mickc1965 training log

Friday 18 March 2022

Calories, macros and activity


• Protein (g) • 205
• Carbs (g) • 99
• Fat (g) • 69

3 hour feeding window (12pm - 3pm) that was preceded by a 21.5 hour fast

• Steps • 12,053
 
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Friday 18 March 2022

Training style will be 3 sets of 8 - 10 reps / 12 - 15 / 20 -25 (figure for each exercise in the brackets) with all reps with at least 3 seconds on the eccentric with 60 seconds rest between sets. Protocol will be start with 3x8 / 3x12 / 3x20 then next workout 3x9 etc (assuming 3x8 was achieved), once 3x top target is achieved then load will be increased, rinse and repeat.

Legs

• 45° Plate Loaded Low & Narrow Feet Leg Press (3x 8-10) - 140kgs x 10, 10, 10

• Plate Loaded High and Wide Vertical Leg Press (3x 8-10) - 100kgs x 10, 10, 9

• Standing Leg Curls (3x 12-15) - 10kgs x 14, 14, 14

• Plate Loaded Leg Extensions (3x 12-15) - 25kgs x 12, 12, 12

• Plate Loaded Donkey Calf Raise (3x 20-25) - 30kgs x 21, 21, 21

• Plate Loaded Seated Calf Raise (3x 20-25) - 30kgs x 21, 21, 21
 
Friday 18 March 2022

Potential quality of sleep influencing factors

Negative effects

• None

Positive effects

• Workout
• 21.5 hour fast
• 3 hour eating window
• Ate 8+ hours before bedtime
• High protein / lowish carb
• No Alcohol
• No Caffeine
• 1000mg Magnesium Glycinate
• Starpowa Snooze Gummy
 
Saturday 19 March 2022

Oura Ring Sleep & HRV Info

• Readiness Score • 60 (Stay in Balance)

Oura app advised yesterday activities are challenging my readiness but can help boost future performances.. Skipping the gym today can help you return stronger

• Sleep Score • 83 (Good)
• Bedtime • 23:20
• Wake up time • 05:35
• Time in bed • 6:15
• Actual Sleep • 5:39
• Awake time • 0:36
• Sleep efficiency • 91%
• REM • 2:16 (40% of sleep time)
• Light • 2:01 (36% of sleep time)
• Deep • 1:22 (24% of sleep time)

• Average HRV • 23ms (max 45ms)
• Average RHR • 63bpm (min 57bpm)
• Body Temperature deviation • -0.1°C
• Respiratory Rate •13.2 per minute


HRV4Training app (data is from the Oura ring)

• HRV score • 6.9
• HRV Baseline • 6.8
• HRV Range (low)• 6.7
• HRV Range (high)• 7.0

HRV4Training app advised HRV is within normal range and to proceed as planned


• Body Weight • 184.6lbs [emoji3596]
• 7 day rolling average • 185.57lbs [emoji3596]

NO TRAINING TODAY AS WORKING A 12 HOUR DAY SHIFT (7am - 7 pm) AND GYM IS ONLY OPEN 7am to 6pm AT THE WEEKEND
 
Saturday 19 March 2022

Calories, macros and activity

• MyFitnessPal (kcals) • 1,787

• Protein (g) • 208
• Carbs (g) • 96
• Fat (g) • 60

3 hour feeding window (12pm - 3pm) that was preceded by a 21 hour fast

• Steps • 5,827
 
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Saturday 19 March 2022

Potential quality of sleep influencing factors

Negative effects

• No Exercise / Workout

Positive effects

• 21 hour fast
• 3 hour eating window
• Ate 6+ hours before bedtime
• High protein / lowish carb
• No Alcohol
• Low Caffeine - 2x Decaf Coffee (assume ~ 20mg)
• 1000mg Magnesium Glycinate
• Starpowa Snooze Gummy
 
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Sunday 20 March 2022

Oura Ring Sleep & HRV Info

• Readiness Score • 83 (Good)

