Lift heavy. Eat well. Sleep more. Notes from an ordinary lifter: programs, numbers, food and what went wrong.
Squat up 25 lb, bench up 15 lb, deadlift stuck. Here is the honest breakdown.
Sep 14, 2026 · 7 min read ProgramsThe exact routine I wish I had started with. Six days, about an hour each.
Jul 2, 2026 · 6 min read NutritionFive lunches, roughly 45 g of protein each, two hours on Sunday.
Apr 20, 2026 · 5 min read MobilityTen minutes of ankle work a day did more than a year of trying to sit back further.
Feb 8, 2026 · 4 min read ConditioningThree 40-minute sessions a week on the bike. My resting heart rate dropped 6 bpm.
Nov 30, 2025 · 5 min read