I call it splurging or treating myself. I also justify it by telling myself that if I really overdo it, then my body goes into overdrive to digest everything and can even overshoot my normal metabolism, thus resulting in an overall deficit… Or something like that.
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There’s nothing to justify, not even to myself.
This is the big thing. If we have to justify, something is wrong. If we have to “cheat”, something is wrong. We can just eat.
In fact, there’s a book about that
I’ve heard good things about it from Dan John.
But yeah, it’s amazing how long we live before we figure out our relationship with food.
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Monday - 07 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1910-1930 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Done!
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Tuesday - 10 February 2026
Workout: Conditioning + calves, 1425-1455 (30 minutes)
Standing calf raise - BW - 3 minutes
Reps: 119
Tabata burpee - 8x(20 on/10 off)
Reps: 8x5 (40 total)
EMOM - 15 minutes
Cluster - 115 lbs - 3
Hard today, but not disappointingly so—though I will say: My left shoulder is achy and the press part of the clusters could tell. I think I must’ve slept on it in a funny way or something.
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Tuesday - 10 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1920-1940 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Done!
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Wednesday - 11 February 2026
Workout: Bench + squat, 0910-1010 (60 minutes)
Jumps/“throws”
Begin: 0917; End: 1001; Duration: 44 minutes
Squat - 210 lbs - 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Bench - 180x3, 205x3, 230x5, 195x3, 220x3, 245x5
T-bar row - 135 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Ab wheel - ramp (14) - 10, 10, 10
Arnold press - 2x35 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Upright row - 70 lbs - 10, 10
Neck flexion - 30 lbs - 10, 10
Skull crusher - 2x35 lbs - 10, 10
Assault bike - 5 minutes
Assistance totals:
Push - 50 reps
Pull - 50 reps
Single-leg/core - 50 reps
Main work in 27 minutes, supplemental in 13 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Mostly an unremarkable day.
Solid, but unremarkable.
My left shoulder is still touchy, but I didn’t become aware until the 5th set of bench press—and even then it didn’t impede anything. But here on the other side of all the work, it’s talking back a little. Ugh.
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Wednesday - 11 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1745-1805 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Dinner came early and was a bit rushed, but not so rushed as to have to skip this today—done!
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Honestly, these are the best kind of training days.
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@antiquity - Right you are, my friend!
The key is to string those together over days, weeks, and months.
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Thursday - 12 February 2026
Workout: Deadlift + press, 1710-1815 (65 minutes)
Jumps/“throws”
Begin: 1719; End: 1804; Duration: 45 minutes
Deadlift - 250x3, 285x3, 320x5, 270x3, 305x3, 340x5
Press - 100 lbs - 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
CS DB row - 2x60 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Decline DB press - 2x75 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Deficit reverse lunge - L/R - 2x45 lbs - 10, 10, 10
BB curl - 70 lbs - 10, 10
Rope pushdown - 40 lbs - 10, 10
Ab mat crunch - 10 lbs - 10, 10
Assault bike - 5 minutes
Assistance totals:
Push - 50 reps
Pull - 50 reps
Single-leg/core - 50 reps
Main work in 25 minutes, supplemental in 15 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Another intense Thursday fueled by caffeine and adrenaline!
I don’t actually like it when that’s how the day goes, but I will say everything felt light, Light, LIGHT—and I guess that’s better than the alternative? Straps on for the top set at 340 lbs—felt like I could’ve pulled that all day long.
Crushed the bike, too: 67+ calories in 5 minutes, which equals what I think is my PR. (I don’t actually track that, but apparently I pay enough attention to have a sense for it or something.)
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Thursday - 12 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 2045-2105 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Done! (That one’s especially for you, @EmilyQ.)
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That is a nice string of dead lift you put together. Always impressive.
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@Friedrich - Thanks, mi amigo! I was really pleased with how things went, particularly for a late-Thursday workout.
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Friday - 13 February 2026
Workout: Conditioning + calves, 1340-14010 (30 minutes)
Standing calf raise - BW - 3 minutes
Reps: 109
Tabata burpee - 8x(20 on/10 off)
Reps: 8x5 (40 total)
EMOM - 15 minutes
Cluster - 115 lbs - 3
My whole lower body was exhausted, but it was my lower back that was really screaming by the end of the EMOM—I think it was yesterday’s deadlifts that did me in.
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Friday - 13 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1705-1725 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
We’ve got a swim meet and a basketball game tonight, so it was a super-early dinner followed by a super-early ride.
I hate how inconsistent my meal timing has been lately, but I guess I’m getting it… Done!
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I mean, you really ARE. Awesome compliance to the plan!
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@EmilyQ - Thanks! I must be doing alright, because Mrs. SvenG told me I felt “skinny” yesterday—luckily I know what she means, so I’m taking that as a win for compliance!
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Saturday - 14 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 0930-0955 (25 minutes)
3 rounds of:
Pull-up (strict, various grips) - BW - 5
Push-up - 10
Air squat - 15
Assault bike - 15 minutes
With that out of the way, I just have “last Sunday’s” post-dinner ride to get in this evening, and then it’s on to Week 2!
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Saturday - 14 February 2026
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1935-1955 (20 minutes)
Assault bike - 15 minutes
Got 'em all in!
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Sunday - 15 February 2026
Workout: Squat + bench, 1025-1130 (65 minutes)
Jumps/“throws”
Begin: 1036; End: 1121; Duration: 45 minutes
Squat - 210x3, 240x3, 275x5, 225x3, 260x3, 290x5
Bench - 180 lbs - 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Arnold press - 2x35 lbs - 10, 10, 10
HLR - 10, 10, 10
Lat pulldown - 120 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Dip - 45 lbs - 10, 10
Neck extension - 30 lbs - 10, 10
EZ curl - 55 lbs - 10, 10
Assault bike - 5 minutes
Assistance totals:
Push - 50 reps
Pull - 50 reps
Single-leg/core - 50 reps
Main work in 20 minutes, supplemental in 18 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Squats were harder than I would’ve liked, but I legit think I’m carrying some fatigue there. Not sure why that would be, though.
Solid day, nonetheless.
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