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Not much to report. Week 01 of Revamp went fine. Number One goal was to do the workouts.

Tactical Barbell (TB)

The first two TB workouts went long, and I had no confidence in the pull-up. On the third, I realized the squat and pull-up could be combined into a superset, cutting the workout by 20’sh minutes. To focus on technique pull-up technique and ‘cause I’m currently a bit hefty, I added an exercise band as negative resistance to acheive the correct number of pull-ups. Obviously, as strenth builds, the exercise band’s resistance will shrink with the goal of acheiving non-assisted reps.

Running

Slow. So slow. The long run was a beautiful day. While planning the revamp, I had a conversation with an AI. It explained, in detail, the long term changes which occur with aerobic base training. The response was cited, and laid out week-to-week the adaptations, such as the increase of citrate synthase, mitochondrial biogenisis, and capillarization.

Progress  
Weight (lbs) 185
Waist (in) 38.5
Thighs (in) 50
Biceps (in) 26

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