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OMD's Journal: Powerlifting August '22—Busted Cycle, Weight Gain...

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Sep 06, 2022
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Hello! Here is August’s Powerlifting Journal. It’s out on a Monday on account for it being Labour Day, which is my extended Sunday. 

What a rough month it was. It was poor expectation setting on my part. Training was subpar. I gained about 9 lbs and my sleep was mediocre. 

A highlight for the month was the biking opportunities! I was biking around Vancouver on the 30-day bike sharing plan and it worked the kind of muscles I hadn't felt in a long time. I don't think I've ridden a bike for any extended period of time (10mins+) in eight years...the last time I remember riding a bike was crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.


August 2022 Highlight

Period Covered:

July 31 to September 3

Training Highlights:

  • Squat: 395lbs x 2 reps @ RPE 8

  • Bench Press: 255lbs x 2 reps @ RPE 8

  • 2sec Pause + 300 Tempo Deadlift: 395lbs x 1 rep @ RPE 8

  • Daily average steps: ~12,643 steps

  • Daily Distance traveled: ~8.89km

Nutrition Highlights:

  • Daily average fast : ~16hrs (559.2 total)

  • Daily average calories burned: ~2,925kcal

  • Weight: 70kg to 73kg

  • Water consumption: 4-5L/day

  • Caffeine consumption: ~3 cups of coffee every day 

  • Alcohol consumption: nine glasses of beer

Recovery Highlights:

  • Daily average sleep time: ~6h 49m 

  • # of Sauna sessions: 0

Reflections are divided into the following:

  • Training

  • Nutrition

  • Recovery

Last Month’s Goals: 

Training

  • Complete the vertical pull/push and mobility/core accessories I’ve assigned myself for 3 of the 4 training days (includes deload days too) = completed on 10/15 mandatory days

Nutrition

  • Track weight every morning = 23/35 days tracked

  • Track # of meals eaten outdoors = 28/70 meals eaten out

Recovery

  • n/a

The long term goal for training from the inaugural October 2021 Journal is attached at the bottom if you’d like a refresher on what the point of all this is. 


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