09-15-2017, 05:07 PM
I've just finished my second blast of FT.
Initially I started off with Tier 2 and ran this for 5 weeks until I showed signs of over reaching so I immediately started an 2 week Intensive Cruise.
This time around I bumped up to Tier 3 and have just finished week 4.
My split is:
Sat: Upper Load
Sun: Rest
Mon: Lower Load
Tues: Rest
Wed: Upper MR
Thurs: Lower MR
Fri: Rest
Because I work predominantly night shifts (8 days on, 6 days off) my sleeping patterns can be all over the place as sometimes I get called into work outside of my normal working hours/days. These last 2 weeks in particular have been a nightmare sleep wise.
Anyway. I've noticed this past week that my knees and left elbow are getting really sore. I monitor my resting heart rate every morning and it's not elevated. This morning I really struggled to get out of bed and felt like I'd been hit over the head with a sledge hammer. I haven't noticed reduced performance in the gym yet, although on my last round of Barbell Squat loading sets I stayed @ 315lbs x 8 (on my first NTF workset) and wasn't able to beat that without breaking form. Other than that everything else is going gangbusters.
Basically I'm feeling that I'm starting to over reach and think it might be prudent to drop straight into a Intensive Cruise. With that said I've read some posts on the forum and re-read Scott's FT manual which mentions several options to try and extend a blast to reach the 6 week mark. For example, (1) dropping down a tier to Tier #2, (2) Stay on the same Tier but eliminate Pump Sets or (3) switch to the Family Man 3 day per week schedule. I'm coming up on a run of days off work so it will be easier to hopefully get back on track sleep-wise but it might be to late to get me back in track with this blast??
For those who have experienced this situation what option/s did you take and would you do the same again? Should I try and extend this blast for another 2 weeks or should I just drop straight into an Intensive Cruise.
Cheers
Initially I started off with Tier 2 and ran this for 5 weeks until I showed signs of over reaching so I immediately started an 2 week Intensive Cruise.
This time around I bumped up to Tier 3 and have just finished week 4.
My split is:
Sat: Upper Load
Sun: Rest
Mon: Lower Load
Tues: Rest
Wed: Upper MR
Thurs: Lower MR
Fri: Rest
Because I work predominantly night shifts (8 days on, 6 days off) my sleeping patterns can be all over the place as sometimes I get called into work outside of my normal working hours/days. These last 2 weeks in particular have been a nightmare sleep wise.
Anyway. I've noticed this past week that my knees and left elbow are getting really sore. I monitor my resting heart rate every morning and it's not elevated. This morning I really struggled to get out of bed and felt like I'd been hit over the head with a sledge hammer. I haven't noticed reduced performance in the gym yet, although on my last round of Barbell Squat loading sets I stayed @ 315lbs x 8 (on my first NTF workset) and wasn't able to beat that without breaking form. Other than that everything else is going gangbusters.
Basically I'm feeling that I'm starting to over reach and think it might be prudent to drop straight into a Intensive Cruise. With that said I've read some posts on the forum and re-read Scott's FT manual which mentions several options to try and extend a blast to reach the 6 week mark. For example, (1) dropping down a tier to Tier #2, (2) Stay on the same Tier but eliminate Pump Sets or (3) switch to the Family Man 3 day per week schedule. I'm coming up on a run of days off work so it will be easier to hopefully get back on track sleep-wise but it might be to late to get me back in track with this blast??
For those who have experienced this situation what option/s did you take and would you do the same again? Should I try and extend this blast for another 2 weeks or should I just drop straight into an Intensive Cruise.
Cheers