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Meal 1 = milk and protein powder = 275cals - 35p, 14c, 10f
Meal 2 = milk and protein powder = 275cals - 35p, 14c, 10f
Meal 3 = Pre Workout shake - whole milk + protein powder + 10g creatine = 276cals, 35p, 14c, 10f
Workout:
8x50kg - db deadlifts
8x50kg - db shrugs
6x50kg - flat db presses
8x50kg - one arm db rows
5x50kg - incline db presses
Hiit cardio - 5 mins warmup /5 mins 20-10sec /5 mins cool down
Meal 4 - Post workout shake - whole milk + protein powder + 10g creatine = 276cals, 35p, 14c, 10f
Snack - wine gums = 319cals - 5p, 73c, 0f
Meal 5 - spaghetti bolognese = 522cals - 45p, 58c, 12f
daily totals = 2007cals, 191p, 191c, 55f
This workout felt pretty good, the change from decline to flat db press worked great and i didn't get any pain in my shoulder/pec area during the lifts

i also lifted 1 rep more in flat than i did in decline last workout, my technique in the lift was much better than decline too

but strength is still stalled on incline

i keep thinking about periodizing the weight, to see if can help me break this plateau on presses, but i want to keep as many variables steady as possible. In this workout i changed the movement from decline to flat, i have also increased my creatine intake from 5g pre and post workout to 10g pre and post to see if it can help.
i want to give these changes a chance before i periodize.
if/when i do, it will be a simple zigzag of load i.e. reduce the weight by 10-20% and increase back up every workout by 5%. this break would hopefully allow my CNS some rest and hopefully help me break this weight.
This is purely a strength/ego thing though and nothing to do with hypetrophy. These workouts will be more than enough to keep any mass i have already while in caloric deficit. Also trying to increase strength while on low calories and lots of cardio is very very hard. i do like to challenge myself though and i have set the target of 60kg for all lifts ( its all my db's will hold ). I may have to contend with 50kg or maybe even less until i am back eating more calories - we shall have to wait and see.