Oura app advised I did a great job at avoiding long periods of inactivity yesterday, moving regularly throughout the day keeps your blood flowing, which is good for overall health

• Sleep Score • 91 (Optimal)
• Bedtime • 21:10
• Wake up time • 05:37
• Time in bed • 8:27
• Actual Sleep • 7:46
• Awake time • 0:41
• Sleep efficiency • 92%
• REM • 2:35 (33% of sleep time)
• Light • 3:51 (50% of sleep time)
• Deep • 1:19 (17% of sleep time)

• Average HRV • 22ms (max 48ms)
• Average RHR • 59bpm (min 56bpm)
• Body Temperature deviation • -0.2°C
• Respiratory Rate • 14.0 per minute


HRV4Training app (data is from the Oura ring)

• HRV score • 6.9
• HRV Baseline • 6.8
• HRV Range (low)• 6.7
• HRV Range (high)• 7.0

HRV4Training app advised HRV is within normal range and to proceed as planned


• Body Weight • 184.4lbs [emoji3596]
• 7 day rolling average • 185.31lbs [emoji3596]
 
Sunday 20 March 2022 @ 7:30am

Training style will be 3 sets of 8 - 10 reps / 12 - 15 / 20 -25 (figure for each exercise in the brackets) with all reps with at least 3 seconds on the eccentric with 60 seconds rest between sets. Protocol will be start with 3x8 / 3x12 / 3x20 then next workout 3x9 etc (assuming 3x8 was achieved), once 3x top target is achieved then load will be increased, rinse and repeat.

Warm up (Shoulder health)

• Lu Raises - 3kgs x 15

• Front Raises - 3kgs x 15

• Rear Raises - 3kgs x 15

Chest, Shoulders, Triceps & Abs

• Plate Loaded Chest Press (3x 8-10) - 80kgs x 9, 9, 9

• BB Incline Press (3x 8-10) - 42.5kgs x 9, 9, 9

• Viking Press (3x 8-10) - 35kgs x 10, 10, 10

• DB Single Arm OH Tricep Extension (3x 12-15) - 10kgs x 13, 13, 13

• DB OH Tricep Extension (3x 12-15) - 20kgs x 13, 13, 13

Ab Crunch Machine (left) -12.5kgs x 10, 10, 10

Ab Crunch Machine (right) -12.5kgs x 10, 10, 10

Ab Crunch Machine - 12.5kgs x 10, 10, 10
 
Sunday 20 March 2022

Had to take a short afternoon nap as doing 2 night shifts on overtime, according to Oura it changed the following

Oura Ring Sleep & HRV Info

• Readiness Score • 83 to 88 (+5)

Oura app advised great job pausing and recharging your body and mind. Your well timed nap improved the readiness score.

• Sleep Score • 91 to 94 (+3)

• Bedtime • 21:10
• Wake up time • 05:37
• Nap • 13:08
• Nap Wake up time • 14:38

• Time in bed • 8:27 to 10:17
• Actual Sleep • 7:46 to 9:13
• Awake time • 0:41 to 0:43
• Sleep efficiency • 92 to 90%

• REM • 2:38 (33% to 29% of sleep time)
• Light • 4:24 (50% to 48% of sleep time)
• Deep • 2:09 (17% to 23% of sleep time)
 
Sunday 20 March 2022 - Monday 21 March 2022 (night shift)

Calories, macros and activity

• MyFitnessPal (kcals) • 1,726

• Protein (g) • 194
• Carbs (g) • 92
• Fat (g) • 63

6 hour feeding window (7pm - 1am) that was preceded by a 28 hour fast

• Steps • 9,119
 
Monday 21 March 2022 (following a night shift)

Potential quality of sleep influencing factors

Negative effects

• Night shift (7pm - 7am)

Positive effects

• Workout
• 28 hour fast
• 6 hour eating window
• Ate 9 hours before bedtime
• High protein / lowish carb
• No Alcohol
• No Caffeine
• 1000mg Magnesium Glycinate
• Starpowa Snooze Gummy
 
