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Darkhorse · 10-10-2005, 12:38 AM

10/8- Upper 2
Third Serving of Gakic

I felt like shit, having just woke up and drove to the gym with my eyes half closed. Today, I decided to decrease the rest periods for the hell of it. SO..
-flat bench: 310 (5x5) I took 100 seconds rest between sets vs. 2-2.5 minutes as before. Made all reps.
-standing military: 165 (5x5) Took only 90 seconds between sets vs. 120 seconds as previous. Still hit every rep strict...Strict as in absolutely no push presses. I could've went heavier, but I got scared after all the flat presses. :(

I never used that short of rest before. I usually was cognizant of the time, but I didn't care before if it was 1 minute, 2, or even 3 minutes...So long as I killed the log book weight. Was it the Gakic? Who knows!

Saturday: DFHT LOADING
Flat Bench: (5x5) 310
Board Press: n/a
Standing Military: (5x5) 165
Weighted Dips: (2x12) 40
Pulldowns: (4x10-12) 240 (2x12)[wide grip], 250 (2x10)[med. grip]
(1 hand)Rev. Press: (3x12) 80
Barbell Curls: (3x12) 125

There's absolutely no way to tell whether I just merely gained a higher fitness level from this killer routine, or if it was the Gakic helping....I'll know when I'm through with the bottle. I've been using Dual Factor Training for over 10 total weeks now. I blasted through Bill Starr's 5x5 training (volume, deload, intensity phases) and now am on DFHT. The goal of dual factor, of course is to increase your fitness level through loading and unloading phases. I'm not going in depth with this since there is a sticky made in the training forum.

I bring this up because it's of course relevant. My fitness level has increased, however, this week marks my third week of DFHT loading. Next week is my deload week. Basically, this means that I've been training for the past couple of weeks with a back-breaking amount of volume. My goal is to accumulate fatigue to the point of me slightly "over-reaching". SO, this week is supposed to be my hardest week of lifting. I really feel like shit! By me getting more reps than usual tells me that the Gakic does in fact help....To a slight degree.