Today was fine. Just a nice bench day.

What’s really on my mind is starting up with Renaissance Periodization. I’ve been in contact, Nick sent me the questionnaires, which I returned. We’re hammering out a few things, then I’ll send my money and get started.

What hit me tho was orginally I wanted to wait until I was done with this Strong-15 cycle, then start. But when I did the math on when that actually would be, that’s so far away and I really don’t want to wait that long. I’m about 98% decided that I may call today “it”. Take Friday off, then next week do my testing — if I make my lifts I do, if I don’t I don’t. Either way, just call it and get on with things. It’s not what I want in terms of my lifting, but it is what I want in terms of the fat loss, which is of growing importance to me.

I’ll document my work there as I go along.

Based upon Paul Carter’s Strong-15 (LRB365)

Phase 3-3, Week 2-3

• Bench Press – cycle goal: 245
  • bar x 5
  • bar x 5
  • 125 x 5
  • 145 x 4
  • 165 x 3
  • 185 x 2
  • 200 x 1
  • 210 x 1
  • 220 x 1
  • 195 x 10
• Incline Press
  • 105 x 10
• Machine Flye
  • 65 x 20