Monday 21 March 2022 (following a night shift)

Oura Ring Sleep & HRV Info

• Readiness Score • 55 (Pay Attention)

Oura app advised that it looks like something kept my heart rate up last night, to give my body a rest it needs I should take it easy today

• Sleep Score • 68 (Pay Attention)
• Bedtime • 07:43
• Wake up time • 13:13

• Time in bed • 5:28
• Actual Sleep • 4:54
• Awake time • 0:34
• Sleep efficiency • 90%

• REM • 2:05 (42% of sleep time)
• Light • 1:45 (36% of sleep time)
• Deep • 1:04 (22% of sleep time)

• Average HRV • 18ms (max 43ms)
• Average RHR • 61bpm (min 58bpm)
• Body Temperature deviation • +0.3°C
• Respiratory Rate • 12.6 per minute


HRV4Training app (data is from the Oura ring)

• HRV score • 6.6
• HRV Baseline • 6.7
• HRV Range (low)• 6.7
• HRV Range (high)• 6.2

HRV4Training app advised HRV is below my normal range and I should limit intensity today


• Body Weight • 183.4lbs [emoji3596]
• 7 day rolling average • 184.97lbs [emoji3596]
 
Monday 21 March 2022

Training style will be 3 sets of 8 - 10 reps / 12 - 15 / 20 - 25 (figure for each exercise in the brackets) with all reps with at least 3 seconds on the eccentric with 60 seconds rest between sets. Protocol will be start with 3x8 / 3x12 / 3x20 then next workout 3x9 etc (assuming 3x8 was achieved), once 3x top target is achieved then load will be increased, rinse and repeat.

Back & Biceps

• Plate Loaded T Bar Row (3x 8-10) - 47.5kgs x 8, 8, 8

• Seal Row (3x 8-10) - 52.5kgs x 8, 8, 8

• Plate Loaded Lat Pulldown (3x 8-10) - 75kgs x 10, 10, 10

• Plate Loaded Low Row (3x 8-10) - 92.5kgs x 8, 8, 8

• Plate Loaded Shrug Machine (3x 20-25) - 100kgs x 22, 22, 22

• DB Hammer Curls (3x 12-15) - 8kgs x 15, 15, 15

• DB Curls (3x 12-15) - 8kgs x 15, 15, 15
 
Monday 21 March 2022

Calories, macros and activity

• MyFitnessPal (kcals) • 1,944

• Protein (g) • 212
• Carbs (g) • 102
• Fat (g) • 76

6 hour feeding window (6pm - 12:00am) that was preceded by a 17 hour fast

• Steps • 16,085
 
Tuesday 22 March 2022 (following a night shift)

Potential quality of sleep influencing factors

Negative effects

• Night shift (7pm - 7am)

Positive effects

• Exercise / Workout
• 17 hour fast
• 6 hour eating window
• Ate 7+ hours before bedtime
• High protein / lowish carb
• No Alcohol
• No Caffeine
• 1000mg Magnesium Glycinate
• Starpowa Snooze Gummy
 
Tuesday 22 March 2022 (following a night shift)

Oura Ring Sleep & HRV Info

• Readiness Score • 52 (Prioritise Recovery)

Oura app advised that my low HRV balance signals my body may need time to recover today

• Sleep Score • 55 (Pay Attention)
• Bedtime • 07:35
• Wake up time • 10:52

• Time in bed • 3:17
• Actual Sleep • 2:58
• Awake time • 0:19
• Sleep efficiency • 90%

• REM • 0:57 (32% of sleep time)
• Light • 0:18 (10% of sleep time)
• Deep • 1:42 (58% of sleep time)

• Average HRV • 18ms (max 28ms)
• Average RHR • 59bpm (min 55bpm)
• Body Temperature deviation • -0.3°C
• Respiratory Rate • 12.1 per minute


HRV4Training app (data is from the Oura ring) - to follow as data is not updating the Oura cloud and therefore not syncing between the two systems

