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elfsToday's workout was a combination of surprises and disappointments:
Sumo Deadlift, 4⨯12⨯75lb. ✓✓✓
Linear Leg Press, 4x12x120lb. ✓✓✓
Stability Ball Crunch, 4x15 ✓✓✓
Stability Swing, 4x20x16kg ✓✓✓
Forward Lunge, 3x12 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹
Nerd Neck, 3x12x5lb ✓✓✓
The surprise was that, going up to the deadlift, my previous max had been 3x10x75lb, and going up to 4x12x75lb was easy. I had no trouble at all doing the workout. The leg press was ten pounds heavier than my last workout, and five pounds heavier than planned, but they replaced the machine and the new one's sled starts at 120lbs. It's a little embarrassing to be using the machine completely unloaded, but that's where I start.
I do use a pre-workout supplement that's mostly citrulline malate but also has some other stuff, including some caffeine, but I think the biggest difference this week was that I added something weird on top of it. The local grocery store has a "seasonal closeout" section, and among the things offered was that Bulletproof protein, the kind with their MCT oil mixed in, and I bought some on a lark. Having all that extra protein in me made a huge difference.
The other thing is the MCT oil. I have such mixed feelings about that stuff. I've been taking a tablespoon of the liquid form with my breakfast for the past month and it really does seem to make a difference with my ADHD. It gives me fantastic focus in the morning, and seems to last awhile. Maybe the two together made me stronger in the gym.
On the other hand, the liquid form makes me feel queasy and nauseous for the first hour or so after I take it, unless I take it on a fiber-heavy breakfast like oatmeal, which seems to control the effect. And see that "forward lunge" entry? I think whatever I was taking made me so confident about the sumo deadlift and stability swings that, when I got to the lunge my knees were like, "Nope. Not today." I paid attention to the pain, and didn't continue.
But! But, but, but, this means that I can go up in weight again for my deadlifts and leg presses! Which makes me happy. I'm gonna have a great butt by summer.
Sumo Deadlift, 4⨯12⨯75lb. ✓✓✓
Linear Leg Press, 4x12x120lb. ✓✓✓
Stability Ball Crunch, 4x15 ✓✓✓
Stability Swing, 4x20x16kg ✓✓✓
Forward Lunge, 3x12 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹
Nerd Neck, 3x12x5lb ✓✓✓
The surprise was that, going up to the deadlift, my previous max had been 3x10x75lb, and going up to 4x12x75lb was easy. I had no trouble at all doing the workout. The leg press was ten pounds heavier than my last workout, and five pounds heavier than planned, but they replaced the machine and the new one's sled starts at 120lbs. It's a little embarrassing to be using the machine completely unloaded, but that's where I start.
I do use a pre-workout supplement that's mostly citrulline malate but also has some other stuff, including some caffeine, but I think the biggest difference this week was that I added something weird on top of it. The local grocery store has a "seasonal closeout" section, and among the things offered was that Bulletproof protein, the kind with their MCT oil mixed in, and I bought some on a lark. Having all that extra protein in me made a huge difference.
The other thing is the MCT oil. I have such mixed feelings about that stuff. I've been taking a tablespoon of the liquid form with my breakfast for the past month and it really does seem to make a difference with my ADHD. It gives me fantastic focus in the morning, and seems to last awhile. Maybe the two together made me stronger in the gym.
On the other hand, the liquid form makes me feel queasy and nauseous for the first hour or so after I take it, unless I take it on a fiber-heavy breakfast like oatmeal, which seems to control the effect. And see that "forward lunge" entry? I think whatever I was taking made me so confident about the sumo deadlift and stability swings that, when I got to the lunge my knees were like, "Nope. Not today." I paid attention to the pain, and didn't continue.
But! But, but, but, this means that I can go up in weight again for my deadlifts and leg presses! Which makes me happy. I'm gonna have a great butt by summer.
