Mei's Lifting Journal

[penny0527]

Thanks Harry!



Why thank you! I think I agree but who knows if that will ever happen. Might take decades since adding muscle is painfully slow!



5'8. Not super tall but I sure felt like a giraffe at the PL meet for some reason. It may or may not be a good idea. I would have to lean out first. I freak out every time my jeans get too tight

That is tall to me!

Eventually you get over the jeans being too tight.

[meimonsta]

BOOM

[ktj4l]

I don't think you need to bulk and cut a ton. Just increase calories a little bit at a time and you won't gain a lot of fat with the way you're training. If you feel like you're gaining too quickly, just stop eating more for a while and allow your body to lean out.

Aggressive cutting and bulking doesn't really make a lot of sense for a natural lifter. (Assuming you're natty... maybe you're not with all these gainz!) You might get marginally better strength gains during the bulk periods, but the cutting will drain you and affect your lifts negatively most likely.

If you're gradually gaining weight over a LONG period of time, you'll always be eating around maintenance or slightly over so you shouldn't feel tired from the diet aspect alone in that scenario.

[BubsNBean]

5'8. Not super tall but I sure felt like a giraffe at the PL meet for some reason. It may or may not be a good idea. I would have to lean out first. I freak out every time my jeans get too tight

These feels.....

You could also do like I did and recomp for a long time! I have never done a proper bulk (not like Penny has) but I've put on decent size. I tend to lift as heavy as possible, eat for it, then when I can't fit in my clothes anymore I dial it back. With that said, I'm also the heaviest I've ever been right now, but look pretty lean (per other people's opinion, not my own!).

Depends on your mental capacity really, I don't have the fortitude to do a bulk the right way and I'm okay with that.

[BubsNBean]

BOOM

Girl, why you gotta live so far? We could be besties <3


As long as you're okay with an oldie

[penny0527]

These feels.....

You could also do like I did and recomp for a long time! I have never done a proper bulk (not like Penny has) but I've put on decent size. I tend to lift as heavy as possible, eat for it, then when I can't fit in my clothes anymore I dial it back. With that said, I'm also the heaviest I've ever been right now, but look pretty lean (per other people's opinion, not my own!).

Depends on your mental capacity really, I don't have the fortitude to do a bulk the right way and I'm okay with that.

Agree. It is all individual. Do what helps you achieve your goals. It was mentioned above that it doesn't make sense to do aggressive cutting and bulking but you dont have to be agressive. It took me a year to gain 20 lbs and when I cut before that I was losing 0.2 to 0.5 lbs per week which is definitely not aggressive.

Experiment and see what gives you the results you want.

[meimonsta]

I don't think you need to bulk and cut a ton. Just increase calories a little bit at a time and you won't gain a lot of fat with the way you're training. If you feel like you're gaining too quickly, just stop eating more for a while and allow your body to lean out.

Aggressive cutting and bulking doesn't really make a lot of sense for a natural lifter. (Assuming you're natty... maybe you're not with all these gainz!) You might get marginally better strength gains during the bulk periods, but the cutting will drain you and affect your lifts negatively most likely.

If you're gradually gaining weight over a LONG period of time, you'll always be eating around maintenance or slightly over so you shouldn't feel tired from the diet aspect alone in that scenario.

Kraut you're brilliant. Thank you for always bringing your voice of reason in here!

These feels.....

You could also do like I did and recomp for a long time! I have never done a proper bulk (not like Penny has) but I've put on decent size. I tend to lift as heavy as possible, eat for it, then when I can't fit in my clothes anymore I dial it back. With that said, I'm also the heaviest I've ever been right now, but look pretty lean (per other people's opinion, not my own!).

Depends on your mental capacity really, I don't have the fortitude to do a bulk the right way and I'm okay with that.

Agree. It is all individual. Do what helps you achieve your goals. It was mentioned above that it doesn't make sense to do aggressive cutting and bulking but you dont have to be agressive. It took me a year to gain 20 lbs and when I cut before that I was losing 0.2 to 0.5 lbs per week which is definitely not aggressive.

