W2D1 Reload
Pull ups
+10x6x3
+0x32 total
Squat
35x6
85x5
115x2
130x5x5
Press
35x6
50x5x5
Dragon flags 8,9,8 (very slow, should make these harder somehow)
150 cal assault bike 18:20
Lately I’ve been devouring a lot of Dan John writing and videos again. I enjoy listening to his workshops while on the bike. I really do need to give some of his programs a go sometime.
From my experience with art a lot of the struggle stems from the gap in what oneself perceives to be good, i. e. one’s own creations don’t meet what oneself perceives as good and that toggles between being fuel for improvement and a fuel for self-loathing and disgust. And struggles with identity, primarily who am I as a creator? What is my voice? What am I trying to say? Am I trying to say anything? And how am I saying it?
There are some parallels to be drawn there, perhaps. What training style appeals to me and what does my body allow me to do. And, what one’s absolute/relative measures of strength are in relation to what one aspires for is very much the gap problem.
Did you mean “image” rather than “self-image”?
Attitudes can be infectious but if you feel like you need to spill vitriol and that’ll serve as release for you more so than trap you in that pattern of expression I’d like to highlight the dangers of self-censorship because of how it may affect others. Definitely a situation where your tangible needs outweigh potential negative outcomes for others. If someone else adopts a negative attitude by reading negativity through osmosis they should decrease their screen time and the onus isn’t on you to protect them.
I write all this because the only person I know that reads your posts as expressions of a whiner is, well, you.
No one likes seeing someone else being down on themselves. My log has accrued more than a year of existence and isn’t sunshine and roses. I’d resent it if me sharing bad things there had anyone else omit anything from what they themselves write in their log. Because if they did, my actions are blocking them from sharing something I assume they aren’t sharing with any part of their world (digital or otherwise) in any other way.
I don’t disagree with that.
I’m echoing myself yet again here… my issue with strength training is the lack of quantitative progress over several years more than anything. I’ve not had such experiences in other hobbies, regardless of how quantitative or qualitative they are. I feel like I’m going in circles again on this so leaving it at that.
Yes, you’re right. Long week.
I also don’t disagree with this. I suppose I don’t know if self-censorship helps or not.
I’m sure there’s someone here who thinks I’m a whiner because I rambled on about trying X, Y, and Z for years but for some reason can’t make progress beyond baby numbers. And while that is that person’s problem, I can’t help but acknowledge that everyone who logs here has worked hard and for a long time at this without things necessarily coming easily. I don’t want to discredit anyone else’s struggles by making it seem like I’m a special snowflake or some more “worthy victim.”
Feel free to notice that my numbers at the start of my log are very much comparable to my numbers now ^^
I disagree
Whiners complain about problems but never put in effort. There is more than enough evidence on this log that this is not the case by any stretch of the imagination
Yeah, I’m glad I’m not that person who complains about things but puts in zero work. That persona might be the most ridiculed on training forums. However, as @Koestrizer mentioned earlier, perhaps I don’t work hard enough. Hard to believe that’s the case, but of course there are dozens of people here that have been at this much longer than I have and are more dedicated on a day-to-day basis.
Wait… what? I did not state that at all. Or at least I didn’t mean to
Sorry, might have misinterpreted this post.
I meant to write on perspective and individual progress but I see now that I worded that kind of weirdly.
I did not mean to suggest you don’t train hard enough at all.
No worries. It’s not the first time something has been misinterpreted on the Internet.
Reload W2D2
Bench
35x8
60x5
75x3
87.5x5x5
Deadlift
125x5
145x2
160x5x5
SA BB Row
+52.5x12,8
+45x11
Dips
+10x10,7,8
+0x11,11
100 band pull aparts
I think I might have done a 6th set of bench. I wasn’t sure if I had already done 5, so I did another just in case. I think the 10 weighted dips was a PR. I should have filmed it to check if I cheated any of the reps, but these are feeling easier now so I don’t entirely doubt it.
I almost forgot I joined the T-ransformation challenge. I should take a full body pic, but it’s also been so cold here that I’m bundled up all the time. There’s still a decent chunk of time left. I’ve been feeling a little better by removing one of my conditioning sessions. Full body programs usually make me feel more beat up in the long run, but it’s too early to tell there. Maybe my body is thanking me for less stress because, though certainly not unflexed, I am a bit leaner than I thought I would be at this point.
Really enjoyed this talk yesterday. Dan gives loads of interesting things to contemplate. I liked when he discussed pleasure and pain, not only regarding reaching your goals and not reaching your goals, respectively, but also vice-versa. He encourages you to think about “bad wins” and “good losses” in your life.
You mentioned on @Voxel 's log that you make your own kraut. That’s AWESOME!!!
I recently started a batch of fermented dandelion greens that’ll be good in a month. It has a “mother” now, and the bubbles are so cool
You’re looking great!
Can only agree
Indeed. It’s a log. Like life, you have bad training days. But training is more than numbers. It’s what you eat, you sleep, you feel… If you have a shitty moment in your life of course it will have an incidence on your training. I don’t care putting here both my bad and good moments, because they both are part of life and training.
Also you look good! And since we’re the internet and all, I’m pretty sure people wouldn’t say things they don’t think or such, because you know, we’re all strangers on a forum and we don’t care ahahah
I have such simple tastes that I’ve only tried making basic kraut and giardiniera. I should definitely try something more “out there” soon. It’s definitely cool to watch the ferment transform over time.
It has a “mother” now!
I did dandelion greens because it’s what I used in China. Very lucky to find a farmer’s market that sold it
2/16
100 cal assault bike 11:55
40 band pull aparts
2/17
W2D3 Reload
57 pull ups
Press
35x6
50x3
55x5x5
Squat
35x7
85x5
110x5x5
52 pushups
100+ band pull aparts
2/18
W2D4 Reload
Deadlift
125x5
145x3
175x2
190x5x5 (belted, double overhand, no chalk)
Bench
35x7
55x5
75x5x5
Standing ab wheel progression 15,9,15
BB Curl 50x14,10,9
50 band pull aparts
Tabata assault bike 40.3 cal
W3D1 Reload
54 pull ups
3x3 jumps
Squat
35x6
85x5
115x2
135x5x5
Press
35x6
50x5x5
Standing ab wheel progression 10,10,10 (making these harder by going slower)
75 band pull aparts
140 cal assault bike 17:08 (still listening to lots of Dan John to pass the time here)
The squats didn’t look great as usual but I think on video I look more confident on the descent with a weight that usually scares me. I guess I should be pleased about that since I’m not super heavy right now. Breaking in my belt is going well.
I’m not sure how I feel about this group’s sound transitioning to something that belongs on a FIFA video game soundtrack, but I must admit I’ve been playing it a lot while lifting lately:
And it was finally warm enough to not have to bundle up in long pants and a sweatshirt to lift today. There isn’t tons of snow here but definitely more than I’ve experienced in a couple years.
Or Burnout!
Maybe you’d like this despite being a bit more upbeat
Most of what I have that’s similar to your post has less clean vocals and I don’t know if that’s your vibe
Not a bad rec! But also not really my type.
