alek’s log

[alek]

AMBW
204.4

Food
Breakfast: 33g
2 Belvita biscuit packets
Protein shake
Coffee

Lunch: 60g
Lemon Garlic Chicken breasts
Rice
Green beans
Coffee

Snack: 8g
Half of an Italian style sandwich
Coffee

Dinner: 55g
Lasagna
Leftover chick fil a nuggets
Apple

GASP: 156g

[alek]

Training
Test Squat: 405 #OMG4PL8MOTHERFUCKER!!



Test Bench: 225 #2PL8 Woohoo!!

I didn't video this because I thought it was going to be embarrassing, but now I wish that I had done so. It was definitely a lot less grindy than the 405 squat.

Test Deadlift will happen on Thursday. I'm giving my thumb a couple extra days to heal. Hoping for 405, maybe 425.

Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein smoothie with berries

Lunch: 65g
Tuna fish sandwiches

Dinner: 50g
NY strip steak
Baked potato
Asparagus

GASP: 165g

[alek]

Welcome, @alek!

Thanks for adding your log.
You can change the title when the Montana Method helps you pile up the gains.

So I want to change the log title, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Halp please!!

[augeleven]

So I want to change the log title, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Halp please!!

YASSSS! congrats on the platescores!

Go to the first post, edit it, then change the subject.

I vote for alek's log of yes gains

[Wilhelm]

Welcome, @ alek!

Thanks for adding your log.
You can change the title when the Montana Method helps you pile up the gains.

So I want to change the log title, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Halp please!!

Editing has been allowed for the first post in logs.

You should be able to go to your first post, and click the edit button. It's the little pencil icon, upper right.
Then , above the text box with the body of your post, the subject box that has the title should be visible also.

Just type what you want the title to be there and hit submit.

Hope this helps.

[alek]

Welcome, @ alek!

Thanks for adding your log.
You can change the title when the Montana Method helps you pile up the gains.

So I want to change the log title, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Halp please!!

Editing has been allowed for the first post in logs.

You should be able to go to your first post, and click the edit button. It's the little pencil icon, upper right.
Then , above the text box with the body of your post, the subject box that has the title should be visible also.

Just type what you want the title to be there and hit submit.

Hope this helps.

Okay, thanks! I did that and checked the preview, but the log title didn't change in the preview. I'll fix it. Thanks again!

[alek]

So I want to change the log title, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Halp please!!

YASSSS! congrats on the platescores!

Go to the first post, edit it, then change the subject.

I vote for alek's log of yes gains

Yes!

[Wilhelm]

Quoting your first post to show the new title.
test, i guess.

Yep. that's working.
I'm not sure how it works going forward.

[alek]

Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein smoothie with berries
Coffee

Lunch: 30g
Lemon garlic chicken
Apple
Rice

Snack:0g
Apple
Pound cake
Cheez-its

Dinner: 60g
Chicken stir fry with veggies
Rice
Caramel Apple tartlet x2 with vanilla ice cream

Hmm... seems to be a lot more fat than usual today what with the pound cake and tartlets. And a little light on the protein. Whatever, I'm pulling 4 plates off the floor tomorrow.

GASP: 140g

[alek]

Training
Deadlift Test
405x1 #BOOM

I tried 425 a few minutes later thinking I could get it, but it wouldn't budge off the floor.



Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein Smoothie with berries
Coffee

Snack: 28g
2 Oatmega Protein bars
2 Belvita biscuit packets

Lunch: 36g
Chicken Salad sandwich

Dinner: 40g
Zoe's Kitchen Tossed Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken
Chocolate chip cookie

Snack: 45g
Protein shake

GASP: 199g

[Wilhelm]

Training
Deadlift Test
405x1 #BOOM

I tried 425 a few minutes later thinking I could get it, but it wouldn't budge off the floor.



Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein Smoothie with berries
Coffee

Snack: 28g
2 Oatmega Protein bars
2 Belvita biscuit packets

Four plates! \o/
That's a great milestone. Congratulations.

I did the exact same thing when i first pulled 405. Went for 425... nothing.

[augeleven]

congrats! that 405 seemed fast

[alek]

Training
Deadlift Test
405x1 #BOOM

I tried 425 a few minutes later thinking I could get it, but it wouldn't budge off the floor.



Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein Smoothie with berries
Coffee

Snack: 28g
2 Oatmega Protein bars
2 Belvita biscuit packets

Four plates! \o/
That's a great milestone. Congratulations.

I did the exact same thing when i first pulled 405. Went for 425... nothing.

Thanks, Wilhelm!! Yeah, I thought 425 would be grindy, but doable.

