Sleep has been a little off this week — some stressful things (work, etc.) causing me to wake up early. Sigh. I know that’s affecting my recovery. But I’ll be taking some time off work for holiday vacationing, and napping will be in order. 🙂

That said, today was good. Everything continues to go up: weight, reps, sets — thus volume. A little sore at this point, but I attribute it to the sleep loss. It’s been some pretty good work and I’m enjoying this approach. Every time I drive home from the gym I keep thinking about how this affects and will influence my future training programs.

On the weight-loss front, the scale is finally reflecting some change but it’s minor and hard to tell at this point if it’s really progress or just a particular reading on the scale. But I have to remind myself there are other markers of progress — bodyweight is only one. This morning, when I bent over to put my shoes on, it was much easier — my gut is reducing. That’s a great marker! My guess on bodyweight? Given the gym work, the diet supporting it, etc., I may actually have put on a tiny bit of muscle mass, like half a pound? That’s actually possible, and could explain why I’m seeing body transformations but it’s not reflecting on the scale. I just have to remember to trust the process and keep pushing through for more weeks.

RP Physique, Mesocycle 1, Week 3

• Wide-Grip Pulldown
  • 80 x 10
  • 105 x 5
  • 130 x 14
  • 130 x 11
  • 130 x 9
  • 130 x 9
  • 130 x 8
• Underhand Pulldown
  • 110 x 14
  • 110 x 12
  • 110 x 12
  • 110 x 12
  • 110 x 11
• Row To Chest
  • 125 x 10
  • 125 x 9
  • 125 x 9
  • 125 x 8
• Barbell Upright Row
  • 75 x 15
  • 75 x 11
  • 75 x 10
  • 75 x 9
  • 75 x 8
• Close-Grip Bench Press
  • bar x 10
  • 135 x 10
  • 165 x 5
  • 190 x 12
  • 190 x 9
  • 190 x 7
  • 190 x 6
  • 190 x 6
• Incline Dumbbell Press
  • 60e x 14
  • 60e x 11
  • 60e x 11
  • 60e x 10
  • 60e x 10
• Reaching Sit-up
  • 5 x 20
  • 5 x 15
  • 5 x 10
  • 5 x 8