April 23, 2019

April 13, 2019 Total Nutrition for Week

So this is a rough sketch of how my cut this summer will look....I occasionally supplement with vitamin D, so the lower numbers seen below are not indicative of my usual intake...The average here is just over 2800, that'll probably wind up around 2700, with the carbs being brought down about 25g per day eventually.   I may write about some of the specific foods I eat, and why at some point.  Looking here, liver is such a driver of a lot of the vitamin & mineral content in my diet, it's almost like a fail-safe; it's hard to be deficient in about 70% of vitamins in minerals if you have 5 or 6 ounces of liver twice per week.  

A few common foods in my diet that that didn't appear much here, or at all:  I didn't have any sauerkraut during the week here, but I try to have it a few times per week.  I usually have about 4 oz of pure cranberry juice several times per week as well, for liver health.  The days I don't do the cranberry juice I have 4 oz of pure grape juice, it has all the health properties of wine without the alcohol or shitty awful taste of wine.  





April 13, 2019 Sprinting

Gorgeous out for this one.  Did a full batch of sprinting, really pressed myself...felt great.  Still cutting obviously so the weight is up a bit and I'm slower than at my peak.  The other effect is that the first couple of really hard sprinting sessions of the spring are harder on the joints because I'm carrying 7 or 8 extra pounds on me.   Still though, so beautiful out...



  • 110: 8




April 12, 2019 Nutrition




April 11, 2019 Nutrition




April 10, 2019 Full Body

Good session; pulled 475, did some DB Incline here to switch it up a bit.


  • BB DL: 315*1 365*1 405*1 435*1 455*1 475*1
  • HPS: 95*3 115*3 135*3 145*1
  • DB Incline: 100*7, 6, 4
  • LM Rows: 225*5 250*5, 5, 5
  • Seated Calves: 90*15, 15
  • Mixed-Grip Carries: 65*100
  • Dead Bugs:10, 10


Nutrition for the day





April 9, 2019 Sprinting

A bit chilly out...just got in 5 here.

  • 110: 5

aaaand nutrition for the day




April 8, 2019 Nutrition

Off-day nutrition 






April 7, 2019 Full Body

I went hard on the 110s yesterday so my posterior chain was beat.  Led off with front squats here.  


  • Front Squats: 225*1 250*1 275*1 290*1 300*1
  • Squats: 315*1 335*1 355*1 365*1 375*1
  • BB Snatch-Grip RDL: 285*5 310*5 330*5
  • BB Flat: 225*3 250*2 270*1 280*1 225*6
  • Pull-Throughs: 150*10, 10 
  • Standing Calves: 220*15, 12
  • Tibia: 20*12,12
  • Sternum Pullups: 8, 4, 3 toast.
  • DB Farmers: 120*50, 50 
  • NS FS Paloffs: 35*10, 10 

Nutrition for the day




April 21, 2019

April 7, 2019 Cut Plan

So I've been cutting for several weeks now and wanted to write about what I'm doing this time around.   I've mentioned before that people grossly over-estimate how much protein they need; I believe I linked to a study showing that around 140g you reach nitrogen balance, and 160g being peak protein synthesis.  Past that there's diminishing returns for each gram you ingest   So last summer on off-days I kept it around 140, and on workout days I was around 180.  I ate a bit more on my workout days than in the past as well.  As for exercises, I added in 400m sprints.  

The results were decent, but left me wanting more.  First, as far as diet goes, getting 140g of protein the day after a savage workout isn't really conducive to progress. I did hold on to strength better through the cut but I think that was more a product of eating more on the workout days.  I also feel like while the 400s were decent, it's just so different than 100s that it just made me decent but not great at either.  The 400 is something you really need to plan your training around, and it's pretty much the opposite of what I'm going for with all the other stuff I do. 

So this year I'm going to focus on 100s at the track again (and some 200s).  I'm upping protein across the board, trying for 190+ on workout days, and 180 on non-workout.  Even if there's diminishing returns past 160g or so for most people, it's still a return.   I'm also going to be posting screen shots of my nutrition log for the coming week to give a sense of what I'm doing. 

April 9, 2019

April 6, 2019 Sprinting

I saw it was going to be in the high 60s today and I was excited...unfortunately it didn't get that warm until late afternoon.  I still needed an extra layer for this session.  


  • 110*6

April 3, 2019 Full Body

I was really gassed this session for some reason.  Not sure why, maybe my sleep quality last night was trash.  


  • BB DL: 31581 365*1 405*1 435*1 455*1, 1 475*1
  • HPS: 95*3 115*3, 3, 3, 3
  • BB Incline: 205*3 225*3, 3 235*1
  • LM Rows: 225*5 250*5, 5, 5
  • Unilateral Seated Calves: 45*10, 10 
  • OH Press Walk: 75*70
  • WSARC: 60*10, 10 

April 2, 2019 Sprinting

Shittier weather, or at least not as warm as this weekend. 


  • 110*5

March 31, 2019 Full Body

Yup, legs are toast after yesterday.  Led off with benching, kept that pretty light as well.   Somehow still had juice for the RDLs, no clue how that happened.  


  • BB FLat: 225*3 250*3,3,3,3 260*2 225*8
  • BB Squats: 315*1 340*1 365*1, 1
  • Front Squats: 225*1 250*1, 1
  • BB Snatch Grip RDL: 275*5 305*5 325*5
  • Unilateral Standing Calves: 80*10, 10 
  • Tibia thing: 20*10, 10 
  • Pullups: 10, 6, 4 
  • Pull-Throughs: 150*10, 10 
  • Waiter Walks: 90*100
  • Dead Bugs: 10, 10

March 30, 2019 Sprinting

Absolutely gorgeous out.  Went hard on all of the 110s.  First really hard session of year, we'll see how full body workout goes tomorrow, probably going to ease off on the squat volume.  


  • 110:8

March 28, 2019 Sprinting


  • 110*5

March 27, 2019 Full Body

Good session, did a bit of a deload on deadlifts and went with a cluster set.  Rest of workout felt decent.  Switching over to landmine rows on this day since I don't like the pullup station at this gym.  Saving them for weekends at BSC Allston. 



  • BB DL: 315*1 365*1 405*1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 (cluster 10)
  • HPS: 95*3 115*3 145*1 155*X 145*1
  • BB Incline: 185*3 205*3 225*3 235*1 245*1 255*1
  • LM Rows: 225*5 250*5, 5, 5
  • Unilateral Standing Calves: 45*10, 10 
  • Suitcase Carries: 75*100
  • NS Paloffs: 50*10, 10 

March 26, 2019 Sprinting


  • 110*6

March 24, 2019 Sprinting


  • 110: 6