Offseason update/and LOG - chris250
well im 8 months into my offseason, and like I said before I was getting pretty tired of always eating, and stuffing myself. So this past 3 days I went to 2-3 meals and 1-2 shakes (min of 4 meals per day) one junk meal per day, but rest half way clean. What I noticed was that my weight never went below 273lbs...and today (this morning) I was 276lbs. That to me is amazing, cause anytime before this point, if I missed a meal, or had a bad day of not getting all my meals in, my weight would drop to 268-270lbs, right away. So im thinking that the muscle I have gained is getting denser and harder. I dont look as bloated now, as I did a month ago, but I was close to 280lbs then. Most times now, my weight is a solid 275lbs all times, at night 280lbs...maybe a touch higher. That is huge to me, as I never have carried this amount of muscle before. Even when I was younger and got up to 280lbs it was like this weight. It was much softer, more bloated looking.
also I noticed that my strengh is still climbing up slowly. It isnt going up by leaps and bounds. But, each week I notice I get a extra rep, or add 5lbs to the bar, or machine. I feel stronger, and everything feels lighter and easier to me. In the past couple months, before I would almost be scared to lift the weight cause in fear of I might tear something or get hurt. But, now my confidence is higher, and just having that extra bit of strengh is really starting to show. I think it is also giving me a denser harder look to my muscles.
even though I have been doing a yates type of workout, I have been doing heavy weights in moderate range reps (8-10) then do a higher rep range but still with heavy weight to failure (15-20). This seems to give me more of that full and round look to my chest/delts/arms. I make every workout like its my last workout, and just go to all out failure on all working sets. So my sets would look something like this....weight x 15 (warm up) weight x 10 (warm up) weight x 5 (heavy warm up) max weight x 8-10 (set to failure, forced rep or two) 70% of max weight set x 15-20 (to failure, no forced rep)...I do this on my first movement, then continue it threwout the workout. I do 2-3 movement on all upper body (sometimes 4 on back day) and lower body I do this, quads 2-3, hams 1-2, calfs 1 set. Calfs are a strong point so I only do one or two working sets, both in the higher rep range. Everything else I consider it needs work or extra work. I also have been doing more free weights this year (dumbells, and bar work) and I really believe it has added to my thickness and roundness to my overall look.
well that is my low down on my training...if any questions just ask away.
well im 8 months into my offseason, and like I said before I was getting pretty tired of always eating, and stuffing myself. So this past 3 days I went to 2-3 meals and 1-2 shakes (min of 4 meals per day) one junk meal per day, but rest half way clean. What I noticed was that my weight never went below 273lbs...and today (this morning) I was 276lbs. That to me is amazing, cause anytime before this point, if I missed a meal, or had a bad day of not getting all my meals in, my weight would drop to 268-270lbs, right away. So im thinking that the muscle I have gained is getting denser and harder. I dont look as bloated now, as I did a month ago, but I was close to 280lbs then. Most times now, my weight is a solid 275lbs all times, at night 280lbs...maybe a touch higher. That is huge to me, as I never have carried this amount of muscle before. Even when I was younger and got up to 280lbs it was like this weight. It was much softer, more bloated looking.
also I noticed that my strengh is still climbing up slowly. It isnt going up by leaps and bounds. But, each week I notice I get a extra rep, or add 5lbs to the bar, or machine. I feel stronger, and everything feels lighter and easier to me. In the past couple months, before I would almost be scared to lift the weight cause in fear of I might tear something or get hurt. But, now my confidence is higher, and just having that extra bit of strengh is really starting to show. I think it is also giving me a denser harder look to my muscles.
even though I have been doing a yates type of workout, I have been doing heavy weights in moderate range reps (8-10) then do a higher rep range but still with heavy weight to failure (15-20). This seems to give me more of that full and round look to my chest/delts/arms. I make every workout like its my last workout, and just go to all out failure on all working sets. So my sets would look something like this....weight x 15 (warm up) weight x 10 (warm up) weight x 5 (heavy warm up) max weight x 8-10 (set to failure, forced rep or two) 70% of max weight set x 15-20 (to failure, no forced rep)...I do this on my first movement, then continue it threwout the workout. I do 2-3 movement on all upper body (sometimes 4 on back day) and lower body I do this, quads 2-3, hams 1-2, calfs 1 set. Calfs are a strong point so I only do one or two working sets, both in the higher rep range. Everything else I consider it needs work or extra work. I also have been doing more free weights this year (dumbells, and bar work) and I really believe it has added to my thickness and roundness to my overall look.
well that is my low down on my training...if any questions just ask away.
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