Nope, about as far down in the south west as you can be (about 4 hours drive away). You coming to the UK?
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Got tagged for a work trip, land in London Saturday then spending the week in Portsmouth. Was wondering if ya were close enough we could arrange something, shame. If I’m ever just vacationing in the area, we should try to grab a lift or dinner sometime.
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19/09/25 - 195
Gs1:
Weight chins: 20kg x 3 x 4 sets
Overhead press: 50, 55, 57.5, 50kg x 8
Banded palloff press x 8 e/s x 4 sets
Gs2:
Chins: 12, 10,
Split jerk: 50, 60
Banded palloff press x 8 e/s x 4 sets
Gs3:
Arnold press: 20kg x 8 x 3 sets
Banded Tri ext: 12 x 3 sets
Face pull: 12 x 3 sets
Good work tonight, usual story getting myself to the gym, I won’t rehash that again, but particularly liked this:
Hit more weight on the first giant set but it didn’t appear 60 would have been there, so called it there and hit 50 again just to get all 4 sets in this week. The chins were decent but ate in to my ability to hit reps on GS2, but that’s all good, means I hit them hard enough, but they felt great on the weight reps.
Palloffs and split jerks were both new moves for me, liked them both actually, although I guess my split jerk form is abysmal:
Arnold presses suck, I think in a good way, but I’m really not sure.
That’d be awesome, if you do, hit me up here and I’ll give you personal email address so you can look at the area (it’s a very picturesque coastal spot, with a lot of hikes, surf one coast and calm water sports the other - both within 30 mins drive of each other) - plus you’d get to lift with me and eat steak (or fish and chips - Britain’s main speciality).
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If I was “on a wagon”, I had a weekend where I didn’t exactly fall off… More like flipped it over, set light to it and made smores on the burning wreckage, I blame mother:
I basically spent the last 3 days eating like diabetes was my goal.
Not sure “just having a little bit” works for me, I’m an abstainer not a moderator (hence not drinking at all for the last 12+ years), I probably should have learned this lesson 39.
I need to go shopping, unfortunately p-ss poor preparation = p-ss poor performance.
I’ve ordered berberine and a cgm. Let’s try not to get an entirely preventable but debilitating illness.
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23/09/25
LP W1 W2 D7
GS1:
Broad jumps: 4 x 4 sets
SSB squat to box: 80, 100, 110, 120kg x 8
Reverse bandy twisty things: 8 e/s x 4 sets
GS2:
Paused SSB*: 60, 65, 70kg
GHR: 8 x 3 sets
Rbtt: 8 e/s x 3 sets
Finisher:
Bulgarian SS: 10kg DBs x 5 e/s
EMOM x 10 rounds
Better than last week; expected, expect the DOMs to be the same because:
*3-4 seconds timed pauses, between the slow descent, the long pause and the trying to catch a breath between reps, these were 2 minute long. Seriously didn’t expect the torture that this would be, made sure not to rest at the bottom position (not allowing hammies to touch calves).
Sweat absolutely pouring and I came out to the garage cold, hoodie on and not taken off until the main work. 1 more week of 8’s, thank goodness for that, but then it starts ramping up quickly with the weight!
That’s all just the sweat from the BSS - they weren’t even heavy! Glad I don’t share this gym!
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In your efforts to raise your son, I see you’re doing a lot to push him towards a righteous path and I commend it.
Are you also pushing him towards having an edge?
I’m not the person to discuss biblical topics with, but I liked Jordan Peterson’s take on the saying “the meek shall inherit the earth” and then went on to describe meek in a more appropriate translation… meaning “those with great power who choose not to use it”, or something to that effect.
I’m a firm believer that men need to be dangerous, and I believe this mentality needs to be instilled young. Its hard to flip that switch later on in life, IMO.
Also, ladies like men that have an edge… and I think you are aware how challenging it is for young boys to be successful with women these days.
I’m happy to discuss offline, im only posting here because your log seems to have a lot of the forum Dads and im also interested to hear their opinions, if they are different than mine.
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Can you expand on this? Didn’t want to fill up the other log with my question.
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Meant to move that to my log. Please respond there.
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Happy to keep that discussion here, I’ve got some thoughts on it, will reply when I get some time!
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I would change this to men need to be capable and willing to protect those who need help. My son is 12 and when he is interested and able to focus (his ADHD and ODD means this isn’t all the time) I like to spend time with him doing physical tasks, and teaching him how things work.
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I’m no Biblical scholar, but I am a Jesus-follower, and I find no contradiction between His teachings and this idea—I’ve tried to implement it in my own life, and I’m certainly trying to instill this in my son (and even in my daughter, to a certain degree) as well.
Somewhat related, I also like “Speak softly and carry a big stick” as a guiding principle in life.
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I would suggest that this is itself a dangerous idea (in exactly the way I read @anon6371718’s comment).
Well said!
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Yes. I agree with this. If that is what is meant by dangerous. I believe as a woman and mother it is important to me to have a mate who is capable of defending/ protecting me and my children should that situation arise. I believe that is something that we are passing to our boys. It’s one of the reasons that we encouraged them to be in wrestling and to get into lifting. It is important to know how to handle yourself. But I also believe that we are teaching them that there is more than one way to protect. Physicality isn’t the only way, nor do I believe is should necessarily be the first move. I would stray from dangerous. I don’t know that I would ever categorize my husband as dangerous. Nor would I want to. But I would very easily call him capable and intimidating. I never feel that I am unprotected in his presence.
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So yes. As a woman I would say I find the ability to protect attractive. But I believe that HOW you carry that big stick is important.
Edit: For clarity, this is only one thing that I would say is important in a mate, and not necessarily the most important. At least not to me.
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I meant from the standpoint that a Cane Corso is dangerous just by existing.
Will it attack you for no reason?
Will it attack you because you came too close to its’ puppies?
Maybe
… so its probably a good call to give it a wide berth and not to fuck with it, right?
I believe all men should be like this.
When you apply morality to it, then you can use it for good.
But applying morality to a yorkie doesn’t matter a whole fuckin lot, if you know what I mean?
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I see capable as more than just someone who can defend the home. I see my role in the family as provider and protector. Under provider sits a broad range of things not just financial.
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Interesting analogy, I had to actually google that dog breed as I had no idea what it was. It is interesting that you seem to attribute being dangerous with physical size / attributes. In reality some of the most dangerous people I know wouldn’t stand out on a room of average people.
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I dont like people fucking with me.
When I was fat, people fucked with me.
When I was skinny, people fucked with me.
I dont get fucked with a whole lot now.
Sometimes showing that you’re carrying a big stick is a better deterrent than having to use it.
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I don’t disagree with this as an overall idea. Obviously other peoples experience will be different and that in term will generate a slightly different view point. Growing up I was always the small kid, youngest for my year and always pretty skinny. My dad is a big guy (6ft 3 and 120KG in his prime) but my mum is 5 ft 2 and it seems I go more of her genes that his, unlucky for me. Whilst I was the small kid what I lacked in size and stature I made up for with intensity and stubbornness. I never had an issue with people ‘fucking with me’ as you put it. My best friend was the big kid like way bigger than most kids and even as an adult and proper unit. When we went out drinking he would always have people trying to fk with him and I got into more than a few fights trying to persuade people to politely leave. In me experience big people draw attention and people like to challenge them, so looking dangerous doesn’t always mean you don’t have to show you can walk the walk. Luckily for my mate looking dangerous also meant he really was really dangerous.
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