Hypertrophy Block 2018-01

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Overall I thought the hypertrophy block went really well. I liked the 4-days a
week programming and all the exercises meshed well together. The only exercises
I struggled with were the front squat and hip thrusts. The front squat was
challenging because I started to feel the elbow pain again in both arms. When
using the modified rack position with the straps the bar would constantly slip.
Finally, I switched to a crossed arm position which helped, but still put a lot
of pressure on my top-arm shoulder. I'll have to really work on my flexibility
to get into the traditional front-rack position so I can mitigate these issues.
The hip thrusts were hard because I couldn't find a good place at home to
balance my back on while doing the movement and I need some kind of pad to put
over the bar to reduce the pain of the bar resting on my hips. These should be
easy to mitigate, but I just didn't invest the time to figure it out this block.

Weight/diet wise I am off base from where I ended my massing cycle. I ended at
207 lbs and now I'm at 215 lbs. From a measurement perspective my waist went
from 35" to 38" with my chest remaining static at 39". I have not been careful
with my diet especially over the holidays so I'm going to have to follow the RP
Diet app to the letter and get back to maintenance weight around 207 lbs.