WEEK FIVE NUMBERS
All weights are in kg. Sets x Reps.
| Started At | Today | |
| SQUAT (3×5) | 27.5 | 57.5 |
| OVERHEAD PRESS (3×5) | 20 | 30 |
| DEADLIFT (1×5) | 45 | 85 |
(I don’t test my one rep max strength, because it feels like a useless metric)
Bodyweight has gone up from 63-63.5kg to ~65kg but fluctuates quickly down towards 64 if I don’t eat enough for a couple days.
REFLECTION
First: A small win to celebrate: achieved a clean 1.3x bodyweight deadlift within 5 weeks of starting.
Second: Even though this is decent progress, I could have done even better. I had at least two occasions where I stalled in the program, having to deload and start from a lighter weight.
This was due to not eating enough to fully recover and gain weight.
Over the last week I’ve added some more things to my diet, such as mochi (more calories) and natto (more protein).
I’m pretty sure that right now, no matter how much I eat in a given day, it still won’t be optimal, so I basically have to eat food throughout the whole day just to keep making progress.
Third: My squat weight is about to reach my bodyweight in a couple more weeks. The energy demands for recovery are about to skyrocket. At 5 feet 10-ish inches and only 65kg, I’m still severely under-muscled and unprepared for this.
GOING FORWARD
Two words: eat more.
