Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Weekly Wednesday Fitness Check-in

I finally started my bulk this week (eating a caloric surplus in order to gain weight). The goal is half a pound a week, so I'm aiming for a ~250-300 surplus. I'm interested in seeing how this actually works out, because I don't plan on worry about caloric intake for special events (weddings, parties, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc). Counting calories is a rather inexact science at times (I don't have a scale and some physical activities are hard to log accurately), so it's entirely possible that I balloon up in weight with that philosophy, or I might just end up gaining a little extra weight than I anticipated.

At any rate, the last week before my bulk I averaged 178.2 lbs so that's my starting point.

In terms of strength, I ended up missing my strength day last week, so I'll just start with this week's numbers (from Monday morning):

Bench Press: 205 x 4
Overhead Press: 120 x 4
Squat: 225 x 6
Deadlift: 285 x 3


I should note that I dropped my strength day weights down a bunch from where I was before the marathon because I took a couple weeks off and wanted to build back up slowly rather than rush forward and hit a plateau sooner. I suppose it's also worth mentioning that I just recently switched to working out in the mornings. I'm not usually a morning person, but I've enjoyed how empty the gym is at least.

In terms of running, I've been getting my week day runs in (3 and 6), but have run into issues with the longer weekend run the past two weeks. So hopefully this weekend I'm finally able to go for a nice long jog.

Tonight is the final night of social sports for the year - kickball playoffs! We've potentially got a double header, assuming we win the first game. I'm looking forward to the extra free time; since we generally meet at the bar beforehand to eat dinner and grab a few drinks, it usually takes up the entire night.

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