AdamWW's Retrospective 'Intuitive Eating' Test Log

[AdamWW]

In today's pull session:

- Added 5lb on Pendlay Rows
- Started doing WEIGHTED pulls ups for the first time (+5lb)
- Added weight on curls

These gains just won't stop


Barbell Row

125lb - 4 sets of 8

Romanian Deads

145lb - 3 sets of 8

Weighted Pull Up

+5lb - 8,7,7

Standing DB Curl

22.5lb - 3 sets of 11

Standing Laterals

17.5 - 3 sets of 11

Cable Crunches

3 sets of 20

[AdamWW]

BRUTAL and amazing workout this morning:

Highlights
- Second session with 125lb on BB row... added a rep on the second set
- Added 2.5lb on pull ups
- Added a rep on Romanians for first 2 sets

Got amazing sleep... damn it made a huge difference./

[letsallmakeit]

BRUTAL and amazing workout this morning:

Highlights
- Second session with 125lb on BB row... added a rep on the second set
- Added 2.5lb on pull ups
- Added a rep on Romanians for first 2 sets

Got amazing sleep... damn it made a huge difference./

how many hours you used to sleep? also i noticed you do too much cardio. you said its good for more appetite but imo isnt that anorexia’s voice telling you to do this sonyoi dont get “fat”? because it happened to me

[AdamWW]

how many hours you used to sleep? also i noticed you do too much cardio. you said its good for more appetite but imo isnt that anorexia’s voice telling you to do this sonyoi dont get “fat”? because it happened to me

I eat over 4000 calories a day, and i'm gaining weight consistently. I'm fine.

[hercules666]

I eat over 4000 calories a day, and i'm gaining weight consistently. I'm fine.

I am as well recovering from an eating disorder and this was an interesting read

May I ask how much weight have you gained during the past 2 months?

[AdamWW]

I am as well recovering from an eating disorder and this was an interesting read

May I ask how much weight have you gained during the past 2 months?

I don't know the number. Probably 5-10 pounds but im not sure

[letsallmakeit]

I eat over 4000 calories a day, and i'm gaining weight consistently. I'm fine.

nice!

[AdamWW]

nice!

well... sort of... it ain't all rainbows and waterfalls... my body was abused (by me) for many years...

[boo99]

Adam. For you.........

[AdamWW]

I should have known that waterfall comment would spark the creativity up in here ;o)

[hercules666]

I don't know the number. Probably 5-10 pounds but im not sure

How do you know you have gained weight for sure if you don't measure yourself and how do you know whether are you eating over 4000 if you don't measure it?

[AdamWW]

How do you know you have gained weight for sure if you don't measure yourself and how do you know whether are you eating over 4000 if you don't measure it?

I tracked macros meticulously for over a decade... I know how to ballpark

How do I know I gained weight? I know how clothes fit and I know what fat looks like on my body.

[hercules666]

I tracked macros meticulously for over a decade... I know how to ballpark

How do I know I gained weight? I know how clothes fit and I know what fat looks like on my body.

Didn't mean to offend at all

I was just reading your log and noticed how you have hardly progressed on pressing movements and that just means you have not really gained weight

[AdamWW]

Didn't mean to offend at all

I was just reading your log and noticed how you have hardly progressed on pressing movements and that just means you have not really gained weight

Sorry but what you just said is not true.

[hercules666]

Sorry but what you just said is not true.

Progress on pressing movements or weight gain?

[AdamWW]

Progress on pressing movements or weight gain?

Gaining weight does not guarantee pressing increase

[hercules666]

Gaining weight does not guarantee pressing increase

Obviously not if you didn't train

I just assumed you did

[AdamWW]

Obviously not if you didn't train

I just assumed you did

I’m not sure if you’re serious or not... I post my progress in this log often. Regardless, I’m gaining...

Also, my pressing has gone up... you need to scroll page to more recent pages...

My OHP has gone up 10-15lb in the last couple months...

My Squat is up 35-40lb...

So again... not sure what you mean.

[AdamWW]

Fittingly enough... here was today’s push session highlights

- New 5x5 PR on OHP
- Squats up 5lb
- leg press up 10lb

Gains...

