Is 6.5-7.5 hrs of sleep enough on he Texas method? I literally can't sleep more than 7.5 hours as I work eve shift and take my girlfriend to school at 8 in the morning then I eat and on days I workout I go workout rigt after. I usually land around 7 hours a night.
I used the search tool but am still wondering if this is enough for the Texas Method as its one brutal program
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02-12-2013, 07:47 AM #1
6.5-7.5 hours of sleep on Texas Method
Lifetime PR's
Squat 445 w/ wraps (405 raw no wraps)
Competition Bench 275
Deadlift 435
Training Log:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=177139451
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02-12-2013, 08:02 AM #2
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Nope. Not enough sleep. Your recovery will be crap and more prone to injury. Progress will be slowed down and will be a lot harder to make progress. Are you going to let this stop you? May as well give up now then as this is the same with any real training program you do.
My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
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02-12-2013, 08:06 AM #3
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02-12-2013, 08:08 AM #4
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Yes, I'm f*cking serious. You don't get enough sleep to recover and you will run into those problems. Doesn't mean you can't progress, doesn't mean you wont stay healthy, doesn't mean you can't keep pushing forward. Eat a sh*t ton, up your fats, and train hard. To me 7 hours is a lot of sleep BTW.
My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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02-12-2013, 08:10 AM #5
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02-12-2013, 08:11 AM #6
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02-12-2013, 08:12 AM #7
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3/5/1 done right shouldn't be easy either. No training should be.
My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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02-12-2013, 08:14 AM #8
If love to do that. But my mom had 3 strokes and now has dementia so I'm taking care of her after taking my girl to school and while not at work or working out. If I can get a nap I will. But okay I guess 5/3/1 is more suitable for me. Will be vey slow progress but at least it'd be steady I'd think
Lifetime PR's
Squat 445 w/ wraps (405 raw no wraps)
Competition Bench 275
Deadlift 435
Training Log:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=177139451
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02-12-2013, 08:15 AM #9
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02-12-2013, 08:21 AM #10
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02-12-2013, 08:22 AM #11
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02-12-2013, 08:31 AM #12
I get as little as 3 hours of sleep at times since I work nights and have a family to take care of during the day.
Has it effected my lifting? Possibly. Have I missed a single squat rep in the last 3 months? **** no.trying to get strong again
training log
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=178444371&p=1605861201#post1605861201
For uneventful videos of me lifting
https://www.instagram.com/jawn.mcintyre/
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02-12-2013, 08:35 AM #13
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02-12-2013, 08:43 AM #14
My 5rm last week waqs 345 so my VD is 290 which is 84% This weeks 5rm is 350 so I bumped to 295 VD which is 85%. Try to stay around 82-85% when you first start, if intensity day becomes very difficult(epic grinders) increase VD percentage a little to maybe 83-86% etc
You shouldnt be basing anything off your 1rm though.trying to get strong again
training log
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=178444371&p=1605861201#post1605861201
For uneventful videos of me lifting
https://www.instagram.com/jawn.mcintyre/
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02-12-2013, 09:05 AM #15
Ahh sh*t. I have to recalculate then. Thanks for the advice. I just layed down for 30 minutes an shut my eyes while my mom was yelling. So wasn't sleep but rest is good enough. I feel good now
Do u always stick to a 5Rm on intensity days? DO u ever go for multiple sets of 1-3 reps?Lifetime PR's
Squat 445 w/ wraps (405 raw no wraps)
Competition Bench 275
Deadlift 435
Training Log:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=177139451
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02-12-2013, 09:27 AM #16
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02-12-2013, 09:31 AM #17
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02-12-2013, 09:45 AM #18
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02-12-2013, 09:56 AM #19
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02-12-2013, 07:04 PM #20
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02-12-2013, 07:05 PM #21
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02-13-2013, 04:48 AM #22
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02-13-2013, 06:24 AM #23
For anyone who'd like to follow my progression here's my log:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...post1025196113Lifetime PR's
Squat 445 w/ wraps (405 raw no wraps)
Competition Bench 275
Deadlift 435
Training Log:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=177139451
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02-13-2013, 06:56 AM #24
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02-13-2013, 07:44 AM #25
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02-13-2013, 07:46 AM #26
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02-13-2013, 07:52 AM #27
It is a difficult variable to analyze correctly. You may not feel tired during a workout after a bad night of sleep but how do you know how you would have felt like had you gotten more sleep? Maybe your workout would have been even better, maybe you would have hit an all-time PR. You will never know since you can never go back in time and change the sleep schedule and see how the outcome would have changed. But there is research showing that when your body is low on energy and amino acids, it will lower muscle protein synthesis. It tries to conserve what it does have for what is vital and not waste it on stuff that are luxury. And this doesn't even take into account the effects of not enough sleep can have on test levels and other hormones in your body.
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02-13-2013, 08:28 AM #28
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02-13-2013, 09:03 AM #30
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Up your fats. Take a lot of fish oil. If any sup has helped me the most for helping my recovery has been lot of fish oil. It has reduced joint issues and inflammation. I take like 14-16 liquid softgels a day. Along with getting in a lot of MCT oil from coconut oil used in cooking and my pre-post-workout shakes.
My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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