ooooh nice.
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Thank you! You’re so right. I always wish that overhead work would be my friend, but alas it remains my nemesis. So these PRs are always a little nicer :^)
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3/14
Seven rounds 30s hard run:20s rest
3x20 BPA
SA KB press 12kgx12,11,11
Today sucked, and I needed to do something tonight to blow off some steam (yes, fight stress with stress). This morning I attended a training session to work with rodents, and I will simply say that it was not it for me. I don’t know how I am going to manage. My phone’s screen also decided to break randomly, and I’ve not yet found the time to set up the new device. Very #firstworldproblems here, but everything has been so much lately. Aghh.
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My partner studied ketosis in rats, really really didn’t like portions of it! Seemed very understandable from the descriptions
Feel that
Respect! My study will involve rats. They’re nicer than mice, which I had to handle this morning. I still very much doubt my ability though. Honestly, I’m a little traumatized. My friend asked me to watch her dog from Friday until Saturday night, and while I am hesitant about it for several reasons, I simply don’t want to think about animals right now 
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Watch. The. Dog.
I just asked her, to confirm, and she said it was both mice and rats. Also added “it made me a vegetarian” and “I had the weirdest dreams of my life that summer” lol
She’s normalish now though, so you’ll be alright
I think I “have to” because it’s an emergency. I would normally look forward to it, but yeah, there’s this, and I have to finish preparing a report for work, for a language exam, and to leave the country soon. I am going to lose sleep from this dog, and I might have to spend the night at my friend’s place instead. 
Oh jeez, definitely not encouraging me! Honestly, I think I’m going to have to tell my advisor that I cannot do it. It’s too repulsive. Seriously, I respect anyone who can handle rodents.
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3/15
AM
C2W2D1
4x7 pull-ups
Front squat 90x5,100x5,115x5,100x5x5
KB swing 25kgx50,30
PM
800m warm-up
Five hill sprints
800m cool-down
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3/16
C2W2D2
40 pull-ups
Push press 60x3,70x3,77.5x9,70x5x5
4x4 standing ab wheel
3x20 BPA
Dips 19,10,13
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3/18
Ran for 20 minutes to get a haircut and for another 20 minutes on the way home
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Take lots of photos, I’m jealous of the travels!
I can’t even fathom trying this, I’m pretty sure the hairdresser would quit before dealing with all of the sweat
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You know it!
It probably helped that it was 25 degrees when I left, so I did not sweat very much. I definitely would not run there during the summer though lol
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3/19
C2W2D3
5x8 pull-ups
Press 47.5x3,55x3,60x9,65x5
Deadlift 155x5,180x5,205x5
3x5 standing ab wheel
3x20 BPA
Goblet squat 23kgx20
4x10 push-ups
Everything felt heavy today.
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3/20
15-minute run en route to work + a few hill sprints
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3/22
5x8 pull-ups
6x10 push-ups
Front squat 125x5x3
Goblet squat 23kgx2x30
Hilly four-mile run 30:41
And that’s it for a while.
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You headed out for your trip?
Yep, leaving soon!
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Fantastic, I hope you have all of the fun!
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4/6
15-minute run
After a hellish time thanks to a delay spent yesterday at an American airport that shall not be named, I am back home. It’s been disorienting to say the least. I might even say that I am experiencing some culture shock here. I can’t express in words how amazing it was to feel so assimilated there. I’ll be in a good position to move abroad with my degree(s) and C2 German certificate. I still have a lot of work to do here, but it’s something on my mind.
Here are some (unedited) photos from the trip. Now that I have more free time, I want to edit all of my photos and set up a website to try selling prints, even I only make a few bucks.
Well, back to Real Life. I am happy to dive back into training and a normal routine, be in my own apartment, and see my friends, but that’s all. I got my heart rate up a little bit today, and it wasn’t too bad, but my feet hurt a bit. Walking 25-35k steps per day for two weeks can take its toll.
I’m going to start something new tomorrow. I’ve been reading some Tactical Barbell stuff recently and think I’ll give it a try.
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4/7
Operator W1D1
Pull-ups 5x5
Press 50x5x5
Front squat 100x4x5
Standing ab wheel 3x3
BPA 4x20
Push-ups 3x10
I’m definitely out of practice; everything except the press was heavy. That’s okay because I really needed a long break. My sleep schedule and appetite are also abnormal as expected. I’m a little bit leaner than when I left despite being detrained. Happy to lift stuff again! Conditioning tomorrow. I’m excited to see how I respond to TB.
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