Day 6
Today's workout was rather interesting as a portion of it was totally unplanned. I was warming up like usual, getting ready for my lifting session when a girlfriend of mine convinced me to join a 30 minute HIIT speed cycling class with her. Holy smokes, I was in Hell for the first 10 minutes and the other 20 were sort of a blur, haha. It did get easier as I was already numb from the pain.
I followed up the ride in Hell with:
band hip thrust (doubled up)
3 x 20
conventional deadlift
2 x 8, 135lbs.
RDL's
2x15, 80lbs.
standing hip abduction
2 x 20, 185lbs.
flat bench press
bar x 10
1x6, 70lbs.
1x8, 70lbs.
inverted row
2 x 10
plate-loaded lying down leg curls
2x10, 25lbs.
Post workout notes: I am freakin' sore! I think I messed up my knee a bit towards the end of my heavy squat session yesterday.
I saw my right knee buckle in a bit when I started getting tired. Woke up with it feeling stiff and slightly puffy. Wearing a knee brace now, hoping it will help a bit.
I made a post recently asking for advice on how to not tweak my shoulder while doing the flat bench. I got some great advice from a handful of members here, and put those tips to use. Needless to say, I was pain free the entire time. Thank you so much to those of you who helped me out. I really appreciate it!
Rest day for the next two days and I'm so looking forward to it!
Post workout pic. I apologize in advance if this is offensive to some of you. I tried finding my most modest bottoms, yet revealing enough to show my most recent glute gainz.
I know it's nothing spectacular, but I'm very proud of my progress, as this hasn't been easy. I'm not naturally blessed in the glute or leg department, so I've been putting in extra work.
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It's still very early in my cycle but I definitely see more fullness in my muscles. I'd love to shed a bit of fluff, especially around my midsection but I guess we can't have our cake and eat it too. Can we?
They say anavar is supposed to burn visceral fat asides from being able to gain LBM, so hopefully that will be the case for me sooner or later.