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RobRegish wrote:So glad to hear the sleep issues are normalizing Matt. Rest is a huge, huge piece of the puzzle.

And way to work up to 8 eggs at breakfast Thought of you when I saw this:

https://www.steroidtimes.com/assist-your ... kfast/2010

And look at where the study was done, right in our backyard, UCONN! Don't you go there??

yea, im at uconn.
ive won bets against people who think that eggs are unhealthy. im getting my cholesterol levels checked sometime this summer for another as well.

also, im starting to feel very little from the EC so i will be dropping stims for a while unless i need a boost preworkout or for studying next week.

before breakfast i had 2 scoops whey
breakfast was 8 eggs and 4 slices of american with KA
lunch was the chicken, cheese, and guacamole from 2 chalupas and buffalo chicken strips
dinner was the cheese off of 4 small slices of pizza and 2 scoops whey
after dinner i had buffalo chicken strips with ranch dressing and 2 tbsp peanut butter with KA
before bed ill have 1 scoop casein

i finally got more natural peanut butter today. wanted to wait another day before doing legs, played some basketball. felt slow and tired all day.

Great job Matt. I love reading your food logs.

You can count on 3 things:

1.) Eggs
2.) More eggs and
3.) The occassional odd/fun item. Today's was "chalupas"

breakfast was 8 eggs over hard, 4 slices of american, 2 turkey sausage links, and a mini potato pancake with KA
lunch was buffalo chicken strips and chipotle
dinner was buffalo chicken strips with chipotle and 2 tbsp peanut butter
snack was 2 scoops whey
before bed 1 scoop casein and 2 tbsp peanut butter

Did chest and back today instead of legs because my lower back was bothering me. I skipped squats yesterday because I got really tired mid afternoon. Preworkout I took 2 sample packets of Superpump and crashed about an hour later.

Bench- 100x15, 135x5, 165x5, 165x5, 165x5, 165x5, 165x5
-Superset-
Neutral Wide Grip Pull Ups- 5, 5, 5, 5, 4

Preacher Curl- 75x9

I did the preacher curls right after my last set of pull ups. Ill bump up the weight on bench for my next workout if Im more well rested.

breakfast was 2 cookies, a blueberry muffin, and a mini egg and cheese omelet with KA
intra i drank evolution x10 and took KA
pwo was 1 scoop whey and a chocolate chip muffin
dinner was 2 chicken strips, baked ziti, a grilled cheese, and some kind of oreo cake desert

Bench looks strong. That been moving up for you?

RobRegish wrote:Bench looks strong. That been moving up for you?

its been better since i stopped cutting calories, but its still not great. part of it lately has been my new sleep issue of waking up early.

skipped squats again because my back is still bothering me. its not as bad as it was this morning, so i should be good to go tomorrow.

breakfast was 2 egg and cheese biscuits, french toast sticks with syrup, and KA
lunch was 2 buffalo chicken wraps
dinner was 2 grilled cheese and KA

i dont know if ive said this before, but im basing whether or not i do 1 or 2 carb days on what is served for breakfast on sundays. todays breakfast was good so i went with a second carb day.

back is feeling alright today, so i should be good to go on squats.

breakfast was 8 eggs and 4 slices of cheese with KA
early lunch was 2 tbsp peanut butter and 2 scoops whey
'intra' i drank evolution x10 and KA
'pwo' i took 1 scoop whey and 2 tbsp peanut butter

Today was probably the most frustrating workout I have ever had. My back was feeling great, I took 2 sample packets of Super Pump preworkout and was feeling alert and focused. I got to the gym and had great flexibility in my legs and my strength was great. I tried repositioning the bar for my squats so I could have better balance and form but couldnt get it comfortable. Either it bothered my shoulder or when I reached the bottom, the bar rolled up onto my neck and stressed my back. I did my warm ups no problem, then tried 185 and couldnt get the weight to sit comfortably. I did 185 a few times with pain in my shoulder but did not have good form with the bar rolling up onto my neck once I reached the bottom of the squat. I tried 220, and just more of the same issue with my shoulder and neck. I tried 135 then 185 a few times in order to get a comfortable position but I couldnt do it. I finally gave up and decided to just do a leg press. After 1 set of 200 to gauge how much I should lift, I tried 260 and my left knee started bothering me, which has never happened before. I tried another set and couldnt deal with it and left in frustration. Ill go back with my friend in a few days and see if he can help me find a better spot on my back for squats.

try wrapping a towel around the bar where your traps will carry the weight. Ive never tried it but have seen many guys do it with success. Also, my gym has these "grips" for squats that are called the Manta or something. Its actually a manta ray looking piece of rubber/plastic that locks onto the bar and has the perfect shape to rest on your upper back, its pretty amazing. I have used that and it feels great for the fit it is supposed to provide. I prefer to have the bar sitting further down on my traps though, just personal preference.

sovabrat wrote:try wrapping a towel around the bar where your traps will carry the weight. Ive never tried it but have seen many guys do it with success. Also, my gym has these "grips" for squats that are called the Manta or something. Its actually a manta ray looking piece of rubber/plastic that locks onto the bar and has the perfect shape to rest on your upper back, its pretty amazing. I have used that and it feels great for the fit it is supposed to provide. I prefer to have the bar sitting further down on my traps though, just personal preference.

my gym/s just have pads/neck roles. im not sure how a towel would work since i would assume its still going to be bothering my shoulder, but maybe not.

The towel trick does work.. just need to fiddle with it a bit.