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Fullbody EDT “A” session 2 #: 4/19 StatsSecond session of my “A” day for escalating density training. I have about 3-4 ...
04/20/2022

Fullbody EDT “A” session 2 #: 4/19 Stats

Second session of my “A” day for escalating density training. I have about 3-4 weeks of this cycle left

Quick summary as always; the main goal in this rep scheme is to perform as many reps as possible of two different movements in a 20 minute block

The goal being to improve my conditioning, recovery ability between sets, fat loss, and improve overall cardiovascular metrics

This training will also help build muscle to some degree, but the goal is more metabolic for this cycle

I had noticed the limiting factor in my training was my endurance and physical stress management. So instead of ignoring it, I’ll take 5-6 weeks to address it using 3 aerobic interval sessions and 2 full body EDT sessions a week. Then back to more traditional strength attributes

In this session I was able to add 4 reps of both backsquat and weighted chin-ups, moving from 20 reps to 24 reps in both movements within the 20 minute block

In the second block I changed the exercise variations used so, nothing that interesting to note there.

I did find it interesting that I was able to perform 40 reps on incline db press at 70 lbs with pretty deep ROM

I’ll end with a reflection/observation: normally I find it silly to expect anything significantly noticeable after only 1.5 weeks of a routine. However my conditioning apparently was so poor that even just 1.5 weeks has improved my sleep, HR, inter-set recovery, and baseline work capacity. I expect to be able to really “open” the throttle up when on my next cycle in a month

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DON’T LET STRESS LIMIT YOUR GAINS, A BRIEF EXCERPT ON STRESS MANAGEMENTIn todays post I want to touch on, what is in my ...
12/15/2021

DON’T LET STRESS LIMIT YOUR GAINS, A BRIEF EXCERPT ON STRESS MANAGEMENT

In todays post I want to touch on, what is in my opinion, the most IMPORTANT variable in managing your physical/mental wellbeing

Specifically, stress management and the ability to cope with life’s various stressors

Stress is extremely real, and we can literally observe it’s effects on our bodies at the chemical level through increased levels of cortisol, adrenaline, and other catecholamines

Not all stress is a bad thing, as the stress response is designed to allow us to react to dangerous threats and stay safe

The issue is however, that our stress response systems aren’t adapted to be able to tell the difference between a fight with your girlfriend and a saber tooth tiger attacking you. It has the same response to both

Because of this, modern humans are chronically stressed. Having chronically elevated levels of stress is extremely damaging to our health over time

That’s why it’s so important to find ways to dampen the effects of stress or be able to silence the stress response itself, let’s go over my favorite ways to do this

1️⃣ prioritize sleep. This one sounds pretty obvious, but it’s still in my opinion it’s the one we still ignore the most. During sleep we repair damage to our bodies and DNA. Not only does it repair damage that has been done, quality sleep makes us more resilient to stress in the future. Goto bed at the same time, wake up at the same time, get at least 7 hours and avoid tech before sleeping

2️⃣ Find a meditative practice. I can’t recommend this enough. Yes, meditation can improve your spiritual life, but it also helps to turn off the part of the nervous system responsible for being in a stressed out state. Good luck coping with stress; if the source is always turned on. Meditation will allow you to turn on the nervous system responsible for recovery

3️⃣ Eat colorful fruit and vegetables. A lot of people eat vegetables for their low calories in effort to lose weight. Not me, I eat them because they’re full of compounds called “antioxidants”. Antioxidants neutralize the damaging effects of inflammatory stress chemicals that when left alone sabotage our health

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