(JANUARY 2, 2023) - WEEK 2 - DAY 2 - PHASE 3 STRENGTH TRAINING - WORKOUT A
Happy New Year brothers. My first log post in 2023, I hope you all enjoyed your break? I've been keeping up my strength training program and I'll be running my "Workout A"split today. Wish me luck!
Workout A:
- Bent-Over Row: 1x3 - 323 Ib (1RM), W: 290 Ib (90% of 1RM)
- Bench Press: 1x3 - 353 Ib (1RM), W: 317 Ib (90% of 1RM)
- Back Squat: 1x3 - 483 Ib (1RM), W: 434 Ib (90% of 1RM)
- Overhead Shoulder Press: 1x3 - 248 Ib (1RM), W: 223 Ib (90% of 1RM)
- Deadlift: 1x3 - 524 Ib (1RM), W: 471 Ib (90% of 1RM)
NUTRITION:
Breakfast (7 AM) - Whole Grain Bread + Spinach Omelette
- 6 Slices - Whole Grain Bread
- 2 Tbsp - Peanut Butter
- 6 Eggs (whole)
- 5 Eggs (White)
- 3 Cups - Spinach
- 1 Cup - Tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 Cup - Green beans
- ¼ Cup - Mushrooms
- ¼ Cup - Sunflower/Flax seeds
- 2 Sps - Chopped Onions
- 1 - Orange
- 1 - Apple
Mid-Morning (10 AM) - OatMeal
- 150g - Oats
- 120g - Almonds
- 120g - Walnuts
- ¼ Cup - Flax seed
- ¼ Cup - Chia seeds
- 2 Scoops - Whey Isolate Protein
- 80g - Blueberries
- ¼ - Watermelon
- 2 Tbsp - Cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp - Peanut Butter
- 4 - Bananas
SNACK - 2 Scoop - Greek Yogurt + Dried Fruit
Lunch (1PM) - Sweet Potato + Grilled Chicken + Broccoli
- 4 - Boiled Sweet Potatoes
- 2 Cup - Broccoli
- 2 Cup - Spinach
- 2 Cup - Asparagus
- 1 Cup - Zucchini
- 200g - Grilled Chicken
- 1 Cup - Cucumber
- 3 Tbsp - Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp - Avocado Oil
- ½ Cup - Tomato Sauce
- 1 Cup - Black beans
Pre-workout (2 PM)
- 1 Cup - Black Coffee
Post-workout (5:30 PM)
- 10g - Creatine Monohydrate
- 2 Scoop - Whey Blend
Dinner (7 PM) - Brown Rice + Turkey Breasts
- 150g - Cooked Brown Rice
- 200g - Turkey Breasts
- 2 Cup - Spinach
- 2 Cup - Asparagus
- 2 Cup - Broccoli
- 1 Cup - Black Beans
- 2 Tbsp - Pasta Sauce
- 2 Tbsp - Olive Oil
I got my blood work result and I tried to edit it fir security reasons, so I blotted out confidential info.
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However, here are the keynotes:
Lipid Panel
- My total cholesterol is 172 and below the 200 mg/dL range which is good
- My HDL cholesterol is 97 which also meets the > OR = 40 mg/dL reference range
- My triglycerides is 61 and less than the <150 mg/dL healthy range
- My LDL (bad) cholesterol is 51 which is under the <100 mg/dL (calc) reference range
- My vitamin D is 52 which is well in the middle of the 18-72 pg/mL reference range
To summarize, my lipid panel results are quite good.
Metabolic Panel
- My glucose level is 67 and falls within the 65-99 mg/dL range
- My urea nitrogen is also at a good level of 10 which is within the 7-25 mg/dL range. This is particularly interesting because it means my urea nitrogen is more or less neutral and in effect I’m not breaking down my skeletal muscles, but instead maintaining it
To summarize, my metabolic panel results are decent.
Hormone Panel
- My T3 FREE is at 3.8 pg/mL which is at a good level within the reference range of 2.3-4.2 pg/mL
- My T3 REVERSE is also at a good enough level at 15 and falls within the 8-25 ng/dL range
- My IGF-1 hormone level is 193 ng/mL which is less than the optimal normalcy range of 331
- My SHBG is 41 out of a reference range of between 10-50 nmol/L which is well within a good level
To summarize, my hormone panel seems decent enough with no red flags
CBC
- My white blood cell count is 7.8 which is within the 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL range which means I’m relatively healthy and not fighting an infection for example
- My red blood count is 5.72 Million/uL which is within the 4.20-5.80 Million/uL reference range. It is on the higher end of this range and basically means that my cardio work is paying off thankfully
- My hemoglobin is 16.7 which is on the high end of the reference range of 13.2-17.1 g/dL, it means my body is delivering oxygen-rich blood to cells effectively
- My total Iron level is 110 mcg/dL and well within the 50-180 mcg/dL reference range, what this means is that I’m not working out to the extent that I have high levels of tissue that would require high levels of iron to repair during recovery.
To summarize, nothing stands out as unusual in my CBC, which is great
I'll update my log on Wednesday (4th Jan, 2023), but until then, stay safe brothers