[alek]

congrats! that 405 seemed fast

Thanks!! It felt easier than I was expecting considering the grindy squat two days ago, but I'll definitely take it.

[Allentown]

Nice, congrats!

[alek]

Nice, congrats!

Thanks man!

[alek]

AMBW
204.4

Food
Breakfast: 45g
2 Belvita biscuit packets
Protein shake

Lunch: 20g
Mac & Cheese with peas and tuna fish
Some tortilla chips

Dinner: 30g
Cookout - 3 hamburgers and 1 brat

Snack: 45g
Protein shake
Cheez-its

GASP: 140g
I did not eat enough food today.

[alek]

AMBW
204.8

Umbilicus
38"

Another weekend of travels and no food logging. I did pretty well trying to get a bunch of protein at each meal, but I'm sure it wasn't optimal. Considering I haven't run in a couple weeks and I didn't eat as well as I'd like over the weekend, I'm surprised my umbilicus measurement went down at all, but I'll take it!!

I also missed some exciting stuff what with the hatchet job of Jordan and the cowardice of SSCs. I'm embarrassed to say I once held SS and its coaches in high esteem and highly recommended the books and the organization to friends and family.

Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein Smoothie
Coffee

Lunch: 50g
2 PB&J Sandwiches
Protein Shake

Kids
I had to take the kids downtown with me to buy something for my wife. Today was the last day to use a $25 off of $50 coupon to a store she really likes, and I already knew what I was going to get. So of course as soon as I find a parking spot, both kids fall asleep in the car. I tried waking the 2 year old up because I didn't bring the stroller--just the papoose for the baby. She was out. Well shit. I'm not going to come back if I go home, so I either have to wait for the 2 year old to get up or think of something else.

Being the terrible father that I am, I thought, "Well, if I can find a spot close to the store, I can just run in real quick while they're in the car." So I start driving around the block where the store is looking for a spot to open up. And wouldn't you know it, I had to go around only twice before there was a spot right in front of the store. I pulled in and put the car in park. So now I'm thinking, "I've got to leave the car running because it's kinda warm out, and if someone comes across them while the car is off, they'll definitely call the cops."

"But it would also be better if the doors are locked, too. That way, if someone sees the car with the kids inside with it running, they might not think so badly of the deadbeat dad that locked his kids in the car." I have a key and a fob for the car, so I try to lock the doors with the fob while the key is in the ignition with the car running. IT WORKS!!

"Okay great, I can lock the doors while the car and AC are running, and I know exactly what I have to buy. It should take me just a couple minutes while I'm in the store, and I can see the car the whole time I'll be in there. I'm good."

Well, I know you're waiting for me to tell you how the cops showed up and I was almost arrested, but that didn't happen. I was able to run into the store and buy the item quickly. It cost only $42, not $50, but with another small thing for $6, the lady helping me allowed me to use the $25 coupon anyway. I also told them about the kids, and they thought it was cute! They were in the car by themselves for a maximum of three minutes.

Oh, and of course they woke up when I got back into the car...

[alek]

Training
Starting a new cycle of MM using @Hanley's newly published 2-week template and @Ryaan's Google spreadsheet. Thanks to both of you!

I finished the last cycle of training with newly tested 1rm's of 405 for squat and deadlift and 225 for bench, and I'm excited to see where they'll go after a few weeks of this cycle.

Exercise	Weight x Reps x Sets
Hypertrophy Squat	282.5x5x6
Hypertrophy Bench	157.5x5x4 157.5x4
Lat pulldowns (10 min density)	150x5,5,5,4,4,3,3,3,3=35

Squats felt good, but I was getting kinda gassed near the end. I've never really tried paused benching before since I don't compete, but I thought I'd give it a go this cycle to see if I can see some more gainz that way. It definitely affected the benching today. I had to abandon paused reps for TnG during the third set, and I still wasn't able to complete the entire bench workout. I'll probably keep it up, but maybe not try it for every rep--maybe every first rep of a set or something similar. I don't have my paper log in front of me right now, so I'll put in the pulldown reps later. I think it was about 35 or so.

Food
Breakfast: 50g
Protein smoothie with berries

Snack: 0g
2 Belvita biscuit packets

Lunch: 40g
Hamburgers with tater tots

Dinner: 50g
Taco Soup with frito's
Protein shake

[augeleven]

I’ve been there, with the inopportune nap timing. I would have papoosed one and tossed the other over my shoulder. Use that 405 squat leg strength of yours.
I’m nervous to leave them in the car in my own driveway for a minute thanks to righteous neighbors and whatnot.