Recent content by Evaniel

That you're balancing all of this and persisting is impressive!

Had my upper body day today, and it was a mixed bag. Made a few rep gains here and there on the pull movements, but my push movements--particularly incline press and triceps extensions--crashed out, losing a few reps. I think I see three contributing factors (besides age): my smoking, my diet...

Pull Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM Pull Up Set 1: +45 lb × 8 Set 2: +45 lb × 7 Low row Set 1: 130 lb × 10 Set 2: 130 lb × 12 Incline Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 40 lb × 10 Set 2: 40 lb × 11 Face Pull (Cable) Set 1: 80 lb × 10 Set 2: 80 lb x 12 Lost a pull-up on the second set, but...

I'm telling ya: they're such a quality-of-life bump! I use wrist wraps on RDLs to keep my grip from being a limiting factor, and a compression wrap on my knee for presses. Hit a Push day yesterday, and I felt a bit better afterward. For bench, I'm going back to a "strength" set of 4-6 reps and...

I was doing well with the cut for the first two or so weeks, but I've been binging on the weekends, and I haven't been tracking protein. I feel like my lifts have plateued at the same time as my weight loss stalled. I've mostly regained the strength I lost after getting sick, but this past...

Makes sense to me: you need calories to push the weight. Incidentally (and to the surprise of no one, I'm sure), my diet has been a trainwreck, and the training's showing it.

Nice!

Are you using Army Painter matte varnish? I've used it out of a rattle can, and I find after it sets, the mini just ends up looking glossier than it did before.

Saturday Upper Saturday, Mar 07, 2026 at 12:12pm Lat Pulldown (Machine) Set 1: 240 lbs x 8 Set 2: 240 lbs x 10 Incline Chest Press (Machine) Set 1: 210 lbs x 10 Set 2: 210 lbs x 10 Shoulder Press (Machine Plates) Set 1: 220 lbs x 8 Set 2: 220 lbs x 8 Seated Row (Machine) "6-10" Set 1: 205...

It's always the weirdest stuff that prompts cramps and twinges.

Bro, take the L.

Broke down and just bought RE9: Requiem at full price. Played the opening scenes and the early part of the hospital last night. No regrets. So far, it's one of the best games I've played in a long time.

Dudes at the gym seem to have some inexorable compulsion to be on the bench. It's weird.

Weighed in at 163.8, so I'm satisfied with the progress so far. 18.5% BF, so down just a smidge despite the 1.5 pounds dropped. Doing some back-of-the-napkin math, though, it means I'd still have to lose a full 10 lbs to get to about 12% BF. That, in turn, means I'll have to drop lower than my...

Measurements and "official" weekly weigh-ins happen on Saturday (so tomorrow), but I've been checking my weight each morning. It's been going steadily down, and I weighed in at 163.4 this morning, so I feel confident I'll hit my 163 mark tomorrow. It's been a fairly predictable 1.5 lbs each week...