Back 4/6/2025

Stacking workouts with another back day and it was a good one. Here is the workout:

  • Low Row: 3 Sets. I wanted to use the neutral grip but had to lower my hands to the sligly angled handle to get a good feel on the lats. I went for a hold at the top, squeeze and then a deep stretch. It felt great. I took this to failure and added partials.
  • Cable Pullover: 2 sets. This was a good squeeze at the bottom but not as much strech as I would like. Took it to failure with partials.
  • Pull Down: 2 sets. This was super good. I started with a slower and controled squeezering effort, then it got faster as I reached failure. I added some partials.
  • Chest Supported T-Bar Row, Wide grip: 1 set to failure with some paritals.
  • Neutral Grip Pull-ups to failure.
  • Cable crunches: 3 sets
  • Knees Over Toes 3 sets
  • elliptical 23 minutes

I am trhing to further improve the connection to my back muscles. I have added this outside of the back lifts: During non-lifting times i am contracting my lats and squeezing. I can do this in the car or seated at home. I just position my lats and try to squeeze them to feel them contract. I think it will help over time.

My food intake yesterday:

  • Pre-workout I had a 1 servings of yogurt, a scoop of meal replacment mix (HLTH Code). I added a second serving of stright yogurt post workout with a Jocko RTD protein drink.
  • Meal 1 was 10.5 oz of ground beef / bison mix, 0.5 oz of bison liver, 7 oz of oysters, a can of sardines a square of dark chocolate and 4 eggs.
  • Meal 2 was 10.5 oz of ground beef / bison mix and 4 eggs.
  • Meal 3 was a smaller bison sirloin steat and 4 eggs.
  • About 2.5 hours before bed I had serving of yogurt and a scoop of protein.

My weight this morning was 183.1 pounds and my bodyfat showed 16.5 lbs today. My step count yesterday was 11,564.

~ Rick