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If I was actually hit by a bus – but … softly … so I could still walk away – that’s a lot of muscle and connective tissue damage to heal from.

You literally described “Strong Guy”’s origin story from the X-Men universe

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I loved this comic as a kid, and seeing you write this just was too good to pass up.

But in regards to that discussion: Dan John has many case studies demonstrating that we DON’T need to feel that way to make gains, we have many case studies of people that HAVE felt that way and made gains, and then we also have many case studies of people that have not made gains BECAUSE they felt that way. So you have 2 of the 3 possible outcomes there, with room to slot down into that first one if things don’t work out this way.

I’d look at other factors to help guide the path. For me, the most surefire sign that my hormones had tanked was “irritability”. And I used to think I knew what that meant until I for REAL had it, and then I “got it”. Irritability doesn’t mean upsetting things upset you: it means that the sound of your kid dropping a waterbottle on the floor makes you jump 3 feet in the air, a red light when you’re running late causes you to have a meltdown, and every conversation feels like a chore with everyone on the other end being an a-hole there to just ruin your day with their idiocy. As a man of a “certain age”, if, during the course of your training, you feel hit by a bus AND irritable, there’s a fair sign you’ve dipped too far into the well of fatigue. But if you are in a blissful state of “hit by a busness” (I get that: the post training euphoria), you may have found a sweet spot.

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Your comic-fu runs deep.

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Feeling less beat up.

I’m actually really familiar with that irritability, though , but I don’t have any of that going on, thankfully. Not for a long while.

I appreciate the detail and examples in that description. All of which have happened in some form or another.

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Wed evening session:

Dips: 5 + chain x 7 – matched the AM

Chins: chain x 3.5 – matched again

Negative dip: 5 + chain x 5 sec

Negative chin: 5 + chain x 7 sec

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Notes:

  • adding and removing a plate is annoying, so didn’t feel like doing it for the chin negative. Was harder. As it should be.
  • going to have to figure out a step to use for the chin negative. Jumping up with the weight probably isn’t going to be sustainable.
  • not exactly sure what the gym situation looks like where I’ll be staying. Dips and chins are easy to improvise, but not sure if there will be weight to work with.
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Hotel gym has a cable crossover machine with a pullup bar and some dumbbells. No good options for dips.

Friday sessions:

Chins: 5.5

then, several hours later

Chins: 5.5

Chin Negative: 10 sec

So that wasn’t a waste. Also the chains at home did make a difference because chest to the bar was easy.

May try to figure out dips in the room if the chairs are stable enough.

Also plenty of walking and playground stuff.

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Feeling much better from the “beat up” standpoint even after a bad and then mediocre night sleep.

Makes me think some of it is from the sghps, but most could be the Jeffersons. Right now those are still heavy in the connective tissue/joint stress.

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Edit: nope. Not with these chairs.

Edit 2: found a park to do dips.

Sat first session: 14.5 dips

Will try to make it back for a second session tonight. I have a backpack so I can add some weight.