Holy crap. It has been forever since I posted. I need to come back to this more. I was looking at the site stats and there is quite a bit of traffic. About 10000 people hit this blog every month. I am hoping it is helping people find a path to fitness.
Anyhow, a couple years ago, I got the marathon thing out of my head and have moved on to serious weight lifting. In early 2015, I could barely do one rep on bench at 225 (2 Plates). I was shocked one day when I was at the gym and watched this dude knocking out working sets with 3 plates (315 lb). AND NO SPOTTER.
I decided that I wanted to take that goal on. It would be my new BQ (Boston Qualifier). So, I have been lifting. A Lot. For 18 months now. My standard bench routine is two warm up sets with something light like 185lb. Then I start the working sets. I put enough on that I fail at 4-6 reps. To do this right, I definitely need a spotter. Over the last year, I have been adding about 10 lbs per month to my working sets.
This week, I did my first legit set on flat bench with 315lbs. 3 PLATES!!!! Now I am that guy at the gym.
To get to this point, I have been feeding a lot. I was not making any strength progress when I was on a calorie deficit.
Now, I am carrying a bit more fat than I want. So last week I started a cut. I am running about a 1000 cal per day deficit like I did in the old P90X days. That means I am eating about 1300 calories per day max. I am about 6 days in and the fat is definitely dropping off. I am gonna keep rolling with this for the next 60 days and see where I am at in July.
I want to see what a carved version of my 3PLATE self looks like!
