Turning into a meathead- mid life crisis

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3 mile run after my leg workout…wasn’t easy but has to be done.

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Todays grub

Two cups egg whites, two slices cheese, chicken (omelette)
9 oz chicken with mayo dip
Ground turkey with cheese
Ground turkey with cheese
Ground beef, egg whites

400 G protein

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Down to 270 now. That’s 16 pounds down since the start of this cut and 50 lbs from my heaviest bulk.

I’m training shoulders and arms today. I’m planning to run twice a day for the next three days ….maybe. Depends on how I feel.

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1 hour weights, 40 min run in the hills

It was raining..stunningly awesome out there.

Seated OHP holding strong
185x6,6,5,5

Upright rows with 115 today.

Shrugs, side laterals

Then pushdowns/hammer curls
Skull crushers/calande curls

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Took in 2800 cals and 325 G protein yesterday.

I really like the way running is changing my calves. Had some pretty sore legs all day…

270 this am, no weights today and may just rest. I do have a chance to run maybe in a new place…I like the change of scenery when running.

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45 min run this am. Did well avoiding a very curious Fox.

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47 minute run today with two decent effort 100s run at the end.

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Chest and back Tonight…went very well. 12 sets each. All reps 6-10.

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Having a problem with water weight/retention after eating a lot of very high sodium foods this weekend. Adult beverages don’t help there either. Pounding water to flush it out…

Today is leg day. It was good to rest my legs yesterday after a couple of hard runs over the weekend.

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Leg day. A struggle but done

Smith squat pyramid. Embarrassing weakness
Leg press
Front squats

No running today. Hydration and good quality protein s my focus

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272 Slowly losing strength

Seated press 185-6-5-5-5
Upright rows were ok at 115
Shrugs
Side laterals

A variety of supersets for arms.

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37 min to complete my neighborhood run today. That’s a huge improvement.

I’ve run something like 21/24 last days and the rest day’s definitely pay off. Performance is really improving but weight loss is a struggle as I am definitely not wanting to eat even less.

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Three laps at the park today in 36 min. No walking on the course and that’s a first for my park runs which have a few long hills.*getting better!* felt like I had another lap in me but wife and daughter wanted to be done…

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As June closes out, I ate great today.

Omelette
Ground turkey cheese burgers
Ground turkey cheese burgers
Egg whites
Hamburgers and hotdogs

Didn’t track calories, would guess 2800-2900.

My daughter says I look more toned, especially legs and calves. My son says “thinner.”

I feel like a smaller version of the same build…just how it always goes.

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Trained chest and back today.

All of my bench sets were with 255 for 6-8 reps per set. All inclines at 205 for 6-8 reps per set. All my pulls were comparable to any other time in training…so honestly not bad.

After my lift I had a 1 hour run at the track.

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Trained legs today

Smith squats
Leg press
Unilateral leg ext

Got lazy and skipped the leg curls.

No run today.

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Back up to 274 this am. Bizarre.

Im training shoulders and arms today and plan to run too.

My joints feel better lately staying at 5 reps and above just as I had for decades.

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After my shoulder and arm’s training I ran at the school for forty min.

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Had ham, steak and chicken that was marinated in soy sauce and being salt sensitive…weight ballooned up to 277 this am.

The scale is practically useless for me after a salty meal or two.

I’d really hoped to be in the mid 260s by now but have really stalled out with my vacation even tough I’m doing a great job counting cals and running/lifting. The cals in /cals out math is making no sense at all…going to have to make more changes.

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Chest and back done

Bench 245
Incline 205
Flat fly
Incline fly

Rows
Wide pds
Narrow pds

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273 today. Need to clean up liquid cals. Need to reduce sodium. Have had a little hip discomfort so didn’t run yesterday, mowed lawn.

Today is leg day, may well just run a bunch.

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Making progress! After one month as a “Hybrid Athlete.”

https://youtu.be/Nd66H-tlDNc

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271 today. Bizarre weight fluctuations.

Today is shoulders and arms training. I have some difficulty focusing on lifting due to eagerness to go running. Today I’ll need to mow more of my lawn so that may be all I need to hunker down and focus on my weight training this morning.

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Shoulder press- have reduced training weight from 185 down to 165 now.
Upright rows at 115
Shrugs and lateral raises, two sets from raises…

Then 4 sets pushdowns and ez curls
Then 4 sets skull crushers and concentration curls

Then a 40 min run on the track.

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Back to 270.

Wild how the water weight goes wildly up and back down…

Going running this am. Thinking of a warmup and then sprint, jog, walk.

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No weights today.

40 min jog on the track. My quads need a good stretch.

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30 min of chest and back training

Holding strength fine.

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270.0 this am. Feeling better about how I look. Stomach and face look much better today.

Today is leg day, I want to run instead- it’s pouring outside though…we will see.

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3 mile run with my youngest child today.

It’s almost effortless for me now on flat track when I’m rested.

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270 today.

Shoulders and arms done well.
Used 185 for all four sets on seated press and did well!
Upright rows with 115
Also did shrugs, laterals and front raises too

For arms, ez curls, pushdowns, skull crushers and calande curls.

After my lift, a 3 mile run with my youngest.

That followed by a dip at the lake.