northernmusician's Journal, 18 Apr 16

It was my daughter's birthday yesterday. Had a huge piece of cheesecake with cherry topping and whipped cream which I had saved calories for. Actually, it was supper's carb. lol

I'm happy with the little weight loss. I was reading just the other day that slower weight loss will allow you to fall into single digit body-fat % while maintaining leptin levels. Half a pound a week is kind of frustrating, but if it will allow me that body-fat, let's give it a go.

Oh, and I made another PR yesterday. I'd been stuck on bench press at 135. For the last two weeks I was doing pause benches at 115 for reps and single 200 pound lockouts. Apparently that shook things loose. :)

Goals are:

Goal Current

Bench 185 145
Squat 185 170
Deadlift 270 235
85.6 kg Lost so far: 5.1 kg.    Still to go: 0 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

View Diet Calendar, 18 April 2016:
2485 kcal Fat: 142.17g | Prot: 209.02g | Carbs: 100.40g.   Breakfast: British Columbia spartan apple, Cheddar Cheese, Whipped Cream (Pressurized), LeanFit Whey Protein Shake - Vanilla, Espresso Coffee, Unsalted Butter Stick. Lunch: Egg, Baked or Broiled Salmon, Butter. Dinner: Bacon, Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing and Marinade, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables, Ground Beef (Cooked). Snacks/Other: 2% Fat Milk, LeanFit Whey Protein Shake - Vanilla, Bananas, Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Great Value Raisins, Almonds. more...
Losing 0.6 kg a Week

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Nice drop in weight, Bruce! I LOVE Cheesecake! Nice carb exchange. LOL! 
18 Apr 16 by member: Mom2Boxers
Happy bday to her! 
18 Apr 16 by member: Mistybenner
She's 22. Not sure how she keeps getting older and I manage to stay 28. 
18 Apr 16 by member: northernmusician
Cheesecake is good for low carb - if you use stevia sugarless sugar! 
18 Apr 16 by member: SheaDlady
Happy belated Birthday to your daughter!! 
18 Apr 16 by member: Sugar Waffle
Close grip bench and/or vertical grip dumbbell presses will help out with that lockout strength as well. Since lockout is mostly done by the triceps. 
18 Apr 16 by member: chadlius88
Hey NM. Love to see the targets. Another thing the gym bros rarely do... What does each of the two numbers represent? Goal vs. Current? 1RM or reps weight? 
18 Apr 16 by member: jimmiepop
Hmmmm...interesting about the slow weight loss and losing body fat...I should be svelte since I lose so slowly!  
18 Apr 16 by member: HCB
lol HCB! Jimmie. That's for a powerlifting 3 rep minimum to hit the goal. 
18 Apr 16 by member: northernmusician
Good luck. Looking forward to seeing your progress. I have always found it hard to PR while in a caloric deficit. My max squat today is 30# off my PR set just 8 weeks ago. 
18 Apr 16 by member: jimmiepop
Nice drop!!! 
18 Apr 16 by member: John10251
I'm not expecting a PR increase, it just happened. I'm only 300 calories below maintenance. With the refeed... maybe that's what did it. 
18 Apr 16 by member: northernmusician
I cant bring myself to do a reefed. I stay keto. 24 pounds down in 30 days. Its starting to hit the hard fat now. That means the inches are about to start shrinking and not just the weight. The visceral fat must be gone by this point. Keep up the good work brother. And don't you worry about the numbers on your lifts. Just be consistent and they will increase. I have just started back as of today. Took 3 weeks off from the gym to allow myself to Keto adapt. Well in three weeks, I lost 5 reps off my 265 pond bench. But I also lift after a 16 hour fast. So you got it man. Just keep moving the weight. 
18 Apr 16 by member: knuckles the mgtow monk
I so admire how you stick with this. You are constantly tinkering with your plan to get where you want to be and making the reality of life (and cheesecake) work into it. Way to go!  
18 Apr 16 by member: izzypup68

     
 

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