• HRV score •
• HRV Baseline •
• HRV Range (low)•
• HRV Range (high)•

HRV4Training app advised


• Body Weight • 184.2lbs [emoji3595]
• 7 day rolling average • 184.74lbs [emoji3596]
 
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Tuesday 22 March 2022

Calories, macros and activity

• MyFitnessPal (kcals) • 1,765

• Protein (g) • 205
• Carbs (g) • 105
• Fat (g) • 59

4 hour feeding window (1:30pm - 5:30pm) that was preceded by a 13.5 hour fast, back off nights for 2 days only so shortened fast to allow a 4 hour feeding window as very hungry today

• Steps • 10,270
 
Tuesday 22 March 2022

Potential quality of sleep influencing factors

Negative effects

• No Exercise / Workout

Positive effects

• 13.5 hour fast
• 4 hour eating window
• Ate 5+ hours before bedtime
• High protein / lowish carb
• No Alcohol
• No Caffeine
• 1000mg Magnesium Glycinate
• Starpowa Snooze Gummy
 
Wednesday 23 March 2022

Woke up this morning feeling rough, started to feel rough as the day progressed yesterday which I put down to fatigue from working nights and lack of sleep. The plan today was to train legs as I missed this workout yesterday and also push day as was planned, will see how the day progresses once I dose up on ibuprofen etc, will do push day first in a fasted state and will do legs tonight

Oura Ring Sleep & HRV Info

• Readiness Score • 78 (Good)

Oura app advised that I have been more active than usual recently but my readiness is still at a good level. To ensure that I don’t strain myself too much I should listen to my body and do what feels good.

• Sleep Score • 92 (Optimal)
• Bedtime • 22:17
• Wake up time • 05:50

• Time in bed • 7:33
• Actual Sleep • 7:16
• Awake time • 0:17
• Sleep efficiency • 96%

• REM • 2:45 (38% of sleep time)
• Light • 3:34 (49% of sleep time)
• Deep • 0:56 (13% of sleep time)

• Average HRV • 19ms (max 37ms)
• Average RHR • 58bpm (min 54bpm)
• Body Temperature deviation • 0.0°C
• Respiratory Rate • 12.8 per minute


HRV4Training app (data is from the Oura ring)

• HRV score • 6.7
• HRV Baseline • 6.8
• HRV Range (low)• 6.7
• HRV Range (high)• 7.0

HRV4Training app advised as I reported I don’t feel well I should take it easy


Body weight taken @ 8:15am (15 hours since last eaten)

• Body Weight • 184.0lbs [emoji3596]
• 7 day rolling average • 184.49lbs [emoji3596]
 
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Wednesday 23 March 2022 @ 9am

Training style will be 3 sets of 8 - 10 reps / 13 - 15 / 18 - 20 (figure for each exercise in the brackets) with all reps with at least 3 seconds on the eccentric with 60 seconds rest between sets. Protocol will be start with 3x8 / 3x13 / 3x18 then next workout 3x9 etc, rinse and repeat. Once 3x top target is achieved then load will be increased

Warm up (Shoulder health)

• Lu Raises - 3kgs x 15

• Front Raises - 3kgs x 15

• Rear Raises - 3kgs x 15


Chest, Shoulders, Triceps & Abs

• Plate Loaded Chest Press (3x 8-10) - 80kgs x 10, 10, 9

• BB Incline Press (3x 8-10) - 42.5kgs x 10, 10, 9

• Viking Press (3x 8-10) - 35kgs x 10, 10, 10

• DB Single Arm OH Tricep Extension (3x 13-15) - 10kgs x 15, 15, 15

• DB OH Tricep Extension (3x 13-15) - 20kgs x 15, 15, 15

Ab Crunch Machine to the left (3x 8-10) - 15kgs x 10, 10, 10

Ab Crunch Machine to the right (3x 8-10) - 15kgs x 10, 10, 10

Ab Crunch Machine (3x 8-10) - 15kgs x 10, 10, 10
 
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