Dani's Rebel Log

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Got home late last night after our stand-up showcase… and then “slept in” till 4:30 am. So today’s workout was actually pretty productive given the circumstances.

Leg Press: 4 x 1-2 RIR

Warm-up of 50 unbroken reps with an unloaded sled. Only reason I mention this is because I’m considering bringing back the 100 unbroken reps challenge. That 3 minutes of torture made my legs look fantastic.

Hip Thrust: 3 x Failure

Added pauses at peak contraction and partials in the top-half of the range of motion in addition to full ROM.

Lying Leg Curl: 3 x 10

Went light with this because it didn’t feel quite right in the joints. And at this point in my life, not listening to my body is too big a risk.

Leg Extension: 1 minute on, 1 minute off for 4 sets (8 min)

This sounds crazy, but it was brutal. My quads were screaming. I just used a moderate load, and a controlled cadence with a slow eccentric until hitting failure, then did a drop set until the one minute was up. I had a minute of rest then went again.

People won’t ever admit it, but Crossfit strategies + bodybuilding strategies = amazing body. You don’t even need a ton of volume or a ton of weight. Just effort.

Stand-Up Showcase

First of all, Chris did so well that I was mesmerized by him on stage, and because of that, I didn’t think to take a single picture. That’s your warning. Never be TOO funny or else people won’t take your picture.

I’m such a proud wifey though you guys. Chris killed it… he got huge laughs. He was my favorite of the night.

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Super fun. I got to be the opener which was an absolute honor. Our instructor wanted someone high-energy to start the show… so :tipping_hand_woman:

The coolest trick we learned was to have an immediate joke right when you get on stage. Why? Because it’s positive reinforcement. Once the crowd laughs, you feel more comfortable. Also, people don’t want to wait for the funny. So you win them over quickly.

Dani Shugart Needs Validation
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Oh look, validation. My favorite drug!

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I am almost certain I have ingested some sort of parasite given the suspicious stuff I’ve eaten, including undercooked fish intestines from a wet market
I think my immune system is just very good at destroying shite considering that I’ve gotten a cold maybe 2 times in the past 8-10 years

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I have enough issues with Lizard Men/People.

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That’s just awesome. :raised_hands:

Whatever you’re doing is working!

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HA! Right?! And now you’re lighting up the part of my brain that loves a good conspiracy theory.

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I love everything about all the words after this!! Way to get up there and own it!

Mine too - it’s got to be one of the most addictive ones out there! lol

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Thank you!!! Getting there was on my top ten list of hardest things I’ve ever done. But it got much easier each week, so definitely worth it.

We just signed up for another term. :rofl:

Right?! It goes hand in hand with people-pleasing. It’s kind of a relief to find out how common a thing this is.

You (or anyone swinging by) might like this clip:

I’m about halfway through the full interview:

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Lower Body

Leg Press: 100 reps challenge

These were not unbroken reps. The first 50 were, but then I had to pause at the top every ten reps, then every five, then every two, until hitting the 100 mark. Brutal. Weirdly fun.

The goal is to pause less and less until they’re unbroken for realsies.

Leg Press: 4 x 10

Moderate load for this. Actually, my moderate is most people’s “light” so whatever. My legs were pumped and fatigued.

Ham Curl: 4 x Failure or around 1 RIR

I did a couple drop sets with this. The hammies felt it today. No joint weirdness, yay.

Leg Extension: One minute on, one minute off x 8 minutes

Did an extended drop set where the first 8-ish reps were the heaviest, then as I hit failure, just selected the next load down on the weight stack until I was using like 30 pounds and hinging over in pain… as one does when the leg extension abuses you.

Hip Thrust: 4 x Failure

Full ROM with pauses at the top and a hard contraction of the glutes, then full ROM with no pauses, then partials in the top of the range of motion.

