My Life & Body Transformation: Wed 4/21/21

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Wed 4/21/21 - Full Body (Squat)

Garage Gym

(Squat)75x8,95x5,115x4,135x8,145x8,155x8,8

(Incline)95x8,115x3,125x8,130x8,135x8,8

(RDL)135x12,155x12,185x12,12

60 mins

Week 2 Hypertrophy block, started with squat for 8reps @RPE6,7,8x2. Left knee a bit sore warming up, but felt good after a few sets. Top sets at 155#'s were @RPE 8-8.5, then 8.5-9. Definitely not used to higher rep sets on squats, or anything really. Next was incline for 8 reps @RPE6,7,8x2. All working sets felt heavier than I feel like they should, but were w/in RPE range. Top sets were in the RPE 7-8 range, plenty heavy while my left pec/shoulder continues to heal. Finished up with RDLs. These felt much better than last week, so I bumped up the weight accordingly. Still fairly light, but sets of 12 are still work :)

Nutrition/Weight:

185.4

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A little about my journey...

Hi, my name is Kip. On July 24th, 2011 I made a decision to change my life. At the time I weighed 250 pounds, was sedentary, my blood pressure was 170/110 and I was already on a max dose of BP medication to control it. I was well on my way to turning 40 and having a heart attack. This blog is about what I’m currently doing to improve my health and my journey to get my life and health back under control to get to where I am 9 months after starting (Apr 2012) - which is 170 lean pounds, no blood pressure meds and a new outlook on life.

I decided to start this blog for 2 reasons. First, it's a record where I can look back to see what’s working and what isn’t so I can make improvements. Second, a lot of people have asked me what I've done to transform my body, so hopefully it can help someone else glean some helpful information they can incorporate into their lives to make positive impactful changes. So, here it is. Since I'm just starting this blog 9 months in, I'll post a few blogs to recap in more detail where I was and how I got here. Going forward I'll be posting workouts and training/diet/nutrition information I think others can benefit from. I didn’t re-invent the wheel, so I’ll be referencing materials I use along the way. Below there's a picture taken shortly after a body fat test in May 2013.