This is what i get. If we compare labels between skim, 2%, and whole, we could figure out what those numbers really mean.
But this mootopia is special because it has fewer naturally occurring sugars. Lower carb.
so butter.
googled it only 80%.
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Heavy whipping cream (USA) is just fat. I assume its not a brick because it also contains water, but there are no carbs or protein. I suspect “cream” in europe has some actual milk in it. Last time i was in Europe i bought cream and it was similar to whole milk.
On this all important topic, 2% milk is about 6% fat on the nutritional label. So in my mind, this means that extra 4% is from fatty cow buttholes, or something else not milk related.
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Dude, you’re gonna make me run out of likes. Loving the sandbag, loving the squats, loving the “being that which does”. You’re living it.
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Thanks man. Means a lot.
This made my day. Nice work mate
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Thank you so much. All the support over the years has been great, and now I can finally squat what most of you can bench LOL! But seriously thank you. Can’t wait to cross the “3” off the list in my log title.
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Congrats!!!
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10/4 Tuesday
100lb bag: 20 throws over shoulder in 4:30
200lb bag: once to each shoulder.
Also attempted a crosswise pick. Lapped it eventually, hands kept slipping, but failed to bring it up. Sticking with longways.
And realized i basically curl it to my shoulder rather than clean it. Need to figure that out.
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10/5 Wednesday
Gym remodel has progressed, so access was limited but i did OK regardless. It is so nice to have a session without hard targets to hit.
Shoulder focus.
Standing strict press, 3x4x115 and 3x8x95
A few pullups in between
Machine chest press, 3x8 ish
Machine incline press, 1 set, didn’t like
Arnold presses, standing, 3x12x30lb that might be the money
Rear delt flyes, side raises, upright rows backtoback with the same set of dumbbells, 20s and 15s (2 sets). Was horrible.
Pec dec 1 set, delt Machine one set, didn’t like either.
No cables available so i tried a couple triceps machines. Didn’t like but did several sets anyway. Left elbow cranky from those.
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@Andrewgen_Receptors
Had a few minutes at the keyboard and wanted to get this down.
At 2:20 to 3:00 in this video, Bromley speaks to something I found really resonates with why I lift in the first place. It’s not all of it, but part of it.
You said the following, which I loved:
" 1. I lift to stand out.
2. Standing out allows more good things to gravitate my way.
3. Good things coming my way leads to more stress,
4. Which I deal with via lifting.
Rinse and repeat"
Bromley mentions the human feedback loop wherein having good posture causes you to see yourself differently, causes others to see you differently, ultimately elevating your status in REAL LIFE not just among gym bros or on IG or whatever.
I have had impostor syndrome basically my whole life. These days I’m at a pretty high level professionally, but I often feel like the youngest, uncoolest, un-worldly-est, etc guy in the room - even around people who I perhaps “outrank” to misuse a term.
And I feel like if I can be BIGGER I’ll look a bit more imposing, and subconsiously command a bit more respect, be taken more seriously. Really I think it’s about being worthy of my own self-respect.
I could go on, really at the end of the day, words are wind, I’m going to keep lifting, reasons and motivation be damned.
That being said once I hit these stupid arbitrary goals (closer now!) I do think I’ll back off the heavy stuff.
But setting these arbitrary goals, and striving for them, has taught me much. So I don’t regret a bit of it.
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Bromley makes a great point there, nothing to disagree with IMO.
Well, I can’t speak as to the difference in treatment between being ‘smaller’ and being ‘bigger’, I can certainly speak to the difference in treatment between being fat and >90% of people who lift. I was fat my whole life basically, and I thought it was normal for people not to look at you when you walk past them; it isn’t… I didn’t realize this until I was lean after boot camp, and much moreso now that I’m at 5’9, 220lb and ~15-18%BF. Being a meathead and looking like a meathead often lead to people underestimating your mental prowess, so if your industry (vague term) relies on brain power - it might not be hurting you any if you aren’t hyooge lol.
^For the record: I can confidently say that I prefer standing out. My wife frequently tells me that other ladies at the gym are staring… I don’t really notice it tbh.
I think this is more accurate… at least it’s certainly true for me.
I think this is quite true. Posture is widely undervalued and ignored, but it shouldn’t be. I remember watching an interview with career criminals and how they picked their targets… while many had ideal targets that met XYZ parameters, the most common response was “poor posture”. As in, they would specifically choose targets with poor posture and pass on potential targets with good posture.
More than this, you can look at any guy/girl with bad posture and you think “low self-esteem/respect”, and it likely isn’t mis-placed. People who are happy with themselves, or their lives, tend to show it in the way they carry themselves - both in posture and in personality.
Most goals are arbitrary IMO, but the results they bring usually is quite the opposite. It could be a dumb goal, but reaching it will likely give far greater long-term benefits than the goal itself.
Getting philosophical up in here!
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Yes sir, love it!
Didn’t realize you served. What years? I was Navy, 07-13.
I’m an engineer, so mental prowess is a big deal. Imagine if you had cancer and your doctor looked like Vin Diesel! Ha. But im at least a decade away from causing people to mistake me for a meathead, so no worries there!
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Awesome. Just Awesome. Im always so happy to see vets pursue meaningful civilian careers and thrive, and disappointed when i hear of them struggling to find a foothold in civillian life. Happy for you!
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@Cyrrex i used to do pullups constantly. In the navy i would challenge NUBs to a pullup contest to f@ck with them.
Haven’t put much focus on them since, especially with my history of elbow tendonitis.
But since i brought it up in your log, i knocked out a set. After rep 12 its pretty dicey, but im happy enough with the first 12 - thats 12 more than most Americans anyway, though i don’t know about danes.
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I mean, those were all good if you ask me.
And while Danes on average are probably better lifters in my anecdotal experience, I think it is still fair to say that not a lot of people are any good at pullups.
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10/7 Friday
W3D3, Deadlift/Back focus:
Take your medicine first.
Squat: 3x8x185
Deadlift: Sets of 5, top set was 315
Barbell rows: 10x10x135
The baby has been sick the past 3 nights, last night was especially hard and we barely slept. When I got out of bed my back was killing me. So I decided to take it a bit easier on the tonic squats - they’re not supposed to be hard on Fridays - and didn’t push the deads either. It was the right call.
The 10x10 rows, I’ve been planning on for a couple days. Glad I did it. Discovered that taking a wider grip takes some biceps out of it. I’ve never been comfortable or “grooved” with BB rows, so figured going all out like this would be a good jumpstart. I intend to feature them more regularly.
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10/8 Saturday
The tummy bug is making the rounds and 3 of the kids are sick. Its been a disaster. The unprecedented amounts of vomit and diarrhea i have cleaned up…
Needless to say my plans for a good sandbag session were foiled. But just for @simo74 i took the 200lb bag and shouldered it, and carried it down the driveway. And then back on the other shoulder.
Im convinced that i could get big and strong with that bag.
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It would be interesting to see what a month of specialisation using just sandbags and body weight stuff like push ups and squats would give in terms of results.
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