A page or two back in this thread I was the guy whose Schedule A plan did not get the expected recomposition results probably due to 100% wrong recovery factors and my overbalanced leg vs arm strength.
Another question. I’m getting the work done in 20 minutes and trying to get another set every week. So next week is week 4 and I should be up to 10 sets. If this starts to feel like a metcon workout do I rest longer and do 10 sets in more than 20 minutes? Or better to try and push for 10 in 20...
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Now I tried Schedule C betting that swings could use my leg strength as an asset.
Apparently that was a good bet. I read this whole thread during my first EM run through and do not recall anyone reporting on results from Schedule C. Perhaps it is time for Schedule C to become more popular.
I used to catch myself with poor posture sometimes, even after previous years of S&S-type swings that never used a 10rm. Since four weeks into Schedule C I catch myself all the time with good posture. Is it because the super-heavy swings add so much to the back or is it the chest to bar chinups? Regardless, it is a nice effect.
I was experimenting with adding calories this time and accepted the fact that I gained half an inch on my waist. In a single day of going from calorie restriction to maintenance that happens anyway and is not a big deal. Considering the posture change, I actually look leaner but wouldn't have minded some recomposition.
My dip rep count also remained at ten. A part of the stagnant dip reps could have been due to difficulty from over-aggressive RPE misjudgements that I really did not figure out until the last few weeks, and my body went from 180 to 185lbs too. However there is no doubt that Schedule C works because I gained 5/8" on my chest and 1/8" on each arm.
That was not flab and I didn't need tape to see growth. While getting in my Easy Muscle Schedule C swings I had the unusual opportunity to be near a mirror and shirtless. While swinging in this particular lighting I saw what I thought were instant tribal tattoos on my arms and chest. I took a moment to realize these "tattoos" were the shadows from my muscles and vascularity. That was awesome and the kind of hypertrophy I hoped for.
Now I have considerations to make for the future. I can max out my current T-handle's weight to 150lbs for 13 good swings but the spin lock on the handle is dangerously close to the end and I'd obsess about tightening it after every set. There is not even enough room to completely add a spring collar below the spin lock.
Or I could continue Schedule C with my 32kg in one hand with the T-handle in the other. Switching sides each set is no big deal but the hinge is shallower to accommodate the width of the T-handle's plates.
It might be most appealing to keep my leg strength by subbing the clean and press with a snatch and press with my 24kg+16kg, which is doable. The Sig Klein challenge seems like a reasonable goal now. I built my press as an EM warm up and if I can press I somehow feel like I should press - especially since I can do much more than when I did Schedule A the first time. But snatch pressing isn't in the EM book officially.
This kind of choice is a good problem to have. A simpler exercise block will be best for a few weeks before my next Easy Muscle run. Whether I switch to snatch pressing in Schedule B or doubles in C, leave no doubt that Schedule C with a T-handle was a powerful thing. Thank you
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