Matt and Asher.
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Sometimes you go in and you don't really "feel like it." But the beauty of this activity, strength training, is that it doesn't really matter if you feel like it or not. Your body is capable of what it's capable of whether you "feel" like it is or not. It's a testament to what human beings can make themselves do when they [feel they] have to.
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