Weekend Activities

Plant stuff nobody cares about: I had a plant-day on Saturday and had to repot my FLF tree, which is like 9 feet tall now. The bottom leaves were falling off because of root rot. :nauseated_face:

How? So glad you asked. You see, the roots had outgrown its pot and were growing into the reservoir that holds the excess water… and when roots sit in water like that, they start to rot.

I had no idea this was happening because the pot was set up in such a way that I couldn’t see the root overgrowth and had no idea they were rotting until the leaves started getting nasty and falling off.

But the roots were entangled into that reservoir. So in order to even remove the tree (and its healthy roots) from the pot I had to actually cut off a huge chunk of tangled roots. Here they are:

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Yuck, right? Healthy plant roots will be green or white or yellow-ish but if they’re kinda black and shriveled up, they’re rotten. So These had to go.

So with a second set of hands from the husband, I was able to repot it into this bigger pot:

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NOTE TO SELF: if a plant is unhappy, check the roots.

NOTE TO YOU: his name is Fernando, and yes, you should name your favorite plants.

Sunday Funday

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Trying out some obnoxiously bright red lipstick. That’s new for me!

Chris and I found a brewery where we like to hang out and work on jokes. Sometimes I won’t get anything funny down on paper, but the process of writing about certain ideas will help me find the funny later.

A beer helps us loosen up a bit.

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Good to know I am a nobody :rofl:

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Oh I think you just proved that you’re not a nobody! Because if you cared about the plant stuff then you would’ve commented on that instead. :winking_face_with_tongue:

Hope you’re doing awesome my plant-friend!

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No workout to log today. But here’s a video from Arthur Brooks that blew my mind.

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I wasn’t sure if it was considered polite to comment on another woman’s bush :wink:

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lol you’re too funny!

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I’ll take that. You should know given you are a comedian. :grinning:

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If I wrote my losses and failures it would be a novel. I must say however, I am generally responsible for losses or failures.

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Have you been able to reframe them as a win or a learning experience?

I try to, but it often doesn’t solidify those feelings as well as writing them, and then being intentional about finding the silver lining.

One particular situation, which I’ve struggled to stop beating myself up over, has gotten better with the exercise Arthur Brooks mentions in that clip above.

But my brain wants to ruminate on the same mistakes over and over… probably in an effort to avoid making them again. But if I can see how those mistakes actuallly served a purpose, then I can be at peace with them and eventually let them go.

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I beat myself over dumbass things I did 30 years ago. I have a hard time letting go. I need to watch that video again. Though he is gone, I always think about what I am doing, and will it upset my grandfather. He ended up being the steadying influence in my life. Not shaming the family name. There are things I have done I just need to forget.

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That’s so relatable. I’m right there with ya. Hope that little exercise works.

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I don’t reframe my losses as wins.

I try to evaluate my responsibility and accountability, taking it to the extreme.

What decisions did i make that led to this result?
Why did i make those decisions?

Were they for good or bad reasons?

  • If good reasons, sometimes shit happens, but i have to forgive myseld. How could i have done better?
  • If bad reasons, why did i make those decisions and how could i do better?

I try to explore my failures from all sides so i can learn the most from it. I can’t say it ever feels like ‘winning’, but objectively, this is the only way to get value out of a loss.

Learning to forgive yourself usually comes with understanding why you did what you did. Understanding the ‘why’ can be very difficult unless you’re good at introspection… something i imagine you are rather good at.

I’m better at forgiving myself than others, but i guess that’s a challenge for another day.

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Same. Maybe it’s a tendency that comes with high-conscientiousness? I would love to have a little less of that extreme.

Yeah, the value, benefit, upside, silver lining, etc. Definitely doesn’t have to be called a “win” but it’s whatever good came after experiencing something negative. Maybe win is a little hyperbolic for most situations.

Thank you. I do understand why, and have gone over every single option again and again with my husband. He reassures me that I did the right thing, but I’m still haunted by the fact that I couldn’t make everyone happy and didn’t know how to set boundaries in the first place.

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