Squats

5 sets of 5 with 150lb

OHP

5 sets of 5 with 70lb (FINALLY)

Leg Press

3 sets of 12 with 205lb

Inclined DB Press

40x9
35x10
35x10

Calf Raises

3 sets of 20

SKullcrushers

3 sets of 11 with 45lb

[AdamWW]

AND for today:

- Added a rep to my Pendlay Rows -- which means I should bump the weight next session from 125 to 130
- Added 5lb to Romanian DL, and it felt EASY
- Still working with BW + 5lb on pull ups, but feel good about matching reps considering I progressed in rows and DL
- Added reps on both laterals and DB curls


Also hit a huge weight spike this morning... probably due to food volume or water though, so we'll see how it persists (or not).

[hercules666]

Well good to hear you progressing!

How much did you weigh today?

[AdamWW]

After tweaking my back somethin' awful on Wednesday, I was a bit worried going into a push session today.

However, after doing some air squats and stretching out my back and shoulders, things felt pretty tight and safe so I went ahead with it.

Session went awesome... I was able to put up the same numbers from a few days ago but with less RPE, more control, and likely more in the tank. Chose not to push it TOO hard just in case, but it felt awesome.

Squats

5 sets of 5 with 150lb

OHP

5 sets of 5 with 70lb

Leg Press

3 sets of 12 with 205

DB Inclined Press

35x12
40x8
40x8

Calf Raises

3 sets of 18

Inclined DB Skullcrushers

3 sets of 10 with 20lb


I think im going to replace EX bar or straight bar skullcrushers with the DBs... they just feel more natural for me.

Diet has been feeling very good... my gut has always been an issue for me but lately it's been improving since I've eliminated certain types of vegetables and started eating less late at night, just to give my body a chance to digest.

[letsallmakeit]

hey mate. do you only eat what you cook or if someone cooks for you do you eat what they cooked?

when you said ate less at night. how many cals you used to eat? im doing the same thing and lowering slowly

[AdamWW]

hey mate. do you only eat what you cook or if someone cooks for you do you eat what they cooked?

when you said ate less at night. how many cals you used to eat? im doing the same thing and lowering slowly

I eat whatever i feel like eating... doesn't matter who makes it... if I want it, I have it.

Not sure what you mean by the calories at night. It's not so much changing calories, it's more about how much total food volume I get in within a time of bed. I only do this because I have severe reflux.

[hercules666]

Well good to hear you progressing!

How much did you weigh today?

Bump in case you missed the bolded part

[AdamWW]

Bump in case you missed the bolded part

I don't think it's a wise idea for me to comment on my weight number given it seems, now, people from the ED thread are coming in here.

[hercules666]

I don't think it's a wise idea for me to comment on my weight number given it seems, now, people from the ED thread are coming in here.

Why not?

If anything it should motivate people with eating disorders to see you grow and make progress in the gym as well

[AdamWW]

Why not?

If anything it should motivate people with eating disorders to see you grow and make progress in the gym as well

Eating disorders are not as simple as you likely think they are.

Case-in-point, someone comes in here, looks at my weight, and then tries to mimic MY weight-progression instead of following their own path/doctor recommendation, ends up under-eating, falls back into poor health.

ED's are competitive.

[hercules666]

Eating disorders are not as simple as you likely think they are.

Case-in-point, someone comes in here, looks at my weight, and then tries to mimic MY weight-progression instead of following their own path/doctor recommendation, ends up under-eating, falls back into poor health.

ED's are competitive.

Yet you still mention it's going up? I don't get the difference really

[AdamWW]

Yet you still mention it's going up? I don't get the difference really

You don't see the difference between saying "I am gaining weight" vs "this is the precise number on the scale"?

I could be gaining .5lb in a week, or .25, or 5lb.

If others are also trying to gain, they should stick to THEIR plan... by comparing specific numbers, it can conflict with that in their minds.

Everyone with an ED in recovery is trying to gain SOMETHING... "something" is a huge range.

What you're saying is akin to: "I don't see why it matters if I know exactly what someone's BMI is, so long as it's within the normal range".

Well, there's a bunch of wiggle room there, isn't there?