Experiment and see what gives you the results you want.

Both of you are also very right. Ok so my issue is I've never been fat but I've also never been that lean either. I might want to lean out first before I go on a lengthy lean bulk. That way I'll freak out less later and for once if I saw my obliques I'd be elated.

Girl, why you gotta live so far? We could be besties <3


As long as you're okay with an oldie

Oldie shmoldie I know right! If I'm ever in your neck of the woods for whatever reason you'll be the first I hit up!

[meimonsta]

Bench 1 day



Bench
Bar x10
75x8
95x6
100x5 (x4) vid
95x5

Weighted pull ups
bw +22x4 vid
bw +22x2
bw +11x5
bw +11x3

And finally...

22 Bday pushups!

Notes
-Felt good today to be back to the grind with bench. Hopefully more bench gains are to come!
-My friend made me to 22 bday pushups

[KissIcon]

Nice work Mei!

happy b-day (i am probably late with that though)

[BubsNBean]

Happy birfday to my favorite Pretty Pretty Princess

[shesprints]

This is your birthday song; it isn't very comple

Happy birthday!

[penny0527]

I love those pants!

[HARRYBEAST]

Happy Birthday Mei

[Artemis00]

[meimonsta]

Thank you everyone! <3 <3


In da club, that song that goes "go shawty, it's your birthday, gonna party like it's your birthday" just came on my playlist and now I just want to shake my butt in the office

[ktj4l]

Happy birthday!

[HARRYBEAST]

Thank you everyone! <3 <3


In da club, that song that goes "go shawty, it's your birthday, gonna party like it's your birthday" just came on my playlist and now I just want to shake my butt in the office

do it I am sure you will have no complaints

[NorwichGrad]

Happy Belated Birthday Em!

[meimonsta]

Thank you all!

Front squats and deads



Front squat
Bar x5
88x3
132x1
154x1
164x1
176x1
186x1 vid start
198x1

Deads
242x1 (x10) on the minute

RDLs
186x6 (x3)

Notes
-Last training session probably for a week unless I manage to find a gym while I travel next week!

-Going out to celebrate my bday tonight with so many friends! My college roommate came up from NY to visit me

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Happy celebrating!

[thehobbes]

Hi Mei! Happy b-day!! Those are some heavy freaking front squats.

[shesprints]

Whoa you stayed so upright on the front squats. Have a great trip!

[HARRYBEAST]

Hope you had a blast. Nice session too

[resilience5241]

Happy belated birthday!!! Have a great time celebrating!

[jjeane]

HAppy Late Bday Mei! And super job on the PL meet! That was kick azz! You are the bomb girl friend!!

[meimonsta]

I'm on my way back! Ugh can't wait to do some squats!

[BubsNBean]

I'm on my way back! Ugh can't wait to do some squats!

Where'd you go? I must have missed it!

[meimonsta]

Where'd you go? I must have missed it!

Nothing fun. I went back home and then had to travel to multiple places for interviews. I'm still not done! Flying out again tomorrow. So with this one day I have back, you can bet my first priority was to get in the gym!

Comp squats



Squat comp
Bar x5
110x3
132x3
154x3
176x3
198x3 vid start
208x3

RDLs
176x6 (x3)

BB side lunges
Barx10 (x3)

Weighted planks
22lbs @35 seconds (x3)

Notes
-Gonna be SO sore tomorrow. Bracing myself This is what happens when I go a week without doing squats.
-Was aiming for 220x3 but 208x3 moved too slowly, so I took that and walked away.

[shesprints]

208 sounds pretty nice to me. Your squats are looking better and better every time; pretty inspirational. Good luck on your interviews. I'd say if they're flying you out, that's already a good sign.

[BubsNBean]

Your fronts are so impressive. I swear, the last time I did 175 I thought I was gonna die. You're kickin a$$