No typo! It’s a common German phrase (well the translation obv.) I just didn’t know if it was known in English or not.
Fresh warm bread with butter is amazing!
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Week 4: Day 1
Pistols: 3x12/side-11lb paint can
3x(12 shrimp squats -11lbs+12 pistols)/side
RDL: 5x5/side-45lb KB
- a bit sore going in, but not feeling too bad, pistols went quite smooth and I actually only took 1min rests… guess it’s time to add some tempo
shrimp squats were TERRIBLE, good pump though, RDLs not bad- struggled with balance a bit, worked glutes
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Or time to upgrade from your paint can to your kettlebell? Held in goblet position
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Or just balanced on top of her head like a boss.
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I only have 25 and 45lb kbs- they’re too heavy for weighted “volume work” just yet 
You’re already at 12 reps with 11 lbs. Going up to 25 lbs is not too much of a jump.
You can always start by performing them off the ledge of a box as you progress. That allows your other leg to hang down a bit instead of being in full hip flexion.
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I can do the 25 for 7 reps( for my “heavy days”) but I also want to incorporate some higher rep stuff (12-15 range) to get a slightly different stimulus
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For time: (25swings+25burpees+24swings+ 24 burpees +…1swing+1burpee)-33:05
2x(10rows/side-25lbs+1min plank
@dagill2 it was fun and intense, I kind of just zoned out after the round of 24 . Hardest part was my shoulders on the burpees
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Week 4: day2
Pistols: 5x(1-45lbs+6-25lbs)/side
kB press: 2x(6/side down to 3/side)
2ish mile easy run
- felt pretty crap and needed loooong rests between sets, run felt good
Later:
Rdl: 3x10/side-45lbs
Weekly checkin
Weight: 42.3kg 
Luckily Not looking too crap, digestion off
@Voxel I think the weekly gatherings are taking a toll. It’s been 4 days and I’m still up a kilo. My mom’s convinced I’ve lost weight though
Which of your goals does this work against?
Well, I’ve been averaging the “same” calorie count I’d been eating back a school (even accounting for the cheats), which means my accountability is off and that’s quite concerning for the future when I’m not trying to gain
So your answer is that its counter to your goal of staying disciplined?
But you’ve planned for it to happen, it isn’t happening by accident, so by definition you’re being disciplined by following the plan.
I’m not just saying this to justify anything or to be clever with words, I genuinely think you’re operating from instinct rather than in a goal oriented way here.
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My concern is that according to my tracking, I’m not eating more, but I’m gaining weight faster
And again, what goal is this hurting? Do you have a clear idea of what your goals are?
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At the moment, it’s helping my goal of gaining mass, but it’s hurting my long term goal of developing habits/not getting fat
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I can’t see any additional fat in your most recent picture compared to the last 20-30 of them.
Also, I think it will help you develop habits and not get fat in the future to have more muscle mass and to allow yourself to eat enough to be healthy and support your activity levels. Muscle will help you burn fat and allows you to hold more fat while still looking good.
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Respectfully disagree. Planning for days in which you don’t exercise monk-like abstinence is a very healthy, useful habit. Planning family time, down time etc. Likewise.
I understand the instinct here, but I reject the conclusion. In the same way that me adding 20kg to my bench last year doesn’t mean that in 14 years I’ll be beating Julius Maddoxs lifts. You adding a kilo or two bodyweight now doesn’t mean you will eventually get fat.
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I have nothing of value to add to the current discourse, I just wanted to acknowledge I saw your @ and I’m not ignoring you.
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I genuinely don’t understand why you spend so much time living in the future vs the present.
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