I dabbled in and out of the gym from 2016 -2021, but never made any real progress. My squat and deadlift PR’s above come from this time period. I tried to work around it for several months, but ultimately walked away from Crossfit, and all structured training entirely. Eventually I herniated some cervical discs in my neck, and was having trouble doing anything in the gym or out of the gym without pain. Due to poor technique, poor recovery and a “just get it off the ground” mindset, I became chronically injured. I was all about restricting calories, without thought to how much protein I was or wasn’t getting. During this time I never took nutrition as seriously as I should have. I shed a ton of weight, reaching a lowest weight of 211 lbs. I stuck with Crossfit for about 3 years, going 5x/week. In getting started at the gym I was reintroduced to weight training, albeit entirely different than most of the barbell movements I had done before. However, I have not maintained regular, structured, weight training in my adult life.Īt around age 26 I was in the worst shape of my life and I stumbled into a Crossfit gym near my house. I grew up playing competitive sports, and was first introduced to weight training in my early teens by some of my coaches. I have always had a stocky build, and have been a generally “strong” person while untrained and in comparison to other untrained people. I have existed in various stages of fitness and fatness for most of my life. Squat: 365 -> 445lb & again, change plates not visible from front If I can run 21 week fitness program while living in a fifth wheel, and cooking in an RV kitchen, you can too.ĭeadlift: 405lb -> 507lb with change not visible from front It kicks ass.Ī few weeks ago we moved out of the fifth wheel and into a furnished rental. It’s my favorite of any I have used while doing travel work…Calibrated Eleiko plates, Rogue and Texas Power bars, Deadlift bars, Squat bars, Competition racks, platforms…. I found an excellent gym here called Frankies Body Shop. I’ve been in Knoxville, Tennessee for 10 months. Up until 3 weeks ago my wife and I were living in a fifth wheel traveling the country while I do contract anesthesia work. I just finished all 21 weeks of Stronger By Science - Reps in Reserve program.Īfter reading reviews of various programs and using the progress of others’ as motivation for myself, I figured I would submit my own report, now that I’ve made it all the way through the program.
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