It was good.

“Week 2”

• 3 reps – Bench Press (working max: 230#)
  • 2x5x45 (warmup)
  • 1x5x95
  • 1x5x115
  • 1x3x140
  • 1x3x165 (work)
  • 1x3x185
  • 1x7x210 (rep PR)
• Asst. #1 – Bench Press
  • 5 x 10/10/10/10/8 x 140
• Asst. #2 – 1-Arm Dumbbell Rows
  • 5 x 10 x 80/80/80/80/70

Yeah, I’m really happy for making this routine switch. I feel like I’m getting a fair amount of work but not overworking myself. Just felt good today. Of course, we’ll see about the long-term… the verdict is still out in that regard.

I especially like getting in and getting out of the gym. I cannot argue with the benefit of that time improvement.

I’ve also just dove in on the diet front. I used Scooby’s calorie calculator, plugged in my numbers, a 40/40/20 macro ratio (basically, wanting to ensure a little over 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight) and 5 meals a day. I found a fantastic food database at CalorieKing.com; not only a very expansive database, but I like their interface because you can calculate food and calories really easily. Basically works out to getting 55g of protein and 55g of carbs (and minimal fat) per meal, 5x a day. It’s proving to be interesting… we’ll see how it goes.