Cool! Didn’t know they were still a thing.
Its just Ben Gibbard, right? Which name do they actually use?
Death Cab are very much still a thing; they released a new album a couple months ago. Next year’s tour will celebrate the 20th anniversary of both epic records from 2003 – Transatlanticism and Give Up. The Postal Service are otherwise inactive.
I would laugh if Ben Gibbard were announced as an opener.
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At the very least I did not have to fight tooth and nail against Ticketmaster today for Death Cab/Postal Service tickets
Nice! I got tickets after about 20 min of clicking, going to meet up with friends at one of the two Midwest shows
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12/18
10-minute goblet squat AMRAP: 20kgx106
Yesterday I walked 35k steps.
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12/19
VDIP W8D3
Pullups 10,8,6,8
Press 65x3x4
BtN press 50x3x7
Dips +15x15,14,12,10
5x20 BPA
I dragged myself through this. The caloric deficit is catching up to me, and I could mentally be doing a lot better.
Anyway, this program is becoming a bit stale after two months, so I am considering switching it to three days with mostly calisthenics as assistance work for a little while until next month when I likely shift gears either to maintenance or a caloric surplus because I took some photos today and think that fat loss isn’t in my best interest anymore. As always, looking the same as usual – very DYEL except maybe my back – after I do this. The ninth hole on my lifting belt is the new normal at least. I still don’t know which program I will do next, but I have time to think about it.
I’m also experiencing some digestive issues again and have started since a few days ago to eat strictly low FODMAP for the foreseeable future. So, that’s fun.
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I imagine some flexed/pumped photos from the front would tell a different story than that one picture is telling.
In any case, you are looking great and your back is super impressive!
RIP
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Your back is amazing! Traps and delts are saying hello as well. Looking good!
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Hard disagree
Oof
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time for some bodybuilding.
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FIFY, haha!
@Bagsy - Your back is cut up and your shoulders are popping—looking good!
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Deep Water might be calling my name again, but I am also curious to try something different. Maybe MMS. A six-week program will suit me logistically. We’ll see.
At this point I’m just trying to release myself from the grasp of 2022, sort of like this:
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12/20
Three-mile run 23:36
Rough
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12/21
VDIP W8D4
Deadlift 215x3x3
Push press 70x3x7
BB curl 35x31
Pushups 11,9,10,10,12
Hilly four-mile run 32:57
Dragging myself mentally and physically. A cold front is approaching, so I probably will not run again until next week.
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12/23
VDIP W9D1
Pullups 9,8,8+1,8
Bench 102.5x5(PR),3,3
Front squat 105x3x8
Belt squat +30x17,15,21
Pushups 11,12,12,12
4x25 BPA
I actually woke up with quad DOMS after walking 25k steps in the bitter cold yesterday. It’s like free bloodflow restriction training.
Took a slightly better front photo today.
But I still need to put on muscle, as always. I think I will run Deep Water in a couple of weeks. Aside from a few days away for a conference in February, I have a decent enough chunk of time to invest a little bit more in training.
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12/24
30s 24kg swings/30s six-count burpees: 20 rounds
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Have you ever done a slow reintroduction to help pinpoint the culrpit(s) and/or dose(s) of the misery? If not, it might be worth trying - because a full-on low FODMAP life would be a total fun-suck.
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Honestly, it’s not very different from my normal diet. The only changes I have had to make are refraining from Greek yogurt (boo), replacing some vegetables with lower FODMAP options, and substituting my tea’s “zero-cal” sweetener with maple syrup (despite the former being allegedly safe). Things are a little better now, so I’ll see about reintroducing things a little later.
Edit: Also stopped consuming chia seeds, which I also suspect may have been causing issues for some reason.
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12/25
23k steps today. I prepared beef tongue to bring to a Christmas celebration with my friends.
It was a nice way to distract myself from my current rough patch.
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Is it erythritol or saccharin or something else? I use some artificial sweeteners and have… digestive issues… also consume lots of greek yogurt though lol
That sweetener supposedly contains only dextrose and stevia, so no common offender like erythritol.
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